Mages are up shit’s creek I guess

[ldgo86]

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

You have to realize this was Brad's vision of the class at the time. He later enhanced the class. You can't deny this. You are playing the game now exactly how Brad envisioned it for this era.

Yes, a totally normal and sober vision..

[Nirgon]

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

I figured this was the case lol. Sucks that a few people seem to be deadset on ruining a class for everyone else.

Skilling up research, finding the right mats, and praying your combine doesn’t fail is a truly shity experience. Having to do it just to use the main tool of a class is nonsense.

Making it classic is a success for this project. I fail to see how anything was ruined.

[Jimjam]

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

Making it classic is a success for this project. I fail to see how anything was ruined.

Mage pets currently unclassic op.

[Dolalin]

A lot of people need to make peace with the fact that the reason classic EQ was so rewarding was because it was so unforgiving. The pleasure and pain are intertwined. Just roll with it.

[Baler]

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

A lot of people need to make peace with the fact that the reason classic EQ was so rewarding was because it was so unforgiving. The pleasure and pain are intertwined. Just roll with it.

Well said.

I want to add that modern games are more quick to reward players. Classic Everquest you have to work for what you have. There is so paying with a credit card to get a boost or quick quest that will grant you an entire level with BiS gear.

older video games > newer video games
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I think today's people have a shorter attention span than people of yester-year. Cell phones make communication instant. The Internet allows information to be passed at the click of a button. Food is prepackaged in a box. Homes are built for us. Our safety is placed in the hands of people we don't know.

When we presume things will be provided for us is when we forget how to provide those things.
People have forgotten how to work hard and how hard, work can be.
The reward for hard work is so much sweeter. It gives us self worth, we accomplished something.

[Zal22]

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

Food is prepackaged in a box.

Always suspected you were a fat drunk. Sorry did not read any pages after that post.

[Obrae]

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

A lot of people need to make peace with the fact that the reason classic EQ was so rewarding was because it was so unforgiving. The pleasure and pain are intertwined. Just roll with it.

WTH are you talking about ? people abandonned the class in classic.
So many people giving opinions that were not even playing during the couple fist months.

Then they come here speaking as if they knew how it was. 200 people in a zone... it was like this at launch they said. All people speaking out of their hole [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And pet did not inccur any penalty on exp at launch period. I am sorry you guys weren't playing at the time. Those who did know.

So our nerds decided they would mess the mages, lets roll with it who cares. This server will be abandonned in a couple weeks when everyone is 50 and there is nothing to do.

[Vizax_Xaziv]

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

A lot of people need to make peace with the fact that the reason classic EQ was so rewarding was because it was so unforgiving.

That's not true at all. It's the Risk vs. Reward equation that the game offers.

Having the difficulty, with absolutely NO REWARDS defeats that purpose entirely. And this is the case with research-only pets. There's literally NO WAY to acquire them yourself without purchasing the extremely-rare, randomly-dropped, mats from other players.

It's 100% pure luck and nothing more. Go hop on Blue99, a server that's been running for TEN YEARS, and let me know how easy it is to find enough components for a SINGLE researched spell.

So Magicians are required to Research ALL pets post-20, because "Classic." Fine. They should also then be updated so that pets accrue ZERO experience as long as the player deals at least one point of damage AND giving them specific weapons should also change their attack speed.

[Dolalin]

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

So Magicians are required to Research ALL pets post-20, because "Classic." Fine. They should also then be updated so that pets accrue ZERO experience as long as the player deals at least one point of damage AND giving them specific weapons should also change their attack speed.

1) The pet exp mechanic you think is classic was a Luclin change. Rich Waters explains it here.

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/story.html?story=960

2) Magician pets couldn't wield weapons of any type until January 2000. They couldn't dual wield till then either.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=335906

In short you have no idea what you're talking about.

[Vizax_Xaziv]

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

1) The pet exp mechanic you think is classic was a Luclin change. Rich Waters explains it here.

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/story.html?story=960

2) Magician pets couldn't wield weapons of any type until January 2000. They couldn't dual wield till then either.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=335906

In short you have no idea what you're talking about.

Just curious, what class are you playing on Green? You've spent the last several months trying to get Mages nerfed is what it looks like based on your post-history.