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Forum: General Tech Support Questions 12-07-2010, 09:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 114
Posted By standupwookie
<p>After messing around with some options, I...

<p>After messing around with some options, I disabled Shader 3.0 and graphics were back to normal.  I am going to assume that this is on SOE's end and was messed up with the patch because yesterday...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 12-07-2010, 08:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 69
Posted By standupwookie
<p>I did a system restore to yesterday, then just...

<p>I did a system restore to yesterday, then just re downloaded the patch.  Seemed to work.</p>
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 12-07-2010, 08:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 114
Posted By standupwookie
<p>I am traveling in Everfrost and the Winter...

<p>I am traveling in Everfrost and the Winter Wonderland zones, and a few graphical things are missing.  The Ice Skeletons and the Ice Glacier mobs are totally invisible, as well is the ground ice on...
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 12-07-2010, 07:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 222
Posted By standupwookie
<p>I did a system restore to yesterday, then...

<p>I did a system restore to yesterday, then re-downloaded the patch for today.  I can play, but skeleton mobs and artic monitor mobs are invisible....doing a full scan atm.</p>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 12-04-2010, 03:12 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 402
Posted By standupwookie
<p>People have a lot of accounts for games and...

<p>People have a lot of accounts for games and forums and websites which means a lot of passwords and user names to remember.  I am willing to best most people use the same username for a lot of...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 12-01-2010, 09:01 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 2,562
Posted By standupwookie
<p>Here are the reasons why people do not...

<p>Here are the reasons why people do not group.</p><p>-This game is an OLD game.  People are already well established with their main characters and their tradeskill characters as well as guilds. ...
Forum: Spells, Abilities, and General Class Discussion 07-21-2010, 12:28 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 276
Posted By standupwookie
<p>Here is a dumb question.  How/When do you work...

<p>Here is a dumb question.  How/When do you work it into raid situations.</p><p>On solo stuff you are either fine with getting hit and on heroic encounters you can get aggro and generally still...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 07-13-2010, 01:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 74
Posted By standupwookie
<p>Actually, the graphics have improved a lot...

<p>Actually, the graphics have improved a lot over the years.  That is, the world graphics.  Some of the newer expansions really look nice.  The character models are horrific and the Luclin models...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 07-08-2010, 09:42 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,017
Posted By standupwookie
<p>With good equipment, the SK is probably the...

<p>With good equipment, the SK is probably the best solo character.  They can take on caster as well as melee mobs, they feast on boss mob adds and can FD if they need to (evac is usually...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 07-02-2010, 02:05 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 124
Posted By standupwookie
<p>1) Yes, the guild system in EQ2 is probably...

<p>1) Yes, the guild system in EQ2 is probably the best of any MMO, western or asian.  Very easy to find guilds, what type they are, who is online.  The only real problem is the population.  EQ2 has...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 04-22-2010, 01:29 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 329
Posted By standupwookie
<p>Everytime someone posts something like this I...

<p>Everytime someone posts something like this I respons the same way. </p><p>People who want a system like this do not want it for themselves, they want it for others.  Item loot for PVP, perma...
Forum: Fighter's Arena 03-13-2010, 03:25 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 357
Posted By standupwookie
<p>Being a tank is great.  It's instant groups,...

<p>Being a tank is great.  It's instant groups, all the time.  All you have to do is start the group yourself.  You already are 1/2 of the main part of a group, all you need is a healer....and...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 03-13-2010, 01:35 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 417
Posted By standupwookie
<p>20 years from now, no one will ever remember...

<p>20 years from now, no one will ever remember EQ2 in the same fashion they remember EQ1.  The game is just not good enough. </p><p>If you were around when this game was released, they had some...
Forum: Shadowknight 03-12-2010, 02:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 337
Posted By standupwookie
<p>Here is the basic progression if you are a new...

<p>Here is the basic progression if you are a new toon or have crappy gear.</p><p>Do the Sentinel Fate quest timelines to 90 while using the DPS version of the quest rewards.  There are two or three...
Forum: Zones and Population 03-02-2010, 02:07 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 127
Posted By standupwookie
<p>What is the point of getting Location AA EXP? ...

<p>What is the point of getting Location AA EXP?  Why it is to....LEVEL your AA points.  Guess what.  You get a LOT more AA EXP from doing the questlines.</p><p>The only time they ever redid the...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 03-02-2010, 01:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 111
Posted By standupwookie
<p>Easy.</p><p>Start the Sentinel Fate...

<p>Easy.</p><p>Start the Sentinel Fate Questlines.  Just zone in from the Spires, it is called Sundered Frontier.  There is basically only one questline so if your quest journal has 15 or so open...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 02-22-2010, 03:12 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 70
Posted By standupwookie
<p>LOTRO is a pretty basic game.  They got...

<p>LOTRO is a pretty basic game.  They got exactly what they were trying to develop.  It only had one major change, and that was the change or percentage based skills to number based skills.  Other...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 12-19-2009, 02:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 120
Posted By standupwookie
<p>It's not the game, its the people that make...

<p>It's not the game, its the people that make the game better.  Find a good guild and you are set, find a crappy guild and you will be cybering with a bot in three days.</p>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 12-19-2009, 02:46 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 788
Posted By standupwookie
<p>This game is just about on the brink of that...

<p>This game is just about on the brink of that point where you have two player bases.  The veterans who already have one or more level 80 toons and know what to do and where to go, and the new...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 03-05-2009, 02:34 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 494
Posted By standupwookie
<p>Although you do not say what class you are, I...

<p>Although you do not say what class you are, I can tell you are probably a tank class.  The other classes in the game can sort of skirt around that weak feeling because they wont be taking the hits...
Forum: Items and Equipment 02-24-2009, 02:45 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 115
Posted By standupwookie
<p>The whole point of LON system is to make...

<p>The whole point of LON system is to make money.  They have that in so players buy cards in bulk hoping they get a loot card.  If they made all that stuff heirloom, they would be defeating the...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 02-10-2009, 09:01 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 143
Posted By standupwookie
<p>This little drake was the in-game item with a...

<p>This little drake was the in-game item with a digital download of TSO or ROK, I cannot remember which.  You got to choose from a skyfire drake or a lava drake, but they both look pretty much the...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 02-04-2009, 04:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 89
Posted By standupwookie
<p>This was either the first or second expansion...

<p>This was either the first or second expansion or addition or whatever they called it and it was a complete disaster.  Everyone hated it when it came out.  The plot of the actual story was fine,...
Forum: Zones and Population 02-04-2009, 02:21 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 272
Posted By standupwookie
<p>Not enough players to make ths a true grouping...

<p>Not enough players to make ths a true grouping game.  Remember, when EQ2 first came out it was a pretty hardcore grouping game.  Soloing was not an option.  Everyone complained and started...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 02-03-2009, 12:34 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 245
Posted By standupwookie
<p>The least stressfull character I have played...

<p>The least stressfull character I have played is a wizard.  Now, you will die a lot as a wizard but all a wizard does is single target damage and then the big Fusion AE at later levels.  No buffing...
Forum: Look and Feel 01-29-2009, 04:32 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 359
Posted By standupwookie
<p>First off, I know nothing.  But I play both...

<p>First off, I know nothing.  But I play both EQ2 and LOTRO. </p><p>There are severl problems that makes EQ2 a much lesser game for me in terms of graphics.</p><p>The big thing, and the one thing...
Forum: Quests and Live Events 05-08-2008, 07:02 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 385
Posted By standupwookie
One week later....I finally got it.  I had my...

One week later....I finally got it.  I had my routine down to a science.  Keeping tracking on at all times I went from the ANT griffen, to Thundermist to Coldwind to Southeast.  That got most of the...
Forum: Quests and Live Events 05-06-2008, 01:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 385
Posted By standupwookie
Day 5, I get to Coldwind Cove and on tracking are...

Day 5, I get to Coldwind Cove and on tracking are THREE MATURE ANTELOPES.  I kill them all....nothing.I will be bumping this everyday until this quest gets fixed, I get banned, or I jump off a...
Forum: Quests and Live Events 05-05-2008, 03:47 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 385
Posted By standupwookie
Day 4, I think...It's not spawning the mobs that...

Day 4, I think...It's not spawning the mobs that is the major issue, it's the drop rate.  I have killed at least 30 of those mature antelopes and still get that same message.  So not only is a...
Forum: Quests and Live Events 05-04-2008, 10:49 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 385
Posted By standupwookie
Day 2 So far I have slaughtered every...

Day 2 So far I have slaughtered every beetle/bear/young Antelope in the entire zone.  I have seen 4 mature antelopes, killed them all no drops.  so much fun....
Forum: Quests and Live Events 05-04-2008, 05:12 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 385
Posted By standupwookie
I have done this HQ on many toons since the...

I have done this HQ on many toons since the beginning of the game, and it baffles me after all this time this is the mob that is the most difficult mob in the entire game to spawn AND get the darned...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-22-2008, 11:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 169
Posted By standupwookie
Each City should have the following.-Specific...

Each City should have the following.-Specific Titles that you can get through tradeskilling and guild status.  Kelethin, I am talking to you and your horrible titles.-Specific appearance clothing you...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-22-2008, 10:58 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 345
Posted By standupwookie
Here are some things you can do to make those...

Here are some things you can do to make those "old" zones more appealing.-Make different versions of them.  Solo, Group, Heroic, Epic.  You might have to spend about an hour going through the mobs...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-22-2008, 10:50 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 122
Posted By standupwookie
Well, this could be a troll post or not, but here...

Well, this could be a troll post or not, but here is the answer.You joined Venekor, which is one of the PvP servers.  I dont know if you knew this going in because when you create a character that...
Forum: Coercer 04-16-2008, 04:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 133
Posted By standupwookie
Here is what I would like to see.I want Coercers,...

Here is what I would like to see.I want Coercers, and Coercers ONLY, to have their Charm grow in power over the course of 80 levels.Meaning, start off with the 1-30 Coercer getting the basic no-arrow...
Forum: Coercer 04-16-2008, 04:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 124
Posted By standupwookie
Bah...my coercer is only level 40 and I...

Bah...my coercer is only level 40 and I constantly use this spell and have never seen any results.  You mean to tell me there are basically NO MOBS in the game that use power....yet we have a spell...
Forum: Coercer 04-14-2008, 05:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 183
Posted By standupwookie
One of the main design problems with EQ2 as it...

One of the main design problems with EQ2 as it relates to EQ1 is this:EQ1 was designed within the realms of what classes COULD do.EQ2 was specifically designed within the realms of what classes...
Forum: Tips, Tricks, and New Player Questions 04-14-2008, 03:25 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 529
Posted By standupwookie
Everfrost and Lavastorm were the two end game,...

Everfrost and Lavastorm were the two end game, outdoor zones when EQ2 was released.  Both are linear and have quests that take you deeper and deeper until you reach the two end game big dungeons,...
Forum: Tips, Tricks, and New Player Questions 04-14-2008, 03:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 184
Posted By standupwookie
I have never played a Fury, but I have a level 26...

I have never played a Fury, but I have a level 26 Warden with about 30 or so AAs.  I put those AAs into the abilities that make the spells into combat arts AND I got the 75% crit AA which also...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 01-01-2008, 05:04 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 344
Posted By standupwookie
The game has reached the point where the "fun...

The game has reached the point where the "fun stuff" begins at 65.  Even that is stretching it simply because the casual crowd that used to group in SoS is now casually grouping in ROK.Those long,...
Forum: Look and Feel 12-03-2007, 04:23 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 255
Posted By standupwookie
What you are talking about is Art Direction.This...

What you are talking about is Art Direction.This is thing that MMOs either get right or they dont.  EQ2 has great graphics, but horrific Art Direction and that is what is bugging you.Art Direction is...
Forum: Coercer 11-02-2007, 02:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 145
Posted By standupwookie
This game was specifically designed so that...

This game was specifically designed so that classes like the original EQ Enchanter would not exist.  You can go through every class and find it's own variation of charm...something they could do in...
Forum: Items and Equipment 11-02-2007, 02:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 317
Posted By standupwookie
I think all of these items with negative powers...

I think all of these items with negative powers will be re-done.  Players dont want loot that makes them worse in most situations and good in only a few.  That was the whole reason why AAs were...
Forum: Coercer 10-29-2007, 01:43 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 457
Posted By standupwookie
EQ2 was originally designed with the following...

EQ2 was originally designed with the following philosophy: Let's figure out what classes should not be able to do before we figure out what they should be able to do.If you played the game when it...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-23-2007, 12:34 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 854
Posted By standupwookie
And here is the real reason.EQ2 was supposed to...

And here is the real reason.EQ2 was supposed to be an even bigger hit than EQ1.  SOE was banking on this game being the cash cow for many years to come.WOW came out and blew all competition out of...
Forum: Quests and Live Events 10-20-2007, 01:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 231
Posted By standupwookie
I like these patchwork quests.they usually have...

I like these patchwork quests.they usually have the quest giver going on at length about something that will shake the very fabric of existence, or gods coming to life.  So you start gearing up for...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-20-2007, 01:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 59
Posted By standupwookie
Undead are the red shirts of the MMO world.

Undead are the red shirts of the MMO world.
Forum: Shadowknight 10-18-2007, 12:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 136
Posted By standupwookie
Well, one part of your question deals with combat...

Well, one part of your question deals with combat drinks.  As far as I know, there are no craftable in-combat power regen drinks.  So its only a matter of waiting till your power goes up.You should...
Forum: History and Lore 10-16-2007, 01:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 239
Posted By standupwookie
There are several big-name Mobs from EQ1 that...

There are several big-name Mobs from EQ1 that have lots of lore in EQ2 and are in the game.Nagafen and Vox had the Fire and Ice quests during the initial release.Mayong was the BBG for EOFKOS had...
Forum: Items and Equipment 10-15-2007, 07:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 49
Posted By standupwookie
Did those quests.   Laughed when I got that...

Did those quests.   Laughed when I got that reward.Just goes to show you that the vast majority of SOE employees working on EQ2 dont really play the game like the players do.
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