I've been playing around with the emulator and DB for a week or so now, and have had a blast with it. I left EQ over 3 years ago, so it's been fun getting re-aquainted. Classes are done for the year, and I've been trying to think of a good summer project.
I've got some relevant skills - experience in database design and implementation, my C++ isn't the strongest, but I've got a decent amount of experience w/ C and tons of experience in object-oriented API development with Perl.
Ultimately, I'd like to do work on the DB side of things, maybe coming up with a utlility to make it easier to add data, merge databases, and customize gameplay aspects.
In the short term, I'd like to tackle some less ambitious projects to get more aquainted with the internals. I'm not too picky, in fact my only requirement is that I work on an open portion of the project, that will be available to anyone wanting to run a server.
Drop me a note at
eqemu@islay.uits.indiana.edu if I can help.