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I think paladins are in the same boat as SKs, wars don't need to pick up any spell support AAs like the knights do. They get to focus on defensive and aggro abilities. Knights need all those plus spell and support AAs.
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Are there any goons actively playing on Luclin anymore? Me and a buddy just started back up again and were looking for y'all goons.
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GruntingCod posted:Are there any goons actively playing on Luclin anymore? Me and a buddy just started back up again and were looking for y'all goons. Check the last two pages. 99% of us in the thread are playing primarily on Test now.
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Mar 15, 2013 05:49
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Zombones posted:fyi, SK tanks blow until they're about 3k AA deep. i don't know how reliant warriors and paladins are when it comes to AA but i don't think they need as many before they become effective. My original post was kind of scatterbrained, but I guess I should specify I'm not really worried about my SK's actual tanking ability. I'm 99 with 7k AA and almost all my augs are 30+ac with hagi/hdex wearing basically the best t1 rof gear. I wanted more to focus on the power curve aspect where I was getting stronger and stronger and then weaker against mobs. It's not that I can't handle them.. many of them without even a cleric it's just that the huge damage/hp jump just makes me feel weaker. That being said my SK is basically superfluous (at least on test where there aren't any groups.) My necro can do everything my SK can and still solo named mobs. I guess I do just feel burnt out because I can't muster the effort to log in and actually finish off 100. I'm kind of regretting playing on the test server now because there's basically nothing left once I do that. I can get the t2 rof gear but most of it is a very, very minor upgrade compared to what I'm wearing. I don't really want to go back to live a server as I'm only 78 on my sk and 73 on my necro on Luclin. I also don't really feel like leveling a necro/sk on live when I've seen all the upgrades and know how they play at the top level. I debated starting a brand new class but it seems like a ton of work/time. There's nothing wrong with test, specifically, actually almost all the goons playing there are pretty cool dudes.
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Mar 15, 2013 14:19
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Mar 15, 2013 14:22
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Comfortador posted:What does test hinder you from doing that you'd do on live? Nothing, except use MQ2.
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Comfortador posted:What does test hinder you from doing that you'd do on live? Short answer: nothing Long answer: raiding, grouping, having an economy to mess around with. All with the caveats that I probably wouldn't actually have the dedicated time to raid and I, personally, hate multi boxing. The most likely answer has nothing to do with test itself but more that it basically allowed me to fast track to 100 and the best group gear and, since that's the end game on test, left me with nothing to do. I don't know what MQ2 is either.
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Mar 15, 2013 14:48
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Did the double exp start today? (They said March 15th, but I don't know what time)
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Mar 15, 2013 15:34
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Comfortador posted:Did the double exp start today? (They said March 15th, but I don't know what time) I have not noticed a change yet personally.
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Mar 15, 2013 15:38
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Shodai posted:I have not noticed a change yet personally. FYI, I don't know if it's active or not, but if you're below 2-3k AA you won't notice it if you have 100% AA turned on. It's additive not multiplicative.
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Mar 15, 2013 15:51
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I'm leveling (76ish SK and Druid) No AAs turned on
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Mar 15, 2013 15:57
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Vomik posted:FYI, I don't know if it's active or not, but if you're below 2-3k AA you won't notice it if you have 100% AA turned on. It's additive not multiplicative. Oh, this is good to know. So, since I am level 80 on my characters and with significantly less than 2k AA, I should probably use the double exp weekend to get some levels rather than AA.
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Vomik posted:FYI, I don't know if it's active or not, but if you're below 2-3k AA you won't notice it if you have 100% AA turned on. It's additive not multiplicative. Not sure what you mean by this. Additive or multiplicative wouldn't matter. As far as I understand it, 100% AA takes whatever normal xp you receive and alters it based upon your current AA counts' modifier.
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Mar 15, 2013 16:30
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Shodai posted:Not sure what you mean by this. Additive or multiplicative wouldn't matter. As far as I understand it, 100% AA takes whatever normal xp you receive and alters it based upon your current AA counts' modifier. There is something ridiculous like a 2500% boost at 0 aa. On double exp weekend it is 2600%. That's how it works and that's why I said you wouldn't notice it. Some web page out there has a formula for mob exp, but the only modifier that affects the actual exp from a mob is the hot zone modifier. Vomik fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Mar 15, 2013 |
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Mar 15, 2013 16:40
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Vomik posted:There is something ridiculous like a 2500% boost at 0 aa. On double exp weekend it is 2600%. That's how it works and that's why I said you wouldn't notice it. Interesting thanks for the info. Only thing that made me ponder your initial post was that when I used xp pots, I notice a significant increase in AA xp @ 400aa's.
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Shodai posted:Interesting thanks for the info. Only thing that made me ponder your initial post was that when I used xp pots, I notice a significant increase in AA xp @ 400aa's. I think those actually work too because they are on the back end. I don't know why it works differently, but I remember being very disappointed when the first double exp weekend came up before.
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If possible I'd like to request a set of Beastlord abstruse, and any other goon carepackage. Name is Constable. thanks!
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I sent the Rogue Abstruse to Superghost - boots got kicked back, I assume for being lore and you already having them. Unfortunately I can't do Beastlord Abstruse, since that's a leather class. If anyone wants to donate a set of leather templates on Firiona Vie, I can add it to my repertoire. No one else is in the queue for silk/chain/plate Level 80 Abstruse, though, so feel free to hit me up with your name and class if you need a set. Also - does Lesson xp bonus work the same as the weekend bonus? So it's less effective on AAs? That would be a shame... although maybe give me some incentive to actually do levels instead of grinding out the AAs.
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Devor posted:I sent the Rogue Abstruse to Superghost - boots got kicked back, I assume for being lore and you already having them. My Ranger Ganky could use whatever ya can pass out. And no, lesson xp does not work the same as weekend xp. Lesson/potions is way more effective for AA.
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I just discovered the Crowns currency. I was wondering, what are the best uses of Crowns? I am sitting on 2,500 right now and I am wondering if I can utilize them to get some help of some sort.
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Mar 15, 2013 22:28
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Devor posted:I sent the Rogue Abstruse to Superghost - boots got kicked back, I assume for being lore and you already having them. I'll copy over a leather set from Luclin there seems to be a lot for sale. I dont have any chars on FVie edit: who should I send it to? Setset fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Mar 15, 2013 |
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Mar 15, 2013 22:36
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I could do with playing EQ again. I don't think I've played it in any serious way since before the Thule expansion, thing? Either way, I'm gonna bug someone to invite Sispa on Test to the guild.
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Devor posted:I sent the Rogue Abstruse to Superghost - boots got kicked back, I assume for being lore and you already having them. Hey Devor, I know I've already hit the well two times for my Mage and Shaman's sets and I really do appreciate it. My SK Zafty could also use a set if you're still up for it  .Also to the rest of the thread: Where should I be questing/hunting/tasking for non-vis pieces for my 80-85 trio? I'm woefully behind there.
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Andy Dufresne posted:Hey Devor, I know I've already hit the well two times for my Mage and Shaman's sets and I really do appreciate it. My SK Zafty could also use a set if you're still up for it 330 Dream Motes will fill up every non-vis slot for your toons with level 80 gear. If you do HOT prog, you can unlock higher tiers of the non-vis items and sell old ones back for 21 DM a pop, so upgrades will only cost you 9 DM per slot. You'll also earn an assload of DM by doing prog.
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And there are thousands of Dream Motes floating around Harpies, even counting the ganked ones.
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jetz0r posted:And there are thousands of Dream Motes floating around Harpies, even counting the ganked ones. I just put the 1500ish you just sent me in the bank. There should be plenty for all toons 
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Vomik posted:There is something ridiculous like a 2500% boost at 0 aa. On double exp weekend it is 2600%. That's how it works and that's why I said you wouldn't notice it. Here's now the XP bonuses work: Each "double xp" bonus is +100%, additive. A 50% bonus xp potion is obviously just +50%. This means: Base XP gain: 100% Test bonus: +100% Double xp weekend: +100% Lesson: +100% Total: 400% (four times normal) xp gained per mob. So, popping a lesson or having double xp on Test isn't as super noticable as it is on Live, as it merely gives you +50% xp, but it's still worth it. GruntingCod posted:I just discovered the Crowns currency. I was wondering, what are the best uses of Crowns? I am sitting on 2,500 right now and I am wondering if I can utilize them to get some help of some sort.
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There's a lot more stuff on the loyalty vendor. You can also buy anchors that let you teleport to the house or guild hall they are placed in, you can buy expendable tokens each with one charge of a 96% resurrection spell, and an item that summons a rabbit pet to attack your target for a little bit. Hits for about 1.5k damage at level 100. You can buy some of the alternate currencies like dream motes. There's an item that lets you get another character slot on your account.
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ponzicar posted:There's a lot more stuff on the loyalty vendor. You can also buy anchors that let you teleport to the house or guild hall they are placed in, you can buy expendable tokens each with one charge of a 96% resurrection spell, and an item that summons a rabbit pet to attack your target for a little bit. Hits for about 1.5k damage at level 100. You can buy some of the alternate currencies like dream motes. There's an item that lets you get another character slot on your account. There is a lot of cool stuff from what I was reading, although I was mainly looking for a way to get plat by using Loyalty tokens. The only way I can see this being possible is Gold Tickets, considering Bags of Platinum are only for gold members. Considering me and my friend aren't playing on the test server, getting a boost by getting platinum through Loyalty points seems like a good move.
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GruntingCod posted:There is a lot of cool stuff from what I was reading, although I was mainly looking for a way to get plat by using Loyalty tokens. The only way I can see this being possible is Gold Tickets, considering Bags of Platinum are only for gold members. The real question is that if you're not gold and its just your friend and yourself, why AREN'T you playing on test?
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Creative Bicycle posted:The real question is that if you're not gold and its just your friend and yourself, why AREN'T you playing on test? This is true. Come play on Test unless you like us mocking you (we'll mock you anyway). If you don't have the actual gate spell, buy both of the anchors from loyalty. They come in handy WAY more than you'd think. I'm also partial to the gingerbread merc just because seeing a horde of angry gingerbread men beating something's face in is great. Illa and mystery Povar goon - you were right last night about SKs. I ended up in a pubbie RoF group tonight tanking and crammed my foot up 4 different named's asses with absolutely 0 issues staying alive. Ended up with a named + 2 trash mobs at the same time once and I had to burn discs, but the single cleric merc still had no trouble keeping me alive. The only thing that changed was me grouping with pubbies instead of goons, so I'm just blaming everyone else on my failures tanking for goons 
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I was just going to blame it all on you, so close enough.
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Anyone have any level 80 gear for a ranger or sk on Test? Having a heck of a time finding much of anything on the baz. Hit up Ganky if so, I have lots of plat.
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MrTheDevious posted:This is true. Come play on Test unless you like us mocking you (we'll mock you anyway). Me and my buddy specifically discussed this, and we came to the conclusion that if we started on Luclin we could easily just transfer to test in the long run, if it didn't work out. At this point, it seems like for the betterment of our experience, we probably should. We haven't played since 2002, so we are way, way behind. How many goons are playing on test actively?
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GruntingCod posted:Me and my buddy specifically discussed this, and we came to the conclusion that if we started on Luclin we could easily just transfer to test in the long run, if it didn't work out. At this point, it seems like for the betterment of our experience, we probably should. We haven't played since 2002, so we are way, way behind. I'm sure you have the best intentions and I honestly don't mean this in a spiteful way but what you're saying makes no sense. On test you get level 25 instantly with gear for free (if you want), you can reset your aa whenever you want, plat is never an issue, you can have journeyman mercs without paying for gold, you get all expansions unlocked, the base xp rate is doubled, and you don't ever really need to troll the bazaar for gear every 5 levels. Oh and last night (accounting for people boxing and despite that fact that its double xp weekend) there were probably around 20-30 goons online. So unless you have a guild or something on Luclin that you love playing with and don't want to leave for that reason, I'd really really recommend transferring over to test.
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Creative Bicycle posted:I'm sure you have the best intentions and I honestly don't mean this in a spiteful way but what you're saying makes no sense. On test you get level 25 instantly with gear for free (if you want), you can reset your aa whenever you want, plat is never an issue, you can have journeyman mercs without paying for gold, you get all expansions unlocked, the base xp rate is doubled, and you don't ever really need to troll the bazaar for gear every 5 levels. The irony of this post is that CB here was someone to whom I had to "hard sell" Test when we jumped ship right after the new year.
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test is cool and all for free expansions and free gold membership but, for me, it takes away the point of the game. it lacks meaningful progression, serious competition, and has no market to speak of. plus, with the addition of krono, it takes me 6 to 8 hours to farm enough plat to support three accounts without having to pay for a subscription. not trying to knock on the goons that do play on test, but i understand why some, including myself, wouldn't.
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Devor posted:I sent the Rogue Abstruse to Superghost - boots got kicked back, I assume for being lore and you already having them. I'll gladly take a set of magician abstruse if you can spare them. Please send them to Beepe.
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Hey Devor, I could use some Abstruse for my Bard and my Shaman. Bard's name is Fullretard and shaman is Maimarees. You can send i tall to one of em if you want. Thanks a lot!
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