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Sherri Anderson - 29 Aug 2004 04:13 GMT
Hi all;
  I just wanted to introduce myself and tell everyone how helpful this
group has been since I discovered it a few days ago.
  I just began playing EQ and have a Lev 6 Kitty BL on Cazic-Thule who goes
by the name of Shierra. I prefer to level slowly and enjoy the game rather
than power level so I've been doing all the starter quests...although the
buggies are starting to irk me...I need 3 more carapaces for
frostweaver....*sighs* The bugs are all green to me now...so I don't even
get EXP for them...I butchered them for an hour tonight in Shadeweavers and
got nothing but 1 mandible which I didn't even need...I am definitely
looking forward to having a pet to help me out...

 But anyway..I'm headed to bed now...looking forward to getting to know
everyone and any tips, etc would be appreciated....

Anyone playing on CZ feel free to shoot me a tell...I'd love to meet ya
:)

                                      Shierra
Jitar GrRahiir - 29 Aug 2004 04:24 GMT
Ben Sisson - 29 Aug 2004 04:30 GMT
A thousand monkeys banging on keyboards posted the following under the
name "Sherri Anderson" <shadowestar63@verizon.net>:

>Hi all;
>   I just wanted to introduce myself and tell everyone how helpful this
>group has been since I discovered it a few days ago.

It usually takes a few more days after that to discover that this
place is really a cesspool. But, as usenet goes, its a cesspool with a
larger ratio of grey water vs black than usual.

>   I just began playing EQ and have a Lev 6 Kitty BL on Cazic-Thule who goes
>by the name of Shierra. I prefer to level slowly and enjoy the game rather
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>got nothing but 1 mandible which I didn't even need...I am definitely
>looking forward to having a pet to help me out...

Don't do so much of the newbie quests that you get bored. They aren't
worth boring yourself.

>  But anyway..I'm headed to bed now...looking forward to getting to know
>everyone and any tips, etc would be appreciated....

First thing you do next time you log in:

/join serverwide.age:age

If the regular creeps in there don't annoy you enough to make you
vomit, add

/autojoin serverwide.age:age

After that any time you want to talk to people from this newsgroup or
ask a question, it's just /1 blah blah blah. Test it out using the
following, best done during European primetime:

/1 Hey Meems monks still tank better than rangers


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Lich Overlord: "Hmm, well, I've got two words for goblin morale...
   goblin zombies."
Evil Goblin Cleric: "Good point."

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Sedce Frozentears - 29 Aug 2004 04:31 GMT
> Hi all;
>    I just wanted to introduce myself and tell everyone how helpful this
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>
>                                        Shierra

Well Welcome to Everquest Shierra, and to the newsgroup too.  While I don't
play on your server as of yet, I'm sure I will eventually.  I have
characters all over the place.  It's good to see someone new to the game
doing quests, and taking time and paying attention to the npcs and what they
say.

If you ever have questions ask here, and have fun playing the game if you
ever find yourself getting frustrated just turn off the game for a while and
go do something else most seem to forget that.

Have fun with your Kitty Cat Beastie

Sedce Frozentears, 57 (soon to be 58 /cry) Shaman, Terris Thule
and many others spread across many servers.
Bob Perez - 29 Aug 2004 07:03 GMT
> Hi all;

/wave

Welcome to the newsgroup!

It's always a bit surprising (but in a good way) to meet someone actually
*new* to the game. With all the discussion around here about the most uber
gear and the most elaborate strategies for obtaining it from the deepest
corners of the game, it's refreshing to hear someone recount their first
attempts to get starting gear from some of the starting quests.

Here are some useful links:

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/
(great site for quest and item information)

http://eq.crgaming.com/menu/spells.asp
(great site for summary spell lists)

http://www.eqatlas.com/
(great site for maps of the zones)

Between these and this newsgroup, you should be able to find out most
anything you need to know about the game.

Good luck and have fun!

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Sean Kennedy - 29 Aug 2004 14:52 GMT
>> Hi all;
>
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>
> Good luck and have fun!

You didn't just point a new person at Caster's realm!?  Bad Bob!

Ignore eq.crgaming.com for the most part - they post inaccurate
info a lot, and then leave it up.

Another site of interest to a beastlord is:

http://www.beastlords.org

Just a note - class boards seem to bring out some of the more
negative people, take any excessive whining on the class boards
with a grain of salt.

BTW - /wave to another kitty beastlord

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Bob Perez - 29 Aug 2004 21:55 GMT
> You didn't just point a new person at Caster's realm!?  Bad Bob!

Ah, caster's realm provides inaccurate data? Didn't know that, I referred to
it quite a bit as a source for basic information on the various class spell
lists. Never encountered any inaccuracies that I'm aware of, but then I
didn't use them for anything more than 10,000 foot view lists of the spells.
For anything specific there was always Lucy (which I wouldn't refer a new
user to).

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Palindrome - 29 Aug 2004 22:21 GMT
>> You didn't just point a new person at Caster's realm!?  Bad Bob!
>
>Ah, caster's realm provides inaccurate data? Didn't know that, I referred to
>it quite a bit as a source for basic information on the various class spell
>lists. Never encountered any inaccuracies that I'm aware of... [snip]

Hmm, I've seen one or two minor inaccuracies, but the time and trouble
that site has saved me *more* than makes up for that trifle.  I'd
recommend the site to anyone, and I have several RL friends who
(independently of my opinions) use it all the time as well.

Palindrome
Lance Berg - 29 Aug 2004 23:47 GMT
>>>You didn't just point a new person at Caster's realm!?  Bad Bob!
>>
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>
> Palindrome

I too use the site quite often.

I'm reminded of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

"... it has long supplanted the great Encylopedia Galactica as the
standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, for though it has many
omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly
inaccurate, it scores over the older more pedestrian work in two
important respects.  First, it is slightly cheaper, and secondly, it has
the words DON'T PANIC printed in large friendly letters on its cover."

Well, Lucy and Castersrealm are both free, so there's no cheaper about
it... but Castersrealm is much better arranged and friendlier to read,
has lots of chatty discussion about the individual spells, and just
plain isn't so intimidating.

Wrong?  Yes, sometimes.  But heck, its a good starting place, and then
the more experienced user can dash over to Lucy for a good look at the
reality of the situation.

Grage, 55 Berserk, Luclin

Still mourning Douglas Adams, not only a great humorist but one of the
most original and inventive science fiction authors who ever lived,
throwing away more high concept ideas in a chapter than the average
author does in ten books.
Palindrome - 30 Aug 2004 11:08 GMT
>>>>You didn't just point a new person at Caster's realm!?  Bad Bob!
>>>
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>the more experienced user can dash over to Lucy for a good look at the
>reality of the situation.
Very well said, and it tallies with my views exactly.  Considering the
huge amount of *free* information in there in addition to the spell
descriptions - such as research notes, location of spell vendors, epic
guides and player strategy guides - the errors are minimal.

Let us not forget that prior to the days of being able to right-click
a spell and see its description, castersrealm was indispensable.  If,
as a new player, you didn't go there, you didn't know what most of the
spells DID.

Palindrome
Graeme Faelban - 30 Aug 2004 15:20 GMT
>>>>>You didn't just point a new person at Caster's realm!?  Bad Bob!
>>>>
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> as a new player, you didn't go there, you didn't know what most of the
> spells DID.

The incorrect spell vendors was what finally drove me away from the site.    
I also found that the spell descriptions were incorrect for a few of the
spells I happened to be interested in looking up.

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Giluven, Wood Elf Druid of 29 seasons
Graeniel, High Elf Enchanter of 25 seasons

Graeme Faelban - 30 Aug 2004 15:18 GMT
> Still mourning Douglas Adams, not only a great humorist but one of the
> most original and inventive science fiction authors who ever lived,
> throwing away more high concept ideas in a chapter than the average
> author does in ten books.

Agreed.  If you have not had a chance to read it yet, you should take a
look at "Last Chance to See" as well, it's a nonfiction book by him,
written in his wonderful style, regarding seeing some endangered species in
various parts of the world as part of a BBC radio show (I think it was).

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Tainniel Fleabane, Halfling Warrior of 32 seasons
Giluven, Wood Elf Druid of 29 seasons
Graeniel, High Elf Enchanter of 25 seasons

Graeme Faelban - 30 Aug 2004 15:16 GMT
>>> You didn't just point a new person at Caster's realm!?  Bad Bob!
>>
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> recommend the site to anyone, and I have several RL friends who
> (independently of my opinions) use it all the time as well.

Just the opposite for me, I was banging my head against the wall trying
to find some spell way back when, and it was just not available on the
vendor(s) listed on crgaming (then castersrealm).  Eventually, I found
where it really was available on allakhazam.  I stopped using it at that
point.

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Elder Graeme Faelban, Barbarian Prophet of 65 seasons
Tainniel Fleabane, Halfling Warrior of 32 seasons
Giluven, Wood Elf Druid of 29 seasons
Graeniel, High Elf Enchanter of 25 seasons

Sean Kennedy - 29 Aug 2004 23:30 GMT
>> You didn't just point a new person at Caster's realm!?  Bad Bob!
>
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> foot view lists of the spells. For anything specific there was always
> Lucy (which I wouldn't refer a new user to).

Off the top of my head:

1.  Mage summoned earring was listed as an
aggro reducer for months.
2.  Ranger defense cap still listed at 200
3.  Planar renewal shows incorrect hitpoints healed
in the list.

That sort of sloppiness leads me to believe there
must be many others I haven't noticed.

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an Laoch,  8th Level Tanker

Palindrome - 30 Aug 2004 11:15 GMT
>Off the top of my head:
>
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>That sort of sloppiness leads me to believe there
>must be many others I haven't noticed.

Only 3, out of how many spell descriptions - several hundreds??  I'd
say that was pretty good going, really.  There probably are more, but
they can't be that big an issue, as they are so insignificant you
haven't seen any practical evidence of said error.

I have seen other sites that feature spells specifically for druids,
or necros, etc., but I just prefer castersrealm by a long shot.

Palindrome
Sean Kennedy - 30 Aug 2004 13:35 GMT
>>Off the top of my head:
>>
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>
> Palindrome

No, 3 that I know of off the top of my head.  Those
sorts of errors undermine my confidence in all their
data.  Oh, ranger Riposte cap is wrong too.

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Feral Lord Bosra Snowclaw
 Vacationing in the south of Faydwer
 for the forseeable future.

an Laoch,  8th Level Tanker

Graeme Faelban - 30 Aug 2004 15:22 GMT
>>Off the top of my head:
>>
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> I have seen other sites that feature spells specifically for druids,
> or necros, etc., but I just prefer castersrealm by a long shot.

It's been so long since I've been there, that I'd have to actually look
through the shaman spells there again to even know what was wrong.  I
know some spell descriptions were misleading, and at least two had spell
vendors listed incorrectly, which at the time, pre PoP, pre Luclin, was a
big deal to have to get all the way over to Firiona Vie, or wherever else
to find said spell not available there.

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On Erollisi Marr in <Sanctuary of Marr>
Elder Graeme Faelban, Barbarian Prophet of 65 seasons
Tainniel Fleabane, Halfling Warrior of 32 seasons
Giluven, Wood Elf Druid of 29 seasons
Graeniel, High Elf Enchanter of 25 seasons

Graeme Faelban - 30 Aug 2004 15:14 GMT
>> You didn't just point a new person at Caster's realm!?  Bad Bob!
>
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> foot view lists of the spells. For anything specific there was always
> Lucy (which I wouldn't refer a new user to).

It's been a long time since I've been to crgaming, but, as I recall, they
have innacurate information regarding the effects of spells, and regarding
where you can purchase them (for vendor purchased spells).

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On Erollisi Marr in <Sanctuary of Marr>
Elder Graeme Faelban, Barbarian Prophet of 65 seasons
Tainniel Fleabane, Halfling Warrior of 32 seasons
Giluven, Wood Elf Druid of 29 seasons
Graeniel, High Elf Enchanter of 25 seasons

Rumbledor - 30 Aug 2004 15:16 GMT
>> You didn't just point a new person at Caster's realm!?  Bad Bob!
>
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> foot view lists of the spells. For anything specific there was always
> Lucy (which I wouldn't refer a new user to).

Same here. I use it exclusively for spell listings and spell purchase
locations.

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Annie Benson-Lennaman - 30 Aug 2004 16:07 GMT
> Hi all;
>    I just wanted to introduce myself and tell everyone how helpful this
> group has been since I discovered it a few days ago.

>   But anyway..I'm headed to bed now...looking forward to getting to know
> everyone and any tips, etc would be appreciated....

   Hello there!  Yep, hunting greenies for a quest piece is perhaps the
definitive EQ experience.  Good luck with getting your drops!  If you want
tips and a good selection of EQ links, you might wan to visit the
alt.games.everquest FAQ, which I have linked in my sig.  A bit wordy, but
full of good information and even a tips section.

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