Player of the Week: Stonelord Jackson

(Date Posted: December 22, 2006)

Real Name: Richard
Character Name: Stonelord Jackson
Character Race: Ogre
Character Class: Warrior
Deity: Rallos Zek
Server: Fennin Ro (Torvonnilous)
Guild: Prophets of the Myst
Guild Rank: Member
Guild Website: http://www.guildportal.com/Guild.aspx?GuildID=46079
Length of Time in Guild: 1 year, 7 months
Real World Location: Maine, U.S.A.
Career / Employment Industry / Current Level of School: Self-employed in several fields mostly the stock market.
Hobbies: History
Family? Wife, 4 kids, 5 grandkids
Allakhazam Name: Stonewall
Allakhazam Profile: old old old

Besides EverQuest, what other MMORPGs have you played?
Starwars, The Realm, Civil War General, Half Life. None have the depth of EQ.

How did you find out about EverQuest, and when did you begin playing?
Kunark had just come out, really cannot remember how I found out about EQ.

Do you know anyone in real life who plays EverQuest?
Not that I have met in real life, but several that we email.

How did you come up with your main character's name?
What main character, lol -- 5 accounts and all are mains to me. Most have something about J.R.R. Tolkien or the civil war.

What factors affected your choice of race / class for your main character?
Warriors have to be ogres. Druids -- halflings. Come on, what else.

About how often do you play EverQuest, and how long is a typical playing session for you?
Bad, 7 days a week, way too many hours.

How do you spend your time in game?
Almost always boxxed solo.

What other class/race combinations have you levelled past 35?
Ogre/Warriors (more than one), Ogre/SK, Halfling/Druids/Ranger/Cleric/Rogue, Gnome/Enchanter/Wizards, Drakkin/Cleric Dwarf/Warrior/Cleric Iksar/Monk.

Approximately how much of the EverQuest world have you experienced?
75% to 90%

What is your favourite expansion?
The Frozen lands of Velious -- Dwarves and giants.

What is your least favourite expansion?
The Legacy of Ykesha -- weak content.

What is your favourite zone?
South Karana -- all the rare names (Quillmane).

What is your favourite NPC?
Bait Seller at the dock in Rivervale.

What is your favourite raid encounter (if different from NPC)?
All the old world dragons (what a night that was when our dragon ate dirt) -- the feeling that a whole new world just opened up for the guild.

If the war between Firiona Vie and Lanys T`Vyl erupted again, which side would you take?
Firiona Vie.

Describe your most memorable moment or proudest accomplishment in game.
Being allowed to join the family guild "Prophets of the Myst" and watching true masters of the game like Crazytoon and Grayhelm (Truly Naughty Troop).

What is the largest amount of platinum you have ever had at one time, and how did you go about accumulating it?
Millions by sellngs and tradeskilling (love that earring quest).

What are some things you would change or implement in order to improve EverQuest?
Allow better class skills for shrouded players.

If you had to start over from scratch, what race/class combination would you choose?
I hate change, so I waited a few weeks. Then what better way to learn an expansion than to make a drakkin and explore from level one.

How do you describe EverQuest to your coworkers or computer-illiterate friends?
lol I do not they would have me locked up.

What is next for you in the world of EverQuest?
To work my Drakkin cleric to 75. We boxxed his epic 1.0 and was glad I did not have to wait for months and many raids to get. Totally enjoyed doing the low level quests till about level 30 but the lack of people at those levels have forced me to take the young cleric under the family wing.

** Pick the winner in a battle between...

Felwithe vs Neriak - Bah all softskins
Solusek Ro, Lord of Flame vs Karana, the Rainkeeper - Solusek Ro camp fire is made from Karana
Muramites of Discord vs the Drachnids of Darkhollow - hope they kill each other, hmmm, and leave me to pick the bones.
Tradeskilling vs Questing - both are great
Instance Zones vs Static Zones - love instance zones (no camp stealers, no trains)
Soloing vs Pick-Up Groups - always soloing
Guild Raiding vs Grouping With Friends - Guild raiding (at least in Prophets of the Myst all are friends).
GM (real people) Events vs Scripted (computerized) Events - Scripted
Paladin vs Warrior - Sorry to say "paladin would come out ahead.'