So I got this email (and I'm sure other people that cancelled long ago did too) offering me 3 weeks of free playing.

Just wondering if it's even worth it to try the game again. I sold my shaman account and all I have left is my 51 zerker and 38 SK. Would it even be possible to level them up? Neither of them can solo very effectively and when I left oh so many months ago there wasn't a person to be found in XP areas for those levels. Just wondering if that has changed since the merger, or, if it would just be a waste of 3 days downloading EQ again.

Unless you're on dialup, it shouldn't take you more than 6 hours to download it.

so, I didn't get this email (for the account that's not currently active). Is there something in particular to do to get this or did they just pick random people?

I think all you have to do is load eq, patch and login whatever acct you wish. You don't have to visit a link or do anything special. I logged into my 2 other accts and even one I gave away and all of them were active again. Cleaned them out and it didn't cost me a cent. Was nice to have Sony give me something for once.

As for leveling, the expies areas are still as dead as they were. If you're not in an active guild it's hard to find reliable expies groups anymore. Even at level 70 I don't group outside my guild anymore unless its friends. I'm tired of the random idjuts screwing up my play time. Granted you can find some really talented players and some good people playing with pubs. Just to far and few inbetween to warrant the hassles.

Good luck though. Heck, if I was you.. try logging into your old sham, who knows :)

neither one of my accounts were active

and when visiting the eq website to check out the promotion thing I got the message

Please note. You can only download EverQuest: Trilogy by logging in with a Station Account that is not, nor has ever been, associated with an EverQuest account or a Station Access account.

http://eqlive.station.sony.com/support/tech_support/ts_new_patcher.jsp

Unzip, run the patcher, and go make a 6 hour pizza. (Probably 2 hours if you don't download all of the expansions).

I don't need the game to download.... I just want the free 21 days on my fiance's old account...

Did anyone actually get 21 days on an account that they already had?

I did get my account going that has been cancelled since last november. I just downloaded the patcher from fazins link and waited the 2.5 days to download all of it. (Not dialup but might as well be, crappy cellular :P)Then once all patched just went and logged in like normal and it worked fine.

Here is the email I got from the community news thingy.


Hot Days of Summer

The pavement is melting, the grass is brittle, and every living thing with an ounce of sense is lying low where it’s cool. But this summer you can still enjoy the great outdoors without suffering the blistering heat and slathering on SPF 5000—get into the great indoors with EverQuest®!

We’ve reactivated your closed EverQuest account so you can play EverQuest again for FREE for up to 21 days! Just log in to reactivate your account and get back into the adventure while keeping cool. Your characters and equipment are here, just as you left them**.

Coming Back Is Easy!

The 21-day FREE service period begins when you log in and continues for 21 consecutive days, but to take advantage of this limited time offer you must log in before 11:59 P.M. (PST) October 31, 2005. Please remember that when your 21-day free service period expires or is terminated, your account will not remain active without you entering valid payment information to re-activate billing. This offer is not available for Station accounts that currently have an active EverQuest subscription or Station Access™ subscription or for EverQuest or Station Access accounts that were terminated by SOE.

Now Brimming with updated creatures and loot.

EverQuest is packed with classic fantasy adventures. From the sun-parched sands of the Desert of Ro, teeming with mummies and fearsome sand giants, to the frozen tundra of the Everfrost Peaks where you can join a mammoth hunt, EverQuest has it all. But don’t be lulled by these familiar playgrounds of your character’s youth—things are not as you remember them! Upgraded creatures and brand new loot has been added to the stomping grounds you once knew.

Visit the new bazaar to pick up the latest and greatest armor and weapons, and venture out into the wilds of Norrath from the easily accessible Plane of Knowledge, available to all players.

EverQuest is always growing. See what’s new and different now!

If you can’t remember your Station username or password, just click on the link below the login box of the EverQuest client to get your information refreshed.

** Please note that we have recently concluded EverQuest server mergers and the old server(s) you played on may have been merged into a different server(s). When you log in you will be able to see the names of the old servers in parentheses next to the name of the server that it has been merged into. In addition, your old character(s) have been deleted and are not available if the character(s) were less than level 10 and had not been played during the 6-month period prior to the EverQuest server mergers.