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How are Beastlords these days? I never played one and was getting an itch. I also have a Shaman, Mage, and Cleric around 60, and a 70 SK. Is there any "oh my god we need one of those" there? Of all of those which is the best to play these days? ( I figure SK still is, but I may want to play something else)
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Comfortador posted:How are Beastlords these days? I never played one and was getting an itch. I also have a Shaman, Mage, and Cleric around 60, and a 70 SK. Is there any "oh my god we need one of those" there? Of all of those which is the best to play these days? ( I figure SK still is, but I may want to play something else) I would guess a healer type, because most people don't play them, because mercs.
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Jan 24, 2013 14:43
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acumen posted:One more thing, could anyone tell me how to increase mouse x-axis sensitivity? I have it maxed and I still turn faster with the keyboard. Try setting your max frames per second to something reasonable like 60 - that should fix the slow mouselook x-axis problem.
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Jan 24, 2013 14:47
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So I'm thinking this weekend of spinning up a few extra accounts and practicing multi-boxing. I'd like to level up a Mage and a Shaman because, hey, I always wanted one. I would assume that right off the bat at lvl 25 I'd want a tank and healer merc, what's the best places to go to level as quick as possible from 25-60? Keep in mind I haven't really played since PoP days. And what would be the best "backup" character to bring to help powerlevel out of group? I have a 51 druid, 65 cleric, 66 necro, 71 bard...would the cleric be best for heals when things get crazy?
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Jan 24, 2013 15:00
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Medullah posted:So I'm thinking this weekend of spinning up a few extra accounts and practicing multi-boxing. I'd like to level up a Mage and a Shaman because, hey, I always wanted one. If you were going to straight level them with no powerleveling I'd get 2 tank mercs and buff them up on your druid and let them wreck house. The druid heals are fine for a low level merc. I was able to plevel a mage from 1-50 on a live server with a shaman buffing the tank merc in about 4 hours. You'd be better off trying to power level it though... not sure if the 71 bard is high enough for that or not.
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Jan 24, 2013 15:44
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Good god, you hit 40 that fast? I just saw you in the tutorial last night or the night before I think. I /testbuffed my gnome necro Gnoggin and I copied my gnome mage Fanimin over. I hope to be able to check out some of the old world dungeons that I never got to see 11 years ago 
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Jan 24, 2013 15:48
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Vomik posted:If you were going to straight level them with no powerleveling I'd get 2 tank mercs and buff them up on your druid and let them wreck house. The druid heals are fine for a low level merc. I was able to plevel a mage from 1-50 on a live server with a shaman buffing the tank merc in about 4 hours. You'd be better off trying to power level it though... not sure if the 71 bard is high enough for that or not. I don't really know if any of my characters can effectively powerlevel. My Bard is 71, but only has about 100 AAs. I would love to powerlevel, but I really don't know the best way to do that with my set up.
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Jan 24, 2013 15:52
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Also, I testcopied my Warrior over, hes 57 or 58, but the key thing is he has a Pegasus Feather Cloak available for MQage. I was gonna level him, but any mages that haven't gotten, or want to get their 1.0, I have that bottleneck open on test, and i can keep testcopying it over before i start to level him up.
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Jan 24, 2013 15:53
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Anyone have an opinion on Beastlords?
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Jan 24, 2013 16:01
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iNteg posted:Also, I testcopied my Warrior over, hes 57 or 58, but the key thing is he has a Pegasus Feather Cloak available for MQage. I was gonna level him, but any mages that haven't gotten, or want to get their 1.0, I have that bottleneck open on test, and i can keep testcopying it over before i start to level him up. Depending on how quick I can level the newbie mage up that I was discussing earlier I'd love to take you up on that.
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Jan 24, 2013 16:17
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iNteg posted:Also, I testcopied my Warrior over, hes 57 or 58, but the key thing is he has a Pegasus Feather Cloak available for MQage. I was gonna level him, but any mages that haven't gotten, or want to get their 1.0, I have that bottleneck open on test, and i can keep testcopying it over before i start to level him up. I'd love to get it, my baby mage is 37 right now. Fanimin is his name.
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Jan 24, 2013 16:35
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Beastlords are good but really spammy if you want to eke the most DPS out of it so pick something braindead to box. I do ye olde classic BST/DRU so I can mash through LB content but when I pop mercs out my druid feels superfluous sometimes. A shaman is never an incorrect choice to box with a melee.
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Jan 24, 2013 16:36
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Comfortador posted:Anyone have an opinion on Beastlords? Last page jetz0r (from a raider persepective) said BST have insane sustained dps. I've found almost every class in EQ is worth playing and enjoying nowadays. Maybe the weakest are ENC and WAR from a pure group perspective
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Jan 24, 2013 16:37
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Pilsner posted:
Actually new accounts have better claims than old accounts. They get gift of legacies lost for each character which is 10 xp potions and they get the only heirloom XP potions in the game which is probably the best item for Test that exists. I'm considering creating a new account claiming 3 bottles and transfering that character to my SK's account so he can test copy a ton.
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Jan 24, 2013 16:41
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iNteg posted:Also, I testcopied my Warrior over, hes 57 or 58, but the key thing is he has a Pegasus Feather Cloak available for MQage. I was gonna level him, but any mages that haven't gotten, or want to get their 1.0, I have that bottleneck open on test, and i can keep testcopying it over before i start to level him up. I have 4 mages who need their 1.0 One is 75 and the rest are all level 61 right now. I'd love to at least get the level 75's epic done if you feel inclined to help a fellow goon!
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Jan 24, 2013 17:05
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iNteg posted:Also, I testcopied my Warrior over, hes 57 or 58, but the key thing is he has a Pegasus Feather Cloak available for MQage. I was gonna level him, but any mages that haven't gotten, or want to get their 1.0, I have that bottleneck open on test, and i can keep testcopying it over before i start to level him up. I actually would enjoy that too, Integ - I have a baby mage for whom I have several bits of the 1.0, and I really do not want to camp Quillmane. Honestly, that cloak is still such a hot property that I would suggest that you make a new warrior. I will even used my druid and SK to PL the gently caress out of you if you do. General announcement: I think that I am going to do a run through Sky on Friday (tomorrow) night starting about 7 or 8 Eastern. I will also be getting steadily more intoxicated throughout. I have never gotten past Island 5 of Sky but have always wanted to do the whole thing, farm some epic drops, and hopefully get the crown for the mage 1.0 up on 7. If anyone wants to join me, that would be grand. Mercs work just fine on Sky, so I would love to one-box with 2 other goons minimum and have a full group of 3 PCs + 3 mercs (my wizard and druid are J5 now as well). That said, as the mage crown is droppable, if anyone has one on live to copy, that would be a load off of my mind.
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Jan 24, 2013 17:56
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Anyone want the classic EQ midis? http://www.mirsoft.info/gmb/music_info.php?id_file=MTQ3OA== The newer music is just mp3s in the game folders, if any of you want to listen to those.
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Jan 24, 2013 19:08
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To all the pro SKs out there, how do I efficiently split pull? I have the tools, just haven't figured out how to use them. I did manage one good split but it took me 5 minutes. Now that I'm 85 and messing around in harder zones I can't just pull 3-4 things and decide to face tank them all. If I blow every cooldown in my group I have a 50/50 shot of surviving.
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Jan 24, 2013 19:41
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Vomik posted:I've found almost every class in EQ is worth playing and enjoying nowadays. Maybe the weakest are ENC and WAR from a pure group perspective Don't yet know how good or bad warriors are at the 80+ game (levelling one now, only 71 with like 700aa), but I have an 88 enchanter and I can say that they might be the most misunderstood class in EQ overall. Enchanters don't heal or dps (I mean, they technically have dots and nukes, but they're pretty awful). but they do everything else, including the number one thing people just don't know about : having a fuckton of auras and being able to have 2 of them up at once. Enchanters have auras for: mana reiterate, pulsing rune effects, + exp gain, increasing mana pools, mana regen (stacks with everything), lowering resistances on mobs, reduced reaction radius, and increasing charm effects (these are just what I can recall off the top of my head). Enchanter haste is somewhat underrated; I'm not sure how many people are aweare that on top of attack speed increases, the level 86 enc haste (for example) buffs: atk, str, dex, increases crit chance by 30%, increase crit damage by 7%, and increase triple attack chance by 14%. And, of course, any time poo poo has ever hit the fan in HoT I just cast the ae mez and then sort out the adds one by one. Enchanters own, they just aren't instant gratification dps/heal bitches that most other classes are.
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Jan 24, 2013 19:53
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Creative Bicycle posted:Don't yet know how good or bad warriors are at the 80+ game (levelling one now, only 71 with like 700aa), but I have an 88 enchanter and I can say that they might be the most misunderstood class in EQ overall. Enchanters don't heal or dps (I mean, they technically have dots and nukes, but they're pretty awful). but they do everything else, including the number one thing people just don't know about : having a fuckton of auras and being able to have 2 of them up at once. Enchanters have auras for: mana reiterate, pulsing rune effects, + exp gain, increasing mana pools, mana regen (stacks with everything), lowering resistances on mobs, reduced reaction radius, and increasing charm effects (these are just what I can recall off the top of my head). Thank you for posting this. I have been keen to play an enchanter properly for some time (and do the adorable epic 1.0), but was concerned about how to advance swiftly given that enchanters are rubbish "normal" DPS compared to mages, rogues, etc. I think that bards get more overhaste and such, but at least up until 80 they simply cannot compare to enchanters in all of the other things that they provide, even with 6 song melodies + Aura (of which bards are only allowed one at a time).
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Jan 24, 2013 20:08
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Wask posted:To all the pro SKs out there, how do I efficiently split pull? I have the tools, just haven't figured out how to use them. I did manage one good split but it took me 5 minutes. My favorite trick for a ninja pull is using hates attraction and then my feign that clears agro. Hates attraction is weird and the mob actually goes flying up into the sky before dropping back down on your location where you cast the ability. Sometimes it screws up and the mob end up on the other side of the zone. You always want a FD ready when you cast it. When it works right, all the mobs you don't want will take a few steps toward you before they stop. The mob you tagged with hates attraction will disappear in the air for a few second before landing on you. You quickly stand up, tag him with a taunt and pull him back to the group. I can pretty consistently pull a single mob from the center of a huge group with this method. If you can't clear the agro for all the mobs, you have usually split the one off enough that someone else can grab him while you wait for ago to clear. They just need to be able to tank it while you wait for agro to clear.
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Jan 24, 2013 20:11
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My play time is gonna get hammered from work soon for a bit; anyone willing to pl my paladin from 75 to 80 in exchange for some plat or something? I'd like to have him at 80 to just AA when I log in.
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Jan 24, 2013 20:14
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Tai posted:I'll chime in as I play a monk. 1) There are raiders and there are casuals, and the casuals are split into soloers and boxers, roughly speaking. The enjoyment of a class will vary massively depending on how you play. 2) I admit that a completely solo Monk isn't optimal, unless you're fine with stopping at lvl 70 and just pop around nostalgic old zones and explore with FD. I truly started having fun when I fired up a Shaman box.
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Jan 24, 2013 21:11
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Looking at some of the websites, it recommends leveling in Blightfire Moors from 25-35ish, or alternatively Overthere. I'm very familiar with OT since I played in Kunark days, but never been to Blightfire. What's going to be the quickest xp for a box group of 2-3 characters w/ 2-3 mercs and a backup Cleric to powerheal when needed?
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Jan 24, 2013 21:17
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I always end up in a guild with at least one sex mad female in it. Why..and why do always end up getting tells off them.
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Jan 24, 2013 21:38
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Because banging sex-deprived housewives from your guild is an essential part of the Everquest experience.
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Jan 24, 2013 21:44
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Wow, thanks for the Enchanter info, I may roll one now that I can have a tank merc. 10 years ago when I last looked at playing one I couldn't put up with having to rely on a pubbie to tank for me. All of you experienced mages...any tips that a returning player needs a refresher on how2mage? Mine is 37 and I haven't touched him since 02, from the little bit I've played him so far, having a merc is pretty kick rear end.
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Jan 24, 2013 21:52
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I miss the old Enchanter, pre Kunark. (Just not in PVP once MR gear came out) I felt like a loving GOD in Lower Guk. My group lived and died by me (and the cleric) I called in to work once because the group I raided Fear with begged me to stay since I was the only enchanter. I was up til 4am, and it was awesome having so much control. That's pretty much the EQ'siest story ever.
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Jan 24, 2013 21:53
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Wask posted:To all the pro SKs out there, how do I efficiently split pull? I have the tools, just haven't figured out how to use them. I did manage one good split but it took me 5 minutes. Aside from the Hate's Attraction + Effigy trick someone already posted, you split just like monks used to, only you can use snare to make it easier than monks had it back in the day. Example, you pull and 2 come. FD. Wait for them to start pathing back. When mob 1 has reached spawn point and 2 hasn't, stand up. Depending on how far apart they are, either 2 will come after you again while 1 stays at spawn, or both will come after you again. If 2 was in the process of pathing back, when you FD again, he'll immediately start heading back to spawn while 1 stops. Wait on 2 to reach spawn, stand up. Now only 1 will come. Toss snare in as needed to tinker with their pathing. Works just like monk pulling did before they gave monks lull and ae mez. Just takes practice
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Jan 24, 2013 21:57
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Creative Bicycle posted:Don't yet know how good or bad warriors are at the 80+ game (levelling one now, only 71 with like 700aa), but I have an 88 enchanter and I can say that they might be the most misunderstood class in EQ overall. Enchanters don't heal or dps (I mean, they technically have dots and nukes, but they're pretty awful). but they do everything else, including the number one thing people just don't know about : having a fuckton of auras and being able to have 2 of them up at once. Enchanters have auras for: mana reiterate, pulsing rune effects, + exp gain, increasing mana pools, mana regen (stacks with everything), lowering resistances on mobs, reduced reaction radius, and increasing charm effects (these are just what I can recall off the top of my head). That's good to know. I was more coming at it from a boxing perspective because I feel like most of that stuff would be pretty hard without a lot of focus. And the enchanter haste is dramatically better. Before I bought all the mystical attuning I would be annoyed at shaman who cast talisman of celerity in the guild hall... no one wants that garbage give me hastening of Sviir
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One of the important SK tricks is that snared, unaggro'd mobs are basically rooted in place. So you can use your snare and fade to park mobs in other places. HA+DE is the main SK pulling tool, but is too slow to rely on for all your pulls. Planning out your HA pulls to leave you the best non-assisting single pulls afterwards to let you keep pulling while waiting on DE to refresh. You can also do things like pull one of a pair of mobs with snare and kill the unsnared one that gets to your group first. Or combo that with HA+DE to give you and easy single, plus a snare-parked second mob waiting away from the spawn point. Pulling can be fun, there's lots of little tricks to it. Plus sometimes you gently caress up and kill everyone!
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Jan 24, 2013 22:14
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Comfortador posted:I miss the old Enchanter, pre Kunark. (Just not in PVP once MR gear came out) That's weird, I seem to remember enchanters being near useless. I used to group with this one who died all the time...Of course, that was WHEN I grouped, with my Necro I really had no need to. 
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Jan 24, 2013 22:23
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Tai posted:I always end up in a guild with at least one sex mad female in it. Why..and why do always end up getting tells off them. Everyone of good sense knows that there are no actual females on the Internet. Thus, you sir are either a liar or a fool.
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Jan 24, 2013 22:44
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Way back Enchanters were drat near required for a lot of stuff. They're still nice to have, but I can't really think of a situation I'd rather have an Enc than a Bard in though
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Jan 24, 2013 22:45
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MrTheDevious posted:Way back Enchanters were drat near required for a lot of stuff. They're still nice to have, but I can't really think of a situation I'd rather have an Enc than a Bard in though The raid when you need someone to turn into a coin on the ground. Or a bag. Or the entire front end of Felwithe. 
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Jan 24, 2013 22:51
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JustJeff88 posted:Everyone of good sense knows that there are no actual females on the Internet. Thus, you sir are either a liar or a fool. Well there was the Svarien / Jennafae fiasco on Vazaelle. Probably the greatest thing to hit the rant forum of our server's forums. Lonely EQ housewife hooks up with EQ dude, relationship goes sour and amateur porn of the encounter hits the internet. Pretty sure Svar is a goon too and maybe even lurks here!
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Jan 24, 2013 22:59
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Amateur porn between two Everquest players is the stuff of nightmares.
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No its not. Its awesome and this is why the internet is such a fantastic thing. Nothing comes close to EQ love drama
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Jan 24, 2013 23:55
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Tai posted:No its not. Its awesome and this is why the internet is such a fantastic thing. Nothing comes close to EQ love drama Even better was the insane amount of Internet Male White Knighting that happened after. See, she made people lovely photoshop avatars and was a server flirt, so every male rushed to her defense. There were bonus points for this completely debunking all the Myspace angle photos it discredited too.
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gently caress I was on the wrong server back in the day
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