I usually like to play tanks, but I do play a cleric and at level 45 she caught an MGB KEI in PoK last night.
This was my first ever taste of KEI in EQ.
I found myself low on mana only one time in The Hole with a small group of four 40's toons.
In my cleric's next group I probably won't have KEI. Will I wonder how I ever lived without it? Will I be hooked already?
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Big buffs can be addictive.
However if you learned how to survive without it, then you know you can do without it. It's becomes a nice to have.
Instead of being disruptive,"Going to POK to rebuff"!
However if you learned how to survive without it, then you know you can do without it. It's becomes a nice to have.
Instead of being disruptive,"Going to POK to rebuff"!
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Yes. You are hooked.
But I thought MGB KEI wouldnt stick until 46. hmm.
But I thought MGB KEI wouldnt stick until 46. hmm.
Nope, KEI sticks at 45.
"Going for KEI" is one of the most god-awful annoying things I've ever seen in EQ. Especially when it's one of the key classes (say, the only healer)...or half the group. Granted, my "main" is a Necromander and KEI is a debuff compared to my Lich, but even as a Cleric I would rather keep the group active at a slower pace, then make everyone wait for 15-20 minutes while gating to PoK, getting KEI, then running back to zone and rejoining the group.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
My wiz wouldn't be ready to go do battle without KEI anymore than she would ready to go out without clothes. It's amazing how much more damage I can do when I have mana.
(El was quite happy Ell never went oom........if that means Elleria having an unhealthy clarity addiction, ah well, we all have our bad habits, eh.)
(El was quite happy Ell never went oom........if that means Elleria having an unhealthy clarity addiction, ah well, we all have our bad habits, eh.)
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
Unfortunately MGB Hand of Virtue does not stick until level 47...
45 KEI, AGEO(<45?)
46 Virtue
47 Hand of Virtue (group version)
If I had my druthers I would get the Druid PoC + Cleric Symbol & AC buff, but that combo is not as easy to track down for most.
45 KEI, AGEO(<45?)
46 Virtue
47 Hand of Virtue (group version)
If I had my druthers I would get the Druid PoC + Cleric Symbol & AC buff, but that combo is not as easy to track down for most.
I was surprised to learn that PoT9 will stick at 45, but BoT9 wont stick untill 46. Found out when buffing group and an old friend brought his 45 to play with us. I cast Bot9 and got message that the spell was too powerful for him. Then got out PoT9, at his request, and it stuck. That ws a surprise, I had allways assumed that group buffs had the same level requirements as the single form a of that buff - they were just more mana efficient.
Dothammer wrote:
Unfortunately MGB Hand of Virtue does not stick until level 47...
45 KEI, AGEO(<45?)
46 Virtue
47 Hand of Virtue (group version)
If I had my druthers I would get the Druid PoC + Cleric Symbol & AC buff, but that combo is not as easy to track down for most.
45 KEI, AGEO(<45?)
46 Virtue
47 Hand of Virtue (group version)
If I had my druthers I would get the Druid PoC + Cleric Symbol & AC buff, but that combo is not as easy to track down for most.
Aegolism is level 45 like KEI.
And I, too, often look for Pot9/Symbol combo whenever I can. My pet, though, always gets V.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
The trick is learning to live without if you can. I never ask for buffs outside of my own group(with the exception of rez but that's not really a buff). If I'm in PoK and MGB's are being done I'll stop by. However I'll never sit around shouting in /ooc for hours. If I can't find a buff in a few minutes I have to make do without. It's harder but sometimes it's funner. Besides maybe you'll run across a dispelling mob in the first couple of minutes in the zone (that's always fun).
Oh and you're welcome for the KEI ;)
I do carry some mana regen potions now for the times that I'm not able to get KEI.
I never leave a group for KEI and will only check in PoK if I'm not in a group, or on the way running to meet a group. If I don't get an answer in 20 seconds or so, I head to the group without buffs, and just use my mana regen potion when I get there.
Seems to work OK
I never leave a group for KEI and will only check in PoK if I'm not in a group, or on the way running to meet a group. If I don't get an answer in 20 seconds or so, I head to the group without buffs, and just use my mana regen potion when I get there.
Seems to work OK
Well, I guess someone here has a nasty KEI addiction and doesn't like suggestions of going without. Pus[/b]sy.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Yeah it can slow everything down soloing but boy it makes me appreciate the nice folks who happen upon you and buff the snot out of you. I feel guilty since I am an SK that I don't really have a way to return the favor.
Plus hunting in the back docks area of Dulak's usually means I am alone most of the night!
Plus hunting in the back docks area of Dulak's usually means I am alone most of the night!
People who become completely reliant on buffs are an accident waiting to happen, IMHO.
Paladin can't find a V or a Conv? Self Buff.
Druid can't find a KEI? Don't cast as many dots as you normally do.
It's called mana management. It comes with experience. You should know how long it takes you to regen. You should know where your limits are.
The problem with all these killer buffs, and the NEED to have them is that it gives you a false sense of where your limits lie.
"I made it to level 20 in like 4 hours!"
"Were you temped?"
"The whole time! I was just killing mobs until it faded, ran back to PoK, got a fresh one, and kept going!"
/slaps head
I've been in raids without a single buff on me the entire time, because I knew what I could handle, and what I couldn't handle. The only time I EVER call out LOM is if someone **WAY** overpulls, and I'm blasting away heals non-stop.
Self sufficieny is a good thing to learn.
I also have to completely agree with people who say its disruptive if someone has to "go run to PoK to get re-XXXXXed."
I'm not going to lie - I'm very fond of KEI, and Virtue. But if it comes down to slowing down my group because I **NEED** to have them, then I just become a pain in the rear.
To the OP: You will learn to live without it. You got this far without it, didn't you?
Paladin can't find a V or a Conv? Self Buff.
Druid can't find a KEI? Don't cast as many dots as you normally do.
It's called mana management. It comes with experience. You should know how long it takes you to regen. You should know where your limits are.
The problem with all these killer buffs, and the NEED to have them is that it gives you a false sense of where your limits lie.
"I made it to level 20 in like 4 hours!"
"Were you temped?"
"The whole time! I was just killing mobs until it faded, ran back to PoK, got a fresh one, and kept going!"
/slaps head
I've been in raids without a single buff on me the entire time, because I knew what I could handle, and what I couldn't handle. The only time I EVER call out LOM is if someone **WAY** overpulls, and I'm blasting away heals non-stop.
Self sufficieny is a good thing to learn.
I also have to completely agree with people who say its disruptive if someone has to "go run to PoK to get re-XXXXXed."
I'm not going to lie - I'm very fond of KEI, and Virtue. But if it comes down to slowing down my group because I **NEED** to have them, then I just become a pain in the rear.
To the OP: You will learn to live without it. You got this far without it, didn't you?
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