I'm 80! What now?

[Verranicu]

<p>Not quite, but I'm still curious. What is there to do at 80, and what do you need to do to get into it? From what I've learned so far, you can:</p><p>1. Mentor down to do old quests and cap your AA.</p><p>2. Raise your reputation with factions.</p><p>3. Raid</p><p>Is that all? If not, please let me know what else can be done. =) Also, regarding raiding.. how does a fresh 80 get into it? I keep eharing talks of shards and T1/T2 and it's all over my head. =/</p>

[Kitsune]

<p>Well how many AA have you? You should try to hit 80 with around 140 AA. I hit it with only 112 and I was hurting and dying a lot till I got the 140. Then I took off.</p><p>Have you started the Shard Quest stuff in Lavastorm? There's a solo daily shard there and 3 quests to kill elemental Lords for Elemental Essences you exchange on the dock for rings, earrings etc. Trader is beside the Faction metchant on LH of Shrine of Thunder Entrance as you look At the entance from the Bell.</p><p>Oh and there is a repeatable nice earner from killing the Brutes on the far part of the beach for a Quest giver also in the Shrine of Thunder.</p><p>Then there are the Shard runs. 3 zones I know of, but there are more, with daily shard quests with a double shard quest in Ykesha Moors at the landing.</p><p>Shards you collect to get T1 armor, then you collect them again and get a Guildie or someone to Custom Craft yor existing T1 armor plus more Shards into T2 armor. And then if you Raid you go get pattern opieces and those with yet more Shards and your T2 armor (I think this is what you need) get Custom crafted into T3 armor. But you gotta Raid or pay through the nose on the broker for patterns.</p><p>And do get a Guildie or Crafter to make all your shard armor as you save quite a few sharsds on the cost compared to going to the dealer on the docks at LS.</p><p>3 shard zones at Befallen in CL; Deep Forge and Najeena's Tower in Lavastorm; 3 at Everfrost.</p><p>Then there is the whole TSO time line quests, and all of the 2 or 3 zones in the Moors to do. There's your Epic then Mythical weapon to get.... Hey, that's a lot! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Not to mention the Rime questline in Kylong, JW and Kunzar Jungle....</p>

[Aurel]

<p>My, my!  Are we talking only level 80-specific things?  There are SO many things to do in this game, how can they be counted!  I mean, off the top of my head...</p><p>- Soloing- Grouping- Raiding- Crafting- Tinkering/Transmuting- Questing (Solo, Group, Raid, Heritage, Signature, Shard)- Gathering collectibles- Maxing certain factions of note (Maj'Dul, Brokenskull, etc.)- Aiming for achievements- Collecting titles- Exploring!</p><p>And then there are some of the slightly more 'obscure' or 'oddball' hobbies some people have.  For example, collecting arena pets, katanas, or... books.  Who collects books, though?  Definitely not me.  <span style="font-size: xx-small;">*cough*</span></p>

[Wilde_Night]

<p><cite>Aurelis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p> Who collects books, though?  Definitely not me.  <span style="font-size: xx-small;">*cough*</span></p></blockquote><p>LIES!</p>

[Aurel]

<p><cite>Aeviel@Nagafen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>LIES!</p></blockquote><p>*GASP*  I do not lie!  I merely construct my own reality based on faulty logic!</p><p>I thought of a few other things people do...</p><p>- Writing stories in player-written books- Gathering plat (lvl 80 Lavastorm quests, anyone?)- Getting on one of the many leaderboards on EQ2Players- Helping new players- Learning the lore of EQ2- Going back and getting revenge kills on Holly Windstalker</p>

[Gilasil]

<p>Once you hit 80 you can also get started on your epic.</p>

[Verranicu]

<p>Well, what do I need to start raiding, or to get my epic? Do I need T2 to raid?</p>

[Kitsune]

<p>Some do, some don't. Guilds help their people get their Epics. If not in a Guild, seriously think of jjoining one, because PUGs can be unreliable and difficult to find for the specialized groups needed to do some of the steps to get the Epics. Guilds work on it as a policy, at least the good ones do.</p>

[Vortexelemental]

<p><cite>Aurelis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>...<p>And then there are some of the slightly more <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>'obscure' or 'oddball'</strong></em></span></span>  totally awesome hobbies some people have.  For example, collecting <em>arena pets, katanas</em>, or... books.  Who collects books, though?  Definitely not me.  <span style="font-size: xx-small;">*cough*</span></p></blockquote><p>Who would do those sorts of things. Crazy people.</p><p>For things to do at 80.</p><ol><li>Finding Appearence gear</li><li>Finding Stat Gear</li><li>Raid</li><li>Group</li><li>Help</li><li>Chat</li><li>Solo</li><li>Build AA</li><li>Get Plat</li><li>Hold events</li><li>Decorate</li><li>Grow Tradeskill</li></ol><p>But best of all, have fun on your way, and while you are at 80.</p>

[Kleitos]

<p><cite>VerranicusX wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Well, what do I need to start raiding, or to get my epic? Do I need T2 to raid?</p></blockquote><p>To get your Epic, look it up on the eq2 wiki. First part is solo/group quest to get the fabled version, then it's raiding to get the mythical version, well worth it. Also try to get some shards from the TSO zones so you can get some 'shard armor'. Check the merchants in Moors where the airship lands. While you are getting shards from the quests, make sure to pick up some jewlery from the heroic zones aswell.Now you are geared up for startup raiding... now you just have to find a raid guild (or start one yourself). That's of course if raiding is what you want to do.</p>

[Lleren]

<p><cite>VerranicusX wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Not quite, but I'm still curious. What is there to do at 80, and what do you need to do to get into it? From what I've learned so far, you can:</p><p>1. Mentor down to do old quests and cap your AA.</p><p>2. Raise your reputation with factions.</p><p>3. Raid</p><p>Is that all? If not, please let me know what else can be done. =) Also, regarding raiding.. how does a fresh 80 get into it? I keep eharing talks of shards and T1/T2 and it's all over my head. =/</p></blockquote><p>A fresh 80 rarely gets into raiding, they tend to need some time to absorb the layers of data they need to know about thier class and spec.  While Finishing the epic quest ( since Ruins of Kunark expansion ) and starting on the mythical updates.</p><p>Shards are rewards from the TSO group instances, there are a few other ways to get them as well, mainly solo questing or raid drops.  These shardsare needed to have the TSO shard armor made.  the first set( t1) is required to have the second set( t2 ) made.  The second set, a raid dropped pattern, and some shards is required to have the third set made( t3&nbsp<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />.    The Fourth set( t4 or raid set ) requires a raid dropped pattern and a few shards.</p><p>The patterns for t3 come from a 12 player raid ( x2's ), the t4 set patterns come from 24 players raids ( x4's ).</p><p>Depending on playtime you could have your t1 set complete in anywhere from a week to a month depending on groups and playtime.  T1 armor set, fabled epic  and whatever else you pick up along the way is enough to start raiding, and be an asset to the team.  Look for guilds that raid casual and pick up raids first.  Warning, before you go and apply to a guild read thier website and check thier requirements to make sure you match up mostly with what they are looking for and that you could attend most of thier raids.  </p><p> Raids are almost always scheduled with a start and end time, the days , and no target listed, arrive early please, expect to rarely stay later.  If you have to leave the raids early every night, or arrive late every night don't bother with that guild, better to be able to be there two specific days fully, then 4 days halfway.</p><p>Other things to do in EQ2:  Level an alt, harvest, play the broker, play the cardgame, chat, roleplay, explore, AA farm, finish those old quests you had meant to finish, give new players advice, collect things, mail cheeesecakes to all your ratonga friends, tradeskill, cheesecakes!!!  CHEESECAKES!!!!!!</p>

[deKoven]

<p><cite>Aurelis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Aeviel@Nagafen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>LIES!</p></blockquote><p>*GASP*  (Much snippage)- Going back and getting revenge kills on Holly Windstalker</p></blockquote><p>Heh, thought I was the only one that did things like that. But more than Holly Windstalker is that big white slug in The Caves. And if I could, Nathan Ironash and that guy in the bank. Oh, there are LOTS of candidates for, heh heh, REVENGE !!</p>

[Yimway]

<p><cite>VerranicusX wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Not quite, but I'm still curious. What is there to do at 80, and what do you need to do to get into it? From what I've learned so far, you can:</p><p>1. Mentor down to do old quests and cap your AA.</p><p>2. Raise your reputation with factions.</p><p>3. Raid</p><p>Is that all? If not, please let me know what else can be done. =) Also, regarding raiding.. how does a fresh 80 get into it? I keep eharing talks of shards and T1/T2 and it's all over my head. =/</p></blockquote><p>The short answer is...</p><p>Finish all the content in the expansion before the next one comes out.</p><p>That's the goal I game by.  That means all TSO quests and instances completed, heroic + raid content.</p><p>There are far more progression systems in this game than just leveling, and honestly leveling is the easiest.  Get your AA maxed, work your gear progression, work thru the heroic instance progression, then if your interested work the raid progression.</p><p>Getting 80 is just the begining honestly.</p>

[feldon30]

<p><cite>VerranicusX wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>What is there to do at 80</p></blockquote><p>The rest of the game.</p><p>The game is currently top-centric. Once you hit 80, there are 24 dungeons you can run which reward Void Shards. Between Questing and Mastercrafted gear, should be able to do the easiest dungeons. Each dungeon awards 2-4 void shards (there's a quest, and then a chest, and every day there is 1 zone that awards double shards).</p><p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Shard Gear</span></strong></p><p>You need 38 shards to get your 6 pieces of T1 armor. You can get some pieces of jewelry with as little as 5 shards. It's another 112 shards to get your 6 pieces of T2 armor.</p><p>The easiest dungeons by far are:</p><ul><li>Deep Forge</li><li>Scion of Ice</li></ul><p>You can get shards in both zones without even killing a single Named mob.</p><p>The next easiest dungeons are:</p><ul><li>Najena's Hollow</li><li>Crucible</li><li>Befallen: CoA</li></ul><p>Even if you are unable to clear/defeat these zones, you will still get at least one void shard by completing the quest for that zone.</p><p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Other Ways to Gear Up</strong></span></p><p>There is a solo quest you can repeat in Lavastorm 3 times a day, for 5 days, giving you 15 Crystals which you can turn in for a nice piece of jewelry as well. You must do a few quests for the Order of Flame people before they will offer this quest. "Cleansing the Elements", "More Cleansing the Elements", etc.</p><p>There is also a daily SOLO quest you can do in Lavastorm from the Order of Flame people which rewards 1 void shard. It takes about 20 minutes to do.</p><p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Find a Guild</strong></span></p><p>I would try to find an understanding guild that is willing to help you out. Ask LOTS of questions and learn as fast as you can.</p>