Thanks for the input Agraza. I felt last time my Ranger had grouped, which would have been early SoF, that necro pets seemed to be great tanks. In fact I believe the guy I was grouping with was a member of the forums here, one of the Hot Cheetos and Takis guys. I always heard about how amazing Mage pets were but rarely saw any, I suppose they were off doing their own thing and didn't have time for lowly Rangers slowing them down.
EQ F2P- Returning Players & Current Content
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Alasliasolonik
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Beastlord, Magician, and Necromancer pets (level 96-100) have had their base HP and AC reduced slightly. Halved the AC and HP advantage given to pets with the most basic focus (Enhanced Minion VII) and adjusted the later ranks accordingly. ----------- You can still molo 99% of all named in the game except the ones that shit out adds every 10%
Jysin
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I would have thought multicore issues were fixed a long time ago. The only thing I know you can try to do is launch the game, then CNT+ALT+DEL to get to the Task Manager. Find EQ under the applications tab, right click "go to process". This should take you to the Processes tab and highlight the EQ.exe. Right click that and select "Set Affinity". You should be able to force the game to run on one core.
I am not convinced this is your problem, but at least you can rule out the multicore theory.
Jorren
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If you bypass the patcher you can auto set your affinity by creating a shortcut to the exe. Example:
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c start "eqgame.exe" /affinity 6 "D:\EverQuest\eqgame.exe" patchme /login:yourloginname
Someone can probably explain the /affinity 6 bit better than I, but I run 3 instances of the game from different directories and have the affinity set to other slots for each.
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c start "eqgame.exe" /affinity 6 "D:\EverQuest\eqgame.exe" patchme /login:yourloginname
Someone can probably explain the /affinity 6 bit better than I, but I run 3 instances of the game from different directories and have the affinity set to other slots for each.
The group game it shouldn't be noticeable. They had to fix it for the raid game b/c the pets were nearly unkillable.
Miele
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I got a couple questions, maybe you guys can help:
I quit EQ in 2004 and I'd like to have a look at the game once again, so I was wondering if my characters would still be available and where can I find info on what happened to spells/skills, game changes, etc. past 2004.
I used to play 2 accounts, but would likely use a single one this time around: how fast is levelling if I go solo? Asking because if it's vanillaEQ-like, I'd rather dust off some level 65, else I may even start a new character for shit and giggles.
I quit EQ in 2004 and I'd like to have a look at the game once again, so I was wondering if my characters would still be available and where can I find info on what happened to spells/skills, game changes, etc. past 2004.
I used to play 2 accounts, but would likely use a single one this time around: how fast is levelling if I go solo? Asking because if it's vanillaEQ-like, I'd rather dust off some level 65, else I may even start a new character for shit and giggles.
With mercs any class can solo to 65'ish using the tank merc. After 65, necros, rangers, mages (with a cleric merc), (and maybe more classes I just haven't played them?) can solo just fine the rest of the way up to 100. It is much faster/easier if you 2 box, but it's a matter of preference.
alavaz
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http://almarsguides.com/eq/leveling/- This is probably the best guide. I used it to merc level my warrior to 85 with no real issues. The hole is insane for 65-73ish. Don't leave there without 5-600 AA.
Fight
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If you have haste and melee buffs, the Rogue merc will do more damage, but at the cost of more micro management and frustration. The Rogue mercs can be a bit of a hassle and will get themselves killed occasionally, while the Wizzy mercs are "set it and forget it". When it comes down to it, there are very few situations where you will find that you prefer a Rogue merc over the Wizard. It is not just about the numbers.
At the highend, both of them only do about 60% of the damage (or less) of an appropriately geared player.
At the highend, both of them only do about 60% of the damage (or less) of an appropriately geared player.
Miele
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Thanks everyone and thank you for the link, will have a look at it as soon as I can
Agraza
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Wizard mercs can cause Z axis aggro issues. If you're pulling from a floor below where you've stationed your dudes, the merc may attack early. Likewise the caster merc will cast through walls so if you are pulling around a corner they may get started before, and then it has aggro.
This is pretty easy to overcome, but if you pull while using a wizard merc you'll inevitably discover its misbehavior and have to change how you handle the merc or how you pull.
This is pretty easy to overcome, but if you pull while using a wizard merc you'll inevitably discover its misbehavior and have to change how you handle the merc or how you pull.
Sinzar
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Me and a few friends did a few of the tier 3 RoF missions using both a wizard and rogue merc and parsed them to compare. Everyone was level 100. Over the course of 3 full clears, the wizard merc beat the rogue merc in every single situation (trash pulls, extended boss fights, etc). Group was shadowknight, enchanter, cleric, bard, wizard merc, rogue merc.
Even with level 100 bard haste and enchanter buffs, the rogue merc just can't keep up to the wizard's dps.
Even with level 100 bard haste and enchanter buffs, the rogue merc just can't keep up to the wizard's dps.
Evernothing
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Sinzar
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It was a while ago, but from memory I think the four songs were:
Aria of Va'Ker Rk. II
War March of Protan Rk. II
Arcane Hymn Rk. II
Pulse of Salarra Rk. II
Aria of Va'Ker Rk. II
War March of Protan Rk. II
Arcane Hymn Rk. II
Pulse of Salarra Rk. II