I'm so happy someone is making EQ2 content! I played on live through 2012 and CoE but a lot of the launch stuff (like upcoming splitpaw, etc) was just stuff I never did originally. These videos are very helpful.
As someone that has never played EQ2 before and is planning to jump into the game for the first time on Varsoon, these videos are extremely helpful for me. I’ve watched similar class guides for the game but none of them explain the classes and their abilities and roles in a group as good as your series of videos does. Also, the fact that you point out what WON’T be on a class at the very start (ex: Mystic not having its “melee” spells or its summonable pet) has me rethinking my class choice in case I only stick with the game for the short term. Can’t wait for the rest of your uploads (eagerly anticipating the Support class video). I have a big group of first time EQ2 players that will be joining me and I will be letting all of them know about these videos. Thanks.
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching! Support is up next! Writing the script for that now and should be filming in the next couple of days. Please feel free to ping me in game -- I'm going to be playing a lot with a friend to show them the ropes early, but I'll be always LFG!
Awesome breakdown! Very informative. appreciate all the time you put into it. Just a heads up- Berserkers don't get Open Wounds until Desert of Flames (you said it was the "later 40s", but it's 58); worth calling out only because it's such a huge source of AOE damage & threat for zerkers, so new players should keep in mind you won't have access to it for the first four months.
I don't find alot of guides for eq2. I really appreciate this video it helped big time. I just started playing varsoon with my mom and brother. My brother is a berserker, my mom an inquisitor, and I a paladin. We're really enjoying it! 😁
@@bear.necessities oh wow that's cool to hear! My family and I don't play that often so we're probably mostly going to do dungeons and quest for fun but that's great to hear, just in case of the possibility ☺️
Thanks. Just started playing; I'm an old EQ1 player. I'm enjoying the content so far! I rolled a paladin. Your guide is very informative. I don't really plan to raid, but I do plan on doing some group content. Sounds like I made a solid choice.
I am planning a video going into calculating rotations. I'd like to make it more general for everyone, but maybe tanks need their own video since they are a special case.
Hey! Great video. What do you think is the best tank to solo? I often find myself without a group and with only an hour to play at a time. Rather than give up on tanks, do you reckon there is one that is OK to solo?
All of the tanks can do all of the solo quests for each zone just fine, but in terms of dps and killing things quickly, I'd recommend SK or Zerker! Thanks for watching
SK is best solo tank. Damage for days, self heals, reactive heal dmg buffs, dots, aoe, feign death or evac for gtfo...yeah, you cant go wrong as a solo sk
I would encourage people are new to EQ2 NOT to pick a tank as their first toon. Tanks in the vast majority of groups are generally expected to be familiar with zones and strategies for those zones. If you play another alt class you can go through these zones and watch how tanks apply various strats. Tanking is about 3 times as much work as playing most other classes. You need to manage the group, know the zone, know how to pull, know how to play your character, know how to train, and understand how to work with various other classes. If you are a noob people might become impatient as you figure things out and get them repeatedly killed. Another important skill is dynamically adjusting your play to the abilities to the group you have. If you have an inexperienced pickup group in crap armor, you may need to pull mobs conservatively. If you have a geared and experienced group you may be able to do room pulls. It is generally up to the tank to set the pace for engaging mobs. If you have a guild that will take the time to actually train you to tank well, that is the best. Tanks can be very fun to play, but IMO it best to learn the ropes initially with another type of toon.
Bro I'm so happy you're making EQ2 content but you should really look into vocal training to find your "real voice". It sounds lile you're forcing your voice into a lower register (out of habit) and it makes you sound really breathy and difficult to understand.
This will be the most populated server by far, but in terms of total population it will still be lower than most games. In all reality, I expect maybe the servers to cap out at around 1k? I think the game is playable and you can find a guild and groups probably with a stable 500 person server. All opinion and speculation though, so take with a grain of salt.
Im sorry but are you gonna do anything besides read straight from the spell icon ? the ppl playing can do that , how about suggestions on a nice cast order and when you would use these abilities ?? i mean honestly any player can read the icon for their self . This was a nice time kill but useless video
