Don't feel badly - I have months in on my bard on Veeshan - and only ever
got her up to lvl 23 - course - I never really tried to level her up much
past that. Currently - my mage on my current server is lvl 31 - in just a
few short weeks.

With my bard - I was a craftsman first and foremost. 99% of my time was
spent crafting - talking to people, helping newbies, etc. With my mage - I
have higher goals I need to reach to be the 'taxi' she was originally
created to be - therefore - leveling was a bit higher priority. With my
bard - her only leveling goals was to be able to wander the zones she
frequented most - without getting jumped by every trash mob she ran across.

I too wonder about folks that break their neck to hit 50. It's pretty
predictible once you hit 50 in this world you are 'done' - why are folks so
very determined to 'finish' then get upset there is nothin new?

Course - if I ever hit 50 - I'll probably just revert back to my playstyle
on Veeshan - that's what I like to do best anyway.

At 10:44 PM 1/26/00 -0600, you wrote:

>From: David Nolle <dnolle@...>
>
>Alright, I've been reading this list for a long time and been playing EQ
>since about three weeks after release. It simply blows my mind that anyone
>could have a 50th Level character, let alone more than one! I've got three
>characters, each on a different server:
>
>Pendor, 12 Level Paladin (4 days, played, my first character ever)
>Windsinger Legendmaker, 24th Level Bard (22 days Played, favorite)
>Nona, 7th lvl enchanter (6 hours played, this weekend...grin)
>
>I thought this much time played (678 hours) meant I was a complete addict!
>I just have to know what the play time is on a few "high" (>40) level
>characters. Is everybody un-employed, rich, or just way smarter players
>than I (I sure don't rule that out...grin)? I'm not trolling...just bloody
>well amazed and curious (and obviously jealous).