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Question - What do you do with team of lvl 85 Heroics?

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If you had a complete team of 6 Heroic Characters (including tank, healer, mezzer, and 3 dps) where would you take them to level?

How would you set up your team once you were at your chosen location? (all assist tank and tank set to "pullertank" or tank set to "hunt" or something else?)
 
if you did into the hills or clearing a path it is very doable if they are all setup running kiss

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I do lower courtyard of HoT till about 90 then Grounds till 100 but that's just me....
 
I am unfamiliar with many of the expansions of EQ. I have not played in 10 years. I quit playing when the level cap was either 55 or 60, I cannot remember. My point is, I am sure that there is plenty I do not know about the current status of EQ.

BTW, are there any "instances" (as in dungeons where my 6 characters would be the only ones to see what I'm doing)?
 
Yea. Those were introduced way back with Lost Dungeons of Norrath. There's a camp in Butcher Block, Everfrost, Nedaria, and a few others I'm forgetting about.
 
Problem is GMs LOVE to come look at anyone who spends a lot of time in an instance.....
 
The big problem is finding an instanced zone suitable for MQ that has respawn and is appropriate for level 85s. For lower levels there are lots of dungeons with respawn.

This old RG thread has some ideas: http://www.redguides.com/community/showthread.php/21472-Respawn-Instances

The highest regular instance zone with respawn seems to be Mechamatic Guardian (regular Head Into one): http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/zone.html?zstrat=541, the mobs are 78-83. Personally I did not like it, because I could not find a good spot to set up KA, lots of twisty passages and elevators. Maybe I gave up too easily as there are about 270 mobs and 19min respawn so there could be a nice spot somewhere. Plus it is kind of hard to automate getting into Guardian...

The Calling Phantasm one is for level 95-100 but you will only get xp and no loot. http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=5996

An alternative would be just get some instance with no lockout and just grab it again after trash mobs are dead.

There is that instance off POK bank with scaling levels that some people like, it does not have respawn but can be easily gotten again and again: http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=5767 Again, if you want to automate it you would have to write a custom script for it as it is not suitable for KA, i think someone here on RG actually published a path for pulling. This instance is better at lower levels for PLing.

I recommend going through the list of zones with level recommendations and seeing if anything catches your eye: http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/zlvlchart.html

The ones with a colon after the zone name are instanced versions of a regular zone, like this one The Grounds: Mashing Pumpkins (haven't tried this particular one, maybe it is suitable for KA).

Then again, maybe Heroic Adventures instances are easier since there are two which have nice scripts here on RG.

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pepekeao said:
Problem is GMs LOVE to come look at anyone who spends a lot of time in an instance.....
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Have you had some interaction with a GM in the last year or so?

Before I retired in 2007 at the high of GhostKill craze, they were definitely watching frequently "exploited" instances. I even wrote some chat bots to keep GMs at bay...

Now having come back in March of 2014 I am yet to see a GM. As an experiment I have had a heroic char in the same instance for 3 months and nada. Of course having said that, I could get banned tomorrow.

By that same token, those running automated HA like Dead Hills and Scouting Ahead should be at risk too.

How about people running KA in a highly populated zones ahem Grounds? People report them regularly and even they do not get banned.

I think Sony is saving some money on GMs these days.

The biggest risk I could see if Sony started some vigilante guide program because I do not see them spending money on GM salaries.
 
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Problem is GMs LOVE to come look at anyone who spends a lot of time in an instance.....
sorry haven't seen a gm in everquest checking folks out in years. if they have suspected you or you have multiple reports they just look at logs.
 
I finally tried "Into the Hills" three times with lvl 85 Heroics. It was a fail all three times. I used a ShadowKnight tank first with cleric, ranger, and three Wizards. It failed at the named mosquito. Then, I tried a Warrior tank, and it failed at the named. Then, I tried a Pally tank, and it failed at the named. I do not claim to have the best .ini files or the greatest ideas of how to accomplish this task. But, as far as I'm concerned, this is not doable by my level 85 Heroic group.

Has anyone else been able to run this HA successfully with fresh Heroic characters? If so, I would be very grateful if you posted the classes and the .ini files that you used. Thanks in advance! :-)
 
it IS doable but you 1st have to get more AC via Augs and gear 1st! the 85 stuff is fine but you need more ac, tip:look for 85/90 rec/req stuff
 
malphual said:
I finally tried "Into the Hills" three times with lvl 85 Heroics. It was a fail all three times. I used a ShadowKnight tank first with cleric, ranger, and three Wizards. It failed at the named mosquito. Then, I tried a Warrior tank, and it failed at the named. Then, I tried a Pally tank, and it failed at the named. I do not claim to have the best .ini files or the greatest ideas of how to accomplish this task. But, as far as I'm concerned, this is not doable by my level 85 Heroic group.

Has anyone else been able to run this HA successfully with fresh Heroic characters? If so, I would be very grateful if you posted the classes and the .ini files that you used. Thanks in advance! :-)
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No cc or slower? Think you could easily do this if you dropped a wiz or 2 for a sham/chanter/bard or even bst. Not even sure a wiz is the best dps at 85
 
I have 3 teams for fun and testing and 1 is all 95s silver accounts ftp and I use them to powerlevel with.... 1 is all maxed 20/20 all gold for hard core whatever and 1 is a mix of 92-94 that I am working to my next 100 group they do HAs...
 
make sure you open the alaran history parchment and put the item in your ammo slot so you get the tear to start leveling quickly too, my 95 team lives in beasts....
 
When I played EQ the first time, 10 years ago, I played a Necro and two boxed a Cleric to follow him around and keep him and his pet healed. I was able to kite dragons that multiple groups struggled to kill. I got bored and started playing WoW. I won't bore you with the details, but I did a few exploits in WoW that people said could not be done. While playing WoW, I ran across the buddybots, and I got spoiled. I don't like grinding anymore, and I refuse to do it. I want to either have instant gratification with a game, or else I want to play semi-AFK. So, my solution with EQ was to purchase Heroics.

Heroics did not get the job done (at least not for me). So, I deleted my Heroics off of one server, remade them on FV for the xp boost, and joined a guild thinking they might give me some pointers. The guild leader gave me plenty of pointers, but I finally figured out he was full of crap. There is a lot of BS in this game where people think they know something, but the mechanics of the game have changed since they last leveled a character so their old methods just don't work. I finally finally found a method through trial and error that I could feel comfortable with, and it is working. I will not go into the details on a public forum because I shared some of it with a guildmate that I trusted and he immediately started getting in my way and slowing down my progress. (Not only is there a lot of BS in this game, there seems to be one or two that will stab you in the back for a few AAs.) That's ok, I found a little better sweet spot in the same zone.

I am happy with my progress for now. I am also paying William12 to PL a couple of characters to 100. This will obviously improve my progress. :-) Don't tell SOE, but I am enjoying this game more and more.

Cheaters never win! ...uhm, except when they use a bot.
 
eqgeek said:
At 95 I would farm Sarith or beasts domain!
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beasts is where i was thinking of, alth not sure my sk tank could manage it alth hes not 95 yet to try, warrior not an option.

group would be all heroic SK-Berserker-shaman-cleric-wiz -mag or SK Rogue, druid shaman ench and wiz.

Sartith i cant reall see a decent camp spot except outside city walls area


Razkle what alaran history parchment? the stone tear thing??
 
I'm trying to remember what I did with my Heroic team... I think I went to Tosk, Warrens, Lichen Creep and Old Blood fields. I eventually went to SS when. I got better gear but it was risky and we wiped now and again. When I get home I will get more specific on camp suggestions.

With my level 95 crew we went to Sarith and camped the wall, but it was a bit high traffic with people running through on the way to the valley. So I set them up to follow my MA, hopped in the water and went on hunter mode with MA. There are a few named there, but easier than ones in BD.

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I'm trying to remember what I did with my Heroic team... I think I went to Tosk, Warrens, Lichen Creep and Old Blood fields. I eventually went to SS when. I got better gear but it was risky and we wiped now and again. When I get home I will get more specific on camp suggestions.

With my level 95 crew we went to Sarith and camped the wall, but it was a bit high traffic with people running through on the way to the valley. So I set them up to follow my MA, hopped in the water and went on hunter mode with MA. There are a few named there, but easier than ones in BD.
 
While running around any alaran zone, I do it in the sairth city area you will randomly (1 in 150 or so) get a

Fragment of Legendary Alaran History

open this bad boy up and you will get a

Very Small Stone Tear,

put the tear in your AMMO slot and keep killing in any alaran zone, if you get more parchments they count as 10% of 1 evolve so SAVE them for as long as you can as they count more as your tear gets stronger....
finally you get

The Tears of Alaris

and all while getting awesome exp and loots from any alaran zone.... enjoy!
 
mine levels on any alaran including beasts and valley and that other city I been to twice...
 
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