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Powerleveling has always existed in EverQuest 2, but never so much as when the “perfect storm” of player-made dungeons tuned for powerleveling and armor that could simultaneously heal the player while killing anything that hit it came on the scene with the release of the Chains of Eternity expansion. Leveling a character, for many, became … Read more
I leveled very quickly, once I got my mercenary, and I only did the dungeons that I could do “molo” (merc + solo) and for which I had quests, so all the KoS group instances, plus Karnor’s, Chelsith and Chardok back in Kunark. EverQuest 2 gives you a reason to go back to all the … Read more
How the heck, you might ask, is a solo Arasai assassin in her 60s, no mercenary, no mentor, hitting dozens of at-level mobs while tanking thousands of points of damage and being continually self-healed? Welcome to the wonderful world of “DM Powerleveling”, an EverQuest 2 mechanism where someone creates a new character, levels it to … Read more
I exaggerate a little. We probably won’t be slaying a dragon, which I think it a little bit of false advertising, if you ask me. I know darn well there are going to be dungeons. Each dungeon should be equipped with at least one dragon, and that dragon should be informed that its lifespan shall … Read more
Nobody in Team Spode is actually asking me to document our choice of a new game, and it will ultimately be decided by some sort of weird consensus. But, the search itself is fun. I thought it would be cool to take a quick look at the games under consideration, starting today with DC Universe … Read more