Whats a good class to start with? - Page 2

Bubbles · #1 08-20-2011, 01:28 PM

I would say bards have little trouble finding groups low to mid levels.. have also yet to find a group mid level turn down a shaman for any reason. Mage too, if they aren't soloing. Low to mid levels you can't beat mage dps between shields and pet.

mala · #2 08-21-2011, 05:21 PM

step 1. make mage
step 2. lvl to 49 (takes no time)
step 3. farm till your eyes bleed
step 4. make the class you actually want to play
step 5. profit

beentheredonethat · #3 08-21-2011, 05:25 PM

I guess thats not a bad idea either. Getting from 3 to 4 on a druid is such a nightmare.

raptorak · #4 08-21-2011, 06:03 PM

Guys I really want to play EQ again but am not sure if I can take the exp penalty - I played troll SK to 30 (bluebie) then again to 35 (tallon zek) and it just took forever with penalties. Any chance of removing some of the penalities?

How is the levelling on this server? Old EQ was fun but I have a life now (which means I have more than just EQ to play :P) so is there another server you might point me to?

BTW I played a private server a couple of years back that I believe emulated the Tallon Zek server, it seems to have disappeared. It allowed dual-boxing, was classic (for the most part) and had increased exp as I got to level 40 relatively quickly (2-3 days played or so).

Also do shadowknights get the lifetap spell? Classic EQ was great but not all of the changes made to the game were for the worse! (I quit when planes of power and the bazaar arrived - oh how I HATE fast travel in EQ)

beentheredonethat · #5 08-21-2011, 08:48 PM

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Guys I really want to play EQ again but am not sure if I can take the exp penalty - I played troll SK to 30 (bluebie) then again to 35 (tallon zek) and it just took forever with penalties. Any chance of removing some of the penalities?

How is the levelling on this server? Old EQ was fun but I have a life now (which means I have more than just EQ to play :P) so is there another server you might point me to?

BTW I played a private server a couple of years back that I believe emulated the Tallon Zek server, it seems to have disappeared. It allowed dual-boxing, was classic (for the most part) and had increased exp as I got to level 40 relatively quickly (2-3 days played or so).

Also do shadowknights get the lifetap spell? Classic EQ was great but not all of the changes made to the game were for the worse! (I quit when planes of power and the bazaar arrived - oh how I HATE fast travel in EQ)

I have only played for a few days. It's pretty fun if you get into groups, without groups though its' bit tough. Today someone brought their druid over to greater faydark and buffed newbies, it made leveling really fun.

I think EQ isn't about getting to max level fast, it's more about the adventure of getting there.

raptorak · #6 08-21-2011, 10:18 PM

I agree in principle - but a 68% exp penalty is just miserable. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Feachie · #7 08-21-2011, 06:21 PM

doubtful they will remove the penalties, unless it's part of the patch timeline.

leveling is pretty fun here, i'm having a good time anyway, just don't take the forums seriously. i play a necro, groups in my 20's were fairly easy to find but if not there was always solo.

no boxing at all is allowed here. go meet people, i guess is what they want.

sk's do get lifetap, first rank at lv9.

Feachie · #8 08-21-2011, 10:30 PM

it's not the destination, it's the journey?

raptorak · #9 08-22-2011, 03:16 AM

Been there done that just don't want it to take quite as long as before - the 40% exp penalty was always harsh, one of the main reasons it was removed (and removed even before they ruined the game).

Anyway, I probably won't be playing until the class based penalties are removed - P1999 can't possibly have the number of lowbies necessary to make "the journey" anything like what it was, and tbqh, levelling was far too slow even with that.

Vondra · #10 08-22-2011, 04:58 PM

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Been there done that just don't want it to take quite as long as before - the 40% exp penalty was always harsh, one of the main reasons it was removed (and removed even before they ruined the game).

Anyway, I probably won't be playing until the class based penalties are removed - P1999 can't possibly have the number of lowbies necessary to make "the journey" anything like what it was, and tbqh, levelling was far too slow even with that.

You'd be surprised just how many people there are to group with as a new player. People make a LOT of alts here, more than you'd expect. It's really no problem at all to group consistently up to at least 40 before you have to put any effort in.

You'll also be surprised at just how many people you meet along the way, early on, that happen to also be new to the server. It isn't all alts you meet.

As for leveling being too slow, it isn't as slow. Why? Even though I said it isn't all alts you meet, you'll certainly meet quite a few. They'll be geared. You'll level quicker grouped with them.

The only real reason not to play here would be "I don't want to play Everquest". It works quite smoothly and naturally whether you're new to the server or not.

It is recommended to play some sort of caster your first time around though, simply because they don't rely on gear nearly as much. Then you can get a bank of money going and start some melee character to twink (If you want to)