Habits you just couldn't drop after switching characters...

[Jimjam]

Sneaking! So great, so versatile!

Using sneak is so imprinted on my neurones that even when playing a dark elf cleric or barbarian shaman I still find myself approaching merchants from the rear!

What EQ behaviours have you found difficult to shift even once they are no longer useful?

[Swish]

Doesn't matter what caster class I'm playing, gate always goes in spell slot 8 and the bottom right slot of the spell book...can't shake it, wouldn't be right if it was anywhere else. That shit started on live in 1999 and continues :p

[Phantasm]

I press FD more times than I should when I switch off my monk.

Whats that? A mob aggrod'd?! Lets just FD it! *casts snare* !?!?!!????

Another thing I do is think that I'm still on my monk and just run through dungeons/mobs, forgetting I'm on another inept toon! I guess I just forget I'm not on superpowered op monk sometimes :P

[Rokzor]

That's definately 'Tracking' for me, I hit my track button on all of my toons :D

[maskedmelon]

Another thing I do is think that I'm still on my monk and just run through dungeons/mobs, forgetting I'm on another inept toon! I guess I just forget I'm not on superpowered op monk sometimes :P

You are not alone (^｡^)

[Bubbles]

Divine Aura / Feign Death in slot 7 (depending on toon) and Gate in slot 8 as well.

Slot 6 is always a root of some kind.

You can always tell the pure melee alts of casters/priests. They are the ones sitting between pulls. Its a ridiculously hard habit to break.

[Brut]

- Mashing /who nonstop after playing on red.
- Playing a ranger or something, having Track button or somesuch to stress spam at hotkey1, then switching to SK and randomly FDing constantly since it's the same hotkey.
- Killing my recently summoned pet since using CoS whenever possible such a SK standard.

[maskedmelon]

- Mashing /who nonstop after playing on red.
- Playing a ranger or something, having Track button or somesuch to stress spam at hotkey1, then switching to SK and randomly FDing constantly since it's the same hotkey.
- Killing my recently summoned pet since using CoS whenever possible such a SK standard.

Gotta bind that stuff to left or right movement key, so you spam yourself automatically while moving around (unless you a faster or something, then don't work I guess) ^^

On that note, anyone ever bound something like that a movement key and the. Switch to another character and accidentally attack since merging? ^^;

[Tuurin]

You can always tell the pure melee alts of casters/priests. They are the ones sitting between pulls. Its a ridiculously hard habit to break.

This one for me for sure. I mainly play a necro, but have a baby rogue that I play sometimes when i want to group or just dick around. And yes I think on more than one occasion I've had some confused group members wondering why I'm sitting down between every pull.

To be honest, I don't know how people main pure melees. Every time I play one I feel like I'm mostly just standing around and/or pushing like 1-2 buttons. Total opposite of a necro, who is constantly having to do something to be efficient, swapping out spells, paying attention to a pet, etc.

[Lorglath84]

When playing a cleric... I stand and try to cannibalize - it doesn't work, then i sit down and pout that mana goes up so slow.

[Jimjam]

Maining pure melee?

Pulling and positioning mobs so the rogues/pets don't have to move from their spots kinda keeps you busy.

Also, without having to manage mana/spells makes it easier for pure melees to lead groups, find replacements and better sense the 'bigger picture' of whats happening in the group.

When playing some casters I find it too absorbing and I find it difficult to fully appreciate everything that is happening around me. I probably have a case of the dumbs though.



Back on topic, I often find myself attempting to instaclick refresh my spell bar on alts with no instaclick.

[Animated0]

I main a cleric. Out of habit, I find myself sitting anytime I'm not pulling/fighting on my monk or my rogue with full hit points. They still haven't regened any mana from this.

[Cenii]

pulling mobs on wiz after maining monk on live... who doesnt love a wiz KDT pull :D


also.. gate in slot 8. always.

[EQBallzz]

pulling mobs on wiz after maining monk on live... who doesnt love a wiz KDT pull :D


also.. gate in slot 8. always.

I can relate to so many of these. Gate in 8. Always. Usually put root in 7. Sitting on monk to "med" because I played a druid so long.

[Cenii]

boggles my mind when enchanters say they have no room for gate. like what lol

[fadetree]

spells - ( I play WIS usually, only INT is chanter)
1 - always a root of some kind
2 - always a nuke of some kind
3 - always a dot or a swap slot
4 - always snare or slow or stun or other debuff
5 - always a heal (wis caster), or charm (int caster)
6 - always a mezz or stun, or utility (fast expiring buff)
7 - always sow or haste or other speed related buff
8 - always gate or other gtfo, or thorns or other offensive buff

This lets my habits work out ok most of the time, even if I spazz out.

[GraveD]

- Mashing /who nonstop after playing on red.
- Playing a ranger or something, having Track button or somesuch to stress spam at hotkey1, then switching to SK and randomly FDing constantly since it's the same hotkey.
- Killing my recently summoned pet since using CoS whenever possible such a SK standard.

+1. Pretty sure my SK pets have died more often from forgetting I have one and using CoS than actually being killed by mobs. Lol.

[Jorgam]

Running like I have Safe Fall...

Running around like I can just FD things off..

/mourn Alts

[rictus204]

i always move while casting when i'm not on my bard.

[Jmcwrestling]

Charming on my necro is crippling because I have the instant stun reflex so hard coded in my head from playing my enchanter. I have stun bound to my 2nd slot and I press Alt+2 faster than anyone one on a charm break even though spell #2 on my necro is lifetap.

When I use a melee I sit between pulls, and I also always turn ever so slightly anytime I stand up since I don't wanna interrupt those melee spells by accident ...

[Baler]

Canni dancing.

I try to canni on my mage all the time. :confused:
I got a scope on my mage (range slot +5 int) so all I end up doing is zooming in.
Helps when buffing my pet but doesn't increase my mana. :(

[Cecily]

Attacking mobs from behind, whether I need to or not.

[Metalopolis]

Divine Aura / Feign Death in slot 7 (depending on toon) and Gate in slot 8 as well.

Slot 6 is always a root of some kind.

You can always tell the pure melee alts of casters/priests. They are the ones sitting between pulls. Its a ridiculously hard habit to break.

Interesting....ive always used 8 for gate, 7 for "main defensive spell" (be it DA, FD, RUNE etc.) and 6 for root as well.

Classic-be-damned I'd love to haveat those "spell sets" on p99.

Oh and off topic.....the fucking KEYRING too!!!!

[Tingowingo]

Ducking while casting a song you didn't want

[Sorn]

Track button habit. On my alts to poke fun at myself, I replace that button with /time.

Oddly enough I don't seem to get hide or FD mixed up, even though they're in the same slots. I have, however, tied my forage key to my movement keys...and forage happens to be in the same slot as sit/stand on my monk. Took me a second to figure out what was happening when I couldn't seem to turn left without sitting. "WHY CAN'T I GO ANYWHERE?? Oh."

[Kodim]

Mine is more having faction on my main that my alts don't have.

Constantly dying cause of it.

[maskedmelon]

I have, however, tied my forage key to my movement keys...and forage happens to be in the same slot as sit/stand on my monk. Took me a second to figure out what was happening when I couldn't seem to turn left without sitting. "WHY CAN'T I GO ANYWHERE?? Oh."

lol that is kinda funny. I accidentally attacked an epic not because I had my /who, /corpse, /sense heading, /loc key bound to movement and had put disarm in that spot to skill it up ^^;

[Phantasm]

On cleric (L52)

1. CH
2. Patch
3. HoT
4. Root
5. Stun/Nuke Undead/buff
6. DA
7. DB
8. Gate/buff

Druid (L57)

1. Heal
2. Thorns
3. Snare
4. Root
5. Nuke
6. Nuke/buffs/debuffs (usually regrowth)
7. Nuke/buffs/debuffs/charm
8. Gate/port/buff

Another habit i have when switching to casters is in my provisioning. I dint carry water on my monk, apoarently casters need water. /shrug

[Fifield]

Forgetting your not playing a bard and trying to cast and run on any other toon.

Even trying to use item clickies on other characters and it doesnt go off. WTF.. oh right im on my warrior

[Zekayy]

Play Uthgard

[Landael]

+1 CoS click. Replaced with Hide on alts that have it.

[Joyelle]

When playing a cleric... I stand and try to cannibalize - it doesn't work, then i sit down and pout that mana goes up so slow.

This exactly!

[Tupakk]

Sit on HB 4, group and guild window stacked on the right, 678 WC rings gate Sow, tell windows

[Ravager]

Beer drinking.

[fadetree]

Interesting that most have gate as slot 8. This means something.

[Jimjam]

its the g8 out of jail free card!

[Kowalski]

Forage

[Nixtar]

When first starting out I kept doing /who and sneaking up/keeping out of sight of people. Guess playing on a PvP server leaves its mark. Don't sneak up on people anymore but the /who fu is still strong.

[Danth]

I still habitually bank all my platinum all the time, 15 years after last playing on a PvP server in this game.

Danth

[Bubbles]

boggles my mind when enchanters say they have no room for gate. like what lol

Necros never mem gate either. This is the main reason we get excited with CoS, and that our velious boots cast IVU... and our bracer reclaim energy. ENC/NEC the ultimate 'wish we had more spell slot' classes. Shaman too, but they always have gate up :).

I still habitually bank all my platinum all the time, 15 years after last playing on a PvP server in this game.

Danth

Same, tho I always have walking money on most toons for Dial a Port.

[Evia]

I also am a gate goes on 8 kinda guy.
Root or snare goes in 7/6
Heal always in 1
If I have a nuke or dmg spell I use alot it's always in 5
Utility spells like slow,dots,debuffs, mezzes, charms 2-4

[articnv]

on my necro

1 - open slot i use this to swamp spelsl the msot
2 - root / snare
3 - fear / pet haste / dot / heal
4 - dot
5- screaming terror / dot
6 charm / mana pump / dot
7 lich
8 fd

One my habits pulling even when we have a mnk. was the main puller for raids on live for 2 years on a necro.

Pullign and killing shit when the group is ona med a break or afk - fux that shit if i can kill something i kill - got to keep the xp rolling :P

[LGraves]

Haha great thread.

I have my evade and FD keys on the same spot. So when I play my monk I always flop in mid combat like a fool.

[Nuggie]

On necro: slot 7 root, slot 8 fd. On cleric: slot 6 db, slot 7 root, slot 8 da.

Necro came first. Tried having both da/db together in 7/8 on cleric, kept casting db when I wanted root. Had to seperate them. Drives the cleric guildmates that use my cleric wild that they aren't together. >8-)

Also, @miley, miss those VD days

[Daldaen]

You're doing Necromancer and Cleric wrong if you have Gate memorized full time. You're also doing it wrong if you don't have invulnerability permanently memorized.

You should replace Gate with DA/HS. DA/HS have much more utility for you during any type of play. If you ever find yourself needing to Gate you can easily cast your invulernability spell and memorize Gate while DA'd then run away and cast Gate.

[Ravager]

You're doing Necromancer and Cleric wrong if you have Gate memorized full time. You're also doing it wrong if you don't have invulnerability permanently memorized.

You should replace Gate with DA/HS. DA/HS have much more utility for you during any type of play. If you ever find yourself needing to Gate you can easily cast your invulernability spell and memorize Gate while DA'd then run away and cast Gate.
WC cap is more reliable than Gate anyway (cast time/gate collapses when you need it most) and it's easy enough to make a dedicated mule for recharging.

[Relbaic]

Forgetting your not playing a bard and trying to cast and run on any other toon.

Even trying to use item clickies on other characters and it doesnt go off. WTF.. oh right im on my warrior

You can cast and run, you just need to end up in the same spot you started casting the spell by the time it ends. Not really helpful to anyone but it was fun summoning a pet and running around for 10 seconds and still having it go off.

[Jimjam]

You can cast and run, you just need to end up in the same spot you started casting the spell by the time it ends. Not really helpful to anyone but it was fun summoning a pet and running around for 10 seconds and still having it go off.

I saw a wiz do this once to evac a group.. he tagged aggro on a bunch of mobs with his tstaff, cornered up, started casting evac, ran the mobs in a circle, returned to corner, landed evac and hailed as hero (this story is made up).

[pasi]

From comments of people playing my characters spanning multiple games:

I never have inventory room.

Bank loaded with old gear I'll never use. Bags loaded with every proc/consumable imaginable. Never any room for food/drink. If I'm trying to loot something, it will take me several minutes to find out what to drop/delete.

[fadetree]

On my enchanter I don't always not have gate, but when I do not....
I have a WC cap.