Brand new player to eq and p99,item questions

[mjp187]

Hi everyone, brand new player here, I had a few questions.

First off After reading all of the class and race descriptions I made a dark elf enchanter named varomar, I'm almost level 7 from grinding monsters in the forest outside of the city.

Ok so a few questions I have I hope someone can help me answer are....

Where are the quests to level up and get gear? Are there any or do you mostly level just from grinding monsters?

I've managed to get some cloth pieces off of the skeletons but it has no stats on it only ac, at what level do the quests or monsters start dropping items with int or mana on them?

Am I basically going to be naked til lvl 50? (Max level?)

[myke66]

Items with stats are much more rare in this game than other MMOs.

Quests are also more rare but they do exisit. I suggest you review the project1999 wiki and look under quests to see what is available in the various areas.

Quests generally revolve around Hailing an npc and talking to them though the [keywords] they say, and they will tell you what they need. Most of them revolve around bringing an NPC items.

Also, items with stats either come from quests or killing rare enemies or crafted, but do not generally randomly drop from monsters. Once you get further into the game and get some money, your best bet would be checking out the East Commonlands tunnel which is the major trade hub for items.

EQ is not like any mmo out there, and you do not need to good gear to level up and play until later. It helps, but not necessary. As a caster gear is less important while leveling, while collecting and purchasing your spells will be the biggest upgrades for you.

Read the wiki for tons of great info on the specifics, Goodluck!

[mjp187]

Ok thank you, so basically it's not like oh your level 15 you should go farm this area and try to kill this npc? Same thing at 30 40 etc?

Ya I see ppl selling things for huge amounts of platinum, but like the first ppl on this server when everyone was lvl 1 how did they get gear???

[sox7d]

Hi everyone, brand new player here, I had a few questions.

First off After reading all of the class and race descriptions I made a dark elf enchanter named varomar, I'm almost level 7 from grinding monsters in the forest outside of the city.

Ok so a few questions I have I hope someone can help me answer are....

Where are the quests to level up and get gear? Are there any or do you mostly level just from grinding monsters?

I've managed to get some cloth pieces off of the skeletons but it has no stats on it only ac, at what level do the quests or monsters start dropping items with int or mana on them?

Am I basically going to be naked til lvl 50? (Max level?)

Rofl, the "level up quests that reward gear every 5 minutes" is a trend introduced in WoW and perpetuated through all the shit railroad MMOs of the last decade.

There are a few repeatable exp quests (crushbone belts... gnoll fangs...) but they're not the focus of your exp gain.

This game is a grind, but it's a grind with other people, none of that solitary confinement kill 10 boars grind bullshit. Keeping a mistmoore group from wiping requires the puller to know pathing/agro radiuses, healer to manage his mana effectively, the enchanter/bard to vibe with the group for mez targets, the tank to effectively call shots on which mob to focus and the DPS to attentively follow his lead. If everyone has their shit together consistently, you'll be pulling in a nice steady stream of experience and loot. This is how old MMOs work as far as leveling.

Stat gear you will mostly get from purchasing it that higher levels have looted, so save your money. Although, questing for gear is a viable option too, but it is long yet rewarding. On my wizard, I completed the staff of the wheel (http://wiki.project1999.com/Tarton%27s_Wheel) quest at level 16, was scary as fuck but still use it at level 60 along with a several other wizard quest items that I quested in my 30s and 40s.

Welcome to the server :)

[mjp187]

Ok so no quests, no storyline or npc interaction while lvling up pretty much 1-50lvl? Also no gear at all, so you grind mobs pretty much naked? I realize I am a caster and spells are still effective if I am literally naked. But what if I was a warrior or something? Do you just go through the game with no armor or weapon upgrades? that can't be the case.... can it?

I understand if you save up money somehow(not sure how you save up 1000s of plat) you can purchase from max level characters but I don't understand how your supposed to go through game with no gear?

What level does gear start dropping off monsters?

That's a cool story about that staff, is there like a list of worthwhile quests somewhere? for each class?

[Clark]

Welcome to the server, and good class/race choice!

Don't worry much about quests or gear. Xp > All. Platinum will come easier 30+ once you can kill Highkeep guards for 6pp per kill, and other things. Pure casters are really easy to level without gear; especially since you can take advantage of EC tunnel buffs 1-20. Happy hunting! :)

[sox7d]

Xp > All.

Sig checks out.

[myke66]

Ok so no quests, no storyline or npc interaction while lvling up pretty much 1-50lvl? Also no gear at all, so you grind mobs pretty much naked? I realize I am a caster and spells are still effective if I am literally naked. But what if I was a warrior or something? Do you just go through the game with no armor or weapon upgrades? that can't be the case.... can it?

I understand if you save up money somehow(not sure how you save up 1000s of plat) you can purchase from max level characters but I don't understand how your supposed to go through game with no gear?

What level does gear start dropping off monsters?

That's a cool story about that staff, is there like a list of worthwhile quests somewhere? for each class?

There are SOME quests you can do that result in gear. For example in Kaladim, if you bring the guard out front the warriors guild two scarab carapaces and 20 gold he will give you a 4ac -1 cha helmet. You will get a peice of leather that will have more AC by level 10 so whether or not you feel like going through the quests is up to you. Most people use the quests for XP.

Another example in Kaladim is the bone chip quests, you can turn in 4 bonechips at the dude in the Paladin guild for exp, or crushbone belts/pads in the Warrior guild.

Yet another Kaladim example (can you tell I just made a dwarf?) is you can bring 4 rat pelts to a guy in the warriors guild and it will give you a 1ac 1 cold resistance back item. All very minimal gear that is quickly upgraded from random drops.

But gear espeically for casters isnt as necessary. Its not like, in WoW for example, int increases your spell power. Caster gear is more about increasing your mana pool to cast more spells before meditating (which you learn at level 4 i believe)

If you got here.. http://wiki.project1999.com/Category:Enchanter_Equipment

You can view the various equipment and where it comes from for your Enchant. You can see that most of the gear that has any type of stats are harder to come by either from rare kills or quests. Also something to note is that soloing is not something that is very easy, and most of your time 10+ will be spent in groups, especially as a new player and as a enchanter. Enchanters are certainly able to solo, but learning how to CC, charm and stay alive when those things fail takes time to learn.

People recommend not worrying about gear as a new player because you will be spent on $$ trying to afford your spells. Your power comes from levels, your spells will increase in damage as you level, not from gear. You will be able to DO MORE with better gear, but not do it better necessarily.

Goodluck, i hope this helps a little

[mjp187]

You all have been extremely helpful thank you so much!!!!!!!! Ive learned alot!!!!!!!!

Thanks especially for the enchanters gear link! and stories about kaladim quests, I wish there was a brief write up for each city like that somewhere! or zone

[Topgunben]

there are hardly any quests worth doing at your level. My suggestion is to save up pp and buy things in East Commons at the tunnel. When people say "you're a caster and gear doesnt matter all that much", it's true. I play an iksar necro (lvl 30), and tbh I havent spent much pp on gear.

It might seem strange playing a game like EQ where good gear is hard to come by, but that is part of the fun i suppose.

Also, as said earlier, platinum drops in much higher quantities in later levels. So the most important thing you can do is level, level, level!

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

It was extremely common in the early days of the game, that as a caster class, you would have cloth armor in most slots, and maybe you had a cracked staff or snake fang as a weapon, and that was a lot of players the norm. And then you get past level 10 and you start to accumulate some plat, and other players, who are more advanced than you, have hunted down some treasure, and maybe you can afford to buy some of the stuff they don't want. So by lvl 15 or so, you also one or two nice starting items.

Then by lvl 20 to 30, you are starting to hunt places that drop are improvements on the cloth armor, so that starts to get added to the mix. And then you progress even further, and all that cloth is gone, and you have either bought some nice stuff, or gone and got lucky and got it in a group yourself. Before you know it, it is you are who are selling a not bad first item to a level 12 character.

That's eq. Multiply that simple story times for a few gigaflops and you got the crazy world of p99. It's exactly the same, but with electrolytes.

[Itap]

Welcome to the server, and good class/race choice!

Don't worry much about quests or gear. Xp > All. Platinum will come easier 30+ once you can kill Highkeep guards for 6pp per kill, and other things. Pure casters are really easy to level without gear; especially since you can take advantage of EC tunnel buffs 1-20. Happy hunting! :)

Glad you finally added that sig

[Mesnset]

Reiterating what sox7d said, EQ is a very different game. Much of it's demise was that it started to become like WoW and newer MMOs.

There are quests, which can be cryptic and run you all over Norrath. There is also a lot of lore if you bother to pay attention. Old EQ is a very rich game. That's why people are here. It is not about leveling - it's about the gaming experience - the groups, epic trains, raid wipes, and Griffon to tunnel shouts. It's also about getting those rare items - fungi tunics, jboots, epic weapons, etc. It also has a rich tradeskill system that was mostly discovered by trial and error. There are a lot of mini-games - corpse runs, getting through Kithicor at night, evading hazards in EC.

EQ is nothing like wow. It is an experience that will challenge you at every step and make you laugh along the way.

[curtischoy]

http://wiki.project1999.com/Exotic_Drinks

Stein of Moggok quest. An easy quest to do as a DE ench. And you can do it at low level too. This is a nice quest to do and yields a good item, I also like to quest my gear instead of buying it. This is a good intro into quests for gear in the game. There is even a section in this walk through specifically for DE.

[Ezze]

Reiterating what sox7d said, EQ is a very different game. Much of it's demise was that it started to become like WoW and newer MMOs.

There are quests, which can be cryptic and run you all over Norrath. There is also a lot of lore if you bother to pay attention. Old EQ is a very rich game. That's why people are here. It is not about leveling - it's about the gaming experience - the groups, epic trains, raid wipes, and Griffon to tunnel shouts. It's also about getting those rare items - fungi tunics, jboots, epic weapons, etc. It also has a rich tradeskill system that was mostly discovered by trial and error. There are a lot of mini-games - corpse runs, getting through Kithicor at night, evading hazards in EC.

EQ is nothing like wow. It is an experience that will challenge you at every step and make you laugh along the way.

More like cry :p

[azeth]

I made a dark elf enchanter named varomar

don't ever forget you have innate Hide as a dark elf!

What a plus for enc and clerics!

[cubiczar]

http://wiki.project1999.com/Exotic_Drinks

Stein of Moggok quest. An easy quest to do as a DE ench. And you can do it at low level too. This is a nice quest to do and yields a good item, I also like to quest my gear instead of buying it. This is a good intro into quests for gear in the game. There is even a section in this walk through specifically for DE.

Do this quest!! you are a DE so you can probably manage it at level 8. The stein is a great item to use or to sell (sells for between 250-300p). Its a total time sink and you even have to create an alt to kill a specific spawn for you (you also need your invis spell and illusion human spell) but at your level there is no better quest for the reward and if you sell one or two you can stop worrying about spell costs for a long time and even buy a few cheap pieces of gear. Just make sure you check the wiki prices on things you buy to make sure you are getting a fair price.

Edit: Also you will want a port up to toxilla but keep your bind in neriak. Be super careful about having illusion on in any city (other than oggok) and always have invis on top of that until you are at whatever npc or location you need to be for a turn in or whatever. If you crash in the middle of qeynos without invis on you may log back in only to get the crap kicked out of you by a guard. Also its not a bad idea to do the quest naked the first time and just bring enough cash for the port to tox and a couple extra platinum for buying stuff that way if something goes wrong you won't loose everything.

[curtischoy]

Also, I hope you made your ench Agnostic. If you follow Innoruk or something there are NPCs that see your religion regardless of any illusion you have on and will still attack you.

[dwnhendrix]

Welcome to the server, and good class/race choice!

Don't worry much about quests or gear. Xp > All. Platinum will come easier 30+ once you can kill Highkeep guards for 6pp per kill, and other things. Pure casters are really easy to level without gear; especially since you can take advantage of EC tunnel buffs 1-20. Happy hunting! :)

I have a question about EC tunnel buffs/etiquette. I'm new to the server and I was told EC is the spot to be because there are a lot of people and free buffs. However, I wasn't really sure what protocol was when I arrived. I asked a couple times in /ooc, but I didn't want to seem like a whiny beggar or anything. Do people generally announce when they are offering buffs to lowbie's, or are you supposed to ask in /ooc?

[Safon]

What is your enchanter's name?

[Safon]

Dammit op check this thread and take my Ishva robe

[PDX0621]

What is your enchanter's name?

I made a dark elf enchanter named varomar

[maskedmelon]

There are plenty of quests in EQ and one very rich story lines. There is just no overarching story line or hand holding (not to be condescending ^^). You just have to seek them out as others have shared. The P99 wiki is a good resource to get started. As an enchanter I would recommend you do the following:

1. Look up Stein of Moggok on wiki and study the quest.
2. Do quest and receive stein.
3. Sell stein for 250 - 375pp
4. Repeat

You will be able to deck yourself out in CHA gear after 5 or 6 steins. The stein is a nice item too though, so you could just hang onto it if you don't feel like farming the quest ^^

[loramin]

I have a question about EC tunnel buffs/etiquette. I'm new to the server and I was told EC is the spot to be because there are a lot of people and free buffs. However, I wasn't really sure what protocol was when I arrived. I asked a couple times in /ooc, but I didn't want to seem like a whiny beggar or anything. Do people generally announce when they are offering buffs to lowbie's, or are you supposed to ask in /ooc?

Sometimes people announce buffs, but you don't have to wait for that to happen. Usually the front of the tunnel is the de facto buffing area, and if you just show up there and ask nicely in /say someone will help you out. If not, look around the front area for Druids or Shaman (use /who if necessary). Very politely /tell them and ask for buffs, and more often than not they'll be happy to buff you. I'd recommend asking Druids first; both classes can give you SoW and Chloroplast, but only Druids can give you a damage shield (eg. Shield of Thorns) which won't last long but will add a ton of free damage. Shaman can haste and stat buff you, but that doesn't add as much as a damage shield.

The key thing is to always be polite and never expect anything: remember people are there to sell their goods, not for you. You might get turned down or ignored a few times, but this server is full of nice people and if you're persistent you can just about always find buffs. Also, don't be shy about mentioning that this is your first character on the server; people are nicer to true n00bs than to some guy on his fifth alt.

Hope that helps.

[TrendyDru]

Enchanters have a VERY high skill cap to be excellent at them and solo some pretty awesome stuff at higher levels. (Also making leveling a ton faster and people loving you)

I would never recommend an enchanter as a first full int caster to someone but if you stick to it and are able to pick up on it them you'll love it. Soloing is as fun as it is scary. The ratio of bad enchanters to good ones on p99 is 10:1 shoot to be a part of the 1 not the 10 :)

If you have any enchanter questions on charming or anything send me a PM I'd be happy to help. I also stream my enchanter on twitch soloing a lot.

[Chodan]

Dammit op check this thread and take my Ishva robe

Wish I had an Ishva -_-*

[TrendyDru]

Oh and 1 more pro tip: start researching as soon as possible. The researched enchanter spells are amazing at all levels especially low levels (16 stun amirite and higher levels 49 aoe mez whaaat) research is a pain in the ass to level so what most people do is just dump their training points into it up until about 150-160. And save all the pages you find. Enchanter research pages are the only ones with numbers e.g. Page 51 left and right ect.

[Master Roshi]

OP said char name was Varomar in his initial post.