Everquest vs Leveling

[sunbeam]

Not sure this is what you are talking about, but you have to level to do things that are in the game.

You can't travel effectively in most zones until you reach a level reasonable to do so.

You can't farm items for trade skills until you have the level to do that. Same for the quests.

Just talking about classic/kunark/velious it seems to me like you really need to be about 50th level (on most classes) before you can tool about in reasonable safety and do whatever it is you need to do (get velium, silk, etc).

[Castinonya]

Originally Posted by sunbeam

Not sure this is what you are talking about, but you have to level to do things that are in the game.

You can't travel effectively in most zones until you reach a level reasonable to do so.

You can't farm items for trade skills until you have the level to do that. Same for the quests.

Just talking about classic/kunark/velious it seems to me like you really need to be about 50th level (on most classes) before you can tool about in reasonable safety and do whatever it is you need to do (get velium, silk, etc).

I think he means more along the lines of people blow through the levels and ignore content. Kind of like how in classic EQ (think P99) people would do the side quests for better gear at their level such as Paw of Opolla. Nowadays people just blast through level 70 and ignore things that were intended for level 10s to complete. "Skipping" the game content if you will.

[Huppy]

Originally Posted by Castinonya

I think he means more along the lines of people blow through the levels and ignore content. Kind of like how in classic EQ (think P99) people would do the side quests for better gear at their level such as Paw of Opolla. Nowadays people just blast through level 70 and ignore things that were intended for level 10s to complete. "Skipping" the game content if you will.

Yes, thats exactly what I was referring to. One good example of how some
just don't want to do any questing, I have spent considerable effort trying to
encourage people to visit the Grinch npc on my server for a simple little quest.
Not many have been interested in it. Just involves going to karana, hunting
down a lion, looting an item and turning it in. What they get for that turn in,
is something they will be very disappointed about when they realize what they
missed when the quest is gone. (5000 plat and a clicky item), for a simple task.
And they will miss out on it, simply because leveling was much more important.
Its an individual preference, I can respect that. Everyone is different.

[Huppy]

Originally Posted by sunbeam

Not sure this is what you are talking about, but you have to level to do things that are in the game.

You can't travel effectively in most zones until you reach a level reasonable to do so.

You can't farm items for trade skills until you have the level to do that. Same for the quests.

Just talking about classic/kunark/velious it seems to me like you really need to be about 50th level (on most classes) before you can tool about in reasonable safety and do whatever it is you need to do (get velium, silk, etc).

Sunbeam, when you say "about 50th level" to hunt tradeskill items, again, it's
not about the "higher end" of the game. Tradeskills can be done at lower tiers
just as much as mid to high level. Quests can be done at low levels as well.
But some people think of those as too trivial to enjoy doing them.
If one does a combine to produce an item, what difference does it make what
level that item is done at or what stats it has for the level. All tradeskills are
the same concept. You hunt/farm stuff, combine a recipe and produce an item.
Building up your tradeskill along the way.
I would have just as much fun doing it at level 20, as 50 or 70. Same with
the quests. Some people think the low level quests are too boring and the
high end ones are where the game is.
Have you ever watched a group of level 10's taking on a named mob ? It can
be just as exciting as a group of level 65's taking on a named mob.
One time back on live, I sat and watched a group fight Exterminator Sutton in
Rivervale, for a quest. That fight was over an hour long. It was awesome.