EQ2: Increased XP now live

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Thought I put this out here before I get scooped again.

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*** Gameplay ***

- As described in this month's Producer's Letter, we have significantly increased experience gain for solo players and small groups of two and three members.

For complete details on this and other upcoming game changes, please read the full Producer's Letter at EQ2Players.com.
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Moorgard
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Played a bit today but not really enough to get a good feel for the change.

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I have been sick this week so wasn''t really on much last night, but from what a couple of guildies were saying, exp from soling in EL was noticebly faster.

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I''ve also heard this.

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I rocketed up to 9 pretty quick this evening. Almost ready for my brawler quest karma and I got an invite into the guild from Karia I think. Look me up online - Frostclaw - wannabe monk.

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I guess the success of WoW''s gameplay played a part in this. For the diehard gamers who like a bit more of a challenge, this may not be good however.

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For the diehard gamers who like a bit more of a challenge, this may not be good however.

It does not effect them at all. There was always solo mobs and missions. This just allows a person that would like to solo throughout the whole game (which still would be difficult) a bit more leeway.

Most of the ""die-hard'' gamers aren''t trying to solo their way through EQ2 anyway, they are grouping and in the big guilds.

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I hope that the solo aspect is good, but I look forward to grouping with the new guild. Thanks Karma for the introduction - got good advice today from those that were on. I am now a brawler and he is pretty neat I almost went Pally, but I didnt - so if you have any good leftover gear or advice - let me know.

- Spy

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I''ll most likely be on tonight if you need any help!

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Spy let us know how the leveling feels compared to your first time through.

Wish you guys were Freeport Karma.

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I will be on after 2330 EST unless someone gives me a game in ESPN foosball.

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Working 2nd shift now? We need a calender with your schedule on it!

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Yeah 2nd shift - the swings. Mids next week so all my gameplay will be in the early am and then late afternoon. Then a week off . Any suggestions for a son to be lvl 11 brawler. I had to leave at 98% for work, plus I am trying to find the firing squad trees in the Peat Bog for the Sun Wolf quest.

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Quests! You can get some pretty decent armor doing quests.

Also, I''m not rich but I could loan you a gold and that should be able to outfit you at that lvl.

Also, when you are picking your special talents and stuff, I picked things that increased my agility. This helps my tanking abilities.

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Experience gain has been occurring on a much faster basis since the patch for me. I leveled 18-20 in the span of 3 days (about 3 hours each day) whereas it took me a lot longer just to get from 15 to 17. Solo rewards are also way more frequent in my own estimation. Two thumbs up to this patch so far.

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I picked up my first agility ""ability"" and am doing ok for gear I guess. Do we have a guildie who makes apprentice III or Adept I abilities?

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I''m sure we do, just have to ask in guild chat. The good thing about our guild is half of the players are Aussies, so you should have people on anytime of the day.

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Where did you get your skill upgrades - are they fairly cheap now on the market?

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Yes, I just usually buy off the market adept 1''s, since those are not player made.

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Do you still need a bulletin board to do that? Where do you buy one - I completely forgot who sells those...

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You can check the prices, and see who''s selling from a BB but you can''t buy through the BB. They make you trudge to the sellers apt. I usually hit the broker in my local crafters guild and not worry about the markup.

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Whats the going rate for App 3''s?

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It really depends on the skill lvl of the ability/spell. Ones you get early on are less expensive then the ones you gain later. When I was getting my first tier App''s they were going for about 15 to 20 sp apiece. Lately however it seems inflation''s hit quite hard on the Nektulos server and I''ve seen em for 60 to 70 sp and first tier adepts for 1gp.

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I''ve found if you check out the black maket you can get adepts cheaper, becausenobody in that city is buying adepts for qeynos classes.

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Black Market? Where/What is that?

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If you enter Qeynos Harbor from the bell, right as you pass off the docks, there is a waterway to the left and right. Jump into either side and swim under the roadway you were just on.

There will be a small hole in the wall you can swin into and up into a little room. Voila! There is also a normal broker when you take a right behind a building after the docks, which allows for easy comparison shopping.

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I agree on the Black Market, I''ve found some good prices there, even with the higher markup from the broker as compared to the legal market broker.

Of course there''s always a chance of stumbling across a good deal hanging out in the Commonlands, or in your case Antonica. There''s a good number of folks who''d rather not do the ""camp their charector in their apartment""
thing and just sell through tells.

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Well I got an adept I on a drop in the Forest Ruins... I will have to check out the Black market or the Broker. I dont want to spend a fortune when I can at least pay a guildie.

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