EverQuest Hints and Tips

Rogue's Secret Economy

If you take on the hard life of a Rogue, you must learn the secret
to dealing with merchants. Most merchants won't sell to a Rogue
(probably something about his reputation or character).  Well,
what they don't know won't hurt them! Go behind a merchant (out of
his line of sight) and use the sneak skill, then click the
merchant. The merchant will sell to you and buy from you without
ever knowing you're a Rogue!

Back Attacks

Attacking your intended victim from behind gives a bonus to the
attack, but beware: the enemy attacking your rear gets the same
bonus. Try to always face your enemies, especially if you're
fighting more then one. If you're in a group, try surrounding the
enemy to confuse it, giving each member of your group a better
chance for bonus shots.

Ramp Your Skills and Make a Friend

If you want to work on increasing a skill, offer to create items
for other players in exchange for the necessary materials or cash
equivalent. This way your skill points go up, and they save
significant amounts of money.

Snake Eggs Count as Food

Next time you can't find milk or bread to fill your stomach, try
sinking your teeth into some Snake Eggs; they're the cheapest
things around.

Ride a Dragon

It may be extremely hard to do, but according to Verant
Interactive 3D Character artist Milo D. Cooper, it is possible to
ride a dragon in EverQuest. First you need to deplete the last 25
percent of a dragon's hit points single-handedly; this will subdue
the dragon instead of killing it, at which point the subduer can
teleport to an adjacent zone and mount the creature.

Sharpen Those Rusty Weapons

You can buy a sharpening stone to fix any rusty swords you pull
off defeated skeletons. They will be changed to tarnished and with
enough skill you can change tarnished to new. But beware:  If you
fail in your attempt, you lose the weapon. So if you need
practice, just use the rusty swords you get from the skeletons.
All it will cost you is the price of a sharpening stone. Click the
left mouse button on any forge (they are all over town), then
place the sword and the sharpening stone in the slots and press
Combine.

Campers and Stealers

Sure, there are jerks in EverQuest, but unless you're playing in
PvP (player vs. player) mode, they can't do a lot to you--and you
can ignore what they say. The biggest complaint that most players
have is about "kill stealers" and campers. Because the character
that deals the killing blow gets first crack at the treasure, kill
stealers come along and finish off a creature someone else is
battling to reap the rewards. Campers are players who stay in the
same spot for significant lengths of time and wait for creatures
or a certain item to spawn, which may conflict with other players'
goals.

Ranged Weapon Limitations

Perhaps the weakest area of EQ's combat is its ranged weapons
options. Bows and spears tend to offer one-shot attacks that do
little more than lure a creature in close, so they're not really a
viable mode of continuous attack unless you have some melee
support.




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