Per Kytherea, this week’s review challenge will be the Thundering Steppes. 

For this particular challenge, I’m picking on:

• Willhelm from The Ancient Gaming Noob
• Cameron from Random Battle
• Our own Zobek here at Clockwork Gamer
• Average Joe from Average Joe Gamer

In addition to the four names I’ve specifically called out, I’m looking to see if we can’t get the entire lot of us in on this challenge this week.  Consider this an open call to all fansites, blogs, and would-be armchair designers. 

Just link back and let’s see how many different reviews we can complete by this time Sunday.

Sergeant Slate says, ‘Time to die Kendricke”. 

In late 2000, I made the late leap to Everquest, then in the process of releasing  its third expansion already - the Shadows of Luclin.  I’d already been leading my online gaming guild for over 3 years at that point, and for various reasons, we’d decided to open a new chapter in Norrath.  Knowing that I had roughly 30 or so Legionnaires on the way, I picked up the game.

Without really having too much of an idea what to expect, I recreated Kendricke as a human cleric in the city of Freeport.  I spent my first confusing minutes just inside the Commonlands gate, wondering what to do.  I killed my first rat.  I killed my first bat.  I was kicked by a snake.  I saw my first deathfist pawn and just about ran back to the guards.

After a hour or so of exploring the areas within and immediately surrounding Freeport, I zoned into East Commonlands for the first time…

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