*I AM ADDING THIS POST SCRIPT AT THE TOP FOR COMMON COURTESY'S SAKE* MY KEYBOARD IS DYING. CAPS ARE STUCK UNLESS I HOLD DOWN THE shift key AND THAT IS VERY MUCH A PAIN, SLOWS ME DOWN AND GETS MY FINGERS TIED IN KNOTS. THEREFORE; LET ME APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR THESE BLASTED CAPS AND PLEASE DONT TAKE THEM AS A SIGN OF ME YELLING OR TRYING TO BE A JERK. IN FACT, THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE. I ASK MY QUESTIONS WITH ALL THE RESPECT IN THE WORLD FOR THOSE WHO CAN (WITH FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE) ANSWER WHAT I ASK. :o) AND i THANK YOU NOW FOR YOUR TIME! SORRY FOR THIS EXTREMELY LONG POST. HEY! IT WILL SAVE YOU 5-7 DOLLARS AT THE BOOK STORE! :-D yOU CAN WAIT ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE BUYING A NEW NOVEL IF YOU READ THIS ALL!!!! :) woo hoo!!!!! LOL :o)
DOES CIPHERON DROP A CERTAIN NUMBER OF ITEMS EACH TIME? ALWAYS 1? 2? 3? VARIES? DEPEND ON NUMBER'S IN RAID FORCE? IF THE SUN IS SHINING? IF THERE IS SWEAT ROLLING DOWN AN OGRE'S BUTT CRACK AND IT LANDS ON CIPHERON'S BIG TOE FOR THE KILLING BLOW? :) SERIOUSLY THOUGH.....CAN YOU ALL BE SPECIFIC AS TO WHAT ALL DROPPED IN YOUR ENCOUNTER'S WITH CIPHERON FOR THE CHANTER EPIC HIT? I KNOW IT CAN'T BE TRULY FARMED BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT IS ONLY ABLE TO BE INITIATED BY A CHANTER IN THE PROPER PLACE FOR HIS 2.0 EPIC HIT, BUT GROUP ORGANIZATION AND ENTICING PLAYERS TO JOIN IN THE STRUGGLE VS CIPHERON, WOULD BE EASIER IF I KNOW WHAT I CAN EXPECT TO DROP. PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO JOIN IF THERE ARE SEVERAL DROPS (BETTER ODDS OF THEM WINNING). I WOULD ALSO BE VERY VERY CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE NECESSARY FOR THE HIT/WHAT ALL CLASSES ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE IT AS CLEAN A KILL AS POSSIBLE/HOW MANY OF THOSE NECESSARY CLASSES ARE NEEDED/BASIC STRATEGY/ETC. I ACTUALLY HAVE two ENCHANTER TOONS THAT ARE LEVEL 70. ONE GIVEN TO ME AND THE OTHER I CREATED AND WORKED MY BUTT OFF TO GET WHERE HE IS. THE SAD PART IS THAT THE "GIVEN" ONE IS BETTER EQUIPPED THAN MINE LOL :) DARN THOSE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY TAKE THE TIME TO REALLY WORK ON THEIR CHARACTERS :) ACTUALLY IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE 3 LEVEL 70 TOONS AND PLAY THEM ALL QUITE REGULARLY ON TERRIS THULE...AS WELL AS 4 OTHER CHARACTERS IN THE 63-67 RANGE! :) I WANT TO EVENTUALLY HAVE 1 TOON OF EVERY SINGLE CLASS AT LEVEL 70 (THAT I PERSONALLY LEVELED ALL THE WAY) I WILL SOON HAVE ALL THE CASTER CLASSES TAKEN CARE OF, AND THEN I'LL MESS WITH THE MELEE'S AND HYBRIDS. I'VE ONLY BEEN AT THIS FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, BUT I WAS NEARLY KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND MY LEGS NO LONGER WORK, SO I HAVE JUST A little MORE FREE TIME THAN MOST :) THANK GOD FOR GAMES LIKE THIS TO OCCUPY MY TIME AND MY MIND! I WOULD HAVE LIKELY GONE CRAZY BY NOW WITHOUT EVERQUEST. I ONLY HOPE THEY KEEP IT GOING FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS...OR AT LEAST UNTIL A GAME THAT i CAN REALLY GET INTO COMES OUT TO REPLACE IT. S.W.G. AND EQ2 SUCKED AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS....i SURE HOPE SOMEONE ELSE CREATES SOMETHING MUCH MUCH BETTER THAN THOSE TWO BEFORE EQ DIES OUT COMPLETELY :( i AM ONLY 31 YEARS OLD, SO i HAVE A LOT OF FREE TIME LEFT IN MY LIFE :o) LOL....ANYONE KNOW OF SOMETHING NEW OUT THERE OR "COMING SOON", THAT HAS A "CHANCE" TO REPLACE EVERQUEST EVENTUALLY? I'D HATE TO SEE EVERQUEST LEAVE US, BUT WITH THE SERVER MERGER'S GOING THE WAY THEY ARE, I DON'T SEE IT LASTING MORE THAN A COUPLE MORE YEARS...UNLESS SOMETHING CHANGES (LIKE SONY lowering THE BLOODY PRICES AND ACTUALLY LISTENING TO THE DESIRE'S OF THE PEOPLE). HOW CAN SONY DEPEND ON US TO PASS THE WORD TO OUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE NEVER PLAYED, AND CONVINCE THEM TO JOIN, WHEN OUR DESIRES ARE IGNORED BY THEM AND THE COST TO PLAY IS INCREASED. THEY ADD EXPANSIONS FASTER THAN WE CAN CONSUME THE CONTENT, CHARGE US 30 BUCKS FOR IT, RAISE THE MONTHLY RATE TO PLAY AND FORCE US TO SQUISH TOGETHER IN LESS THAN HALF THE FORMER SERVERS LOL. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THAT THEY ARE not MAKING A VERY SOLID PROFIT...MORE THAN WE PROBABLY IMAGINE...EVEN WITH THE LOSSES AFTER STW, EQ2 AND WOW ENTERED THE GAMING ARENA. THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE GAZILLIONS INSTEAD OF MILLIONS. WHAT THEY don't SEEM TO UNDERSTAND, IS THAT IF THEY WOULD lower THE PRICE OF MEMBERSHIP, LOWER THE COST OF EXPANSIONS..OR (I'LL HAVE TO GO INTO HIDING FOR SUGGESTING THIS, OR I'LL HAVE SONY NINJA'S OUT TO ASSASSINATE ME!!) ACTUALLY DROP US A DOWNLOADED EXPANSION (DARE I EVEN SAY IT) FOR freeeeeee!!! YOU KNOW...STUFF TO MAKE US GO TO OUR FRIENDS AND SAY "HEY DUDE/DUDETTE, YOU GOTTA START PLAYING EVERQUEST! THEY ARE ADDING KILLER NEW CONTENT, FIXING PROBLEMS WE'VE BEEN HARPING ABOUT FOR YEARS, LOWERING THE MONTHLY COST AND REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR THE CONSUMER! THESE GUYS FINALLY GET IT!" gosh...do you think that could ever happen? LOL :o) OK...BACK TO THE TRAIN OF THOUGHT IN REGARDS TO THE CIPHERON KILL :o) LOL! :o)
IN OTHER WORDS: I LOVE TO LEARN ALL I CAN ABOUT THE GAME, SO ANY INPUT WOULD BE GRACIOUSLY RECEIVED. THANKS IN ADVANCE, AND SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS...KEYBOARD ON THE WAY DOWN THAT LONELY ROAD TO THE COMPUTER PARTS GRAVEYARD. STUCK ON CAPS UNLESS I HOLD DOWN shift button like this....WHICH IS VERY SLOW, AND GETS MY FINGERS TIED IN KNOTS :-D THANK YOU AND AGAIN...SORRY ABOUT THE STUPID CAPS.
P.S. NO...THIRDDAY ISN'T ANY PART OF ANY OF MY CHARACTER NAMES, SO YOU WONT FIND ME ON TERRIS THULE THAT WAY -- HEE-HEE-HEE -- !! IT'S A BAND i REALLY LIKE....AND NO, I HAVEN'T EVER TOLD ANYONE IN MY GUILD THAT i AM A PARAPLEGIC...OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE SERVER LOL...SO YOU WILL HAVE TO GUESS :) (AND PLEASE LIMIT THE GUESSING TO TELLS IN GAME. I WON'T ANSWER GUESSES ON THIS BOARD. LOL)
Why oh why oh why didnt my guild decided to farm this non stop before the nerf? :( Now u need an enc who is this far in their epic to loot the piece. Else no chest.