New to EQ PvP

[Drakaris]

If you want a melee, you should probably go Rogue - easy epic, good variety of gear, most reliable snares in the game and great on the raid scene.

If you want a caster, definitely an assling druid or humie wiz.

Also, do not underestimate the value of a skilled battle-cleric in pvp, you will keep people alive and completely destroy the opposition in group pvp by doing so.

[PVP Cleric]

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

Hmm, well from the sounds of it, it's probably not worth starting out a character if the primary gaming experience will be getting rolled by some guy in end game gear.

It's frustrating to die to someone who created and twinked a character that exists solely to gank ungeared lowbies. But it's a very small part of the overall experience on red. Generally the people who are leveling up work together to XP and only rarely fight each other.

My main on red is a 53 cleric. I leveled him in crushbone, unrest, mistmoore, lguk, com, basically all of the zones that are busy and that gankers like to hang out in, and I've only died like 8 or 10 times total. Gankers only truly ruined a group I was in maybe 2-3 times across 50 levels.

[Magikarp]

ignore negativity on forums.

delete internet browser and start whatever char you want. learn ingame

[Tulnavara]

It's not that bad. Had a group in CB rolled by a pair of twink rangers. They all ran and plugged while I fought and died but that's part of the fun you know? I don't have shit for play time but I'd rather spend it enjoying the game than waiting in line like you do on the blue server.

Forgot to add, made a rogue as first character. IDGAF. Play what you want, rogue is what I enjoyed on Live when I primarily raided during Velious so that's what I want to play again. Found out I suck at jousting though. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Skrimp]

As someone said, the geared lower level characters made specifically to destroy other low level players exist, but it is not a big issue. In the last two weeks I leveled a Shaman to 46 without any issues at all. Play whatever you want.

Worst case scenario, play a class that can easily make some plat and then gear up your own hybrid twink?

[ducktv]

Easy Steps to PvP on R99

1. Make rogue
2. Get Ragebringer and Skean
3. bind backstab to a key
4. Lev cloak
5. jboots
6. MR MR MR MR.
7. become the best.
8. brag about how good you are on the easiest class for maximum grief

[Lookingforrez]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm gonna stick to blue and other games, red seems like a waste of time. Maybe if a fresh server came out that disabled MQ I'd try it out.

[sktank]

Stick to blue? Bad decision imo. Red is awesom because most every camp/zone is open at low levels and your able to fight for camps if need be. Trust me it's nice being in zones that aren't overcrowded
As for your class selection.... All are bad for a first character imo. Tanks are very gear dependent so you won't thrive at tanking or pvp until you get gear/save up money. Best choices for first class would easily be a caster. Necro, druid, shaman, mage, ench. Save up money and get gear for a melee
As for the MQ.. I don't hack and not everyone does (as far as I know). It's defenetley not nearly as bad as on live. People aren't warping/instagating in pvp or have no delay weapons (I've experianced fighting people doing this on live) this server is nothing compaired to that. Very fun server, give it a try
*btw I've been on this server for about 2.5 years and I have 4 characters with epics heuheuheu

[PVP Cleric]

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

Thanks for all the replies. I'm gonna stick to blue and other games, red seems like a waste of time. Maybe if a fresh server came out that disabled MQ I'd try it out.

Give red another thought, imo. In many ways, this server feels much more like a "classic experience" than blue does. Lower pop and occasional ganks? Yes. But group xp bonus and lots of players starting fresh and the server not as old means you have groups of people leveling up with fine steel weapons and 160 int and unable to afford all of their spells and stuff. It's fun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Magikarp]

rolled for 2 days and witnessed mq enough to give up? what does op know that i dont?