Hybrid xp penalty

[Lorian]

I've got a job and full time gf, aint got time for no hybrid penalty!

[maskedmelon]

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

I've got a job and full time gf, aint got time for no hybrid penalty!

I squeeze out an average of 8-9 hours per week of playtime. It's plenty doable ^^

[lecompte]

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

I squeeze out an average of 8-9 hours per week of playtime. It's plenty doable ^^

... How long did it take you to get 60 on your hybrid at that rate? I think I had 21 days of play time on my ranger when I hit 60 and I didn't do much messing around. That would be 56 weeks of play time at 9 hours per week.

[kaev]

Xp penalties suck and are stupid. Hybrid penalty is extra-special stupid in Kunark era.

XP penalties are stupid and wrong, but if you're gonna penalize classes for being OP the targets should be something more like...

vanilla: Necro, Enchanter, & Bard (80% all three) and other hybrids (40%)
kunark: Necro, Enchanter, Shaman, & Bard (80% all four), and Monk (40%)
velious: Monk (80%) and Shaman & Bard (40%)

Don't matter tho. Game has many flaws, it's still a fun game and that's why we play it.


@Lorian: if the reason you're playing is to accumulate levels there's no saving you, sorry.

[Lorian]

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

@Lorian: if the reason you're playing is to accumulate levels there's no saving you, sorry.

Not sure I agree. Grinding levels has always been the whole point with EQ, this is definitely not a quest focused MMORPG. However, the grinding sometimes comes with fun and interaction, but quite often it is just pure and simple grinding. This pure grinding could be cut shorter by not punish the classes with worst soloability.

As above post questioned, why has a humble Paladin 40% xp penalty but a one-man-army-of-destruction Necro only 10%?

[rajax]

I've enjoyed the nostalgia trip here for a couple months but I fail to see the point in following a patch schedule from 2000 when there are so many other variances here from how things worked back in Live. The majority of which are trivial but many are not. My personal preference would be to encourage the best/balanced version of classic EQ that can be made available. Realizing that what exactly that is or at what point in EQ's lifespan that was will be different for everyone. Luclin onwards definitely is where my interest (and free-time) waned originally.

But simple (not new or additional content) quality of life fixes like the removal of class xp penalties that may not have gone Live till 2 months into Velious seems long overdue here. I do recall there being further XP system changes around this era to promote the grouping system (6th person became free or 0 change to XP rewards to all part members) but my memory is way too hazy as to when this occurred and am pretty sure it was a series of cumulative fixes.

It's the developers of p1999's decision how & when to implement things and as I understand it this is an expensive $ and time-consuming hobby for them, like most people (myself as well) who played the game at release having moved on to full-time jobs and raising families. So whining on the state of things seems pretty ridiculous but I think the classic (true but bad idea) class xp penalty is one of the main things that hinders the growth of new player population.

[Madbad]

Lord Nilbog demands sacrifice upon the altar of classic Everquest. He brokers no excuses, his thirst will not be sated. Come all ye, lay thine head upon the chopping block and thank your savior for the chance!

[lecompte]

I like my penalty... makes me feel like a manly man for overcoming bigotry, oppression, and a classist system!

[kaev]

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

I like my penalty... makes me feel like a manly man for overcoming bigotry, oppression, and a classist system!

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

I feel my penalty makes me a better bigot, oppressor, and classist when I hit 60 myself.

So there you go. Manly rangers and mangina ranger oppressors agree: they like the "feels" they get from the hybrid XP penalty. No doubt they'd rather get their feels from some live person, possibly of the female persuasion, but when you're an elf-sim emulator ranger I suppose you have to take your feels however you can get them.

[Cecily]

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

So there you go. Manly rangers and mangina ranger oppressors agree: they like the "feels" they get from the hybrid XP penalty. No doubt they'd rather get their feels from some live person, possibly of the female persuasion, but when you're an elf-sim emulator ranger I suppose you have to take your feels however you can get them.

If you're gonna post RnF outside of RnF, try to make it funny. But yes, I do enjoy the penalty. Level 60 is the death of your character. I like my ranger and she's nice enough to stay in 59 until, from how it seems so far, somewhere around the end of time.