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Kithani said:
Does exp even work the same way nowadays? I thought I read that it was all tied into achievements/missions and not grinding mobs. Do the potions even affect that?
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That's right, and I'm not sure what potions affect. There might be some things that are enhanced by it besides fighting. Maybe quest rewards? IDK. I vaguely recall there being something we'd pop LOTD for. Oh yeah...Heroic Adventures, that's what it was. I think. Might be some other stuff too. One of those elixirs would be really good for someone leveling an alt, too, would make levels fly up until 110.
 
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They work on heroic adventure finish exp, which appears to be crap in EoK compared to previous expansions. What a weird meta, putting exp progression in achievements.

I did 1 CoV progression mission thus far. Anything more that one mob at a time kicks my ass at 111. I think I'll stick to doing a lesson exp session in EoK and overseer this week while I work on epics. I should be 112 by the end of the week on those two alone.
 
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Pretty good summary of Fippy Fest. Interesting Info and just some confirmation of stuff that's been thrown around for years.

Highlights:
-- EQ3 not "in-development" but in ideation
-- Darkpaw has 53 employees acrosss EQ1/2
-- EQ1 & 2 Expansions Announced
-- EQ2 Origins - June 19th at 12 PST
-- Peak EQ1 was 400k ... currently 90k with 100k on TLE/P luanch dates
-- 400k to 100k is less than a fall off in population than some other MMO's (in terms of percentages) than some major MMO's in a month
-- Teek broke the record of server population


 
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Sometimes I'm kind of curious about how EQ2 ended up. But then I sober up.
 
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Muligan said:
Pretty good summary of Fippy Fest. Interesting Info and just some confirmation of stuff that's been thrown around for years.

Highlights:
-- EQ3 not "in-development" but in ideation
-- Darkpaw has 53 employees acrosss EQ1/2
-- EQ1 & 2 Expansions Announced
-- EQ2 Origins - June 19th at 12 PST
-- Peak EQ1 was 400k ... currently 90k with 100k on TLE/P luanch dates
-- 400k to 100k is less than a fall off in population than some other MMO's (in terms of percentages) than some major MMO's in a month
-- Teek broke the record of server population


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Anyone that thinks EQ3 is going to be a thing should buy more stock in EQNext, that project should be their eternal hope...

53 employees? LOL.
 
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Anyone that thinks EQ3 is going to be a thing should buy more stock in EQNext, that project should be their eternal hope...

53 employees? LOL.
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I don't see it happening either. I know they keep saying "they're hiring" and we've seen some pretty small teams make decent games (Valheim comes to mind) but even with 53 people, they seem fairly inefficient when looking at their expansions and what EQ1/EQ2 has been over the last several years. I don't mean to be critical of them at all and happy the games are still going but their company seems to be constantly positioning themselves to be an attractive buyout. Its like people buy them with the same mindset of folks that flip houses. Its really not what the EQ brand deserves.
 
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EQ3 is never gonna happen. It’s just a constant breadcrumb they have hinted at for years.
 
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Even if they did truly start development, and its an MMO, .. It would give Pantheon a run for its money on how long it can stay in Alpha. Now if they can sucker people in like Star Citizen, that may be the game plan all along.
 
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Rolled 6 personas over last weekend. For the next expansion I'm going to build a melee dream team of

shd
brd
shm
bst
mnk
rog

Got them to level 61 (note that my brd is currently an enc persona and my shm is currently a dru persona, will switch later).

Curbstomping reds while being naked cracks me up. Between Jann illusion, heroic AAs, mount, empowered campfire and familiar I had some 10k HP and 1k ATK at level 1. I'm not sure if there's any other persona uber buffs I'm missing, but they're not really needed anyway.

I'm planning on popping a krono around Fall Fun #3 and Extra Life to hopefully level close enough to 125 to do the expansion.
 
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Tuco said:
Rolled 6 personas over last weekend. For the next expansion I'm going to build a melee dream team of

shd
brd
shm
bst
mnk
rog

Got them to level 61 (note that my brd is currently an enc persona and my shm is currently a dru persona, will switch later).

Curbstomping reds while being naked cracks me up. Between Jann illusion, heroic AAs, mount, empowered campfire and familiar I had some 10k HP and 1k ATK at level 1. I'm not sure if there's any other persona uber buffs I'm missing, but they're not really needed anyway.

I'm planning on popping a krono around Fall Fun #3 and Extra Life to hopefully level close enough to 125 to do the expansion.
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I like the idea of shd/shm/brd/ber/ber/ber. Seems easier to control and the bers can proc alliance off each other. However bst/rog/mnk might have better ADPS possibilities, not sure.
 
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I’m at 117 with my 6 box group. I’ve been keeping my key aa’s caught up as I level while doing hunter achievements in older expansions. If I just push for 125 will I be hurting my ability to catch up in terms of being under aa’d for newer zones? Or will the entry tier gear for say Larions be enough to get me through the core aa’s.
 
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Rajaah said:
I like the idea of shd/shm/brd/ber/ber/ber. Seems easier to control and the bers can proc alliance off each other. However bst/rog/mnk might have better ADPS possibilities, not sure.
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I did 3x ber in 2020 and their alliance procing wasn't reliable. Since then alliance hasn't kept pace with other DPS.

I've had so much berserking I'm going with mnk / rog this time. Might replace the rog with a ber just so I'm less sensitive to backstabbing.
 
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sukik said:
I’m at 117 with my 6 box group. I’ve been keeping my key aa’s caught up as I level while doing hunter achievements in older expansions. If I just push for 125 will I be hurting my ability to catch up in terms of being under aa’d for newer zones? Or will the entry tier gear for say Larions be enough to get me through the core aa’s.
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Any way you want to do it is fine, but personally i like limping to 125 any way you can. This will let you use 125req gear you find rotting or something. Limping to max level makes being overpowered and annihilating mobs all the sweeter.
 
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Muligan said:
I don't see it happening either. I know they keep saying "they're hiring" and we've seen some pretty small teams make decent games (Valheim comes to mind) but even with 53 people, they seem fairly inefficient when looking at their expansions and what EQ1/EQ2 has been over the last several years. I don't mean to be critical of them at all and happy the games are still going but their company seems to be constantly positioning themselves to be an attractive buyout. Its like people buy them with the same mindset of folks that flip houses. Its really not what the EQ brand deserves.
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I think a big problem is they don't hire the type of people that could supercharge development. Their pay is low and they're not very demanding so you're never going to get something amazing out of that.
 
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Tuco said:
Any way you want to do it is fine, but personally i like limping to 125 any way you can. This will let you use 125req gear you find rotting or something. Limping to max level makes being overpowered and annihilating mobs all the sweeter.
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Hmm, maybe I’ll just cruise to 125 on overseer. Regime got me to start up on Teek, which will take most of my playtime in the near future anyway.
 
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Hmm, maybe I’ll just cruise to 125 on overseer. Regime got me to start up on Teek, which will take most of my playtime in the near future anyway.
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Oh man, I 'member logging on just to click all the Overseers once a day and get my 10% or whatever it was. Dullest mechanic EQ ever added and you kinda had to do it.
 
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Oh man, I 'member logging on just to click all the Overseers once a day and get my 10% or whatever it was. Dullest mechanic EQ ever added and you kinda had to do it.
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Yea it’s not ideal. I didn’t use the system until xp turned to crap at 110. No worse than dailies in other games though. I doubt I continue using it after I get to max level.
 
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Rajaah said:
Oh man, I 'member logging on just to click all the Overseers once a day and get my 10% or whatever it was. Dullest mechanic EQ ever added and you kinda had to do it.
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They should either delete it or finish it by integrating it into a mobile EQ app that also let you manage a bazaar trader.
 
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