24-11-2004 23:31									#91
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Is there something you can do with the skills long term?

	25-11-2004 12:31									#92
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Craft and sell items with better stats than in the stores. This I already can do, see my backpacks. Whether they will be on par with quested items or not, time will show.

	28-11-2004 06:36									#93
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I have my barbarian brawler up to level 12 now. I actually started a new character- a dark elf female priest. She's only level 4. I really shouldn't get into her until I'm done with my other character. but I wanted to create her at least.

Here's the deal. I have low Ram as I mentioned. I can play the game if I stay in one area, for many, many hours. The problem arises when I change areas often (usually 4 times will really start to bog me down). So I'm kind of in a bind. I've been killing things in those fields outside the city gates of north and south Qeynos (can't remember the name of it). Though I'm still a fairly low level. some of those things are tough. Although I prefer to do quests. As they break up the monotony of killing things repeatedly. But too many quests require you to change areas too often. So I guess for now, I'll continue in that large outdoor area (and the area is huge- so I don't have to leave often) for a while. I hope they patch this problem soon.

I actually was in a couple of parties yesterday. But I die more when I party . Non one backed me up. They said: Okay who's going to draw them out? And since I was a barbarian I said "I will". So I went and taunted them. And then no one backed me up. I died . I never die when I'm going solo. Actually I take that back. I accidently double clicked a guard near one of those watchtowers (he had a red profile on him- I wanted to talk to him not attack him!). I thought he was a friendly. I didn't expect him to attack me.

	28-11-2004 12:49									#94
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I am level 15

I am tyhinking about starting some new characters

(A halfelf who will become a shadowknight, an Ogre who will become a paladin, and something else, probably a coercer)

Jon Miller

	28-11-2004 12:49									#95
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the shadowknight might be a high elf or human or erudite instead

Jon miller

	28-11-2004 15:15									#96
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I really thought about getting this, as no way has transpired yet for me to play WoW. However, in the end (due to large improvements made) I went back to see the new higher level content in City of Heroes.

I still may look at this later though. What server is everyone on?

	29-11-2004 05:16									#97
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I am at Lucan D`Lere. As far as I understand, Dissident and JM are too. Got my dwarf to 17 crusader / 14 outfitter today in the scary halls of Stormhold, and got myself guilded. The mystery of the early seen horses has been solved too: Paladins get a simple horse for free at level 20. I will too, looking forward to this.

	29-11-2004 05:25									#98
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damn, maybe I should have chose Paladin.

some of those prices seem so outrageous. I have yet to accumulate a single gold piece yet . The most I've had is about 78 silver.

	29-11-2004 05:34									#99
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident So I'm kind of in a bind. I've been killing things in those fields outside the city gates of north and south Qeynos (can't remember the name of it).

Antonica

quote: Though I'm still a fairly low level. some of those things are tough. Although I prefer to do quests. As they break up the monotony of killing things repeatedly. But too many quests require you to change areas too often. So I guess for now, I'll continue in that large outdoor area (and the area is huge- so I don't have to leave often) for a while. I hope they patch this problem soon.

Antonica as a whole is a masterpiece with many many great spots to hunt. You will enjoy it.

quote: I actually was in a couple of parties yesterday. But I die more when I party .

That is normal, unfortunately. I experience the same. When you solo, you can very well evaluate what you pull and if you're able to best it. If you get add, you still can run. In a group, especially in a dungeon, it happens often, that the puller gets more than the group can chew.

So far I never got out of Blackburrow without an XP debt. Today it wasn't me who died (the whole group gets penaltized for the death of a member), but I got it nonetheless. For some reason, I got out of Stormhold without a debt, although Stormhold is much harder than Blackburrow. Great group, that's why.

quote: Non one backed me up. They said: Okay who's going to draw them out? And since I was a barbarian I said "I will". So I went and taunted them. And then no one backed me up. I died .

Bad group. That simple.

quote: I accidently double clicked a guard near one of those watchtowers (he had a red profile on him- I wanted to talk to him not attack him!). I thought he was a friendly. I didn't expect him to attack me.

Wow, I didn't even know you can attack these.

	29-11-2004 06:09									#100
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I assume he was a guard. He was in Antonica standing next to one of those towers in the hills north east of the bridge to north qeynos.

	29-11-2004 06:26									#101
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the paladin horses are just for looks, they don't really do anything

so am I the only one playing evil?

Jon Miller

	29-11-2004 06:31									#102
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quote: Originally posted by Jon Miller the paladin horses are just for looks, they don't really do anything so am I the only one playing evil? Jon Miller

the dark elf female priest of mine is evil. But I just started. I haven't arrived in Freeport yet.

I did play an evil barbarian when I was trying out this game at my brother's house. I did get him to Freeport.

One cool thing about Freeport is the NPC's say cooler things . None of this dorky good-two-shoes stuff that the citiizens of Qeynos say.

	29-11-2004 23:50									#103
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quote: Originally posted by Sir Ralph So far I never got out of Blackburrow without an XP debt. Today it wasn't me who died (the whole group gets penaltized for the death of a member), but I got it nonetheless.

Haven't seen that in a MMORPG before. It seems quite harsh. I regularly group with players who get killed from doing something silly, and I don't want to be penalised for it.

	30-11-2004 06:17									#104
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Update: Crusader 18 / Outfitter 15. Made me some 7-spot boxes for the bank account. And - lo and behold - made it out of Blackburrow for the first time without XP debt, even after about 2 hours diviners camping and fighting with the group.

	30-11-2004 11:37									#105
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I will probably play some tomorrow

Jon Miller

	01-12-2004 06:33									#106
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I should be playing instead of posting here.

What can I say. Everquest 2 is not strong enough to break my Poly addiction.

	01-12-2004 06:34									#107
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I am selling stuff right now

Jon Miller

	01-12-2004 14:01									#108
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Forged and sold a stack of iron spikes for spellcrafters. Made the first 40 silver through tradeskilling this way. Well, minus about 15 silver I paid for tempers (to PC scholars) and fuel (to NPC vendors), but this still makes net 25 silver for about an hour of work. Nice. And I even played deliberately nice and charged only 2 silver per pristine spike (and 1s 80c for the one "normal" I made out of 20), while others charge 3s or even 4s. Got my metalworking up to 83/83 this way. Now I can begin to craft swords and hammers.

Yesterday was a black day for me tho. Died 4 times , particularly twice from the same giant bear. First paladin rule: Thou shalt never try to take revenge! Learnt my lesson. Died on my paladin subclass quest too, because I violated the second and third paladin rules: If thou canst win a fight, avoid it, and Thou shalt fight with thy brains first and sword only second. Guess I have quite some lessons to learn on my way to be a Paladin of Brell.

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	03-12-2004 06:42									#109
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I played my barbarian brawler briefly, but going solo is too boring. and it's too hard to find a party.

so then I played my dark elf female priest. She's just badass. Everyone loves to have a priest in their party. Although once I got to Freeport, I found it difficult to find a party again. She's level 8 now.

Which leads me to believe the isle of refuge is the funnest part of the game.

	03-12-2004 14:47									#110
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I got my new computer yesterday, 3.2 GHz P4 with 1 GB RAM and a GeForce 6600 with 256 MB. Now that is what EQ2 is really about! The graphics is incredibly beautiful and the game runs smooth at 1600x1200 even in populated city zones. With one word, fun!

Made my paladin subquest and got a badass sword for it. Upped to level 19. Now all it takes is to grind another level on my way to paladinry. Spent 2 runs of the "Foul Wind" quest in Firemyst Gulley yesterday and was incredibly unlucky in the loot lotto. While all others got home with literally "phat lewt" worth 10-20 silver each, all I got was a vial of dog spit and a broken metal sheet, which together sells for less than one silver. Oh well, things happen.

	03-12-2004 14:53									#111
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Diss, it is not hard to get in a group. Just watch the OOC spam and react on demands with a quick tell. What really is hard is to get into a good group, however. Avoid 1337 speech kiddies and people shouting. Watch for the "green" OOC. And try to get into a friendly guild. I see a lot of them recruiting. It is better to go with a bunch of trusty guildies than with a pick-up group anyday.

	03-12-2004 22:10									#112
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I'll play some more today. I really didn't want to party last night anyways. I was exploring the huge city of Freeport.

	03-12-2004 23:50									#113
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I am in freeport, and so are two of my roomates (As well as some good people we know).

Preists are up there, but so are Fighters. Mages and Scouts are mostly needed for damage (although Bards are good at Buffing and Enchanters are good at CC).

Jon Miller

	04-12-2004 03:09									#114
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Got my Priest up to level 10. She's now a shaman.

Though I died 3 times on my hallmark quest . Playing solo can get rough.

I had 2 seperate groups of hostile group monsters (humanoids actually) attacking me . I ran back to the guards, but there was only one guard, he couldn't kill them in time.

Overall, I do like Freeport better than Qeynos. It's my kind of city. . Though I still prefer to get out and explore the wilderness. I was in the commonlands, which is a pretty cool area. But many tough enemies there. I didn't stray too far.