DAOC: Uthgard Revamp

[Yiblaan]

Very excited about the revamp of Uthgaard. I played a 30s Mercenary blunt spec which I loved and a 15ish friar. I am an Albion player at heart, but it would be fun to try the other realms especially Hibernia.

I'll prolly end up being a ranger to start things out. The casters seem interesting but eh. Let's be a ranger that isn't bad like EQ :P

[Ghordo]

So what realm are you guys going with overall Scrooge ?

[FoxxHound]

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

Very excited about the revamp of Uthgaard. I played a 30s Mercenary blunt spec which I loved and a 15ish friar. I am an Albion player at heart, but it would be fun to try the other realms especially Hibernia.

I'll prolly end up being a ranger to start things out. The casters seem interesting but eh. Let's be a ranger that isn't bad like EQ :P

Yeah. I love Alb, (and Mid is my home), but I may have to settle for Hib.
At least Rangers are grotesquely OP with the old RAs. (If you go Melee Ranger)

[zojac]

What class is better for PvP with the old RA's Savage or Zerker?

And did Races matter much back then? Like Norseman Savage legit?

[Scrooge]

We'll definitely be going to Hibernia, though I think we'll be starting off as mainly a caster group, just to get a foothold - cause leveling melees with no gear is about as fun as it is in EQ.

From our previous discussion on iRC, we talked about making 2-3 chars (over time), 1 caster 1 melee and 1 support, so we can play the primary class with the group exclusively and another when most ppl aren't around, to keep our levels closer together. Cause if we only play 1 char each, those with more time on their hands will level too far ahead in no time. Another point for this is to have backup chars for important classes, so if say our main Druid goes MIA, we'll have a backup just in case, though I hope ppl stick with their choices atleast until we get to the first BG (lvl20 about) for some PvP action!

I'll add FoxxHound and Yiblaan as Rangers to the roster. Those of you going to Midgard, I'd strongly advise you to give Hibernia a try first, cause you won't find a guild like the one we'll be having in any other realm, but if you end up not liking what happens, then just erase the chars and go to Mid.

[backman_66]

When I started in Alb, I hate hibbies with a passion. I guess I was just biased because Albion was my first starting realm. But when I decided to check out Hibernia and give it a shot, I fell in love, and now I can't stand Albion. Midgard is cool but a lot of jerks play on that realm and I don't like the landscape. What I'm saying is, if you have preconceived ideas of Hibernia but have never truly given it a shot, you might be surprised at how fun it is. I was.

[zojac]

Originally Posted by backman_66 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

When I started in Alb, I hate hibbies with a passion. I guess I was just biased because Albion was my first starting realm. But when I decided to check out Hibernia and give it a shot, I fell in love, and now I can't stand Albion. Midgard is cool but a lot of jerks play on that realm and I don't like the landscape. What I'm saying is, if you have preconceived ideas of Hibernia but have never truly given it a shot, you might be surprised at how fun it is. I was.

But we all know how bad Blademaster is compared to zerk and savage, so no point really [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[backman_66]

lol yeah because Blademasters encompass all of Hibernia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Midgard is a melee-centric realm so obviously they'll be best at dealing melee damage. But it's more about skill anyway.

[Scrooge]

Actually we don't know anything of the sort, I played a BM to high level and so did backman, and a few of my friends, Triple Wield & Flurry are great abilities when used right - but in the end it all comes down to how good the player is, as opposed to 'how good the class is.'

[Scrooge]

List of players (updated July 4th) interested in playing Uthgard 2.0 in the same crew (if anyone wants to be added or removed, make a post):

Scrooge - mentalist(caster utility)/blademaster (melee dps)
backman_66 - warden/eldritch
Weekapaug - bard/hero/ranger/druid (hib), cleric/merc/minst (alb)
Ugrask - dps
Lyrith - CC/Healer
Zade - primary healer/dps, (+1 friend)
fishingme - scout, valewalker/animist/enchanter, bonedancer/thane
phacemeltar - CC/dps/utility
Nalkin - enchanter
Jaxon - eldritch
dustysr06 - druid/bard (+3 friends)
Cecily - nightshade
Yiblaan - ranger
Foxxhound - ranger

Caridry - undecided
mrgoochio - undecided
Erasong - undecided
Cookiefist - undecided
foxxhound - undecided
Scikala - undecided
Leeyuuduu - undecided
Sssleeve - undecided
Goobles - undecided

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I'll match the roles needed to the ppl in this thread, based on their initial class choices, so we can see what we're missing more than anything else.

Realm: Hibernia

Primary Healing: Weekapaug (druid), Lyrith (druid), Zade (druid/warden?), dustysr06 (druid)
Secondary Healing: backman_66 (warden), phacemeltar (warden)
Primary Crowd Control: Lyrith (bard/CC), dustysr06 (bard)
Secondary Crowd Control: Weekapaug (bard/CC), phacemeltar (bard/CC)
Primary Bomber (caster dps): fishingme (enchanter), nalkin (enchanter)
Secondary Bomber (caster dps): phacemeltar (eldritch?) jaxon (eldritch), backman_66 (eldritch)
Primary Shield Tank: backman_66 (Hero)
Secondary Shield Tank:
General Melee DPS: Ugrask, Zade, Zade2 (his friend), fishingme (valewalker), Scrooge (blademaster), backman_66 (blademaster), Yiblaan (ranger), Foxxhound (ranger)
Utility Caster DPS: fishingme (animist), Scrooge (mentalist),

note: Class Descriptions for Hibernia are done.

DAoC Setup Guide
iRC Setup Guide

I can't seem to edit my posts sometimes, the 'form box' doesn't work at all, that's why when making changes to the roster I have to make a new post when that happens.