New Here--Questions about boxing and grouping

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Mmmhmmm, Feb 3, 2018.

  1. Smudge

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    I leveled Smudge to 60 without a box. I enjoyed it, I picked a class I had never played before, I got to meet people that were just starting out and also people who were leveling alts. I did everything from Droga & Tolon to Velks/Seb/KC/SG. I found myself doing more fun zones when I had the attention to dedicate to a group setting. Take your time, there's plenty you can do in this game before you hit 60. Once you hit 60 there's only gearfarm.
     
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  2. Videri-Tala

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    You have plenty of time for fun detours like camps and quests before 60!
     
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  3. Tryfan

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    More people in Felwithea than in Seb, HS, KC, and Velks combined right now.

    So bad.
     
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  4. gardnerjens

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    Long live the linaer exp highway
     
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  5. Bum

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    Second most play time to 60... behind Neea
     
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  6. Tryfan

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    There are more people at Nurbyte right now than Imperium gets logged in for PoG raids.

    I put the exp at about twice as fast as a group of 6 (two trios) under normal circumstances all the way to at least 59. A good group with excellent gear might match it under optimal circumstances if they don't run out of mobs. Just the way SOE intended it, right guys?
     
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  7. Smudge

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    Is there something wrong with playing at work?
     
  8. Haynar

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    Who is Tolon Nurbyte? He a quest mob or something?
     
  9. Smudge

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    You should ask Inkeeper Freegraze. He'll let you know who Tolon Nurbyte is.
     
  10. Hove!

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    Eat shit.
     
  11. gardnerjens

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    You are more then welcome to join our PoG raids
     
  12. Tryfan

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    [​IMG]

    Not surprisingly it looks like at some point on Live they cranked his level to 61 to stop the rampant abuse. On p99 he was used more for plat than experience, at least at one point.
     
  13. Quath

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    gross, smudge.
     
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  14. Lenas

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    Mob that can be spawned infinitely and killed easily without any risk all the way to 60. People will almost surely abuse him for AA's as well.
     
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  15. gardnerjens

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    Pros will be pbaoeing for faster and better exp
     
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  16. snorks

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    This matters a lot in and to our real lives.
     
  17. Bum

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    Hagz I saw you prancing around in these winter olympics
     
  18. gardnerjens

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    When is it Texas shooting Olympics @Bum
     
  19. Haynar

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    When isn't it?
     
  20. Bum

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    [​IMG]

    #doxed
     
  21. snorks

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    Woopsy daisy
     
  22. Devour_Souls

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    The Innkeep has hitpoints, if you don't like it.
     
  23. Haynar

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    I actually laughed out loud.

    Would be a great way to test macros. Kill innkeeper. See if person keeps saying Where is Tolon Nurbyte, with no innkeeper after death. Spawn a level 80 tolon down the hall. See if pets automagically take off for him.

    Inc bannhammerrrrr!!!!!
     
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  24. Manstache

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    What do Nurbyte campers do when he's green? Linarius?
     
  25. Smudge

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    He's about 50/50 Light Blue or Green through 60. So you CAN stay there if you want.
     
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  26. Devour_Souls

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    When people say that they know it has been macroed. They are saying they know, because they know.
     
  27. Manstache

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    that sounds like hell unless you're automating it.

    How would it compare in exp to killing a dark blue every 2 minutes?
     
  28. Smudge

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    I've been doing Tolon at 59 on my alts but took a break to group in Seb last night. Efficient Seb killing is faster than Tolon at 59.

    I generally do Tolon when I'm at work because I know an epic Mage pet destroys him and I don't have to worry about dying. I can tab into EQMac, call for tolon, sick my pet on him, tab out and repeat that every 30-45 seconds. It's extremely controlled - No pulling, There's no pathers that will kill you if you need to take a break, there's almost no chance of dying, and you can min/max the hell out of it with OOG dps.

    Is it fun? No.
    Is it remotely challenging? No.
    Is it the only thing I can do with my limited attention at work? Yes.
    Do I have much other free time to level my alts? Not really.
    Will I complain if they remove it? No.
     
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  29. Haynar

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    Yet no petitions reporting people of macroing with proof?

    If players dont spend some effort weeding out known cheaters, guess what? You think staff know who is cheating? Killing Tolon Nurbyte is not cheating.

    It is not trivial for staff to figure out ppl using macros. But if guilds are passing out and sharing macros, they are just as much to blame.
     
  30. Thunderace

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    Welcome to EQ,

    Epic Mage Hotkey:

    #1 /say Tolon Nurbyte
    #2 /target Tolon Nurbyte
    #3 /pet attack Tolon Nurbyte
    #4 /pause 50

    DPS Hotkey:

    #1 /assist [mage pet]

    This is legal exp exploiting whittled down to its finest.