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Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 05-17-2012, 12:25 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 361
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Maybe the dev used to work for Sega...

<p>Maybe the dev used to work for Sega translating games from Japanese to English</p><p>"Somebody set us up the bomb"</p><p>"We get signal!"</p><p>"What?"</p><p>"YOU!"</p><p>"All your base are belong...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 02-19-2012, 01:49 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 397
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>I loved this game for years and years but I...

<p>I loved this game for years and years but I have almost totally stopped playing...indeed I have stopped my recurring sub and have been spending my SC on a month to month. I log in mostly for RP...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 12-08-2011, 02:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 120
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>There is another thread about this. The red...

<p>There is another thread about this. The red response is...known and being fixed, work around is go to options and unlock solo encounters.</p>
Forum: Performance Support 12-07-2011, 08:41 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 1,053
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Out of memory client crash in "New...

<p>Out of memory client crash in "New Freeport"...first time in years and years. Possibly just because of the HUGE number of PCs there. Seems ok elsewhere <shrugs>.</p>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 12-06-2011, 11:29 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 264
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p><facepalms> that's seriously funny...

<p><facepalms> that's seriously funny !</p>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 12-06-2011, 08:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 91
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Agree with Nyfe, if your using an old shortcut...

<p>Agree with Nyfe, if your using an old shortcut its going to take you to an old launcher.It took me awhile to get this sorted what with it trying to install the whole game again till I set the...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 12-05-2011, 08:06 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 541
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>I always liked the "chef" ratonga in Temple...

<p>I always liked the "chef" ratonga in Temple street "Stops running ! It makes your muscles less tender when I cooks you!"</p>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 12-01-2011, 12:35 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 1,883
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>I am teetering on the edge of moving on....

<p>I am teetering on the edge of moving on. Nothing seems to be done well (reitemization, shader 3.0, DYOD etc etc) and things seem to stay broken forever. The webcast was an eyeopener...you could...
Forum: Zones and Population 11-27-2011, 02:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 332
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Palace and the Silent City instance are more...

<p>Palace and the Silent City instance are more like "6 person raids" than regular heroic instances. I found them very challanging and enjoyable but with 5 "real" low 60s (no high lvl mentors) all...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 11-21-2011, 08:52 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 689
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>This could have been a game changing idea......

<p>This could have been a game changing idea... unleashing the creativity of the community and changing the genre. Instead it just reeks of fail. Like some other posters I have enjoyed playing with...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 11-17-2011, 07:52 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 464
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>I totally agree this is SUPER annoying and it...

<p>I totally agree this is SUPER annoying and it also looks stupid as your character constantly switches weapons during a fight.</p>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 11-14-2011, 08:14 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 340
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Its sooo tempting to hijack this in yet...

<p>Its sooo tempting to hijack this in yet another random direction <grins> That said they REALLY need to clarify whats going on with AA in the new "expansion". Also my Mystic solos just fine ! Heck...
Forum: Tradeskill Discussion 11-13-2011, 01:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 370
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>I have a lvl 61 Mystic, when she turned 60 I...

<p>I have a lvl 61 Mystic, when she turned 60 I went shopping and bought gear off the broker, mostly lvl 56-60 Treasured or Legendary and I didn't spend very much money either...some pieces were only...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 11-12-2011, 12:37 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 191
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>They changed DCUO to F2P because it was...

<p>They changed DCUO to F2P because it was horrible and dead. Right now alot of people are checking it out but...well only SoE will know how many stay. As far as returning players to EQ2 let me give...
Forum: Community News 11-10-2011, 06:36 PM
Replies: 235
Views: 2,220
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Too bad we will never see the numbers...going...

<p>Too bad we will never see the numbers...going to be a solid indicator of how much or little SWTOR is going to hurt them. If your about to jump ship no sense in dropping $40 on an "expansion".</p>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-23-2011, 11:46 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 1,408
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>No way I am spending money on this, nobody...

<p>No way I am spending money on this, nobody would buy it if it wasnt for Beastlords. Even the 50AA is really only "required" by high end raiding. I also agree that its a money/loyalty grab before...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-16-2011, 04:44 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 388
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>People are going to flame the heck out of you...

<p>People are going to flame the heck out of you but I think you are dead on target as far as DoV goes. It's nothing but a gear grind and it's as boring as watching paint dry...has to be the most...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 10-12-2011, 05:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 604
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Started seeing this last night on AB. 3 or 4...

<p>Started seeing this last night on AB. 3 or 4 second spikes then back to normal.</p>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 09-27-2011, 04:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 194
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Excellent list, and as regards the overland...

<p>Excellent list, and as regards the overland content and overall content difficulty something I have been noticing since I came back after a couple years break...everything is either absurdly easy...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 09-25-2011, 11:28 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 2,053
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>A couple people have used the word "dread" and...

<p>A couple people have used the word "dread" and I think that really sums it up. Are you excited to see a new GU or expansion...or do you dread it thinking "Whats broken THIS time ?" "Is all my gear...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 09-22-2011, 11:46 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 2,053
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>The game has too many fundamental mechanics...

<p>The game has too many fundamental mechanics problems...so much of it is pretty much "broken" at this point that the game has stopped being fun for alot of people. Hence all the low lvl new alts,...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 09-18-2011, 11:30 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 408
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>No one person over a couple days has a sample...

<p>No one person over a couple days has a sample size large enough to say somethings changed...as for myself I harvest fairly regularly and I haven't noticed any difference. RNG is RNG, sometimes you...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 09-12-2011, 01:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 292
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>As for the shadow issue look for a checkbox...

<p>As for the shadow issue look for a checkbox that says something like "shadows from offscreen objects" I cant remember the exact wording. For the lighting problem try changing the number of light...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 09-11-2011, 12:23 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 727
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Maybe if they ever finish the gear changes...

<p>Maybe if they ever finish the gear changes they can look at buffing up the mobs some. The 1-80ish game is just absurdly easy and utterly boring. Heroic ^^^s die in seconds, some classes never even...
Forum: Items and Equipment 09-10-2011, 12:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 135
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>MC got a minor boost but not nearly...

<p>MC got a minor boost but not nearly enough...my 60 Mystic regeared with all legendary/treasured and one or two fabled items all bought off the broker for WAY less than MC would have cost and the...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 09-09-2011, 09:53 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 755
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>I know this is going to sound crazy but I...

<p>I know this is going to sound crazy but I actually thought there was a plan to all this (I KNOW! I'm crazy!) Buffing up the "mid level" (say 50-80) gear so much "flattened the curve" making the...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 09-08-2011, 04:43 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 364
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Seriously I am almost done with putting up...

<p>Seriously I am almost done with putting up with this garbage. Everytime I log on I have NO idea whats going to happen with any of my characters...I have a char that has lost over 50% crit chance...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 09-07-2011, 04:50 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 530
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>4 Rats, 2 cats, one wood elf one half elf....

<p>4 Rats, 2 cats, one wood elf one half elf. Rats are the best...best voice acting by far...the female "I says NOS !" and the male "does I looks cute when I wiggles my nose like this ?" sooo awsome...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 09-05-2011, 12:47 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 232
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>I doubt if the mobs will ever be changed...

<p>I doubt if the mobs will ever be changed so...its all about finding a challenge. Something that used to be tough for a group of 6 is now a challenge for a trio maybe...or a dungeon that was tough...
Forum: Necromancer 08-31-2011, 02:52 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 871
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Something is screwy since GU61 I was in the...

<p>Something is screwy since GU61 I was in the Palace of Sabaron (at lvl 80 with a bunch of 80-85 folks) and I could watch the tank AoE taunt and do AoE damage and some mobs would still head straight...
Forum: Tradeskill Discussion 08-29-2011, 11:18 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,422
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>SoE must hate crafters...the crafted gear is...

<p>SoE must hate crafters...the crafted gear is worse than a joke now. Maybe this is there way of trying to get people to group and run old content. MC stuff should be a viable choice for equipping...
Forum: Performance Support 08-26-2011, 02:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 109
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Ok disregard ! Somehow my "Complex shader...

<p>Ok disregard ! Somehow my "Complex shader distance" slider was set all the way to "min" which seems to be "off". Resetting the slider fixed light sources and specular lighting. Its still pretty...
Forum: Performance Support 08-26-2011, 11:31 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 109
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>((Shader 1.0)) No specular lighting or light...

<p>((Shader 1.0)) No specular lighting or light sources unless GPU shadows are turned on. Specular lighting is fine at the character select screen however. Yes it was fine before GU 61...no I haven't...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 08-18-2011, 11:34 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 286
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>What we have here is something amazing, an 7...

<p>What we have here is something amazing, an 7 year old game with very little content. Because the fundamentally broken game mechanics utterly trivialize everything prior to DoV thats all there...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 08-08-2011, 05:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 263
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>First...I don't expect mentoring to ever be...

<p>First...I don't expect mentoring to ever be changed. I see we have already had a visit from the "I'm 90 and I should be able to steamroll everything" crowd...and thats who SoE listens to thats why...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 08-04-2011, 12:27 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 1,901
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>I love the idea of mentoring...that it lets...

<p>I love the idea of mentoring...that it lets people of all levels play together but the massive OP of mentored/chronoed characters means its really aimed at one thing...powerleveling...either PLing...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 07-08-2011, 01:16 PM
Replies: 472
Views: 3,930
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Jeezzz just make it so everyone can have their...

<p>Jeezzz just make it so everyone can have their own prebuilt party of 6...you and your 5 bots, mercs whatever...then to reduce lag, instance the whole game so you never have to interact with those...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 07-06-2011, 11:32 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 661
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Re; Glider It needs two fixes (as always IMHO)...

<p>Re; Glider It needs two fixes (as always IMHO) the "steering" is wayyy too touchy and you need to be able to "angle down" and land where you want (unless I am missing something obvious as far as...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 07-05-2011, 12:05 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 343
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Many are missing the point.  The name of this...

<p>Many are missing the point.  The name of this game is "EverQUEST".  The name itself implies adventure.  It isn't called "EverDECORATING", "EverHARVESTING" or "EverTRADESKILL."  </p><p>Sadly its...
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 06-30-2011, 11:49 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 885
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Thanks very much to the fix to shader 1.0 and...

<p>Thanks very much to the fix to shader 1.0 and MSAA...works perfectly for me now. I hate shader 3.0...like some of the SS in this thread it looks just awful on my system.</p>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 06-25-2011, 12:47 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 900
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>130% is wayyy to fast...maybe start them at...

<p>130% is wayyy to fast...maybe start them at 50% for the cheaper horses up to 75% or 85% ish for the higher end ground mounts. I actually find the 200% "gliding" speed somewhat difficult to control...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 06-02-2011, 12:18 PM
Replies: 383
Views: 1,417
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Funny stuff, after SF I was waiting to see...

<p>Funny stuff, after SF I was waiting to see what SoE would do with DoV. Old saying "When your in a hole ...the first thing you should do is stop digging"</p>
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 05-19-2011, 11:50 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 278
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>This time it seems to be only my female Kerra...

<p>This time it seems to be only my female Kerra who are affected (no running animation...strafing or backing up seem fine, just running foward is broken)</p>
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 04-30-2011, 01:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 158
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>SOE has totally given up on the "journey" look...

<p>SOE has totally given up on the "journey" look at how everything is focused on 90...and how they try to push people to cap as fast as possible. Just think about SJs post about "free" lvl 90 for...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 04-20-2011, 12:22 PM
Replies: 417
Views: 1,895
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>I don't think you will ever see a lvl one...

<p>I don't think you will ever see a lvl one flying mount (unless its for $50 in the store ) But I also think restricting the mount to just the end game was a horrible decision...but SoE is famous...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 04-08-2011, 01:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 170
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>If your a necro you can "posess minion" and...

<p>If your a necro you can "posess minion" and look at its stats. I will check this evening when I play (say cancel my int buff, posess minion and check its int stat, buff, posess again) I do know...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 04-02-2011, 12:44 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 148
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>If a game with EQ1 level of difficulty came...

<p>If a game with EQ1 level of difficulty came out today do you think it would be successful ? I doubt it. Producing a new game costs upwards of $100 million (the latest Starcraft is rumored to have...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 03-24-2011, 12:09 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 1,157
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>I don't think anyone was really complaining...

<p>I don't think anyone was really complaining that at lvl "x" (30, 40, 50 whatever) they didnt have access to the higher lvl instances. I think the problem is that the difficulty is scaled to...
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 03-22-2011, 11:14 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 469
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>Really nice to have such a quick and informed...

<p>Really nice to have such a quick and informed reply, thank you . I bet as senior animator you have alot to do so I just wanted to say "thanks" for jumping in and getting to the bottom of this !</p>
Forum: General Tech Support Questions 03-22-2011, 07:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 469
Posted By zzvalarzz
<p>All the characters I actually play (and that...

<p>All the characters I actually play (and that have horses) are Ratongas (naturally since they are clearly the bestest !)</p>
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