Playing on Race War server

[EZ_VeniVici]

I only played EQ for a bit, and that was a monk to lvl 35 - then I stopped playing.

Right now I have EQ uninstalled, so I'm waiting for the patching and everything, thought I'd ask a few questions about the race war sever, if you don't mind...

What really is it like? It does sound fun, but do the good/evil races just join together anyway and hunt/raid together?

Does good/evil control certain zones, making exping as a certain race extremely hard?

Is it fun? I really want to do some PvP in EQ, especially as a backstabbing rogue

Can guards see through hide? Incase I want to go walk around certain zones where I'm not all that welcomed.

Any other sort of Info would be nice, such as do's/don'ts as a Rogue on a PvP server

Thanks!

[EZ_Kerafyrm the Sleeper]

I assume you are talking about Sullon Zek, is sounds like cause of good/evil... otherwise I am making a fool of myself.


One Sullon Zek, there are no Play Nice Policy. This allows NPC training(causing XP lose), Corpse Camping(CC), Zone Camping, and all those nasty perks :P

Well, Goods/newts/evils can't group with eachother so it makes it hard. And if something like this happened, it would most likely be the evils meeting up with the goods, evils killing the goods, evils begin CCing the goods, a group of newts come, kill the evils, start CCing the evils and the goods

Yes, there are areas that are controlled by certain sides. Don't expect to level in Kunark if your Worship Tunare, you won't last long. Velious is a bit more do-able, but can still cause problems.

PvP is great. Gives you something extra to do. Nothing like the fear of dinging level 6 and having a level 58 wizzie nuke you for 788 damage to get ya up in the morning, like I always say :P

Usually, no. Unless it is some kind of spell caster guards.


Hope this helps.
Cheers

[EZ_VeniVici]

Mind if I ask what the hell newts are?

[EZ_Renc]

Are you talken about Race war? or diety war.

if race war then dont play they are all cheatin bastids who use imortal healin etc..

if your talkin about Diety War (best pvp server imo)

hard coded teams. (cant Xteam and imortal heal) cant group with other teams no rules sept for language and haresment (sexual) is not alowed.

the teams are divided by diety. race is not important sept for who you worship.

a list can be found here. of the teams and rules.

everquest.station.sony.co...lonzek.jsp

i would recomend neutral team as they are strong yet pvp alot. goods are hopeless while evil is stronger then both but alot more blue. (more pve than pvp)

its fun join up. be newt.
oh yeah server has 20% xp bonus and 50% xp loss if you die.

[EZ_Rhainy]

Hi Renc

Well Sullon Zek is defenatly the best pvp server. But it's also the hardest server to level up on. But PvP would be way to dull to me without the risk of being corpse camped, bind camped, traned etc. Nothing like knowing your enemy will do everything in their power to stop you ^_^

The race war servers and RZ are pretty blue, and I wouldn't recomend RZ for a rogue =/

So if you actually want to pvp then join the neutral team on SZ, but don't come and expect to lvl up in peace. Expect to actually have to pvp ;p The newbie lvl's are hard but once you get to a reasonable lvl, SZ is the most fun I've ever had in EQ

[EZ_Xearo Railmaster]

RZ is awesome for a rogue, i had a lvl 60 rogue there. i would run up to someone whom i was at guildwar with. hit duelist while they were medding. and BAM they would be dead. sometimes they wouldnt be wearing anything good. sometimes they would. but oh well. a lot of times i would get good @#%$ off of twinks on my lower lvl guys. but i got sick of killing/being killed and worrying about my items so i went to a blue server where i now happily hunt in a pvp free environment =) ZAFFAN DECTOMY60 halfling rogue of the saryrn server, the laughing stock of EQ

[EZ_Ceescrit da Bossalini]

If you want true "Race WAR" as in Elves vs. Shorties vs. Humans vs. Evils--- Vallon Zek is the way to go. There's at least one quality guild on each team that actually plays the way the server was intended.

The elven team is making huge progress as of late, gearing up to hit the planes, kill dragons and such.

Other than that its just a broken system full of "Nono pk exp only" cross teaming, immortal healing, bloobies that are the bane of our daily existance


But at least a level 60 doesn't have the option of camping the newbie grounds all day, and causing people exp loss whenever possible. I've had some friends leave VZ to go play on SZ for a while now... heh, its like a whole different culture there. They turn strange. <u>~Ceescrit da Bossalini</u>
{Illuvitae} Commander in Chief
Roag of Vallon Zek (PvP Teams)
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Detroit Roags find you. Mug you.

[Itzena]

"The elven team is making huge progress as of late, gearing up to hit the planes, kill dragons and such."

Well, you would say that, wouldn't you

"I've had some friends leave VZ to go play on SZ for a while now... heh, its like a whole different culture there. They turn strange. "

As opposed to the many, many paragons of mundanity on VZ, yes?

Itzena Alhazared, Ronin
<u>Vallon Zek</u>Edited by: Itzena at: 1/11/02 3:49:18 am

[Lisboa]

SZ before VZ.

I had a 21(?) necro on SZ, 22 shadowknight on VZ before I left the game...

VZ is three teams vs. one, plus immortal healing. The level limit to P v P means that you spend your time dealing with some twink level 15 shadowknight with Lodizal's shield and Sebelis gear and killing everyone who isn't twinked that much. The server is for the most part, a joke.

[EZ_Renc]

tellin ya man. SZ is the best.
you sound like you would be a good neutral. i love evil rogues but the other teams need people to keep teams balanced eh.

side note... SZ just cleared NToV. 42 peeps. =) not all level 60 though... and our gear sux =)

[EZ_Theaos]

ok here's how it breaks down, SZ is the god war, TZ is the race war simply because people like it that way, VZ is a teams server, but i can't say exactly that it is a race server, and rallos is anything (includin your tunic) goes. coin and one item. personally i like that rallos, and no drop gear is not hard to get if you know how to play that game. i'm only a above average player and i'm having no trouble getting started on rallos. just a few rules to remember, most are PK server universal

1. Make friends. get a guild. find people you can get alone with, and do it early, find a guild before you make it to PvP lvls, you may not be able to get into an uber guild, but you'll have back up.

2. Learn your faction, if you have lousy guard faction you may be killed for defending yourself, and that just makes you madder. And you can't make any good money on trade skills selling to vendors without ally faction, amiable will get you a profit, but why not get the most out of your work.

3. Never travel alone. unless your brave, foolish, or talented.

4. GET A RESERVE TUNIC, and anything else no drop. this is mainly a RZ rule, it's ac9 +3 dex, and is a dead sexy red banded look. it looks totally pimp on cats

5. Never travel with money. if you meet someone with something to sell then meet them at a bank. it's the safe way for both parties and anyone that sais he's got his money on him is either brave, foolish, or trying to kill you

6. There is no rule 6.

7. don't cry when you get PK'ed. it makes you look weak. get revenge instead, it;s much more fun.

8. There is a rule 8, but at the last minute i decided it was to good, you'll have to buy my book.

9. the most important of all rules. know your classes. learn what each class can do, and what it takes to take them down

I can not promise that this well help you lead a succesfull life on the pvp, but it works for me. i hope it helps


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