New server is live since yesterday and i have to say it was almost a good idea. You will have every skill maxed that is releated to combat and some other skills like BEGGING are maxed. who has ever maxed begging? Every spell for casters. So i loaded up and went to the 50 level hot zone PoI to be blessed with 80+ people in zone training and making sure havoc was running wild throughout the zone. Lets just say i died by good ole JUNKBEAST due to a train then finally a group of people took him out. Is the server worth anything.. yeah it will be the catalyst to get every server 51/50 option i believe but it will soon have to rely on people who already have maxed toons on other servers which will return to them after they have had there fill on the new server.

P.S. THERE ARE NO AA's WORTH A DAMN AT 51 so 50AA's was pointless. They could of given u a 500 AA's and i bet only 6 at max would of been used at 51

Originally posted by Goldknyght

some other skills like BEGGING are maxed. who has ever maxed begging?

I have )

its about the same usefulness as max alcohol tolerance

Originally posted by Nadia

Originally posted by Goldknyght

some other skills like BEGGING are maxed. who has ever maxed begging?

I have )

its about the same usefulness as max alcohol tolerance

HEHE

Originally posted by Goldknyght

P.S. THERE ARE NO AA's WORTH A DAMN AT 51 so 50AA's was pointless. They could of given u a 500 AA's and i bet only 6 at max would of been used at 51

the General ability Run Speed 3 -- is nice for a 30% boost in movement

otherwise players should save their unspent AA until they reach level 55  (for Archtype AA)

 so are you playin on the new server?

I'm not

but I'm hoping they launch another server in future,  that starts from level  one

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P.S. THERE ARE NO AA's WORTH A DAMN AT 51 so 50AA's was pointless. They could of given u a 500 AA's and i bet only 6 at max would of been used at 51

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Originally posted by spades07

 

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P.S. THERE ARE NO AA's WORTH A DAMN AT 51 so 50AA's was pointless. They could of given u a 500 AA's and i bet only 6 at max would of been used at 51

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Yeah you can say that again. All you can buy is general abilities, and archetype and the new spell gem starts at 55. Still, the bigger attraction is having a prelevelled character, which is pretty good apart from if you choose a spell-class and then you have a mess of a spellbook organization to sort out.

 

Nope there is no more spell book sorting now in EQ. You can just right-click the spell slot and u will get a list and  u just pick from which type of spell u want to load. so there is no more need for spell book other then to put ur new spells in em.

Ah I know about that I mean the problem is you're starting a level 51 class for the first time and you got no idea what spells are your most powerful- so you have to go through the spellbook looking for what are the useful spells, and what are the highest level ones etc.

Originally posted by Goldknyght

 Lets just say i died by good ole JUNKBEAST due to a train then finally a group of people took him out.

Speaking of Junk Beast.... it was kinda funny watching 50+ people in Plane of Innovation get aoe blinded and slaughtered by it.  The server was fun, just like the old days with lots of people grouping everywhere, some even in the old Kunark zones such as Sebilis (it's great exp 'til late 50's).

The server had 4 general chats up, that amounts to over 800+ that logged on to play on this new server.  Good times.

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Originally posted by Goldknyght
Nope there is no more spell book sorting now in EQ. You can just right-click the spell slot and u will get a list and  u just pick from which type of spell u want to load. so there is no more need for spell book other then to put ur new spells in em.

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Oh yeah see what you mean now. That is useful.

edit; nevermind, found the answer

+1 nonetheless :P

When faced with a choice to be innovative and creative, or lazy and complacent, they chose the latter. What a waste.

 The most surprising thing for me about the new server is how much the community reminds me of the old days-- the zones are crowded, there are plenty of people looking for groups... and people training/getting trained, etc.

I got a group in Maiden's Eye with my warrior. It's been a good long time since I'd been there. I did ok, but I have to say, stepping back to a level 51 warrior from a level 75 SK feels weird...

(I have a feeling I am going to have to buy expansions soon, when everyone starts hitting dragonscale hills-- the account I chose to activate only has up through TSS. That was actually a mistake on my part. Wrong account. :( All of my other accounts have up through SoF.) 

Originally posted by neschria

 The most surprising thing for me about the new server is how much the community reminds me of the old days-- the zones are crowded, there are plenty of people looking for groups... and people training/getting trained, etc.

I got a group in Maiden's Eye with my warrior. It's been a good long time since I'd been there. I did ok, but I have to say, stepping back to a level 51 warrior from a level 75 SK feels weird...

(I have a feeling I am going to have to buy expansions soon, when everyone starts hitting dragonscale hills-- the account I chose to activate only has up through TSS. That was actually a mistake on my part. Wrong account. :( All of my other accounts have up through SoF.) 

Are there a lot of people still playing.  I am looking for a casual game until until something come out.  Thanks for the info and what is this server called. 

Yup still lots of people even after 3 days.  With bonus exp weekend going on right now until Tuesday, I can see more people joining in for that new server rush.

Server is called Mayong, it's at top of the server list.

the server is quite appealling when you have all these numbers of people filling up all the lvl 51 zones; Velks, KC, Sebs, POI(the hotzone atm), PoD, PoJ etc, the LoY zones and the Ldon zones. With a standard server the numbers are all divided up and by the time people are lvl 51 or so there will be lots that probably have quit or whatever.

By the way the 50 aa on this server is pretty useless till you hit 55, only thing useful in it before then is the run speed.

Its kind of a sad note to me as on 'old school' player to see that the 'hurry up and have fun mentality' has now come full circle. My philosophy was as long as people play by the rules they can charge head-long into the game and level grind to their hearts content. I never saw the game as a level contest, but as a rich immersive world with variety and reward.

When I logged back in last year for the Living Legacy it was quite a culture shock. Back in the day we had to earn our way through Hell Levels, we also took pride in trade skills and accomplishing quest. To each their own. I'm glad I had a chance to see the game in its full grandeur because this 'new gen' game style is saddening. Its par for the course and to be expected. As new gamers are more interested in 'instant action/gradification' than character development or story line.

One could opine about the good old days and address issue after issue, all I can say is I'm glad I was there when the game was truly at its best.

I was one of the many players that canceled all my accounts when Sony announced 51/50 over progression.  I almost gave 51/50 a try, but finally broke down and decided to not pay another cent till they get their heads out of their butts and give the players what they want, not what they would settle for. 

One of my friends said he received an email from SOE inviting him to play on Mayong for a month free. I'm still waiting to get me email, I'd love to try it out on Win7.