Lyceum of Abhorrence -- new raid zone in LU22

WardenOfDo · 04-01-2006, 11:45 PM

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*** Lyceum of Abhorrence ***- The Lyceum was once a quiet retreat for followers of Harla Dar to study and enhance their abilities, but the amygdalan have now taken the island and remade the Lyceum into a ghastly shadow of its former glory. Those droag not killed were turned into horrible creations, persisting even past death to learn from their new masters.- Welcome to the Lyceum of Abhorrence, a new raid zone available in the Kingdom of Sky.- Brave adventurers fluent in Draconic should seek out Zhaviz Ne'pasda in Tenebrous Tangle for more information on this zone.

Discuss.

Espyderman · 04-02-2006, 12:04 AM

If you can link Vanguard (SOE's competition) in your signature, i want my company listed in mine. Oh right, SOE owned mine. Guess your will be owned soon too.

Got a word for you to lookup in the dictionary:

TACT

Message Edited by Espyderman on 04-01-200611:05 AM

MystaSkrat · 04-02-2006, 12:24 AM

More t7 raid content = good

Narben Von Nacht · 04-02-2006, 03:00 AM

MystaSkratch wrote:
More t7 raid content = good

More T7 raid instanced content = goodIf it's yet another contested raid zone I don't want to know about it

MystaSkrat · 04-02-2006, 03:15 AM

As it stands right now, I'll take what I can get :smileyindifferent:

Barand · 04-02-2006, 04:52 AM

I just REALLLLLY hope that the access quest doesn't require to kill huricanus, the 3 prince and mutagenic outcast ....

Ilucide · 04-02-2006, 05:04 AM

It's instanced, and no access quest required... but you might want to speak with Zhaviz. :smileywink:

MystaSkrat · 04-02-2006, 05:08 AM

What's the level range, please? :smileyhappy:

TunaBoo · 04-02-2006, 05:13 AM

It involves TT so its a t7 raid zone. Now the question is... a 65ish easy raid or a 78ish pain in the ars raid.

MystaSkrat · 04-02-2006, 05:15 AM

T7 means 60 - whatever. That's my question, is this gonna be a blue raid zone to a level 70?

Ilucide · 04-02-2006, 05:16 AM

I'll give you three guesses and one clue:A high prime and null may find only death at the hands of the defilers of Harla Dar's Lyceum.

MystaSkrat · 04-02-2006, 05:19 AM

Gotcha :smileyhappy:

Barand · 04-02-2006, 05:30 AM

thanks for the infowaiting for this impatiently SMILEY

any ETA on hall of seeing too ? next LU ?

Ishbu · 04-02-2006, 05:54 AM

Ilucide wrote:I'll give you three guesses and one clue:A high prime and null may find only death at the hands of the defilers of Harla Dar's Lyceum.

Illucide is a riddle, wrapped in an enigma, veiled in a red developer tag.

Fudb · 04-02-2006, 05:55 AM

A high prime and null... So its going to be tough at 70, good. Would you say PPR tough? harder? a bit easier?

TunaBoo · 04-02-2006, 06:25 AM

Why don't ya raid it and find out. Devs aren't exactly the best difficulty testers in the world, other than knowing how high of level the mobs are.

joe2sgirl · 04-02-2006, 06:36 AM

/crys of happiness!Mani~

TwistedFaith · 04-02-2006, 07:13 AM

Any chance of a X2 instanced zone or is raiding strictly for those guilds who can get 24 people at lvl 70 on for hours on end multiple times a week?X2 instances would be so good at giving smaller more family guilds a chance to raid, and also act as a learning experience for developing raid guilds.

Chog · 04-02-2006, 07:48 AM

Ilucide wrote:I'll give you three guesses and one clue:A high prime and null may find only death at the hands of the defilers of Harla Dar's Lyceum.

How many expansions till people can attack this mob? Considering a High Prime is 256,203,221 (not the highest, but dang high) and Null would be 0.... So at level 2,562,032,210 people can expect to raid... Ouch. Maybe this is a tad early? I am guessing April Fools...

Janl · 04-02-2006, 09:47 AM

Don't be so literal. He was referring to 7 as the prime number, so it would be aimed at level 70 raiders.

Traldan Omegafyre · 04-02-2006, 09:48 AM

Now I need to hit level cap. Again.Good to hear, though.

Chog · 04-02-2006, 10:02 AM

Janl wrote:Don't be so literal. He was referring to 7 as the prime number, so it would be aimed at level 70 raiders.

I guess I should have added a smiley, I thought the April Fools line would be enough to let people know it was a joke...

:smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy:

Mystiq · 04-02-2006, 10:39 AM

Chogar wrote:
Janl wrote:Don't be so literal. He was referring to 7 as the prime number, so it would be aimed at level 70 raiders.
I guess I should have added a smiley, I thought the April Fools line would be enough to let people know it was a joke...

:smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy:

I got it, good one :smileyvery-happy:.

Myria · 04-02-2006, 05:18 PM

Illucide, why does dev do not instance Ascent of the Awakened and Temple of Scale? Any valid reason about this?

Ishbu · 04-02-2006, 05:20 PM

Myriala wrote:
Illucide, why does dev do not instance Ascent of the Awakened and Temple of Scale? Any valid reason about this?

Because not everything shoudl be instanced, if it was it wouldnt be a mmo, it would be a networked game you play with your friends back home.

Barand · 04-02-2006, 06:13 PM

We dont need these zone instanced, but we need instanced or forced pop like barakah version of the 3 contested named on each zone. Make them no loot (or much less quality than the contested one) and just like barakah with a rare drop on septimus if you want, but give the "non hardcore top raider" a chance to go to deathtoll one day before the next expansion.

curtlewis · 04-02-2006, 09:03 PM

7 is not a high prime. It's a low prime, being the fourth prime number.Let's see... 61 is a prime and 67 is a prime. And both would be within the level range of the expansion. Given two choices, 'high prime' begins to make more sense in this context. 67 would be the high prime. Add null (0) and you get that 67's will get owned there.So... Probably 70+Same answer, but derived from better logic. :smileyhappy:

SugarGirl · 04-02-2006, 09:30 PM

Myriala wrote:
Illucide, why does dev do not instance Ascent of the Awakened and Temple of Scale? Any valid reason about this?

If these were instanced, then the loot tables would have to be dumbed down. In non-instanced zones, you are not just competeting with the mobs.. but with other players trying to kill the same contesteds, as well as respawn timers. This makes it much more of a challenge than an instanced zone and therefore increases the loot tables.

SugarGirl · 04-02-2006, 09:34 PM

valleyboy1 wrote:Any chance of a X2 instanced zone or is raiding strictly for those guilds who can get 24 people at lvl 70 on for hours on end multiple times a week?X2 instances would be so good at giving smaller more family guilds a chance to raid, and also act as a learning experience for developing raid guilds.

I think more x2's woudl be great as well. I have seen a lot of guilds trying to raid, but they just didn't have the numbers or the gear to get started. x2 zones would help them build their core raiding force and basically 'practice' for the bigger stuff. It also gives them a little something to offer their recruits. Right now we have great 1 group content and great x4 content... but we seem to be missing the middle ground for emerging guilds.

Traldan Omegafyre · 04-02-2006, 10:31 PM

Ishboozor wrote:
Myriala wrote:
Illucide, why does dev do not instance Ascent of the Awakened and Temple of Scale? Any valid reason about this?
Because not everything shoudl be instanced, if it was it wouldnt be a mmo, it would be a networked game you play with your friends back home.

Yea, it's called Guild Wars (or DDO, for that matter). Massively Singleplayer Online RPG.:smileywink:

04-02-2006, 12:24 AM	#3
MystaSkrat Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 693	More t7 raid content = good __________________

04-02-2006, 03:00 AM	#4
Narben Von Nacht Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 61	MystaSkratch wrote: More t7 raid content = good More T7 raid instanced content = goodIf it's yet another contested raid zone I don't want to know about it __________________ Glide Troubador of Nexus Narben Necromancer of Nexus Najena Server

04-02-2006, 03:15 AM	#5
MystaSkrat Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 693	As it stands right now, I'll take what I can get :smileyindifferent: __________________

04-02-2006, 05:04 AM	#7
Ilucide Developer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 193	It's instanced, and no access quest required... but you might want to speak with Zhaviz. :smileywink: __________________ __________ Noel "Ilucide" Walling Lead Content Designer, EverQuest II

04-02-2006, 05:08 AM	#8
MystaSkrat Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 693	What's the level range, please? :smileyhappy: __________________

04-01-2006, 11:45 PM	#1
WardenOfDo Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 27	http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=tup&message.id=119 * Lyceum of Abhorrence *- The Lyceum was once a quiet retreat for followers of Harla Dar to study and enhance their abilities, but the amygdalan have now taken the island and remade the Lyceum into a ghastly shadow of its former glory. Those droag not killed were turned into horrible creations, persisting even past death to learn from their new masters.- Welcome to the Lyceum of Abhorrence, a new raid zone available in the Kingdom of Sky.- Brave adventurers fluent in Draconic should seek out Zhaviz Ne'pasda in Tenebrous Tangle for more information on this zone. Discuss.

04-02-2006, 12:04 AM	#2
Espyderman Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 175	If you can link Vanguard (SOE's competition) in your signature, i want my company listed in mine. Oh right, SOE owned mine. Guess your will be owned soon too. Got a word for you to lookup in the dictionary: TACT Message Edited by Espyderman on 04-01-200611:05 AM

04-02-2006, 04:52 AM	#6
Barand General Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 358	I just REALLLLLY hope that the access quest doesn't require to kill huricanus, the 3 prince and mutagenic outcast ....

04-02-2006, 05:13 AM	#9
TunaBoo Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,507	It involves TT so its a t7 raid zone. Now the question is... a 65ish easy raid or a 78ish pain in the ars raid. __________________ www.spiralguild.com

04-02-2006, 05:15 AM	#10
MystaSkrat Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 693	T7 means 60 - whatever. That's my question, is this gonna be a blue raid zone to a level 70? __________________

04-02-2006, 05:16 AM	#11
Ilucide Developer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 193	I'll give you three guesses and one clue:A high prime and null may find only death at the hands of the defilers of Harla Dar's Lyceum. __________________ __________ Noel "Ilucide" Walling Lead Content Designer, EverQuest II

04-02-2006, 05:19 AM	#12
MystaSkrat Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 693	Gotcha :smileyhappy: __________________

04-02-2006, 05:30 AM	#13
Barand General Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 358	thanks for the infowaiting for this impatiently any ETA on hall of seeing too ? next LU ?

04-02-2006, 05:54 AM	#14
Ishbu Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 949	Ilucide wrote:I'll give you three guesses and one clue:A high prime and null may find only death at the hands of the defilers of Harla Dar's Lyceum. Illucide is a riddle, wrapped in an enigma, veiled in a red developer tag. __________________ Ishbu!

04-02-2006, 05:55 AM	#15
Fudb Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6	A high prime and null... So its going to be tough at 70, good. Would you say PPR tough? harder? a bit easier? __________________ Reneloth 60 Brigand Ne Plus Ultra

04-02-2006, 06:25 AM	#16
TunaBoo Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,507	Why don't ya raid it and find out. Devs aren't exactly the best difficulty testers in the world, other than knowing how high of level the mobs are. __________________ www.spiralguild.com

04-02-2006, 06:36 AM	#17
joe2sgirl Lord Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 57	/crys of happiness!Mani~ __________________

04-02-2006, 07:13 AM	#18
TwistedFaith Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 892	Any chance of a X2 instanced zone or is raiding strictly for those guilds who can get 24 people at lvl 70 on for hours on end multiple times a week?X2 instances would be so good at giving smaller more family guilds a chance to raid, and also act as a learning experience for developing raid guilds.

04-02-2006, 07:48 AM	#19
Chog General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 475	Ilucide wrote:I'll give you three guesses and one clue:A high prime and null may find only death at the hands of the defilers of Harla Dar's Lyceum. How many expansions till people can attack this mob? Considering a High Prime is 256,203,221 (not the highest, but dang high) and Null would be 0.... So at level 2,562,032,210 people can expect to raid... Ouch. Maybe this is a tad early? I am guessing April Fools... __________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."--Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina

04-02-2006, 09:47 AM	#20
Janl Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 290	Don't be so literal. He was referring to 7 as the prime number, so it would be aimed at level 70 raiders. __________________

04-02-2006, 09:48 AM	#21
Traldan Omegafyre Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 185	Now I need to hit level cap. Again.Good to hear, though. __________________ Traldan Tralnak - 80 Necro/80 Tailor - Mistmoore - Divinus

04-02-2006, 10:02 AM	#22
Chog General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 475	Janl wrote:Don't be so literal. He was referring to 7 as the prime number, so it would be aimed at level 70 raiders. I guess I should have added a smiley, I thought the April Fools line would be enough to let people know it was a joke... :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: __________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."--Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina

04-02-2006, 10:39 AM	#23
Mystiq General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 698	Chogar wrote: Janl wrote:Don't be so literal. He was referring to 7 as the prime number, so it would be aimed at level 70 raiders. I guess I should have added a smiley, I thought the April Fools line would be enough to let people know it was a joke... :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: I got it, good one :smileyvery-happy:. __________________

04-02-2006, 05:18 PM	#24
Myria General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 44	Illucide, why does dev do not instance Ascent of the Awakened and Temple of Scale? Any valid reason about this?

04-02-2006, 05:20 PM	#25
Ishbu Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 949	Myriala wrote: Illucide, why does dev do not instance Ascent of the Awakened and Temple of Scale? Any valid reason about this? Because not everything shoudl be instanced, if it was it wouldnt be a mmo, it would be a networked game you play with your friends back home. __________________ Ishbu!

04-02-2006, 06:13 PM	#26
Barand General Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 358	We dont need these zone instanced, but we need instanced or forced pop like barakah version of the 3 contested named on each zone. Make them no loot (or much less quality than the contested one) and just like barakah with a rare drop on septimus if you want, but give the "non hardcore top raider" a chance to go to deathtoll one day before the next expansion.

04-02-2006, 09:03 PM	#27
curtlewis Loremaster Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 246	7 is not a high prime. It's a low prime, being the fourth prime number.Let's see... 61 is a prime and 67 is a prime. And both would be within the level range of the expansion. Given two choices, 'high prime' begins to make more sense in this context. 67 would be the high prime. Add null (0) and you get that 67's will get owned there.So... Probably 70+Same answer, but derived from better logic. :smileyhappy:

04-02-2006, 09:30 PM	#28
SugarGirl Loremaster Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 379	Myriala wrote: Illucide, why does dev do not instance Ascent of the Awakened and Temple of Scale? Any valid reason about this? If these were instanced, then the loot tables would have to be dumbed down. In non-instanced zones, you are not just competeting with the mobs.. but with other players trying to kill the same contesteds, as well as respawn timers. This makes it much more of a challenge than an instanced zone and therefore increases the loot tables. __________________ It's a wonderful day to chase a tornadoes. Rubble Rabble Rouser Leetjamzyo 80 Dirge/80 Jeweller/400 Tinker of Befallen

04-02-2006, 09:34 PM	#29
SugarGirl Loremaster Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 379	valleyboy1 wrote:Any chance of a X2 instanced zone or is raiding strictly for those guilds who can get 24 people at lvl 70 on for hours on end multiple times a week?X2 instances would be so good at giving smaller more family guilds a chance to raid, and also act as a learning experience for developing raid guilds. I think more x2's woudl be great as well. I have seen a lot of guilds trying to raid, but they just didn't have the numbers or the gear to get started. x2 zones would help them build their core raiding force and basically 'practice' for the bigger stuff. It also gives them a little something to offer their recruits. Right now we have great 1 group content and great x4 content... but we seem to be missing the middle ground for emerging guilds. __________________ It's a wonderful day to chase a tornadoes. Rubble Rabble Rouser Leetjamzyo 80 Dirge/80 Jeweller/400 Tinker of Befallen

04-02-2006, 10:31 PM	#30
Traldan Omegafyre Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 185	Ishboozor wrote: Myriala wrote: Illucide, why does dev do not instance Ascent of the Awakened and Temple of Scale? Any valid reason about this? Because not everything shoudl be instanced, if it was it wouldnt be a mmo, it would be a networked game you play with your friends back home. Yea, it's called Guild Wars (or DDO, for that matter). Massively Singleplayer Online RPG.:smileywink: __________________ Traldan Tralnak - 80 Necro/80 Tailor - Mistmoore - Divinus