Post by Vizier on Nov 19, 2007 18:41:23 GMT -5
Sof has been released, and with it comes access to the best groupable armor sets the game has ever seen. Groupable armor sets in this expansion are in the 600/600 hps and mana range, and the cultural armor sets can get even higher!
So what does this mean in the grand scheme of EQ? Simply put, it means that all raid content from ALL previous expansions is now obsolete. Yes CoA is finally dead. Even Solteris gear is barely on par with this gear. No other expansion has given such a large increase in group attainable gear.
What does this mean for RIF? It means that our guild philosophy now just happens to be the most efficient way to gear up your characters. RIF's ability to successfully complete the top end groupable content in EQ will gear us better than a guild that has been farming TSS raid instances for the last year. Think about that.
Sony has clearly changed its focus from rewarding high end raids, to deploying meaningful single group content. RIF can use its ability to rapidly set up balanced guild exp groups to take advantage of this shift. We are very good at grouping together and helping eachother, we will be doing the exact some thing in SoF, only now the rewards are much greater.
Gearing up in SoF will not be an overnight process, but it will be a hell of a lot of fun. We will have to scour all of the new zones to completely upgrade our gear. Many critical Rank1 spells must be camped as well. This is a huge expansion, and we have a ton of adventurers to look forward to.
Sony has leveled the playing field. So called "uber guilds" on Fennin such SFy, IR, etc, that never even finished solteris, have the exact SAME level of gear as RIF does. Its important that every guild member understands that. Guilds that formerly were elite will be no better than anyone else, until someone reaches Crystallos. In my opinion they might even be at a disadvatage since they arent used to fielding lots of guild groups and dont typically use the advanced grouping tactics that we employ with ease.
This is the beginning of a whole new era in EQ. RIF has an opportunity to become regarded as a Top Tier guild on Fennin, while still staying true to our core philosophy of keeping EQ fun.
We will work as a team, just like we always have, and we will succeed. Now lets get out there and kick some ass!
-Viz
So what does this mean in the grand scheme of EQ? Simply put, it means that all raid content from ALL previous expansions is now obsolete. Yes CoA is finally dead. Even Solteris gear is barely on par with this gear. No other expansion has given such a large increase in group attainable gear.
What does this mean for RIF? It means that our guild philosophy now just happens to be the most efficient way to gear up your characters. RIF's ability to successfully complete the top end groupable content in EQ will gear us better than a guild that has been farming TSS raid instances for the last year. Think about that.
Sony has clearly changed its focus from rewarding high end raids, to deploying meaningful single group content. RIF can use its ability to rapidly set up balanced guild exp groups to take advantage of this shift. We are very good at grouping together and helping eachother, we will be doing the exact some thing in SoF, only now the rewards are much greater.
Gearing up in SoF will not be an overnight process, but it will be a hell of a lot of fun. We will have to scour all of the new zones to completely upgrade our gear. Many critical Rank1 spells must be camped as well. This is a huge expansion, and we have a ton of adventurers to look forward to.
Sony has leveled the playing field. So called "uber guilds" on Fennin such SFy, IR, etc, that never even finished solteris, have the exact SAME level of gear as RIF does. Its important that every guild member understands that. Guilds that formerly were elite will be no better than anyone else, until someone reaches Crystallos. In my opinion they might even be at a disadvatage since they arent used to fielding lots of guild groups and dont typically use the advanced grouping tactics that we employ with ease.
This is the beginning of a whole new era in EQ. RIF has an opportunity to become regarded as a Top Tier guild on Fennin, while still staying true to our core philosophy of keeping EQ fun.
We will work as a team, just like we always have, and we will succeed. Now lets get out there and kick some ass!
-Viz