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Hello fellow P99'ers!
I have played EQ on and off since the initial release and am happy to join the P99 community as of a couple of months ago. I play a level 35 necro and I just recently joined a leveling guild with the majority of its members in the 35-50 range.
Having never been a serious raider in EQ, I would like to inquire about the difficulty of completing the necro epic on P99, specifically with regard to killing CT and Innoruuk. I have read the new raiding rules and my guild is currently neither C nor R class, obviously.
Is it essentially necessary to be in a C or R class guild to have a chance at one of these encounters? Furthermore, are the chances of obtaining one of the needed drops so low that most level 60 necro do not have their epic? I apologize for my ignorance, but I am just trying to adjust my expectations to the reality of the server.
Thanks in advance for any responses.
Side question: I read that these items also drop off of mini-bosses or alternate raid targets post-revamp. Is p99 currently post-revamp or pre-revamp in this regard?
Lyrith
03-26-2014, 03:48 PM
The re-vamp hasn't happened here and I'm not sure if it does, someone else will have to make that comment.
I don't see your guild or any guild really other than top dogs getting CT. Innoruuk however Taken has sneaked in some kills as well as others I believe.
I don't want to sound rude, but until a revamp you really don't have a chance seeing your Epic as a Necromancer on this server, unless you have about 400-600k for MQ's.
That is exactly the kind of information I was looking for. Thanks for your post.
Is it essentially necessary to be in a C or R class guild to have a chance at one of these encounters?
Yes
Furthermore, are the chances of obtaining one of the needed drops so low that most level 60 necro do not have their epic?
Yes
Is p99 currently post-revamp or pre-revamp in this regard?
The revamp is supposed to happen 4 months into velious. After the revamp, the golems drop old CT loot.
I don't see your guild or any guild really other than top dogs getting CT
Every R guild can kill/kills CT
diplo
03-26-2014, 03:55 PM
Hello fellow P99'ers!
I have played EQ on and off since the initial release and am happy to join the P99 community as of a couple of months ago. I play a level 35 necro and I just recently joined a leveling guild with the majority of its members in the 35-50 range.
Having never been a serious raider in EQ, I would like to inquire about the difficulty of completing the necro epic on P99, specifically with regard to killing CT and Innoruuk. I have read the new raiding rules and my guild is currently neither C nor R class, obviously.
Is it essentially necessary to be in a C or R class guild to have a chance at one of these encounters? Furthermore, are the chances of obtaining one of the needed drops so low that most level 60 necro do not have their epic? I apologize for my ignorance, but I am just trying to adjust my expectations to the reality of the server.
Thanks in advance for any responses.
Side question: I read that these items also drop off of mini-bosses or alternate raid targets post-revamp. Is p99 currently post-revamp or pre-revamp in this regard?
Join a C or R class guild and you will get your epic.......someday.
Lyrith
03-26-2014, 03:58 PM
Every R guild can kill/kills CT
Good Point. Either way the Necromancer class epic requires a good guild to get/obtain some of the pieces. The drops can be rare for those pieces, then on top of that you are competing against every other necromancer in your guild that is 60 and been actively in the guild for more time than you.
It's not the end of the world... Necro's are amazing without epics. I don't care if I ever end up getting one on mine.
loramin
03-26-2014, 04:02 PM
Join a C or R class guild and you will get your epic.......someday.
Daldaen
03-26-2014, 04:05 PM
Necro epic is probably the hardest epic to obtain on the server currently due to drops from 2 contested planar gods and PoSky.
As mentioned above, revamp to planes is 4 months into Velious.
Slime Blood can drop off CT + Golems post revamp
Eye of Inny can drop off Inny + Minis post revamp
You'll be 60 before you get epic. Unless you wait 3 years and purposefully sac yourself or some such nonsense.
Swish
03-26-2014, 04:06 PM
Join a C or R class guild and you will get your epic.......someday.
Any of those guilds will have a few necros at least already waiting...its a tragic bottleneck :/
Pullyn
03-26-2014, 04:13 PM
Necro epic gargles balls. That being said most 60 necros do not have it as it requires 2 somewhat rare.drops off of 2 mobs with giant loot tables. Regardless of the guild you join to attempt to complete it you will likely be waiting in line.
Funkutron5000
03-26-2014, 04:16 PM
Necro epic gargles balls. That being said most 60 necros do not have it as it requires 2 somewhat rare.drops off of 2 mobs with giant loot tables. Regardless of the guild you join to attempt to complete it you will likely be waiting in line.
Slime bloods seem to be pretty ridiculously rare, on top of it. CT stingy with those baller-ass gloves.
Kekephee
03-26-2014, 04:19 PM
Slime bloods seem to be pretty ridiculously rare, on top of it. CT stingy with those baller-ass gloves.
Someone in my guild (BDA) was saying the other day when we killed CT that they have never seen a single slime blood drop off of him from any of our kills. I don't know that I'd say that's true/accurate, but it gives you an idea how rare that shit is.
Real necro epic drops off Druushk (http://wiki.project1999.com/Shissar_Deathspeaker_Staff) or Silverwing (http://wiki.project1999.com/Shissar_Seance_Staff).
At least until root/snare stack. :p
Lyrith
03-26-2014, 04:31 PM
Real necro epic drops off Druushk (http://wiki.project1999.com/Shissar_Deathspeaker_Staff) or Silverwing (http://wiki.project1999.com/Shissar_Seance_Staff).
At least until root/snare stack. :p
Specially come Velious.
Daldaen
03-26-2014, 04:34 PM
Someone in my guild (BDA) was saying the other day when we killed CT that they have never seen a single slime blood drop off of him from any of our kills. I don't know that I'd say that's true/accurate, but it gives you an idea how rare that shit is.
Taken hasn't seen a Earth staff off Inny either.
Epic pieces gonna epic piece (be rare).
Unless you're a shaman, rogue, monk or cleric. Enchanter, Paladin get honorable mentions for semi easy / less contested.
Funny how the best DPS, healer and OP Shaman/Ench have easy epics.
Juevento
03-26-2014, 04:40 PM
Epic pieces obv don't drop off class r mobs.
Raavak
03-26-2014, 04:50 PM
Join a C or R class guild and you will get your epic.......someday.Technically you have to be Class C or R to be killing CT and Inny anyway, since that's what at least partially defines the classification~ At least until revamp (if P99 goes there?)
sulpher01
03-26-2014, 05:07 PM
Real necro epic drops off Druushk (http://wiki.project1999.com/Shissar_Deathspeaker_Staff) or Silverwing (http://wiki.project1999.com/Shissar_Seance_Staff).
At least until root/snare stack. :p
Basically this ^^... screw the epic!
Uteunayr
03-26-2014, 11:16 PM
The epic isn't real. Convince yourself of this now, and you'll save yourself years of going insane.
Nah, but for real, there are a number of bottlenecks, some very rare items, and it will take a long time to get. If you want to get your epic, you're going to be playing this game on P1999 for a good chunk of time.
Or you'll buy it.
Vindor
03-27-2014, 04:51 AM
Any of those guilds will have a few necros at least already waiting...its a tragic bottleneck :/
This new gif sig is fucking awesome
Potus
03-27-2014, 03:50 PM
The real question is why do you want the necro epic? It's a giant "fuck you" from Verant, both in how difficult it is to get and how terrible it looks/is. The snare effect was broken for over a year (it had a chance to resist each tick).
http://i.imgur.com/LiPW5Dh.gif
There's a reason most necros never got one. Just get the Soulwell staff.
The real question is why do you want the necro epic? It's a giant "fuck you" from Verant, both in how difficult it is to get and how terrible it looks/is. The snare effect was broken for over a year (it had a chance to resist each tick).
There's a reason most necros never got one. Just get the Soulwell staff.
I wasn't really familiar with these epic alternatives. In learning how difficult the epic is to attain, I have realized that my end game will consist of pursuing one of these less cumbersome options. Thanks to everyone who replied.
Danth
03-27-2014, 04:01 PM
...how terrible it looks...
Come now, it looks like a skull of a dragon from the Atari game "Adventure." That makes it perhaps the best looking epic in Everquest.
Danth
http://www.cnspace.net/cge/atari2600/adventure.gif
Potus
03-27-2014, 04:04 PM
Come now, it looks like a skull of a dragon from the Atari game "Adventure." That makes it perhaps the best looking epic in Everquest.
Danth
http://www.cnspace.net/cge/atari2600/adventure.gif
Hah but does the atari dragon have super fierce sparkles coming out of it like the Necro Epic? :cool:
Xanthias
03-27-2014, 04:22 PM
Come now, it looks like a skull of a dragon from the Atari game "Adventure." That makes it perhaps the best looking epic in Everquest.
Danth
http://www.cnspace.net/cge/atari2600/adventure.gif
I always thought it was a duck...
fadetree
03-27-2014, 04:33 PM
Come now, it looks like a skull of a dragon from the Atari game "Adventure." That makes it perhaps the best looking epic in Everquest.
Danth
http://www.cnspace.net/cge/atari2600/adventure.gif
+1 For Classic Atari mention! For all your Atari needs : http://atariage.com
arsenalpow
03-27-2014, 05:09 PM
BDA has seen 1 slimeblood and we mistakenly gave it to Shinko. We've seen zero earth staves.
Shiftin
03-27-2014, 05:25 PM
In an unrelated story, my level 53 alt mage has an epic.
Kekephee
03-27-2014, 07:44 PM
BDA has seen 1 slimeblood and we mistakenly gave it to Shinko. We've seen zero earth staves.
hooooooly fuck
Potus
03-27-2014, 07:51 PM
BDA has seen 1 slimeblood and we mistakenly gave it to Shinko. We've seen zero earth staves.
Oh the classic flashbacks I am having right now. :eek:
Clark
03-28-2014, 06:34 AM
Necro epic is probably the hardest epic to obtain on the server currently due to drops from 2 contested planar gods and PoSky.
As mentioned above, revamp to planes is 4 months into Velious.
Slime Blood can drop off CT + Golems post revamp
Eye of Inny can drop off Inny + Minis post revamp
You'll be 60 before you get epic. Unless you wait 3 years and purposefully sac yourself or some such nonsense.
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