How much research skill needed for Ice Comet?

[mistersuits]

Once you do the quest and get the runes, how much do you need so that the combine won't fail?

[Loquan]

* Spell: Ice Comet - Research 118

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=732

[mistersuits]

Really? I'm at 102 research now and my level 34 spells are still not trivial.

[Loquan]

Idk, thats what zam says.

Spell: Ice Comet
Creates
Icon 1 x Spell: Ice Comet [crafted]


Ingredients
Icon 1 x Arcane Thickener - Crafted, Bought
Icon 1 x E'ci's Ink Additive - Bought
Icon 1 x Ink of Pain - Crafted, Bought
Icon 1 x Pristine Fine Supple Runic Hide - Crafted
Icon 1 x Quill of the Arcanist - Crafted, Bought

Stats
Skill: Research
Trivial: 118


Portable Containers
Icon Spell Research Kit

[mistersuits]

Yeah what Uthgaard said... the only combine you can make on this server takes quested Rune of Frost/Astral from Tarton's Wheel quest.

I was just wondering if any wizards whom have already done this could mention what their research was at when they had a successful combine - I don't really want to collect the 10 rods twice.

[Humwawa]

I suggest 200.. 49s are trivial at that level, and might be trivial lower... but I'm not certain exactly when.

[odizzido]

182 I think is trivial for 49 spells.

[Ashintar]

I was able to make my Ice Comet at 152. Maybe I just got lucky.

[mistersuits]

I suggest 200.. 49s are trivial at that level, and might be trivial lower... but I'm not certain exactly when.

Christ, that is going to be painful as shit... but if it trivials out at less than 200... what would you combine to get your research to 200?! With capped out int I'm only getting a skillup every 4-5 combines. How is it possible that all the other wizards out there got their ice comet done?

I was able to make my Ice Comet at 152. Maybe I just got lucky.

Is it possible to fail the quest runes combine?

[Rhalous]

You can use all those skill points you have been saving and a few kp at your trainer to get around 185 skill.

[mistersuits]

Well that makes sense. For some reason I was thinking it was like a tradeskill where you couldn't put in training points past a certain threshold.

But that definitely makes it more bearable.

[Friday]

Failed my ice comet combine tonight at 199 research skill FYI.

Fuck my life.

[tinidas]

So, ice comet is or is not researchable on p1999? I'd heard it was not ...

[Acillatem]

The only way to do Ice Comet is by turning in your Staff of the Wheel and getting the No Drop Astral/Frost (or obtain the spell via Vox kill).

Trivial at 184

But you know that means you still have a .00001% chance of failing.

The 112 Trivial on Zam refers to AFTER changes were made to Research (Luclin). Classic Era it's a 184 Trivial with the NO DROP Astral/Frost from SotW quest.

[Friday]

1. Turned in staff of wheel & and identify stone
2. Got no drop Rune of Astral/Frost
3. Bought lexicon
4. Research skill? 199. Check, should be trivial.
5. Check on ZAM just to be sure. Done.
6. Put in lexicon and combine.
7. "You lacked the skills to fashion the items together"
8. ...
9. Log out and slit wrists.

[Friday]

K did my tartons wheel quest...AGAIN.

Research skill at 205 this time, going for ice comet combine.

Last time i attempted this my research skill was 200. And failed.

Pressing combine now.

Worked.

Have ice comet now.

Thanks RNG.

[Rhalous]

Pressing combine now.

Worked.

Have ice comet now.

Thanks RNG.

Grats, man. Sounds like you got really unlucky on the 1st combine.

[Omnimorph]

Should be trivial by then, so you got the unlucky 5% fail rate on your combine :p