Does DoN progression still give the "10 to all stats" along with the other tier stat rewards or were they incorporated into the AA system? If it does still give those rewards, what other progressions are there, if any, that give similar stat bonuses?
Yes it does. That is the reward for the first tier. The new ability "Gift of the Keepers" gives a maximum stats increase of 10 per stat. http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=3061 DoN progression is worthwhile for all characters.
Cool. I had seen the rewards from the quest, but didn't know if they had been incorporated into planar power or something like that.
MPG group trials offer +50 to all resist caps. http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=5671
No, they haven't been rolled up into anything else. DoN progression and MPG group trials offer benefits that can't be found elsewhere.
Some of the higher level AA rewards for DoN are sweet too. Also, something to keep in mind. Some of the anniversary rewards allow you to choose faction as an option. I believe DoN factions are in there. I have no clue how much they boost faction, but it says "large increase."
See http://everquest.allakhazam.com/wiki/Category:EQ_Progression_AA and Keepers for DoN good side AAs, Dark Reign for evil side, and Trials of Mata Muram for MPG group progression. It doesn't specify, but iirc it's 5 or 10 to resist caps per win. The thread at http://everquest.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=1&mid=121788546332460931&p=1#4 covers alot of ways to raise stats and stat caps, and is fairly up-to-date. Yther Ore.
The DoN progression step that gives HEM gives a fixed amount of mana and endurance (300? I think it might 3 E/M per level...), but a percentage based increase to HP, my character with 80,000+ HP gained more than 2,000; at the time I had 3 characters complete it at once, and calculated it to be 2.5%, with maxxed natural durability AA already.
DoN progression still gives relevant rewards, such as the tier 4 increased chance to crit with melee or spells. The maximum level range of 15 for doing the raids has distorted things as the maximum level has increased. Telling my guildmates that I can't help them until they reach level 85 to do level 70 content seems weird.
