Not wanting pets to solo anything...i dont like the fact that necros pets can solo up to t3...maybe t4, but if pets are in an dps mode and not tanking...they shouldnt eat it either (death that is).  If I do not make sure to position pets in rear EVERY time they die.  of course I am pulling 5+ mobs at a time in T7 but pets arent tanking my warrior is.  Also has /pet hold been fixed or is it still craptastic?  havent tried that in a long while but havent seen any posts about it on forums during my morning troll errrr i mean stroll.

Never said it was a problem...just thought it was odd that in the discussion of making the research spells you stated that no essences would be used...and surprise they are.  i hope it is worth it as pet classes in their current state suck.

 Would take away the need for essences used on everything

Essences aren't used for this. Bots could farm the scrolls. Bots can farm this too, but takes more effort. Scrolls can be stockpiled so heavily that they lose their value this way either.

Class Ink, QVIC essence, TACVI essence, Dragon Minor, Dragon Major, and Gods Minor in magic box.

 

But saying that...thank you for the reply Hate and ty for working on this spell research system.

ok looking at the tab on the left side of the screen: spell recipes, why is the best spell (pet stonewall) all questions?

125434 Spell: Defensive Boon dru/shm/mag/enc/nec/bst - SPECIAL


This is the only spell that has me all happy in the pants!  My mage and beastlord may not suck anymore with this!  Anyone know the recipe yet?  I have a mage ink that I got from t7 yesterday and i know you can get loping planes vellum off the vendors in each zone (qvic, abyss, loping planes are where I have seen so far).  Is this just a trial and error deal?

If there was a way to make it remember all your usernames and passwords that would be sweet as well.  Manually entering in 12+ accounts at log in is getting tiresome 

Wow! ok I will do your leg work for you....this is sad.  This is a guide from the quest/guides ection by Strix.

Hi All

Having done a number of UC’s on multiple characters, I thought I might lay down some information on the Ultimate Charm to give new players a starting point.  Hopefully others will share their strategies in reply to this give a fuller picture of the approaches you can take in tackling what seems to be the impossible.  In truth, from the outset this quest looks quite daunting and has been the end of many a good player. 

Best advice anyone can give – believe you can do it!!!

What is the Ultimate Charm?
As the name implies – it’s the best charm in the game.  The stats are as follows:
AC 300
Effect: Nexus Gate (Must equip.  Casting time 10.0)
Effect: Ultimate Worn Effect (Worn)
Focus Effect: Ultimate Focus Effect
STR +100 DEX +100 CHA +100 WIS +100 INT +100 AGI +100
HP +50000 Mana +50000 Endurance +5000
SV Fire +125 SV SV Disease +125 Cold +125 SV Magic +125 SV Poison +125
Attack +250
Regen +1500
Mana Regen +500
Endurance Regen +200
Shielding +30% Spell Shield +50% Avoidance +125
Accuracy +50 Stun Resist +100% Strikethrough +35%
DoT Shielding +50%
Haste 175%
Recommended lvl of 65.  Required lvl of 65


Basic Information
How do I make a UC?
You need to level all 4 charm types (Guardian, Sorcerer, Oracle and Brawler) to level 50 and then combine them in your magic box.

How do I make a charm?
Firstly you will need to purchase a v2 Noobie Charm from the Noobie Vendor in either Surefall or the Nexus.  Eventually you will need four of these (one for each charm type).  The v2 Noobie charm is about 10k.  Once you have a Charm Upgrade (of any sort) place it in your magic box with the v2 Noobie Charm and it will create your lvl 1 charm (ie.  Oracle Upgrade + Noobie v2 Charm = Oracle lvl 1 Charm).

Once you have a lvl 1 charm you simply combine the upgrade with the existing charm to get the next level (ie.  Oracle Charm lvl 1 + Oracle Upgrade = Oracle Charm lvl 2).

Where do I find these Charm Upgrades?
v1 Charm Upgrades are located in LDON.  These charms are used to level your charm to 25.  Levelling your charm from 25 – 50 requires you to go to a different zone.  See v2 information below).  The following should give a guide as to where you need to farm in LDON to get a charm upgrade type:

LDON level 2 = Brawler
LDON level 3 = Guardian
LDON level 4 = Oracle
LDON level 5 = Sorcerer
LDON level 6 = ALL Charm Types

*** Your best chance at getting a charm upgrade to drop is in LDON level 6 (see below for more info on this).

v2 Charm Upgrades are located in HoH (Halls of Honor).  All charm types can drop in any area of HoH.  Avatar of Heavens has the highest chance of dropping v2 charms.

So I want to go for a UC – who should I do first?
There is some debate about this but the general consensus is that you should do a Paladin first.  The benefit to your entire group is just too huge to ignore.  Yes, your main Tank is going to need the HPs on the UC eventually, but you need to keep them alive too.  A UC’d Pally is an amazing beast on this server. 

Best possible order =
Paladin
Cleric (or 1st if cleric is your only healer)
Warrior
SK (or 2nd if you’re using an SK as a main tank)

All other DPS classes (excluding Casters)
Casters last (although a UC’d Wizzie is awe inspiring)

Why not just take the No-Drop tag off spell scrolls and allow them to be sold?  Then you can /auction WTB "XX" spell for xx plat....?   Would take away the need for essences used on everything and make it so you wouldnt have to spend countless hours farming x spell.  Still looking forward to that new pet stonewall spell that you listed weeks ago=)

Was the goal of the change to reduce the plat coming from HoH?    If so, works as designed.  

However if the goal was to reduce lag or need for people to loot and not impact plat, then this fix needs to be tweaked.  

So unless I agree with your view, my comments are not wanted?  Guess this shouldnt be a forum then.  HoH is not an end all be all...this zone is for a certain level range.  if this is as far as you go in game then thats fine but there is PLENTY of plat to be made in this zone w/o further butchering the economy.

I like the way it is currently.  HoH ,if the plat drops were increased, I could see this becoming a farm haven for plats.  Easy mobs guaranteed plats...plus peeps sell the tokens for plat on top of the droppable plat (5-10k per token) take that into consideration as well.  People sell the v2 charms 50-100k ea.  Thats why i dont see the reason to complain about the plat and gem drops...if you wanna make money you can make money here w/o increasing the plats dropped from the mobs.

The spell research system isn't live yet.

We have an eta on it coming live?  That pet SW spell has got me drooling here!  I dont waste my time currently even bringing pets up because as soon as you pop them they are getting whacked.

Well someone will start a thread about it so figured I would be the first!

Started working on T8, creating items. Haven't chosen a zone yet.

I threw this suggestion out for T7 so will do it again how about a velious zone like Kael or ToV?!

I am not suggesting anything other than the content remain designed in such a fashion to not make things easier for players who have not put the work in.  If you have toons who can handle the content great!  if not dont dumb down the content so under geared toons can gear up quickly.

So your suggestion is to UC my entire group through HoH first before trying floor 3?

I personally think the whole zone should be locked out unless you have a toon with atleast one UCv2...but thats just my opinion.

Not to be "the dick" but I only see 2 of your toons even having a UC.  The ToFS was suppose to be set up for those individuals who have already had at least a group done with UC...and UCv2...it was suppose to be harder.  I dont think it needs to be toned down...or else it will be just yet another means for people to bum rush through content, think of the halloween weapons.  I feel ToFS should pose a challenge to individuals who have at least 1 group UCv2's and need to get other toons through UC.  That was the general consensus of the community at large when this zone was just an idea.

[(THERE ARE NO NPC'S IN THIS ZONE)]

Ok to research a spell you need a spell research kit....and I went everywhere to look for one.  All the NPC's that have this are not there!  Where are we suppose to get the research kit?  Here is a list of NPC's that should carry the item per eqtraders.com:


 Spell Research Kit
Container: CLOSED.
MAGIC ITEM
WT: 10.0   Weight Reduction: 0%
Capacity: 10   Size Capacity: LARGE
NPCs sell this at 10p4g9s9c
NPCs buy this at 9p5g2s4c
Item lore: A kit of various tool used for making spells
EQ item ID: 93492
 

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This item can be Vendor Purchased:
Corathus Creep (THERE ARE NO NPC'S IN THIS ZONE)
Merchant Model CGXIV @ -368, 192, -11, Spell Research Vendor

Crescent Reach  (THERE ARE NO NPC'S IN THIS ZONE)
Researcher Layla @ -1431, -1447, -87

Plane of Knowledge
Eric Rasumus @ -320, 731, -94 (THIS NPC REMOVED FROM ZONE)

Relic, the Artifact City (THERE ARE NO NPC"S IN THIS ZONE)
Gyruth @ 944, 542, -274


Also tried the Caster's Vendor in the casters guild...and the newbis vendor in both nexus and in casters guild...nothing.

Here is the PoK NPC's info that was removed:
http://everquest.wikia.com/wiki/Eric_Rasumus

Defensive Boon is a pet Stonewall buff and max HP adjustment. This will become a fairly expensive researched spell. This spell is suitably powerful so the cost will be suitably high. With this and standard buff lineup, pet owners will never have room to complain unless they are tanking with their pets (dumbasses...).

I want to find out how to research this for my bst and my mage!!!!!!!