veno updates of the past few years?

Barri - Lost City
Barri - Lost City Posts: 45 Arc User
edited March 2014 in Venomancer
I haven't played this game in a while and decided to pick it back up, aaand there seem to have been some changes in the Veno world that I'm having trouble deciphering from things I've just forgotten. To put it into perspective...I was a beta tester on this game (how many of you would understand me if I referred to this class as wf?).
My main character is a level 40 Veno, with a Petite Safely and a Volcanic Maguire as pets. What the heck is this evolution ****, first of all. That's where I really realized the devs had not been stagnant.

I have like 80 quests I'm in the middle of....I'm almost convinced I should just start over at this point I'm so lost lmao.

Any support out there?
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  • opkossy
    opkossy Posts: 11,177 Community Moderator
    edited March 2014
    Ah, the joys of when MY-EN terms like werefox, nijis, HH, heiro, and so on were the accepted and common ones. Good times... good times...

    A... a LOT has changed since when you played. Like... a LOT. You'd honestly be better starting from scratch and just treating the game like something entirely new. We've had tons of new quests, new content, new gears, new skills, new mechanics, and so on. Plus since level 40 is... honestly that big of a thing. Between all the new methods of gaining EXP and the flood of stuff thrown at you, getting back to level 40 in a day or two is easily something you can do... though I'd suggest taking your time experiencing things instead.

    The pet evolution thing is exclusively for venos at or above level 100, though, so you do have a while to go before it becomes relevant... but at the same time, if you were to rush to level getting to 100 would be ridiculously easy... so it's not something that's as big of a deal as it was back in 08.
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  • Barri - Lost City
    Barri - Lost City Posts: 45 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Thanks for the response! I guess I should probably just treat it was a whole new game then ahaha. Are veno's still a good choice for those who like to solo? The assassin class looks like it could have potential, but does it have dungeon soloing capabilities?
  • opkossy
    opkossy Posts: 11,177 Community Moderator
    edited March 2014
    Pretty much anyone can solo now with decent skill when in endgame gear.

    Venos are still quite good at it, but classes like Assassins, Blademasters, and Barbarians are much faster and more efficient. I'm not sure if you were around for when Harpy Wraith became a big deal or not but... this is an example of what an assassin is capable of... and gear has vastly improved since that point in time. (Note: You may want to kill the music for that video and listen to something else in the background) b:chuckle

    For another example, this is Belial/Ancient evil getting solo'd by an archer in gear that would be considered pretty bad by today's standards. So yeah. Soloing instances is no longer the big veno-exclusive thing it once was, even though venos are still very good at doing things on their own.
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  • Barri - Lost City
    Barri - Lost City Posts: 45 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    The strangest update of all must be the helpful posters on the forum.........
  • opkossy
    opkossy Posts: 11,177 Community Moderator
    edited March 2014
    Nah. We're absolutely cruel to people here... if they come demanding stuff with an attitude without even making an attempt to search or learn about things.

    The folks who are decent or at least show they put some effort into finding a solution for their question tend to get much nicer responses and plenty of help. b:cute
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  • DeffyNature - Archosaur
    DeffyNature - Archosaur Posts: 1,400 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Welcome back!
    As it has been said, lots of new classes, new maps and content have been added.
    Pre-100 I would still say venos rule at soloing with the least resources, but it is debatable.
    More great answers were given here http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1652651 when someone else returned to the game, so I'd suggest you give it a quick look.
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  • Mayfly - Dreamweaver
    Mayfly - Dreamweaver Posts: 6,094 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Glacial Walker replaced the Magmites as the favored free tank pet a long time ago (end of 2009, with the Rising Tide expansion... the last time a lot of tameables were added.) Sage and Demon skills, plus level 10 revive pet, had a revision a couple years ago. New skills from Morai (Descent expansion) and Primal World (the latest, New Horizon expansion), a new foxform that eliminates the mana loss on form change, new legendary pets... lots of new stuff, and that's just the skimming the more veno specific stuff.
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  • Rauldaman - Sanctuary
    Rauldaman - Sanctuary Posts: 132 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Psh. Taking the BM's Spot on the show Kossy? I don't think so!

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  • Desdi - Sanctuary
    Desdi - Sanctuary Posts: 8,680 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I smell an intruder. He doesn't look like he has fur and tail.

    After him! b:angry
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  • Mauntille - Heavens Tear
    Mauntille - Heavens Tear Posts: 694 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Added Deffy's link to the useful links page. (New Subsection in Chapter 2: Other)

    @Barri, there are a few other threads linked off of that sticky that go into more details of some of the more recent content. There's also a new guide that takes the expansions into consideration, provided by Vitenka.
    Desdi - Sanctuary wrote: »
    I smell an intruder. He doesn't look like he has fur and tail.

    After him! b:angry

    I though the red part would have been a better clue than the lack of a tail. b:chuckle
  • Desdi - Sanctuary
    Desdi - Sanctuary Posts: 8,680 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Mauntille - Heavens Tear wrote: »

    I though the red part would have been a better clue than the lack of a tail. b:chuckle

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  • OFate - Heavens Tear
    OFate - Heavens Tear Posts: 497 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Barri - Lost City wrote: »
    Thanks for the response! I guess I should probably just treat it was a whole new game then ahaha. Are veno's still a good choice for those who like to solo? The assassin class looks like it could have potential, but does it have dungeon soloing capabilities?

    Oh yes.... I solo most everything - even FF.

    I'm on my second rebirth and soloed FF when I was 70 a few days ago (Had a friend to help me open).

    You will love the pet evolve - when I get 100 again I"m going to evolve a bee and the puppy...
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  • Azura - Lost City
    Azura - Lost City Posts: 2,281 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I still know what HH and a wf is b:chuckle
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