Hi, I am going to tell you a little about my experience with Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) prior to playing EverQuest Platinum. My first MMORPG I ever played was the original Dark Age of Camelot (DAOC). I was immediately drawn into this game because of its huge environments, real-time weather/day and night, cool enemies, and how easy it was to play/communicate with other individuals. DAOC is a beautiful game with many cool spell effect and oddball creatures roaming the landscapes. The thing that keeps you playing DAOC is your loyalty to the guild you join and the realms (land) that you protect. There are 3 civilizations all fighting for control over land and relics (special items that affect everyone’s power in the 3 realms). Everyone that plays DAOC feels loyal to a specific realm and you hate (and want to kill) the other realm. It feels like being patriotic and wanting to defend your country against an enemy. DAOC is based on Arthurian legends, Viking mythology, and Celtic lore (the 3 realms). I felt at home while playing this game and have logged over 2 weeks of gameplay (336 hours). It took me 15-20 hours to understand the games concept, goals, and controls.