Everquest - Phinigel server

Eidal_sl said:

Downloading now -- heard the first few levels are awful and to do some leveling quest. Anyone able to spot me some plat for red wine, or is that expensive enough that it's krono or grind it out?

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8 full bags is like 78 plat. Depends how far you want to go. One set takes you to like 7 or 8? A krono worth of plat will get you to 20ish I think? Might be high teens without double xp.

Fiyero_sl said:

He also flurries I think. AoW is going to be challenge even without being buffed. He'll probably be unbeatable in the first buffed incarnation (like buffed Bees but without being able to pet wall).

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Buffed bees weren't unbeatable, we got them to 30% before sending the mage armies in TL and we didn't even use cure potions. It was cheaper (160pp) per person per raid to pet wall, but using cure disease potions makes the fight a joke when you negate the AE.

AA's are going to be fine on Phinny, there is triggered events and spots people grind at now in Luclin that will cap you AA's in 1/2 the time it took you on live. You guys have to remember this isn't classic or p99, this is like classic with live mixed in.

Blitz_sl said:

For someone who hasn't done anything regarding AA's in over a decade, how much faster will they be compared to normal levels? Also, the catch up functions they added, will they be in play right after Luclin or not until later?

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They're way faster than levels. Not sure how scaling is with them on TLP though. On live it's much faster the less AA you have, as a catchup mechanic.

Sterling_sl said:

They're way faster than levels. Not sure how scaling is with them on TLP though. On live it's much faster the less AA you have, as a catchup mechanic.

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Someone told me - unsure of how accurate it is (although they were a high end Fippy player - Machen on EQLive) that for TLPs - the bonus is basically nil when you're within 1000 AA of the cap for your class' max AA. And that as a result the bonus won't really apply until people starting AA in GoD or something like that.

Just started a rogue here named Kennit. Server is pretty chill so far. Hope to get into the 20s this weekend.

BTW Sephyroth - forget who you are on here - but your Hate shield finally showed up tonight while you weren't on. Hit me up for it when we're both on - it's already been awarded to you - I just apparently get to be the errandboy for it.

Can someone briefly explain raid dps rankings in classic,kunark, vel? I was talking to a veteran eq friend of mine and said I saw SKs considered high raid dps and he was saying how he has no idea how that's even possible.

Eidal_sl said:

Can someone briefly explain raid dps rankings in classic,kunark, vel? I was talking to a veteran eq friend of mine and said I saw SKs considered high raid dps and he was saying how he has no idea how that's even possible.

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SK's with ID+MP focuses will top or be near the very top through GoD. The biggest change from classic or p99 is Unholy aura now doubles your lifetaps, coupled with +40% melee damage and out of era focuses. As you progress through Vel / Luclin longer fights also allow you to use leechcurse since its on a different timer as well as the MP and DoT focuses.

Here's a pic from Kunark without me using focus effects and still at 60% mana.

Nice MQ2 reveal

tarquinn_sl said:

Nice MQ2 reveal

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I used the maps all of the time on Ragefire to track as a SK.

Probably 100% of EQ players anymore use MQ2 at least for the map, I was just throwing a fun jab in there

tarquinn_sl said:

Probably 100% of EQ players anymore use MQ2 at least for the map, I was just throwing a fun jab in there

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Shit on Ragefire a ton of people used it for the assist bot thing and got busted, I don't think Sony even cares about the map portion of it to be honest. I talked to plenty of GMs with the maps always on and never heard a peep so they either don't care or don't even monitor for it.

Here's some Phinny screenshots, think the CT kill one was a 3 way guild race with the entire zone popped.