When do you think everquest was 'perfect/complete' ?

[astuce999]

I think Planes of Power was the pinnacle.

Content: Groupable areas with really good xp and themes, some very interesting unique items, a whole set of droppable (molds) armor set for all classes that did not have a secondary market, thus impeding mudflation.

Raid: I think this was the best mix implemented in a long time, there were different levels of raids for a types of guilds, from the mini-bosses in BoT towers to excruciatingly painful hard-core guild only events like Corniav in PoWater or PoEarthB, with everything in between for all tastes.

Classes: To me, that is one point about PoP that is often overlooked. I love classic EQ (vanilla/kunark/velious) to death, but the classes were severely imbalanced. It started in Luclin with AA's, but it wasn't until PoP that all the classes were rounded, with unique abilities that helped define and refine their roles.

As a Bard, the only ability that I've ever gotten which completely changed the game and "completed" my class was Fading Memories.

cheers

'Stuce

[Scavrefamn]

Originally Posted by astuce999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As a Bard, the only ability that I've ever gotten which completely changed the game and "completed" my class was Fading Memories.

Ironically, Fading Memories completely broke Bards.

And further irony is that Fading Memories was originally slated to be an Enchanter skill...
Epic fail Sony.

As others have said, and I as well, PoP/Ldon were the perfect time.

[astuce999]

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

Ironically, Fading Memories completely broke Bards.

And further irony is that Fading Memories was originally slated to be an Enchanter skill...
Epic fail Sony.

As others have said, and I as well, PoP/Ldon were the perfect time.

Care to elaborate? And please also mention which class you played at that time to give some context.

[Scavrefamn]

Originally Posted by astuce999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Care to elaborate?

Tell me which part confused you and I will explain it as simply as possible for you to understand.

It also helps if you tell me your class, level, server, credit card information and sexual orientation.
For context.

[astuce999]

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

Tell me which part confused you and I will explain it as simply as possible for you to understand.

It also helps if you tell me your class, level, server, credit card information and sexual orientation.
For context.

Wow, I'm sorry you took it that way it wasn't my intention. It's just that you made a bold statement about my favorite class without any explanation. If you were a bard and you thought fading memories broke the class, I would love to hear your reasoning behind that. If you weren't a bard, and you thought it broke the class, then I would still want to hear your reasoning, but also would like to know what class you played and how it affected how you played the game and why you think it broke the bard class.

cheers,

'Stuce

[falkun]

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

Ironically, Fading Memories completely broke Bards.

And further irony is that Fading Memories was originally slated to be an Enchanter skill...
Epic fail Sony.

As others have said, and I as well, PoP/Ldon were the perfect time.

No, Feign Death and the "belly caster" concept broke Bards. I could explain everything to you, but Thott's already done the work for me:

http://www.afterlifeguild.org/Thott/FD.php
http://www.afterlifeguild.org/Thott/Fading_Memories.php

As for the OP:

I was leveling through Kunark and Velious. I thoroughly enjoyed grouping and raiding in Ssra, but the rest of Luclin left a sour taste in my mouth. Paludal was nowhere near as fun as Crushbone. I hated the new models (my HIE lost his kilt, started running like he had a stick up his ass, his chest got stupidly poofy, and he started swinging his 2HS like an axe instead of over the shoulder). VT, what little I saw of it, was stupidly grindy. I did feel the game took an uptick with PoP though, I thoroughly enjoyed the Bertox and Saryrn fights.