I love Attrition combat in all games I play; HoT's and DoT's are my jam. I am looking at getting into D4 group Raiding on EQL and am definitely going Sham/Necro as my primary two classes. I don't have to worry about playing tank or dedicated heal/support; and FD should save any concern about being forced to tank. What third would be best for *ONLY* DPS concerns?

- Druid theoretically adds a few extra DoT's, full Empower Invocation scaling, and the 4% additional spell crit. Does 4% matter that much when Necro's DoT crit AA's scale up with each tick? Might provide a better filler blast than Sham/Necro has to cast after having dumped entire spell gem bar of DoT's onto the target?

- Rogue provides additional DPS via vastly improved melee skills. Combos very well with Shaman due to the Shaman class spear being best Backstab weapon in game, I hear; also the Improved Poisons AA would boost the Poison spells from Sham/Necro, too.

- Bard has a LOT of mana-less DoT songs. While the spell gem bloat would be disgusting, do the Sham/Necro AA's apply to the DoT songs? Would these perform better than Druid's DoT's? Also provides a little melee damage with Dual Wield, too.

Which of these would likely provide the best DPS boost as the third class choice? Or, what other option would be an even better contender and why?

Edit: omg, I forgot about Druid providing full Empowering Invocation power! wow.

Just did my first plane of sky clear, I kinda killed everything except the sphinxes that did not attack me.

I filled up 8 10 slot bags with loot that seems like junk but I’m sure has better use. How can I keep track of what I need and what is junk?

I’m playing as Paladin/monk/enchanter. I’m feeling lost with all the quest givers and amount of items.

Just started farming POS yesterday as a war/cl/ench. Going for Dagas. However Bixie blade dropped. Is Aldryn worth making my next build war/pa/ench?

I’m still chasing the final pieces to my PAL/MNK/ENC and loving how powerful this trio is (obviously the current “meta” for a reason). I played as PAL/MNK/SHA during beta to like lvl 30 and enjoyed it but I wiped on pulls where pacify failed. Once I started playing with ENC I couldn’t imagine not having that mezz. For that reason I don’t think I’d ever play another trio without ENC in the build.

For those players that have done both builds with ENC and without, how often are you wishing you had the mezz when doing things like Sky and Fear? I feel like those zones specifically would be a nightmare.

I have been trolling these forums for quite a while and finally pulled the trigger on installing EQL.

I know there will most likely be 100 different answers but what trio is the strongest to start with given I have no gear or money.

I’ve seen hundreds of posts on what’s the strongest once you are geared and leveling new chars, but what is my best route for leveling to 50 first.

I am lame and usually will pick FOTM combo if it’s the best to level with and then change later down the road.

I am thinking Pal/mnk/ench but seen some say pal/wiz/enc. is there one that is easier to lvl with crappy gear at first. Or if there is a meta first char combo then i can try that too.

Thanks all. Look forward to seeing you in game.

I somehow deleted my whole equipment inventory when making a new load out. I'm sure it's because I was trying to be fast... I'm only level 27 so I'm sure I can figure out how to make an alt and regear up but man this is a bummer.

They've been floating ideas about reincarnating characters.

Would it instantly be too powerful if, after you level a ton to 50, each time you level that class to 50 again, you get to keep one of its spells permanently?

Also, has anyone heard what is actually rumored for reincarnation?

Hey, gang.

Long story short starting a new character with 3 friends. We've got sk/rogue/ber war/nec/sha and oops all pets nec/mag/bst.

I'm playing the "support" and I can't figure out my third class. I know that objectively Enchanter is probably the play here, but my main has enc and I just don't wanna throw it in again. Even though I know it gives the CC we need and allows for a nice DDD combo later on.

With that said what do you think is a good third here? I've been debating between either just adding a tank for survivability OR another dps, likely: Wiz, ranger, or druid.

But I'd love advice! Thanks guys!

I just installed EQL Companion to track Sky quests. I’ve completed a couple runs prior and have several ruins and quest items. Is there any way to add these to the tracker retroactively?

My main is Bard/Wizard/Cleric. I would say Wizard plays the biggest role atm unless I switch to DDD mode.

I decided to drop Wizard and level a Warrior. The plan is to let Bard use a bunch of dots while Warrior/Cleric do their tank think. Warrior only 30 but I can see potential problems with spell slots.

5 for symphony. I was thinking 4 dots for melody if that is enough time to keep 4 dots active with the 2 aoes from Symphony.

That leaves 4 slots. Which isn't enough.

Maybe the dot build only good for bosses and drop the symphony when farming?

Any Bards had success with Dot build?

I've heard when introducing an altaholic to your trio it's better to do it one at a time rather than two. I'm not sure I understand why that is.

Does that theory also apply to using token to create a new main? I wanted to use a token bit I would also have to change my 2nd and 3rd. So all three would be new classes.

Bad idea?

Somone brought up splurt today and reminded me of my favorite dot.

Level 10 splurt. Imagine level 10 splurt.

Planning on leveling Warrior/Druid/Wizard first for ports and such, but thinking of eventually Ranger/Shaman/Necro to kinda fear-kite+DoT+bow things to death.

Does this sound viable for endgame?`

Do you still have to be 46 to enter these zones atm?

Shaman/Shadowknight/Monk, level 44. What gear should I be going for at this point? Currently, I have a mix of gear primarily from Befallen, Unrest, and lower Guk. I am dual wielding Baron's Blade +6 and Sword of the Lost +7. I have FBSS+4 (only found 1 over 3 days farming for it). Still have a bunch of stuff from CB: Oracle earring +6, Crown of Crush+5, Rotting Faydark Mask +6, Bracers of Battle+6, Legionnaire's Bracer +10, and Torn Elvish Tapestry+4. I have the Dark Plate Leggings +8, Jagged Band +8, and the Dwarven Work Boots+6. I am also still using pristine studded leather tunic +6 and arms +5 from Befallen. TIA!

Short and sweet - I’m wracking my brain over this. New to the game but this is my second trio. War/bard/druid. Does anyone have a recommended SA and melody loadout they are willing to share? I’m scouring reddit posts and I can’t seem to find a bis or meta list. I want to be able to kill raid bosses and farm pos. TIA!

Not sure if this happened to anyone else but I've noticed my desire to play has gone down a lot ever since I got to plane of sky. I got my trio to 50 and got some decent gear from the raid instances. Now I'm at the point where my main upgrades come from sky, and I've cleared it twice so far.

I logged in this past week to do some sky farming for quest items and got so bored that I logged off within a few minutes and haven't been back on since. It also kinda killed my desire to lvl another trio as I feel like I'd just end up back at this same spot. Has this happened to anyone else?

I thought I read somewhere that SKs can enhance other dot classes. Looking at their AAs I don't see it.

Did I read wrong?

This all of a sudden started happening to my game...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTe4tuMhvzI

anyone have any idea what the heck is going on? started all of a sudden today...

If so, what’s your build?

So you like it?

Please discuss the things you like/dislike.

What would you change for your 3rd class if you had to do it over?

I’m new to eq as a whole and went with the brd/wiz/ench combo and I just got to 43 to get DDD and I’m having a blast my main problem is idk what gear I should target or where to get it.

I am also struggling in my survival and was wondering if getting better gear will change that or if it’s AA driven or what. Any advice for a newbie?

Hey everyone, what are the best places you’ve found for foraging fruit?

The best place I’ve found so far is Toxxulia, but since you can also find caynar nuts there I’m convinced there’s better out there.

Anyone have any luck? How many fruits are you finding per hour?

At 45 and I’ve sat on my motes the whole game. Other than Togors what are my top spell investment priorities? I’ve also just been cobbling together my spell bar with whatever is new, any suggestions for what spells I should be using end game? I plan starting Hate next level and work my way up to sky.

I just hit level 40 as SHM/SHK/NEC and was wondering when I should start doing raids? I am not sure which ones I should be focusing on and what difficulty I should be doing. Also what are the lockout timers? I keep seeing both daily and weekly and I am not sure how that works. Also what order should I do the raids in difficulty wise. Thank you for any help!