EverQuest's 51/50 server "Mayong" is live
by William Dobson 
Jul 3rd 2009 at 10:00AM
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, Launches, Leveling
Earlier in the week, EverQuest's new 51/50 server "Mayong" went live. Pretty much anyone that played EQ around launch will recognize the name as that of the infamous vampire Mayong Mistmoore, a character that was sometimes played by GMs and devs for live events way back in the day. For those not familiar with the special rules of this server type, it's fairly simple: 51 is your starting level, and 50 is the number of AAs you automatically receive upon making a character. To get people in the mood to begin the inevitable leveling races, and also to celebrate Independence Day, there is a 51% experience boost for players on all servers until Monday morning -- that's right, fifty-one percent. See what they did there?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Pseven said on 10:22AM 7-03-2009
Nice job with the late news...
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max said on 10:39AM 7-03-2009
Just curious, what is the current level cap in the original EQ?
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Pseven said on 10:43AM 7-03-2009
85 I think
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mikecjenkins said on 11:58AM 7-03-2009
I'd sign back up for EQ today if they'd release a classic server, where people were forced to play in the original zones with the original rules. Basically a nostalgia server.
Who are they trying to appeal to with a 51/50 server, new customers who want to rush to eq's endgame? Are people interested in playing a 10 year old game who have never played it before?
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Skypp said on 4:01PM 7-03-2009
I'd heavily consider playing a progression server myself. Start at the original, and once a year add the next expansion, I'd play till the end of planes of power, so that's several years right there.
UltimateQ said on 4:24PM 7-03-2009
I think 4 years, if my memory serves correctly. I'd probably play all the way through Omens of War. The Epic 2.0s were fun. After that, everything get's a bit ridiculous.
Ekauq said on 9:23AM 7-07-2009
Well there's always the mac version of EQ...it's only up to PoP and hasn't moved since, from launch. There have been a few small patches, but if you don't mind needing OSX to run it, that's about as close to an official classic server as you'll probably find.
Goonja said on 12:25PM 7-03-2009
Isn't 5150 the code for someone who escaped from an Asylum :p ?
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UltimateQ said on 3:17PM 7-03-2009
Whats the purpose of starting the new server?
And yes. I see what they did there.
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kathyinca said on 5:52PM 7-03-2009
Here in Cali, a 5150 is the code for an involuntary 72hour hold in a mental institution. Doesn't really make me want to try an MMO, but whtaevs.
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Darkwizard said on 10:10AM 7-14-2009
Server community Site
http://www.eqmayong.com/
Check it out!
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