[Shieara]

From the EQ web site...
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Secrets of Faydwer:


Rediscover Faydwer as you strive to thwart the plans of the evil gnomish necromancer, Meldrath the Malignant. Meldrath takes his Fotress Mechanotus to the skies on a mission of destruction exposing a network of mineshaft and tunnels that lead across the Steamfont Mountains to the unexplored lands of Faydwer.

Prepare for adventures with new friends and foes as you do battle against agnry clockwork machines and come face to face with the great prismatic dragon, Kerafyrm, who plots to end the world.

Features:

Heroic Items: Push yourself beyond your limits with Herois Items that take your apbilities beyoudn their maximum potential.

Level cap increase to 80.

New Zone, Non PLayer Characters, and Interactive Objects.

New Alternative Advancement Ablilities Spells, and Items.

[Culdahl]

Level 80 will certainly help us progress from where we are...75 really helped get us through anguish and 80 should put us into demi and beyond.

BTW, I know some will bitch about the level increase, but, for once, I agree with rashere on this. Since they're going to a 1 yr expansion cycle it was either raise the cap now, or wait another entire year (current cap increases have been about 1.5yrs). If we found ourselves still stuck in CoA this time next year, we would be pulling our hair out (as would many other guilds stuck on current content).

[Ardnasc]

/agree with Culd - I'm looking forward to seeing bugs fixed and expansions coming out at a slower rate. While it does make me think /sigh about catching alts up - it will be fun and exciting to level Ard up more.

Have Fun!
Ardnasc

[xenamten]

woot for the evil gnomish necro =-)

[Wendaen]

uhh, that's just dumb on sony's part raising lvl cap to 80. I have enough trouble as is with focus effects because of tss, this will just make it even worse. Would need like tss raid gear focus effects to be worth having at lvl 80 and i don't see us doing tss raids anytime soon.
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Wendaen Sul`delDraug
80 Druid of Solusek ro
Afterhours and Darkhour member

[Culdahl]

[Wendaen]

You see that part where they plan on increasing lvl cap every expansion? They will have to do some major changes to focus effect to keep up with the lvl increases.
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Wendaen Sul`delDraug
80 Druid of Solusek ro
Afterhours and Darkhour member

[Culdahl]

I think they need another type of aug slot or "energy source" that is solely for focus effects. One that is obtainable at the group level, but that offers higher versions at the raid level.

Just a thought (and you'll like it, or I'll send clowns with cheese to your house).

[Wendaen]

heh, sounds like a decent plan but doubt sony would do something that smart )
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Wendaen Sul`delDraug
80 Druid of Solusek ro
Afterhours and Darkhour member

[Krisstoff]

Bumping up level cap once a year is gonna play havoc with focii. I really hope they know what they're doing in terms of a solution. From PoP to TSS was a total of 4 years, with 1 level cap increase every 2 years. Increasing the level cap every expansion without a buffer expansion inbetween will be interesting...
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[Prettything]

they should just start releasing items with focus effects up to level 90 or 100 or something.. we will catch up in level before some of the gear (especially augs) become outdated
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