EQality?Follow

First off, I would like to state a couple of things.
1) I'm posting this in the Main and OOC forums. Not sure which is more appropriate, but would definitely like this to be seen at least.

2) I fully realize that the following "rant" just may be fueled by the fact I am relatively new (been playing for only a few months), don't play "rich" classes, and may even have a touch of envy.

That said, read on or turn back. . .

I currently bounce between two characters. A 38 Iksar Monk, Shukenja Oni; and a 16 Barbarian Berzerker, Omnioni (current lvls, Saryrn server). The only other classes I've tried are ShadowKnights, Beastlords, and Warriors. I'm a straight up fighter, so I couldn't click with the SK's and BL's. After many years of D&D, I niched with fighters that do things, so I got bored quickly with Warriors. I've been playing my Monk for about three months, until GoD came out. Since lauch, I've mainly stayed on my zerker.

Anyway, I guess that's enough backgroud, if any was really needed, but here's what really has kinda been eating at me. It seems to me that the game is geared more for the high lvl people. There are enough quests for the newly created characters to get started with; newb armor, errand-boy xp quests, etc. But what really is ther to do past, say, 20? It's almost like, "Hey, you got your last name. Now go find something to do until you reach a really high level to do something worthwhile." I mean, seriously...why can't you quest for a cool weapon at say, 30, or 40? I understand the general concept of "Epic," but still.

Another thing that just gets right under my skin is proc'ing weapons. Someone was kind enough to give my monk some Fireclaw Talons at around 20th level, really nice hand-me-down if you ask me. I fought with them for a good 15 levels before I got so annoyed with the "You will is not sufficiant enough to command this weapon." message that I was willing to just drop them somewhere. When I asked a guild member about them, they said that it wouldn't proc until I was 45/46. WHY!?!?! I only procs for 75 fire damage! Wouldn't EQ think that at 45/46 someone would find something (dropped, farmed, or bought) that would do FAR more damage than 75 fire? To me that screams perfect mid 20's to 30's type weapon.

One last thing. Maybe this is just me, but what is with people in the Bazaar? Ruined skins going for double digit platinum? For instance, the Fungi Tunic. From what I understand, it's one hell of an item. But to charge 65k pp and upwards? If I EVER pay that kind of money, I better be invincable! I think it's rather pathetic that people have to be so greedy and self-centered in this game to just blow up prices like that just because people will pay them. I understand fully that there are a lot of items that are difficult to get, but Christ almighty...wanting six, even seven figures for a farkin item someone could get their own selves? But, I guess that is the price for cheezy laziness.

For those that have read this, thank you. All comments and criticizims are and will be taken with an open mind.

Happy Hunting all!

A. Wrong forum. posting it once in general EQ was more than enough.
B. Don't cross post. There are very few situations in which it is ok to post the same thing in more than one forum. That wasn't one of them.
C. your complaints are stupid and trivial, and have been rehashed unto the point of absurdity by thousands of people before you came along. Yay.

By the way, I don't think your definition of twinking is accurate in your sig. Excess money leads to twinking, not greed. Greed leads to **** like Yantis.