What class will you play?

[Heywood]

Im torn, ive always liked druids... but I like clerics espcially in PVP.


but if we can only 1 box... I'll probably stick with druid.

[redghosthunter]

Play a pet class so we can RAID sky. Then make what ya want later.

I'd play a ENC, but the same nurfs will prob be in place on R99 as in B99. So if i played I'd go NEC. NECs have it all, and I'd be solo, lvling in some off far away zone.

[redghosthunter]

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

Im torn, ive always liked druids... but I like clerics espcially in PVP.


but if we can only 1 box... I'll probably stick with druid.

NECs who know about Pet Nukes, will own any CLR. Ya got 1 Nuke- Magic. And our 3 type- DOTs will land.

[pasi]

Assuming this is using the P99 code - shaman or necro probably. Shaman are going to be beastly without everyone having a potion bot.

Druids should be very viable.

Mage pets shouldn't be out of control like on VZTZ. On VZTZ, you could get like level 46(7) pets as a 50 mage. The necro spell Emissary of Thule was a level 47 pet to put that into perspective. On P99, pets are 40(1), I think. Plus, bolts being dodgeable.

Charm doesn't stick until really high levels of charisma. Enchanters will have to give up a lot of resists to make charm viable.

Melee are going to tickle in classic. Mith 2handers shouldn't hit for more than 60 at level 50. Monk fist ratios will be correct.

SKs/Paladins will have classic mana-pools and will just all-around suck to level.

[wehrmacht]

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

Mith 2handers shouldn't hit for more than 60 at level 50. Monk fist ratios will be correct.

Sorry but no, if this isn't some bullshit caster's paradise server and melee do normal damage, it will look like the following.

(255str / 200 2hs) / 100 = 95.55 + 2h damage bonus

= somewhere around 110-120 max hit with 255str

[wehrmacht]

Monk max hit is something like 72-74 with 255str but monks can't get their str that high.

[pasi]

Damage = DMod*Damage+DB
DB = (50-25)/3 = 8
DMod = (WS+STR-75)/100

So at 175 str, max hit w/ Mith 2h = 3*21+8 = 71
200 Str = 3.25*21+8 = 76
225 = 3.5*21+8 = 81
250 = 86

Granted none of this matters if you are rooted. There's no counter to being rooted.

[wehrmacht]

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

DMod = (WS+STR-75)/100

Where in the world did you get this formula from? I've never seen anyone try to claim the max hit formula had a -75 in it anywhere. During Kunark on EQ live with a 14/28 weapon in the offhand of my troll warrior with 255str, I remember being able to hit for 70 with it. Using your formula, he only would have been able to hit for 60.2

Are you sure this formula you posted hasn't been extrapolated from a caster or hybrid or something.

[pasi]

The project 1999 game mechanics section of the wiki. Thats the default algorithm from the EQ source code.

[Macken]

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

Sorry but no, if this isn't some bullshit caster's paradise server and melee do normal damage, it will look like the following.

(255str / 200 2hs) / 100 = 95.55 + 2h damage bonus

= somewhere around 110-120 max hit with 255str

Not 1999 Classic