why release this expansion in the week. ACK ACK ACK some people actually have to work you know. WELL DOESN'T REALLY MATTER IT PROBABLY WON'T WORK ANYWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[b][/b][li][/li]LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE NEEDS TO LAY OFF THE DRUGS JUUUUUST A LITTLE BIT!

I have a 39th season druid and a 48th season ranja. I started the druid for a little change of pace. I must say that i would agree that a druid can be a MH if your with a smart grp. It Doesn't really matter about the difference between the cleric and a druid, what matters most is the grps ability to think logically. Of course if you have a 15 yr old kid playing in the planes and he thinks his bard can take the aggro yeah then mayber a druid would not be the best. Its all a matter of the grp your with not the ability difference between clerics and druids. You know your in a good grp when your the main healer and everyone knows their role and you got so much mana u can slip in a few dots just to assist. Hey i could be wrong but this is my perspective on the subject

Clarmore Kaige - 39 druid
Vectren Kaige - 48 ranger

This Expansion looks pretty nice, tho i am kinda worried how the Augmentations might be like the charms and will be some what 'rare' ... I have been noticing that sony is trying to make EverQuest a grouping game instead of people spending all their time by themselves 1-65, this seems to be just another add-on to that situation. over-all this Expansion looks great how the new monsters are brought to the zone by your level, good work sony ... *smacks self for saying that*

I personaly would like to see the ability (perhaps a spell or inserted item) to customize the items one has. For instance allow one to name their items the way they want, using their characters name in the items description: ex. "Lothar's Staff of destruction" Or
"Lothar's necklace of the four winds" just for examples. also a possibility to select a choice of shapes and colors for epic items as well as naming them. The houses for the guilds are a great addition but again let's put a shingle over them as to what guild they belong to allowing colors and designs to be picked by the guilds master(s).
On another note, Experience should be shared between all members of a guild whether actually (grouped) or not. Realistically they would talk and share all their exploits and therefore gain some knowledge (experience) of the other guild members actions. Let's also incorporate lower level items restrictions such as if one is "higher than" a certain level the item becomes less powerful thus allowing a reason for lower level raids for these specific items. Also introduction of "GUILD ITEMS" where once found they then are named by the guild as a vote and then able to be utilized by any of that guild and that guild only !!(race/class/level mods enforced of course)
Just some ideas for the future if ya use any of these I have recorded them and would at least like to be recognized for their creation inventor.

Thanks for the game and oh yeah, I can't log on now because of "system congestion" whatever that means.

*Looks at the people at Magelo shakeing there fists at SoE*

i fully agree with the earlier poster, are some of you guys for real?? moan moan bloody moan and you aint even played yet, get a grip

Here's my thoughts (from a 60 druid) on soloing in the game and druids as healers.

First, soloing. Soloing was my bread and butter to gain lvls. Before they starting nerfing the exp gained, and adding bonuses to grouping, there was rarely a group out there that could compete with the exp I made while soloing (this is pre-luclin, velious is kiters dream). So when I saw these new expansions one after the other, and little soloing areas available, I was highly annoyed. But when PoP came out, and the exp bonuses came into effect all that changed. I still solo, mainly to farm cash, but for exp forget it. Even with a 60+ group Tier 2 can still prove a challenge if you do like Inner in PoV or Water/Forest Giants in PoS, or creep into CoD. All prove challenging and in terms of exp (and some minimal VT) very rewarding. So actually the only time I solo anymore is when I have only an hour to play, then I go charm kite in Chardok (it can be hard, which makes it more fun).

Druids as main healers. In Tier 2 there isn't a time when a knowledgeable group could not have a druid as a MH. The only time I MH and even drop below 75% mana is when newb characters don't allow the MT to gain enough aggro. You know the case, your enchy or shammy starts to magic debuff and slow before the mob is even in camp, get summoned, get dead in 4 seconds, and wonder why. So yeah, in that case, it's nice to have Celestial Heal or something from a CLR. But if MT has and keeps aggro, and the support classes know their part, druids can MH with the best of them. Obviously there are exceptions to the case, as is any case, but if you are in a group in Tier 2 (even some in Tier 1) and every mob is completely raping your MT, dropping him 20% a swing before he's slowed, he's not MT material. It's not a matter of the healer.

So in conclusion. If the bulk of your exp after lvl 60 is still in soloing then you should probably find a new game (try Morrowind, it's fun, easy, but fun). The intention of EQ was a grouping experience, that's how it's going to be tailored. If you think a druid can't be MH in 90% of the groups you're in it's because your group is still too young for the mobs you're fighting.

Cyonide Wolfpaw
60th druid
E'ci

There was a question recently about HOW the unique adventure is created for your group: what if you have a slower or don't have a slower ? Will an adventure be made for each consideration ?

More importantly hwo well equipped you areand how good you are !!!!


If I go in with a level 50 group, a dungeon adventure will be built for our group. What if this group is an amazaing team with uber gear ?? Normally we fight in level 55+ areas. If SoE gives us a 45+ dungeon it will suck. How will they know what is good for us ?!?


If I go in with a group of 30 players who aren't well equipped, will they get an adventure that is over their abilities ?


I can not at all believe this is going to work with the desired results.

As a software development manager, I understand software development. If I was a developer for LDoN I would have a pit in my stomach and a growing panic that this is about to fail.



I hope I am wrong but all SoE's prior "ideas" for improving game have missed the mark or been miserable failures.

A few notable exceptions include the new UI, shared bank slots, etcetera. But the experience changes, raid functions, PoK portals, bazaar, etc have all degraded the role play of EQ as an adventure.

Sigh, like everyone I will buy this and suffer through it but SoE will think that they did a good job when in fact we buy it because we have almost no choice if we want to stay in the game.


I hope I am wrong but I foresee a failure.

When LoY came out, I thought the new charm slot was cool but to this day i have only seen maybe 2 people with charms (not counting the PoP flag charm). I was kinda mad that the charms are so rare, the idea has lots of potential for lots of different types of charms. Now i worry that maybe these item augmentations will be so hard to find they just arent worth worrying about, just like the charms. I hope im wrong.