Half Elf Druid on Blue

[serjordanmormont]

Rolled a half elf druid on blue for looks and uniqueness. Given that half elves obviously have the worst stats for a druid, will I regret this decision later on?

[Matthalas Winterheart]

the gear will balance you out. Half Elf Druid isnt a bad combo at all. You wont even really worry about the mana pool until you start acquiring some levels anyway.

[SamwiseRed]

wanted to be unique so you rolled a druid

/blankstare

[Doctor Jeff]

Racial stats don't matter once you have items. The only thing that matters is that you cannot sneak.

you dun goofed

[serjordanmormont]

wanted to be unique so you rolled a druid

/blankstare

Let me break it down for you since you've missed the point. The half elf was the unique part. I know that's a hard concept to grasp so I just thought I'd help you out. Maybe get your dad to proof read your responses next time.

[serjordanmormont]

the gear will balance you out. Half Elf Druid isnt a bad combo at all. You wont even really worry about the mana pool until you start acquiring some levels anyway.

Thanks. Very helpful.

[serjordanmormont]

Racial stats don't matter once you have items. The only thing that matters is that you cannot sneak.

you dun goofed

Wouldn't be the first time, won't be the last. Sneak that big of a difference maker?

[Aesop]

Disgusting. I won't even group with half elves. Tiny head having halfbreeds.

[Doctor Jeff]

Wouldn't be the first time, won't be the last. Sneak that big of a difference maker?

The simple fact is that you can get to any place in the game with sneak, whereas if you do not have sneak, there are places in the game you cannot go.

[serjordanmormont]

The simple fact is that you can get to any place in the game with sneak, whereas if you do not have sneak, there are places in the game you cannot go.

What does sneak provide that camouflage doesn't? Yes this is a legit question, I'm still pretty new here.

[serjordanmormont]

Disgusting. I won't even group with half elves. Tiny head having halfbreeds.

Hah! This guy is great.

[Doctor Jeff]

What does sneak provide that camouflage doesn't? Yes this is a legit question, I'm still pretty new here.

Invis is just invis, mobs can see through it. Sneak reduces the aggro range of mobs and limits their visibility of you to a 45* cone in front of the mob. You just walk out of line of sight. Or, if the mob is facing you, run behind it on the server tick and sneak before it ticks over again. I have used this to walk to the bottom of seb, guk, chardok, etc. basically anywhere mobs see invis.

The server tick is your friend, it turns sneak from useless to overpowered.

[Aesop]

sneak is pretty powerful, and halflings while also disgusting can also use hide to break charms, and to med in peace without having to mem/cast invis.

[Doctor Jeff]

sneak is pretty powerful, and halflings while also disgusting can also use hide to break charms, and to med in peace without having to mem/cast invis.

you can even just sneak and sit down directly behind a see invis/KOS mob and afk/med indefinitely.

Kill the PH, sneak and sit behind where he spawns, when he spawns he will be right in front of you but not aggro until you are ready

[serjordanmormont]

you can even just sneak and sit down directly behind a see invis/KOS mob and afk/med indefinitely.

Kill the PH, sneak and sit behind where he spawns, when he spawns he will be right in front of you but not aggro until you are ready

Wow that is OP :eek:

[unleashedd]

The server tick is your friend, it turns sneak from useless to overpowered.

can you shed more light on this please? my brother plays halfling druid and we have no knowledge of this

[Doctor Jeff]

can you shed more light on this please? my brother plays halfling druid and we have no knowledge of this

Everything in everquest happens every six seconds. You can see this by taking off and re-equipping an hp item, or casting a spell then watching the resource tick up.

A mob only checks for aggro every so often, I feel like its on the half tick which is 3 seconds. If you are out of range when the tick happens, and then behind the mob and sneaking before the next tick, it will never have seen you.

You can use this to just run by mobs if you are going to be able to get behind an los barrier.
For example, in kc, whatever character im on, even my warrior, I just wait for the tick and then run from the pawbuster stairs through the jail into the box room and never aggro.

[unleashedd]

and this tick is global, most easily monitored by hp/mp regen tick?

[Jotei]

Halfbreeds are perhaps the least wise of the civilized peoples of the West. It is not their fault that their bastardized genomes leave them sorely lacking the natural intuition and feral bonds druids and acolytes of other faiths have come to rely so heavily on. Halfbreeds are often the product of broken homes and suffer prejudice at both ends of their genomes, disposing them to greater expression of egocentricity and carnal impulse that is often left unchecked by their average intelligence.

That being said, there are plenty of magical items out their by which a dolt might claim the acumen to practice Druidic magics, so I would not allow your intuitive ineptitude to discourage you from pursuing your dreams. Good luck friend!