[EQ2] The Ultimate Newb Thread

[Azrayne]

Originally Posted by Kuriin

I started up a Fae Cleric (I wanted a different race, but the damned trial is lame) and got to level 6. It was kind of boring being by myself really. :| Is anyone on Antonius Bayle?

You can roll other races once you've made a fae character. I rolled a fae, got it to level 4 then rerolled as one of the other races.

[Kuriin]

Originally Posted by Azrayne

You can roll other races once you've made a fae character. I rolled a fae, got it to level 4 then rerolled as one of the other races.

Fuck, wish I knew that to begin with, lol.

[Hatorade]

Originally Posted by Aria

Having trouble deciding what I want to play myself.

I've raided in WoW as Priest and also as a main tank warrior. In EQ2 I've played Bruiser to about 30 which I loved, but I felt like crap in groups and felt unneeded. I also played Brigand which was really fun, but I felt like I could do a little more DPS. I've been interested in Berserker, but what I want to know is will I feel like a second-rate tank if a Guardian is around? Can my DPS hold up? What about SK's, is the class overflowing with people? SK seems like a cool idea on paper, but I've heard in raids they aren't really that useful.

sooo many SK's and necro's avoid this class if you plan on raiding. Enchanter classes have great dps and utility may want to check them out. Brigands are one of the top dps classes and great for there debuffs.

[Kez]

Well, I've got a Dirge, Berserker & Warden made that I want to check out. I still have to make my Fury & Brigand but just have to get a name that will get approved for those. I did make a Necro as well, but I'm not sure if that one will last. Can someone with more experience with the classes do a short compare & contrast of the 2 Enchanter classes?

[Kuriin]

Just paid for the first month and downloading all of the expansions via Direct2Drive (I know I'm going to regret that. :|).

If anyone's on Antonius Bayle and wants to give me a few pointers, feel free. =P Name's Kuriin and alignment is good.

edit: Oh yeah, I'm level 9 right now.

[Aria]

Originally Posted by Kuriin

Just paid for the first month and downloading all of the expansions via Direct2Drive (I know I'm going to regret that. :|).

If anyone's on Antonius Bayle and wants to give me a few pointers, feel free. =P Name's Kuriin and alignment is good.

edit: Oh yeah, I'm level 9 right now.

I'll be making chars off and on but I'll shoot you a tell later on tonight. I can help you out with whatever since I've played a lot before, and I'll be in your range pretty much.

[Pinski]

Originally Posted by Kez

Well, I've got a Dirge, Berserker & Warden made that I want to check out. I still have to make my Fury & Brigand but just have to get a name that will get approved for those. I did make a Necro as well, but I'm not sure if that one will last. Can someone with more experience with the classes do a short compare & contrast of the 2 Enchanter classes?

Coercers rely on reactive damage, as in the mob has to attack people for their damage to go off, while Illusionists work on the opposite approach for their damage, as in people have to attack the mob for their damage to go off. The other difference is Charm vs. Pet. Coercer gets get Charm, while Illusionists get a Pet which is basically the same as them except with lower durations, no mez, no dots, and no buffs. Charm in certain specific situations is superior to the Illusionist Pet, whereas the Illusionist Pet is better in the majority of situations and is a lot easier for soloing with.

The other differences is, Coercers get DPS Buffs, while Illusionist gets Haste Buffs. DPS just increases auto-attack damage, while Haste lowers auto-attack delay. The other thing is Illusionists get a proc that goes off spells and does damage and de-taunts, whereas the Coercer gets a Reactive spell damage shield with a constant de-aggro. Other than that, they are very much similiar.

[Aria]

While I don't know much about at higher levels, I did play a Coercer up to about 30 back when EQ2 was relatively new. One thing that pissed me off so bad about that great class was every single fucking encounter somebody was breaking mez. If you have no patience don't pick this class lol.

[thenipple2000]

I caved in.

I went out and bought EOF and installed it. However, when I go to patch it the patcher has an ETA of 12 hours until the download is finished. I have all the optional stuff set to download while I'm playing.


Am I missing something or is this patcher ran by hamster wheels?

[Kez]

Thanks for the info on the Coercer & Illusionist. I think I'll hold off on trying one of the Enchanters for a bit later, but I'll keep that info in mind for when I do start one up. Right now I'm trying out the Defiler, Mystic, Warden & Fury to see what type of healer I'll like best. All of my characters are on AB, hopefully I can decide on one soon so I can catch up to the other people who have rolled newbies.

[Ham n Cheese]

I wish I was confident I could find groups. I'd go with a priest or ranger/assassin for sure. My ranger on our last server did okay on it's own as long as I upgraded my abilities constantly to solo. Thing is I really enjoyed my illusionist on perma, I was great at soloing I just got incredibly bored of it. Hoping AB population was actually worth the server move you guys did. Oh and I loved mezzing because it made me feel useful, though that shit was broken so many times it's not even funny. Guess you need a guild group to expect that not to happen in the late 20s. I also like being evil due to FG being really close, that's a pretty fine place to burn through some levels. I don't like the good alternative (if that's what it was) with the twirling staircases and what have you. Though good has those caves that are the best exp until the late teens for sure

Melv, Rahx and Judeau will be the names I'm using until I decide.. if any other low levels see me around.

[Kuriin]

Hey Aria, I managed to get to level 12. Quests are really bad and grinding seems to get your exp much faster. But, soloing as a priest is REALLY boring. I'd much rather heal, but I sadly know that I won't be able to get groups until around 18-20. :|

edit:

Hoping AB population was actually worth the server move you guys did

I detest roleplaying, but I detest unpopulated and deserted servers even more.

[Zuuljin]

Originally Posted by thenipple2000

I caved in.

I went out and bought EOF and installed it. However, when I go to patch it the patcher has an ETA of 12 hours until the download is finished. I have all the optional stuff set to download while I'm playing.


Am I missing something or is this patcher ran by hamster wheels?

It just says that sometimes. Iv had it tell me it would take 80+ hours to complete. It usually takes about 10-15 min, but since this is your first time it may be longer, but not 12 hours. Just let it run and see what happens.

[Man0warr]

Quests are really bad and grinding seems to get your exp much faster

You need to do every quest you can get your hands on starting at level 10. They get you AAs, as do killing named and exploring. You might have to have Kingdom of Sky expansion though, but you should have that anyways.

[Kuriin]

Yeah, I've already got one point, I think, in the AAs. I think.

But, I've been doing quests nonstop. Just got back from seeing Hairspray. :x