With the 7th Anniversary coming upon us soon, one of the changes that is going to be implemented will be a Fabled Vulak that will not need the ring event to spawn him; and, following the celebration period they are planning on leaving the ring event out of the game so that Vulak may be a camped mob.

Having been a part of a successful ring event and Vulak slaying, I am a bit peeved at this. On the one hand there is the griping of smaller guilds that simply are unable to field the proper force to defeat the ring event, and they should have the opportunity to challenge Vulak. On the other hand, victory over the ring event is one of the few real "bragging rights" encounters still in the game from pre-PoP, and even with the advanced AA's and levels and gear it still would not be a cake-walk.

Some of the other stuff like 70-hour exp bonus period, scavenger hunt, and a new veteran AA are great, and even taking out the ring event for the Anniversary Celebration period is ok, but I am somewhat saddened that the challenge is being removed permanently. I guess if noone is doing it any longer though, it won't matter.:(


(Posted this in NAG based on anticipated replies)

Coming from the first guild to ever defeat that ring I partially agree with you on this. However, I also remember when he was originally a camped mob and all in all I would have to say its cool that they are changing him back to the way he once was.

I forgot to link the article, so http://eq.crgaming.com/viewarticle.asp?Article=10377

On the one hand, its no longer clearing all of ToV to do it anymore. On the other hand, thats just it: its not clearing ToV anymore. That was part of the challenge because everyone had to be into it with unwavering dedication, or else you'd just let someone else get an easier shot at the event. Oh well, in with the new, out with the old. It sucks, and the ring was a challenge (more than timesink because everyone had to stay frosty the entire time). Guess its another part of the replacement of everything I remember. I actually didn't know he was originally a normal spawned mob and not through the ring.

IMO, they are the ones who are missing out.
The highlight of the Jokers wasn't PoP or Luclin, but clearing ToV, completing the ring, and having that wonderful satisfaction of dispatching Vulak against what we believed to be all the odds.
That was one of the special highlights, along with Rydda'dar and Vindi, that I'm sure most Jokers remember with satisfaction.
The effort usually makes these things worthwhile, not the goodies after the task is done.

It'd be like the Ring War, without a war.

Shame, that.

I think taking down Vulaak for the first time on A Ro was the pinnacle of my days of old on EQ. We spent so much time in ToV I got my mail forwarded there :p
I still have the gauntlets on Selwen.

I think taking down Vulaak for the first time on A Ro was the pinnacle of my days of old on EQ. We spent so much time in ToV I got my mail forwarded there :p
I still have the gauntlets on Selwen.

Sure was, Sel. Good times, good times.
And then I quit for six months :p
Finished content ftw!

Oman that very first Vulak slaying was righteous. After 40 times and no Jaleen's dropping for Sith tho...../grind

Good times, good times...

/toast Sel and Kivorn

Fandros

What I'm looking forward too is the Fabled Sleepers Tomb.

We spent so much time in ToV I got my mail forwarded there :p


Way too funny, heh.:D

The best (but at that time it was the worst) part of ToV was *going* there.

How many deaths on the way...
Ah good ole days. :)

Not at all related, but running through Blackwing Lair in WoW gives me flashbacks to my time in ToV and NToV.

I always got that from the whole Blackrock Mountain area too.

Yay! th anivercery is coming... I just butchered my typeing... im sry...

Yeah, we could whack Vulak with 35, but my god we couldn't clear through WW without 2hrs of CR's.


Always the way. Good times.

Yeah, we could whack Vulak with 35, but my god we couldn't clear through WW without 2hrs of CR's.


Always the way. Good times.

LOL, I remember bumping into ya a few times in the entry chamber of ToV Halo.

Yeah, I would be dragging corpses in WW (pre-Shroud of Stealth) and trying to avoid those few who could see me, and trying to avoid the AE spells the dragons were casting on folks that had their invis drop, heh.

Gawd that run was a PITA.

This thread just wouldn't feel complete without possibly the coolest everquest video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6270281151509200661&q=eq+talisman) ever made being posted.

52 vulak kills :(

Ahhhh 52.....ugh

Fandros

With the insane gear people have now, there is only one thing that really sticks out to me.

Fabled Avatar of War.

The amount of assbeat that will have to put out is unfathomable.

Oh, and will there be a fabled frozen jesus?

I can still remember Fantor and ivm being the first ones to spawn vulak in that ring. If it still is a challenge now.. I can only imagine how it was then.

After all the work we put into beating that ring, we were second serverwide in defeating it by an hour. Afterlife beat us by an hour. It's hard for me to believe they would change it now, after all Rashere was in IvM then. He saw the work that went into it and how fun the encounter was.

Vulak with one group is fun lol in a demented way.

and Halo, I remember summoning your body from WW just shortly into velious release.

I've no idea what you're talking about.
*whistles and walks off*

Fabled Avatar of War, hmm. That'll be...interesting to see.

You guys shouldn't be surprised, they dumb down EQ expansion after expansion, and it's always been like that. Hence why i quit...

You would not think dumb down if you played the new expansions. hehehehe

Just my opinion mind ya. :)

You would not think dumb down if you played the new expansions. hehehehe

Just my opinion mind ya. :)

/agree Starrla

While they have trivialized much of what made EQ fun in the past, the new expansions indeed offer challenging encounters and quests.

This thread just wouldn't feel complete without possibly the coolest everquest video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6270281151509200661&q=eq+talisman) ever made being posted.

no, i'm sorry. it's not the coolest everquest video ever made.

This (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7184933600935420666&q=eq) is

*licks on the foreheads for all Jokers*

/agree Starrla

While they have trivialized much of what made EQ fun in the past, the new expansions indeed offer challenging encounters and quests.

The fun is in the present too. :)

I saw a Haloface in that picture! And that music sounds familiar, probably from a movie. :/

rob zombie remix of Dragula

My god I just realized I have been gone from the game for almost 4 years now.

Rev

no, i'm sorry. it's not the coolest everquest video ever made.

This (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7184933600935420666&q=eq) is

*licks on the foreheads for all Jokers*

That was good until around the 12 second mark, mainly because the music reminded me of The Wind Waker after which point it all takes a turn for the worse. It just seems to try be trying too hard to be cool and fails miserably, the music doesn't really flow with the video coupled with the majority of it being shots of calves and cornered mobs. It seems more like a video diary of Legend of the Jokers killing the Avatar of War then anything meant for entertainment, although props again for the first 12 seconds, I've probably watched that section atleast 20 times by now.

The title of the video is interesting though, "Legend of the Jokers - AoW flawless" even though the cameraman dies to said AoW, was someone from Casus Belli* hired to think that one up?

From the Ayonae Ro made videos I've seen, Jessnut's and Bini's are probably those that I would rate highest, they just seem to capture the fun that is Everquest. As it turns out Jessnut was the one that made the Talisman wipeout video so a big thumbs up to him/her.

On an unrelated note, quite a few years back there was a scuffle between Sphere of Transcendence and Rest in Peace regarding jumping in Veeshan's Peak and the guild doing the jumping wiped out, there was a video and or pictures posted regarding it, just wondering if someone has them saved still and would mind posting/private messaging me it/them.

* My apologies if Casus Belli weren't the guild that passed off kills as flawless on their website when members died/corpses were in picture.

omg, you must really have some sort of grudge against me. wth did i do to you?

and no, i know exactly who made it, i was there when he made it. it was made just for fun. there was no *hidden influence* from Casus Belli. it was strictly a LotJ video.

omg, you must really have some sort of grudge against me. wth did i do to you?

and no, i know exactly who made it, i was there when he made it. it was made just for fun. there was no *hidden influence* from Casus Belli. it was strictly a LotJ video.Yes, an honest opinion about a video that was claimed to be the absolute best is quite clearly a grudge.

As for making it sound like I am some nutter in a tin foil hat rattling on about conspiracy theories, it was a pot shot at a guild that did the same thing as to what the title of the video refers to, it could also be seen as humour, perhaps I should have added a few hundred *licks* in there for it to register with you.

well, everyone is entitled to their opinion. i'm happy that you voiced yours.

My god I just realized I have been gone from the game for almost 4 years now.

Rev

And Revellie and Ginny are missed in some parts of Norrath, to be sure.:(

Patch day :D

Effective midnight 3-16, anniversary celebration starts. Double normal experience rewards 3-16 midnight through 3-20 at midnight, a scavenger hunt with NPC's in Kael, Skyshrine and Thurgadin looking for help, numerous fabled mobs with fancier lewts, and more.

Yay fabled fun. Yay also for removing abundant healing since it was screwing up gift of mana and preventing it from triggering on heals.

Threw away all my old EQ disks last month or I'd return just to see what's what.

Of course I seen today you can buy EQ in it's entirety for 20 bucks now. heh

Fandros

except for the newest expansion

you could give your acct to me Fanny :p

oh nos Sel, my account goes to noone....;P


Fandros

'*licks on the foreheads for all Jokers*'

- Amen. If Izin wants to cry like a lil bitch, it's ok by us =)

Best, Vid, Ever.

(we thought 39 peeps, first try, flawless in the fact that only the monk had died 20mins before the encounter on a first-attempted-pull pretty justified. You, sir, are green-grapes.)

In Thurgadin, NPC Gimblax Frozensong outside Underbelly's Arms has the scavenger quest for you.


Lots of fabled meanies this time around too.

You dont need the disks...should be able to download it all.

'*licks on the foreheads for all Jokers*'

- Amen. If Izin wants to cry like a lil bitch, it's ok by us =)

Best, Vid, Ever.

(we thought 39 peeps, first try, flawless in the fact that only the monk had died 20mins before the encounter on a first-attempted-pull pretty justified. You, sir, are green-grapes.)

Does green-grapes mean jealous? Not really up to date on pommy slang.

While your kill was pretty good for where you were progress wise when it happened, it doesn't magically translate into a good video, especially when it was based entirely on a plain encounter in a boring zone. If you had someone recording your Vulak fight you might have a decent video on your hands, more than 5 mob models for the win.

To get somewhat back on topic, were most of the zones silently brought down at midnight or do they have a new way to do it? I had a look around with about 2 hours to go and all the mobs were normal and there were no serverwide messages during the remainer.

Threw away all my old EQ disks last month or I'd return just to see what's what.

Of course I seen today you can buy EQ in it's entirety for 20 bucks now. heh

Fandros

Or just download a copy of trilogy:
http://everquest.station.sony.com/trilogy/download.jsp
then run the patcher and patch up to the most current version.

Or, you can just download the patcher from here:
Sony knowledge base link (http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bin/soe.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=16165&p_created=1132345796&p_sid=ROfGLsYh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PWRmbHQmcF9ncmlkc29yd D0mcF9yb3dfY250PTk4JnBfcHJvZHM9MSZwX2NhdHM9ICZwX3B 2PTEuMSZwX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2Vhc mNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9cGF0Y2hlcg* *&p_li=&p_topview=1).

Direct link to the patcher .zip file (http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bin/soe.cfg/php/enduser/fattach_get.php?p_tbl=9&p_id=16165&p_created=1134756016).

<- ebil.

From the Ayonae Ro made videos I've seen, Jessnut's and Bini's are probably those that I would rate highest, they just seem to capture the fun that is Everquest. As it turns out Jessnut was the one that made the Talisman wipeout video so a big thumbs up to him/her.

On an unrelated note, quite a few years back there was a scuffle between Sphere of Transcendence and Rest in Peace regarding jumping in Veeshan's Peak and the guild doing the jumping wiped out, there was a video and or pictures posted regarding it, just wondering if someone has them saved still and would mind posting/private messaging me it/them.



Izin that video seems to be lost. We tried like six months ago to find that video of the RIP laying dead at the feet of SoT in NTOV but it seems to have poofed. Aymyles, however did save alot of the SoT videos and has a safe place for them right now. I have no idea how to post a video link like you all did but when this weekend I am off, I will work on trying to do that unless Trikki can. She has same access. Those videos I have to say would beat any posted as of yet. :p Bini did make GREAT videos...miss her :(

no, i'm sorry. it's not the coolest everquest video ever made.

This (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7184933600935420666&q=eq) is

*licks on the foreheads for all Jokers*
I'm sorry hon, but the best we (Zeez) ever made was "the train is coming now" video, PoH wipe ftw!! :D

Izin that video seems to be lost. We tried like six months ago to find that video of the RIP laying dead at the feet of SoT in NTOV but it seems to have poofed. Aymyles, however did save alot of the SoT videos and has a safe place for them right now. I have no idea how to post a video link like you all did but when this weekend I am off, I will work on trying to do that unless Trikki can. She has same access. Those videos I have to say would beat any posted as of yet. :p Bini did make GREAT videos...miss her :(


That would be VP Starrla...not NTOV.

Oops...you can tell I was not in SoT yet when it all happened. :(
So I was just guessing when it took place. I do remember seeing the video though. I did not join SoT until Ssra and PoP.

Now we need a video of SoT laying dead, all of its members in RiP?

hehehehe *grins at Sanchek*

I'm sorry hon, but the best we (Zeez) ever made was "the train is coming now" video, PoH wipe ftw!! :D

i got that one too, let me see if i can find it :D

I have some free time later this week so I'll be online and stomping around the ole grounds as yer fav white haired human rangah!!


Fandros

Woot! I'll be epxecting your tell! ;)

Idoj

Many of our old compadres still about ?

Hell I wouldn't mind a group for a lil AA and fun in the sun to be honest. Been awhile ...

Fandros

Rock on. Will be god to see you on Fanny. I ran into some old faces this week. I saw Crovax (minus the gimp squad) and Drillo.

I saw Crovax

I would bet that's only because he got banned from WoW hehe

Likely he got banned because he was bored with WoW's mind numbingly shocking lack of ....the wow factor...


Fandros

Kithkin, Reclues, Brasse, Schill....I know there must be more that I can't think of atm.

I'm on Maelin Starpyre so i don't get to see anyone that i knew anymore other than Melciah(WOOOOOOOOOT) and Shancc.

and Shancc.

Umm, is this Shancc a 69 Rogue, by any chance? And any idea who exactly is playing the toon these days? Word is Zommy was passing it back and forth with someone else, so I am curious who it is when I see the name pop up in silly /ooc battles in MPG on Tribunal.

Shancc is 70 rogue. Same guy that played zommy on aro. He split Zommy off the account and sold Zommy to a friend. Shancc is the same guy now, he's in a guild called Valoran on Maelin Starpyre.

He joined the military, Infantry, at 32 years old. Takes alot of courage. He's in New York right now finishing up some training. I still talk to him every couple of days, and he called me when he was in Basic.

ok, since anterak asked...

LotJ Hate Raid ftw!!!! (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5816115171442797684)

Many of our old compadres still about ?

Hell I wouldn't mind a group for a lil AA and fun in the sun to be honest. Been awhile ...

Fandros

/wave Fand! I expect a tell from you also. On luclin there is me, evolone, cull, nekko, sylfia, haplopat(not playing tho), deecee, noar, kylln, iliyena. There might be more but that is all I can think of off hand.

I am usually on in the evenings as school is keeping me busy lately! :) *hugs*

Shancc is 70 rogue. Same guy that played zommy on aro. He split Zommy off the account and sold Zommy to a friend. Shancc is the same guy now, he's in a guild called Valoran on Maelin Starpyre.

He joined the military, Infantry, at 32 years old. Takes alot of courage. He's in New York right now finishing up some training. I still talk to him every couple of days, and he called me when he was in Basic.

Last I heard is Shancc was coming to Tribunal.
But I could be wrong.
Melciah still "wooooooot"s?

Loaded it yesterday and realized I had neglected to pick up a game card.

Kind of scared tho, checked account info and some jackass in Iowa was listed...

wtf....

Well no matter, it's been rectified...mudda focka best be hoping he didn't jack around with the white haired rangah...

I'll be on tonight, till 24 comes on of course.../twitch

Fandros

Last I heard is Shancc was coming to Tribunal.
But I could be wrong.

Shancc is in Appotus Dominus on Maelin Starpyre. A guild that is trying to break into Demiplane of Blood and farms DoN and Anguish.

I'm an idiot, he's in Valoran not AD.

damn no edit in NAG, sorry to post 3 posts in a row.

Here's a link to the roster for Valoran

http://www.valoran.net/roster.php

You'll see Shancc and Zommy on the roster(like I said, he split zommy off his account and sold him to a friend).

Been back 2 weeks now, hard to put it down and so much work to regain lost skills ( i know ya'll say as if I ever had them ;P)

DoN progression has kept me busy let alone picking up the newer expansions. Of course those are in work as well.

You'll find me on The Tribunal as Fandros Finglaflin should you be looking for me.

Fandros Finglaflin
Eld Rangah of the Balance.

Still so much to do to be considered "rust free".

Working on faction so I can complete Tier 3 DoN, getting flagged for the newer expansions aannnd have yet to work on spell arcs...

Did I mention I want aprox 600 more aa's??

Fandros

Around September I'll possibly be coming back, casually.

yea im still playing and on maelin in Valoran havin a ton of fun ! wtf fandros dont say hi or nothing : /

iliyena is playing on luclin, and noar is still playing as well ibiza still on ayo !! :)

Heh weird I found this thread. My brother and I were playing our accounts around the time Fandros came back as well. Got Shorty to 70 in a week or so thanks to gimp MMs and bonus experience time. Played some spell missions to get his gear to a decent level and then got bored with cleric again. Leveled an alt monk (Rustyfist) to 68 before I quit again. Ahh, if only I could recapture the old EQ magic...thankfully school beckons harder than EQ...

Shorty loves the cock and the goat porn!

iliyena is playing on luclin, and noar is still playing as well ibiza still on ayo !! :)

Hi :devil

Awsome qouted the wrong post!

That was to you Shancc

Azzure has recently moved over to my guild Crimson Tempest on Maelin.

man i missed the first IvM kill, midway passed out cause i was so drunk during the encounter, i was playin nurbin cause my toon got banned :eek:

Except after numerous expansions and better mmo's out, EQ just isn't too fun as it used to be imho...

Except after numerous expansions and better mmo's out, EQ just isn't too fun as it used to be imho...

Shut. Up. For. Shits. Sake. Already. Damn.

:devil

For anyone interested, that might not know, the newest expansion comes out September 19th. The Serpent's Spine will be increasing levels to 75, and it will be a stand alone expansion ala Kunark or Luclin. It will introduce it's own race the Drakkin, and they will be a human/slightly dragon hybrid. I can't say too much about it as I can't break an NDA for a beta I might or might not be involved in.

Why? I'm entitled to my opinion just like your entitled to yours. Just because you think your guild is the best because all of your competition left for better games doesn't mean that it gives you the right to cop an attitude for anyone who doesn't agree with you or bows down to your greatness.
Unfortunately, it seems like quite a few of the old school who haven't quit have become elitist snobs. (not all, but alot)
So flame away like your going to and get it out of your system.

Just because you think your guild is the best because all of your competition left for better games

I don't know if you are attempting to direct this at me or at Trikki, but this comment couldn't be any further from the truth in my case. I'm on the most competitive American server in EQ. There are 3 guilds on my server that are all bleeding edge guilds.

As far as your opinion, by all means have your own opinion. My only issues is that your opinion on eq is based on eq 3-5 expansions ago, and they aren't informed with how the game actually us now. When you say that in your opinion the game is dumbed down based upon 6 year old content being easy, and you have idea what the current content is like, you are simply talking out your ass about something you don't know about.

I've played several other mmorpg's and in my opinion none of them have near the high end content eq has. None of them have the long term character development that eq has.

Every mmorpg has faults. Eq's major faults atm are how daunting of a task it is for a player to be prepared for any sort of high end game, and the fact the game is ancient in gaming terms. WoW's faults (again in my personal opinion) was a lack of high end content that produced tangible rewards over prior raid content, and the simplicity of getting to the high end. Add to that the amount of time between release and the newest expansion, WoW just ran out of things to keep me busy. City of Heroes has a great character creation system, but everything beyond that is fairly hollow. I could fill up pages on what I think is wrong with EQ 2. I've never played FF online or any of the Lineage titles, so I can't develop an informed opinion about those titles.

It all depends on what you are looking for out of a game. If you are strictly looking at high end raiding, no game on the market, even after 7 years, can compare to the raiding in EQ. If you are looking at long term character development, again no game on the market offers the long term advancement like EQ's AA system (sure EQ2 has AA's, but it's a shell of eq's system). Both of these are the main draws to me in an MMO, so until a game can do both of these better than eq, I'll probably remain playing it. I was very optimistic about Vanguard a year or so ago, but now the game doesn't look like it will live up to most people's expectations.

Crystana, don't tout him as being judgemental when you yourself are spouting out a very judgemental opinion based on content you may have beaten 4 years ago.

The high end raiding content is much tougher than it was 4 years ago. More unique content and certainly more of it than there ever was. Certainly wasn't this level of content in WoW or EQ2 imho and certainly not in anyother game I've tried.

I left for 18 months, came back and found the game to be as much , if not more, fun than it ever was.

Fandros Finglaflin

I left for 18 months, came back and found the game to be as much , if not more, fun than it ever was.

Fandros Finglaflin

/cheers Fanny!! :)