Standard introduction thread with some questions.

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

1. Are there epics? I remember epics being in the game around Kunark time and I certainly remember raiding PoFear and Hate to try and get things. I regret never having finished mine, so I might amend that...

2. Is it even possible to obtain epics and or raid? I know that P1999 is a bit top-heavy since it's been around a while and a lot of people are maxed out...do you have to be part of the "text me at 2:00am" to raid group or do casual guilds have any opportunity to raid?

3. Since I played completely solo back when I played original EQ, are there solid leveling/questing/friend groups available? Are there opportunities for me if I want to play a class who relies entirely on grouping? Are there plenty of active guilds? (I should think so with 1600+ players)

Hi!

1. Yes, but they do require cooperating with other players. You don't necessarily have to be in a big guild for this. The thing about having a top-heavy server is that there are a LOT of bored level 60s. I've seen several instances where someone has come to the forums or shouted in game for help with big fights and gotten it. It's possible but it'll take a while to do on your own.

2. Yes! Also, we have a very nice guild called Omni on this server that likes doing open raids occasionally. You're subject to their timing (they're Euro-based) and organization skills but they're very good and work magic to make these types of things possible for ordinary/non-guilded players. The last one they did was an open Vox raid, but they've also done Fear and Hate in the past. The raids have so far been spaced a few months apart. It takes them a bit of coordination with other raiding guilds to get a free time slot for an open raid but they always give a lot of warning beforehand in the forums when one is coming up.

3. Yes! Sometimes you have to be persistent about getting into groups, but there's a big influx of new players coming in now. You can try organizing a static group or you can pester people to join you in game for some fun. At the lower levels quests can usually be done solo, but of course everything is more fun with other players.

There are also a lot of active guilds, ranging from super specialized (Nomsanto Industries, Dial A Port, and I think Dirty Gnoll Brewing Co.) to casual (Homeland Security and College of Adventure) to casual/raiding (Omni) to super hardcore raiding (Taken, uh...BDA, I think - I don't pay them much attention). If you're interested in joining, you can check out Guild Discussion and find most guilds' charters in the first post where they state their mission and who they're likely to accept.

As for which class is most welcomed, I'd say don't worry about that and play whatever you want. Everyone always welcomes good players. I will say that bards have kind of a poor reputation on this server because of the ones who swarm-kite entire zones (made infinitely worse when they have bad attitudes about it), but they're definitely a great group class.