The Return of Neriak - Page 14

renaissance · 05-09-2007, 07:34 AM

OK so thanks to all the faction help I've decided to not play a necro after all, and have settled on a Fury.

My question now is, from anyone who has experience, is the Fae 5% in combat movement speed bonus very effective for soloing? Would I be better off going Troll for the vastly superior starting Stamina (25 points difference. Thats significant even at high levels I'd assume)?

Thanks again.

Sunnyd · 05-09-2007, 07:46 AM

Fae = Glide
Glide > All

That is all

Sealody · 05-09-2007, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunnyd

Fae = Glide
Glide > All

That is all

So true. Glide alone was worth rerolling some older chars. You'll get so used to jumping off high cliffs and other places if ya go back to other chars, you'll kick yourself when ya accidentally die from falling damage. :P

Cuppycake · 05-09-2007, 08:09 AM

Glide is amazing, once you've had it you can't really go back.

Kuro · 05-09-2007, 08:10 AM

Of course, they said they'd also be adding special abilities (outside of copy/paste Hide traits) to other races' racials.

Still waiting on that~

Miele · 05-09-2007, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by renaissance

OK so thanks to all the faction help I've decided to not play a necro after all, and have settled on a Fury.

My question now is, from anyone who has experience, is the Fae 5% in combat movement speed bonus very effective for soloing? Would I be better off going Troll for the vastly superior starting Stamina (25 points difference. Thats significant even at high levels I'd assume)?

Thanks again.

Aside from the Glide comments (all true), the 5% in-combat is basically useless, but it stacks with sow and works also out of combat.
So 20% sow
+5% fae bonus
+jboots (at lvl 42)
= 35% speed, aka slightly better than a 3,5 plat mount.

All of this without spending any AA to increase running speed (which furies have in the EoF tree).

EDIT: lowbie Faes get to do a quest for "silvani form", it's an illusion that makes you look like a little butterfly and gives you another 5% movement bonus that stacks on top of those listed above, but when using it, you won't be able to use any spells/combat arts. Good for traveling and you can hide your illusion forms anyway.

renaissance · 05-09-2007, 08:41 AM

So the concensus is Fae for glide then? The Troll's +sta wont impact my play (group/raid/solo) enough?

That seems hilarious to me... they give a race a passive trait that is worth sacrificing 25 STA for. wru balance.

Jait · 05-09-2007, 08:47 AM

Balance is in the intrinsic fact that no self-respecting male would be caught dead playing a Faerie.

/nod

Racial balance is fine, 25sta means fuck all at 70. And there's items that mimic glide.

Sunnyd · 05-09-2007, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renaissance

So the concensus is Fae for glide then? The Troll's +sta wont impact my play (group/raid/solo) enough?

That seems hilarious to me... they give a race a passive trait that is worth sacrificing 25 STA for. wru balance.

All my characters are Fae so I cant give you any hard evidence that the gain of 25 sta by playing a Troll has a direct impact on your ability to solo.
All I know is that the classes I have chosen (Conjurer, Necro, Fury and Monk) can solo. They might not be taking down 3 up red cons, but they can still churn out the exp when needed.

Glide as a racial trait is just too much fun to me to give up. I only hope the Sarnaks have something equally as fun.
You would also be suprised how much the perma safe fall helps, when you keep dying due to falling off the climable walls/trees. I do think the falling damage in EQ2 is a bit on the heavy handed side, but it makes being a Fae more fun.

Sunnyd · 05-09-2007, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jait

Balance is in the intrinsic fact that no self-respecting male would be caught dead playing a Faerie.

Ballet dance > "I dropped an E in 73 and still cant stop dancing"

SalTheBard · 05-09-2007, 09:03 AM

Do the Evil Faes (Arasi?) have glide?

Pinski · 05-09-2007, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunnyd

Fae = Glide
Glide > All

That is all

You can also get Fae Fall if you raid Emerald Halls. Most of the Fae inside have a chance at dropping a Fae Wing Cloak which gives anybody Fae Fall. It is pretty awesome

Cuppycake · 05-09-2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SalTheBard

Do the Evil Faes (Arasi?) have glide?

Really wouldn't make sense if they didn't....

Zuuljin · 05-09-2007, 11:23 AM

The evil fae's do in fact have glide.

Drajakur · 05-14-2007, 06:10 AM

I went out and bought all the expansions and it is pretty funny: while surfing for class info during patch, FoH keeps on coming up 3rd or 4th on Google for EQ2 info. And sure enough, this thread actually has a lot of useful info in it for people starting/restarting. Its weird, LOTRO captured a lot of people's imagination at the start, but I get the feeling that there is a very real EQ2 resurgance underway. See you all on AB

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05-09-2007, 07:34 AM	#196 (permalink)
renaissance I <3 boobies Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 752 +3 Internets	OK so thanks to all the faction help I've decided to not play a necro after all, and have settled on a Fury. My question now is, from anyone who has experience, is the Fae 5% in combat movement speed bonus very effective for soloing? Would I be better off going Troll for the vastly superior starting Stamina (25 points difference. Thats significant even at high levels I'd assume)? Thanks again.

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Sunnyd Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 129 +0 Internets	Fae = Glide Glide > All That is all

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Kuro Support Beam Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,334 -2 Internets	Of course, they said they'd also be adding special abilities (outside of copy/paste Hide traits) to other races' racials. Still waiting on that~

05-09-2007, 08:41 AM	#202 (permalink)
renaissance I <3 boobies Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 752 +3 Internets	So the concensus is Fae for glide then? The Troll's +sta wont impact my play (group/raid/solo) enough? That seems hilarious to me... they give a race a passive trait that is worth sacrificing 25 STA for. wru balance.

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Jait Irritable Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 3,366	Balance is in the intrinsic fact that no self-respecting male would be caught dead playing a Faerie. /nod Racial balance is fine, 25sta means fuck all at 70. And there's items that mimic glide.

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Zuuljin So there's this plane on a treadmill... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,858 -1 Internets	The evil fae's do in fact have glide.

05-14-2007, 06:10 AM	#210 (permalink)
Drajakur I have a competition in me. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In the clinch. Posts: 546 +1 Internets	I went out and bought all the expansions and it is pretty funny: while surfing for class info during patch, FoH keeps on coming up 3rd or 4th on Google for EQ2 info. And sure enough, this thread actually has a lot of useful info in it for people starting/restarting. Its weird, LOTRO captured a lot of people's imagination at the start, but I get the feeling that there is a very real EQ2 resurgance underway. See you all on AB