[EQL] Leveling More Characters? Of Course

After reaching level 40 on my paladin / beastlord / rogue – I decided to swap. Of course I did. I didn’t feel like the beastlord was really pulling any weight for the group, so I swapped around to a warrior / rogue / bard combination and then when I hit level 24 I changed that warrior back to the paladin that I’ve been playing to toss a few heals into the mix. So far it has been going amazingly well.

I use offense stance along with spell blade, and I put my heals into that first slot to trigger spell blade, so as I melee, I heal myself. Then I have lay on hands and single target heals if those don’t work out.

With the bard I’ve got some tracking, and songs have 2 methods of playing in EQL. There’s the usual ‘melody’ method that I’m used to, and then there’s also an AA called Symphonic Aura.

The aura will auto play buffs starting at the bottom of your spell bar, I think it can handle 5 or so. Right now I have four playing, and then I have melody handling the rest. The rogue has 4 poisons up, and I feel like all of the characters are pulling their weight in this combination.

The downside is that I had to start back at level 10, so I’ve been working on climbing my way back to 40+. Whether or not I get there before I get distracted by the next shiny? Well. Who knows.

As always, happy gaming – no matter where you find yourself!

[EQL] Ding, 40

I started the day yesterday at level 36, and by the end of it I had accomplished my goal of reaching level 40. It took me a bit to find a zone I felt comfortable in. I went to Kedge Keep (and underwater zone), Guk, and Splitpaw. The experience really slows down as you near ‘end game’ and it didn’t feel like things were flowing as smooth as they used to, so it did take me some time to get these levels. As I mentioned before, it feels like you’re actively punished for grouping with other people, so me and my husband opted to go down different roads and play together but not ‘together’ as it were. It worked out for both of us, but is NOT my optimal play method. I’m hoping once we’re 50 and start farming raid mobs we’ll join back up together.

I got a flowing black silk sash for my pet, and a few other odds and ends that I hope to level up over time. Nothing exciting to write home about – which is perfectly ok. I’m still currently playing a Paladin / Beastlord / Rogue combination, but I will probably change in the future. To what? No idea, we’ll just have to see.

As always, happy gaming – no matter where you find yourself!

[EQL] A little Mistmoore, Splitpaw, and Guk

Another guild mate joined up with Nostalgia Inc, which I am always so tickled to see. I spent some time adventuring in Mistmoore, Splitpaw, and Guk, but didn’t make too much progress as it was just too warm. I am currently sitting at level 36 on my Beastlord (main), paladin, rogue combination. I had thought maybe I’d swap rogue for bard, but that just wasn’t working for me. I am hoping that eventually I’ll have each of the classes leveled up, but we’ll see how it goes, I don’t want to burn out and would rather just take my time with things.

Experience has slowed down a bit and mobs have gotten harder. I’m still a little annoyed that you’re actively discouraged from grouping by the experience bar moving MUCH slower. I’m sure you’re supposed to kill faster and make up for it that way, but it feels very much like a penalty. I’ve been gaining experience in difficulty 0 on a solo respawning kick (I heard these are tailored for solo players) and then I think I will try to do some farming, later. I’d also like to get into tradeskills but I think it would benefit me to be 50 at least on a trio before attempting that, to make farming easier.

Still. I’m having a blast! The game has been out for one week now, and it seems to be doing alright.

As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!

[WO] Just Rift Things

I’m still slowly plucking away at obtaining my cloak and one of the time gated things on that list is participating in 100 rifts. They happen once per week per server, and I’m aiming to attend 1-3 of them per week until I reach my goal. You’re required to earn at least 20 points of participation in that rift, which isn’t really too bad so long as it happens in a favorable time zone.

This week I attended the rift on Independence, and Deliverance. I tried to make the one on Release, too, but it was far too late for me. There is another coming up on Exodus, I’m not sure if I’ll make that one but I might try. I was attending rifts on my priest character but they cannot get the cloak (unless they temporarily de-priest) so I basically have to start over with Stargrace (my main). She has only completed 9 rifts at the time of this post so I have a really long way to go. This is the type of quest that takes multiple years to complete, but it can at least be less painful if you’re actively working towards it.

Onward!

[EQL] Hanging Out in Crushbone

One of the neat features of EQL is that you’re not locked in to any class combinations – or even any race. Or deity. There are a few methods of changing them as you play. You can technically just buy a token in the shop but then you can also obtain tokens through other means, like questing, and reaching level 50. You can do faction to be able to unlock races. I think this is fascinating, and I wish there was a better place where I can learn all of this stuff, because there’s so many changes and differences between EQL and EQ, that I can’t possibly know it all (yet).

Anyway. That’s how it ended up that I reached level 25 with my ‘main’ combination, a paladin / wizard / beastlord – and then I promptly went back to 10, and started playing a warrior / shaman / rogue, for a bit of a change. Now I’m level 16 on that combination, and I’m already thinking about what other combination I want to play (when let’s face it, I’ll probably just swap back to the level 25 characters).

My only gripe so far is that it feels like the game punishes you for grouping up and I’m not quite a fan of that. You earn less experience, mobs are harder in a multiplayer instance vs. solo, etc. You would almost be better off playing completely alone – except for the fact that of course you want to play with your friends. Crushbone offered a few new pieces of gear for my collection. A nice bow, a helmet, and even a clicky bramblecoat bp that is a permanent buff. That you can also remove from that item, and put in another bp. Neat.

I’m really having a lot of fun in EQL – granted, it IS still just the first weekend of release. I’m hoping not to burn out, but we’ll see how THAT goes.

Happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!