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EQ is a time sink and we all know that. I could be doing better things with my time but I also could be doing worse things. I know I’m not saying much but whenever I really think about all the time I have spent on EQ it is kind of sad but that’s life I suppose. At some point I will walk away from EQ again but I’m not ready quite yet.
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I asked him if i could have some of the ruined skins on nbg so i could complete my tattered armour set. He was confused by what nbg meant, but after it was explained he said he nbg them for his tailoring. I was like fine, how about you do the combine and i'll provide the pattern. He seemed cool with this deal. On the offhand i wanted to check how his skill compared to mine; i was at about 19 tailoring at this point. He had 4! So i suggested when he hit 5 he visit the fp cleric guild he could train to 15 so he wouldn't destroy so many pelts and get more gold out of his combines. I got a big 'naaah' from that. Anyway, i told him we had to share, he agreed and looted the next 4 pelts. I asked him what was going on and he explained we were only sharing the ruined pelts. I just lolled as the wizard in group had passed me a couple of ruined pelts and i had completed my last couple of combines and just told that dwarf to take as many of the pelts he needed. Quote:
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Last edited by Jimjam; 10-30-2019 at 02:19 AM..
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#104
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Sucks that Everquest doesn't do it for you anymore, I have taken months off from the game and comeback to playing, it never goes away at least for me. This 1st week of Green has been a blast, it was everything I dreamed and more, over 2600 players running around, when are you ever going to witness that chaos ever again.
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I think more people should simply be doing something else. I have tried green for a couple 45 min or so sessions. It was unplayable. There is no point burning myself out with frustration. I will keep checking back periodically, until the game is playable and enjoyable again. Until then, I'll just continue to level up my druid on Blue and accrue wife aggro.
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About a month ago, I started leveling a druid on Blue. I noticed the exact same thing. Some people I was grouped with were ridiculously bad. Rangers who would not snare or spot heal or anything with their mana; monks who refused to plan and wait for a good harmony pull, and instead pulled entire rooms, people ninja-AFK and all sorts of other stupid stuff. My theory is that we have a lot of players who have become lazy because they are used to playing twinked out characters on Blue. The consequences of bad play are not as evident and even if we wipe, we all know where the best easy EXP is to make it up. They probably aren't new, they probably aren't bad players. They are lazy players.
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#107
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#108
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I don't think anything in EQ or another game can replace the wonder a MUD player like me had when he discovered a world with graphics. I remember the rush I had when my dwarf pally first logged in, figured out what to do, got out of the city, and looked up at that broad green hill, wondering what was on the other side. (My death, of course.) Numerous checks on Allakazam to figure out what everything was. Even newer games don't offer that same rush, because for me, EQ was the first. So … nothing can be original EQ, and that's fine with me.
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FF15... Ugh. I hate that the game is basically incomplete without the movie / the anime / the DLC / the expansion. FF games should be works of art that stand alone, not assembled from disparate pieces arranged in a way so as to maximize corporate profit.... and what happens someday when the servers that sell the DLC go down? No one will be able to get the complete game. Nevertheless, I ended up buying the entire package once sale prices got low enough that I didn't feel guilty contributing to that style of consumerism.... That was a few weeks ago. I'm on chapter two now, it hasn't hooked me yet.... But it seems like an okay game as long as you're okay with completely un-FF combat. FFXI... Never played it back in the day, played the emu and literally could not figure out how to play. The UI is incredibly clunky, and there are no good guides for it on the internet anymore. As for Muggens' assertion that most of the main FF games suck... FF 1 -- depending on which version you play, it's a very solid classic style RPG. The NES version can end up dragging due to the slow and difficult combat, but in the later versions combat can end up too quick and easy. The sweet spot in the PSX version. It retains the NES spell system and difficulty, but with updated graphics and added FMVs, as well as much needed polish and bug fixes. FF2 -- the character progression system is ehhhhh.mm but the story is actually pretty incredible and ambitious for the time. Again, the NES is too difficult and the later versions too easy, with the sweet spot being either the PSX or GBA versions depending on how pure you want various game systems to be. FF3 -- the NES version is better than most NES RPGs, due to it coming late in the console's lifecycle. This FF has no 16 bit remake like FF1 and 2 do, which is unfortunate because it would have probably been the best version. The 3D remakes are great tho, and there are merits to both it and the NES version depending on how retro your mood is FF4 -- we agree it's good. The original Super Famicom ROM patched with the updated English translation is the best 2D version, followed by the PSP if you don't mind decreased difficulty. The 3D version is great too. FF5 you didn't comment on, but man, it's the BEST FF6 and 7 are great of course FF8 has horrible character progression and combat, especially so if you are the min/max type. But the story and setting are pretty cool, if confusing. Worth a play through with cheats so you can experience the story. FF9 is great, the best 3D one FF10 and 12 are also great tho and you should be ashamed of yourself for disliking them. FF12's ending leaves a lot to be desired tho. FF13 I have not yet played at all, so idk.
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Right now it's pretty fun, but I do think shit's gonna truly hit the fan when the regular players hit the upper levels and hundreds upon hundreds of people have to make do with two endgame dungeons and a dozen or so worthwhile solo camps.
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