An Experiment

[Kergan]

I would like to invite 5-10 other courageous adventures to join me on a journey.

We will create a group (or two) of 6 hybrids and level together. We will not accept any gear or other help from people outside of this group, outside some possible assistance if we're specifically targeted for griefing and some initial ports/binds to get us all together.

We'll play 1 hour a day together (or more, whatever) and update this thread with our progress. We'll do our best to shield our identities.

We'll only log on these characters when we have at least 4 members to group with.

We'll be basically trying to create the hardest possible environment for ourselves to see how it goes.

I'm thinking for a 6 man group:
Bard: Greegon
Bard: Brobb
Ranger: Twainz
Ranger: Sektor
SK: Ugrask
Paladin: Rexx
Paladin: Kergan

Who is interedasted? This is open to members of any guilds, enemy or ally. Differences will be put aside when we are on these special-ed alts.

[marie]

idea failed before it even began

[Elderan]

Bard
Ranger
Ranger
SK
Paladin
Paladin

I am pretty sure when you kill a mob in that group you actually lose experience.

[Twainz]

I'll play a ranger!

[Kergan]

I am pretty sure when you kill a mob in that group you actually lose experience.

Gotta admit I lol'd at this.

[Kergan]

I'll play a ranger!

I'll play whatever, ranger probably my preference as well!

Updating OP.

[Kergan]

I would love if Sirken, Zade or Derubael was willing to participate.

I know Stasis can't post but I'd actually like it if he would to. Would like the chance to get to know you better outside of the forumquesting.

[Greegon]

would bard for srs

[Twainz]

Elderan will also play a ranger!

[Twainz]

I'm thinking for a 6 man group:
Bard: Nips
Ranger: Twainz
Ranger: Elderan
SK : Chewie (obvious)
Paladin
Paladin

[Kergan]

would bard for srs

Ok, updated.

[Not_Kazowi]

I will go paladin for science

[HippoNipple]

I'll take a paladin but will someone just 2 box it while the bard lvls the group solo? With 6 hybrids, 1 hour a day.... I'll pick up my level 60 paladin in 2 years.

Thanks.

[Sektor]

I'll go ranger

[Kergan]

I'll take a paladin but will someone just 2 box it while the bard lvls the group solo? With 6 hybrids, 1 hour a day.... I'll pick up my level 60 paladin in 2 years.

Thanks.

Nah bro paladin is our only healer! Probably have one of 'em stack wisdom/mana. If you want in I'll update the OP. :)

[Kergan]

I will go paladin for science

Updated.

[Kergan]

I'll go ranger

Updated.

[Ugrask]

Obviously start all Humans in Qeynos and fang level like blues.

[Kergan]

idea failed before it even began

Are you still allowed to play? If so you're welcome to join us.

[HippoNipple]

Nah that's cool, but if anyone is interested in playing some epic level 12 rogues/wizards and teaming up against this team I'm game.

[Imago]

I'm thinking for a 6 man group:
Bard: Nips
Ranger: Twainz
Ranger: Elderan
SK : Chewie (obvious)
Paladin
Paladin

I will hunt you down like dogs.

[Kergan]

Obviously start all Humans in Qeynos and fang level like blues.

I'm ok with us starting whatever and taking some initial ports to get together/bind. SK is the only evil hybrid so someone make have to take it on the chin and make a human or erudite.

[Ugrask]

Hippo, I basically can't read anymore Red Threads at work...your sig always makes me look behind me real quick and scroll away, sad that I cant watch it for hours.

[HippoNipple]

Hippo, I basically can't read anymore Red Threads at work...your sig always makes me look behind me real quick and scroll away, sad that I cant watch it for hours.

k

[Ugrask]

I could do SK, I rolled a rogue last since I've mainly been a blue player. An I'm a main Iksar SK - was on live as well, so I'm no stranger to bullshit penalities.

[Not_Kazowi]

Going human paladin

[Kergan]

I could do SK, I rolled a rogue last since I've mainly been a blue player. An I'm a main Iksar SK - was on live as well, so I'm no stranger to bullshit penalities.

Ok, updated.

I'll take the last paladin spot. If more are interested it would be nice to have 8-10 people so we can always get a group going.

[Kergan]

I think we'll be doing a lot of fear kiting.

[Ugrask]

At least I won't be wasting mana on darkness with the rangers snaring. We could actually do a tank rotation with Bard non stop playing Hymm on his lute.

[Twainz]

Don't know if I can play tonight though. Probably going out with the chick and her sister.

[Imago]

Please post names and stay unanonymous so we can track your character development.

[Nirgon]

1 ranger, 5 rogues.

Easy as fuck to max out.

If Avon Barksdale could do it... well... maybe you can't but you're special anyways.

[Ugrask]

I'm Usually free after 5PM EST - Weekends up in the air. This weekend is a little off due to Bday tomorrow and drinking. But saving the major shit for friday.

[Azure]

Sounds brilliant.

[Galacticus]

1 ranger, 5 rogues.

Easy as fuck to max out.

If Avon Barksdale could do it... well... maybe you can't but you're special anyways.

rusty dagger backstab so op i hear...

[marie]

Are you still allowed to play? If so you're welcome to join us.

im allowed to play yes but this idea has been tried many times before and it never works

[Sektor]

can we all have similar names like notsektors notkergan etc etc or let's all put sektor in our names!

[Kergan]

can we all have similar names like notsektors notkergan etc etc or let's all put sektor in our names!

Yeah I think that's a good idea. Let's plan on getting the characters created tonight and start tomorrow? Give a chance for more people to get in on it.

We may need some supertwink anti grief squad to defend our bubble though. I'm perfectly fine with legit PVP but lets be honest, it would consist of us steamrolling the 2 legitimate newbies that play. This is a mostly PVE experiment. :)

[Twainz]

Stillnottwainz Wood Elf Ranger of Tunare

[Ugrask]

Wont be home for another hour, I can make it then. But as I'm what people would constitute a "non-factor" should I keep the name or still do not?

[Kergan]

Wont be home for another hour, I can make it then. But as I'm what people would constitute a "non-factor" should I keep the name or still do not?

Make whatever name you want. Factorness not required for this, as I too am a non factor.

I'll be home in about 2 hrs and will create my paladin.

[Ugrask]

Ok, given our Wood elf Ranger...I'll go ogre for the HP? Or would that hurt the 40% club?

[Pikrib]

Ok, given our Wood elf Ranger...I'll go ogre for the HP? Or would that hurt the 40% club?

I thought racial xp penalty didn't get shared by the group? If this isn't the case i'm only grouping with halflings from now on...

[Kergan]

Yeah I don't think it does. For faction reasons alone I'd suck it up and go human or erudite. SK is gonna be the fearbot anyway, paladins do much better generating agro at low levels as their high agro spells don't have a long recast and are lower mana.

[Something'Witty]

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[Ugrask]

Wait what? I thought Disease Cloud > All haha. Human it is.

[Sektor]

Going human ranger for robe of the azure sky

[Telron]

Lets take a ridiculously absurd group comp, and add in an equally ridiculous time commitment schedule. Who plays only 1 hour a day in EQ? Like honestly. I don't have the time I did when I was in high school but this is a silly but interesting experiment.

[BrobbVZ]

I'll do this for kicks n giggles, but I play the bard :)

[Recycled Children]

Please stream.

[BrobbVZ]

Is there a friendly TS all 6 of us could join to do this. 1 hour a day np

[Twainz]

Force Vent imo

[Kergan]

Isn't there a free TS/vent that got posted awhile back?

And we could aim for more than an hour, the idea isn't to get level 60 in 2 weeks its to help extrapolate a reasonable estimate on a "worst case scenario" for leveling.

If we get more than 6 we'll split into 2+ groups.

[Kergan]

Wait what? I thought Disease Cloud > All haha. Human it is.

Disease cloud has a 6 second recast, vs 3 seconds for flash of light.

[Kergan]

Going human ranger for robe of the azure sky

A ranger with robe would be hawt.

[Nirgon]

Flame lick + archery + snare = infinite aggro kiter.

[Kergan]

I'll do this for kicks n giggles, but I play the bard :)

Updated. More than one bard welcome.

[Kergan]

Flame lick + archery + snare = infinite aggro kiter.

We wanna do some dungeon crawling naw mean?

[Ugrask]

Pft one DC was always enough until it was up again! - Anyway I'm up. Sykal

[Vile]

i call beastlord

[mikemandella]

I will join this quest of adventurers, I can play a bard!

- Oppressor

[Bodybagger]

6 iksar/troll sk's and be done with it. Agro swap, and harmtouch for random twink attacks... plus maximum painful grind.

Bard is EZ mode leveling class... no challenge with bard if swarm is allowed

[dethbringre]

Whatever you do DONT make an Erudite Paladin, that role is currently full on Red. Qarl has been like the only active pally brotha on the server for months now and I wanna keep it that way!

btw: Woo woo got him his Soulfire last night!

http://i57.tinypic.com/alp2rs.png

[Bodybagger]

Whatever you do DONT make an Erudite Paladin, that role is currently full on Red. Qarl has been like the only active pally brotha on the server for months now and I wanna keep it that way!

btw: Woo woo got him his Soulfire last night!

Truth. I was there when Carl with a Q got his Soul. :D

[Mac Dretti]

Grats pally brotha

[Kergan]

P99 has free voice chat set up always have...

posted by Rogean "Mumble is a voice chat program much like Ventrilo or Teamspeak. You can download it here: http://mumble.sourceforge.net/

We have a public server running, you can connect to it at:

mumble.project1999.org
default port."

Let's go ahead and use this then! If you can create a channel and someone wants to take the initiative I'll be on shortly.

[Kergan]

6 iksar/troll sk's and be done with it. Agro swap, and harmtouch for random twink attacks... plus maximum painful grind.

Bard is EZ mode leveling class... no challenge with bard if swarm is allowed

No bard kiting allowed! They will have to learn how to become a functioning member of society.

[Azure]

Looking sexy Qarl.

[Kergan]

Created a channel in mumble called The Great Hybrid Experiment.

[Kergan]

Notkergan has been born, human paladin!

[Greegon]

lol when will we get this experiment started

[Greegon]

always wanted an excuse to dick around on a low lvl bard

[Ugrask]

Well I got to level four before logging, didnt want to pass everyone with my leet leveling skills. Tomorrow and Friday will be a little iffy for me time wise cause I'll be 30 and drinking away the sorrow.

[Kergan]

We can get started tomorrow night, wanted to give people a day to create characters and stuff.

[Greegon]

what city we starting at? qeynos? should i lvl the bard a little bit?

[Kergan]

I have not done any exp aside from turning in my newbie note. I would try to start in the Qeynos area, just easier.

[Ugrask]

Yeah Qeynos is going to be a tad iffy for me with Gnoll fangs as I probably wont be able to use my guild if I hand them in haha.

For the others, I'm on there as Sykal.

[Juhstin]

Sounds like fun, can't wait to see the progress.

[Azure]

Sounds like fun, can't wait to see the progress.

[Kergan]

Should be interesting anyway. Elderan said he did some math and at 1 hour a day it was going to take us over a year to reach level 60, lol.

[Sektor]

Should be interesting anyway. Elderan said he did some math and at 1 hour a day it was going to take us over a year to reach level 60, lol.

lolol

[Azure]

Should be interesting anyway. Elderan said he did some math and at 1 hour a day it was going to take us over a year to reach level 60, lol.

thats not bad for that group... lol

did he factor in downtime?

[HippoNipple]

Elderan said he did some math .

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[Kergan]

lol

[Ugrask]

We got a bard and 4 people with heals...NO DOWN TIME!

[Juhstin]

ctfu, waiting for group to go to Guk and Chewie HTs the Healer.

[HippoNipple]

ctfu, waiting for group to go to Guk and Chewie HTs the Healer.

According to Elderan that won't be for another 6 months.

[Sheriff]

Making a non-hybrid toon to sit outside of the experimental group and bitch about not having a group, because I am not a hybrid class. This shall be done, for science!

[Kergan]

Making a non-hybrid toon to sit outside of the experimental group and bitch about not having a group, because I am not a hybrid class. This shall be done, for science!

Hah. You'd speed up our exp too much.

[Kergan]

According to Elderan that won't be for another 6 months.

By then they'll be +/- 4 levels too, so he'll have to wait another 3 months.

[Kergan]

I'm thinking it will be a good idea to hit common dungeons that are patrolled by scumlords, villains and Chewie though. Hiding out in the karanas just isn't the style of this 6 man hybrid wrecking crew.

Blackburrow -> Unrest -> Mistmoore -> SolB/Guk?

OR we could do the opposite and visit all the underutilized shitholes nobody bothers with.

Befallen -> Najena -> Permafrost -> Splitpaw?

[Kergan]

Gorge and RE could be worked in there for elite blackened iron gains.

[Ugrask]

Well I was debating trying to mass murder some gnolls for rusty weapons, sharpen that shit and sell...hope I can get enough cash to skill up and get us some banded, but that depends on how much effort I really want to put in lol

[Azure]

I quantify running back on a cr after dieing as downtime =)

[Kergan]

Most of our money will likely go to paying people for binds and ports lol.

[Ugrask]

Why? We got a bard...we can zoom zoom across the plains!

[Mac Dretti]

Blackburrow to 15ish

Take turns w fangs

Then move to west Kara na for bandits and take turns w sashes

Then go to east karana > south karana

U can change bind to gypsies in NK at that point

[Kergan]

Blackburrow to 15ish

Take turns w fangs

Then move to west Kara na for bandits and take turns w sashes

Then go to east karana > south karana

U can change bind to gypsies in NK at that point

Didn't know you could bind at gypsies as a melee/hybrid!

[Ugrask]

Yep - did it on Blue when learning to Kite with my bard over on the Gorge hounds so I didnt have to run across WK again.

[Mac Dretti]

Didn't know you could bind at gypsies as a melee/hybrid!

Yaw it's powerful

U guys also have highpass/high keep goblins then guards

From blackburrow to high keep/paw ur sitting on some of the best exp in game for ur hybrid group

[Azure]

Yaw it's powerful

U guys also have highpass/high keep goblins then guards

From blackburrow to high keep/paw ur sitting on some of the best exp in game for ur hybrid group

NK gypsies are the best bind in the game IMO. Hands down :P

[Juhstin]

Waiting for the Polished Tomahawk to drop in HPH and the melees fight over it and one drops group and murders the group for it.

[Kergan]

We plan on having the fairest loot system on R99.

[Sheriff]

Need before greed?
/random 1-100?
Officer tribunal?
Guild bank black hole?
Duel?
Ninja loot?
Duke decides?
Loot goes missing?

[raitheon]

Watch the bard songs; only stick with beneficials. I've found that even while grouped the AOE dots, mezzes and junk will wreck your party.

[Kergan]

We're all melees first to loot gets it. Seems pretty fair?

[Ugrask]

Sure wish I could get Verizon Fios over POS TimeWarner...out Ninja you all.

[Twainz]

We're all melees first to loot gets it. Seems pretty fair?

But I wanted to skill up on my bow for when we raid PoSky with 6 and get Windstrikers!

[Kergan]

Best learn to bow-joust naw mean?

[Twainz]

Best learn to bow-joust naw mean?

I played a hunter on WoW. Does Autoshoot work here?

[Kergan]

Fire and beat the arrow to the merb if you want loot broseph.

[Kergan]

I created a mumble channel and I am lurking. When we get people on I can do some ports to group us all up in Qeynos, although if we could get a wiz to gate WK/evac to QHills (I only have access to a druid) and then bind 'em in Qeynos that would be A++.

[Twainz]

I get off work in 20. Ill be home by 630!

[Kergan]

Not sure about the rest of you but Twainz and I ready to start making gains.

[Twainz]

Twainz Gainz

[Kergan]

Knowing the insane nature of most of the players participating in this, I would not be at all surprised to see the NotX hybrid crew in vindicator loot 6 months from now.

[Twainz]

I think relapse has a crush on me.

[Ugrask]

I'm going out for Bday Booze in an hour, I'll be home in a few hours. I'm level 5. I'll be on after.

[Squire]

dont spend ur bday on eq bro.

[Ugrask]

We're going back out Friday with friends and family, this is more just wings and booze today...its Wednesday, CANT BE TOO CRAZY.

[Squire]

fair enough, go farm fangs. and please, stream this adventure.

[Kergan]

I'll work on getting streaming up soon unless we have a pro in the group. :P

[WillyWillers]

tl;dr

[Kergan]

Let's aim to begin in roughly 30-40 minutes at 7:30 CST!

[Kergan]

Notkergan afk in Qeynos area...I'm idling in Mumble. If we don't get enough tonight I guess we can try to start tomorrow. Everyone welcome, if we have more than 6 we'll split up into 2 groups. :P

[Kergan]

Think we'll postpone this until late tonight or tomorrow!

[Squire]

too late to get in on this? my main is a pallie but id do an hour a day alt. what do u guys need that isnt a bard?

[Ugrask]

I'm on, whats the mumble?

[Tassador]

We're going back out Friday with friends and family, this is more just wings and booze today...its Wednesday, CANT BE TOO CRAZY.

Sounds awesome, enjoy the bday bro!!!!!

[Ugrask]

THanks Man. Luckily All the bars around me give free booze on Bdays and I know enough of them to postpone it until friday ^^

[Kergan]

too late to get in on this? my main is a pallie but id do an hour a day alt. what do u guys need that isnt a bard?

Nope, not too late. Hybrids only...ranger/SK/paladin/bard. Qeynos area would be best.

[Kergan]

I think we'll aim to start tomorrow at around 8 CST if that sounds good for everyone?

[Ugrask]

Should be good for me, I might be a tad late....local pub has 4 new drafts coming in! Haha. But I got some levels, so Ill try and level blacksmithing during the day.

[Colgate]

idea failed before it even began

[Kergan]

Yeah maybe. If people show up great if they don't, oh well. :)

[dethbringre]

When I think about this idea it sounds like alot of fun at first, then reality slowly sets in and I realize how absolutely painful it would be :(

[Kergan]

When I think about this idea it sounds like alot of fun at first, then reality slowly sets in and I realize how absolutely painful it would be :(

That's kinda the point!

[Recycled Children]

IronLion, Gradner and I started it without you guys. Currently doing Qeynos Aqueducts. Click da stream.

http://www.twitch.tv/recycledchildren

[Twainz]

Got home last night and thought about exping a ranger after the exp nerf. Decided to watch TV and go to bed early.

[Smedy]

ya, my time isn't worth spending 3 hours in a xp group getting 4% xp, ill come and grind once xp is fixed

[Kergan]

Group of 6 of us got to level 4-6ish last night. Still time to join in.

[Twainz]

Group of 6 of us got to level 4-6ish last night. Still time to join in.

Did you play for 3 hours to get there?

[Kergan]

Like 45 minutes. I was solo'ing to catch up, they went on a grand adventure to Halas to get blacksmithing supplies. Vengleful soloist had other plans, and a bard learned the hard way that group songs on people kos to guards can lead to your untimely demise.

In the end, many tarnished weapons to be had.

[HippoNipple]

Like 45 minutes. I was solo'ing to catch up, they went on a grand adventure to Halas to get blacksmithing supplies. Vengleful soloist had other plans, and a bard learned the hard way that group songs on people kos to guards can lead to your untimely demise.

In the end, many tarnished weapons to be had.

Jesus, Elderan may have to crunch some more numbers for this crew.

[Squire]

Stream was way more entertaining than watching established characters fuck around. The quest for sharpening stones and banded ftw

[Shinabaa]

ya, my time isn't worth spending 3 hours in a xp group getting 4% xp, ill come and grind once xp is fixed

THIS^^

[Juhstin]

THIS^^

ya, my time isn't worth spending 3 hours in a xp group getting 4% xp, ill come and grind once xp is fixed

[Kergan]

The reason we're doing this is because of the exp nerf.

[Bamz4l]

heres a good experiment KErgan.. try nurfing your play time a little. Atleast to half a day max

[Mac Dretti]

U must be in game to post on forums

[Kergan]

98% of my posts come while at work. I wish I could play more. :\

[Azure]

hehe glad u guys are having fun :)

[Twainz]

Kergan doesn't play that much. Sucks though, he is a really cool guy.

[Ugrask]

Yeah I spent an hour looking around qeynos for stones...thought the wiki was lying to me

[dethbringre]

Got home last night and thought about exping a ranger after the exp nerf. Decided to watch TV and go to bed early.

This is me tonight with my poor old 49 paladin. Assuming the scaling XP bonus is still in game, I'm going to hold on to my dear and precious 2% exp bonus as long as possible. Plus, Vikings comes back on tonight.

[Dacuk]

what lvl u guys at now?

[HippoNipple]

They are on blue now, Chewie griefed them off the server. Experiment success!

[Kergan]

I couldn't keep up with these mofos, they took over the project and are running wild with it! Wish them much success.

[Clark]

idea failed before it even began

lol

[Juhstin]

The idea is going well. Grouped with a pair of them in Befallen after trying to PvP them first.

[Clark]

They are on blue now, Chewie griefed them off the server. Experiment success!

lol

[Mac Dretti]

r.i.p.