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Big_w_powah · May 27, 2015

Hmm, boxing a shaman/wiz to go with Necro, or just playing druid?

Stosh · May 27, 2015

Vaclav_sl said:
Ranger would be at the top for pulling in outdoor zones keep in mind as well (while many zones in classic and Kunark are)

And I'd put ranger over paladin for aggro - stuns don't start till 28 and paladin aggro is garbage until then (Flash of Light is good aggro, but useless many zones).

And a real snare can't be undersold. But otherwise I agree with 90% of how you did that list.

Good luck getting pug groups as a Ranger tank. The amount of nonsense I've read in the various class chat channels I've been in the past week rivals the idiocy on the official forums. Rangers are never going to overcome the post Furor instigated, hybrid nerf reputation they gained in Kunark.

Vaclav · May 27, 2015

Stosh_sl said:
Good luck getting pug groups as a Ranger tank. The amount of nonsense I've read in the various class chat channels I've been in the past week rivals the idiocy on the official forums. Rangers are never going to overcome the post Furor instigated, hybrid nerf reputation they gained in Kunark.

Good luck on doing what I've been doing all week and never waiting, ok... will do...

Perhaps my reputation carries me a bit extra being that people know me as an awesome SK tank, but regardless...

Japanfour_sl · May 27, 2015

rangers are decent tanks, and great duo partners.

Chanur · May 27, 2015

Can rangers legitimately tank group stuff in the current game? Like as an alternative to a Paladin? If so what changed for them?

Vitality · May 27, 2015

Rangers can also pull to 5 mages relatively easily and SoW.

Also track will be great for all the instance jumping groups will do.

Chanur · May 27, 2015

My friends playing a cleric so I plan to roll a tank eventually so we have a ready made group. That plan has been a pally somewhere down the line but if Rangers are just as good these days that would be an interesting change.

Morrow · May 27, 2015

Cinge_sl said:
Probably looking at half the dps of mage pet and can't tank for crap.

Unless Shaman pets were buffed, you are talking a like a 10th of the dps of a Mage pet. Shaman pets are almost worthless until Puma came out, god Puma was fun pre nerf.

Stosh · May 27, 2015

Vaclav_sl said:
Good luck on doing what I've been doing all week and never waiting, ok... will do...

Perhaps my reputation carries me a bit extra being that people know me as an awesome SK tank, but regardless...

Congrats to you then for striking gold. And if people know you, then it's not really a pick up group, is it. I, on the other hand have not managed to find a single pug that did not contain multiple mouth breathers lacking even the most basic EQ skills.

I'm sure a lot of that has to do with my being behind the leveling curve for the first several days.

Neither of which changes the fact I've witnessed multiple "rangers suck" and "don't group with rangers" exchanges on the class chat channels.

Zaide · May 27, 2015

Stosh_sl said:
Congrats to you then for striking gold. And if people know you, then it's not really a pick up group, is it. I, on the other hand have not managed to find a single pug that did not contain multiple mouth breathers lacking even the most basic EQ skills.

I'm sure a lot of that has to do with my being behind the leveling curve for the first several days.

Neither of which changes the fact I've witnessed multiple "rangers suck" and "don't group with rangers" exchanges on the class chat channels.

Speaking of pugs, are you still good to roll with us Fri/Sat/Sun Stosh?

McQueen · May 27, 2015

I'm starting with a Mage and Druid this time. That should make power leveling anything a breeze after things die down.

Cinge · May 27, 2015

Morrow_sl said:
Unless Shaman pets were buffed, you are talking a like a 10th of the dps of a Mage pet. Shaman pets are almost worthless until Puma came out, god Puma was fun pre nerf.

There was post on EQ forums with parses for pets from ragefire beta. Mage w/ Burnout = 40ish dps, Necro pet w/ necor haste was like 35ish, shm pet with Alacrity was like 25ish. Didn't see numbers for enchanter.

Stosh_sl said:
Congrats to you then for striking gold. And if people know you, then it's not really a pick up group, is it. I, on the other hand have not managed to find a single pug that did not contain multiple mouth breathers lacking even the most basic EQ skills.

I'm sure a lot of that has to do with my being behind the leveling curve for the first several days.

Neither of which changes the fact I've witnessed multiple "rangers suck" and "don't group with rangers" exchanges on the class chat channels.

I was shocked, had a pretty good time with pugs myself. Think I had one horrible mage who I think it was his first time playing EQ, and even had a few ranger tanks. When it came time to look for tanks(if we just didn't do all mages, cause there was so many), I just took whatever was available, mostly bards, occasional real tank(pal/sk/war), rangers, even a rogue at one time.

Kirun · May 27, 2015

Zaide_sl said:
Holly mentioned on Twitter that they intend to allow transfers in the future, once the second server has had time to settle.

How long has this traditionally taken? Any idea?

Morrow · May 27, 2015

Eonan_sl said:
Forums went apeshit after Roshen posted that using ISBoxer without automation was perfectly legit. Love it!

Who are all these idiots playing classic EQ that care so much about it? Reading the spam rage/tears is crazy. God I remember when EQWindows first came out and you needed fucking Netscape to download it, but how exciting it was to finally get it working and to be able to power level yourself. I had one of the two Robe of the Springs on Veeshan (right click Skin like Nature, which was a nice heal) and it was godly PL. Good times. I just don't have fun boxing because it requires too much focus. I used to box Ranger/Bard/Necro and it was just insane, particularly doing really high end content like I was, and shit I wasn't supposed to be doing. I never used ISboxer tho, so maybe that woulda helped. So many alt tabs omg.

Ambiturner · May 27, 2015

Kirun_sl said:
How long has this traditionally taken? Any idea?

1 week is what Holly said

Kirun · May 27, 2015

Ambiturner_sl said:
1 week is what Holly said

Sweet. I'll definitely keep leveling my shaman then. That gives me a week to catch my necro up.

Grumpus · May 27, 2015

This thread is making me scratch like a crack head.

Kirun · May 27, 2015

Grumpus_sl said:
This thread is making me scratch like a crack head.

I know that feel, bro. I've done nothing but talk shit about EQ for the better part of a decade. The MMO space has been complete shit in recent years, so I figured, "What the hell, it's only 15$", expecting to be completely disappointed after that initial dose of nostalgia.

And here I am, creating a 2nd account tonight...

Fiyero_sl · May 27, 2015

So what's everyone doing while waiting for Lockjaw? TFD was pretty dead tonight.

McQueen · May 27, 2015

I'm going to keep leveling my Monk and Shaman on Ragefire in the mean time. There's no reason not to keep playing if you'll be able to transfer shortly.

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