Tell me it gets "better"

[falkun]

Honestly, besides some solo guard camping, HHK is a ghost town these days. Noone camps LR, WR, or RR anymore. And since those camps have like 5 mobs each and crap for loot, it's really not that suprising. Looking back, I'm still amazed that back in the day on live those were 3 separate camps.

[maestrom]

HHK has a very special place in my heart. Great EXP, Bank and merchants in zone, pretty safe pulls, wide range of mob levels.

[Amelinda]

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

Honestly, besides some solo guard camping, HHK is a ghost town these days. Noone camps LR, WR, or RR anymore. And since those camps have like 5 mobs each and crap for loot, it's really not that suprising. Looking back, I'm still amazed that back in the day on live those were 3 separate camps.

Judging by the number of camp disputes I get here on a weekly basis. This is sadly untrue. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[falkun]

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

Judging by the number of camp disputes I get here on a weekly basis. This is sadly untrue. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Seriously? I've stopped by HHK a few times for bard songs, and every time I see <7 people in zone and they are all different level ranges (not close enough that I would think they would be in 1 group).

TIL...

[Amelinda]

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

Seriously? I've stopped by HHK a few times for bard songs, and every time I see <7 people in zone and they are all different level ranges (not close enough that I would think they would be in 1 group).

TIL...

It depends on the time of day and WHO is in the zone specifically...I've had to show up a ridiculous amount of time in the past few weeks.

[Striiker]

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

It depends on the time of day and WHO is in the zone specifically...I've had to show up a ridiculous amount of time in the past few weeks.

Funny. I read this the other day and was in HHK last night. I hadn't been there since back in 1999 - 2000 so I had no recollection of the camp definitions. I had gathered a group of five people and had a 6th on the way. We were fighting the goblins, pulling from the different rooms in the basement. These two other players show up and claim the two bottom rooms for themselves (each took one room as a camp). They indicated that the area was comprised of three camps and they owned the bottom two.
Obviously, the spawns in the main area were far from sufficient to sustain a group of 6 (level range 27 - 32). Rather than getting into a pissing match with them, I opted to break up the group and move on. It would not be worth the aggravation and guide time (if people started KSing etc). It was also obvious from their commentary that they were immature and would be a problem.

It's sad to run into these problematic players like this but it happens. Two people were more than happy to ruin the fun for 6 other people.

This isn't a complaint or rant. I'm just mentioning this as it relates to Amelinda's comment and the original post. When you run into these people it's generally better to move on and find some fun content elsewhere.

[Stumpes]

You're just in a part of the world that people don't typically level. The amount of twinks at low levels is very high, and typically those people don't want to group at 4 because it would drastically slow down their experience.

Like it was mentioned before. You should try and make your way to Freeport and level in the east commonlands and northern ro.

[Tewaz]

One thing that is awesome about original EQ is you can make some sweet groups. Basically any combination can do well. Tons of classes can tank at low levels and there are some fun combos like bard/rogue, enchanter, warrior. You just need to be creative, and shamans are FANTASTIC for group combos since they bring so much to the table. My 15 shaman is in Unrest and people love me.

[Striiker]

I'm not sure what else you may have been looking for in terms of answers. It is important to note that trains happen and you will die (sometimes a few times on a given day). It's part of the fun in a way. For example, Unrest is fairly train prone. Fighting stuff in the Main Room or Fireplace could be challenging as it is but add in the occasional train and that moment when you all need to haul it out to the zone line and it adds some excitement to the game. The best times I have had in game were in places where death was always lurking around the corner.. The dullest times were spent grinding XP in relative absolute safety (Overthere, Oasis, etc). It was fun going deep into SolA with a group a few weeks ago. We always kept the nearest exits in mind (and had to use them a few times) and had a great time exploring. The battles where people almost die or the party almost wipes were exhilarating to survive.
Once you get enough levels under your belt, head to Befallen, Guk or Unrest or Najena (Najena however is a bring your own group place though as is Befallen but it's easy to pull people together). It's great fun fighting in these zones. Great XP and some nice loot at times. You could also head to Kunark and hit Kurn's tower.

[baalzy]

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