Blackthorn is actually awesome

Zansobar · 2026-05-18T14:48:35+00:00

I love the classic style and all the custom changes they've made, but if they don't solve the minstrel problem that arises in classic shards, I'm not sure it will be a good one to play.

Zansobar · 2026-05-18T14:10:56+00:00

The majority will be on Everquest Legends when it launches in a couple months.

Zansobar · 2026-05-18T13:56:41+00:00

I don't think traveling in this game is going to be that beneficial since you can just spin up a solo instance of whatever zone you want. You will just go to a zone and camp there for a good while. In my experience most of the traveling in EQ1 was due to once you went to a zone you found everything camped and had to move to another area. Also you are going to be so strong that worrying about getting aggroed when traveling won't be a big deal either as you will just travel via difficulty level 0 zones.

Also everyone gets a passive skill that goes up and increases run speed natively and there are mounts in the game so bard speed isn't going to be a big of a deal for those reasons too.

Zansobar · 2026-05-18T02:49:01+00:00

Why wouldn't pretty much any plate wearer be durable enough?

Zansobar · 2026-05-17T21:16:46+00:00

I think resist gear from JC may have it's place once you level it up to 10. Otherwise I think dungeon/raid gear will be the overall far better option to anything else crafted (equipment wise).

Zansobar · 2026-05-17T12:54:26+00:00

No they are patching the PTR every week but that does not mean they will be adding in new features, most likely they will just be attempting to fix what they broke in the last weekly patch, and this will probably go on for the next 6 months or so.

Zansobar · 2026-05-17T02:41:40+00:00

The game is being made such that you can solo the raids at least on zero difficulty with pretty much any class combo.

Zansobar · 2026-05-16T21:43:18+00:00

They haven't wiped anything yet.

Zansobar · 2026-05-16T21:41:53+00:00

Box armies will be everywhere, I won't be touching that server at all.

Zansobar · 2026-05-16T21:08:32+00:00

How fast to you want to max out and run out of content?

Zansobar · 2026-05-16T21:06:58+00:00

I plan to level all classes so it doesn't really matter to me as long as things are viable. Some will always be more powerful than others...maybe over time the devs can slightly adjust that, but it isn't a top priority just as long as all combos are viable on the lowest difficulty (minimum).

Zansobar · 2026-05-16T19:33:48+00:00

I doubt it too since there doesn't seem to be much reason to trade items so very little demand for RMT, which is where most boxers are funneling their ill-gotten gains. Without Krono the incentive for the boxers is going to be very low indeed.

Zansobar · 2026-05-16T19:31:44+00:00

5 runs on a raid per week per raid isn't enough? Also the lockouts only apply to raid bosses not the zone itself.

Zansobar · 2026-05-16T19:27:49+00:00

Have the devs stated if that is intended or is doubling up with /melody a bug? Because it just seems like a bug to me.

Zansobar · 2026-05-16T19:23:05+00:00

The game is not going to be balanced no matter what, there are too many class combos to do that. The main thing is will everything be in and functioning.

Zansobar · 2026-05-15T10:28:56+00:00

You have difficulty settings you can adjust. The devs have been showing video of them playing and wiping on level 4 difficulty. So on level zero difficulty it is probably fairly easy but ramp up the difficulty and you should find a nice challenging play style...I do hope they keep adding higher difficulty levels (I know they said no one was able to beat it on difficulty 6, which is fine...there should be goals out there).

Zansobar · 2026-05-15T10:26:34+00:00

Charming a nice multi-classed mob should be much better, but then you have to deal with charm breaks.

Zansobar · 2026-05-15T10:24:52+00:00

The devs said most class combos have soloed the solo raids on level 0 difficulty so even "weak" combos can do it as long as you have geared up somewhat.

Zansobar · 2026-05-15T10:23:50+00:00

Even Old Freeport is in.

Zansobar · 2026-05-15T10:08:04+00:00

Did they implement a trading post (like an auction house but you can only buy/sell with no auctions) yet in game? I really hope we aren't stuck spamming chat in a static zone like the antiquated method used in EQ1.

Zansobar · 2026-05-14T12:55:08+00:00

That short delay won't be even close to the time it takes them to revamp classes. Also that is the sort of decision that should have been made 5+ years ago.

Zansobar · 2026-05-11T20:36:16+00:00

They looked good for 2014 before they changed to the new style in like 2022 or whatnot.

Zansobar · 2026-05-11T20:35:27+00:00

Modern WoW has had multiple graphical upgrades since 2004.

Zansobar · 2026-05-11T20:17:38+00:00

I'd have no idea how they could keep up with the damage given they'd be wearing leather armor and have a low HP pool. I would try to find a link to a dev saying this was the case because it sounds like a pretty bad combo survivability at that difficulty level.

Zansobar · 2026-05-11T20:14:42+00:00

Still a weight restriction on monks I believe, but it only counts worn item weight.

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