Player of the Week: Puldaar Plaguemaker

(Date Posted: March 30, 2007)

Character Name: Puldaar Plaguemaker
Character Race: Gnome
Character Class: Rogue
Server: Xegony
Guild: Machin Shin
Guild Rank: Elder
Guild Website: http://www.machin-shin.net
Real World Location: Minneapolis, MN
Career / Employment Industry / Current Level of School:
Hobbies: Drawing/Animation and finding new music to listen to

Besides EverQuest, what other MMORPGs have you played?
None. The only other online game I have played was way back when you had to log in to a BBS site. Only 16 or so people could connect (I used my 2400 baud modem), and it was all text based.

How did you find out about EverQuest, and when did you begin playing?
I always wanted to go to school for animation, and make a game like EQ. While in school I found out a friend was playing the game and checked it and was instantly hooked.

How did you come up with your main character's name?
Mostly random and finding one that can be shortened while chatting.

What factors affected your choice of race / class for your main character?
My friend was a tradeskiller and needed a tinkerer. I like the rogue sneakablilty. So I sandwiched the two and got a gnomish rogue.

About how often do you play EverQuest, and how long is a typical playing session for you?
I play at sometime usually 4-5 days a week. Session length varies on real life as that comes first.

How do you spend your time in game?
Mostly raiding now. I am close enough to maxing aa's that I now tradeskill myself and try to find quests to do in my off time.

What other class/race combinations have you levelled past 35?
I really have no alts. I just keep plugging away at this one toon. I have, though, helped level many other people.

Approximately how much of the EverQuest world have you experienced?
I have seen and raided a good portion of it. Not as much TBS yet, but working on it.

What is your favourite expansion?
I think Depth's of Darkhollow is my favorite. I enjoyed doing the missions and the raid zones are fun.

What is your least favourite expansion?
At this point, I guess The Serpents Spine, only for the fact that I dislike factioning.

What is your favourite zone?
It's boring, but really Undershore or Stoneroot. I like the look of them. But in all reality, I don't mind any zone that is low on lag and doesn't take forever to run across without a horse, as I am lazy.

What is your favourite NPC?
My favorite and least favorite are one in the same. Mayong Mistmoore. I like his look and how he flips his weapon. At the moment though, he is our guild's nemesis, as we are very close to finally beating him.

What is your favourite raid encounter (if different from NPC)?
I like the Vertigo encounter because I get to take a break from stabbing and concentrate on disarming traps for a while. A little boring, but a nice change of pace.

If the war between Firiona Vie and Lanys T`Vyl erupted again, which side would you take?
I guess Firiona, considering Lanys is a lil upset from my epic fight.

What are some things you would change or implement in order to improve EverQuest?
Maybe update some of the older toon models and older zones that have not been yet.

What types of spells, skills, disciplines, and/or alternate abilities would you like to see added to your class?
Continue with ones to up dps, but more on the passive side. I don't really want ANOTHER set of hotkeys.

What is next for you in the world of EverQuest?
Beat Mayong and continue raiding in The Serpents Spine expansion followed by The Buried Sea.