Help non soloable classes

[karsten]

umm, jez in response to that second post, I do agree with you that some people have trouble leveling and some people don't, but that's based on the fact that some people are more proactive than others, as opposed to whether or not some classes can solo well and some others can't. And i think that's the pivotal point here

hey, there are things that i'd prefer to be different on the server too. I'd like to not have to wait on translocators, for example. I'd ventue though, based on my experiences thusfar, that the focus and vision of the server is to keep it as close to classic as possible as opposed to making changes in order to boost player population, especially if it's done in such a manner as to placate more vocal members of the community

now, all of that said, if there are melees out there that could use a hand leveling up, I'm more than happy to help if i can -- shoot me a tell!

[Jereziah]

On a slightly less serious but equally important note, I have actually decided to reroll necro as my premiere toon on this server. Once 50, I expect I'll come back and help the bard along (Jereziah).

I figure while doable, it'll be easier to do it in this order and playing a necro is something I never did in classic (played mag then bst).

So, there's nothing left to do but dive in and the first step, as we all know... is to pick a Race/Diety/Name...

Suggestions?

PS: Saw the best EQ name ever just now... Elfis Questley

[karsten]

bards are really a hard class to play on emu just in general, i leveled one to 60 on vztz and promptly stopped playing him -- if you want to stick with your bard jere i'd be happy to help if i can, the server could really use more

[Widan]

Log on and try to start a Crushbone group at 3am est. It doesn't matter how proactive you are, people just are not online. When I logged off this morning there were only 73 people playing, and that counts people who just left the client at the character select screen. Many of these players were either close to 50 or sub level 5.

And if you've read my previous posts I stated that I am still leveling my warrior, because that's the class I want to play. I'm not sure how taking a few moments to post my concerns on the forums is somehow making me less proactive in the matter.

I understand the want to keep this server classic, but I think one of the main goals should be increasing the player base as well. Someone who isn't as big of a masochist as me is not going to stick around if their first impression of the server is trying to level up a melee class.

Edit: Can you not kite efficiently with bards here? They should be the one melee class that this thread really doesn't apply to.

[karsten]

yeah, i see what you're saying, i'd say that the night before thanksgiving ought not to serve as the ideal time though. Even right now though i'm seeing plenty of people /oocing for tanks. What level are you? I'd be happy to shoot you a FS weapon or some plat for bronze or something

[Halladar]

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Edit: Can you not kite efficiently with bards here? They should be the one melee class that this thread really doesn't apply to.

I have no idea what the deal with them is here right now, but you don't see many.

It is a rule of everquest though, bards are either insanely broken, or nerfed to death.

There is no in between.

[Jereziah]

Yeah - you can kite. For me though I play sporadically. 1.5 hours before work in the AM (around 5:30 - 7:00 AM PST) and then a block of 3 hours in the evening usually. So, while the evening block lends it self nicely to grouping, the morning one not so much.

I'm thinking what is going to happen is this. I'll make a necro, get him to 50. Use him to farm up twinking items for my bard, sol ro armor items, etc. Once Kunark comes out and the game changes into an outside one (as opposed to the indoor theme pre-kunar offers) I imagine my bard will be 50 and I'll be loving it.

So, I'm ultimately planning on being a bard in Kunark, but feel I'll satisfy my lust for 50 via a necro first, then help the bard along making his leveling experience a bit easier.

Please don't think of this as a deterrent or acceptance that melee's are hard, because while they are, yes, my reasons for swapping are that of personal play-style preference and desires to try out skelly-pet fights and necro-dungeon crawling.

[Zarniwooop]

It's still not accurate.

We still miss with maxed melee skills VASTLY More than the mobs do.

If I need to supply parses I will.

The playing field isn't supposed to be even, and maybe it's fine as is, but melee are going to struggle. I wish there was a way to rapidly boost the population to 500 at peak times. That alone would go a long way towards fixing the issues.

Gonna be bleak leveling another character when the server gets top heavy.

[Jereziah]

Agreed.

[Reiker]

I don't get this whole "everyone is already level 50 I can't level now cause there's no one to group with!"

It's 9 PM on Thanksgiving. Not exactly the most populous of times. However...

Crushbone: 5 players (hey look, there's a spot open right now!)

Oasis: 11 players. All teens.

Mistmoore: 7 players. All low 20s.

Sola: 5 players. Hey look, if I was ~24, I'd have a group waiting for me here too.

Lower guk: 12 players. A group of 50s, a group of 30s.

Solb: 9 players in their 40s.

Basically, at a very low population time, there's players to go group with at every level range. And that is just if you go into a zone and try to get into a pre-made group, which is lazy. Let's say you're level 17... /who all 15 20. List is cut off. Most people are in freeport or butcherblock... I bet I could form my own group right now at level 17. Same goes for any level range. I just don't understand this whole "the game is too hard now that the game's been out 2 months!" mentality.

I rolled my character a month late... about November 3rd. Hit 50 around Nov. 18th. 90% grouping, usually with Karsten and others I've met in-game who knew how to play well. It can be done, mang.