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Forum: Green Server Chat 12-07-2025, 11:34 PM

Replies: 74 200 players on green 100 blue 3 people on red off peak hours Views: 15,801 Posted By greatdane It's a free-to-play non-profit server, what... It's a free-to-play non-profit server, what incentive can there be besides the continued health and popularity of the project?

Forum: Tanks 11-01-2025, 10:42 PM

Replies: 19 Warrior epic quest faction requirements Views: 5,151 Posted By greatdane You can ruin your True Spirit faction if for some... You can ruin your True Spirit faction if for some reason you kill mobs that are on that faction, but those aren't mobs one would normally kill. It's also pretty easy to fix it again. All warriors...

Forum: Melee 10-20-2025, 09:39 AM

Replies: 11 Issues with Ranger weapon sheild Views: 3,331 Posted By greatdane The takeaway is that rangers are so naturally... The takeaway is that rangers are so naturally tanky that they won't even notice if they've forgotten to train parry.

Forum: Rants and Flames 09-22-2025, 01:31 PM

Replies: 1,062 Daybreak sues THJ Views: 218,591 Posted By greatdane The whinefest from THJ's community is kind of... The whinefest from THJ's community is kind of amusing. Their collective immaturity is really on full display. Their server was a reckless exercise in copyright infringement and wanton greed from the...

Forum: Casters 09-14-2025, 11:40 PM

Replies: 200 Enchanter is #1 solo class? What is this madness Views: 55,653 Posted By greatdane Ancient posts from back then are worth just about... Ancient posts from back then are worth just about nothing. Loramin is quoting a post from a guy who says warrior is one of the best soloing classes. These kinds of sources have literally no value...

Forum: Tanks 09-14-2025, 01:41 AM

Replies: 31 Best group tank? Views: 10,393 Posted By greatdane If there isn't anyone who can snare, and the... If there isn't anyone who can snare, and the group is in a place where snare matters, SK is the best. This is particularly true in places like Sebilis where most mobs will have SoW because there's...

Forum: Melee 09-14-2025, 01:22 AM

Replies: 695 Best solo melee class? Views: 126,812 Posted By greatdane I mean, it was long before smartphones and you... I mean, it was long before smartphones and you couldn't even alt-tab out of the original EQ client. Unless someone literally sat there with an actual stopwatch in hand, it was kinda hard to test...

Forum: Tanks 09-14-2025, 01:16 AM

Replies: 77 Tunnel Gear - Warrior Weapons Views: 45,875 Posted By greatdane That's not a thing. It just doesn't work like... That's not a thing. It just doesn't work like that. The only effects that build threat over time is DoTs. Resisted spells don't generate extra threat. That's player imagination at work. ...

Forum: Melee 08-23-2025, 02:27 AM

Replies: 12 255 dex with starting Monk Views: 4,819 Posted By greatdane The real question is can you do it with a fungi... The real question is can you do it with a fungi tunic on? Because that'd be so much better.

Forum: Melee 08-23-2025, 01:58 AM

Replies: 695 Best solo melee class? Views: 126,812 Posted By greatdane Back in the early days of EQ, people used to... Back in the early days of EQ, people used to think Harmony was a mana regen buff. It doesn't say what it does, but you can cast it on players (or could at the time, I don't know if that ever changed)...

Forum: Tanks 08-23-2025, 01:50 AM

Replies: 13 BIS Range Slot for Paladin Views: 6,641 Posted By greatdane There's an argument for Orb of the Deep Sea. Not... There's an argument for Orb of the Deep Sea. Not universally BIS in all situations, but if you're doing something where there's no real risk of dying and/or you're not being CHed (say, an easy grind...

Forum: Tanks 08-23-2025, 01:13 AM

Replies: 77 Tunnel Gear - Warrior Weapons Views: 45,875 Posted By greatdane Generally speaking, duration has no impact on... Generally speaking, duration has no impact on threat. All effects of a given type generate a uniform amount of threat. All stuns are the same (except the ones that also deal damage, in which case the...

Forum: Tanks 08-19-2025, 09:47 PM

Replies: 285 Is warrior aggro greatly exaggerated? Views: 35,124 Posted By greatdane There's nothing about warriors that make them... There's nothing about warriors that make them useful in group content. Outside of defensive disc, a warrior is like 5% more tanky than a knight. Unless you're pulling for an AoE group or something,...

Forum: Tanks 08-13-2025, 08:55 PM

Replies: 285 Is warrior aggro greatly exaggerated? Views: 35,124 Posted By greatdane There's no value in having even better aggro... There's no value in having even better aggro spells than knights. It's completely trivial for a knight to hold aggro in all scenarios. Having even more isn't useful. It's the topic of the...

Forum: Tanks 08-04-2025, 01:34 PM

Replies: 285 Is warrior aggro greatly exaggerated? Views: 35,124 Posted By greatdane This isn't viable in all groups. If the group... This isn't viable in all groups. If the group features a lot of direct damage (e.g. necro pets proccing lifetaps, players proccing random shit), or the mobs have high MR, root will only last a few...

Forum: Rants and Flames 07-15-2025, 12:53 AM

Replies: 83 Quarm was resurrected, but now it is in Luclin. Views: 43,567 Posted By greatdane These aren't being added, they're being removed.... These aren't being added, they're being removed. Quarm had these already but DBG apparently want them gone.

Forum: Melee 07-10-2025, 10:23 PM

Replies: 101 Claw of Lightning is disappointing (ranger) Views: 48,391 Posted By greatdane Out of curiosity, how close is Ragebringer to the... Out of curiosity, how close is Ragebringer to the best rogue weapons?

Forum: Rants and Flames 06-30-2025, 08:54 PM

Replies: 1,062 Daybreak sues THJ Views: 218,591 Posted By greatdane I never understood why THJ was so popular. Tried... I never understood why THJ was so popular. Tried it when it launched, and while the triple-class gimmick was briefly entertaining, the novelty wore off within a week. Then it was just a laughably...

Forum: Melee 10-01-2024, 10:14 PM

Replies: 36 Another Agility Thread Views: 78,759 Posted By greatdane The long and short of it is that agility gives... The long and short of it is that agility gives nowhere near enough to ever care about or give anything up for. It isn't even worth a buff slot unless there are no other useful buffs available. Aside...

Forum: Priests 10-01-2024, 08:17 PM

Replies: 81 Druid Pros/Cons Views: 147,609 Posted By greatdane Fun is subjective. On person's favorite class is... Fun is subjective. On person's favorite class is another person's least favorite. Nobody can tell you if druid is fun. It's widely regarded as one of the weakest classes. Groups won't go out of...

Forum: Tanks 09-25-2024, 10:00 PM

Replies: 18 New paladin Views: 9,463 Posted By greatdane This game was a copycat job off a MUD that was... This game was a copycat job off a MUD that was based on AD&D, and it is the unbreakable law of AD&D that only humans can be paladins. As such, dwarf paladins are an abomination. They should all...

Forum: Tanks 09-25-2024, 09:47 PM

Replies: 152 Vulak Axe vs. Tunare Sword Views: 136,517 Posted By greatdane Sure, but if you're at the point of redundancy... Sure, but if you're at the point of redundancy where you consider Petrified Heartwood Flamberge a twink weapon, Mr. Shovelquest (if that's even your real name), I don't think your perspective is of...

Forum: Tanks 09-25-2024, 01:21 PM

Replies: 60 Making a Warrior Views: 43,734 Posted By greatdane I was illustrating the fallacy of his argument,... I was illustrating the fallacy of his argument, not pointing to a tangible scenario. The point is: the number of procs available to a class does not directly translate into greater options for that...

Forum: Tanks 09-25-2024, 12:59 PM

Replies: 152 Vulak Axe vs. Tunare Sword Views: 136,517 Posted By greatdane Even without that, it's just an irritating proc... Even without that, it's just an irritating proc to have on your main weapon. On raids it doesn't land so it's essentially a weapon with no proc whereas Palladius' proc is unresistable, and in group...

Forum: Tanks 09-22-2024, 09:28 PM

Replies: 60 Making a Warrior Views: 43,734 Posted By greatdane Volume of items is irrelevant. Diversity is not... Volume of items is irrelevant. Diversity is not inherently valuable. What matters is which ones are impactful and valuable to have. The overwhelming majority of procs and clickies in this game are...

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