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by Cobra
Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:05 am
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: GAME DIRECTION?
Replies: 41
Views: 50966

Re: GAME DIRECTION?

I agree with John. You can still do the easy NL areas for fast skill, faster than cob ever offered. The reason you see people grinding for xp, is because you can easily be 18/30 doing forgs in nork gear, if that's how fast you want to grow. Personally, I liked cob where I could easily get a level ev...
by Cobra
Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:29 am
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: GAME DIRECTION?
Replies: 41
Views: 50966

Re: GAME DIRECTION?

I think Brad is trying to figure out how best to spend his time, and what to try to do first to keep drak alive long enough to work on the rest. In regards to leeching: Ever since cob came out, people have been able to grow their crits fast. When the new party system was put in, one skill a day was ...
by Cobra
Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:22 pm
Forum: The Nameless Land
Topic: something i dont know about?
Replies: 53
Views: 89945

Re: something i dont know about?

So your argument is really that the game is going party based and not that barbs are screwed? Finally, get on the bandwagon and pray that they fix it before the game dies.

Cobra
by Cobra
Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:17 pm
Forum: The Nameless Land
Topic: something i dont know about?
Replies: 53
Views: 89945

Re: something i dont know about?

I can think of at least 5 accounts in chaos/owns that have barbs as mains that no longer play because of various reasons. None of which are barbs are underpowered. Almost all quit because of little to no new content, and the content that did come out, was supposed to be solo and it's not. The big ba...
by Cobra
Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:53 pm
Forum: The Nameless Land
Topic: something i dont know about?
Replies: 53
Views: 89945

Re: something i dont know about?

One that makes it so that the bait pally and healer in lair doesn't die to acid as well? Way we ran it everyone but two was out of lair when acid hit. No reason to have useless deaths and eats when you can simply walk offscreen to avoid damage. Not every lair is tank and spank zerg rush. Some actual...
by Cobra
Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:47 pm
Forum: The Nameless Land
Topic: something i dont know about?
Replies: 53
Views: 89945

Re: something i dont know about?

I assume you don't have/never use tiers? I've never used an acid pot on aa, and have never died on one either. Counting is so you know when he'll cast acid, and you run out before he casts it. The fact that my barb is 78/39 says for itself that I've played into SDC content. The reason I don't play n...
by Cobra
Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:10 pm
Forum: The Nameless Land
Topic: something i dont know about?
Replies: 53
Views: 89945

Re: something i dont know about?

Seriously? I started my barb around 1995, about a year after starting the game with my ment. Got him to 22/19 hally, then rerolled him to LS when guild started to think about trying KQ. He was 22/19 again when cob came out, but because they sucked so bad, I didn't take him to cob until 30/27. This w...
by Cobra
Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:30 am
Forum: The Nameless Land
Topic: something i dont know about?
Replies: 53
Views: 89945

Re: something i dont know about?

The game goes in cycles, certain classes are good at certain times, then the game changes or something is added and another class gets the boost. In nork, barbs were awesome because they could attack twice and had hps, as well as hit harder and more often than everybody else. When cob came out every...
by Cobra
Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:52 pm
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: Player Discussion Thread
Replies: 100
Views: 170012

Re: Player Discussion Thread

I think people will be able to figure out how to gain fast with the new system. I don't really see 1-25 as being 'broke' if brad wants to keep the core game feel going. It all hinges on what he expects new people to do. I think the biggest issue is people just rush by it to get to NL to grow faster,...
by Cobra
Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:39 am
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: Player Discussion Thread
Replies: 100
Views: 170012

Re: Player Discussion Thread

I grew my barb in NL solo'ing on m16, fighting one mob at a time. The pace was good in my book, I could play all day (16+ hours) and get close to 1 bil xp. It was also a good place for groups because you could reasonably control how many mobs you wanted to get. Part of the leech problem is there are...
by Cobra
Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:17 am
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: KoD Tutorial for New Players
Replies: 14
Views: 16381

Re: KoD Tutorial for New Players

I understand about keeping the feel of drakkar, and I very much enjoy remembering finding everything out myself the first time. Unfortunately that was 16 years ago and times have changed. I'm not suggesting we make everything easy as pie, and just hand out info. But, I think being able to know at le...
by Cobra
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:27 pm
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: KoD Tutorial for New Players
Replies: 14
Views: 16381

Re: KoD Tutorial for New Players

After reading tekcap's post, some sort of tool tip would be nice for the items in nork stores as well. Once you get players to the apothecary, show them a tooltip when they hover over the bottles that this one heals for 20-30 or whatever. The goal should be to arm them with with knowledge that they ...
by Cobra
Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:12 pm
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: KoD Tutorial for New Players
Replies: 14
Views: 16381

Re: KoD Tutorial for New Players

I would make quests that go all over nork town and point out the main buildings and NPCs. Show them the apothecary where you get the 10 or 20 coin health pots. Show them the bank, steel flower, and tanner. Show them to their corresponding trainer once they dedicate. Show them the healer, how to CC s...
by Cobra
Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:45 am
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: Player Discussion Thread
Replies: 100
Views: 170012

Re: Player Discussion Thread

For keeping people in nork and cob longer and not in NL, make it so you have to complete the King's quest to get to cob, and put the portal to cob in that place. Make it so tiers don't work on those particular lairs, and have to be under lvl 50 to damage them. Do the same thing for Cob to get to NL....
by Cobra
Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:55 pm
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: Player Discussion Thread
Replies: 100
Views: 170012

Re: Discussion Thread

Another issue to consider... if SDH is made to be truly solo play (ie: easier), more large parties will descend upon SDH to easily exp/skill far faster than they already are. The cry for more areas, higher levels of exp and skill will just come that much sooner. How to balance this? How about someo...
by Cobra
Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:16 pm
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: Player Discussion Thread
Replies: 100
Views: 170012

Re: Discussion Thread

In response to Martialarts, unless AA has been changed, there's a very easy way to do it with relative safety. It's a lair so you don't want it cake where there is no threat of getting ate. Even eats anymore are kind of moot, only takes 10 mins to get everything back. I stopped playing because SDC w...
by Cobra
Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:13 pm
Forum: Game Issues
Topic: Transmute is severly crippled
Replies: 3
Views: 3566

Re: Transmute is severly crippled

The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is wearing full plate. I don't recall anything else that hinder psi skills.
by Cobra
Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:50 am
Forum: Paladins
Topic: The Weapons and Armor of the Knight
Replies: 3
Views: 8786

Re: The Weapons and Armor of the Knight

There are actually two silver GS in nork, both of which will take you some time to get though. You will probably be either in cob by that time, or right on the brink and grinding aleria or someplace for xp to get to cob. If the ogrelord bisento is not evil aligned(can't remember) you'll probably be ...
by Cobra
Thu May 06, 2010 2:25 pm
Forum: The Nameless Land
Topic: The structure of NL/DL
Replies: 28
Views: 35462

Re: The structure of NL/DL

I think looking back overall NL/DL was a pretty good success. Most of the ideas were good, maybe a decent place to xp early on other than dornar that needed a drop to get to. I personally killed Forestkins on my barb to get to 55 because it reminded me a lot of km5 back in the day. Mormar was a fant...
by Cobra
Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:29 am
Forum: Mentalists
Topic: Famous
Replies: 40
Views: 100645

Re: Famous

I'll always remember you as a barb LJ, and speaking of MoY's: I'll put forth Daniel__MoY on here simply for having one of the best early game websites, and for being very helpful a long time ago.

Cobra
by Cobra
Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:02 pm
Forum: The Great Room
Topic: Curious old barb
Replies: 1
Views: 2754

Curious old barb

Been away from the game for a while and just wondering who all still plays and how it's going with SDC. Any chaos players still around? Sin still around? Kam still around? SDC the new soloable area it was supposed to be? Any new guilds doing the high end content?

Cobra
by Cobra
Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:53 pm
Forum: Paladins
Topic: Famous
Replies: 25
Views: 40764

Re: Famous

Since fate cards were mentioned, have to put Zoddie up here. Since she's been about every class a few times, and obsolutely loves fate, have to put her up here. I first ran into her as Zzzerker though, zerked me in homlet she did.

Cobra
by Cobra
Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:47 pm
Forum: The Great Room
Topic: 200+
Replies: 56
Views: 56351

Re: 200+

Boy are you wrong The Ma,s Dont get the kills they die 20xs more then others do. We get hit harder and have less protection then any other until lvl 60 so get off it not true at all. Most Barbs have reposit and auto balm. healers heal, ments hide, thiefs hide hit and throw or bow, Pallys and most M...
by Cobra
Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:54 pm
Forum: The Great Room
Topic: 200+
Replies: 56
Views: 56351

Re: 200+

I agree with you Mars, the problem is that since WoW, the gaming world is get max lvl fast, and then have tons of high-end stuff to do. Thinking along the way, or even using all your skills is optional. Drakkar is a niche game, which unfortunately doesn't have a lot to offer to newer people; even a ...
by Cobra
Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:17 pm
Forum: Submit an Idea!
Topic: Too many attunements!
Replies: 4
Views: 4715

Re: Too many attunements!

I'm not a huge fan of the chains either. Did too much of it in other mmos. If there was enough people playing drakkar for it to be needed, I might agree with it. In my mind for the current chained areas in game, which are extremely high end, there should be at least 300 people in game to justify res...