Why did you start playing? 
A friend of mine gave me EQ Kunark edition (that was over eight years ago) and pretty much coerced me into trying the game. It was my first MMO and I started to play it out of friendship so that I could keep up with my RL buddies. 

Why do you continue to play? 
Personal Achievement (Quests/Gear) 
Collaborative Achievements (Raiding/Grouping) 
Fantasy/Roleplaying 
Friendship 
Leadership 
Other 

Like I said I started to play out of friendship but my RL buddies have all moved on to WoW. I love playing EQ to waste time. At this point, I am most likely never going to play another MMO because I won't allow myself to invest/waste that much time in any new game. So if I ever lose interest in EQ, I will retire from MMO completely. I do have to admit that EQ is the hardest game that I have ever played and you do get a sense of achievement when when you are successful at getting new flags/keys/ armor, etc. 

Friend Community 
Do you have people you met in real life that play with you? 

Not any longer. 

Do you have a consistent group of people you play with that you met in game? 

I prefer to play with our guildies. They are a great group and they know what they are doing. 

Would you trust someone you met in game as much as someone you met in real life? 

As is real life, trust is only built up over time with shared experiences. RPGs or RL...it doesnt matter trust takes time. 

Guild Community 
Why join a guild? 

Commradery and shared goals. 

What do you look for in a guild? 

I prefer raiding guilds (as opposed to family guilds) that are working together to progress through the game. I don't want the guild attitude to be militant though. Friendly atmosphere and encouraging attitude is most important to me. If I wanted a drill master (which I don't), I would still be in the military. 

Do you prefer hardcore (second job), family (relaxed and noncommittal) or mixed guilds? 

I think I answered that already. Raiding guild but non-miltant. 

Class Community 
Are you active in class community forums? 

I am seldom on the boards unless I am extremely bored.........like today!! 

Server Community 
What do you think of your server's community as a whole? 

In general, DRINAL is great group of folks. Of course there are always a few exceptions. But those types seldom last long on EQ. 

EverQuest Community 
What do you think of the EverQuest community as a whole? 

No opinion. 

Voice Chat 
Did you use voice chat before the integrated voice chat feature? 

I have used it on other games but very little on EQ. I did try both Teamspeak and Ventrillo but they never seem to draw very many users in EQ.......nor does the new VoIP system it seems. 

Assuming it worked perfectly, do/would you use integrated voice chat? 

Sure! 

Does voice chat change the feel or play of the game? 

It does for me. It makes the PCs somewhat more personable. 

Nayrb