Mages are up shit’s creek I guess

[Danger]

of all of the angry threads in the green forum this might be my favorite

[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..

[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.

[senna]

This thread is super misguided. Which is to be expected of OP who spent 99% of his time on blue crammed into a corner of EC tunnel.

Research is like a blip in the radar of difficulty. In fact some ultra neckbeard mage and Necro are probably already at the skill level and farming mats to sell for your shiny coppers as we speak. You can't even begin to compare it to the difficulty of say, a melee class, who doesn't even begin to come online till the end of velious and p99 orange gets announced.[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Deathrydar]

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

This thread is super misguided. Which is to be expected of OP who spent 99% of his time on blue crammed into a corner of EC tunnel.

[Danger]

Maybe the real pets are the friends we made along the way.

[skipdog]

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

If you have actual counters to any points I’ve made, I really would like to hear them. Maybe I’m looking at this wrong, but my points seem valid. If you’re just here to troll (see what I did there), thanks for stopping in I guess.

LOL, wow, talk about entitlement! 'My points seem valid, so quite DISAGREEING WITH ME AND LET ME EZMODE STRAIGHT TO 50!!

The argument is that this is a classic server. It's that simple. There are a million things they could change that would 'make life easier' for all of us. Part of the classic experience is that some classes have to use their research skill for some spells. Some classes have shit gear for awhile. Some classes and races have XP penalties so huge,
it takes some of them TWICE as long to make it to 60. Your arguments don't matter. You just want something changed to make things easier for you.

And yes, OP thinks that anybody who disagrees with him is "deadset on ruining a class for everyone else". He thinks the forums should just be filled up with posts of people whining about any of green's classic features that slow them down, totally devoid of anybody wanting to defend those classic features.

[kotton05]

Mage is already easy mode stop crying OP brad bless

[magusfire24]

I will just do research on my mage. Make all the spells. Sell them to other classes and retire a wealthy man. LOL

[cd288]

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

So mages are supposed to level up an entire trade skill, scour the world for materials, many of them completely random drops and rare, just to use their pets.

Verant changed this for a reason, but hey if shits classic shits classic I guess...

Well, at least you eventually get a patch. There are other casters, like Enchanters, where multiple important spells can only be acquired through Research throughout the whole timeline. So I don't really feel bad that your Research requirement is temporary.