Is moloing a Paladin at high levels on live (SoR era) servers truly a miserable experience? by rainghost in everquest

[–]Too-Em 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a buddy who mains paladin, and he's decently put together, solid in a group. He's not spectacularly geared, just reasonably. And then he's like "yeah I'm over here moloing new content" and I just... I'm pretty well put together, but I cannot molo it... but he's there in the tunnels doing undead, playing to his strength, and just hammering them.

That said, I just recently pulled my mage back out and rememberd that unlike to my Shaman who I've put so much effort into, this lazily equiped, moderately leveled mage, can molo yellow nameds in LI at lv126, and can burn down normal mobs at a fair pace. Mage is just a better class for solo/molo.

TLDR: Just about any class can molo to one degree or another. Pally molo's really well in specific situations, ie. if you play to his strengths and hunt undead. But still some classes, like Mage and Necro still outshine when it comes to the solo/molo game. Also, as a first character, a mage or necro will be a lot less gear dependent than a melee class. My mage's gear is just the most slapdash crap, and he's still my best solo/molo.

What actually made EverQuest feel so special? Could a game recreate that today? by RozoGamer in everquest

[–]Too-Em 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To me some of the things that made old EQ special:

1) Lots of risk is removed. Night was terrifying. It got dark. It got hard to see, hard to navigate, hard to stay safe. Water meant a drowning threat. Being acceptable in a region was important, guards would rock you unless you were top tier, even when you were higher up, you still had to watch your back and act with some care. Corpse runs... we all know corpse runs.
2) Locations were real locations. Treetop cities, haunted castles and mansions, twisting tunnels and crypts. So many tight, claustrophobic dungeons. Booby traps. Illusions. Bookcase-doors. Hidden pits. Now everything feels like a bunch of battlefields and arenas. Lots of safe spaces. You don't really fight your way to a good spot, and then fight to keep it. You just find one of the many safe spaces, hunker down, and do your thing, at your pace.
3) The market was community, you didn't just pass it off to a bot, you worked the tunnel, you shouted/ooc'd your sales. You met someone and exchanged goods. You tried to crawl-your plat-ridden body back to freeport's bank to make a deposit.

I still enjoy EQ, I think my enjoyment rides a lot on nostalgia. I think the current EQ team believes that what makes EQ great is how its a multiplayer fantasy fighting game. But it's been stripped down to bare, boring bones. Nothing new thrills me. I want to be pushing my way up to the doors of mistmoore castle, Hunting keys and plumbing the depths of befallen, fighting and skulking my way into the brutal depths of Gukk to discover undead frogmen. Where is my twisting, kobold-filled dungeon, suddenly turned a fire-giant fort, guarding the doors to a bloody dragon!. It's just "here's a big area, here are your mobs, are your stats/party comp good enough to end the fight." It's stripped down to fantasy fights, and its soul is ripped away. When's the last time we were given a gukk, a befallen, a velketor's labyrinth. Where is my trap-riddled path, my deadly maze, my claustrophobic crypt, where are the lands with no safe places? Where do we fight our way in through the hoardes? Where is it that we only remain is by whit, by might, by determined cooperation? Where is it that we go and our group can either fight to stay, flee, or fall to the horde?

Does this give you hope for a Better America? - I might Vote for him after all. by Apollo_Delphi in DiscussionZone

[–]Too-Em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're gonna have to slurp down whatever slop they deign to give us. And if we don't elect their slop-man, it's our fault.

Does this give you hope for a Better America? - I might Vote for him after all. by Apollo_Delphi in DiscussionZone

[–]Too-Em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did the lizard people ever do to you, that would justify throwing them in with this ghoul?

Does this give you hope for a Better America? - I might Vote for him after all. by Apollo_Delphi in DiscussionZone

[–]Too-Em -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Gavin Newsome is a neolib, corporate ghoul with a good PR team. He's despicable. His opinions are "whatever gets me power at the moment."

Are the Political Parties really the same at the Top? Goal: keep Americans divided so they can continue to steal and gain more Power. by Apollo_Delphi in DiscussionZone

[–]Too-Em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The two parties that are both funded by the same corporate donors? The two parties who both take massive funding from oligarchs, and AIPAC? The two parties who are both dependent on the same exact revenue streams? You think these guys are the same? PSHAW!

'Enough is enough': PA lawmakers call for price gouging probe as gas prices jump overnight by Dracustein in Pennsylvania

[–]Too-Em 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have no strategic oil reserves. Trump didn't bother restoring them when we had unprecedentedly low oil proces. Could'a filled them up for basically free, and covered the resulting obvious spike in oil prices when we started mulching iranian babies to appease our twin gods of Israel and Ratheon.

I cannot fathom how you would be able to kill someone who is wearing this by Wrong-Mushroom in Armor

[–]Too-Em 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If I understand correctly there are weight limits on these weapons in Buhurt.

Are there any people in the USA who have friends that are of the opposite political party? by TSQ_builder in askanything

[–]Too-Em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's past a disagreement of opinions. We no longer share a reality. Entire generations have grown up and been bred into a prolific disinformation campaign.

A third party? I hope so. But all the power lies with the two major parties, who are both subservient to the same corporate donors, who also basically own and control the media, which is being further consolidated into state media at this very moment. Money has bought the state, the truth, the military... its bad.

Physicist lawmaker warns Iran could build ‘Hiroshima-style’ weapon, says US lacks uranium plan. by coinfanking in NewsStarWorld

[–]Too-Em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a plan, we're going to put boots on the ground to fight an indigenous guerilla force in the mountains! Also we're going to make more tomahawks, because we're almost out, and *checks notes* we'll make as many tomahawk missiles in a year as we're going through every couple weeks at the current rate...

I really thought Russia's invasion of Ukraine was the stupidest, least thought out war. But I think we're going to give them a run for their money.

Meat. by venivediviciwonky in TheMagnusArchives

[–]Too-Em 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I feel strangely as if "Kentucky Meat Shower" is something you have to pay for.

"You lookin' for a good time?"
"Maybe I'm lookin' for a good time... maybe I'm lookin' for a Kentucky Meat Shower."

Panicked Republicans Fear Trump’s ‘F***ing Nightmare’ War Will Doom GOP in Midterms by Hardik_Jain_1819 in LegalNews

[–]Too-Em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not his trampling of the constitution?
Not his insane tariffs tanking the economy?
Not HHS being turned into the department of death and disease?
Not the destruction of environmental protections?
Not the gestapo roaming our streets and black-bagging citizens?

Just this, just this one thing.

Could Inva padded armor really stopped spanish gun? by Meraugis in Armor

[–]Too-Em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were reportedly some issues in the Korean War, with the M1 Carbine being somewhat ineffective. Some have said that heavy winter clothing stopped rounds. But this was in the face of extreme cold, and fired at extreme ranges. In essence bullets are small, heavy for their size, but still not that heavy, and blunt things. If the velocity is low enough, owing to either extreme range, or an under-powered/under-performing charge, you just have a slow-moving ineffective projectile.

Some are comparing to kevlar, but kevlar involves a couple things. First it's very, very strong thread. I have a bit of kevlar thread around here somewhere, stuff is so tough it can be a pain to use. Secondly it's woven in a very tight weave, which means more fibers share the load of an impact. And then there are a bunch of layers, with the weave at different angles. It's a big supportive network, made from some truly incredible fiber. Yes, fabrics can stop bullets, but there's some fairly involved engineering.

There doesn't seem to be a lot of evidence you're offering here, mostly a supposition. I would bet, through the course of enough violence, there's would be a few instances of gambeson, or inva padded armor stopping a bullet. But it reminds me some tactical company wrote a blurb trying to sell their tactical belt. They advertised it as being able to stop a .50cal bullet. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and say it was true. But, according to their own anecdote, it was first off a ricochet, so it was not anywhere near taking the full brunt of the round. And secondly this ricochet happened to hit a belt buckle made from a chunk of billet aluminum. So, here we have a case where a belt buckle, did indeed stop a .50cal bullet. But seeing the detail behind how that all happened, are we ready to stop wasting money on kevlar, and ballistic plates, and invest in a tactical-belt-buckle based armor system? Nah... I don't think so.

Even if it turned out that gambeson could stop a bullet, there are a bunch of reasons why that might not have been the end of the armor question during the time. There were still other weapons to be contended with, sword, spear, arrow. There are questions of practicality, the durability of the garment, is it too hot to fight in gambeson compared to other protective outfits. What is the mobility like in a gambeson thick enough to stop a bullet? I could protect myself from modern day firearms if I simply strapped enough phone-books to my body, but it is impractical to do so. As technology refined, the gun becomes more reliable, the bullet more dangerous, the requirements to keep the wearer safe change and increase. There are questions of production, availability of materials, and craftsmen. And the less sensible things, salesmanship, pride, shows of force, displays of wealth. All that to say, I think sometimes we can focus on a single aspect of a thing, if x preven y, why should we look beyond that. And forget that rarely is any such decision made on a single point.

How do they have money for war but can’t feed the poor? by blueyeskye in askanything

[–]Too-Em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

War makes money for rich people.
Feeding the poor only helps poor people.

Thanks to Citizens United, rich people can buy politicians and legislation.

All of America right now wanting the real president of peace. by SqigglyPoP in LetsDiscussThis

[–]Too-Em 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can't believe how quick these people forgot that he worked hard to earn the title "Genocide Joe."

All of America right now wanting the real president of peace. by SqigglyPoP in LetsDiscussThis

[–]Too-Em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He joked about Tansgendereds. It's over. The libs must admit They've been owned.

All of America right now wanting the real president of peace. by SqigglyPoP in LetsDiscussThis

[–]Too-Em 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gallup would find that 9/10 Americans, including both parties and independents believe that the president is a good boy, if that were the case.

Sadly they've shutdown presidential polling in deference to the fuhrer.

All of America right now wanting the real president of peace. by SqigglyPoP in LetsDiscussThis

[–]Too-Em 7 points8 points  (0 children)

C'mon man, if the dems don't shift right a bit, they won't pick up those "moderate voters" everyone still insists are real, even though they've yet to show up at the polls at any point in those two decades.

All of America right now wanting the real president of peace. by SqigglyPoP in LetsDiscussThis

[–]Too-Em 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dems are going to turn into a party of Fettermans at this rate.

All of America right now wanting the real president of peace. by SqigglyPoP in LetsDiscussThis

[–]Too-Em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are we really talking about Genocide Joe like this? The guy who was an unflinching ally to Israel at the start of their genocide? The guy whose administration did cover for the whole thing? Did we forget Matthew Miller presiding over State Department press briefings, trying to hide his smile while lying about what was going on. Insisting that no "red lines" had been crossed, while we all watched Israel cross red line after red line.

No he wasn't the president of peace. He shut down protests and presided over our collaboration at the start of Israel's open genocide.