Not a whine but can we please fix melee?

[magic]

I remember soloing on my monk to 50. While leveling up I sticked to blues/whites and dodged/blocked probably 1 out of 3 attacks against me from lower levels up to about mid 30s or so. Something is definitely broken here with AC or mob attack power, which is why I play a caster.

[Soda Pop]

I played a warrior way back then and I dont remember ever being able to successfully solo anything really. Maybe a really low blue con then bandaging back up to half health but even that was pretty risky. I would really like to play a warrior again and probably still will, but first it looks like i'll need a different toon to get him better equipped.

[stormlord]

I'm lvl 2 now. Playing a bard. I don't know what some of you're talking about. Mobs have missed me. They don't hit max dmg everytime. Some mobs are tougher than others (beetles are tougher). I'm getting better at killing them though. So far it has been fine. My only complaints are that the client is nothing at all like classic - has a map window, has compass, functions like the current client in 2009.

Just play. Be. Be the arrow. Be the character. Act like you know nothing else. It's fun if you do that.

I learned new things about qeynos today that I never knew. Always amazes me that a place I've been to so much still holds so many secrets. I cannot fathom how much work all these scripts/quests/items/etc must involve.

I hope that this melee problem or whatever it's can be fixed. I wish you good groups in the lands of norrath.

[Villert]

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

I'm lvl 2 now. Playing a bard. I don't know what some of you're talking about. Mobs have missed me. They don't hit max dmg everytime. Some mobs are tougher than others (beetles are tougher). I'm getting better at killing them though. So far it has been fine. My only complaints are that the client is nothing at all like classic - has a map window, has compass, functions like the current client in 2009.

Just play. Be. Be the arrow. Be the character. Act like you know nothing else. It's fun if you do that.

I learned new things about qeynos today that I never knew. Always amazes me that a place I've been to so much still holds so many secrets. I cannot fathom how much work all these scripts/quests/items/etc must involve.

I hope that this melee problem or whatever it's can be fixed. I wish you good groups in the lands of norrath.

Keep playing mate. Level 2 doesn't exactly take a lengthy amount of time to achieve. You might want to base your opinions on a longer survey time.

You can download different UI's (search here on forums) to achieve a more classic-esque feel. Although you won't be able to get rid of the maps, they are at least only present in zones adjacent to cities.

[thrawnseg]

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

Although you won't be able to get rid of the maps, they are at least only present in zones adjacent to cities.

Really? I don't even have the BBM map. I had EC, but no NRo map. Seems wierd.

[Villert]

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

Really? I don't even have the BBM map. I had EC, but no NRo map. Seems wierd.

I guess I should have said, MOST zones adjacent to cities - hehe.

I'm not sure why exactly some work and some don't, but I remember not having a BBM or NRo map as well - which was good.

[stormlord]

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

Keep playing mate. Level 2 doesn't exactly take a lengthy amount of time to achieve. You might want to base your opinions on a longer survey time.

You can download different UI's (search here on forums) to achieve a more classic-esque feel. Although you won't be able to get rid of the maps, they are at least only present in zones adjacent to cities.

One of my chars is level 4 now. Dodge works. Defense works. The mobs don't hit at max damage everytime like some people were saying here. Etc. The mobs hit most of the time, but in each fight they'll miss once or twice depending on how long it lasts, but since most of the hits are not max damage, it doesn't bother me. We'll see. Monks are much better dps at this level than some of the other melee's I tried. they get dual wield right from the start + dodge. They also get block at level 15 or something. Overall, I was very pleased with the monk. His AC was higher than the bard too (by default) and that's with dodge too!

I think i installed the ui files wrong because the login screen is black.

[Villert]

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

One of my chars is level 4 now. Dodge works. Defense works. The mobs don't hit at max damage everytime like some people were saying here. Etc. The mobs hit most of the time, but in each fight they'll miss once or twice depending on how long it lasts, but since most of the hits are not max damage, it doesn't bother me. We'll see. Monks are much better dps at this level than some of the other melee's I tried. they get dual wield right from the start + dodge. They also get block at level 15 or something. Overall, I was very pleased with the monk. His AC was higher than the bard too (by default) and that's with dodge too!

I think i installed the ui files wrong because the login screen is black.

Being level four doesn't exactly give you a great amount of time to formulate an opinion. Dodge at level 1 goes off maybe once every 10 fights, 150 skill in Dodge later, it goes off maybe 1.5 times every 10 fights (maybe).

Getting hit 18/20 times is a 90% hit rate - not correct, not even close.

Monks really aren't that much better DPS level 1-4 - their fists are a whopping 4/36 which is worse than rusty swords. Which is how it's supposed to be.

Monks get an AC bonus due to class, bards are meant to wear plate, therefore yes, at level 1 without equipment monks would have higher ac than bards.

I'm not sure what your login issue could be. UI shouldn't really make a difference until you're logged in, and load it up for the first time.

[Zarniwooop]

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

I'm lvl 2 now. Playing a bard. I don't know what some of you're talking about. Mobs have missed me. They don't hit max dmg everytime. Some mobs are tougher than others (beetles are tougher). I'm getting better at killing them though. So far it has been fine. My only complaints are that the client is nothing at all like classic - has a map window, has compass, functions like the current client in 2009.

Just play. Be. Be the arrow. Be the character. Act like you know nothing else. It's fun if you do that.

I learned new things about qeynos today that I never knew. Always amazes me that a place I've been to so much still holds so many secrets. I cannot fathom how much work all these scripts/quests/items/etc must involve.

I hope that this melee problem or whatever it's can be fixed. I wish you good groups in the lands of norrath.

They don't hit max every time for anyone.

They DO hit just about every attack that isn't dodged or blocked or parried however.

[someguy]

When melees do get fixed, can I get some of my experience back for all the times I died on CRs because I couldn't solo blue adds?