Can anyone help a noob understand Chardok?

[Swish]

Originally Posted by firesyde424 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Heiro cloak and a copy of Torpor? Judging from the number of different proxies we see in Chardok, it's not too far fetched.

Maybe if you're sitting there soloing/duo'ing on your shaman you can pick up a heiro, but that's quite a time investment as well.

If you're playing casually then chances are you can't afford to fast track anyone unless you've been on the server a few years. That's why Chardok draws the RMT crowd.

[Matalus]

Someone do the research to bring back skyfire AoE

[mropey]

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

But you can afford to pay 2k (or whatever) per pull and somehow managed to grind out 100k for the privilege? Interesting. Some might ask how you managed to grind all that "now that you have kids and a family and a life".

2 Fungis - Done.

[Tuljin]

Chardok sucks, top end of the server is bloated, formerly small guilds now bring 50 people to down a dragon in Western Wastes.

The first month of Velious Chardok was dead, now ppl are back at it after the hype died down and everyone got hip to the fact that Velious XP generally sucks.

Its not the fact that the "RMT crowd" is RMTing as much as the fact that the "RMT crowd" fucking sucks and there are tons of people who get to 60 that shouldn't. Its a shit show and it shitted up the server irreparably.

To OP: Notice how nobody was friendly to you and explained what the hell was going on? People on this server play this whole "Mr. EQ Cool" attitude and expect everybody to know everything about every single single stupid P99 specific phenomenon. Its stupid and old. New server please.

[Scoojitsu]

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

To OP: Notice how nobody was friendly to you and explained what the hell was going on? People on this server play this whole "Mr. EQ Cool" attitude and expect everybody to know everything about every single single stupid P99 specific phenomenon. Its stupid and old. New server please.

I agree. Question is though if a new server wouldn't be infested by the same people quickly.

[maurilax]

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

Chardok sucks, top end of the server is bloated, formerly small guilds now bring 50 people to down a dragon in Western Wastes.

The first month of Velious Chardok was dead, now ppl are back at it after the hype died down and everyone got hip to the fact that Velious XP generally sucks.

Its not the fact that the "RMT crowd" is RMTing as much as the fact that the "RMT crowd" fucking sucks and there are tons of people who get to 60 that shouldn't. Its a shit show and it shitted up the server irreparably.

To OP: Notice how nobody was friendly to you and explained what the hell was going on? People on this server play this whole "Mr. EQ Cool" attitude and expect everybody to know everything about every single single stupid P99 specific phenomenon. Its stupid and old. New server please.

Dald explained it pretty well...

[Swish]

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

2 Fungis - Done.

You make it sound easy.

[mropey]

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

You make it sound easy.

I didn't say it takes 5 minutes.. But it can surely be done leveling from lets say.. 55-58 about 20 times over if you're dice are treating you right.

[JDFriend99]

Originally Posted by firesyde424 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Or perhaps, leveling one character to the high 50's/60's is enough"classic" experience for you because, now that you have kids and a family and a life, you can't really afford the (insert random absurd number) hours it takes to level to 60.

Not and still have a marriage anyway.

I'll defend my guildie here in saying not everyone is a plat schemer or Red99 player. I am no longer married as of 9 yrs ago. When I started playing my kid was 3. And a new born had just arrived. I aso was the only one working for 5 yrs and worked 40-80 hr/wk.

I would do my husband duties i.e. clean the entire effin house cause my wife did not, help the kids get to sleep, then takes my suit off and put my wife to bed the fun way, and burn a pot of coffee till 3am playing.

In hindsight I rem this same tactic done by mine and one other guild on skyfire mobs at BW zoneline. I took advantage of this in 99. I was happy to have my necro boosted from 56-60 then. If I had the plat id have it done now.

Redoing 15 lvls again is a tedious task. Those that don't know me, I was once 59 here, I quit for 1.5 yrs and came back to lvl44. What happened I am not certain, but I am painstakingly gringing it all back.

Would I accept a lvl or two boost? Bet you asset I would! Hehe

Oh right.. my kid turns 20 next month and youngest is 17 ... I have time now. Thank Rogean for the ability to relive this game.

[Daldaen]

Chardok is a highly specialized group of 7 members.

1 Cleric - Level 50-60 with Epic
3 Enchanters - Level 58-60
1 Factioned Puller - Necro/SK/Monk/Shaman/Druid (55) with faction
1 Out DPS - Level 59-60 Wizard/Magician
1 In DPS - Level 53-60 Wizard/Magician

The role you want is "In DPS".

The basic way the group works is the puller goes down and creates a large train using pathing in the zone to bunch up mobs and gets healed by the cleric. The Cleric uses DAs to stay alive while mobs stack up on him. Enchanters PBAE stun the mobs to keep them inert while they all come in.

Once all mobs are in the Puller will call the DPS to begin nuking the mobs. They will continue getting nuked and stunned until all are dead.

The EXP group consists of the IN DPS player (this person always remains in the group and must do enough damage to secure the kills/exp for the group) as well as 5 other players. They may be one of the players above doing another role for the group, or a player who is either friends with or paying someone to be a proxy in the exp group.

Because the group requires 7 players, the 6 who are not In DPS must cycle out. This EXP rotation means after every 5 successful pulls you must sit out and not get EXP on 1 pull. The In DPS role however never has to do this.

As in DPS all you need to know is:

Get Clarity/Enlightenment
Stack INT/Mana Gear to the maximum to increase your max mana
When the Puller calls for DPS run into the middle of the mobs and cast your best Jyll's PBAE nuke (56 Ice/59 Fire are best). Face South when nuking to push them into that wall.
Harvest and cast again until oom.

As In DPS you are the group leader and you have to keep track of the rotation. It just cycles each pull, whoever was out last pull you invite and whoever has been in for 5 pulls in a row gets removed from the group for a pull.