What chance does a non-competitive player have on this server?

[Toxigen]

Just grind plat the way you sit fit and buy items / MQs / loot rights.

If you don't want to raid, don't. Your character will still be capable of doing everything in the game.

[Danth]

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

If you don't want to raid, don't. Your character will still be capable of doing everything in the game.

Succinctly and accurately said, Toxigen. EQ's a loosely-tuned game. High-end items are not necessary. A player can do all group content wearing group gear and most of Velious was beat the day it opened on "Blue" by guilds wearing Kunark equipment. The folks who have a bad time here are the folks who want to do high-end content on a schedule and badly want to have top-end equipment whether they need it or not.

I feel like the OP has posted something to this effect before but I may be mis-rembering and confusing him for someone else. Certainly I've seen the sentiment before. EQ simply doesn't require top-tier or even second-tier equipment to experience the entire game.

(edit) I speak from direct personal experience. My own character is lower-midrange at most and I've done all the smallman/group content and most the raids. I've done more in the non-raid part of the game than even most of the folks with high-end stuff ever try to do. EQ's more about determination and desire to push the limit than about tiers of gear. The game's designed in such a way that a necessary baseline is always reasonably achievable.

Danth