Casual TLP

[Rang]

The tlp raid encounters are PAINfully boring. No excitement at all. The tlps are just downright boring overall

[Graahle]

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

The tlp raid encounters are PAINfully boring. No excitement at all. The tlps are just downright boring overall

What server and guild so others can vet your experience?

Not sure how actually seeing the content and obtaining loot without a legal (lol) process to determine which neckbeard tickled a dragon's asshole first is any less painful.

Nobody here actually likes cOMpETitIOn, so that's out.

[Rang]

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

What server and guild so others can vet your experience?

Not sure how actually seeing the content and obtaining loot without a legal (lol) process to determine which neckbeard tickled a dragon's asshole first is any less painful.

Nobody here actually likes cOMpETitIOn, so that's out.

I raided on Agnarr and Mischief. Not sure people need to vet anything, just watch a YouTube of a nagafen or trakanon raid. The first time you do it I guess it’s sort of exciting but after that the mark of the mighty thing just makes it go so dang slow and there is really no sense of danger or a danger that the raid may wipe. On p99 even with highly geared toons raids can still wipe out pretty easy. I understand the whole competition thing sucks but my point is more about there is no sense of danger on the raids you just run along with the heard and poke a dragon for like 30 min with no danger of a wipe.

[tadkins]

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

The tlp raid encounters are PAINfully boring. No excitement at all. The tlps are just downright boring overall

Are they not the same thing on P99, just without all the poopsocking, lawyering and griefing? Sounds like heaven to me.

Originally Posted by Bardp1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

TLPs are boring and the population dies within a year. Is there a single TLP that has made it multiple years with a healthy population?

When you just log in to raid bull shit instanced content you realize how boring EQ is without the "haves" and "have nots". EQ is a game about exclusion and self imagined superiority, with out those elements it is shit. Its also the reason P99 attracts stay-at-home sons.

It's like in the wrestling business - if everyone is 7ft tall there are no giants

I'm sure it's fun if you're a have. Not so much so if you're a have-not.

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

I understand the whole competition thing sucks but my point is more about there is no sense of danger on the raids you just run along with the heard and poke a dragon for like 30 min with no danger of a wipe.

I'll take that over never getting a chance to poke that dragon, with the dragon-pokers laughing and rubbing their win in my face like they do here on P99.

[Graahle]

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

Are they not the same thing on P99, just without all the poopsocking, lawyering and griefing? Sounds like heaven to me.



I'm sure it's fun if you're a have. Not so much so if you're a have-not.



I'll take that over never getting a chance to poke that dragon, with the dragon-pokers laughing and rubbing their win in my face like they do here on P99.

You get it. Made the switch and haven't looked back. Later expansions are actually dope on TLP.

[socialist]

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

Are they not the same thing on P99, just without all the poopsocking, lawyering and griefing? Sounds like heaven to me.

It is heaven if you care more about enjoying the content and progressing your character than you care about being the one who wins the server and out-poopsocks everyone else. Unfortunately, TLPs have certain non-classic mechanics that make it a little less satisfying to actually do the raids. For one thing, DPS is so absurdly high that a lot of fights are over in moments. It's really not until Plane of Time that there's any serious challenge in it, unless you're in a casual guild that can't field a full raid.

Notable mechanical differences:

- Monk DPS is retardedly high. They get post-era fist ratios, which means that monk fists are something like 23 dmg / 26 dly from Kunark and onwards. They outdamage everyone by a significant amount until the end of PoP or thereabouts. I have no idea why they don't just implement classic fist ratios for the first eras, it's not as if the correct values aren't known. The developers have never given an answer to this.

- There's a mechanic called Might of the Mighty that significantly reduces pet damage on bosses and makes them ignore pet aggro, although they will still build threat. This means that on any permarooted raid boss, a magician can send in a pet and let it build threat for however long you want, with the boss not attacking the pet, and then the tank can just run in after five minutes and taunt and gain a million threat. Aggro effectively doesn't exist as a mechanic on any permarooted boss.

- Post-classic spell values are in effect from the start of a TLP, meaning that such things as healing spells and, in particular, poison/disease DoTs have vastly inflated numbers. On P99, e-bolt ticks for 146. On a TLP, it ticks for like 350, and there are focus items from the start so you can add like 20% on top. Shamans are actually competitive DPS on bosses that aren't immune to poison/disease. Necros too. You can also KS very effectively with these DoTs as they count as having done their full damage upon landing, for the purposes of determining who gets the kill on a mob. See someone fighting frenzied ghoul? Cast e-bolt + plague on it and you get the kill credit, even if it was at 30% when you arrived. Also makes early grouping super easy as light healing heals for like 65, so a paladin can server as the main healer.

- There are some out-of-era AAs in the game. Prior to Luclin, melee DPS classes automatically gain points in some generic AA that increases their attack, so melee classes have way higher attack rating than they should. Starting in Luclin (or maybe PoP, I forget), you can buy 'glyphs' for AA points which are consumables that give buffs that are very powerful and stack with everything. Can't remember the specifics of these glyphs, but I seem to recall that there's one that reduces spell damage taken by 25%. Imagine how that affects encounters with large amounts of spell damage on the tank. But they do cost like 20 AAs and are gone after one use, so it's definitely an AA sink.

But all in all, TLPs do generally feel like Everquest. It's just unfortunate that Daybreak won't make a PvP one, or one that has a more classic-like expansion pacing. When each expansion lasts like three months, it's hard to find the time to just enjoy yourself and smell the roses. Before you know it, the next expansion is out, and then the next, and then it's PoP and everyone quits near the end of that one.

[tadkins]

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

You get it. Made the switch and haven't looked back. Later expansions are actually dope on TLP.

I tried Mischief for about a month. It was fun. Joined kinda late though (LoY was out, the char I rolled was a froglok necro), so I still felt a little out of place and overwhelmed. I don't hate the later expansions, just kinda want to experience the earlier ones first.

Seriously looking forward to Yelinak in about a week though. I'd love to experience the classic content as it was meant to while slowly progressing the expansions from the beginning and learning along the way. Already got a guild lined up, gonna be a blast. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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

It is heaven if you care more about enjoying the content and progressing your character than you care about being the one who wins the server and out-poopsocks everyone else. Unfortunately, TLPs have certain non-classic mechanics that make it a little less satisfying to actually do the raids. For one thing, DPS is so absurdly high that a lot of fights are over in moments. It's really not until Plane of Time that there's any serious challenge in it, unless you're in a casual guild that can't field a full raid.

That's honestly totally fine with me. I'm not looking for a super sweaty balls-to-the-wall challenge, and I'm not looking to conquer anyone. Part of the reason I quit WoW, it feels too e-sporty and competitive these days. I'm not a super technical hyper-twitch gamer. I just want to be able to have a good time, shoot some dragons with magic, be included in content, and feel some semblance of victory even if I'm not the greatest player in the world.

The bonus too is that from what I heard, wizards (my favorite class) are generally more effective and respected on Live than they are on P99, and I can play one on TLP without shame or being ostracized. Instanced raids are also great. I'll take all that in exchange for a stranger looking Freeport, any day.

I have high hopes for Yelinak.

[Graahle]

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

I tried Mischief for about a month. It was fun. Joined kinda late though (LoY was out, the char I rolled was a froglok necro), so I still felt a little out of place and overwhelmed. I don't hate the later expansions, just kinda want to experience the earlier ones first.

Seriously looking forward to Yelinak in about a week though. I'd love to experience the classic content as it was meant to while slowly progressing the expansions from the beginning and learning along the way. Already got a guild lined up, gonna be a blast. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]



That's honestly totally fine with me. I'm not looking for a super sweaty balls-to-the-wall challenge, and I'm not looking to conquer anyone. Part of the reason I quit WoW, it feels too e-sporty and competitive these days. I'm not a super technical hyper-twitch gamer. I just want to be able to have a good time, shoot some dragons with magic, be included in content, and feel some semblance of victory even if I'm not the greatest player in the world.

The bonus too is that from what I heard, wizards (my favorite class) are generally more effective and respected on Live than they are on P99, and I can play one on TLP without shame or being ostracized. Instanced raids are also great. I'll take all that in exchange for a stranger looking Freeport, any day.

I have high hopes for Yelinak.

You're really going to enjoy Yelinak. I went into Aradune the same way: with a guild and static group already lined up. Still play there today (finishing demiplane of blood splits tonight, matter of fact). It is going to be PACKED. I PROMISE you that the expansion release timelines are MORE than enough time. More often than not you and/or your guild will be hungry for the next expansion after two months. The game is just more efficient on TLPs, but you can still get your asses handed to you; especially as you progress further along and the targets start having more than literally 1 mechanic.

There's something for everybody on TLPs. You want to contest open world targets? That WILL be happening all the way through Gates of Discord at MINIMUM. Want to enjoy a set raid schedule and ride the instances? Hell yeah, go for it. You get to play by YOUR rules and real life schedule.

By the way, there is no such thing as a "play-nice policy" on TLPs. No camps. DPS is king. Mad that some other group is clearly encroaching on your kill space? Better kick up the damage and claim the mobs or you're shit out of luck. Just don't box on the same computer; you will get a 7-day suspension for that. One box only too.