Raiding end game content

[Tethler]

Originally Posted by tadkins [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Is that all true? Damn...

I thought there were other, more inclusive and viable raiding guilds I could join later, as well as the open raids I heard about. Are those really not a thing anymore?

Maybe a swap to blue is in order but I'd hate to leave behind my box of abu-kar lol.

There are plenty of other guilds raiding. ST takes down more targets than anyone else, but that doesn't mean that no one else kills anything.

[starkind]

Tbh u can do dru naked.

And it's ez to hit 60 on any caster.

Dru get the ability to do some indoor farming.

Sounds like u should hang out grinding plst on ur mage till u got like 40k.

Idk de sk isn't that bad compared to ogre either.

Only ench, shm, necro can solo the hardest things.

Dru, pal, sk, rng. Wiz, mage can always progress tho.

I saw a cleric solo the general in kith for rogue epic with puppet strings tho. Ull be able to progress to 50 on one, and still kill stuff ocasionally slowly on lazy bored nights.

EQ is a grp game. Even shm, necr, ench benefit from grps and aren't godlike prior to gearing. Ya either grp and nolife thi game to hit 60 in a month.

Or ya dedicate 1 day a week to grping. And do it in 4 months.

Or u do whatever u want chill out and kill a mob once per hr and in a year or two any class can be 60.

The above posters are right about raiding. If you can stay at the keyboard for 72 hrs straight. It doesn't matter what class u play.

Big pros of being a clr or war, mnk, rogue is guaranteed acceptance in most grps or any raid force.

Mages, druids, necros, ench, shm. Are what ppl play to feed plat and droppables to their alts.

Highly recommend you give that druid a try as they are versatile and desirable in grps upto 40. And by lvl 14 u can charm animals. Later on u can quad kite. Great for those nights u can find a grp. Or don't want to. Or just want to kill every 30 mins while studying.

If u want to raid. ASAP. Get gud on a clr. Learn to root. Pull. Stun. Cc. Ch. And everyone will beg to recruit u. You'll ruin ur life grping 12+ hrs a day, then raiding batphones at 3am. But hey. You'll see those big mobs die and have tons of dkp.

[starkind]

Sounds like OP needs good solo ability and struggles with having any downtime.

Necro highhhhhly rated. U don't have to be iksar. Cuz u rly won't ever need to med. Next up ench. Then bard. All three classes are going to require game knowledge tho.

Druid can be efficiently leveled. Go to kedge, permafrost. OT, burning woods,, Charm. Get a clicky nuke stick and instantly jump from 45-55 in a few nights... ur gonna have to compete for mobs tho.

On green grping is just so much simpler. And u can AFK lvl any caster on random mobs out in the middle of no were but it's always better to grp if ur in a hurry.

Bards can level the fastest. Also without much more than some drum and lute, like total 1kp investment.

[starkind]

U will probably always burn out if u never learn to kill a single mob then go afk for an hr and do something else productive with ur life. This game isn't a replacement for life. Just something to kill time with and occasionally do RP esque/bow/waves

[tadkins]

Originally Posted by starkind [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EQ is a grp game.

I am aware, but what does one do if they don't have any friends and can't get into any groups?

I remember early on in Green, my first character was a wizard. I got him to level 24 or so. I spent literally an entire day running across the world trying to get into a group. First went to Mistmoore, then Unrest, then Upper Guk, Lake Rathe, South Karana, Highkeep, and then Permafrost to /ooc 24 Wizard LFG. Every single time, ignored. It was depressing, it was lonely, and it caused me to give up for a while. I came back about a couple weeks later, deleted the wizard and rolled a mage. I had hoped it would make me more appealing to groups but I also figured it would be easier to solo with one when necessary too.

Trying to find groups and trying to find help for much of anything is daunting. When I considered trying a bard, I knew they'd be able to get a mask that turns them into a dark elf. But I also dreaded the thought of trying to get people to help me go in there to camp it. Because my experiences of trying to get people to help me and getting rejected have kind of left me traumatized in a sense. So when I do try to think of something to play, I really do take into account how much they're able to solo, because I am used to trying to do as much as possible on my own.

[tadkins]

Originally Posted by starkind [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

U will probably always burn out if u never learn to kill a single mob then go afk for an hr and do something else productive with ur life. This game isn't a replacement for life. Just something to kill time with and occasionally do RP esque/bow/waves

Yeah I was doing that today with the orc in Rathe Mtns who drops the mithril girdle. I don't really need it or anything, but it's a very predictable 2 hour spawn. I was sitting there the whole time AFK for most of it as I'm still trying to figure out what I actually want to play.

I consider myself a pretty patient person and I actually found I love doing things like that. I helped my sister get a ghoulbane the other day, camping my mage in the shin lord's room with a predictable 16 minute repeating timer. Just having the freedom to get up when needed and for the most part, profiting while sitting on my butt is pretty nice. xD

[Tethler]

Originally Posted by tadkins [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am aware, but what does one do if they don't have any friends and can't get into any groups?

I remember early on in Green, my first character was a wizard. I got him to level 24 or so. I spent literally an entire day running across the world trying to get into a group. First went to Mistmoore, then Unrest, then Upper Guk, Lake Rathe, South Karana, Highkeep, and then Permafrost to /ooc 24 Wizard LFG. Every single time, ignored. It was depressing, it was lonely, and it caused me to give up for a while. I came back about a couple weeks later, deleted the wizard and rolled a mage. I had hoped it would make me more appealing to groups but I also figured it would be easier to solo with one when necessary too.

Trying to find groups and trying to find help for much of anything is daunting. When I considered trying a bard, I knew they'd be able to get a mask that turns them into a dark elf. But I also dreaded the thought of trying to get people to help me go in there to camp it. Because my experiences of trying to get people to help me and getting rejected have kind of left me traumatized in a sense. So when I do try to think of something to play, I really do take into account how much they're able to solo, because I am used to trying to do as much as possible on my own.

If you are playing a less desirable grouping class, get in the habit of forming a group yourself. Like, go to a zone and call a camp check. If a camp is open that you want, do a /w all lfg 20 28 (or whatever level range you're aiming for) and send tells to people. My green main is a ranger. I didn't often have trouble finding groups, but when I did, I formed my own.

[starkind]

Originally Posted by tadkins [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I remember early on in Green, my first character was a wizard. I got him to level 24 or so. I spent literally an entire day running across the world trying to get into a group. First went to Mistmoore, then Unrest, then Upper Guk, Lake Rathe, South Karana, Highkeep, and then Permafrost to /ooc 24 Wizard LFG. Every single time, ignored. It was depressing, it was lonely, and it caused me to give up for a while. I came back about a couple weeks later, deleted the wizard and rolled a mage. I had hoped it would make me more appealing to groups but I also figured it would be easier to solo with one when necessary too.

Trying to find groups and trying to find help for much of anything is daunting. When I considered trying a bard, I knew they'd be able to get a mask that turns them into a dark elf. But I also dreaded the thought of trying to get people to help me go in there to camp it. Because my experiences of trying to get people to help me and getting rejected have kind of left me traumatized in a sense. So when I do try to think of something to play, I really do take into account how much they're able to solo, because I am used to trying to do as much as possible on my own.

Join a guild.

Hang out in VOIP on discord.

As for getting the mask just go down to ass/sup in lguk. There's guaranteed to be a grp there, if not send tells out to any 40+ healers u see lfg.

Good grps and veterans hang out in discord voice. That's the place to make friends.

I am aware, but what does one do if they don't have any friends and can't get into any groups?

If that's truly the case, you're definitely a necromancer. Good luck and Brad Bless u.

[starkind]

When I wanted to grp on my many wizards, I'd just go hang out at the camps I was in range for. Or /who all mages, enchanters, druids, rogues, rangers, other wizards or anyone else willing/able to duo. /tell, hey let's start a grp.

I started many x3 wizard grps. Lotsa fun lol. Inevitably some necro or mage would show up, get jelly, and try to join.

Wizards, at 34, with 220 int. And clickies are quadding machines. So ez to hit 55+

55-60 is a bit slow unless u can get to one of the few good quad camps and have the gear to like, hold down sentient armor in WL.

[tadkins]

Originally Posted by Tethler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you are playing a less desirable grouping class, get in the habit of forming a group yourself. Like, go to a zone and call a camp check. If a camp is open that you want, do a /w all lfg 20 28 (or whatever level range you're aiming for) and send tells to people. My green main is a ranger. I didn't often have trouble finding groups, but when I did, I formed my own.

I've gotten similar advice before, but to be honest every time I think about trying to sit down and organize something like that, I start to get nervous and I get headaches. The thought of whispering random people from the other side of the world, not knowing how they're going to react, and then trying to get them to where you are and together is genuinely pretty hard.

Like, I want to, it's just...very nervewracking, hehe.

Originally Posted by starkind [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Join a guild.

Hang out in VOIP on discord.

As for getting the mask just go down to ass/sup in lguk. There's guaranteed to be a grp there, if not send tells out to any 40+ healers u see lfg.

Good grps and veterans hang out in discord voice. That's the place to make friends.

I figured once I got a character to 40+ and actually picked one to stay as a main, I could start whispering guilds and seeing if I could join one. Admittedly I'm kind of introverted so it's hard to just hang out in voice chat. A lot of the time I'd rather just listen to music hehe.

Is there always a group down there? I mostly see lower guk pretty empty a lot of the time, maybe 5 people at the most. I didn't think that camp was very popular.

Originally Posted by starkind [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If that's truly the case, you're definitely a necromancer. Good luck and Brad Bless u.

Maybe I am, hehe. How noticable is the difference between iksar and another race though?

I actually am tempted to give wizard another shot too. I genuinely like the class from a thematic standpoint.