I Dont Feel Like Playing My Mage Anymore....

[cd288]

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

Thanks for mentioning one of the reasons why the raid scene on p99 is cancer.

None of this has anything to do with P99 specifically? It's classic EQ. That's just how Mages were in the classic era. Any server that tries to mirror classic class structures is going to have that.

It's just the way classic EQ raiding is. Has nothing to do with choices made by P99 staff or something like that.

[Snaggles]

Mages are the least affected by the pet tracking nerf. They have no mobility options (unless they wish to invis and kill their pet or DA bomb) and are the worst single target solo class who can summon a pet. Find a named spawn at 60, is it blue? Good luck…

As for the distance to aggro change, nobody else cares. I sicked my pet on Gozz the other day, it started attacking. True story.

[Zuranthium]

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

I just pointed that a cleric can do it also. So what makes mages so special they need to be nerfed? Just nerf the items, not the whole class, geez

Mages are the only class that can do 3 instant activation DA's, giving them the highest chance of chaining 4+ together.

It doesn't have anything to do with other nerfs that have happened though, and it's true there are non-classic nerfs to the class on p99 that need to be fixed. You've also correctly identified that raiding is generally boring.

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

As for the distance to aggro change, nobody else cares.

A lot of people have complained about the new pet attack distance, have you tested exactly how far it is? If it's less than cast range that's a problem.

[Drueric]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

None of this has anything to do with P99 specifically? It's classic EQ. That's just how Mages were in the classic era. Any server that tries to mirror classic class structures is going to have that.

It's just the way classic EQ raiding is. Has nothing to do with choices made by P99 staff or something like that.

That is true. Its the players themselves who created the system.

[Drueric]

However, CSR supports it, backs it up, and enforces it, so, unless the players are allowed to make a new raiding system, we are stuck with this cancer.

[Ekco]

you're complaining about video game mechanics for a game made in 1998 by people who didn't know wtf they were doing objectively inside the museum for said game that's populated almost entirely by min/maxing raiding masochists

maybe you're the cancer, and the cure is about 10,000 other choices on steam where you can be the mage you wanna be, i heard skyrim with mods is pretty good.

hope this helps.

[Danth]

Don't like raiding? Then don't do it, or treat it as a side activity to do once in awhile. I've spent my entire time on P99 mostly doing other parts of the game and only raiding occasionally. It's a big game with lots to do. If you don't want to lock yourself into a jail called Temple Veeshan and ruin your game doing something that's not much fun, you don't have to. Those oh-so-appealing high-end pixel loot items aren't needed to do anything in the game and it's basically just bait for the mousetrap.

A magician can give good service as part of something like a trio, since a lot of duos will cover the critical jobs and damage always stacks.

[Snaggles]

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

A lot of people have complained about the new pet attack distance, have you tested exactly how far it is? If it's less than cast range that's a problem.

No. It worked good in short distances (about 100 range), I didn’t try past that.

Ill let the OP measure it out since they are grinding this axe.

[Snaggles]

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

No. It worked good in short distances (about 100 range), I didn’t try past that.

Ill let the OP measure it out since they are grinding this axe.

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

However, CSR supports it, backs it up, and enforces it, so, unless the players are allowed to make a new raiding system, we are stuck with this cancer.

You don’t even raid.

[Drueric]

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

You don’t even raid.

No of course not, why would I want to participate in something this horrible.

It seem this discussion has veered way off track.