Everquest Live! - Guide - Leveling 75 to 115

I put together a leveling guide for Everquest live, this covers level 75 to 115.
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[@milokadamus7721]

This is perfect. My toons are all around that 75ish level. Such an awesome video on tips to get higher. TY again.

[@hammackj]

Any time man!

[@XellenEverquestTestServer]

Great video! It's interesting to see how other people enjoy the game. I personally like to avoid outdoor zones and prefer dungeons. I know it's not a traditional way to do things but I have power leveled up 3 110s using my necromancer. At 85 I take the box along with me to EoK Chardok and then just have Jober clear out the dungeon tossing on a DoT here and there to speed things up.

[@hammackj]

I am going to have to try out Chardok, I keep hearing good things.

[@Emeraldtail75]

One thing I didn't learn till later, when you turn in the overseer quests, make sure you have your merc out because they get their own AA.

[@hammackj]

Great tip. They also patched that last month or so. Now mercs will get exp in or out. Just make sure you have one. I didn’t have one on one char and never got any merc points

[@TheBudkai]

Yesss i've been waiting for this

[@hammackj]

Let me know if you have more suggestions.

[@cdk717]

Great info, currently boxing a 105 war, 102 druid and 101 shaman in shards and the xp has slowed way down. Gonna give some of the areas you mentioned a shot. Keep the info coming.

[@hammackj]

I hope those worked out for you.

[@LiLBitsDK]

Great video series, but if people are new to EQ, then instead of just rushing to max level (now 120) then I would suggest getting 65+ and then begin progression through the expansions, quite a few of them are very good. Tons of stuff to do that will be "pointless" at max level, it will give stuff like rare clickies, mounts, spells and AA's (instead of just autogranting them). GoD is the first one I would consider "progressing" in, it's not the best unless on a TLP where it is in era, but it definetly is an experience I wouldn't be without. It will take you through Tipt, Vexd and such until you hit the top "group" zone, all the raid zones are a different story and can be skipped. The move on to OoW, not much progression here but do the instances to do the "pizza" to enter CoA the old way and do the MPG trials (AA effects anyone should want). DoDH has a nice clicky mask that takes a LOT of missions to get and it can be evolved while progressing through the content. SoF, UF, SoD etc. is where a LOT of progression begins to happen and story lines, with interesting rewards etc. and getting into Crystallos the real way the first time feels awesome. It's an amazing zone and those dragon namers at each wing is scary at the appropriate level, but again something I wouldn't want to miss out on in EQ. HoT, VoA, RoF and such is when it begins to get harder, but it's fun when it is challenging, remember to do the Tear quest in RoF (Shard's landing is where you get it if I recall right, been a while) the tear takes forever to max out, so might as well do it while doing all the progression in the expansion (hint hint). CoTF, TBM and such begins a new "era" in EQ, tons of stuff to do and Heroic Adventures begin (you will grind lots of these) but also doing the quests and missions in all the themes to progress is awesome and you get permanent AA rewards (Heroic AA's) for doing it all-

[@hammackj]

Thank you for the thoughtful and well written comment. You are right, I am sitting at 120 now with 2 groups and I feel like I missed 17 expansions worth of content. This really falls in line with the 2022 updates I am planning for all of my leveling guides. I really appreciate the "don't miss this" type of thing, that otherwise I would have never known.

[@LiLBitsDK]

@@hammackj there are so much more, but it gives you a quick overview, most expansions had their "chase items" be it clickies, illusions or whatever. so much stuff. heck I am pondering on returning and doing a new team and level up taking the time to go through all the expansions again (misses a few due to real life when I played on Phinny TLP) but it was SO AWESOME to go through all the expansions with mates (lively expansions are more fun) but it's doable on live too but expect to box it all on your own. The benefit abut the TLP if you manage to join one from the start, is that you can get to do all the raids as well with other people.

[@jubeibob]

awesome vidoes!!! thanks a ton, im so lost, getting back into the game after 3 years (7years before that) have no idea what me and my merc can do at 95 i just want to get to 100 would be a big milestone for me, anyways thanks again keep it up

[@hammackj]

Glad I could help! Keep me updated on your progress 95 to 100 is a fun level range!

[@sirprepsalot6268]

Well, I enjoy the game. I wish I can go back to the old days when there was none of his fancy stuff. It made you appreciated better.

[@hammackj]

What fancy stuff? This game is woefully outdated when it comes to many things.

[@roccoalabasta3129]

Lot of neat stuff to do these days. I'm trying to get back into things with a fresh, non-boosted shaman, starting with basically nothing. I haven't dedicated myself to playing EQ since Omens of War came out and I never liked boxing so it'll just be me and my merc. Thanks for the tips, I'll use this when I get to that point lol.

[@hammackj]

I am planning on an update to this video that doesn't push gribbles/tbm as much. Currently working on running characters through the spots to verify all the level ranges, for a molo character you can just drop down a tier and should be fine when using a merc. True solo shaman might have a hard time in some of these spots. If you have any questions just let me know.

[@Goldilocks57]

Okay I've listened to a lot of your vids and Druids do not suck! But they are complicated and I'm still learning at 95. I've gotten stuck because I didn't concentrate on AA's and my gear needs help. I have to have a tank to be able do do anything including Gribbles. Of all the toons I've played she is the most fun but the most frustrating! The problem is they are a jack of all trades and a master of none. But she is the toon I've had the most fun playing. Your vids inspired me to try a Pally but she isn't as fun but I haven't played her long enough to get into it. I get a little bored at the lower levels. I'm going to keep playing her tho.

[@hammackj]

I would say 1-95/100 is a diff game than 100-125. 95/100 is about when classes stop getting new spell/aa lines and start to be settled into their. Gear and Levels are the most important things, Autogrant will grant all the AA up to 115 TOV now, which really opens a lot up to just getting exp until the TOL content. One thing to consider is you could do a beastlord with your druid DRU + BST duo is really strong and with BST paragon the druid wouldn't have many mana issues (issue I have with druids atm). I would also focus the druid on either healing or damage. I find when I try to do both, I have major mana issues.

[@Goldilocks57]

I only have mana issues if I'm in a dungeon and can not be on my mount. I've been playing the Druid exclusively for about 6 months, and I've found a balance on the mana. The exception is if i run into a high level named, then I tend to burn thru it pretty quickly if my group needs heals and I cast DOTs. Or AOEs. I think I'm going to look into a Bst Lord. I created a heroic Pally, but she is hard to play starting at level 100 because I have such a learning curve. I think I'll start one and play for a while, then maybe go heroic. I'm just not sure after going heroic and realizing how much I have to learn about the class. I swear I'm getting too old to box, but I'll figure it out. I've had autograph AA's as soon as I was able to. But I only had 10%, now I'm wondering if I shouldn't have had it higher. Oh yeah, auto-follow really sucks, I don't ever remember it being so hard until the last few months! I swear they did something in the code to mess it up so bad. You do very good wirh it, my toon find every bush, tree or rock to get stuck on and that's the hardest part about boxing I've ran into so far. Granted, I just started boxing so I'm sure there will be more issues haha! Thanks for your reply. You have really helped me since I started playing EQ again, keep up the great vids!!

[@iasbi8512]

If you could show videos of how to get to these places, the merchants for spells, etc, that would be really helpful.

[@hammackj]

I have videos on most. Which u need?

[@the_flushjackson]

With the 100 Heroics out now, any thoughts on 85 - 90 ‘old heroics’ intermingling with them for leveling? I think that takes Gribbles out due to how the mobs scale.

[@hammackj]

You would use the 100 to power level the 85 until they are close in levels. Shards landing or any T1 rain of fear zone would work just fine for that.

[@rathernotdisclose8064]

Something to note; although you said you weren't a fan of the pet tanking.. IF you can get ur hands on a high end Enhanced minion item, pets are easily superior to real tanks who aren't extremely well geared (which is most of them if they're still in the leveling process)

[@hammackj]

I got my hands on a EM30 raid earring I am going to try out one of these days and see how that feels, the base tradeskill earring really have issues tanking unless i use 2 cleric mercs. in T2 stuff.

[@rathernotdisclose8064]

@@hammackj There is an earring called Oozing Bone Spike that you can use at level 75 which makes your pet feel like a god lol... Check the auction house for it regularly u might get lucky. Otherwise u can get it from plane of life missions from the rare spawn named mobs there. Uncommon drop though.

[@CraigLoos]

The Darkness Howls is a great mission. It has great gear in the chest even if a named doesn't spawn, and good XP.

[@hammackj]

Yeah, I found it so crucial to getting from ROS -> TOV capable.

[@russmacc316]

I know it has been a couple of years but would you say this is still accurate for this level range? I can't imagine they;re adding much new content for under 120 anyway right?

[@hammackj]

Yeah, all new content since 115 has been focused at 115+

[@stephenp8232]

Find a ranger for headshot. You can use a 115 ranger in FM from 75 to 100 in about 5 hours then head off to rygorr mines in ToV to 115. Or if you dont habe decent tabk merc droga or howling stone. TBL zones arnt good for exp they got twice the hp as. OT, HS or Goro for the same exp. Plat farming pick pet class and leave it afk in a 60 to 75 zone auto killing and looting TS items youll make 250 to 500k plat a day.

[@stephenp8232]

PoH is good for the type 5s for filler augs. But exp is also lacking.

[@stephenp8232]

The fort in FM in the NW has fast spawns so you almost never run out. Solo able at 105 with ranger and tank merc. Before the exp nerf there you can egrind 75 to 100 fast in a full day or 5 hours if 115

[@hammackj]

Going to level up a Ranger and try this out. Thanks for the info.

[@garrettmesser3977]

Is that wild to layers or vendors? What are the trade skill items, how can I identify what they are since I don’t tradeskill

[@stephenp8232]

@@garrettmesser3977 just murder... mass murder of goblins. The items themselves say tradeskill on them but some are for vendors unless people are buying them... nightmare stones, tainted planar essence, mepth meat, and the most common ore I forget what it's called it have nightmare in its name I think it is also for the vendor. Now 2 tradeskill bags covers all the useful items... poison stuff isn't worth keeping it can sell if someone is working on it but it's kind of common, there are items that drop that sell for up to 100pp each that are worth looting as well. The armor stuff is not worth the bag space. The best spots to afk farm on near the crossroads in the cave I kept tons of bags to swap out with the banker aa but depending on what bags you have e you might need to check earlier than I did sense I had extra 40s

[@BGivo]

Any advice for someone solo on a fresh heroic character? Any zones or quests that are efficient XP for a solo character to do?

[@hammackj]

Fresh solo Heroic. I would start in The Dream Feerrott and do the J5 Merc quest from the ghostbuster named dude then start doing the quests in that zone working my way into the lower floors of the house. Which class?

[@BGivo]

@@hammackj thank you, will see if I can find those. Wizard is the class.

[@the_flushjackson]

Subbed. Amazing videos. Thank you, this helps immensely! Updates for 120 and beyond?

[@hammackj]

I have a 116 to 120 video. No level cap update this year, but I will do a 120to125 when they up the cap again.

[@christopherbonneville3892]

Do you have any vids that explain some decent Plat farms I'm new and would love to learn if you do

[@hammackj]

There are a few spots in my guides playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLSGY1s1gCh7OHuV0g-yBDKJkYtrPuNNY6, what level are you?

[@rhinorakemaker4573]

Years ago i was the top SK on my server, took a break amd came back still a top tier SK with a handfull of decent bots. Its now been severalmyears simce Ive played and im totally lost. The respurce websites I used to use are dead. I only activated 3 of my accounts simce comimg back. My SK, Bard, and rotate between mag/rng/clr for the third box using mercs to fill the group. Looking for suggestions at now 101. Where to grind/farm...what ars my target stata for my tank etc..good resource sites?

[@hammackj]

What kind of gear do you have? Did you do EOK or TBM? If you can tank in frontier mountains I would go there until 105-110, then overthere 110+ It all depends on gear and AA. AA autogrants stops at 105 atm and possibly soon 110. Keep the SK defensive AA maxed out and you should be fine. I have this video with links to all the sites I know of: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIOwhIGVp9qnrM0

[@bobbun9630]

"Only 34,000 AA". Well, I can tell the game has changed a lot since I played regularly. I mostly stopped playing during Gates of Discord, with brief returns to get to max level in House of Thule and Ring of Scale--but not enough time spent to really catch up on AA. That just seems like an insane amount of AA to have and still find a character lacking. I can remember in Luclin when some decent raid guilds were asking that you have 100 AA's to apply!

[@hammackj]

AA are so fast at 120/live it is not bad. I was getting 100 per gribble at 85.

[@donclifford8446]

mudflation, the universal constant in mmo's :-D

[@garrettmesser3977]

@@hammackjI have no idea what 100 per gribble means

[@masonking2253]

May have to make another youtube channel just to give this another like.

[@hammackj]

Thank you

[@jenton70]

Excellent video as are all your EQ vids. Thank you!

[@hammackj]

Thank you kindly!

[@the_flushjackson]

Also, running a tank and gearing from 65 - 85 was a complete hellride when I played 4 or 5 years ago. You’d think they’d fast path some of that to keep the game healthy. I can remember my merc tank outclassing my warrior by a country mile, was a bit depressing.

[@hammackj]

They changed the mercs recently so the J1 == the J5 so, i think that might help the 65-85. I soloed a monk from 1 to 90 on live self found with not a lot of issues. Boxing self found 1 to 120 would be trivial these days. but yeah around 75 it used to suck hard.

[@mikeskinkle8288]

Yeah unfortunately the daily tasks give little exp now. At 81 the level 70 gives 4% and the 75 gives about 6%. I am not able to solo the 85 task and have not been able to find the mobs in the 80 task. Been trying to get gribble missions since I hit 75 but doesn't seem like anyone on FV does them anymore.

[@hammackj]

I was doing some a few weeks ago and saw a bunch of peeps. I box them though and half may character would go to different picks =\

[@Fizzinthorpe]

Great video but a problem I am having is that I play solo allot on FV. My merc is the only help I get hunting from 105 to 120 now. Coming back to the game and knowing that nobody is grouping anymore kinda stinks. Everyone is 6 boxing there way through the game.

[@hammackj]

What class? I soloed 1-115 using my guides. These do need updates tho. As I don’t prefer gribbles as much anymore vs doing all the expansions

[@Supermarauder]

Hey, I'm just trying to get back into EQ after many years of sharing an account with my Dad and need some recommendations. I got a Heroic boosted Shadow Knight and I am wondering where should I go if I am looking to level up solo (with a merc)?

[@hammackj]

Do the House of Thule quest line. That will get you the J5 merc and decent place to solo till 90. That should get you started if you haven’t seen the content I recommend following the expansions till 120. I am current running a beastlord solo through house of Thule if you wanna see the quests and stuff. If you have any questions pop on the discord and ask away

[@WrightsOrganic]

Yes amazing! Would you recommend a full boxed group to follow this guide? I finally got My enchanter back! Just debating on how to level him up he’s 89.

[@hammackj]

Yeah I am working a ISBoxer based group atm going through a written version I previewed on a few streams. First episode is 2/14 shows everything. Starting at level 1. 89+ in this video should help you let me know if you encounter any issues or have questions.

[@WrightsOrganic]

@@hammackj ISboxer where would one download this? It’s been so long and it’s going to take awhile to get into the swing of things.

[@williamfitzgerald3485]

Is there a reason for doing the wurms in the restless assault mission vs the static zone other than no competition for the camp?

[@hammackj]

No competition and easy starting and ending.

[@fernandorees1]

Do you have a video about where/how to farm plats on these levels? 75+

[@hammackj]

There are a few spots coming out this month and a few more next month.

[@fernandorees1]

@@hammackj Awesomeee, looking forward to it

[@ztxone789]

I recently got back into EQ and for the life of me I have no idea what to do, Im a level 115sk with 25k or so AA's and I cannot even solo properly in Brother Island... So confusing..

[@hammackj]

What kind of gear do you have? 25k is pretty low for a SK. Are you gold? Auto grant should give you like 30k. Do you box? TOV t1 is tradable and cheap.

[@hughhefnerd6751]

im 105 sk, my gear is from the HA, now im Lceanium and i can barely solo. where do i get gear?

[@hammackj]

The broken mirror should be doable for u

[@gabrielbachman6154]

I would not start ToV-ToL merc/part/missions now until you finish grinding to 115 or 116 .

[@hammackj]

Why? Just doing the missions from TOV got me 111 to 115 and the TOL missions got me from 115 to 120. I made this before the release of TOL, did they buff the exp from the quests? I can't imagine the exp from a TOV mission designed for a 111 would be good at 116.

[@gabrielbachman6154]

@@hammackj The mission, mercenary, and partisan % bonuses scales UP as you level, it doesn't get lower IE: say at 115 you got a 20% bonus compling all 3 EW partisan quests at 116 completing it would give you 21% , it doesn't scale down.

[@gabrielbachman6154]

I started ToV at 115 , after completing everything through all of ToV (plus about 8 hours of kill grinding) I was only at 118 , Had to finish with grinding out to 119 then do NoS mission , buy collections and used my DB cash to complete Overseers and Hit 120. Lucky I'm in a very good raid guild with tons of support or I would have really struggled.

[@opderrickcds]

Solo Beastlord just went Heroic. Any Solo Spots you recommend?

[@hammackj]

85? House of Thule. I have a series on a heroic beast that goes for a bit and shows some stuff

[@opderrickcds]

@@hammackj LVL 100 now lol

[@VickyVShare]

How long to get 75-100 if i play only 3 - 4/per day?

[@hammackj]

I’d say less than a month. Probably less. It goes fast, the characters I didn’t record got 115 in less than 2 months maybe 1 months. Making videos makes mine take longer. Bonus events make it faster and FV has bonus exp.

[@kanfanchan4934]

i dont think the ToV Mercenary give 10% and Partisan give 20%. i just finished 1 Partisan quest in WW during 150% exp bonus event, it only gave me 0.33%. these guide is totally broken

[@hammackj]

What level are you?

[@spacebound2195]

Is gribbles still the fastest way to level on TLPs?

[@hammackj]

I’ve never done it on a TLP. I suspect it is tho till 105 or do maybe more if other stuff is harder.

[@subibrothersbrewing6598]

How did you grind OT at 111? I only get .077% per kill. Thanks

[@hammackj]

It has been a few years but, If I recall I literally grinded out 200+ kills a level with EXP bonus / EXP potions. Then went to GMM when I had enough AA.

[@subibrothersbrewing6598]

@@hammackj I think they lowered xp. Even with double xp on test server it will take -1,287 kills to go from 111 to 112 in OT

[@Elfig2011]

The EXP is terrible for the moment in EQ, mostly i have 0.0010% even in Overthere is get at most 0,0049% EXP… Whats going on? Im at level 100….

[@hammackj]

That seems pretty low, OT at 100 do you have a 125 in group?

[@GeorgeSmith-ze5vk]

I just came back to the game after a very long ..umm pause.. break… not quit.. anyway.. I multi box a 106 warrior.. Monk… Druid… and Shaman.. wife boxes 107 chanter and cleric… while my wife is at work I started a new ranger and bard.. 3 days.. both are 73 and did bard epic 1.0…decided to work on ranger 1.0 just for the heck of it …already have all his foraging done…

[@hammackj]

damn nice you have been busy. How do you like the ranger?

[@GeorgeSmith-ze5vk]

@@hammackj love him… I love playing a bard with him so really no need for a healer… I took your advice and went to arcstone think I spelled that right.. and went from 67 to 73 there in just a few hours… some mobs were light blue but the rate I was pulling it didn’t matter.. plus I was using xp potions..I had my shaman and Druid there for heals.. didn’t need them once I hit 70.. they just gave buffs when needed..bard/ranger combo rocks.. and I used to hate playing a bard back in the day.. I played one to help my wife level cause of the mana regen… then I watch Ion Blaze and i got all nostalgia for the bard…then I was wanting to play a bard again.. plus I also wanted to play on test.. so I just made new ranger bard…Hey man, my toons names Warrike and Razlee ( I hate they put an E at the end of my names when I moved over to test ) .. Newp and Meckin.. my ranger and bard is Tylk and Rocme… if you ever find yourself over on test server please look me up man.. loved to group sometime.. I used to be guild/raid leader of a raiding guild on the rathe years ago..

[@GeorgeSmith-ze5vk]

@@hammackj also if you have any advice for a good leveling spot for my level 106 group..please let me know.. looking for “ easy “ XP… still trying to get the hang of playing again.. also one reason I made smaller toons to play again…

[@GeorgeSmith-ze5vk]

@@hammackj I got the ranger and bard to level 91… I got hooked on grinding and man I got multi bring down again… I used to have 2 pieces with 2 accounts each on it… the PC I have now I have 4 toons on one PC.. I do a lot more clicking instead of alt tab… much easier.. and no.. I am not using any macros or bots.. it’s all played … I never cared for macros ( cause I was never smart enough to figure them out ) so I always did everything the hard way…

[@spacebound2195]

What's minimum level a 120 can group with?

[@hammackj]

90. 85 can do 115

[@spacebound2195]

What level do free aas from gold access stop?

[@hammackj]

110 now.

[@legbert123]

Huh heh heh huh heh heh

[@hammackj]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

[@TB-sw1tf]

I prefer playing mmos with only one character in mind. Is it even possible to do everquest current content without boxing your whole team? seems like everyone just boxes their own group and never plays with anyone else. Seems odd.

[@hammackj]

You technically could depending on the class. Live everquest is a very top end game, most people are in the 115-120 range so getting a group before that might be hard. I haven't tried. Most classes can solo/molo to 80+ fairly easy tanks/necros/druid/etc can do it really easy. Everquest also has TLP servers which are like replaying the game from classic through each expansion. These have a lot of lower level players and some servers have truebox(1 character per computer) type rulesets to lower the boxing population. These are perfect for leveling a character and experiencing the game with other players. Most TLP allow you to transfer characters to live if you want. If you don't want to multibox then I recommend TLP servers as they have the highest amounts of lower level players. If you have seen my nomeregard series, I have pretty much soloed the necro class most of the way. The benefit of multiboxing is you can control everything. Need healer? box it never leaves unless you do. Need tank? same thing always with you. Let me know if you have more questions.

[@Zippycat444]

You can, depending on class will depend how easy and how fast. I moloed a SK to 115, a lot of the work is done by grinding through expansionsat a lower level than you and using the daily xp buff (Lesson of the Devoted) andhot zones to get to a reasonable level. Forexample before doing HOT I did a lot of grinding of Fortress Mechanitos etc to get up to the higher eighties. Also overseer quests will get you there quicker too. You will end up buying a lot of gear from the bazaar as you won’t be able to molo a lot of the names. If you can get a second account up that really helps too. A shammy for a SK makes thingssooo much easier. Plus when you are grinding AA after 105, leveling a second character makes it much less boring.

[@Will-mv3ol]

How do the Warrior Mercs stand up?

[@hammackj]

Good till 70ish. Didn’t use the tank one much as I alway box a tank or pet class and use the healer. After 70 the fade till you can get the j5 upgrade at 75 or 85. Then they are good again for a bit. Next chance I get I’ll test the max merc vs a 115 mob

[@Will-mv3ol]

@@hammackj thank you!

[@Zippycat444]

After 70 they don’t stand up - They fall down loads 😂

[@haydenyoung5026]

can you do a moloing guide from 100 115

[@hammackj]

What class?

[@haydenyoung5026]

@@hammackj ranger with lvl 100 gear and healer merc

[@hammackj]

Would you accept a heroic level 100 ranger when those launch soon?

[@dylanlowell4704]

Bro it's 30 level max spread. 110-75 doesn't equate

[@hammackj]

Huh?

[@Thelastkingoftwatland]

I was widely considered the best Shaman on EQ from 1997 -2009 or so. Kabuk/ Tdiddy I just recovered my account. I was one of the reasons they standardized the skills to location like Haste to Waist. If you can let me know everything I need to know about what I need to buy and the best sites to use to find gear, I can teach you how to solo almost any class. Any I can also do gear upgrade paths for you.

[@hammackj]

Raidloot.com/eqitems.com/eqresouce.com and alla for items / gear quests. Just depends on your level for everything.

[@zarroth]

meh...I hear all the time people talking about needing all the best is slot stuff for a tank. No, no you don't. You do need the AA for defensives and hitpoints, but I haven't bothered with getting augs for years at this point on my warrior. Of course, I don't use mercs either. Those things are also garbage and have been for several years. You want a real healer and a real tank and then you can get away with using tier 1 gear on the tank, and no augs at all, or tier 2 from the previous expansion, again no augs and you can farm out the end zones from the current expansion. It's been that way for over a decade now. Too many people really over-estimate what it takes to play a tank, even if it's a box. Truth is, don't use a healer merc and the tank experience is MUCH better. I am also talking 100% group geared. I have no raid geared characters in my setup since raids have been boring snoozefests for several years now as well so I quit doing them. Learn how to use the tank's abilities and you can get away with FAR less gear than you may think is otherwise possible. I can tell you from personal experience that people saying you need to go out of your way to gear up a tank simply aren't playing it effectively. You do need to be at least half-way geared from the prior level up expansion at a minimum, say 40% of your slots or so, but once there you'll be fine with a real healer. With a merc healer, you're going to have stress even with best in slot gear.

[@joshcantrell8397]

No way you can start killing in fm at 100

[@hammackj]

I do 100 to 108/109 there easy. Just depends on the group / class.

[@masonking2253]

I would S this videos D if I could.

[@hammackj]

lol

[@greysonrichardson8386]

no. please dont just heroic. play your char to at least level 20. 60 is preferable, you can get there in a day. then at least you know HOW to be good playing your char and if you group with strangers or someone in your guild you know how to properly play your char and pull your weight in the group. -sincerely someone who has played eq for 20 years.

[@hammackj]

This video is geared toward live not TLP. Zero chance to get a group at level one on live.

[@kennethbarr7224]

Bit late, but with how much playing a class changes from beginning to end, it's almost a non point

[@kindredspiritzz66]

You wander to much when you talk, it's hard to listen to. Get on point and spit it out.

[@hammackj]

Thank you for the feedback.