A tour of norrath, need some advice

[Handull]

they should have a port class in the mix for sure since they want to explore and probably plan on dying here or there. that said, i'm biased towards druids. wiz/rog are both simple enough classes to learn for someone wanting something 'easy', and both have the same basic 'problem' in groups, dont out agro the tank. imo if your bard is good and your druid only heals, you'll level up just fine. as you get regen spells, bard regen song, and manasong, itll get easier and easier. with c2 and slow on mobs i was easily healing LCY on my druid a while ago. you've got 5 ppl, so you can also find a 6th at higher levels (enc/shaman/clr) and have a killer group. just play what you like and you'll find a way to make it work

[jerok88]

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

Well it really was a beautiful dream. It really was. But now you've just jumped the shark. To bring in a group unused to the difficult EQ paradigm, use weaker, quirky classes, and then handicap yourself on equipment as well? Just seems naive. Any one of these can be fun, but all three together is clearly the kiss of death.

Good luck, but silver will get you gold that not half of them make it through level 30.

Okay but... in 1999, this is what people did and it worked out fine for everyone.

What he is doing is classic right? He's trying to replicate the classic experience as best he can for his friends, letting them choose what classes they want, not twinking out, etc.

If I had four like-minded friends and a lot of time, I'd love to be a part of this kind of thing. I'd probably run with monk, bard, cleric, paladin, wiz, knowing me and my friends I'm thinking of. Man that'd be awesome.

Except I should switch out the bard with an enchanter, and the wizard with a mage right? Bc screw what people want to play and the classic experience. This is about progress, not adventure!

[webrunner5]

That is one big problem with P1999. Most people know what they are doing, what classes to pick, what zones to go to for better Zem, where the good loot is, etc, etc.

When most of first started playing we didn't know crap about any of the above and still had a lot of fun. Let the OP pick what ever 5 classes he wants and the hell with it. Big deal. Its just a game. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Like one person said on here, have 6 Iksar Sk's in a group and they will loose XP every kill.

[godbox]

if all these guys didnt play on live during the era p99 is the group will not survive to lvl 12 and this conversation is moot.

[bulbousaur]

This is a good point - classic eq is hardmode, and people that aren't nostalgic for it may run out of patience for the slow leveling + other parts that we like but are not present in current MMOs.

[Malrubius]

Try to ignore the min/maxers, play what you want, and have a good time. You'll do fine - this ain't rocket science.

[godbox]

ya classic eq is definetly not rocket science its more like what I imagine being a railroad worker in the old west would be like.

[webrunner5]

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

if all these guys didnt play on live during the era p99 is the group will not survive to lvl 12 and this conversation is moot.

You make a good point God. I would imagine a lot of "Noobs" have given up playing this game early on because even if you know what to do this can be one hard ass, frustrating game at times.

[Slave]

And even if they're smart enough to ask for advice, they don't take it. I'm sure your experience will be different than literally every single other group that has tried this. lol