Kunark Questions? When??

[Eternal-Elf]

Anyone have any idea on when they are thinking of sprouting Kunark? I don't wanna make a human monk I'd really rather do Iksar......BUT I want to play a monk so if Kunark is like a year away I'll roll Human.


Thanks !!

[mitic]

release in october this year what i heard

[Eternal-Elf]

awesome. Would you go human or iksar monk ??

[mitic]

awesome. Would you go human or iksar monk ??

our monk in our guild rerolled iksar monk when kunark was released on tzvz (2.0) last year...but there you have been able (and still are) to lvl up to 50 within 2 days :D

[Hasbinbad]

Dude, you should play a ranger. It would totally suit you.

[mitic]

Dude, you should play a ranger. It would totally suit you.

actually, he would be unique and get all the phat rng-only planes lewts!

[Omnimorph]

If you're gonna be a monk, iksar is the way to go. There's just no reason to go human unless, as you specified, kunark is so far away that it won't be available for a long time.

Still, i'd think rolling another class in the meantime until kunark comes out would be a better idea :p

Correct me if i'm wrong, but outside of the ac bonus, the regen, the infravision, the cool FD animation, but don't iksars have worse hand to hand ratio's on their fists? :p i remember in the classic forums where people spent ages working out the ratio etc.

so... pros v cons, i'd say iksar hands down. Give your ikky a fungi and a ton po's and you'll be sorted.

[Eternal-Elf]

Ya I can remember back on Live making my iksar monk and dying 100 times trying to get to the mainland cuz I was sick of Kunark lol.

Loved it.

I might just level hardcore on my cleric until the kunark comes out....that way I can hve the money and stuff needed to equip him properly

[Excision Rottun]

Correct me if i'm wrong, but outside of the ac bonus, the regen, the infravision, the cool FD animation, but don't iksars have worse hand to hand ratio's on their fists? :p i remember in the classic forums where people spent ages working out the ratio etc.

At level 60:

Fists Damage/Delay (Human): 14/26
Fists Damage/Delay (Iksar): 14/27

In other words, negligible

Also, just for comparison here is the regen rates at 60:

Regen Rate (Human): 7 sitting, 5 FD, 4 standing
Regen Rate (Iksar): 18 sitting, 14 FD, 12 standing

EverQuest Monk Abilities by Level (http://www.monkly-business.net/index.php?pageid=abilities)

[Ferok]

start a class that can solo well, farm (read caster).

Level to 50, farm tons of monk stuff and cash.

When kunark releases, create an iksar, twink like hell.

[FatMagic]

I totally feel like I'm going to be a gimp playing a Human Monk when Kunark comes out! I can't believe that regen rate, that's nuts!

[Uaellaen]

well ... looking at your signature i would say you might be lvl 20 still when kunark comes out :p

[FatMagic]

well ... looking at your signature i would say you might be lvl 20 still when kunark comes out :p

This is very true! I play maybe an hour or two a night... and I'm not in a guild or have any friends to help level me, so it will be a long slow road!

[Uaellaen]

so you may as well remake the iksar when kunark is out :p

[Havick_T]

If and when they bring Kunark out, I'll make my Iskar Necro again. One of my fav's love the regen they get with life tap and their regen rate. mmmm good stuff.

[guineapig]

I totally feel like I'm going to be a gimp playing a Human Monk when Kunark comes out! I can't believe that regen rate, that's nuts!

Honestly, unless you plan on trying to solo to 60 don't worry about being a human monk. Regen really doesn't matter in groups and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. (If you do plan on mostly soloing that might be a different story.)

As it is there is going to be an army of Iksar Monk clones, don't become one of them.

[FatMagic]

Honestly, unless you plan on trying to solo to 60 don't worry about being a human monk. Regen really doesn't matter in groups and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. (If you do plan on mostly soloing that might be a different story.)

As it is there is going to be an army of Iksar Monk clones, don't become one of them.

Good points.. I enjoy grouping and plan on doing so until level cap.

And yah, I was thinking that Human Monks will be come rare after Kunark, so I might as well stick with him!

[Tudana]

I like my Human monk, as was pointed out if you group, the regen dont really come into play much, unless you pulling and FD works and you have 2 HPs left...might be a few minutes before you can stand up :)

But I suspect the Iksar Monk wagon will be brimming in Oct for sure.

I do like the idea of a Ikky nerco as my kunark character....hmmm

[guineapig]

I like my Human monk, as was pointed out if you group, the regen dont really come into play much, unless you pulling and FD works and you have 2 HPs left...might be a few minutes before you can stand up :)

But I suspect the Iksar Monk wagon will be brimming in Oct for sure.

I do like the idea of a Ikky nerco as my kunark character....hmmm

That's what I'm doing. Necros and shaman are the two classes that reap the most benefit from the added regen. Necro gets an additional boost from the fact that they can pretty much give the middle finger to worrying about most factions in the game from the moment you roll one up. Truly the lone rebel of lone rebels in the EQ world.

[Ferok]

That's what I'm doing. Necros and shaman are the two classes that reap the most benefit from the added regen. Necro gets an additional boost from the fact that they can pretty much give the middle finger to worrying about most factions in the game from the moment you roll one up. Truly the lone rebel of lone rebels in the EQ world.

Is Iksar regen better than Troll regen? I was always under the impression that they were the same (not that I disagree with any of your post.)

Necros on the other hand can't be Trolls, so this is the only "regen" race that allows a necro.. making them fairly elite among necromancers.

[PearlJammzz]

Iksar and Troll regen is the same.

Iksars make awesome warriors once Velious comes out, and they get to wear plate.

Regen is rlly not a huge deal for a monk as anything high-level you will NOT be tanking or anything. You'll also have a healer healing you. The natural AC buff is kinda nice to have though.

[Virtuosos]

iks are cool

be ready for the huge amount of ik necro that will be showing up


but there is no real need to start waiting for this stuff....sky isnt even out yet :/

[Finawin]

Any dates thrown out for kunark not said by a dev, are wholly fabricated and hearsay at best.

[Tallenn]

Iksar FD animation is UBER (before the Luclin models, that is). Way better than human animation of just falling over like a pussy. Iksar is dramatic over-acting death scene style.

That said, necros get FD too. Can't wait to make my Ikky necro!

[Salty]

WRU Sky imo

[Virtuosos]

damn salty...cant spell out words anymore? :p

[Omnimorph]

it's the same regen. great for necro's, shamans have the problem of not being able to wear plate, which is a pain for not being able to use the JBB :p , which we all know is amazing in classic.

[Hasbinbad]

damn salty...cant spell out words anymore? :p
Have you ever read any of his posts?

He never could..

[Dabamf]

Regen for monks isn't that big a deal. Sure, if you start a monk during kunark it absolutely should be an iksar. But to reroll your lvl 50 human monk to an iksar when kunark releases is a little absurd. Necromancers on the other hand...

[Aeolwind]

I went with a human monk even when I had the option of Iksar. I had a high elf cleric, is was way easier to PL him that way. I can tell you the difference, even in AC is negligible. The regen, while dope is not a game breaker once you get a fungi. Even into Luclin there was two Iksar in the top 3 guilds on emarr, one warrior and one shaman. There were however 8-10 human monks: Toadhammer, Saaril, Torkya, Popplo, Laoke, Santhini, Koryo, Bejita, Syriak, Agannerral, and one more that escapes me.

[Cheech]

I went with a human monk even when I had the option of Iksar. I had a high elf cleric, is was way easier to PL him that way. I can tell you the difference, even in AC is negligible. The regen, while dope is not a game breaker once you get a fungi. Even into Luclin there was two Iksar in the top 3 guilds on emarr, one warrior and one shaman. There were however 8-10 human monks: Toadhammer, Saaril, Torkya, Popplo, Laoke, Santhini, Koryo, Bejita, Syriak, Agannerral, and one more that escapes me.

i remember some of those names :)

[Vanech]

Mmmmmm Kunark.

I have a human monk now, I'm sure at some point I'll get around to leveling it.

when I reroll my iksar monk, I'm going to keep it on kunark 1-60, instead of fleeing the continent asap like I did on live.

fob > kurns > warslik's > dalnir > kaesora / droga / nurga > CoM > Seb / Chardok / Charasis

I really look forward to doing the Shackle of Tynnonium again, probably more than the Celestial Fists. (hate you Raster, HATE YOU.)

[Sorrik]

I really look forward to doing the Shackle of Tynnonium again.

The shaman cudgel quest was fun and steeped in lore, too.

This may be way premature, but are the mid-level armor quests (scaled mystic/dreadscale/trooper scale for shm/shd/war) going to be available on this server?

Will the Hate and Fear iksar specific planar armor be available?

[Olorin]

Honestly, unless you plan on trying to solo to 60 don't worry about being a human monk. Regen really doesn't matter in groups and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. (If you do plan on mostly soloing that might be a different story.)

As it is there is going to be an army of Iksar Monk clones, don't become one of them.

Even if you do attempt to solo (my monk solo's poorly at 40+), bind wound is the difference who care aboout a few hp's extra when youre binding for close to 100 per bandaid?

Exactly --

Or you could wait for Kunark and be KoS everywhere (even the 'evil' outposts), have SERIOUS faction farming for your epic, and have a 44% experience penalty - and seriously, twink with a fungi? It will be a long time after release before the upper end items start filtering dont to twinks, so good luck with that.

[NotInventedHere]

Mmmmmm Kunark.

I have a human monk now, I'm sure at some point I'll get around to leveling it.

when I reroll my iksar monk, I'm going to keep it on kunark 1-60, instead of fleeing the continent asap like I did on live.

fob > kurns > warslik's > dalnir > kaesora / droga / nurga > CoM > Seb / Chardok / Charasis

I really look forward to doing the Shackle of Tynnonium again, probably more than the Celestial Fists. (hate you Raster, HATE YOU.)

Shackle of Tynnonium was Luclin-era. Highest you could get before then was the Shackle of Steel, and they didn't fix that quest until around Velious.

[Aeolwind]

i remember some of those names :)

I remember the other one that I'd forgotten, Tedorn =o.

[Ajax]

Da`Kor had an Ikky monk at the start of Kunark I'm banging my head trying to remember his name. At the time he was the only other raiding monk besides Koryo.

[guineapig]

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=189

Will the Shackle of Scale quest be working?

[Messianic]

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=189

Will the Shackle of Scale quest be working?

NECRO'D

[Pico]

Jesus, I thought eternal-elf was posting again. Don't scare me like that guineapig.

[guineapig]

Crap, sorry.

I must have been doing a search and when saw Kunark discussion I assumed it was recent... I looked at the first post being in March but ignored the day and year. :o

[Nilasbik]

I want to note here about the Shackle of Scale. I know you guys(devs) do not take anything from alla because of all the wrong info that was posted on there. But this is different. On the link listed earlier in this thread.

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=189

That one.

There is a lot of BS posted by people about the shackle. But what I wanted to note is that there is a post on July 7th 2000 Titled

"Way to Hard"

It says

"For a nine AC bracer....you have to defeat a Gem Oracle (easy), kill the head bloodgill (very hard), and beat Venril Sathir (unbelievably hard). What a crappy quest."

Now this is a statement of how "crappy" the return for effort is for this quest. Not whether or not it was in the game or broken because no one is going to take the time to point out something like that if its not in the game. Second the guy was wrong you dont have to kill VS you just had to wait for him to be killed because the item was sitting in his room not on his body.

Also I want to note that no one can go in and edit the time stamp of the post. You guys might not find it worth the time to put this quest in the game but I wanted to clairfy that the shackle of scale was in the game and it was not a broken quest and that it was never meant to be tynnonium.

I looked through the patch notes around this time all the way back to the release of kunark and nothing is there saying where or not it was removed or add. Now because not all of the quests were found right away its very likely that these few post around the date of july 2000 were among the first people to discover and finish this quest.

Now this I know for a fact. I started playing in Jan, 16th 2001, and I personally did the shackle of scale quest once I could FD. Monk was not my first class, so it was a month or so after I got bored with my wizard whos creation date was the 1/16/01 when I started and I did do this quest on my monk. I have no way to prove my experience to you because I dont have any screen shots from back then but from what I have shown you, you should be able to see that it was indeed in the game at this time.

[Maben]

Nice necro. Don't understand why this was the right thread for your post.