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12-31-2018, 02:24 AM
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new wood elf bard
hello everyone
im new to this ever quest game but i have played newer games kind of like it before as final fantasy 14 and world of Warcraft but i wanted to try something different my sister showed me this game and it looks fun and interesting the old graphics don't really bother me because i play her old playstation a lot she helped me install it and figure out how to make a account here and i made a character named hadewig she is a wood elf bard and i figured out how to attack and learn the spell i had and find out what level other enemies are. priest of discord killed me for some reason and he was being attacked by a monster. i got invited to a group but got disconnected and it does take me a while to respawn after i die. the tips said that i would not lose my stuff when i die tell i get to XP lvl 5 but i notice i have to find my things again is this normal? anyway im a little confused but excited so if anyone has tips or wants to play (= ~Hedwig | ||
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#2
12-31-2018, 12:22 PM
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Yes this is normal. You probably used an AoE ability or something on the priest of discord. Did you give him the book in your inventory? Do not do that! just destroy it. It will flag you for pvp and you can't group with anyone pretty much lol.
When you die you should have to run back to where you died and loot your corpse to get your gear back. As a bard you get a song to locate corpses pretty early on so that should help. I recommend just /shout "(your level) bard LFG" and see where that takes you. It's a pretty good community and people want to help you learn to play. | ||
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12-31-2018, 12:44 PM
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Welcome to p99! Good luck ever leaving here.... this is your life now.
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12-31-2018, 03:11 PM
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Point is this game is going to be hard, you'll be lost, confused, and angry at this game at times, and it is supposed to be like that. Good news is this game is different like you wanted. Bards are way different than the other classes on Classic Everquest, they use songs which don't take mana (except higher level Charm) and keep playing if they can. Other classes have spells which work how you think they would, casting and taking mana. So keep in mind Bards are kind of an exception. As far as the Priest of Discord killing you, you were using your level 2 song, which is AoE around you, and it attacked him so he killed you. Songs will keep playing every 3 seconds if they don't require a target, sometimes without you noticing [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]. Turn them off by casting it again so the gems get their color back. Yellow Gems are Self [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Red Gems are Target Blue Gems are AoE around you Green Gems are AoE around your target Orange Gems are waves of damage around your target (and are usually crap here cause classic) Purple Gems affect the whole group The message you saw said you won't lose exp till level 5, not your items if I remember correctly, I could be wrong been a long time since I've been on a character that low, regardless you get a corpse locating song at level 4 and most people who are traveling new or confusing areas use /loc to get the coordinates of where they died right before they die. I suggest making a macro with /loc in it that you can spam before you die, but like I said once you are level 4 you can find your corpse easily. All this is normal Everquest stuff and you'll learn it all along the way, that's the journey [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Your sister may or may not know about the Project 1999 Wiki but it can answer almost every question you'll have about the game between it and these forums, Welcome and be careful out there.
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#5
12-31-2018, 04:03 PM
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thank you everyone! i met a twin wood elf named sylkwood that helped me find my guild trainer and set up things like loc and explained enemy con text colors (=
im still only lvl1 but i learned a lot and had fun i remember something else about twisting songs and im glad i wrote down notes. its refreshing in a way how complicated this game seems. i will also get rid of that red book it is taking up my inventory space. is there a server chat channel? or is that a newer MMO thing? my sister started out playing this game before i was born and she says she always hated wow and called it a bad dark age of camlot clone so im glad she saw me playing it and told me to find something better because i honestly didn't really like Warcraft. | ||
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#7
01-02-2019, 03:10 PM
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First off, bards are difficult to play well. In my opinion, one of, if not the most difficult class to actually play to it's full potential in a group. It requires constant twisting of songs, constant song swapping from your spell book, you have a song for every situation, and the situation is always changing. And constant target swapping, and target tracking to make sure your properly cycling your mezzes so one doesn't fade, timing your charms so you've recharged as its breaking so the druid doesn't root it and make it just another thing you have to mez, etc.
All that being said, I friggin love my bard. But, be ready for a challenge. You will constantly be hassled for playing the wrong song. Told you cant tank, and are a bad puller (both are lies, have bard tanked C/E, puppets in PoM, faydedar, and many other higher tier targets, granted, have good gear, and bards are one of the best pullers) You are in for a challenge, and a whole lot of fun if you stick with it. Bards are the most active class in the game when played right, always something you could be doing to benefit the group, always. Read that wiki page about the bard songs, learn the differences between them, which ones stack with eachother, and which ones do what, if you can learn them all, and know exactly what you have and need when you need it. Your already better than 50% of the bards out there. Tldr- bard hard, bard fun, good luck | ||
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