Experience Rate

[Mardur]

I leveled a char to 50 and nearly 57 on P99; I'm really fucking sick of grinding and even I wouldn't touch the exp rate for Red99.

It just makes the game more enjoyable.

[Nirgon]

There's pvp with the grinding on this one.

[Salty]

2 boxing should be allowed with the slow rates later on if pop slunks to 70.

[Palemoon]

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

2 boxing should be allowed with the slow rates later on if pop slunks to 70.

Then I and many others will leave and it will be you 2 boxing with 15 others.

[Kain]

No 2 box! I am all for two different people in the same household.

[SearyxTZ]

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

obviously u havent playd on beta because legit bards are easily landing mez (on 120+ MR) and their fire n ice dots do pretty dam good damage/ and almost never resisted - this with being lvl 50 with gear n shit

the Hit n Run bard is ownin purty much everyone right now/ dot and range jousting ftw im seein bards easily handle 1v2 1v3 situations without breakin a sweat


indoors yea u can kill em

No I haven't. I'm basing this off EQlive which this is supposed to be emulating.

On live that mez shit NEVER landed. They would have to try to land the -MR chant to even have a shot at it getting through.

[Kain]

I played a pvp server on live for a little bit, and at lvl 6 or so I'd constantly get killed by a 50 bard in gfay starting area.

I probably died to this guy at least 20+ times, and not once was I mezz chained, and I'm kind of surprised since the guy's whole purpose was to grief anyhow.

Perhaps it lends Searyx some credit regarding the situation on live back then.

[zixxer]

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

Anyways, exp will be normal. If it receives any increase, it will be minor.

This was one of the huge arguments prior to p99 launching. I didn't listen to it then, and proceeded onward. My experience since that time has shown I made the correct decision.

Make it slower imo

[DarthPeon]

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

Bards are OP?


Not in the slightest, certainly not in old world. They kill slower than Clerics and won't scratch anyone with 80+ resists. They are one of the weakest classes for indoors pvp. I never died to Bards on live, even the geared ones in PDM. I could run all the way across Dreadlands before they had my HPs in any real danger with their annoying DoT chants.

Bottom line: the game was never really balanced around these penalties. A paladin sure as shit isn't leveling 30% faster than a Monk or Necro or Druid. 30% slower maybe, and with no exp penalty.

I can confirm what this guy is saying. Anyone thinking bards are op has not been in this beta testing the class. Their songs are constantly resisted vs anyone with 80-100 mr and given that snare/stuns land way more commonly than you recall they are not going to be harassing anything worth a damn outside.

Even twisting full resists, shm buffs - cc lands often on a bard dancing around. Solo they are dead fast.

Practically the worst class inside dungeons as well.

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

slow, snare, mezz, selfresists, chants, charm, selos, heal... bards are op, specialy in pvp

You're in for a surprise. Did you level a bard in beta and test all the above across a range of levels?

I did - and it's not pretty. You will be CCed trying to dip in and harass way too easily regardless of your resists.

[DarthPeon]

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

obviously u havent playd on beta because legit bards are easily landing mez (on 120+ MR) and their fire n ice dots do pretty dam good damage/ and almost never resisted - this with being lvl 50 with gear n shit

the Hit n Run bard is ownin purty much everyone right now/ dot and range jousting ftw im seein bards easily handle 1v2 1v3 situations without breakin a sweat


indoors yea u can kill em

I'm sorry, but you are full of shit. What is your bards name in beta? Come and try to own our group in ec 1v3 or any group for that matter and post your screenshot. You can find people sitting at the ec/fp line 24/7 looking for pvp.

Try to do it 1v1 even vs a rooting/stunning class.

Doubt you even played a bard in this iteration.