New Servers/Server Wipe

[jimmygarr]

You can't just start a new server so everyone can have Rubi and a Guise... If everyone had them it would take away from the coolness of the item. It sucks ass that I found the game too late to get any of the old-school items, but i just say be happy the server exists and is free. ...And apparently once velious is out they may consider a new server, so wait two years for it. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[drakleon]

I would donate $200 to the server tomorrow for a Guise.

It's actually really frustrating for someone who played EQ since beta, but didn't discover this server till last week. I have done a google search for 'vanilla eq server' about twice a year I feel like since '04 and GoD ruined the game for good (that is after SoL ruined the game but PoP brought it back from the dead). Everytime I think about the fact I have no way to get a Guise, I want to throw my keyboard against a wall or just log out and get rdy for the new Star Wars, or Cataclysm or something. it really sucks to have no way to get something. There aren't many things in life you can't buy (even if it were to take me lots of work). I'd pull 3 all nighters tomorrow or throw $200 at server right now for the chance to get a Guise.

Arg. So frustrating...

[yaaaflow]

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[Stanlei]

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

I would donate $200 to the server tomorrow for a Guise.

It's actually really frustrating for someone who played EQ since beta, but didn't discover this server till last week. I have done a google search for 'vanilla eq server' about twice a year I feel like since '04 and GoD ruined the game for good (that is after SoL ruined the game but PoP brought it back from the dead). Everytime I think about the fact I have no way to get a Guise, I want to throw my keyboard against a wall or just log out and get rdy for the new Star Wars, or Cataclysm or something. it really sucks to have no way to get something. There aren't many things in life you can't buy (even if it were to take me lots of work). I'd pull 3 all nighters tomorrow or throw $200 at server right now for the chance to get a Guise.

Arg. So frustrating...

[drakleon]

I am.

[Omnimorph]

Well, it's unfortunate for most that guises no longer drop, but that's just a small part of the server, so should still be thankful it's here.

[drakleon]

Well if the server needs $200, look me up [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[mimixownzall]

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

Maybe it's just me, but I've always had a problem with mage pets.

They seem to tank better than tanks (war/pally/sk) at lower levels until they can afford to buy equipment to get their AC up. Fire Pet AC still needs to be looked at.

And the DS? The highest level DS a druid can cast, 24, is about the equivalent of the level 20 fire pet.

A level 20 pet hits for about 23 damage max, I'd imagine that the damage it does just from attacks would be comparable to the damage from a ranger.

I used to remember pet heals drawing huge amounts of aggro, lots higher than normal heals would. Pet aggro is a little off I think.

I played 5 different mages on live since 1999 and I can tell you that the mage pets were just as powerful on live... In fact, I remember them being slightly more powerful in some cases, but not super noticable.

As far as aggro: In groups the reason why pets don't draw aggro is because sometimes during SoV mage pets were drawing crazy aggro. I would send in my pet at 85% hps in Velks and it would still draw aggro and die quickly. Verant's solution? They made mobs ignore pets if a PC was in melee range (enless mob was rooted). It is like that today on p99. I don't know if this something that has been looked at, or if it is just a really low priority. I'm guessing it is something that they don't really care about since pets arent usually tanks in group situations. It also helps at lower levels when you need to take some dmg for your pet when it is low.

Mage pets are powerful because it needs to be compared to necros. Necros have more CC ability (which isnt saying much since mages have zero CC enless you count earth pet root a CC) and later on don't even need a pet

[Messianic]

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

I would donate $200 to the server tomorrow for a Guise.

It's actually really frustrating for someone who played EQ since beta, but didn't discover this server till last week. I have done a google search for 'vanilla eq server' about twice a year I feel like since '04 and GoD ruined the game for good (that is after SoL ruined the game but PoP brought it back from the dead). Everytime I think about the fact I have no way to get a Guise, I want to throw my keyboard against a wall or just log out and get rdy for the new Star Wars, or Cataclysm or something. it really sucks to have no way to get something. There aren't many things in life you can't buy (even if it were to take me lots of work). I'd pull 3 all nighters tomorrow or throw $200 at server right now for the chance to get a Guise.

Arg. So frustrating...

The same could be said, if, like me, I discovered EQ itself after Guise stopped dropping. It's part of the game to progress and lose certain opportunities that were originally available, while other opportunities open up in the future. It would be silly to see every single player above 40 with a guise.

[Yoite]

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

It would be silly to see every single player above 40 with a guise.

Everyone did, and it was silly. Same with manastone. Everyone had one whether their class needed it or not. I thought it was pretty dumb, but there were only about 200-300 of us. I was glad when they stoped dropping and we started having 500 and then 800 people and these items were rare like they should be. Having a grp full of dark elves with never ending mana pools wasn't really that much fun.