Tag: EQ2

Pictured above, my new heroic 85 necromancer (formerly level 30). There has been a lot of debate about this new feature but one thing that no one can deny is that it has brought people back into EQ2 – whether temporarily or full time. People who would not have a reason to come back at all otherwise. I can’t help but be pleased about that as I saw 6 Great Divide instances on Antonia Bayle the day the heroic characters were released. If even 1/3rd of the returning people decide to invest a month into EQ2 and make some sort of purchase I would count it as a success.

How people decided to spend their time as a newly created 85 character was completely up to them, I saw everything from harvesting, to crafting, and lots of questing. When I first heard about these characters I was saddened by the fact that it would make 1-85 content obsolete – however – that content is still incredibly relevant, especially if you’re looking for experience. See, I ran a few DoV instances and barely got any experience. It was slow, and while the gear was amazing I wasn’t having fun. The next day I was looking at my guild window and I happened to notice that we now have guild raid achievements. They don’t really serve a purpose except for bragging rights, and my guild is so tiny we hardly have anything to ‘brag’ about, but still, I love hunting for achievements so I decided to mentor down and work on the raids.

I completed most of the Kingdom of Sky raid achievements, missing only Talendor (because you have to choose between two dragon fights and it gives you a lock out) and Pantrilla who is rarely ever up in the Temple of Scale (I’ve been trying to hunt this dragon for years now). In that time I also did a few instances because a newly created 85 is basically the same as a level 1 character when it comes to achievements and discovery. I ran through Halls of Fate, Nest, Vaults, along with the raid zones, and before I knew it my little beastlord was level 90. Last night the guild also headed to Spirits of the Lost (a level 50 raid zone that you access through the door to Cazic Thule) and then afterward we took a trip to Emerald Halls and defeated Wuoshi. I didn’t touch any of the usual Great Divide quests nor did I attempt any other level appropriate content. I was content to run around mentored doing my thing with a few close friends and it worked out great.

Again, don’t let others tell you how to spend your time. You’ll find a way to make it work for yourself, no matter what you enjoy doing. As always, happy gaming! No matter where you find yourself.

I have posted a few times in the past, about these mysterious books that keep finding their way into my mailbox. I have no idea who sends them, or why, but each one is preciously added to my library in the hopes that one day someone can help me figure this puzzle out. Above is the book that was sent to Anastasie, my necromancer. I wasn’t expecting anything to be sent to her since she’s a relatively new character, but there it was.

Another, sent to my defiler. I’ll be adding them both to my library in the hopes that someone out there knows something about this puzzle that has been going on for many years now! Player made quests like this one are really exciting to me, and I’m very pleased that someone took the time to write all of this out. I hope that they are reading this post and know how much it is appreciated!

This weekend I really wanted to work on Jacquette’s house a little bit. I purchased the Galleon of Dreams for her quite some time ago, and it’s an amazing house (it’s a boat, and you control the weather) but I had not spent any time at all decorating it. What fun is having a pirate character who doesn’t even have herself a proper boat! So I made a start on it. Nothing much yet, the screenshot above is going to be an office of sorts. It needs a desk and chair, and then all those nautical things that pirates seem to have stashed about. For now it displays her trophies and greatest treasures, along with a shaggy rug. Upstairs is her living quarters, there’s a bathroom, living room, and her bedroom. Those quarters are quite posh, after all just because you’re a swashbuckler doesn’t mean you have to live with poor furniture taste!

When I wasn’t decorating I spent the majority of my weekend trying to get the swashbuckler to complete the signature line for Chains of Eternity. See, if you don’t complete that line your character is unable to see Drinal (who sells gear) nor can they see the obol and other tokens that drop from instances. This CAN be bypassed by purchasing a shard with a character who can see those obol tokens – but – it costs 50 obol, and I just don’t have that many spare. It was easier to run a character through the quest line. I don’t believe I’ll run all my characters through it, but since I spend most of my time playing Stargrace (defiler) or Jacquette (swashbuckler) it made sense to get it done on at least those two.

Characters on the second account are leveling a bit slower now. The paladin is level 84 and almost 85, the bruiser on my main account is also 83. When heroic characters come out tomorrow I’ve decided to add an assassin to the second account (or a mystic?) and my necromancer on my main account who is sitting at level 30. Of course knowing me I’ll change my mind a few more times, so we’ll see when the actual ability to create heroic characters comes around.

As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself! I’ll see you in Norrath.

One thing I’ve never really been a fan of, is how players of XYZ video game constantly say you “HAVE” to have this sort of group make up to defeat a specific encounter. If my little guild has discovered anything, it’s that ANY group can be a great group if you know how to work together. I’ve known Ultann and Ibeogur (as well as Hamal who joined us later) for over 5 years now, and in that time EQ2 has been our main game of choice. So when the decision on what to do came out last night, we decided what the heck lets try Harrow’s End, just us three (to start).

The group consisted of:

• Shadowknight (tank)
• Inquisitor
• Defiler (myself)
• Berserker

That’s right, we went into HE with NO traditional DPS role, NO power regen, just two tanks and two healers. Ibeogur and myself are not raid geared, and the inquisitor was being boxed. Could we defeat the zone? We had no idea but we were going to try.

I won’t lie, it was tough. It also took quite a bit of time, but the joy of playing with friends is that it was 100% enjoyable. Ibeogur died, a lot. For some reason berserkers in reckless still draw aggro and gain hate positions even though they’re not supposed to. Plus it makes them as delicate as a baby so on memory bouncing encounters he went down quickly.

But we did it.

We made it all the way to Drinal just the three of us, and then Hamal (an assassin) logged in and joined the group. With him we defeated Drinal and decided to give the instance another run. We had been there so long that the timer had re-set.

So we did it again.

Unfortunately this time Drinal must have heard about us because we wiped to him at least 15 times. Was it annoying? Sure. Did we get frustrated and give up? Nope. We kept at it until we defeated him again. Of course he didn’t drop his mount, but that’s alright. It was one of the best game nights I’ve had in a long time. I doubt that a regular PUG would have stuck with the final named that long, and we challenged ourselves (and had a great time doing it).

So don’t let game mechanics fool you into thinking you can only defeat them one way. Don’t be afraid of trying new things. Most of all, have fun doing it.

Yesterday was a great day for my small guild. With three active members, we’ve been a small guild for a very long time but while we’re playing EverQuest 2 we don’t let that stop us. We managed to ding level 66 yesterday (really makes me wish we had of been playing when double experience was ongoing) and I’m excited about us finally crawling our way to level 70 where I can purchase a T3 hall simply because.

Last night our little group consisted of Ibeogur, Ultann (boxing his two accounts), myself and Hamal heading to Dreadcutter for some obol drops and upgrades. The dungeon was nothing special, but because we ran it together it was just a lot of fun. Afterward we headed to Temple of the Faceless where you fight Venekor, and low and behold an ethereal tank belt dropped from the final encounter. A huge upgrade for our berserker tank.

In the meantime I’ve been leveling up my paladin on the second account. She is now level 81, as well as my bruiser on my main account. I haven’t decided what else I’ll create on the second account yet but I’m sure in time it too will be filled with characters. I’m already thinking of leveling up crafters on that account as well, even though I already have 9 crafters on my main account. You can never have too many crafters (or characters). I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday, and happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!