I think Scouts are a finesse melee class. Unlike fighters that can just tank, we actualy have to think about how we go about poking holes in our opponents. I had a hard time with even cons till I found out you could cheap shot then backstab.
Yeah, I've been doing that now too...of course, with a 30 second refresh on Cheap Shot I can't do it that often. And I use Taffo's Brilliant Blade, it's a sneak attack type ability that gives me haste (supposedly, no icon or text shows up). Our HO Ringing Blow stuns the mobs too though, right? I haven't tried to turn off attack for that one though.
I was wondering if the same qualities that attract us to playing beastlords made us more likely to play scouts in EQ2.
We might need a bit more data to figure that out, hehe. Certainly scouts are melee dps classes, which makes sense. Personally, Beastlord was the only class I took to high levels, so it is the one I most identify with. Other Beastlords might identify more with their original class if they played something else first...especially in EQ2 where there isn't the obvious connection like the Hunter in WoW.
I've done the Qeynos newbie quest atleast 4 times now. Once in Beta, 3 times for my toons and showed friends a few of the key ones. I don't mind repeating them, a lot are fairly easy and are a good way of getting equipment early on.
You mean quests (plural), right? That's the thing that puts me off the most...yes, lots of those quests are great (especially the container ones) but there are so many. I guess I could only do the ones that give good rewards, and I would do them in a better way, but still it's lots of repetition. I wouldn't mind so much if I were totally changing my main, but just for an alt it's kind of boring in my opinion.
In Freeport I have a ratonga that spend one night just exploring and hailing people. I like the stories and flavor text in Freeport more than Qeynos. So far though, the Qeynos quest have been more rewarding though.
Freeport was definitely much more interesting in the quests, just by their backstory and the humor inherent in going around to a bunch of evil people looking for work. But Freeport is just so gloomy...everything looks the same, as I think a review on this board said...it is boring, unlike Qeynos in that respect. Even the Commonlands and Nektulos are so...almost monochrome, compared to the Antonica-associated zones.
So far, the general trend for EQ2 tunes seems to be Fighters and Priest are more popular than Mages and Scouts. Its interesting that our choises have not reflected the general preference.
Bleh, so then why are people always looking for one of those classes?

It seems to me that there are a glut of Mages and Scouts rather than the other way around. Especially Summoners and Rangers. I was grouped with a Ranger named Legolis the other night.../sigh...
Game on,