Ex-Addict asking about New ServerFollow

Im entertaining the thought of starting up......again. Yes , i love playing this damn game, just wondering what the new expansions and such do for newbs, i quit after POP, Do i need ALL the expansions, whats this G>O>D stuff etc. Can anyone catch me up on this stuff?

Coolio!! thanks so much for your response. Im thinking about just starting new, with the best EVIL soloing class/ race combo. Im thinking either an iskar necro or shammy. I know that mayby de make better necros, but mayby a shammy. Whats a better combo In your humble opinion?

To one ex-addict returning to the game from another, if you are thinking about playing an Evil Solo Class then I HIGHLY recommend the Iksar Necromancer. Our inherent hp regen, coupled with the Necro Lich (hp-to-mana conversion) spell line gives the Iksar Necro much less downtime. Although the DE's start with a higher Int, that's easily recovered through items as you level. Just keep in mind that Iksar are still pretty much hated everywhere (except Cabilis, PoK and Shadowhaven) so you may have to do a LOT of faction work if you want to go anywhere else, and we get a 20% XP penalty. Although I have noticed this time around that leveling goes a LOT faster nowadays then it did when I played before. When I quit EQ it had taken me almost a year to get a character to 35, this time it's taken me 4 months to get the same race/class to 42.

As far as LDON goes, I personally think it's the best thing to ever happen to EQ. Doing missions gives you a short term goal, accumulating points for an item you want gives you a long term goal and while you are in the dungeon you constantly progress through the area without a feeling of endless grindage. Just watch out for those pesky traps, trapped objects and bitten victims, they can turn a good adventure into a long day of corpse recovery really quickly. :-)

That's just my $.02, YMMV. And if you happen to create your toon on the Cazic-Thule server, send me a /tell and I'll be happy to help you with any Iksar or Necro questions.

Happy Hunting!

I agree with everyone above - I love LDoN, but its not necessary. I also like to solo and Ykesha has many good areas for that as well. I just started a Berserker on the new server and that's beengreat fun too.

As for soloing between a necro and shaman - I'd go with necro, but wither is viable. I have a DE necro L54 and a Vah Shir Shaman L46 but for the same levels the necro can solo better. The innate regen of the Iksar should help either class. The biggest advantage to the necro soloing is the stronger pets and feign death. Fast mana regeneration also helps, and the ncros spell line is easier to manage than the shaman's. The shaman gets sow, not a minor consideration. Also for making money sow potions consistently sell well on my server. If you like to group some, shamans are always welcome, and are very useful in LDoN. Necros aren't bad in groups or LDoN, but are not in the same league as any healer class. Necros often siphon mana to the group healer since they regenerate mana faster, and can heal themselves.

Hope this helped and welcome back.

If you're gonna make a necro, there's only one way to go... gnome. The regen isn't as good as a lizzy, but you are less hated. I can walk freely in Erudin, Felwithe and several other "good" cities without the fear of being killed by the NPCs there.

Nat