Couple Questions From A Potential New Player

[katrik]

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

Hello everyone. I was thinking of playing this server, as I originally played EQ1 when it first launched, and I have realized my entire MMO life has always been about trying to recapture my experience with EQ.

Right now I am playing Vanguard SOH, which is great for the moment, but it still lacks that old tyme feel.

Reading up and getting opinions, I thought I would give this a go. I played an iksar monk originally, well after my Freeport human necro.

My question is, can I roll an iksar monk and expect to be able to solo reasonably well? Will I be welcomed to higher level raids and whatnot?

Thank you kindly for any responses. I am hoping I can recall that loving feeling. I plan to give EQ Next a shot when that comes out, as the team consists of some awesome original devs.

There are SO MANY MONKS. Play something else IMO.

[Lyra]

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

There are SO MANY MONKS. Play something else IMO.

What level?

I know ONE monk that can pull (and I made him join my guild). There are a few monks in my level range (40- 50) but not tons.

I realize it's not easy to pull, but you guys need to start reading, and then practicing what you read.

[katrik]

Don't play one.. No Ty.

[Dirtnap]

I like how everyone just decides to make assumptions about me, or my personality. I laid it all out for how I act when I'm playing. Then everyone turned around to say that I have entitlement issues, or that I'm an altoholic, or anything else to try and make me look bad.

I'm glad that my posts have been slowly whittling away at the sunshine and rainbows front, and reality is shining through. A couple people have made posts thinking they are teaching me a lesson about how the server is, and they are saying pretty much what I was saying.

And no, that screenshot will not shut me up. How long were you in EC? How long did you let the tell windows build up? Did you buff anyone? Did you try to make a point, and then prove my point right?

I would have buffed every one of those people. I try to go out of my way every day to help people, do you?

EDIT: I went back to read all your tell windows. Two of them were for SoW ONLY (Fuck that guy for possibly being on a CR!), and 3-4 of them weren't even buff related. All in all, you had 8 ACTUAL buff requests.

Would it really be so hard to toss each one HP buffs? You don't have to raid buff each one, and if you were going to, why not invite them all to a group and do group buffs?

[katrik]

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

I like how everyone just decides to make assumptions about me, or my personality. I laid it all out for how I act when I'm playing. Then everyone turned around to say that I have entitlement issues, or that I'm an altoholic, or anything else to try and make me look bad.

I'm glad that my posts have been slowly whittling away at the sunshine and rainbows front, and reality is shining through. A couple people have made posts thinking they are teaching me a lesson about how the server is, and they are saying pretty much what I was saying.

And no, that screenshot will not shut me up. How long were you in EC? How long did you let the tell windows build up? Did you buff anyone? Did you try to make a point, and then prove my point right?

I would have buffed every one of those people. I try to go out of my way every day to help people, do you?

EDIT: I went back to read all your tell windows. Two of them were for SoW ONLY (Fuck that guy for possibly being on a CR!), and 3-4 of them weren't even buff related. All in all, you had 8 ACTUAL buff requests.

Would it really be so hard to toss each one HP buffs? You don't have to raid buff each one, and if you were going to, why not invite them all to a group and do group buffs?

Oh. Wasn't really addressing you in particular.. The above me apparently thought I was playing one.

[Lyra]

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

Oh. Wasn't really addressing you in particular.. The above me apparently thought I was playing one.

I was asking the level of all the monks you see. I didn't assume you were playing one. I don't see them 40 - 50.

[August]

I read to page 5 and skipped to the end because there was so much complaining.

This server is what you make of it. Play what you want - you can find a group.

As to the social aspect - if you play on this server and you can't seem to get along with anyone, that's on you.

I've played here for 8 months, have a 60 enc, a full friends list, and generally have a great time when I log on whether it's just BS'ing in EC for a couple hours giving C2/haste while selling jewelry, doing some item camps, chardok aoe, or a sky raid, etc.

Do I meet assholes? Yes. They go on ignore. Is everyone super-awesome rainbow-happiness? No. This is true of any community.

The community here is absolutely what you make of it. You get what you give. As far as buffing, as an enchanter, I know how it feels to always get bombarded with tells. That's why I /roleplay when I'm AFK or actively using my mana for enchanting, etc. People seem very sensitive on this thread and I'd just like to say that this community is like any other community except true anonymity doesn't exist and reputation can follow you (well, except for the whole acct buying/selling ordeal). That's one of the great things about EQ - you get to establish who you are and what you tolerate without having to deal w/ the mindless LFG system that new modern MMOs put out.

So, roll a monk, have some fun, and don't worry on whether people are nice. Most are, some aren't, but I'd dare you to find a community that's 100% rainbows and sunshine.

[Dirtnap]

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

Oh. Wasn't really addressing you in particular.. The above me apparently thought I was playing one.

Sorry I was talking to Liquid, I apologize. It would have been clearer had I had a quote in that post.

EDIT: To be clear to everyone, I never meant there are no nice people. A good portion of people will be polite, but the praiseworthy acts of kindness are rare.

[thufir]

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

EDIT: To be clear to everyone, I never meant there are no nice people. A good portion of people will be polite, but the praiseworthy acts of kindness are rare.

Honestly Dirtnap (and Davardo), from reading your posts in this thread I feel like your bar for kindness is considerably higher than mine. If your idea of a great server is one where everybody drops what they're doing to buff you, give you valuable items, and port you more or less on command you are playing a different game than the one I played on Live and the one I expect to play here.

It's absolutely true that people won't always do what you want them to do, but I don't want my game to be a charity server. I get some things I ask for and a lot of things I don't, but my attitude has always been that if I want to port I should be a porter, if I want sow I should be a sower, etc. Make friends, bother them, if you really need buffs all the time. But I don't expect it and I don't think most people do either. This is a game, everyone ultimately does what they want to with their time here. If they don't feel like buffing and porting they shouldn't feel obligated, and I don't feel like the server is somehow a lesser place for it.

I've never been excluded from groups for being an SK either. People are usually happy to see me, in fact. (Hi Sicca!) Seems like there is a tank shortage out there.

I hate to keep echoing what everyone else is saying Davardo, but it might be you, and you might want to consider the possibility that, at the very least, your expectations for "nice" exceed most others.

[Gadwen]

To OP, As you can see this server is full of all sorts of hilarity. All the drama, rage, laughs, adventure and excitement from classic EQ are still here. A mix of pathetic poop socking raiders, jaded wannabe raiders, borderline autistic nerds that can't figure out how to socialize, and players who just like to hang out and have a good time are all waiting for you to meet in game!

Pretty sure this is classic.