I guess it's time...

[Boo]

for me to bid adieu to EverQuest. After 5 years (to-the-day!!!), I've finally got it uninstalled from my PC, heh.

I think I've had a good run with Oogah. I wasn't the best player, but then again I wasn't the worst either. What I lacked in skills, (I'd like to think that) I've made up with by paying attention, learning, staying focus, and being a team player through and through. And although I didn't get to see or visit all the high-end contents as I would've like, but of what I had seen, I've had a blast getting there. I didn't get to meet all the famous, or infamous for that matter, players, but those whom I've encountered did enhance my gaming experience one way or another. I'm thankful for that.

Taking a page straight from a friend of mine, SmokeN'Mirrorz (aka Edair / Whodat), I'd like to say that EQ wouldn't be the same for me without the people. Apologies to my friends if you aren't listed -- through sheer luck, the following people crossed paths and left their lasting impressions with me first. Representin' each class (you bastards pwn):

Bard: Dsma, Sartori
Beast: Animalor, Reikage
Cleric: Marxes, Apostate
Druid: Elspeth, Toalin
Enchanter: Edair, Rosethorn
Magician: Rask, Elquin
Monk: Mplor, Omjykhe
Necromancer: Aramancer, Melphys
Paladin: Crinus, Drolgin
Ranger: Seron, Dalinar
Rogue: Djalinn, Cynthia
Shadow Knight: Brump, Shaion
Shaman: Ooga, Kazlaaz
Warrior: Montanias, Pheten
Wizard: Shanks, Calandra


Some silly favorite-EQ-memories to waste more of your time and bandwidth:

Whodat (Edair's warrior) gave me a pair of Derv Rings. An hour later I died at first bridge inside UpperGUK. I ended up dying again 6 more times trying to get the corpse(s) back. Luckily, a group of FoH was clearing through and I finally got my corpses. I still have those rings on a gimp char -- homage to my homeboy, Whodat Izz, heh.

The party United We Stand thrown for Shanks for being the first guild member to reach lvl 50. Drunken duels are teh win!!!

Level 2 of Kedge Keep -- I was the only healers, no Clarity, bunch of tanks and a little gnome mage named Rask! I kept canni'ing non-stop while the rest of the crew fixed me up with summoned bandages. More fun than a Mana Stone I'm telling ya.

Calandra suggested the last name "Boo" for me -- best last name evar!

Solo'ing the pyramids of Cazic Thule. That was where I self-taught and mastered the art of root-parking.

Grouping with people who don't believe that shamans can pull and do CC. LOL.

Being the only shaman at a Dozekar raid for both Legion and Valhall -- way before we have MGB.

First experienced KS: Eagolus in H. Hold
Last experienced KS: Dalover in S. Karana

Best raid feeling: First slaying of Naggy/Vox for me
Scariest raid feeling: Just before the charges of those very slayings.

Best tasks: Camping shards for VT key for friends and guildmates
Worst tasks: Camping shards for VT key for friends and guildmates

First regret: When my daughter asked me if I love EQ more than her.
Last regret: Wasn't around at the end for Fiends.

Favorite EQ quotes:
"Incoming Dozekaaaarrrggghhh!" --Gildan of Valhall
"Dry froglok martini, beaten not stirred." --Whodat Izz of United We Stand

Guilds: United We Stand, Legion, LoA, Valhall, Fiends


Anyway, this shit is getting long... Best of wishes to all my friends who are still playing -- take care and have fun. Hopefully, if RL permits, I hope to see y'all again in another game somewhere in the near future.

PS: Remember, there is only one Boo -- accept no substitute.

[Shanks]

first post

[Reikage]

NOO BOOOOOOO!!!!!! Please say it aint so

Damn man wish I got to talk to you more before you took that long break, asked Fiends people all the time if you've been around hoping you'd be back someday.

I wish you all the best on your future endeavours in the stinky place known as real life, it was truly a joy and honor to once be guilded with you. May our paths cross again friend.

[Mplor]

It was always a pleasure, Boo. I have a great many good memories with you in them. Grats on winning the game!

Mippy

[Rasspotari]

hugz oogah

hope to cya again someday.

[Evertorn]

Take care boo Hands down best/funniest shaman evah!
I still have your "Got SoW?" ad you made, just one of those things of eq i can't delete.
Cya around

[Animalor]

It's been a great run huh bro? =)


You planning on playin something else or is this the end of the online genre for ya?

[Pengu]

Take care man.
You're one of those who made the game more fun.

[Braina]

all my cleavage is belong to you Boo

[Tinkalot]

I considered it a pleasure to game with you, ever since the first time I met you, you have always been a first class player, person, and guildmate when you were in LOA. I wish you the best in whatever you choose to do, and health and happiness to you and your family.

[Menelaos]

Welcome to the family of retired EQ players Oogah I have always respected you more than any other Shaman; in my opinion the best shaman and best team player and friend a person could ask for in Everquest. Hope all is well on the home front with you, old friend, and be patient with your father!

[Skogen]

the end of Boo?


*sniff*

[*~*stragi*~*]

boo will livez forever
i miss you TT
you were hands down my favorite person to play eq with, (hoorj ot grps with your ench and i had no idea you were him until like a year later!) and you kept me playing a good 2+ years due to good times

[Shaion]

You were truly one of a kind Oogah, both as a person and as a player.
Much respect, you won't be forgotten.
Take care and fare thee well in whatever you may do.

[Omjykhe]

Thanks for a couple of years of fun Boo!

[CalandraWindrose]

*hugs*

what a great guy!

you got me jumped into my first EQ guild ever (UWS) - what a great bunch of people

I wish you the best always - you know that

Let me know if you take up playing anything else

[Wulfran]

Farewell Boo, you are one of the best people to ever play on Veeshan.

[Gurugurumaki]

First regret: When my daughter asked me if I love EQ more than her.

How long did it take you before you quit after this? And your last regret should have been still playing after she said this. Grats on moving on though.

[Tenuvil]

Take care Boo, you are a class act and a great guy. I feel fortunate to have met you when you were in LOA.

[Fyndina]

Thanks for many great pulls

Fyndina/Aateni

[Drolgin Steingrinder]

Figured you had already uninstalled, silly man!

Sure am gonna miss you - you were one of the people on Veeshan I respected the most, and had the most fun with. I guess Drolgin can rest a bit easier now that he doesn't have the permanent threat of being made into lunch for the Boo, but I'll be damned if life won't be more boring, too.

Hope things go as best they can for you, my friend.

[Arborealus]

*hugs* Boo...Welcome to retirement...

[MooZilla]

Once you retire from EQ you feel like a senior citizen...

[Aramancer]

Wow I'm like in the list.

Thanks Oogah, the one thing that I have really gotten out of this game is a lot of great memories of people helping each other. The feeling from thinking back to all the things people have done to help me pales in comparison to seeing Quarm lying down.

For instance, I'll never forget Shanks eating like half a dozen deaths to help me get my corpse back out of a fully popped Fear...

[Kalifen]

Laters Boo, will always remeber you from the OT days and your gimp warrior, remember you emptying ur enc's bank and giving me uber stuff and all thoose 10 plus pulls you did in OT and DL, then the one time you had a Iksar inc to..... ))).
Then later in Valhall of course.
You rock.


/galifir