EQ/EQ2 - Living Legacy. Accounts reactivated from today until July 25th!

[MrGraham]

I'm really enjoying my free time, and if I can get my accounts consolidated will be going with the Station Pass when the free time is up. Just in case any dev is reading this, a few things would make EQ much more bearable:

1) Update the quest/task/adventure/shit UI interface. Jesus christ it's awful. Steal from Vanguard or EQ2 for ideas.

2) Add defensive/offensive targeting from Vanguard.

3) Figure out some way to make to make 2boxing possible without paying 2 subscription fees. Groups just don't happen enough now to make this a non option. Possibilities - 2 chars from same account able to be logged on from same IP. Incorporate henchmen or pet healer/tank/slowers. Discounted rate for 2nd account on same credit card.

4) Small points - Why am I still downloading maps? Give us decent maps with ability to add waypoints. Why do I have to be online to sell stuff? Seriously. Give more classes full rez and summoning capabilities. Give melee an easier way to get back to Guild Lobby besides Origin.

[fucker]

Originally Posted by Furism

I logged in for the kicks. How do you get the XP potions? I only got one XP bonus AA.

I think I'm gonna get a Bard friend to come and powerlevel me in Guk. Do the "fabled" items still drop?

type /claim. it will open a window to select the rewards

[Krowbar]

I heard about a new option called the Bandoleer but I can't find it anywhere. Anyone know how to use it?

[gwood]

Originally Posted by Thoruk

So I go through the hours of downloading and patching everything.

Where did my character go? When I last logged in over 5 years ago, I have no idea what server I was on, and they have all been condensed. I can't find my character

I guess I will have to start over?

You could attempt an eqplayers search for your characters names here: EQ Players.

[Gwen Rockpounder]

I heard about a new option called the Bandoleer but I can't find it anywhere. Anyone know how to use it?

The default key to show it is "B"

It allows you to setup weapon sets for your main hand, secondary, range and ammo slot and assign that set a name. You can then make a hot button from that name and switch to it with a click. When levelling perhaps you'd setup a 2hb one for the new Imbued Staff you bought but could switch back to the 2HS one you have maxxed if you get jumped by a harder mob whilst still in the double figures on raising 2hb etc etc.

I don't use it that much myself but perhaps some of the big bad raiders from the current endgame could give an example of a useful time for it.

[Punko]

Try pressing B for Bandoleer.

beat by above poster

[Lefazz]

Anyone know if Sony is working on another expansion for EQ2? Don't we usually hear something by now?

[Furism]

Originally Posted by fucker

type /claim. it will open a window to select the rewards

It's empty. I guess it's time to petition.

Also, I think I saw somebody mention that now you can group a high level guy with your twink and still get the full XP, except for AA's. I must have misunderstood because that sounds quite unbalanced to me.

Edit: Anybody playing on The Rathe?

[Elerion]

Originally Posted by Gwen Rockpounder

I don't use it that much myself but perhaps some of the big bad raiders from the current endgame could give an example of a useful time for it.

Not endgame, but obvious choices seem to be using it to quickly switch in/out clickies, focus weapons and proc weapons.

Also, I think I saw somebody mention that now you can group a high level guy with your twink and still get the full XP, except for AA's. I must have misunderstood because that sounds quite unbalanced to me.

As far as I know it's just like the old days, but range is slightly extended. Once the highbie is only 50% higher level than the lowbie, they can group and any xp will just be split straight in two. Pretty awesome for the lowbie now killing reds, pretty sucky for the high level (not that you care). Back in the days it was 33% higher, I think, but apparently it's 50% now.

One alternative is the new shroud system. I haven't played with it much, but basically it allows a high level character to turn into an NPC of almost any class and level (lower than himself). That way if your level 40 friends need a cleric or a chanter, you can hop on your level 67 rogue, turn into the appropriate level 40 faerie/orc/goblin/monster/penis and go group with them. You get most relevant spells, but no truly unique class features that you could exploit (most notably, you don't get xp rez as a cleric or two hour KEI as a chanter etc, afaik).

[Hardcore Cracka]

Originally Posted by Furism

It's empty. I guess it's time to petition.

Also, I think I saw somebody mention that now you can group a high level guy with your twink and still get the full XP, except for AA's. I must have misunderstood because that sounds quite unbalanced to me.

Edit: Anybody playing on The Rathe?

You are probably going to want to reroll on FV.

[DJk_zero]

Originally Posted by Zehn - Vhex

Guides/GM's were more then willing to make shit up just in the hopes that you'd fuck off. I think over the course of my 5 or 6 years playing I had at least 4 events overturned.

Hell, there was one point where a gm gave our entire guild a warning for 'exploiting' Yelinak because our warrior was firing arrows at her prior to engaging in order to build threat.

Of course back then said GM was sleeping with the guild leader of a rival guild. I think best was getting XTC despawned on us at 10% because one of their monks claimed we leapfrogged them because him being FD'd outside the door was a clear and obvious claim to the boss with 5 others of their guild in the zone. Or getting AoW despawned after we killed Statue and they ninja-pulled Idol.

I do not miss EQ gm's one bit.

Daegarmo was one of the worst buddy-buddy GM's. If you really believe the reason he was moved off GM duty and onto events is because how great he was, I have a bridge to sell you.

[Furism]

Originally Posted by Elerion

As far as I know it's just like the old days, but range is slightly extended. Once the highbie is only 50% higher level than the lowbie, they can group and any xp will just be split straight in two. Pretty awesome for the lowbie now killing reds, pretty sucky for the high level (not that you care). Back in the days it was 33% higher, I think, but apparently it's 50% now.

Right, so you can't just group a level 75 Wizard with a level 1 Shaman and AE shit. You need to do it the old fashioned way until the Shaman is 40+.

[Gwen Rockpounder]

Originally Posted by Furism

Right, so you can't just group a level 75 Wizard with a level 1 Shaman and AE shit. You need to do hit the old fashioned way until the Shaman is 40+.

In that example, you need to hit 50 on the shaman before you can group with the 75 wizard.

On one of my accounts it had an empty claim window as well, fill in a petition using their horrible website system and hopefully they will fix within a few hours and will be available next time you login as mine was.

[Elerion]

Right. I think 46 is the break point for level 70 characters and 53 for 80 characters.

Obviously, you're best off just porcupining shit up to at least 35-40 if you have access to a high level. DS potions are ridiculously awesome and cheap. You can keep that up to 60-70 probably with the right class. Classic non-PL leveling is never viable if you have a high level class.

[Furism]

Originally Posted by Elerion

DS potions are ridiculously awesome and cheap.

Make that easy for me will you? What's the name of the DS potion(s) and what's a reasonable price?