A tour of norrath, need some advice - Page 9

eqravenprince · #1 10-03-2012, 02:02 PM

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

I think paw will definitely be added. I was never a fan of highkeep for hunting, though we may spend a little time in highpass for SBH.

I wasn't a fan of Highkeep until I started hunting guards =)

Dantes · #2 10-03-2012, 01:58 PM

Who cares what the optimal group is. The group will probably break up anyway, considering some of your buddies will either quit, level faster than you, or fall behind. By the time they get to CT they'll have "random other guy #1" tagging along.

Coridan · #3 10-03-2012, 03:33 PM

I could never hunt in Kerra, love the cat people. Wish they were playable instead of vah shir. Might go there and quest if it is revamped version. We can still go to CT just at a little higher level.

Coridan · #4 10-03-2012, 06:14 PM

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They were Vah Shir you moron.

Artistically and culturally (lore wise) they were very different. As different as african and european. Kerra were vastly more interested than the bland moon cats.

And yes, the point is to do it all ourselves, we will probably trade for banded and bronze armor and stuff but mostly want to get our own gear.

Slave · #5 10-03-2012, 10:32 PM

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And yes, the point is to do it all ourselves, we will probably trade for banded and bronze armor and stuff but mostly want to get our own gear.

Well it really was a beautiful dream. It really was. But now you've just jumped the shark. To bring in a group unused to the difficult EQ paradigm, use weaker, quirky classes, and then handicap yourself on equipment as well? Just seems naive. Any one of these can be fun, but all three together is clearly the kiss of death.

Good luck, but silver will get you gold that not half of them make it through level 30.

jerok88 · #6 10-05-2012, 07:10 AM

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Well it really was a beautiful dream. It really was. But now you've just jumped the shark. To bring in a group unused to the difficult EQ paradigm, use weaker, quirky classes, and then handicap yourself on equipment as well? Just seems naive. Any one of these can be fun, but all three together is clearly the kiss of death.

Good luck, but silver will get you gold that not half of them make it through level 30.

Okay but... in 1999, this is what people did and it worked out fine for everyone.

What he is doing is classic right? He's trying to replicate the classic experience as best he can for his friends, letting them choose what classes they want, not twinking out, etc.

If I had four like-minded friends and a lot of time, I'd love to be a part of this kind of thing. I'd probably run with monk, bard, cleric, paladin, wiz, knowing me and my friends I'm thinking of. Man that'd be awesome.

Except I should switch out the bard with an enchanter, and the wizard with a mage right? Bc screw what people want to play and the classic experience. This is about progress, not adventure!

webrunner5 · #7 10-05-2012, 10:11 AM

That is one big problem with P1999. Most people know what they are doing, what classes to pick, what zones to go to for better Zem, where the good loot is, etc, etc.

When most of first started playing we didn't know crap about any of the above and still had a lot of fun. Let the OP pick what ever 5 classes he wants and the hell with it. Big deal. Its just a game. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Like one person said on here, have 6 Iksar Sk's in a group and they will loose XP every kill.

Slave · #8 10-03-2012, 04:07 PM

These weapons you're mentioning, Langseax of the Wolves, Shiny Brass Halberd... people give away better. Don't waste your time on them.

eqravenprince · #9 10-03-2012, 05:57 PM

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These weapons you're mentioning, Langseax of the Wolves, Shiny Brass Halberd... people give away better. Don't waste your time on them.

It took me me no time at all to understand the original poster, maybe cause I feel like I have a lot in common with him. He doesn't care that he has a sub optimal group. He wants to earn items rather than have them handed to him. My guess is powerleveling isn't all that much fun to him either, he wants to do it the hard way. He probably doesn't enjoy grinding away at mobs just to get to the next level. Probably enjoys dungeon crawling rather than the most efficient way of gaining experience.

pharmakos · #10 10-03-2012, 06:43 PM

tbh we just hunkered down in the front courtyard and had the monk pull from the maze. it was nice having the zone line right there (even tho we only needed to use it a couple times)

still, its possible to do alright in there at that level range with the right tactics *shrugs*

maybe not worth it in a min/max sense, but its possible to do.