I tried to like it... I really tried...advice?

[quido]

Furthermore, it is true that there's a lot of people for too little content... you're probably never going to find a pickup Naggy raid during Kunark here... but there are plenty of quality guilds with good folks all of whom kill some stuff.

Give it a try bud =) you might like it

[eqravenprince]

I agree with the OP, It's a flaw in EQ design. Instancing would be one way to solve the problem with people competing for resources. I don't want to compete with people, if I wanted that, I would play on a PvP server. Twinking is fun, but equipment should scale down to the level a person is. For instance, on a Fungi tunic, at level 1 it shouldn't even regen, by level 10 maybe has a regen of 3, by level 20 it has a regen of 6, etc.

Unfortunately nothing will change here because the intent of this server is to be as close to classic as possible flaws and all. Good luck on finding a custom server that fixes some of EQ's flaws.

[Nordenwatch]

I started later than everyone else and felt exactly the same, my friend who had a 30 char gave me some flayed skin and told me to roll a human necromancer so i would be able to wear said flayed skin.

I farmed spectres, seafuries, HS, droga, crypt... anything i could for plat to gear my necro. Eventually I was able to buy a few things and get a monk geared up to camp king.

Everyone has to start somewhere. Reputation is still extremely important in this server even if people are twinked. and yes, some people are still going to be richer than you but this is going to be true for the vast vast vast majority of the server.

[rsloans84]

He aint lying

[Faerie Blossom]

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

I realize I do kind of sound like a bitch...

There's nothing "kind of" about it, you most definitely are acting like a bitch. If you want to show off a little like the other players, you'll have to put in the time just like they did. There are a ton of casual raid guilds on blue that accomplish impressive things, but you'll never make it there with them because you're too busy complaining about how you can't do it.

TMO/FE have a monopoly on a lot of things sure, but once Velious is released this will be alleviated somewhat. And if your goal is to kill Nagafen, then you should get the levels and then work on the community aspect of EQ you claim to miss so much. Get enough people interested in making it a reality, and then use your diplomatic skills to receive permission from the monopolies to attempt it. I think you'd be surprised what a little dedication, tact and patience can accomplish here.

[Odeseus]

I don't raid, only play a few hours a week and I'm having fun. Your only problem is your mindset. It isn't the server's fault your expectations are screwed up.

From your posts, you said you wanted to raid and more or less be the most awesomest ever, and seemed jealous of people who were already super awesome. But here's the thing, you have the exact same opportunities they did, regardless of when you started playing. People got to the top by playing, a ton. They joined one of the top raiding guilds (and there are normally at least 2 that push each other, even if one has a decided advantage from time to time) and got a bat phone. When not raiding, they farmed gear to sell. Rinse and repeat. Very simple.

Best part is, you too can do all of that, just like them! Get to 60 and join one of the (or the) raid guilds. Start raiding. Earn DKP (if that is even still used) and get all your super awesomest pixels. Spend time not raiding farming. There is nothing in this game that prevents you from doing this.

[Malphite]

It seems like starting now would be easier than in the beginning. Hand outs are always there, maybe not raw plat, but decent items that were better than shit alot of us had to get in the classic era. More casual players in better gear, so they don't care what yours is like eliminating the elitist only groups. Honestly, what are you crying about? You can't log in and have a fungi / hasted melee? Then no one can do anything for you, and this server isn't for you.

[azxten]

Being twinked isn't going to really make things that much more enjoyable. If anything once you've accumulated too much its hard to even get excited about playing anymore.

People who are super twinked have already leveled to 50+ on multiple characters. We all did our first grind, man up you bitch.

I honestly can't remember the last time I even looted anything in this game because I just don't care anymore. Be happy you can still get excited about an item dropping from some shitty dungeon.

Also someone just handed me an RBG the other day while I was playing an alt in MM. Around 60k just for being somewhere at the right time. People like me who don't rally care do stuff like this all the time.

Be cool and people will help you out. I enjoy giving level 20 Ogre Wars a nice item and then months later I see them in their 50s still using it.

[billpaleq]

I hate to tell you but this is how live was for me as well. One group will always be number 1. This is a game with competition. The reason I played was the connection to players and the enjoyment of setting goals and completing them.

[xCry0x]

I just started in Feb, didn't know a single person on the server and managed to level a cleric to 53 and counting just fine. Just finished my epic, am apping rapture.. in past 2 weeks i have done sky,fear,hate,hole,naggy,vox.

Leveling up was a ton of people on the same page as me, just found out about the server etc. A few twinks hear or there but every single one of them that wanted to actually group were more than happy to be social, answer questions etc. Level 30-40 suck because the grouping options are really few and far between but I made friends with a couple of DPS and ended up duoing with them. From day 1 I was going out of my way to make friends with monk twinks, rogue twinks, enchanters etc so I could duo/trio with them and that is eventually what I ended up doing. As you mentioned, EQ is about networking and it sounds like although you acknowledge that you failed to do it.

As far as rich people and twinks; I don't know what people are expecting, as soon as kunark came out and people started farming fungi's the monk twinks started coming out of the wood work on live. If someone has been playing since the server came out consistently of course they have a lot of money and/or multiple 60s. If twinking is your goal then level an account to level 50+, sell it for a fungi and start over, now you are a twinked level 1 without spending any time farming, congratulations.

I also think almost across the board there was always 1 uber guild who controlled everything unless you played on some sunshine and rainbows server; that is what made EQ EQ. If you have people on at 3am to kill the boss, you get the boss, if you don't then the chinese guild that does gets the boss.