I tried to like it... I really tried...advice?

[Kope]

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

Well, it's funny you comment this because you are one of the reasons I started feeling this way Guido.

I duo'd with your Necro killing Aviaks. Very friendly btw not blaming you for anything.

However, it seemed to put me in the mindset that even if I grind out for the next few months and level to 60 I still won't be 1/50th as elite as most of the people playing this game due to the fact that I'm coming in so late. And what's the point of playing everquest if you cant show off a little.

When I started playing again I had such a nostalgia burst, my biggest motivation was leveling to 50 so I could kill Nafagen again. I get on these forums and read about how pretty much everything is perma-camped and there is really no room for casual players end game at all.

Hey, maybe I am mistaken but that's the perspective I have gained this far and it's holding me back.

I realize I do kind of sound like a bitch, but it is what it is.

It's truly up to you as to what's important in this 14 year old game. If you want to be the 1% you need to put the hours in (just like on live). If you want to enjoy the casual scene, you can do that without putting those hours in but you won't be "the uber 1%."

I have a couple of main perspectives you should take into account:

1) Everyone came to this server to do their own thing, relive the EQ experience and in one way or another do things they weren't able to do. For a lot of people this means raiding high end stuff, so yea the end raids are overcamped right now.

2) No one knows when velious will come out, but Kunark has been out for...2...3? years now? When on live it was out for like 8 months? Don't worry about "how far you're behind" or "how uber everyone else is." You can get incredibly uber gear compared to what you had on live incredibly easy. Because this server is so weighted towards the high end everything else is next to worthless for people. Comparatively every character I have is 200X more geared than I was on live.

Enjoy the game for what it is imo, but play it how you want. Don't worry about what every other person is doing, get groups and enjoy dungeons.

I make new characters and yea I gear them out pretty well but I only do that to go enjoy the dungeons with people again. I know others do as well (may not be a majority but just keep grouping and you'll find a good group of like-minded individuals.