What is end game like for normal people?

[Gnomebert]

Cant... tell if... troll thread...?

[Peekae]

I feel like socking is thrown around a lot more than it should. The only time its really seen is late window pops.

Numbers / Mobilization is what gets most raid targets. That being said the bat phone thing is probably semi necessary if you want to contest bigger raid mobs.


Most kills I would assume do however consist of camping your main near the spawn and logging in quick when the spawn occurs.

[rahmani]

I'd say it depends on your personality and your compatibility to your toon's class. I leveled up a warrior to 56 and I absolutely hated being needed for every little thing my guild did. I finally just gave the toon to my guild leader. I'm playing my wizard now.

[shorttin]

no socks = eqmac. also, have more content!

[India]

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

This is not helpful. You shouldn't be assuming that the OP isn't clever enough to know that he should go do something else if he isn't having any fun, and instead should be assuming that the OP wants to have fun at level 60 and is just wondering how exactly he is supposed to do that.

Given the title and self righteousness of his post I couldn't take him seriously.

He's denied it, but he sounds angry. Or perhaps this is just a not so cleverly disguised troll. Regardless...

OP, if you've read the forums like you claimed, you would know that it's not all gloom and doom. There are some wonderfully fun & nice people that play this game. You would have found that there are numerous guilds that do things that don't require you to poopsock. You'd also know that Velious is on the way, and once released Kunark raid targets will likely be available to others.

You stated that you "made a mistake" by reading the forums first. So you realize somewhere inside yourself that the forums are not representative of the actual community, nor even the people of those guilds you already claim to dislike without even knowing the members within.

In knowing all this I can't help but wonder what the actual purpose of this thread was for. To trash talk guilds? The raiding scene as it stands? Attention?

[Nordenwatch]

Raiding in this game is overrated. Sell hammers all day.

[JesterJester]

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

Raiding in this game is overrated. Sell hammers all day.

If I'm going to sell stuff, it may as well be TF2 items on steam. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Itap]

Anyone else just laugh at thread title

[Lyra]

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

Anyone else just laugh at thread title

Yes

Like ANYONE here is normal?

Poor attempt at trolling. Didn't get me, and I am easy.

[falkun]

But Juggs/Tola/Prot raids can be successful in their own right. Many guilds/members/players still need those rare high level spells like Torpor, CotH, EoT, and many others.

But for the OP: The raid scene is rewarding because you get pixels, and see dragons die and brag that you were part of it. The 'positives' of the raid scene are self-evident and I don't see why TMO or any other person/entity should have to explain that to you.

I feel you are coming into this question with a negative bias. You need to remove the blinders and see the raid scene for what it is. P99's raid scene has been molded by the server rules that define it, for better or worse. It is the way it is and its much more monolithic than most single entities will be able to alter. Either accept it and enjoy it, or decide not to participate. Whining about it will get you nowhere, especially when you have zero stake in it at this time.

If you'd like to turn your whines into a positive force, see the multitude of posts regarding improving the raid scene and add your thoughts and comments there. Do note that your input will hold more weight if you have vast first-hand experience with P99's raid scene.

Finally, it is a long road to max level, and Everquest was designed to be enjoyed at all levels, even the raid game was not meant to be enjoyed exclusively by max-level players, unlike WoW and other modern MMOs. Enjoy leveling and getting your feet wet with raiding. As they say, "You will never know until you try." No amount of reading about it will prepare you for the highs and lows of the raid scene, so stop trying to distill it down to words.