EQ F2P- Returning Players & Current Content

The RAF still works as long as both accounts were active when they discontinued it. I have 2 linked accounts I don't even use anymore, wonder if they are worth anything for the xp bonus alone

its some crazy formula but for the best bonus is when the recruiter account has a higher level char than the recruitee, and they are grouped, and then i think its 100% and 300%. I always kept the recruiter account 1 level above the other for that reason and stockpiled AA on the recruitee, but the last time I checked the bonus wasn't nearly as noticeable on AA, maybe nerfed somehow but the regular xp was definitely still there. there are also lesser bonuses if both are simply online, and another if they are ungrouped but in close proximity in the same zone if i recall. I tried getting a straight answer from the old SoE posts but what I gather and what I see when I test just makes it a big clusterfuck to understand, like all of EQ's coding.

Is it too much to ask for godamn ogre bard that plays accordion?

pointyboot_sl said:

Gate pots for phase 2 though, correct?

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Sorry for the late reply, but no. You can do the same door / graveyard trick for P2 as well.

Servers down for the second part of CotF to be patched to love. Due back in a couple of hours.


Going back to the Bow of the Destroyer I've owned the Dagarn (and Vulak`Aerr while I was at it) spawns for the last three weeks. Got bows for both my rangers \0/

Anyways thought I'd let you guys know spawn times I've proven in case anyone else wants to have a shot at them :


The named throughout are on a 3days + 0-12 hours respawn timer. The trash is on one hour respawn. Respawn on Dagarn went : 74 hours, 74.5 hours, 74 hours, 78 hours, 78 hours.

If you haven't been in NToV for a decade you might not be aware that quite some years back SoE changed Vulak`Aerr from being an event to a regular mob (still spawns in same spot). To spawn him you have to kill one of five named mobs while Thylek of Veeshan is up. Thylek of Veeshan is a static non aggro mob that cannot be attacked which spawns exactly to the minute three days after the last Vulak`Aerr was killed.

The five mobs whose death will spawn Vulak`Aerr are : Aaryonar, Lord Kreizenn, Lord Feshlakk, Lord Vyemm and Lady Nedaria. None of Lord Koi'Doekn (the sea dragon), Dagarn or Lady Mirenilla will spawn him (only read that these mobs won't spawn him, not proved it myself). Thylek will despawn once Vulak spawns and will respawn exactly three days after Vulak dies.

Map here :EQ Map Preserve: Temple of Veeshan




Thinking about trying to get some named mobs in Vex Thal. Anyone have any info or a handy link on getting through the zones and what keys you need these days ? (I think the zone itself is no longer keyed (Sceptre of Shadows defunct) but you need keys inside the zone - been so long since I've been there I can't remember.

Flight_sl said:

Thinking about trying to get some named mobs in Vex Thal. Anyone have any info or a handy link on getting through the zones and what keys you need these days ? (I think the zone itself is no longer keyed (Sceptre of Shadows defunct) but you need keys inside the zone - been so long since I've been there I can't remember.

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Vex Thal can be extremely fun to farm.....as a bard. Lots of fun clickies in that place. However I could not fathom killing all of the trash to get to the bosses as another class. Other than the palace key from the rock dude in the courtyard - I don't know much else on the required keys, as I just run through with my lock pick in my hand. Sorry I don't have more info, just wanted to stop by and say godspeed if you decide to farm that place as a non rogue/bard.

porkchop sandwiches_sl said:

Vex Thal can be extremely fun to farm.....as a bard. Lots of fun clickies in that place. However I could not fathom killing all of the trash to get to the bosses as another class. Other than the palace key from the rock dude in the courtyard - I don't know much else on the required keys, as I just run through with my lock pick in my hand. Sorry I don't have more info, just wanted to stop by and say godspeed if you decide to farm that place as a non rogue/bard.

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I have a 99 Bard - time to finally level lockpicking I guess Also have 4 CotH Mages on different accounts.

Thanks for the info.

If I had known it would be so difficult to find 13 year old raid mobs available to parse, I probably wouldn't have bothered leveling up some characters.

Who the fuck kills Mithaniel Marr anyway?

Anyone looking to get back into raiding can check out Test server, organized raids there have seen a real uptick the past year. There are raids 5 nights a week; the only thing lacking right now is some good organized weekend raiding.
(If you're looking for "omg i love CLASSIC pre-Luclin EQ raiding", there's usually one of those guilds starting up every month or so too, although TFO is the only one recently to make it past POP and keep progressing.) Test server's permenant EXP bonus makes for a short path from starting to raiding.


-The Faceless Order: Raids 9pm est Mon, Wed, and Thur : Progression guild, currently in Secrets of Faydwer, will be opening Seeds of Destruction very soon. Check TFO forums for info on how to go from lvl 1 to raiding within a week.
-Legions of Blackburrow: Raids 7pm est Sun and Tues : High end raid guild currently farming RoF T1 and T2
- "Open" NToV raids : 7pm est Thur : Organized and led by LoB, these open raids are letting a lot of casual players see NToV and get some raid gear (and Rk3 spells). Be in General chat around 6:30pm EST on Thursdays to find out how to get an invite.

Been getting my yearly itch to play EQ (god save me). Really want my original account back, but know very little information about it. Praying customer service doesn't crush my dreams on that front, because I haven't seen or had access to that account since probably 2003? If that doesn't workout what do you guys reccomend between FV and Test? Paying the sub is no big deal to me. Just want to twink something and run through all the old zones (1-70) with no plans after that unless the itch lasts longer.

Edit : I'd also like to possibly do my epic quest. I never actually completed one in all my years of playing and I feel like my EQ life won't be complete until I do. What level is generally needed to solo most epics?

Epic 1.0? 70 or so (eh, maybe less than that with Defiant gear now). Can solo 1.5 at around 80, I think. Problem with 1.5 and 2.0 (for Paladins, at least) is that there are parts that have group/raid requirements to summon an instance. I basically soloed the 1.5 at 82, but I had to log on a couple other accounts and have a couple friends log on just so I could hit the minimum group size to request the right Vxed instance. Oh, and you can't bring your mercs into some of those.
I started looking at the 2.0 and it was even worse about that, so I haven't started it.

Cool thanks for the information. Not too worried about 1.5 and 2.0.

I think P99 is a little bit too slow for what I'm looking to do at the moment. So I guess it's between Test and FV.