[EQ2] The Ultimate Newb Thread

[Pinski]

Originally Posted by Teljair

Not everyone runs raids in extreme performance and there aren't 24 classes in EQ2. Class specific loot rocks imo.

To start, I run on Very High Performance on raids, works fine for me and have been since the middle of DoF. And there aren't 24 classes in EQ2? I guess I'm playing a different game than you, because the EQ2 I play has 24 classes.

But if this person left in the middle of KoS, then I don't see how he can say anything about class-specific loot as it did not exist in KoS. All KoS loot was very much not class specific at all. Plus, let's not forget the fact that loot dropped like candy and that it took no time at all to equip a raid.

Things have changed since then as well, most AEs don't kill people anymore. Plus, there are quite a few more unique models for raid mobs. Of course, raiding in EQ2 is boring in a different way, mainly the way that the vast majority of mobs have become cookie cutter copies. Oh look, an AE+Power Drain, ooh it spawns adds too, and then oh look it has some "unique" ability to make the fight harder. Then again, EQ2 raiding got even more boring once they nerfed the hell out of it and made everything easier.

[Wanand]

Anyone play on the euro servers can let me know what one is most populate with raiding guilds? I played the game from early beta and a few months of retail not played since, thinking off coming back starting afresh but only play mmo's to raid. Don't wanna pick a server that is hard to get groups with and poor raiding guilds

[Teljair]

Originally Posted by Pinski

To start, I run on Very High Performance on raids, works fine for me and have been since the middle of DoF. And there aren't 24 classes in EQ2? I guess I'm playing a different game than you, because the EQ2 I play has 24 classes.

But if this person left in the middle of KoS, then I don't see how he can say anything about class-specific loot as it did not exist in KoS. All KoS loot was very much not class specific at all. Plus, let's not forget the fact that loot dropped like candy and that it took no time at all to equip a raid.

Things have changed since then as well, most AEs don't kill people anymore. Plus, there are quite a few more unique models for raid mobs. Of course, raiding in EQ2 is boring in a different way, mainly the way that the vast majority of mobs have become cookie cutter copies. Oh look, an AE+Power Drain, ooh it spawns adds too, and then oh look it has some "unique" ability to make the fight harder. Then again, EQ2 raiding got even more boring once they nerfed the hell out of it and made everything easier.

Oops, not sure what I was thinking, lol.

[Jysin-DW]

Originally Posted by Wanand

Anyone play on the euro servers can let me know what one is most populate with raiding guilds? I played the game from early beta and a few months of retail not played since, thinking off coming back starting afresh but only play mmo's to raid. Don't wanna pick a server that is hard to get groups with and poor raiding guilds

There are two Euro (English) servers: Runnyeye and Splitpaw.

I played from Beta until mid-DoF on Runnyeye in the top raid guild Xanadu. Back then there was fuck all competition. We basically had a lock-down of contesteds with our best streak of nearly 3 months without losing a single one! No joke. It seemed there were three or four guilds fighting for the #2 spot, but they were miles apart in content / gear than the #1.

I ended up quitting over the sweeping combat revamp and didnt play again until December 2005. I decided to play more casually, so decided to see what life was like on the other server (Splitpaw) and made a Wizard. It seems that there are plenty of top-end raid guilds (Fable being #1) and quite a few casuals progressing perfectly fine. I am in a casual guild now (less than 50% attendance) and we still manage to clear all of EoF instancing except Emerald Halls, where we can clear the first floor. I personally have never even seen an EoF contested in the game!

In summary, you might want to ask opinions about the current state of Runnyeye but if its not changed much, there seems to be a lot more raiding guilds on Splitpaw.

The one thing I will say is that the server lacks a low level population. I honestly wish they would merge the two servers to help out new people in the game.

[DisgruntledOrangatang]

So what the fuck is this? I can't patch.

I install all expansions up to EoF, run the patcher.

It downloads something named eq2_keymap_other.ini_delta and then starts to decompresses it and then stops.

I bet this has to fucking do with vista doesn't it? Which I am running.

[p0wl]

Anyone have a leveling guide? Just hit 38 tonight, and would like to know of all the zones available to my level.

[Pinski]

Originally Posted by p0wl

Anyone have a leveling guide? Just hit 38 tonight, and would like to know of all the zones available to my level.

Solo Timelines - EQ2I is probably the best place for a solo timeline. There's also a heroic timeline as well.

[p0wl]

Originally Posted by Pinski

Solo Timelines - EQ2I is probably the best place for a solo timeline. There's also a heroic timeline as well.

That was fast. I really appreciate it.

[Shots]

So I'd never given EQ2 another chance from my early days of playing, I'd moved on to other games, but I decided that I would finally try it out. As a complete and utter 'noob' on AB, I rolled a Fae Conjuror (I've never played a pet class in a game before).

I'm pretty surprised at the number of people in Greater Fay. It's a lot more active than I'd have thought and there's also plenty of 'noobs' like me playing it seems. You can tell from chat when people ask questions that no one that has ever played would ask. Maybe the population thins out more later on in levels.

It's more fun this time around for me though (I think I just enjoy Greater Fay better). Plus, I enjoy playing the Fae race and floating down from great heights. I'll see how it goes, but so far I'm enjoying it.

[Cuppycake]

Originally Posted by DisgruntledOrangatang

I bet this has to fucking do with vista doesn't it? Which I am running.

Sorry man, I don't have any suggestions for your specific problem. I run EQ2 on Vista though, and I've never had any problems. I've never crashed on either of my systems in the past two months.

Hope you get your issues resolved ASAP.

[ajiatus]

For EQ2 in Vista you must always "run as administrator" for it to work properly.

[Sinter1]

Originally Posted by Shots

So I'd never given EQ2 another chance from my early days of playing, I'd moved on to other games, but I decided that I would finally try it out. As a complete and utter 'noob' on AB, I rolled a Fae Conjuror (I've never played a pet class in a game before).

I'm pretty surprised at the number of people in Greater Fay. It's a lot more active than I'd have thought and there's also plenty of 'noobs' like me playing it seems. You can tell from chat when people ask questions that no one that has ever played would ask. Maybe the population thins out more later on in levels.

It's more fun this time around for me though (I think I just enjoy Greater Fay better). Plus, I enjoy playing the Fae race and floating down from great heights. I'll see how it goes, but so far I'm enjoying it.

AB is one of if not the most populated servers so most new people are suggested to roll on it hence a good leveling and grouping population all on up. Always see a bunch of people lfg in the level channels

[DisgruntledOrangatang]

I figured it out, I just needed to restart my computer for whatever reason so it could start patching that file.

[Bongk]

Just rolled up a characters on AB myself this weekend, Havent really played EQ2 very much since release. Got my little evil fae (i forget their name) dirge up to lvl 10 (wife wouldn't let me play much haha).

[Larion]

I just reactivated my account to play some pvp and rolled up a Arasai Fury and I am having a blast!

Can anyone tell me how good or bad fury's are at endgame pvp?