When will the illegal Hate farming stop?

[bthomsen0312]

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

I am not sure why a fix hasn't been made. Epics have been around since Kunark.

So lets be honest here... Every player commenting here that has any clue of what is actually going on knows that new players creating mages have a slim to ZERO chance of ever obtaining their epic as it currently stands.

People have been Idling at the stairs since Hate was released. This is nothing new. If we aren't going to police it, the drop rate needs to be increased to preserve the integrity of the game.

Good luck finding a group of neckbeards with several alts willing to park their toons at the stairs for a 750k item just to give it away. Also, how many new players use fraps? Are we really expecting new players to our server to play detective?

The drop rate on the earth staff needs to be increased similar to what was done to Venril Sathir and the wizard epic to improve the integrity of the game. The staff has done a great job with these issues, and I am sure this will be no different as long as people stay vocal about it.

Increase the drop rate on the staff to drop almost every time like VS, and this crap will stop when the price plummets.

I think part of the problem is that the Mage epic is the best epic in the game hands down. Is there a better epic that better enables the character to do content?

[DallyLlama]

Originally Posted by bthomsen0312 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think part of the problem is that the Mage epic is the best epic in the game hands down. Is there a better epic that better enables the character to do content?

Raiding would be intolerable without cleric epic. It's the only one that is needed in the end game.

[Hrothgar]

Originally Posted by bthomsen0312 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think part of the problem is that the Mage epic is the best epic in the game hands down. Is there a better epic that better enables the character to do content?

Indeed, the epic is suuuuper strong, especially to a level 46-55 mage. And/or to a mage with clicky boots and a boom stick... But, there's a bunch of equally important and powerful epics out there, which are FAR, far, far, far easier and cheaper to get.

I think the real issue is: The Earth staff is so rare that there are simply not enough tangible instances of "right place, right time" mages on p99, like there are Monks or Druids or Clerics or Rogues or Shamen; guilds loot the staff and loot council the hell out of it EVEN when players are spending their hard-earned DKP. Having quested the epic 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 on live with my Mage, I can attest to the supreme lack of epic mages on p99 being disconcerting and 'not classic' - whatever that means.

But, I'm just a filthy casual these days anyway. There's probably some nerd-core spectacle Mages doing amazing things out there with clicky Jabober on 'roids that the server staff is protecting us from by means of making the staff a real MewTwo.

[Fragged]

Nalken and Kluwen are not in AM.

Phatez has not played p99 for about a year and has been informed of the use of his toon in plane of hate, he has responded that he does not have the EMU to change the PW.

[Fragged]

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

Nalken and Kluwen are not in AM.

Phatez has not played p99 for about a year and has been informed of the use of his toon in plane of hate, he has responded that he does not have the EMU to change the PW.

Bump

[Phatez]

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

Nalken and Kluwen are not in AM.

Phatez has not played p99 for about a year and has been informed of the use of his toon in plane of hate, he has responded that he does not have the EMU to change the PW.

After a few hours of testing e-mails I have found my EMU. Phatez is no longer in hate and will not revisit the zone for a long time.

[Tethler]

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

After a few hours of testing e-mails I have found my EMU. Phatez is no longer in hate and will not revisit the zone for a long time.

Good on you, sir

[Dugface]

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

After a few hours of testing e-mails I have found my EMU. Phatez is no longer in hate and will not revisit the zone for a long time.

Which bag is your Magi staff in though?!

[Troxx]

Maintaining classic mechanics should arguably be set aside for the purpose of improving the health and dynamics of the server. Massive bottlenecks like earth staff, green scales and white scales (to name a few) only encourages high level teams and guilds to dumpster dive for cash - whether to bolster their in game coffers or, more sinisterly, to liquidate for actual cash via RMT.

If these items dropped 100% of the time the value would plummet. Every fear golem spawns brooding? Neat. The economy gets saturated. Vox/Gorenaire always drop a white scale? Excellent. Price drops and guilds will maybe stop killing them just to bolster guild coffers to finance item recharges.

[Hyjalx]

Then the rules need to be enforced. Its one or the other.

The main difference between Sev, Vox, and Hate mini's is that the mini's can be done with 3 people and a null staff.

I am sure someone can find a way to 3 man Lady Vox, but in a competitive environment, with the lair to deal with? no.