How was ring war even possible in 2001?

[mycoolrausch]

If you watch video of actual in-era classic EQ (and there are a few) you'll see the secret to killing anything was to have a couple dozen of people in bad kunark quest gear stand around and auto attack the mob until it is dead. sontalak. zlandicar. you name it.

p99 mobs aren't classic and are very jacked and overtuned. but that's ok.

[Gustoo]

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

If you watch video of actual in-era classic EQ (and there are a few) you'll see the secret to killing anything was to have a couple dozen of people in bad kunark quest gear stand around and auto attack the mob until it is dead. sontalak. zlandicar. you name it.

p99 mobs aren't classic and are very jacked and overtuned. but that's ok.

Quoting for truth because this is all I remember from my limited experience. We just used to throw all the mage and necro pets in like 2x and then everyone runs in and autoattacks and it got the job done most of the time lol.

But I wasn't a big time raider so I can't nit pick anything. The encounters on P99 I've had seemed pretty advanced compared to what I remembered.

I feel like a lot of the dedicated raid players from 1999-2001 aren't trying to relive those days and aren't here but maybe some are and can speak to it.

[SlankyLanky]

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

If you watch video of actual in-era classic EQ (and there are a few) you'll see the secret to killing anything was to have a couple dozen of people in bad kunark quest gear stand around and auto attack the mob until it is dead. sontalak. zlandicar. you name it.

p99 mobs aren't classic and are very jacked and overtuned. but that's ok.

do you have links for old eq videos that are available? i love finding stuff like that.

[mycoolrausch]

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

do you have links for old eq videos that are available? i love finding stuff like that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9opZFThy95w

here's a classic!

[Grumph]

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9opZFThy95w

here's a classic!

Not one single fear from dragon roar?

Definitely not classic.

Also: wtf has an SoD and Willsapper on a warrior still wearing Crafted?

This is a deep fake.

[Croco]

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

Not one single fear from dragon roar?

Definitely not classic.

Also: wtf has an SoD and Willsapper on a warrior still wearing Crafted?

This is a deep fake.

tell me you didn't play classic everquest without telling me you didn't play classic everquest

[Gustoo]

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

tell me you didn't play classic everquest without telling me you didn't play classic everquest

Right! lol

[Solist]

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

If you watch video of actual in-era classic EQ (and there are a few) you'll see the secret to killing anything was to have a couple dozen of people in bad kunark quest gear stand around and auto attack the mob until it is dead. sontalak. zlandicar. you name it.

p99 mobs aren't classic and are very jacked and overtuned. but that's ok.

This.

VP dragons? yeah no problems, 20 pieces of visible bronze and rubicite and crafted etc in any screenshot.

Sont? Cleric standing there casting group CH and gets feared once for 3 seconds, entire fight. Almost all people in cobalt/crusty/etc level gear.

Flurry in camp? no problem, rando crusty war with 2 pieces of warlords tanks it unslowed without a heal grahic for a solid 10 seconds.

P99 is an absolute abomination for difficulty and there is no reason or explanation why.

[HanzzYolo]

I agree. One "reason" raid mobs in particular could be overtuned - if it was as easy as having 20-30 people in shitty gear killing a raid mob, the raid scene would be total shit and way too easy.

With 20+ years of experience, raiders now are simply too good and must have an adequate challenge to keep the server interesting.

And i agree - that's ok.

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

If you watch video of actual in-era classic EQ (and there are a few) you'll see the secret to killing anything was to have a couple dozen of people in bad kunark quest gear stand around and auto attack the mob until it is dead. sontalak. zlandicar. you name it.

p99 mobs aren't classic and are very jacked and overtuned. but that's ok.

[Khaleesi]

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

If you watch video of actual in-era classic EQ (and there are a few) you'll see the secret to killing anything was to have a couple dozen of people in bad kunark quest gear stand around and auto attack the mob until it is dead. sontalak. zlandicar. you name it.

p99 mobs aren't classic and are very jacked and overtuned. but that's ok.

It does beg the question though, will we ever see an authentic emulation?