I've got 99 alts and a main ain't 1.

[El-Hefe]

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

For the longest time I thought there was a group exp bonus for having a full group in EQ. Evidently i was very wrong on this, so I wasted countless hours grouped with multiple hybrids thinking the bonus would help round it out.

Until hybrids gain the utility to match their exp penalty, I'll always look for another class when trying to fill out a group (no offense to the players themselves). I'd much rather use mana to root park a mob and have a warrior tank it then go for a hybrid. If pulling is hard, then a Monk or Bard is welcome. But with the way a lot of camps are especially in busier zones, mobs stay broken up and you rarely get constant pulls, so I've had warriors easily handle pulling the majority of the time.

Sadly we have to wait till Velious for class exp penalty to go away. Such an absurd penalty for the classic devs to add into the game right at the outset.

Don't worry SKs and Pally's, I'll always be there to scoop you up. Nothing beats having a hybrid tank in the group.

[Smellybuttface]

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

Don't worry SKs and Pally's, I'll always be there to scoop you up. Nothing beats having a hybrid tank in the group.

RIP Rangers

[El-Hefe]

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

RIP Rangers

Don't worry Rangers, I'll always be there to scoop you up if I can't find a monk or a bard to pull first.

(I’m kidding, Rangers are fine. Definitely not the first choice, I kind of prefer a Shaman tank all things considered.)

[Wrekt]

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

Don't worry SKs and Pally's, I'll always be there to scoop you up. Nothing beats having a hybrid tank in the group.

Good. You can have them. It wouldn't be so bad if they were skilled players. But, I feel like shitty keyboard turning backpeddlers gravitate toward the "snap aggro" since they're too unskilled to play a warrior.

And then they afk incessantly while sucking all the xp out of the group.

No, thanks, take your HIE pally ass, who is encumbered by their own fucking armor, and go solo. Stop making your poor choice to level a dogshit hybrid before various my XP nerf.

[Smellybuttface]

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

Good. You can have them. It wouldn't be so bad if they were skilled players. But, I feel like shitty keyboard turning backpeddlers gravitate toward the "snap aggro" since they're too unskilled to play a warrior.

And then they afk incessantly while sucking all the xp out of the group.

No, thanks, take your HIE pally ass, who is encumbered by their own fucking armor, and go solo. Stop making your poor choice to level a dogshit hybrid before various my XP nerf.

Agree 1000%.

Note to players: Just because Ghoulbane is cheap as shit, doesn't mean you need to make a Pally. I don't want that kaka Flash of Light arbitrarily making mobs go nuts and run off to gather a train. And Rangers, you don't need to snare mobs IMMEDIATELY when they're pulled and draw aggro from the tanks.

People love Pally's and SK's because they can get aggro faster than a Warrior. This is true. But rather than simply relying on that, healers and DPS need to learn how to control their OWN aggro. That means not healing the tank the second he takes damage, or slowing a mob when it's unnecessary (and unless you're in the 40's, it IS unnecessary), or nuking the shit out of a mob right off the bat.

[cd288]

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

Agree 1000%.

Note to players: Just because Ghoulbane is cheap as shit, doesn't mean you need to make a Pally. I don't want that kaka Flash of Light arbitrarily making mobs go nuts and run off to gather a train. And Rangers, you don't need to snare mobs IMMEDIATELY when they're pulled and draw aggro from the tanks.

People love Pally's and SK's because they can get aggro faster than a Warrior. This is true. But rather than simply relying on that, healers and DPS need to learn how to control their OWN aggro. That means not healing the tank the second he takes damage, or slowing a mob when it's unnecessary (and unless you're in the 40's, it IS unnecessary), or nuking the shit out of a mob right off the bat.

Idk, pre-clarity slow can be extremely helpful in reducing downtime. Probably not in like the teens, but in the 20s when mobs can hit pretty hard a good slow can really help with reducing the load on healers and therefore reducing medding downtime.

[El-Hefe]

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

Good. You can have them. It wouldn't be so bad if they were skilled players. But, I feel like shitty keyboard turning backpeddlers gravitate toward the "snap aggro" since they're too unskilled to play a warrior.

And then they afk incessantly while sucking all the xp out of the group.

No, thanks, take your HIE pally ass, who is encumbered by their own fucking armor, and go solo. Stop making your poor choice to level a dogshit hybrid before various my XP nerf.

Yikes.