I only have IG pets and haven't read the details in a while but does angryface reduce stonewall? I'm confused by the wording because "mitigation" means making something less severe and it seems like you would want to increase that.

Probably pretty darn end-game multiple-UW beefy. I'm pretty new to that zone and run it with 12 toons. Only 1/12 chance he ports my tank I guess (or higher if he manages to do it more than once), and if he does, I can ninja drop agro and finish him with the other 11.

Thanks, I'll have to try that. But might not be fast enough to kill geode before he ports me. For me, dranik might be just as fast.

So I got 5 shards from one Bloodmoon run, including the 4 reward. So to get 70-80 shards per hour, I would need to do one run every 4 minutes, including picking up and turning in the quest. How?

I'll have to give it a try. Figured dranik was the quickest and highest reward

Those who have gone through dranik a mind-numbing 200+ times will never vote in favor of an alternative. But not being one of those people, I can say yeah another way would be cool. And this isn't whining about making it easier. It's already easy. Just wind your easy way around the same twists and turns 200 times, wait in a crack 200 times and do absolutely nothing for a couple minutes, get charmed every now and then and kill your friends, shake your fist at boulders blocking your path 600 times, zone your crew every few minutes 800 times. And voila, your warrior now possesses incredible skills and can smite down many enemies at once. What if the Hive Queen was interested in buying your rotting charm v1 and v2 upgrades, or your anguish augments or your veeshan scales? Surely the Hive Queen is still working on her UCv3...

I'm not sure that Mana Necklace is working on my Druid. It is rank 10 and equipped, I'm casting Chaotic Frost IV on mobs while my Nature Walker's Behest III pet attacks, and I am not seeing any piratestrike procs or the buff in my pet's window. Thanks!

No worries. I think my problem was a slow wifi. I found I was getting very slow download speeds at the time, so I reset the modem and it was fast again. I haven't had a blank server list since.

Cool, thanks. Glad it's not just me then.

I have recently come back to EZ Server. I downloaded the RoF2 client, MQ2, and WinEQ2, and they all seem to run fine together. That is, when I can get past the Server Select screen. Over half the time, no servers show up on the list. Does anyone else have this problem and know of a solution?

I guess Fugitive's first post was nice, relative to many of his others.

But I did say "some of you end-gamers." I have met some real jerks, but I have met many friends who are end-gamers. It is interesting though to notice a trend that the more towards end-game some people get (again, keyword: "some"), the more rude they are in /ooc. I could name two specific examples, but I won't.

I guess if I quit before I get to end-game, I might do the server a service, in case I would be one to go bad. Sorry if it sounded like I generalized to every end-gamer. I guess I just notice mainly the ones who speak up in ooc. I've never had a problem with you, Xiggie.

I hope I return to play again someday if I have more time. But now that I've stirred up a hornet's nest, some will be happy if I never return.

Lol Fugitive, I already hated you, no worries. Your language was wasted on me. Sorry to not get all heated in return. Got better things to do.

Thanks for clarifying, Hunter. I think several people were worried, or maybe they were trying to keep your joke alive. Sorry to have killed it  

Maybe at the rate I'm going, I will be on schedule to upgrade my UW in a few months then  

I never claimed a UW was necessary to enjoy the game. As I mentioned, I have really enjoyed playing since I came back from my last break. Most of this time I was without a UW. All I am saying is that it would be very disheartening if the quest was drawn out even more, after I've already gotten myself into it.

And in case your third sentence was aimed at me, I have been building my team up with augs and UC's. But why shouldn't I begin a quest that is accessible so early in the game? Just trying to have fun and not have my fun taken away from me.

A vacation will do me a lot of good. Sometimes I just get sick of some of you end-gamers and your attitudes. That's when I know it's time for a break.

Hi all,

I just wanted to say I might be taking a break for a while, in case I randomly disappear and someone is trying to find me. (Gusher is the character that has recently become my main.) I'm moving and starting a new job next week, and I expect the job to take up a lot of my spare time.

With all the rumors going around concerning UW's being taken away or making them 500 essences per level, I am just not motivated to continue the grind at this time. I'd rather spend my time in a way that I am sure will pay off, which for now means focusing on the new job.

So if it is being said that too many people are getting UW's, then maybe I should just take one for the team and bow out. I apologize for being greedy and wanting one of these, and messing up the statistics. It's certainly not an easy quest, but given enough time, everyone will have one. Given that EZ players have a habit of playing way too much and have no problem clearing the same zone 50 times in a row non-stop, I've just been trying to understand the logic behind how it was envisioned that not too many people would get a UW. If it is changed to 500 per rank, you'll lose me and probably others, but you'll keep the hardcore players who are not turned off by such a change, and they will still end up getting one. Just glad it's not my problem to solve 

I will just wait to see how things stabilize in my life and on the server before I decide to spend my time in any certain way.

I've taken several lengthy breaks in my stay on EZ, but I must say that my most recent stay has been the most fun, with so much more content, not only additional tiers (which I have hardly experienced yet), but extracurricular things such as ToFS, spell research, UW's *cough*, RoA100+, SoA, and the newly added bazaar function. Thanks, Hunter and Hateborne, for the hard work! And thanks to all who helped me finally finish T5 and get better gear!

Maybe I'll be on a bit more before I disappear. Peace.