I can understand the hurt feelings of our up and coming priest classes. This is a factor that needs to be addressed by Verant as well. Ragefire is not the only mob that this happens to. I have seen this happen with lower level 45 mobs being taken out. As to the rarety of the clerics item, it is assured to drop off of Rage. However, I do feel the item drops all across the game are beginning to be mindless. For example (I am a level 56 monk, I have been playing in Karnor%

For a long time now, I've wondered why Verant would make all the quests, especially the epics so predictable? Why not add randomness? For instance, Ragefire could spawn in any mid to high level zone at any time. The ancient cyclops that people camp in SRo or OOT could spawn in any number of places. I don't believe that every epic should be able to have a complete walkthru. Some of the quests should require some strategy and even luck with regard to finding the right NPC. Maybe give each player a specific mob to hunt and kill for a final test. I also believe that epic quests should be a test of one person's skills and abilities, epics should not be able to be done in groups or guilds. They should be a test of one person and whether or not they've become skilled enough playing that character to overcome whatever test is presented to them. Maybe when you come to that final mob, and say the key phrase to activate the epic mob, all others would be banished from the room, zone whatever. Right now, a strong guild can get epic pieces for their members, whether they are skilled or not. Having a guild help with some parts is fine, but I really believe that there should be at least one test that can't be solved by a walkthru or a strong guild.

I have been playing since beta. I own and have developed 3 different accounts over the years playing EQ. I have also cancelled my accounts multiple times due to camping frustrations in the game. Its clear that the game offers something not equaled in other games, because I keep returning to it. It is also clear that as time marches on, the number of uber players grows. The problem with the game is population. There are simply too many players hogging the same camps for hours, days and yes sometimes weeks at a time. There are networks of guilds, and players, who hold camps for days on end. The reason I use 3 accounts is so that I can spread out my characters in areas I wish to hunt, or camps I need to watch for quests. It is rediculous but there are times I log in as many as 10-12 of my characters befor I hit a camp that isn't occupied. Imagine the time traveling to camps that turns out to be a waste of time because 50 other people are already there. Its insane to have to pay for entertainment, then have to deal with all the little Hitlers of the virtual world who think EQ was developed just for their pleasure. I for one am ready to see online role playing games evolve to the point where playing the game isn't like having another JOB.

verant needs to get with the program about ragefire. you sit in skyfire and vigilantly wait for this spawn while all the time many other more powerful guilds pop in and out checking the spawn or they too, sit and wait. then he spawns, you contact ur guild and begin to kitethis guy waiting for help to arrive. during this time another more powerful guild with many porters pops on the scene and attacks the mob you have been kiting with a damage spell and snare. they take the kill and the final cleric epic piece. even though verant says the rule is first to engage has right to the mob and interferance from others is wrong. well go ahead and contact a GM tell them what happened and wait to get the answer" oh well sorry theres nothing i can do".the power guilds with 100 members or more always get this guy due to sheer numbers of people enabling them to respond quicker in force. when you see these guilds every cleric has their epic as well as their alts. meanwhile the rest of us just hope and pray that sooner or later they will be lucky enough to help their guild with this awesome and necessary item for high end raids. the way verant has this set up the only people getting ragefire are the ones who need it the least. thank you verant for the consideration of all of us who choose to be in small guuilds with friends. oh, and guess what i too pay that $22.00 a month to play...think about it!!! if starwars turns out to be the game i think it will be ill just cancell my eq accts...yes thats three accts not one!!! i assure you there will be others leaving the world of eq if you dont do something to rectify this issue.