Mages are up shit’s creek I guess

[Valion]

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

First of all I am glad the staff at P99 chose to implement how a mage works at classic. I am the main one that called for mage changes as I played a mage at launch, one of the very few. Big up to Dolalin for researching everything and providing proof.

Secondly to respond to your quote, there is actual proof of this from an interview with Brad in 1999. Brad himself referred to these changes an actual "enhancement" to the mage class and not a bug.

Finally, in actual vanilla classic, research skill was busted. In other words, it was IMPOSSIBLE to obtain a pet post 20 for 2.5 months in EQ. You are lucky they chose to have research actually working at these levels.

The amount of enemies I made on these forums when I first posted this stuff about mages was insane, lol...but in the end it's all about making the server more classic. Being a mage at launch was a totally different experience than it is on blue. You should be embracing it and looking at it s a positive thing. This all goes away in 2.5-3 month range. You can say you were part of a small group who had to research their pets as a mage. This is a good thing...you are experiencing being a mage in real 1999 (minus pets having casting spells which Green 2.0 will probably fix).

Thank You. Too bad you didn't get to play with the ultra powerful 39 and up pets back in the day. I didn't either maybe in 2.0

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

You can train Research all the way up to 200 at the guild master. Practice research has always been a joke.

Pass, I hate plat farming about as much as tunnel questing. I'll get by farm my words and do practice runes when available. Then pay the trainer from 182 to 200 to save as much plat as possible. To me it's just another tradeskill. Time is irrelevant I'll be 50 before Kunark.

To the rest keep at it I'm highly amused.

[Erati]

wtb Gloves of Rallos Zek

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[Chortles Snort|eS]

ImAgiNe playIng EvErQueSt?!?!

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[Jibartik]

Originally Posted by Chortles Snort|eS [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

ImAgiNe playIng EvErQueSt?!?!

Like you're doing right now?

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[whitebandit]

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

Like you're doing right now?

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no remember, he got suspended... hes just jelly we get to play EQ still :-D

[Jibartik]

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

no remember, he got suspended... hes just jelly we get to play EQ still :-D

He's imagining playing right now I meant lol

I feel bad for him but tisk tisk dont lie to the GM when you sent them a video! lol [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Modwolf]

My first char on live was a mage;research made me quit him. Never played int class since. Fuck that noise.

[Jeni]

By carried you mean had to group like 90% of the other classes to level?

[cd288]

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

By carried you mean had to group like 90% of the other classes to level?

Meaning they had a group of friends/guildies who were willing to keep the mage in the EXP group past 20 even though he was sub-optimal past the mid-20s because he couldn't research his pet.

[Wwen42]

I'll help your mag get his stuff with my necro if you don't have it by the time I hit 20. Currently lvl 6.