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Maedhros replied to the thread What classes do you think today are underpowered?.

Paladins are in terrible shape. Have been since COTF, with a very short year in TOV where we were ok. People that say things like "you...

Maedhros liked Angeliana's post in the thread Show Your Pride!.

The mighty lions are back with all new looks and free for everyone. June is here and it’s time once again to show our support to the...

Maedhros liked Allayna's post in the thread 2024, Make Paladins !.

Audacity and Parlay should be combined into one ability. Stating again given the above convo. Best case scenario is to combine the hate...

Maedhros liked Doranur_Aleguzzler's post in the thread Oakwynd is Launching Soon!.

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Maedhros replied to the thread Please remove vendor sellback for Apparitional Cloak Fastener.

I've been a class lead, an officer, raid leader, or guild leader in about 10 guilds over the last 23 years. I assure you, that any...

Maedhros liked Waring_McMarrin's post in the thread Please remove vendor sellback for Apparitional Cloak Fastener.

Sounds like it is time to update the rules in order to take advantage of a changing loot system.

Maedhros liked Cicelee's post in the thread Please remove vendor sellback for Apparitional Cloak Fastener.

First off.... No. Secondly, when you say multiple raid forces I am going to assume that means open server raids, multi guild raids, etc....

Maedhros replied to the thread Return of the Exiled - Cazic Thule.

We kept our streak alive, 8 straight years in the top 10. We're trying to do more with less this year. The goal is to drop from 3 tank...

Maedhros replied to the thread 24th anniversary AUGS are terrible.

Its awful when free new content comes out in this 24 year old game.

Maedhros replied to the thread Everquest 24th Anniversary party in Shanghai, China.

Thats cool!

Maedhros liked yodang's post in the thread Everquest 24th Anniversary party in Shanghai, China.

March 28,2023 Even EQ left China a long time ago, and even eqers are not as young as before. They still come to Shanghai from all over the...

Maedhros liked Ofearl's post in the thread 2024, Make Paladins !.

Love em, I'm just a peon in the world of this game so between all of us, someone has the ability. As for disc timers, etc. I'd be find...

Maedhros liked Wulfhere's post in the thread 2024, Make Paladins !.

I would hope these are easy additions to consider. These unity or combo spells are quite simple to do. Just create a new spell that has...

Maedhros replied to the thread 2024, Make Paladins !.

Every year, after we get passed the crazy, fanciful, unrealistic suggestions and then finally get into some of the reasonable ideas there...

Maedhros liked Allayna's post in the thread 2024, Make Paladins !.

That's why I suggested a new spell line that casts both, think like shaman combo dots, casting multiple spells with 1 gem. That would...

Maedhros liked Beimeith's post in the thread Riposte is out of control.

This happens regularly and is annoying to deal with. None of the current publicly available versions of GamParse are accurate....

Maedhros replied to the thread SK Aura.

I think all classes should have an aura. Its weird that they randomly left out a few classes. The paladin one is 5% to incoming heals so an...

Maedhros liked Wulfhere's post in the thread Riposte is out of control.

A sure source of extra swings is the riposte of an initiated swing. We can measure the rate of riposted ripostes by testing with...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

You've been obsessing over my posts for months dude. Also, in the history of ironic posts on these forums, you giving anyone advice on...

Maedhros liked Wulfhere's post in the thread Riposte is out of control.

I did some testing today. One parse with /attack on and a weapon and the other without (using snow cone). The goal is to show the number...

Maedhros liked Nudia's post in the thread Riposte is out of control.

Aallayna tanked three extra mobs so three of our tanks could play two bards and a necro, it helped our dps on T3.

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

That would be great to get back on topic. My position is that the more mobs you fight the more often you riposte all of the mobs and...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

Yea, we crapped the bed for T3 launch day and caught some bad breaks. Not going to make any excuses for it. You can look at the EGL...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

You're definitely right about one thing, you guys must be the only guild in the game that the SKs are being out tanked by paladins....

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

It was never a question of if they can. I've tanked 6-8 things on raids, any good tank has. Why not? Its your guild, if thats how you...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

So with having seen other guilds streams and seeing what they do, what do you think accounts for the necessity of tanks in RA to ever...

Maedhros liked MyShadower's post in the thread Riposte is out of control.

All the ripostes in the "Riposte is out of control thread", ForumQuest gold.

Maedhros liked Tucoh's post in the thread 2024, Make Paladins !.

This was one of the big surprises when I switched my main from a warrior to a shadowknight last year. I kinda thought shadowknights...

Maedhros liked Ofearl's post in the thread 2024, Make Paladins !.

No, plain and simple. This thread is not for hairbrain wild ideas. It is to help our class and hopefully get some attention. We need...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

Maybe thats it, maybe we have a language barrier issue. In your world, briefly tanking 6-8 mobs during a wipe or before other tanks...

Maedhros liked Ozon's post in the thread Riposte is out of control.

A couple of our SKs do more than that when not tanking, to over 1million. Especially with new weapons which are just dumb fun ratios.

Maedhros liked TsiawdMS's post in the thread Riposte is out of control.

Great tanks don't leash mobs. Twice. =p Moreover, sks without adps should be doing 850k+ on majority of nos events with multi dotting...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

Yes you are absolutely right, thats what everyone does. I wouldn't describe popping shield flash and AEing a pile of mobs to keep them...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

Speaking of getting carried away. Have you ever watched a Twitch from any of the other top 10 guilds? Tanking is done pretty much the...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

Lets not get carried away.

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

Guys if you think RA has had some kind of ground breaking discovery on how to tank mobs on raids and that every other guild is not doing...

Maedhros liked Szilent's post in the thread Can We Talk About Group Tank Balance Problems?.

It is correct for Mercenaries to be insufficient for tackling missions.

Maedhros replied to the thread 2024, Make Paladins !.

You said it best with your very first sentence

Maedhros liked FawnTemplar's post in the thread T3 Launch Day Grats.

I just wanted to take a minute to congratulate everyone who participated in T3 launch day on an awesome performance. Grats to those of you...

Maedhros replied to the thread 2024, Make Paladins !.

Every time there is a post like this, people lose their minds. People come up with crazy class definition breaking ideas and don't put any...

Maedhros replied to the thread Raid Development Time vs Live Play Time.

What are you suggesting as an alternative, less dev time devoted to raids and more devoted to the group game? I assume most raiders are...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

Are, are you talking about the group game? If you're talking about tanking 6-8 mobs in the raid game, then I wonder what the hell your...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

I don't recall anyone ever saying they couldn't tank with a weapon. You are inserting commentary that never happened. I could delete my...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

Well I tanked the entire Shiknar raid Friday night with snowcone but I can't come up with any kind of useful conclusion with the log data....

Maedhros replied to the thread Spectral Luclinite Amice of xxx.

There is next to no difference on these at all. Those infinitesimally small differences in stats amount to practically nothing today with...

Maedhros liked Nightops's post in the thread Spectral Luclinite Amice of xxx.

**Here is my breakdown for the stat comparison on the 3 items listed (and only based on the 3 stats listed). If your idea is to go for...

Maedhros liked TsiawdMS's post in the thread Riposte is out of control.

Recruit more sks! Or clone sith =p

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

I don't think that that math checks out. I think with a weapon out the ripostes are actually creating additional strikes of damage that...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

I agree. Planning to go full snowcone on this event for Fridays raids. It is very common that I don't have a SK in my group for raids....

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

I guess I missed that post last year and will scan through it to see if anything is relevant but so far on the first page I don't see...

Maedhros liked Syylke_EMarr's post in the thread Riposte is out of control.

Still going through my own logs, but wanted to comment on this. I absolutely HATE the log message changes. They simplified way too far...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

Friday I will run snowglobe for the entirety of Paludal and see what happens.

Maedhros liked Tucoh's post in the thread Riposte is out of control.

So, just to make sure I'm understanding this, when a mob swings at you, https://fanra.fandom.com/wiki/Skill_Modifiers_and_Combat_Effects...

Maedhros replied to the thread Riposte is out of control.

I believe what is happening is that mobs are swinging at me, I riposte, and then they riposte strikethrough against my riposte. Thats...

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Riposte is out of control

I'd like to find out if many of you are seeing what I am seeing on raids, and additionally has this trend been going on for years and it...

Forum: Tanks

Maedhros liked Wulfhere's post in the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

Well, NPC win the strike though exchanges since the nerf a couple years ago. The issue is that NPC strike through of your riposte swings...

Maedhros replied to the thread Return of the Exiled - Cazic Thule.

Updated original post to reflect current needs. We've been fielding a pretty strong crew for raids. I'd really love another group of caster...

Maedhros liked Fading Illusion's post in the thread The EverQuest Show - NEW Episode out now!.

Happy Patch Day all! Why not take this free time to watch Episode 15 of The EverQuest Show? [media] (Set to Premier at 1:30 Eastern) This...

Maedhros replied to the thread Save raid group set.

This would be awesome. Obviously we have been able to plod along without it for years and as with anything, the more often a person does...

Maedhros liked Acute Alt-itis's post in the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

Thanks everybody. After trying a bit harder, I feel that the paladin is not for me. It would probably be a great char for playing a single...

Maedhros replied to the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

Are you guys talking about me? I have been experimenting with the snow cone quite a bit. Can't really comment on what SK's are doing...

Maedhros liked minimind's post in the thread Where Are The Memes?.

For the record... we were able to field 2 berserkers that night... so anything was possible. I'm pretty sure alliance fired like twice.

Maedhros replied to the thread What is the definition of a casual?.

It can mean what ever the speaker wants. What I would have called a casual 15 years ago when I was playing 12 to 15 hours a day, guzzling a...

Maedhros replied to the thread The door in Shadow Haven (NoS).

I thought this was awesome.

Maedhros liked Brickhaus's post in the thread The door in Shadow Haven (NoS).

I was shocked, but it's a great way to do "locked" progression. It disappeared after the first guild won the door raid on my server...

Maedhros replied to the thread Pally + BST ... suggestions.

The problem with your beast pet tanking is that the mobs you try to kill will almost always prefer to attack the paladin dpsing than...

Maedhros replied to the thread Where Are The Memes?.

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Maedhros liked Fintank's post in the thread Who is streaming T2 race day?.

https://www.twitch.tv/raccoo__

Maedhros liked Fading Illusion's post in the thread Say "SoW" and be on The EverQuest Show!!.

THANK YOU! To all the players that submitted videos! The EverQuest Show - "Say What?" is NOW LIVE! Be sure to comment with YOUR...

Maedhros liked Fading Illusion's post in the thread Say "SoW" and be on The EverQuest Show!!.

I'll also accept videos of: your family members saying these words your boss saying them your 2 year old niece Bruce Springsteen Random...

Maedhros liked Fading Illusion's post in the thread Say "SoW" and be on The EverQuest Show!!.

Hello Norrathians! If you're a regular watcher of The EverQuest Show, you've probably seen the "Say What?" segments where players and...

Maedhros replied to the thread The problem with low exp per kill of mobs.

Sometimes I really wonder how much time people think about a subject before they post absolute nonsense like this.

Maedhros replied to the thread Pally + BST ... suggestions.

You're going to be disappointed by the sheer amount of mobs that are immune to stun, and probably sad to learn that SK is capable of much...

Maedhros replied to the thread When One Door Closes - "No Poke" ach.

Its not uncommon that I have been stunned so long that I can't move to avoid the red aura. If you really need the ach, I'd use a pet tank...

Maedhros replied to the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

2 cleric mercs and a shammy box mostly dotting is not actually that much healing. DPS mercs are garbage and I'd rather run 2 cleric...

Maedhros replied to the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

I run 4 box set up of my paladin, my bard, my wifes shammy and her mage and then 2 cleric mercs. I assume I am a bit more heavily geared...

Maedhros replied to the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

Hes running SK, pal, bard and monk. That adps is pretty poor. And his 3 other melee toons will be eating up a lot of the kill-shots....

Maedhros replied to the thread Ditch Overseer and just make exp better.

I think overseer exp could be a bit lower and exp for actually killing mobs could be a bit higher, but all my toons got maxxed out aa in...

Maedhros replied to the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

Declined what? As I said and you seemed to ignore, I could box 6 paladins and it would work perfectly fine but it would still be stupid...

Maedhros replied to the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

So you came on here for advice, didnt listen when people told you to box a healer (especially a shammy instead) and you would be better...

Maedhros liked Fading Illusion's post in the thread The EverQuest Show launches This Week! In EverQuest.

It's been a very busy week for The EverQuest Show. TWO news updates of our "This Week! in EverQuest" videos have dropped this week,...

Maedhros liked Fading Illusion's post in the thread The EverQuest Show launches This Week! In EverQuest.

Happy New Year EQ! In 2023, I'm trying something new with The EverQuest Show. Episodes of The EverQuest Show are expected to drop each...

Maedhros liked Drakah's post in the thread Beta Reward.

What could be nice is to be able to change the pet illusion clickie to select a different color elemental instead of just the purple one.

Maedhros liked Yinla's post in the thread Beta Reward.

You can have 14 chars on each server, so if you play on multi servers you can have well over 50 :) I'm not even going to try and do the...

Maedhros liked eqgamer's post in the thread Beta Reward.

My main has that and the only thing I don't "like" is the way the shield and wep rests on the arms. But is an awesome...fun and...

Maedhros liked Marton's post in the thread Beta Reward.

You are my kinda guy. I too would like to see weapons on the illusion:(.

Maedhros replied to the thread Beta Reward.

I really like the beta reward as a novelty for a pet user. wish the model could have displayed the pet weapons but thats ok, a lot of pet...

Maedhros liked Tucoh's post in the thread Beastlord - Ecliptic Fury is terrible.

[49297/2652] Dichotomic Fury 6 Classes: BST/250 Skill: Abjuration Target: Single Range: 300' Resist: Beneficial, Blockable: Yes Focusable:...

Maedhros replied to the thread Beastlord - Ecliptic Fury is terrible.

Beastlords have one of the very best Dicho lines, and the fact that you can use a many expansions old one for cheaper thats really just as...

Maedhros liked Cicelee's post in the thread EQ suffers from what every other MMO suffers from. Unnecessary complexity..

Forgettable? TBL is arguably one of the best expansions we have had over the last decade or so. There was challenge, there was a sense...

Maedhros replied to the thread Best tracker to play with a Paladin.

Yes, you are exactly wrong, but it looks like a whole bunch of people already got you sorted out. Bard is the class I box and it is...

Maedhros liked minimind's post in the thread Monk/Rogue/Berserker Skill Comparison/Possible Balancing.

Intriguing. I've never looked into the skill cap differences between the melee DPS. My two cents: Rationale - I don't think we should...

Maedhros replied to the thread Monk/Rogue/Berserker Skill Comparison/Possible Balancing.

yes they are all melee dps that have no mana, but that does not mean they are the same. There is no good reason that they should all have...

Maedhros replied to the thread EverQuest Swag, Gift Ideas and more - Brought to you by The EverQuest Show.

Definitely not enough EQ merch available!

Maedhros liked Fading Illusion's post in the thread EverQuest Swag, Gift Ideas and more - Brought to you by The EverQuest Show.

Hello everyone! For Frostfell, The EverQuest Show has released a Frostfell Gift Ideas special. Looking for holiday gift ideas, or need a...

Maedhros replied to the thread Can we get a Hot *UN-Fix* on the Forced Progression?.

OOOF this is about the most pathetic rants in recent EQ history. Tunare save me, I have to play the game!

Maedhros replied to the thread Otherworldly Focus of Fortitude and Otherworldly Focus of Heroism.

I think a nice solution would be adding an additional drop slot to mission chests and moving the otherworldly aug items to it with their...

Maedhros liked Crystilla's post in the thread The EverQuest Show returns for Season 2!.

Hi! I haven't touched my housing decorations in a while but happy to show you what I have. One was my attempt at a Christmas style...

Maedhros liked MasterMagnus's post in the thread The EverQuest Show returns for Season 2!.

Everyone is welcome to visit my guild hall. Paineel Book Readers Club Drinal - Cedar Country Acres 200 Guild Way Thanks for remembering...

Maedhros replied to the thread The EverQuest Show returns for Season 2!.

Housing was always a really cool but under-utilized part of EQ. So many people just dump their trophies on a plot now and go about their...

Maedhros liked Fading Illusion's post in the thread The EverQuest Show returns for Season 2!.

Hi all! Fading here again. Out of curiosity, would the EQ community be interested in a story about Housing/Decorating? AND... Does...

Maedhros liked Fading Illusion's post in the thread The EverQuest Show returns for Season 2!.

Thank you all! I appreciate the support! If you can keep spreading the word and sharing, that would be great. One of my main goals with...

Maedhros replied to the thread Good's Maps Pack.

Well done with the flare on the Darklight map. I enjoy the extra artwork that you created with the mushrooms, flowers and spiders webs...

Maedhros replied to the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

Its probably the single most powerful spell that you can load on a spell bar in the entire game, and that includes the agro component.

Maedhros replied to the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

uh no. The only situation that paladin snap agro is fine, is when you are boxing all the toons and have a high degree of discipline...

Maedhros replied to the thread Moving from SK to Pal.

There is no way that this set up produces more dps on the 90% of content that is not undead than putting a shaman instead of a paladin...

Maedhros liked Fading Illusion's post in the thread The EverQuest Show returns for Season 2!.

Hello everyone! I've worked exceptionally hard to get this episode out and I can't wait for the upcoming episodes! Lots of great...

Maedhros liked Rylak's post in the thread Kudos to the NoS graphic art team!!!!.

You all keep getting better and better with what you are putting out these last few expansions. The details on the models is just so damn...

Maedhros liked Stymie's post in the thread I know Return to PoP is probably next, LDON Request for after.

Loose, I am your father. :)

Maedhros liked Cicelee's post in the thread I know Return to PoP is probably next, LDON Request for after.

Could be Luclin Part 3- The Return of the Shissar. Or The Shissar Strikes Back. Or Luclin Part 3: A New Shissar. More than enough zones...

Maedhros liked Ozon's post in the thread Years of us asking for meaningful SK DoT boosts, nerfed instead. lol.

Sorry Gore, I have to say I think you are a out on a limb in this case. Effectively we loose 1 tick of dmg, a loss yes but not a big deal....

Maedhros replied to the thread Years of us asking for meaningful SK DoT boosts, nerfed instead. lol.

This is a head scratcher. You play the most powerful class in the game, but seemingly not even scratching the surface of what it can do,...