Bards & AE in zones where players XP.

[Mandalore93]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

hmmm...

i used to ks folks on my wizard all the time on live outside paw. what server and what was your name?

Brell! I think I was playing under Rutil, might have been bopbope at that time though, lol. Been a while! ;P

[skipdog]

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

I figure most of the folks who think that were little kids who were still using the internet their parents paid for. Hence they probably didn't know any better. Think about it: All these folks in their early/mid 20's here on P1999 were young children when EQ came out.

That being said, having broadband in 1999 didn't necessarily help. Ping times were usually reduced, but EQ ran at a modem-level data rate and didn't send your client more updates simply because you had a better connection than most. Server-side hardware was primitive by today's standards and zones would often lag out if there were too many people. I noticed a much more drastic difference with broadband in first-person shooters of the era than I did in EQ.

Danth

Oh I agree completely. You didn't really gain any 'edge' by having broadband in EQ. I was just pointing out how silly it is that everybody screams 56k when the reality, is that most of us were off 56k by that point!

[Rec]

roll a bard and you too can pull half the zone

[applesauce25r624]

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

there is nothing you could do to screw up my kite and get me killed.
I would suspect the same is true of any bard worth his salt.


Dolic

damn right

i do the keyboard rhythm tap method, meaning I'm zoomed way far out

i'd see somebody trying to mess with the pack.

I would widen the circle while petitioning

you nooblets can't win. bards are like squirrels. you can't outsmart them. they will always steal your food

[HalflingWarrior]

Swarm kiting has already, intentionally, been made more difficult on p99 in the form of faster mobs with larger hitboxes

[HalflingWarrior]

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

Outdoor zones I can see, but the AOE pulls are a bit much in dungeons. When 1 Druid pulls the entire bottom and 2nd Floor of Unrest at once to PL one player it's wrong. Watched it happen for 4 hours straight the other night.

Just my opinion. Taking exp from potentially 18 players to accelerate the leveling speed of 1 is about as selfish as it gets.

Yea I find it funny so many ppl are complaining about bards AOE kiting to LEVEL THEMSELVES UP yet nobody cares about the fact every lowbie zone is mass pulled by chanter and druid PLers

[HalflingWarrior]

Also you people trashtalking bard kiters while simultaneously talking about intentionally xp killing them - AE kiting MAY BE against the rules. Intentionally xp killing players is DEFINITELY against the rules

[Sarajo]

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

Yea I find it funny so many ppl are complaining about bards AOE kiting to LEVEL THEMSELVES UP yet nobody cares about the fact every lowbie zone is mass pulled by chanter and druid PLers

This is what bugs the honey out of me, too. If you claim that you had trouble finding a group and/or finding things to hunt, you're required to provide more evidence than the O.J. Simpson trial AND the John F. Kennedy assassination combined in screenshots and server logs and developer response or else they'll strawman you and shut you down and refute everything you say, regardless of accuracy.

But claim that a single bard was controlling all of the Karanas in between respawns and they're like "i nooooo dats so true!!!! We gotta root them murrfkin bards!"

[Daldaen]

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

Yea I find it funny so many ppl are complaining about bards AOE kiting to LEVEL THEMSELVES UP yet nobody cares about the fact every lowbie zone is mass pulled by chanter and druid PLers

Lol... no

If I am sitting in treeform for 30 minutes as an un-anon/role level 60 druid in Unrest. EVERY train I get tells, bar none. I guarantee it.

It is ALWAYS the powerlevelers fault for someone elses mistake. Because people are stupid.

[Ahldagor]

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

Lol... no

If I am sitting in treeform for 30 minutes as an un-anon/role level 60 druid in Unrest. EVERY train I get tells, bar none. I guarantee it.

It is ALWAYS the powerlevelers fault for someone elses mistake. Because people are stupid.

no, it's because we're all unique and special.