Everqust raids

[Verterdegete]

Hey guys. Can you give me some info about EQ raids in general? What are they like, good stuff, bad stuff, your thoughts about them etc. It would also be really nice if someone who raided in both EQ and WoW could make a comparison between EQ raiding and WoW raiding.

[Humwawa]

WoW raiding is instanced based with a week lockout, hard mode switch available for higher quality loot.

EQ raiding is non-instanced with a 2-7 day respawn on nameds in raid zones, and hard mode switch is training yourself for no loot.

[PhelanKA]

Originally Posted by Verterdegete [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hey guys. Can you give me some info about EQ raids in general? What are they like, good stuff, bad stuff, your thoughts about them etc. It would also be really nice if someone who raided in both EQ and WoW could make a comparison between EQ raiding and WoW raiding.

All I can say is not to bother with EQ if all you're interested in is raiding. Especially if you're already used to WOW. EQ will just piss you off.

[Verterdegete]

Originally Posted by PhelanKA [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

All I can say is not to bother with EQ if all you're interested in is raiding. Especially if you're already used to WOW. EQ will just piss you off.

So what you guys do when you ding 50 ?

[guineapig]

Originally Posted by Verterdegete [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So what you guys do when you ding 50 ?

I play many alts [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I enjoy playing as many different classes as possible.

[PhelanKA]

Originally Posted by Verterdegete [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So what you guys do when you ding 50 ?

Again, EQ is not WOW. It will take the average casual player months to get to 50 unless they're already a veteran and know exactly where to go and what to do in order to reach 50.

My first character in EQ was a Troll Warrior and it took me about 6 months to reach 50 playing about 10-15 hours a week. My second character was a necromancer and took about 2 months to get to 50 playing the same weekly amount.

If all you know about MMOs is from playing WOW, I think you're going to hate EQ. There is nothing easy in the game aside from training others with hoards of mobs either intentionally or unintentionally.

But you should be the judge. If you're up for a challenge then give EQ a go. If you want something that is self explanatory and more "recreational" stick to WOW.

[Verterdegete]

Originally Posted by PhelanKA [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Again, EQ is not WOW. It will take the average casual player months to get to 50 unless they're already a veteran and know exactly where to go and what to do in order to reach 50.

My first character in EQ was a Troll Warrior and it took me about 6 months to reach 50 playing about 10-15 hours a week. My second character was a necromancer and took about 2 months to get to 50 playing the same weekly amount.

If all you know about MMOs is from playing WOW, I think you're going to hate EQ. There is nothing easy in the game aside from training others with hoards of mobs either intentionally or unintentionally.

But you should be the judge. If you're up for a challenge then give EQ a go. If you want something that is self explanatory and more "recreational" stick to WOW.

I don't have trouble with grinding and challenge, but it would be really nice to have something to do except to grind.

[girth]

Originally Posted by Verterdegete [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't have trouble with grinding and challenge, but it would be really nice to have something to do except to grind.

If you plan on being here for a while, you will have plenty of raid content coming in Kunark/Velious.

[Izzni]

If you like socializing, the you'll like EQ raiding. EQ raids are long and repetitive and challenging for about 1 min every couple hours for the crowd controllers. The rest of the time its like gringing but with 30 people.

Boss raids on the other hand I wouldn't worry about. Unless you don't have a job, or at least have one that you can play EQ at, you'll probably only ever see a raid boss once every couple months. If you want boss fights stick with WoW. Frankly this isn't going to change with Kunark or even Velious.

[Wrot]

Originally Posted by PhelanKA [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you're up for a challenge then give EQ a go. If you want something that is self explanatory and more "recreational" stick to WOW.

Taking longer to level doesn't equal being more difficult. This game isn't hard, especially the pve aspect, especially the low end part of it.