Classic Pseudo-Exploits and Mechanics

[Lucrio40]

Well a bit less of exploits as just old mechanics that changed over time.

Example: At release, group experience didn't have a range cap. Which means a couple of solo classes could split up and get some really good exp. This was even suggested to be done in the collectors edition manual of vanilla EQ.

Are things like this in the game or are the mechanics the same as they were at the release of DoD, but just the stuff beyond vanilla taken out?

[kariden]

hmm about 50/50. Some stuff was taken out even tho it was classic.

[Reiker]

The client itself is patched up to DoDH (2005)

[Omnimorph]

I miss the bench in befallen being bugged and mobs not moving when you cast on them :/ being a level 7 wizard nuking and killing greater skellies was fun :)

[mr.miketastic]

I miss the bench in befallen being bugged and mobs not moving when you cast on them :/ being a level 7 wizard nuking and killing greater skellies was fun :)

Isn't there an exploit in WFP? Sitting on top of the wall killing guards? Seen that recently.

[BlackBellamy]

All EQ1 exploits here, happy reading.

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/mmorpg-general-discussion/35658-eq-cheaters-nostalgia-eq1s-greatest-exploits-rumors.html

[Lucrio40]

Well, I've found out that most of the old school pathing has changed. A lot of my old places I could kite a bit as a lowbie necro have been fixed so they take the most direct path instead of circling around a bit to give me some breathing room.

[Reiker]

The best was the bard room in Highkeep. Once you kited them to the door, they got stuck in the doorway. There was always a necro at the spot 24/7 back in the day. Also helped that those mobs are pretty much the best exp in the game 40+

There was also a spot in Ak'Anon, again frequented by necromancers, where you could kite gnomes and they'd stop in a door way. I came across a necro abusing this once and he started begging me not to report him :)

[Gandite]

This isn't classic but its still brilliant. My guild leader on Povar took enormous advantage of the exploit in the pit/arena in the plane of tactics. Mobs on each side of the pit were on a faction and he would start training mobs and using FD (necro) to start a faction war. Simply by being on the mob's hatelist if it died you got the experience. Needless to say he had his AAs maxed very quickly before it got patched.

[Striiker]

I remember when mobs would get hung up on geometry. In North Karana I watched a Lvl 2 Gnome kill a Hill Giant using his Life Tap spell alone (as it was unresistable) . The giant was running up against the wizard spire and he sat and cast on the opposite side of it. He wound up killing the giant.
Later, I briefly took advantage of this in Everfrost with the mammoths. They would get stuck on something all the time and I would nuke them into oblivion with my wizard.
I remember when this got fixed. They released a patch which would make the mob warp through if it was running in place for a couple of seconds.

[Healthcare]

This isn't classic as it involves Kunark (so maybe it's pseud-Classic or whatever) but I remember that in Field of Bone there was a cave with spiders and occasionally a named spider would pop. However, instead of procing a poison he proced a level 49 earth pet ...that you could control heh. Yeah I will admit I used it for some leveling. This was when pets wouldn't zone yet so you pretty much would only get to level 20 but it sure was interesting.

[Loke]

milk exploit.. anyone? :)

[Dersk]

I'm more interested in pet pulling.

[Lucrio40]

What're the odds of getting guild names beside names instead of under them?

[Reiker]

What're the odds of getting guild names beside names instead of under them?

0:1

[Reiker]

I'm more interested in pet pulling.

I abused pet pulling SO MUCH on Progression it was ridiculous. Such a great bug. I was Ally in Chardok so I could just run around freely pet-pulling nameds and slaying them in front of their friends. Made so much platz since I was pretty much guaranteed a few juicy nameds since that place has so many. Pulled royals to the zone line all the time for epics.

Didn't have to camp shit it was just "Hmm I'm bored, gonna go kill some nameds in Chardok for a quick few k plat."