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Freelance Ramblings / Collection items

« on: June 30, 2016, 06:23:36 PM »

So the offer that I mentioned in chat once:

Let me know some collection pieces that you need (please don't state things like all of TBM or such as that is too much work for me).  Send me an in-game email with a reasonable number of specific items and I will check to see what I have.  I am also doing this for my wife's old guild that I had joined, so want to spread it around an option. 
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My account is paid up for about 9 months still.  I have a bunch of collections items (I use 3 x 300 spot houses and some bank storage).  I will likely turn my main system into a Linux box with a bunch of VMs, so no EQ there and I won't dual boot as I want some of those servers up.  But, I did set up a Windows partition on my MAC laptop back when they started banning use of VMs (VM Ware fusion for that system).  I rarely boot into it as it was only for EQ and all my real stuff is on the MAC.  But, I can periodically check it.

I had to move the pieces that I had been storing in a house I set up for my wife to the bank as her account should be expired by now or very shortly.  If there was enough interest, I could modify my Python script that I wrote to parse the inventory and realestate output files to check the new locations to produce a current summary.  I could post that to help people know what I have.  I used to do that for the guild when they used to have a web site with forum.

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Freelance Ramblings / Reminder

« on: January 14, 2016, 11:09:19 PM »

Server Locked is no excuse for missing raids.

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Freelance Ramblings / Connectivity issues.

« on: July 09, 2015, 10:20:49 PM »

EQ connectivity issues:

From their web site (the couple times that it actually loaded)

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We are currently investigating reported issues with connectivity both in-game and on our websites/forums. Thank you for your patience.
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Working on a quantum link to bypass the network issues as I know Furro does not accept network issues as a reason for not raiding.  The physics will take a while.  Or maybe it will start working well again. Had a few times where network traffic between Comcast and Sony had issues. Was on before the issue until the connection dropped.

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Freelance Ramblings / EQ Connectivity issues

« on: January 15, 2015, 11:32:50 PM »

FYI banner from SOE EQ forums:

Status: 1/15/2015 16:14 PST - We are currently investigating a potential issue with network connectivity to the game.

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I don't know if it affects everyone, but seems to be affecting our household.  Of course, we are on Comcast and there have been networking issues between Comcast and SoE a few times when others are working.

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Update:  Banner disappeared from EQ forum page, but still cannot connect at 7:34 EST. (4:34 PST).

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Raider Essentials / Evolving equipment - Bloodstained Shoulders

« on: December 15, 2013, 10:26:18 PM »

For those that are interested, I kept logs and processed them.  The experience needed per level appears to increase linearly. For the shoulders, I killed only snakes in SL (dark blue to level 100). It took 37 solo kills for level 1 to level 2 and increased between 5 and 6 kills per level after.  Here is a chart if you want to know how far you are.  Halfway was almost 15% into level 13.

Here is a chart:


Level  1 to  2,  kills =  37,  Total =   37,    2%
Level  2 to  3,  kills =  43,  Total =   80,    5%
Level  3 to  4,  kills =  48,  Total =  128,    8%
Level  4 to  5,  kills =  53,  Total =  181,   11%
Level  5 to  6,  kills =  59,  Total =  240,   15%
Level  6 to  7,  kills =  65,  Total =  305,   19%
Level  7 to  8,  kills =  70,  Total =  375,   23%
Level  8 to  9,  kills =  76,  Total =  451,   27%
Level  9 to 10,  kills =  81,  Total =  532,   32%
Level 10 to 11,  kills =  87,  Total =  619,   38%
Level 11 to 12,  kills =  92,  Total =  711,   43%
Level 12 to 13,  kills =  98,  Total =  809,   49%
Level 13 to 14,  kills = 103,  Total =  912,   55%
Level 14 to 15,  kills = 109,  Total = 1021,   62%
Level 15 to 16,  kills = 114,  Total = 1135,   69%
Level 16 to 17,  kills = 120,  Total = 1255,   76%
Level 17 to 18,  kills = 126,  Total = 1381,   84%
Level 18 to 19,  kills = 131,  Total = 1512,   92%
Level 19 to 20,  kills = 136,  Total = 1648,  100%


I know at least other equipment also scales, but don't know if the above % matches.  I had heard people claim that the VoA range tear halfway point is about level 13, so this may map.  I know that the tear scales in some way.