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Forum: Zones and Population 04-29-2011, 06:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 183
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>I'm wondering about the nature of the flagging...

<p>I'm wondering about the nature of the flagging requirements for the upcoming Drunder zones.  Will each person in the group need to be flagged individually or will it be sufficient to have one...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-26-2011, 01:41 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 6,547
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>I didn't read all 22 pages of this thread, so...

<p>I didn't read all 22 pages of this thread, so I'm not sure if someone has already posted this.While I believe it may be possible to complete the quest "The Tower of Frozen Shadows" in a single run...
Forum: Quests and Live Events 04-26-2011, 01:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 283
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>If this quest is truly meant to update only...

<p>If this quest is truly meant to update only off the hard mode, it needs a much more substantial reward than just a few gold.  If it is to keep its current meager reward, it should update off easy...
Forum: Items and Equipment 04-26-2011, 04:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 72
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>What is with the presence of large amounts of...

<p>What is with the presence of large amounts of MA on some scout charms, but the complete lack of it on others?  I feel like this is probably an oversight.  This charm is from Vethilot in the x2:<a...
Forum: Inquisitor 04-21-2011, 05:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 313
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>The number one thing you need to do well is...

<p>The number one thing you need to do well is group cure.  This is the area in which inquisitors shine more than anywhere else.  Be fast.  Learn to watch the mob's casting bar and time your group...
Forum: Items and Equipment 04-21-2011, 01:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 128
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>I recall a concern regarding priest ward...

<p>I recall a concern regarding priest ward procs, not one regarding procs in general.  Priests are already using all of the available DoV ward procs, and adorning multiple copies of the same red...
Forum: Items and Equipment 04-20-2011, 08:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 128
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>The devs appear to have largely foregone...

<p>The devs appear to have largely foregone inherent procs on raid gear this expansion, in favor of a more in-depth red adornment system.  Unfortunately, this decision, in combination with the...
Forum: Items and Equipment 04-20-2011, 08:16 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 72
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>The way raid-dropped armor currently works in...

<p>The way raid-dropped armor currently works in DoV, if you betray, you have to get a whole new set of raid armor for your new class.  This strikes me as a rather steep cost of betrayal. ...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-07-2011, 05:21 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 648
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>Brildean...

<p><cite>Brildean wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>healing is so unoriginal.. why not add a temp buff on death of pc that increases next ae by 100%. and keep the heal % at 2%.. this way people will...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-07-2011, 03:19 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 648
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>Gninja wrote:</cite></p>...

<p><cite>Gninja wrote:</cite></p> <blockquote><p>Are you referring to all epic mobs or Goredeth?</p></blockquote> <p> In response to Gninja, we are talking about all epic mobs. I agree that this...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-06-2011, 08:31 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 405
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>BChizzle...

<p><cite>BChizzle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Azleya@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Gninja wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I believe this encounter was kept permakilled...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-06-2011, 08:28 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 405
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>Gninja wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I...

<p><cite>Gninja wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I believe this encounter was kept permakilled for the time being due to a separate issue. The fix has been submitted and I will make sure it is called...
Forum: Connection Support 03-21-2011, 06:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 157
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>If there is a block or partial block in place,...

<p>If there is a block or partial block in place, why do I get good connection performance on Unrest and Antonia Bayle?You say you don't support the use of firewalls, but based on the above-indicated...
Forum: Connection Support 03-21-2011, 06:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 157
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>All my pathping requests from this location...

<p>All my pathping requests from this location appear to get dropped before they can get out of the local network.  Please note the significantly different routes taken to Crushbone and Oasis, on the...
Forum: Connection Support 03-21-2011, 05:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 157
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Obviously, the fact that my Crushbone...

<p>Obviously, the fact that my Crushbone traceroute appears to be unable to complete is highly suspicious.  However, my Oasis trace does complete, and yet I experience similar connection performance...
Forum: Connection Support 03-21-2011, 02:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 157
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>I'm bumping this post because progress with my...

<p>I'm bumping this post because progress with my IT department has been slow and because I may have new information. My problem appears to occur only on certain servers.  I created characters on...
Forum: Connection Support 02-28-2011, 06:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 157
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>I am on a campus network that seems rather...

<p>I am on a campus network that seems rather lacking in its ability to handle large numbers of connections.  Before the merger of Lucan D'Lere into Crushbone, my ping would often spike high for...
Forum: Zones and Population 11-12-2010, 03:05 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 203
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Is there something wrong with Lucan D'Lere...

<p>Is there something wrong with Lucan D'Lere tonight or with the servers in general.  My guild had people crashing left and right during tonight's raid.  First it was happening on XYZ in Underfoot. ...
Forum: Items and Equipment 10-16-2010, 08:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 231
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Can we get the lore tag removed from the...

<p>Can we get the lore tag removed from the Earthen Shards and have them made heirloom instead of no-trade and have them made stackable?  The whole lore, no-trade thing can make them somewhat...
Forum: Look and Feel 10-07-2010, 04:18 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 146
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>This is a major slap in the face to paying...

<p>This is a major slap in the face to paying subscribers.  To force customers paying $15 per month to nevertheless be subjected to a giant pop-up ad every time they log in is insulting, completely...
Forum: Ranger 09-07-2010, 04:42 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 987
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>The 15% flurry assassins get on their epic has...

<p>The 15% flurry assassins get on their epic has historically been balanced, putting aside the issue of gimped auto bow for the last ~2.5 years (courtesy of Aeralik), with the 20% base auto attack...
Forum: Developer Roundtable 09-04-2010, 02:46 AM
Replies: 496
Views: 6,236
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Please bring back the old predator Stealth and...

<p>Please bring back the old predator Stealth and Stalk animations and accompanying sound effects.That is all.</p>
Forum: In Testing Feedback 08-11-2010, 08:03 PM
Replies: 290
Views: 1,514
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>I echo the concern that seeing a bright flash...

<p>I echo the concern that seeing a bright flash of white light before going stealth is dumb.  Also, you guys changed the sound for ranger stealth to the one currently on live for rogue stealth, but...
Forum: Developer Roundtable 05-21-2009, 03:09 AM
Replies: 758
Views: 3,145
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>Aeralik...

<p><cite>Aeralik wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Valanthe wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>This is the 3rd time something that doesn't desperately need to be fixed right now is being attempted...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 03-03-2009, 04:35 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Even with the minor buffs you guys gave the x4...

<p>Even with the minor buffs you guys gave the x4 set gear, the new x2 set gear is almost as good, as good, or in some cases better than the x4 set gear, and according to the devs the x2 zone is...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 03-02-2009, 06:55 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 1,726
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Thank you for listening.And on an off-topic...

<p>Thank you for listening.And on an off-topic side note, thanks to whoever switched RoK and TSO raid lockouts to X days minus 4 hours on test (i.e. 2 days, 20 hours) as has been suggested by the...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-28-2009, 03:04 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 1,726
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>One of the troubling and frustrating things I...

<p>One of the troubling and frustrating things I see in Kiara's post is a now-familiar ideological heel-digging on the part of the devs.  The devs seem to be stubbornly sticking to a philosophical...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-24-2009, 04:29 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>Danelin...

<p><cite>Danelin wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Azleya adding one or two 'best slot' drops to a x2 zone wouldn't break anything, even if they are super rare and result in big raid guilds wanting to...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-23-2009, 09:35 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>Atan@Unrest...

<p><cite>Atan@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite></cite>No, MMO's are based upon timesink, not skill.  You can tell yourself it is skill if you like, but its75% timesink, 20% communications...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-23-2009, 08:21 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>It's not as black-and-white as hardcore vs....

<p>It's not as black-and-white as hardcore vs. casual.  The primary people of concern are those at the fringe.  Additionally, having end-game gear as rare drops off easy mobs (and thus highly...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-23-2009, 08:00 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Game balance never has been and should not be...

<p>Game balance never has been and should not be done solely on the basis of what opinion happens to be held by the majority or a lot of players.  Decisions need to be made primarily on the basis of...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-23-2009, 06:46 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>urgthock...

<p><cite>urgthock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Azleya@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>For example, if my guild was choosing to continue to go after newer, harder content, but...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-23-2009, 05:13 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>Gage wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'm...

<p><cite>Gage wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'm worrying because I've played this game since launch and know how clueless SOE has shown themselves to be in regards to itemization.  In fact, as...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-23-2009, 04:16 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 1,726
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>Dakkota@Unrest...

<p><cite>Dakkota@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I think alot of repliers are missing huge concepts here.  I keep seeing it rehashed about how it is not technically the hardest mob in the game...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-23-2009, 03:12 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Lol my second statement in no way negates my...

<p>Lol my second statement in no way negates my first.  The choices of my own guild are not the only ones of concern to me.  In a MMO (or any societal structure), no one person or small group of...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-22-2009, 11:52 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>Flaye@Mistmoore...

<p><cite>Flaye@Mistmoore wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Azleya@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The second problem is that what you are suggesting disincentivizes people from...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-21-2009, 08:31 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>I take on recruits with crap gear all the...

<p>I take on recruits with crap gear all the time.  The gear they have doesn't matter as long as they're showing dedication by trying to farm what is available to them, regardless of what that may...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-21-2009, 07:48 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>I am actually not terribly unhappy with group...

<p>I am actually not terribly unhappy with group zone itemization this expansion as it relates to raid itemization.  On live atm there's really nothing from group zones that outclasses what can be...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-21-2009, 05:58 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>kcirrot...

<p><cite>kcirrot wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>So everyone had a chance at nice stuff if they were willing to raid and this was a problem?  The enormous advantage hard core raiders have isn't...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-21-2009, 03:53 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p><cite>Novusod...

<p><cite>Novusod wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Nothing wrong with putting in a few really nice items if they are a rare drop. It will give even hard core guilds a reason to do a zone they would...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 02-21-2009, 05:42 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 654
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Hey, casuals deserve top-end gear too.  I mean...

<p>Hey, casuals deserve top-end gear too.  I mean it's only fair.  They pay the same monthly fee, but they have lives that people who put in more time clearly do not have, so they should just be able...
Forum: Expansions and Adventure Packs 02-12-2009, 12:34 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,308
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Is there any chance we can get a list of the...

<p>Is there any chance we can get a list of the mobs that are going to drop trophies, even if it's not 100% complete at this point?  At the very least please don't leave players guessing regarding...
Forum: Items and Equipment 01-15-2009, 05:15 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 340
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>As the raid leader of a high-end guild, I...

<p>As the raid leader of a high-end guild, I consider this bonus pretty worthwhile on the MT shaman and a good reason to keep the paladin in the raid in some situations in which I might otherwise sit...
Forum: Performance Support 11-10-2008, 07:46 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 381
Posted By MacDaddy62
<p>Based on my experience, it seems like...

<p>Based on my experience, it seems like Hyperthreading combined with EAX is what is causing the lock-ups.  Disabling either one of them makes the lock-ups stop.</p>
Forum: Performance Support 10-11-2008, 03:38 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 381
Posted By MacDaddy62
The lock-ups post-LU49 are definitely associated...

The lock-ups post-LU49 are definitely associated with Pentium 4 Hyperthreading.  Even with multi-core support off in EQ2 options, I was experiencing the lock-ups during raids after LU49 and also...
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 10-10-2008, 09:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 131
Posted By MacDaddy62
I've already disabled multi-core support in eq2...

I've already disabled multi-core support in eq2 options, so assuming what that thread suggests is accurate, I have a different problem.  I did go and disable hyprethreading in my bios just now.
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 10-10-2008, 01:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 131
Posted By MacDaddy62
Since LU49, I and others in my guild have been...

Since LU49, I and others in my guild have been experiencing frequent computer lock-ups during raids (not outside raids so far).  The screen freezes and sound stops (including sound from 3rd party...
Forum: Items and Equipment 08-23-2008, 02:49 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 143
Posted By MacDaddy62
<cite>Kander...

<cite>Kander wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Starwindz wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>This is so old news. I've complained in a different thread about the Mark being a better item for rangers. But...
Forum: Ranger 08-05-2008, 05:16 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 739
Posted By MacDaddy62
I agree that a compromise is the most appropriate...

I agree that a compromise is the most appropriate solution here.  The inherent problem with fixing long-standing bugs is that at some point the bug ceases to be an abnormality external to the class...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 07-06-2008, 10:55 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 466
Posted By MacDaddy62
You should really avoid changing this ability if...

You should really avoid changing this ability if at all possible.  In its current proc buff form, the ability parses extremely well.  A change to a melee CA will almost certainly be a step down for...
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