> > I suck at selling and can't go into the bazaar anymore. Sharing a
network
> > with 4 computers with only a 19.2kbps connection really really blows. I
> > can't even play EQ if one person has a text based rpg going on online
now.
> i saw some of your postings about not being able to enter bazaar.
> i think it is either your connection or the gfx card is "too small".
> have a look further down, i wrote some more things down there...
>
It's my internet connection. I have a GeForce 4 Ti 4600 128mb vid card. My
system is good. but my phone lines are horrible.
>
> > Wow. WW is what now? warsilk woods? What lvl are they?
> sorry... forgot about that zone... i was referring to Western Wastes.
> and the right name of the wolves is "Velium Hounds". the wolves
> are 49 to 51 i think and i can only solo them pet-chaining. one wolf
> needs up to four, sometimes five (air) pets.
>
Ahh. No good for me cuz I can't have pets and can't solo. lol.
>
> getting there can be sort of an adventure for non-porters:
> Cobalt Scar -> Siren's Grotto -> Western Wastes
>
Ahh.
>
> it is really nice to have a wizzy and druid alt... especially
> if they are on another account and you have more than one
> system to play... :-)
>
I can barely stay connected with one account... I only get about 9k
bandwidth if one other person uses the 'net on my network.
>
> and having a cleric on a third account with even one more
> system availible to play, makes me feel much better hunting
> there.
>
Heh, I wouldn't be able to even open the patch checker with that many
accounts.
>
> huh... did i mention i am maxxed ally on CoV faction (those
> drakes in Skyshrine)... also most of my alts have good CoV
> faction... it makes it much easier to stay alive in WW.
>
I'm dubious or indifferent. :-)
>
> actually there aren't many critters i could hunt in WW without
> hurting my CoV faction. well, and if there is one of those wurms,
> i just run... or gate...
>
Heh. :-)
>
> here is the link to the mobs:
> http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/search.shtml?zone=108
> think of this zone like the sandy area of South Ro:
> - replace the sand with ice... looks almost like eastern wastes
> - replace all the undead with wyverns (CoV faction)
> - replace all the spiders with (named) drakes (CoV faction)
> - add some Brontos
> - add many Ice Burrower (really big wurms)
> - add _some_ Velium Hounds
> - add some more things that want to kill you...
> - and of course some NPCs
>
oh I hate icy snowy stuff. Whenever it snows I get disconnected. and I tend
to go LD while running over snow/ice graphics for some odd reason.
>
> > Yeah, but by the time I can actually hit a key I'm kicked. :-( It takes
me
> > 10 minutes to zone in and then boom. disconnected.
> argl... this is pretty ugly... :-(((
>
Yup.
>
> maybe switch to top-down-view before entering the zone.
>
Can't, see, I always zonecrash if I zone in from shadowhaven or bazaar. And
then I have to restart EQ and try to enter. Every other time I manage to get
in but immediately go LD. Hence why I had to have a GM move me.
>
> my smallest system (p2/300, 512mb, tnt2) has some problems with
> the game (old zones are the fastest), but still works pretty good.
> actually i use that system for my trader and bazaar is no problem at
> all. about zoning: it is faster than all my other systems...
>
Cool.
>
> the bigger systems are a notebook and a desktop, each with a
> P3 (notebook 1.12GHz, desktop 933MHz) and nVidia chips
> (notebook geforce 2 go, desktop geforce 3 ti550). all systems
> have a fixed swap file with 4095MB (limitation is because of
> windows 2k, i think XP can use bigger ones). most EQ options
> are turned off, no music, "not much" sound.
>
I have a great sound card on mine. :-) And a good processor, good RAM, good
modem, great vid card... But my phone company is retarded and gave me
spliced lines so it's impossible for me to connect at more than 20kbps.
>
> the notebook gets slower in bazaar at a resolution of 1024x768.
> the desktop hasn't too many problems even at 1600x1200. other
> zones, like wakening lands (eg with many trees, and other stuff)
> or some of the new LoY zones give those boxes very much
> trouble.
>
I use the lowest resolution possible bc the next lowest makes the text too
small for me to read easily.
>
> all my systems are connected to the internet using a PPC/G4
> based linux system connected to DSL (actually the german
> "T-DSL" variant). the major problems i have is the connection
> to the states... on the other hand, sometimes it is hard to believe
> that the servers (eg Tarew Marr) is located overseas.
>
My computer is the server. DSL and cable internet are not available to me. I
support a network of 4 other computers. my brother is almost ALWAYS on and
when he sends an IM or loads a webpage, if I'm in EQ I get kicked out. :-(
luv,
-Su