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06-18-2026, 08:59 PM
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There is a famous passage from the Tao Te Ching...
There is a famous passage from the Tao Te Ching that talks about how a bowl is only useful because of the empty space inherent to its shape that allows it to hold things. The same for a house: it has...
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06-18-2026, 05:11 PM
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06-16-2026, 03:47 PM
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Exactly. EverQuest is a game of slow but steady...
Exactly. EverQuest is a game of slow but steady progress, and much of the feeling of satisfaction comes from overcoming the adversity presented by the world of Norrath itself, which is substantial....
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06-16-2026, 10:56 AM
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Yeah. I really wish they had simply made an...
Yeah. I really wish they had simply made an updated version of the game (with some UI updates, custom AAs and modern QoL features) with triple-classing as a sort of pseudo-3box, while preserving the...
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06-11-2026, 03:55 PM
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Mob HP values are totally different in EQL, as...
Mob HP values are totally different in EQL, as are player HP values. Even spell damage on most spells is different.
There is also basically no point to optimize for killing normal XP mobs, because...
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06-09-2026, 12:37 PM
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06-05-2026, 10:22 PM
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I've been following EQL pretty closely since it...
I've been following EQL pretty closely since it was announced and thought it sounded worth playing, but lately I'm not so sure. The devs have always been very open about designing a game to appeal to...
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05-22-2026, 10:54 PM
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05-22-2026, 12:13 PM
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Beta players seem to have realized how busted...
Beta players seem to have realized how busted Bards are. Basically every tank and melee DPS now has a Bard slotted in one of their three slots. For example, MNK/ROG/BRD gives you insane melee DPS,...
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05-21-2026, 01:26 PM
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With the way item leveling works and the...
With the way item leveling works and the inability to resell items after they've been equipped, I think that bartering will actually become the most common way to trade and acquire gear. This is...
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05-21-2026, 10:50 AM
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The more videos I watch of EQL, the more...
The more videos I watch of EQL, the more concerned I am that the game will indeed be too easy, and that the only strategy required will just be a "faceroll DPS" approach. For example, look at this...
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05-21-2026, 09:09 AM
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Addressing this issue is literally the driving...
Addressing this issue is literally the driving purpose behind this game, and from everything we've seen so far with the beta they seem to have done a great job. Basically all of the content is...
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05-19-2026, 07:45 PM
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05-19-2026, 08:30 AM
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The game is faster paced due to weaker mobs and...
The game is faster paced due to weaker mobs and greatly increased out-of-combat health/mana/endurance regen (each gaining 4% per tick, so you can regen a full 40% in only one minute, and you don't...
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05-18-2026, 08:22 PM
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05-18-2026, 04:15 PM
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Bard speed is not as important on EQL because...
Bard speed is not as important on EQL because there is no DoT kiting, you don't have to run to vendor to sell loot, you can pre-scribe all your spells, and the entire focus of the game is clearing...
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05-18-2026, 12:19 PM
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EQL is NOT like THJ so your buddy will be very...
EQL is NOT like THJ so your buddy will be very disappointed with SK/BRD/WIZ. There will be no kiting entire zones with huge Bard DoT/lifetap crits. In fact, I heard they disabled DoT damage on moving...
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05-17-2026, 08:36 PM
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05-15-2026, 05:58 PM
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05-15-2026, 03:55 PM
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05-15-2026, 03:30 PM
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You guys are looking at this through a P99 lens...
You guys are looking at this through a P99 lens where Enchanters are far and away the most powerful solo class, and where Monks are the best solo melee class (and where FD is one of the most powerful...
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05-15-2026, 11:57 AM
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Pure melee DPS like Rogues but use 2H weapons...
Pure melee DPS like Rogues but use 2H weapons instead of daggers. The Devs have stated that they reworked Berserkers more than any other class, though, so we'll see what they came up with exactly....
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05-15-2026, 10:10 AM
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I agree with your general analysis here,...
I agree with your general analysis here, especially in terms of needing to balance a build between DPS/tanking/heals/slow. But the intricacies of the unique EQL systems will probably throw a wrench...
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05-09-2026, 08:32 PM
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From watching the streams, one of the biggest...
From watching the streams, one of the biggest changes that is glossed over is the out-of-combat health/mana/stamina regen. It looks as if your character will regen 4% of each per tick, so with just...
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04-18-2026, 11:02 PM
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It really depends on how they implement the...
It really depends on how they implement the mechanics of controlling three classes at the same time (i.e. if you are a Warrior/Cleric/Enchanter, can you auto-attack at the same time you're casting a...
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