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Andy Dufresne posted:Devor, I've got a 77 Shaman (Xafty) who could eventually use a chain set if it's not too much trouble. I appreciate the offer, EQ goons have been crazy generous. Added to the list thewhitehand posted:Hey Devor I could use a set of chain for zerkers, I'll be on Remicade or Mordekaiser. Thanks man Added to the list - as an FYI the way that we're sending items is by using the Parcel system. So you just have to tell me the name of the character that you want it sent to. Doesn't matter who you're playing, because I don't have to track you down in person, you don't even have to be online. So I'll send it to Remicade if I don't hear otherwise. VenimeuxHaine posted:Are you referring to the tasks given out by Fenden Helter? Are there some that are better than others? Don't sign your posts! It's poor form here, you'll get probated/banned. Also, Navrant, you spelled your name wrong when you requested stuff previously. It's pretty important that you get that right. From your ill-advised signature I see that it's Navrant, and sent your stuff along. Does anyone have a rogue on Firiona Vie that could make me 2-3 Spider's Bite XII (Level 70 req) that I can use for testcopying? It uses this stuff - trivial 364: (1)Embossed Poison Vial (1)Refined Grade AA Nigriventer Venom (1)Thick Suspension Fluid (1)Emulsifier if there is someone, I can go farm a handful of the Nigriventer venom on FV. Edit: Just realized that when gold lapsed I lost the ability to farm anything higher than the Tutorial. Guess it's time to start leveling Make Poison on Test! Double Edit: Turns out that Bite of the Shissar can be bought from merchants. So nevermind to all the poison stuff! Devor fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Feb 2, 2013 |
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Ante Christ posted:Also can anyone send Smug Atheist (Level 80 Mage) some cash and a set of Abtruse Conjuredflame armor on Test? If you see me on as Zgrak, shoot me a tell. I can't help with the armour, but I can pass on some of the fortune that jetz0r sent to me. Also, I'm keen to do the J5 merc quest, so if anyone is doing that anytime soon, I'd love to join in. I work/play stupid hours though, so I have a feeling it might be tricky.
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blackmage posted:If you see me on as Zgrak, shoot me a tell. I can't help with the armour, but I can pass on some of the fortune that jetz0r sent to me. Yeah, Smugathesit and Xantarr still need to do the J5 quest too. I'll try and be on tonight.
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I'm down to help do Murdunk's Last Stand for anyone working on the J5 quest line. I'm also running a few other tasks regularly and will be task adding people for free experience or free HoT progression flagging. I'm also putting anything level 80+ that's of use in the guild bank. Check the guild bank, there is some handy stuff and massive upgrades if you're just hitting 80. Name is Laids in-game.
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Yeah I've decided to cool it on the AAs for a bit (500 on monk, 200 on bard/mage) and just power to 80. It seems like quite a big power increase at that point.
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I've caught up with the requests for Abstruse from Xafty and Remicade, so no one else is line right now for chain/plate. I've still been keeping an eye out for silk and leather, but I'm a bit short for being able to afford both still. Haven't seen any new ones showing up cheaper on Firiona Vie.
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I tried to send you some pp on FV last night but can't because I don't have gold status. I'll look for you online on test and set something up. Thanks for all the effort you're going through for us.
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What class would you recommend for somebody just starting out who hasnt played this in a long time? I really wouldnt want to get into boxing characters at all so i would like a character thats self sufficient solo or with a with a merc. Also how is grouping on the test server? In the OP it says its a low population server but are their enough people around weird times of the day to tackle higher level content?
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Beach Party posted:What class would you recommend for somebody just starting out who hasnt played this in a long time? I really wouldnt want to get into boxing characters at all so i would like a character thats self sufficient solo or with a with a merc. Also how is grouping on the test server? In the OP it says its a low population server but are their enough people around weird times of the day to tackle higher level content? When I was single-boxing, I had some fun with monk. I think the question is what you'd like to do - if it's bumming around and exploring zones solo, monk is great for that. It can solo well enough once you get the mend AAs, and before that you can do very well with a merc in tow. But there's certainly other classes that are viable, if you aren't as impressed by the combat number spam as I am. If you read a few pages back there is some grouping for missions and whatnot, but my impression is that it's usually not an entire group of level-appropriate, usually has a high level or two helping to carry the group.
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Anyone have any Ethereal Metal Rings they can testcopy and send Larrye? I have a few of the patterns for the Planes armor, and want to make them for the clicky effects.
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Beach Party posted:What class would you recommend for somebody just starting out who hasnt played this in a long time? I really wouldnt want to get into boxing characters at all so i would like a character thats self sufficient solo or with a with a merc. Also how is grouping on the test server? In the OP it says its a low population server but are their enough people around weird times of the day to tackle higher level content?
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Flarestar posted:In addition to the above, I'm now copying over: I could use a set of 92 gear when you get a chance. I'm about 50% away from being able to use it and there is not very much stuff on the bazaar. My character's name is Hyeater. If you had a weapon for mage that would be good too.
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I was thinking something like like a shadowknight or bard but i heard you need a lot of AAs to really open up the potential of the classes. Mage seems like it would be fun since the pet can tank while you dps away. Just looking for an easy class that i can mess around with and tackle underlevel raid targets, while exploring zones ive never been to before. I dont need massive combat spam, just something mindless i dont need to think a lot about.
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I'm boxing my mage with my bard and monk and it seems to be pretty good like that. The nukes are solid and the pet's damage is a lot better than I thought it'd be. They're fairly straightforward too in that all you really need to do is nuke and /pet attack. Maybe resist debuff if you feel like it. If you want to actively play there's a lot of temporary pet buffs you can cast too.
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Any suggestions on where to level from level 65 on test ? I really only played seriously upto PoP, so my knowledge of higher level zones is pretty sketchy. Playing a beastlord in appropriate defiant with a merc at the moment.
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Baconroll posted:Any suggestions on where to level from level 65 on test ? I really only played seriously upto PoP, so my knowledge of higher level zones is pretty sketchy. I'd suggest The Hole until 70–71 and then move to Paw until 80. I'm not sure how busy those zones are on test, but the xp is second to none.
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Beach Party posted:I was thinking something like like a shadowknight or bard but i heard you need a lot of AAs to really open up the potential of the classes. Mage seems like it would be fun since the pet can tank while you dps away. Just looking for an easy class that i can mess around with and tackle underlevel raid targets, while exploring zones ive never been to before. I dont need massive combat spam, just something mindless i dont need to think a lot about. Regarding bards, they need very few AA, possibly the fewest of any to "open up", so don't worry about that. The mass amount of AAs an SK needs is only really at higher levels if you want to do "serious" tanking or swarming, which isn't your stated goal - a lvl 80 SK with little to no AA can wipe out old raids for sure. He will have an easier time than a magician in old raids by FAR; melee is just more suitable for it, plus he can FD.
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Beach Party posted:I was thinking something like like a shadowknight or bard but i heard you need a lot of AAs to really open up the potential of the classes. Mage seems like it would be fun since the pet can tank while you dps away. Just looking for an easy class that i can mess around with and tackle underlevel raid targets, while exploring zones ive never been to before. I dont need massive combat spam, just something mindless i dont need to think a lot about. Sounds like you should go with a necro. The pet is not as robust as the Mage pets and stacking DOTs means low burst damage, but necros have so much utility and more ways to avoid dying than any other class. Invis + FD makes exploring almost anywhere super easy.
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I've started on test as Caelaene, magician. Got up to 36 so far. If care packages are still going around, and there's anything mage-usable (or platinum), I'd appreciate that. Also didn't see anything in the last few pages about this -- Is there a goon guild on Test, or just the goontest chat channel?
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Pilsner posted:I levelled a mage solo (with merc) once and it got a little long in the tooth in the 60's. Granted I was on Live so the XP was half of Test, but the mechanics are the same. Their pet can indeed DPS while you toss in a nuke or two per mob, but if your pet dies you're in for a hassle summoning a new one plus lots of waiting for mana to regen. You're also really screwed if you pull too many. The only way you can realistically say that a bard needs very few AA is if you intend on doing nothing with it but just autofollowing someone with a melody going. In which case, roll a shaman instead. You get far more benefit from playing a lazybox shaman than a lazybox bard. Otherwise you're going to want a little over 1.5k AAs on the bard just to take care of basics.
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veril posted:I've started on test as Caelaene, magician. Got up to 36 so far. The Roost Gave Me Harpies is pretty much the goon guild. There's at least 20 people on most evenings.
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Flarestar posted:The only way you can realistically say that a bard needs very few AA is if you intend on doing nothing with it but just autofollowing someone with a melody going. In which case, roll a shaman instead. You get far more benefit from playing a lazybox shaman than a lazybox bard. This is highly true. A 250AA bard only puts out about 1k DPS. By the time you hit 1.5k AA or so, your bard'll be putting out AT LEAST 1025 DPS. I dunno about you guys, but an extra 25 DPS is a pretty good return on investment for only 1000 more AAs.
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MrTheDevious posted:This is highly true. A 250AA bard only puts out about 1k DPS. By the time you hit 1.5k AA or so, your bard'll be putting out AT LEAST 1025 DPS. I dunno about you guys, but an extra 25 DPS is a pretty good return on investment for only 1000 more AAs. The goons in this thread have already demonstrated a marked lack of ability to detect sarcasm. Try not to confuse the poor souls.
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I put my own customized UI up on EQInterface if anyone's interested. Note that the screenshot is messed up due to my transparency/alpha settings (the windows don't look white in-game), but here it is: You can read about and download it here: http://www.eqinterface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=6417 Flarestar posted:The only way you can realistically say that a bard needs very few AA is if you intend on doing nothing with it but just autofollowing someone with a melody going. In which case, roll a shaman instead. You get far more benefit from playing a lazybox shaman than a lazybox bard. It depends on the definition of "opening up" anyway... for soloing old Velious raids, you don't need much other than lvl 80, a merc and some HoT gear to wipe out everything. Pilsner fucked around with this message at 10:59 on Feb 4, 2013 |
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Pilsner posted:Weird, back during the 2012 F2P goonrush I remember everyone (including Kodaji ahem) saying that bards required like 50AA to start being useful and that was it. If someone handed my bard 1500AA I honestly don't know what I'd even do with them. Put them into the generic defensives every class gets, I guess. You can get literally every AA that modifies bard-only stuff with 250ish AA. Then it's either dumping into generic defensives or generic DPS AA that might, after maxing every single possible AA, increase your personal DPS from horrifically low to pretty-drat-low
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Pilsner posted:Weird, back during the 2012 F2P goonrush I remember everyone (including Kodaji ahem) saying that bards required like 50AA to start being useful and that was it. That's because at the time of the 2012 F2P goonrush, I don't think we had a single person with a bard main in the guild except for me, and I wasn't particularly paying attention to the thread back then. I mean technically they require 0 AA to start being useful. 50 AA basically just buys instrument and singing mastery and maybe Jamfest. MrTheDevious posted:If someone handed my bard 1500AA I honestly don't know what I'd even do with them. Put them into the generic defensives every class gets, I guess. You can get literally every AA that modifies bard-only stuff with 250ish AA. Then it's either dumping into generic defensives or generic DPS AA that might, after maxing every single possible AA, increase your personal DPS from horrifically low to pretty-drat-low This is because you never really learned to play a bard. I don't mean that as a slam, you just never really had a need to - your bard was a buffbox and that was about it. There's nothing wrong with that, but like I said, if you're going to use it as just a lazybox buffer, you're better off just rolling a shaman. Less maintenance, similar buffs. Bard dps is not pretty-drat-low once you're AA'd and geared (Flare typically sits around 3.5k - 4.5k, and he's barely over 2k AA), and they're actually very capable tanks - a bard main tanked for a raid guild on Luclin for several years, in fact. Most of you have a lot of misconceptions about bards due to either grouping with bad ones, or only ever really being exposed to bards that are buffboxes.
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Flarestar posted:Bard dps is not pretty-drat-low once you're AA'd and geared (Flare typically sits around 3.5k - 4.5k, and he's barely over 2k AA), and they're actually very capable tanks - a bard main tanked for a raid guild on Luclin for several years, in fact. Most of you have a lot of misconceptions about bards due to either grouping with bad ones, or only ever really being exposed to bards that are buffboxes. Weeellll, that's sort of true. That wasn't just any bard, that was Mortenson. He was about as maxed out as you can be as a bard, and he only MT'd stuff that was already on farm, as I recall. That's not to dismiss his accomplishments, cause dude could throw down. Probably the best bard I've ever seen, actually.
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Devor posted:I've caught up with the requests for Abstruse from Xafty and Remicade, so no one else is line right now for chain/plate. I've still been keeping an eye out for silk and leather, but I'm a bit short for being able to afford both still. Haven't seen any new ones showing up cheaper on Firiona Vie. Got the care pack thanks goon bro
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Not Grover posted:Weeellll, that's sort of true. That wasn't just any bard, that was Mortenson. He was about as maxed out as you can be as a bard, and he only MT'd stuff that was already on farm, as I recall. That's not to dismiss his accomplishments, cause dude could throw down. Probably the best bard I've ever seen, actually. Honestly he was pretty clueless. I knew Mortenson long before he started RA and convinced 30-something people to gear up his bard. Point though, is that most people sell the bard class far short of what it's capable of. If you really want to get some use out of one, dump AAs into it. They actually get a lot more benefit from DPS related AAs than most melee do, proportionally. Vanilla bard dps is miserable, but by the time you finish maxing out flurry, crit, dual wield, double attack, triple attack AAs they can hold their own with other melee pretty nicely. Plus Selo's Kick. Do not forget Selo's Kick. It's more like Selo's Hypersonic Boot To The Junk, at max rank I've had that crit for 14k.
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drat I would love to be capable at 2k AA. My SK is rolling close to 3800 at 85. I'll probably hit 4k before I level up. That's without touching a single pet aa OR the AA that increase my mana regen/hp regen worn cap OR innate mana regen/hp regen.
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Devor posted:I've caught up with the requests for Abstruse from Xafty and Remicade, so no one else is line right now for chain/plate. I've still been keeping an eye out for silk and leather, but I'm a bit short for being able to afford both still. Haven't seen any new ones showing up cheaper on Firiona Vie. Please add me (Samuqan) to the list for chain. Thank you.
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A general user interface question: Is there an easy way to rapidly change your hot bars? I have like 6 hot bars full of poo poo already, but the problem is a lot of them are only useful for tanking. I'd like to be able to change my hot bars depending on what I'm doing without manually dragging buttons around... is that possible?
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Use the spinner/hotkeys to switch your hotbars? If your tanking poo poo is on hotbars 1, 2, 3, then when you're in dps mode or whatever just click click click to hotbar #4, 5, 6?
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Sand Monster posted:Please add me (Samuqan) to the list for chain. Thank you. What class? Also: skill mods on items. Do they stack? E.g. if I have two weapons with +12% backstab, is that better than one weapon with +12% backstab?
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Flarestar posted:Plus Selo's Kick. Do not forget Selo's Kick. It's more like Selo's Hypersonic Boot To The Junk, at max rank I've had that crit for 14k. Yea I was surprised when I first got Selo's Kick too. I thought it would be a weak-rear end 50 point kick. Turns out it's more of a bard version of backstab, not too shabby. I routinely will kick for anywhere between 700 and 5000.
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