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Forum: Look and Feel 11-17-2007, 11:58 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 396
Posted By Arcanth
I found this particularly annoying today when I...

I found this particularly annoying today when I created a Sarnak. In the creation screen you select your scale pattern and colors with no sign of a shirt, only pants. I chose a caster and was stuck...
Forum: Look and Feel 11-13-2007, 07:02 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 291
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>varius wrote:</cite><blockquote>I can...

<cite>varius wrote:</cite><blockquote>I can guarantee you why the shadows do not work properly.  It's so simple, it's not even funny.   You are asking the CPU to render shadows on the screen.  While,...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 11-13-2007, 06:45 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 1,003
Posted By Arcanth
I don't think there's any great conspiracy going...

I don't think there's any great conspiracy going on, but for a Mod to lock threads and direct people here for answers, but then NOT provide any answers is more than a little ludicrous. I imagine it...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 11-11-2007, 11:28 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 1,003
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Ahtener wrote:</cite><blockquote>If you...

<cite>Ahtener wrote:</cite><blockquote>If you have "download when i play" option enabled in launcher, AND Background Intelligent Transfer Service enabled in windows, then you've probably downloaded...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 11-11-2007, 04:59 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 1,003
Posted By Arcanth
Only a couple more days to go and nothing! My...

Only a couple more days to go and nothing! My download will include all past expansions and adventure packs, it's going to a big one and I was hoping/expecting we'd get something close to a week, not...
Forum: Look and Feel 11-11-2007, 04:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 193
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Laomie wrote:</cite><blockquote>I have to...

<cite>Laomie wrote:</cite><blockquote>I have to agree, I did the 7 day trial for lotro and liked it so much i signed up for a paying account. EQ2 could learn alot from that game when it comes to...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 11-11-2007, 04:38 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 645
Posted By Arcanth
What I would like to see is two spells per class,...

What I would like to see is two spells per class, one that is Group/Raid focused and another which is Solo focused. Some of these are beneficial to a class in any situation while many are useless...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 11-10-2007, 01:09 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 828
Posted By Arcanth
I like that they are providing more...

I like that they are providing more differentiation between races, race should matter. However, there are a number of passive and active abilities listed here that do not seem particularly...
Forum: Look and Feel 11-09-2007, 10:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 198
Posted By Arcanth
Ugh! This is not a good advertisement for the...

Ugh! This is not a good advertisement for the quality of EQ2 graphics...
Forum: Look and Feel 11-09-2007, 10:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 193
Posted By Arcanth
What the OP is talking about would overcome the...

What the OP is talking about would overcome the size issue (though I don't see why they can't just restrict who can sit in what). What they're suggesting is that instead of actually sitting in a...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 11-09-2007, 09:58 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,044
Posted By Arcanth
I whole heartedly agree with the OP and have said...

I whole heartedly agree with the OP and have said as much myself in the past;<a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=384282" rel="nofollow"...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 11-01-2007, 10:54 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 431
Posted By Arcanth
I think the policy as written is fine. Is it...

I think the policy as written is fine. Is it enforced well enough? No way, there are so many ridiculous, crass, crude, stupid, dumb, lame, etc names in use that it's all rather a depressing...
Forum: Look and Feel 11-01-2007, 10:45 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 9,613
Posted By Arcanth
What really annoys me is the fact that they HAVE...

What really annoys me is the fact that they HAVE to create custom player-like NPC's with the clothing as part of the model because of the player model/clothing issues. It's alright to have a few...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-27-2007, 12:17 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 577
Posted By Arcanth
<ul><li>The butterflys, moths and other insects...

<ul><li>The butterflys, moths and other insects that you find swarming around in different (and appropriate) places.</li><li>Leaves falling off trees (and they float on water).</li><li>Three-eyed...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-26-2007, 11:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 671
Posted By Arcanth
I was getting set to upgrade but am trying to...

I was getting set to upgrade but am trying to hold off for a few more months. Both Intel and AMD have new CPU's and chipsets coming out in the next few months / early next year which...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-24-2007, 01:13 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 795
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Durellius...

<cite>Durellius wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite>To stay competitive they'll need to upgrade the engine. As yea, no multi core or vid card support will start to verge on embarrassing before long...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-23-2007, 02:38 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 854
Posted By Arcanth
I didn't mind corpse runs in EQ1, have some great...

I didn't mind corpse runs in EQ1, have some great memories getting lost in Blackburrow going from Halas to Qeynos littering the place with corpses and finding new friends to help me retrieve them or...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-23-2007, 02:02 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 795
Posted By Arcanth
Given the plethora of MMO's always around the...

Given the plethora of MMO's always around the corner I don't think any MMO has much opportunity to grow beyond it's launch window unless it grabs and holds a critical mass right off the bat. EQ2...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-23-2007, 01:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 197
Posted By Arcanth
Thanks Fringe, was indeed the setting under...

Thanks Fringe, was indeed the setting under controls (was set halfway). I think it must have reset after the last game update for some reason...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-22-2007, 12:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 180
Posted By Arcanth
I find combat is kind of what you make of it. If...

I find combat is kind of what you make of it. If you stick to the relatively safe mobs and situations, which common sense often dictates, then combat is little more than pressing 1,2,3,4,5,6... and...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-22-2007, 12:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 197
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Fringe wrote:</cite><blockquote>Zoom still...

<cite>Fringe wrote:</cite><blockquote>Zoom still works properly for me, tested it last night and this morning.Look for a line in your eq2.ini file like this one: ics_maxcameradistance # and remove it...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 10-21-2007, 04:06 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 516
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Dasein wrote:</cite><blockquote>The...

<cite>Dasein wrote:</cite><blockquote>The critical point people are missing is that SOE, by offering a download of RoK is competing against retailers, and thus must give retailers an incentive to...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-21-2007, 02:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 180
Posted By Arcanth
<p>What I like, having come back recently myself,...

<p>What I like, having come back recently myself, is that the rested experience bonus makes levelling pretty easy and grinding is almost non-existent. This does mean you can easily out level quests...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-21-2007, 02:24 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 197
Posted By Arcanth
<p>I noticed this yesterday but thought it was...

<p>I noticed this yesterday but thought it was just due to the zone I was in, have to check it out again.</p><p>On a similar note, I'd like to have the ability to detach and move the camera about a...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-18-2007, 11:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 99
Posted By Arcanth
I'm sorry but I don't make it a habit to check...

I'm sorry but I don't make it a habit to check the network status page or eq2players everytime before I login to the game. However, I can't avoid the login page and that little window that helpfully...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-18-2007, 09:17 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 635
Posted By Arcanth
To me, it appears that games with an asian or...

To me, it appears that games with an asian or european art team or influence have a much more coherent, exotic, grandiose and ultimately pleasing look than those of anglo-english design. That's a...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-17-2007, 12:49 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 635
Posted By Arcanth
<p>Bump the contrast up to 1.15 - 1.20, this will...

<p>Bump the contrast up to 1.15 - 1.20, this will make some areas too dark (for some) so rather than bump up the brightness (which defeats the purpose of upping the contrast) bump up the minimum...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-17-2007, 12:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 252
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Zagbab_Dorfbasher...

<cite>Zagbab_Dorfbasher wrote:</cite><blockquote>One of the biggest problems I have with games like Everquest is that the world is utterly dead and does not evolve. We get adventure packs and...
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 10-16-2007, 09:05 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 649
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>willnotuse...

<cite>willnotuse wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite>Here's the fun part.  As I've mentioned time and again... the developers have stated that they are re-working the particle and shadow system in...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-15-2007, 08:04 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 134
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Cyllus...

<cite>Cyllus wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite>   Now granted it's been a long time since I played DAoC... like since shortly after the release of Shrouded Isles... but I kinda like the premise...
Forum: Quests and Live Events 10-15-2007, 07:53 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 684
Posted By Arcanth
What I would like is for NPC's, and not just...

What I would like is for NPC's, and not just quest givers, to be able to give directions and/or information on mobs, locations and other information relevant to the zone they occupy and the world as...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-14-2007, 08:58 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 695
Posted By Arcanth
I almost exclusively solo and would like to see...

I almost exclusively solo and would like to see this in game. I prefer to err on the side of 'realistic' mob actions (to an admittedly limited degree).
Forum: Look and Feel 10-14-2007, 08:48 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 878
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Cercsij wrote:</cite><blockquote>Can...

<cite>Cercsij wrote:</cite><blockquote>Can someone post screenshots?I think y'all are lying. :p</blockquote>It might sound convenient, but screenshots don't do EQ2 justice in my opinion. Not being...
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 10-14-2007, 08:19 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 649
Posted By Arcanth
<p>Simply compiling a 64bit version is unlikely...

<p>Simply compiling a 64bit version is unlikely to make much, if any difference, unless perhaps if you have 4GB or more of RAM. Even then you may just have less hitching and the like since items...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-14-2007, 01:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 179
Posted By Arcanth
Note that these are scaling figures, so a radius...

Note that these are scaling figures, so a radius of 2, will be double that of 1. I played around with these some time ago and the impact on performance is huge for even low figures...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-14-2007, 01:08 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 878
Posted By Arcanth
Some zones definitely look below par, but not...

Some zones definitely look below par, but not all. I think Commonlands looks pretty good, but you need to have quality up and bloom enabled to get the best effect. Antonica needs work to overcome the...
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 10-13-2007, 03:00 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 649
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Lc3 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>The EQ2...

<cite>Lc3 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>The EQ2 engine needs a rewrite and SoE are not willing to do that. In a way I don't blame them as it IS a big job and they have more pressing things to attend...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-12-2007, 08:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 144
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>SugarGirl...

<cite>SugarGirl wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Besides, if they spend sometime on the dances, maybe they won't tweak the classes anymore. All the tweaking ever does is make another class cry and whine....
Forum: Look and Feel 10-12-2007, 08:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 144
Posted By Arcanth
I'd like to see dances for couples. Open up...

I'd like to see dances for couples. Open up ballroom halls in the cities and have balls thrown once a week for the well to do. NPC's should lead the way and go through the motions as well.
Forum: Look and Feel 10-12-2007, 08:07 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 81
Posted By Arcanth
Never heard of a "Leaden Sky"? (Google it).I...

Never heard of a "Leaden Sky"? (Google it).I don't like it much either, the procedural cloud layer(s) have never worked very well. I think the over processing of these layers also contributes to, or...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 10-12-2007, 07:51 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 358
Posted By Arcanth
<Pedantic>Unless you're somehow not paying a...

<Pedantic>Unless you're somehow not paying a subscription fee, you are not getting anything for *free*. </Pedantic>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-10-2007, 12:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 134
Posted By Arcanth
<p>Before they introduced PvP I proposed they...

<p>Before they introduced PvP I proposed they take a leaf out of DAoC and instead of (or in addition to) creating a special server, they add a freebie expansion island to ALL servers which is RvR...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-07-2007, 04:54 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 635
Posted By Arcanth
<p>Personally, I loved the look of the starter...

<p>Personally, I loved the look of the starter island and was always a little disappointed leaving it. I think it set expectations higher than were then delivered upon entering the world...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-05-2007, 12:31 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 456
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Vanilla1...

<cite>Vanilla1 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Hi</p><p>I am so glad someone else has noticed this, I thought it was just me. I allways fancied rolling a Ranger but have never got higher than the newbie...
Forum: Look and Feel 09-29-2007, 01:29 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 475
Posted By Arcanth
I'd suggest turning on Anisotropic Filtering...

I'd suggest turning on Anisotropic Filtering (AF), as little as 4x will be a noticeable improvement, and Anti-Aliasing (AA) if your graphics card can handle it. AF will stop the textures from...
Forum: Look and Feel 09-29-2007, 04:51 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 252
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>littleman17 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I...

<cite>littleman17 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I have to say utterly NO to the first two, as this would make it so that half their player base couldn't play. Not all of us have super pc's and would be...
Forum: Look and Feel 09-28-2007, 01:19 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 252
Posted By Arcanth
Following the launch of RoK what would you like...

Following the launch of RoK what would you like to see the Dev's working on for the next major update?I think many will agree there are some long outstanding issues, features or changes they would...
Forum: Look and Feel 09-28-2007, 12:38 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 3,730
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>Dagorgil@Kithicor...

<cite>Dagorgil@Kithicor wrote:</cite><blockquote>Second... If you came to play EQ2 thinking "I want to look like Xena/Conan" then you most doubtably will ALWAYS be disappointed when it comes to this...
Forum: Look and Feel 09-28-2007, 09:08 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 3,730
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>LordFyre...

<cite>LordFyre wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Banshee505 wrote:</cite><blockquote>Let me repeat myself! Choice choice choice choice choice choice choice! Who says you will have to show anything just...
Forum: Look and Feel 09-27-2007, 10:07 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 3,730
Posted By Arcanth
<cite>AstroCat wrote:</cite><blockquote>I've been...

<cite>AstroCat wrote:</cite><blockquote>I've been saying this since day 1. It was one of the reasons I left the game years ago. I've come back to give it another shot and I really am hoping with the...
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