Free banded ... on Green ... DAY ONE

[AenorVZ]

Hey folks some of you may remember I had an old thread going (not going to bump it as I'm not currently playing) through which I gave away hundreds of free sets of banded on Blue. My plan on Green is to max out banded within hours of launch and do free combines. I won't have a 60 druid on Green to finance the project so you'll have to purchase your own molds and sheet metal.

How can you make hundreds of plat within hours of the launch of a new server? It will take a bit of cooperative action but I know the camps. I'll need a small team willing to start in the same city. I've done it before. When Vallon Zek launched in 1999 I traveled to Kelethin within 48 hours of launch and gifted 200 plat to the elves to aid in the defense of their lands. Please reply if you're interested in being a part of something unique.

[skorge]

That's like say "Free french fries" at McDonalds, then saying "you supply the potatoes." LOL

Title is misleading. I am reporting this to Rogean as false-advertising. Prepare to get served papers today at your home or job.

Have an awesome day!

[Legidias]

Lol who wants to opt in to fund his tradeskill level ups?

[Jimjam]

What are your compensation plans for failed combines?

[Legidias]

Guys Ill plvl for free on green 1-10, but I won't have a lvl 60 bard on green.

How can I plvl 1-20 within hours of launch? It will take a bit of cooperative action but I know how to xp. I'll need a small team of people to sacrifice mobs to me (kill down to 5% and zone or FD). But once I get max level, think of all your time savings! I once even plevel someone 1-21 years ago. Please reply if you're interested in being a part of something unique.

[MiRo2]

Getting to a blacksmithing level to consistently make banded does not take a lot of money (200pp will likely get him trivial on several pieces and about 60% success on the rest). Considering the standard pricing on banded is generally 1pp per AC when it's in demand, only having to pay for materials makes full banded attainable fairly easily. This will let everyone save up for their gems rather than sinking money into a full set of banded and saving money for gems as well.

[Budder]

Legit! I got a free set of banded from Aenor that I’m passing down to my alts then will hand off to another player. Thank you!

[Legidias]

200p on green in several hours is still a stupidly monumental task when your only farmable item is cracked staves until you can hit like lvl 12 and group to kill lfay sisters for bronze.

There's no farming bone chips for sale or pelts, as no players have plat. You can only farm vendor-able items to get there. Try making a new toon now on blue and see how long it takes to get 200p with no handouts or player interactions.

[loramin]

200p on green in several hours is still a stupidly monumental task when your only farmable item is cracked staves until you can hit like lvl 12 and group to kill lfay sisters for bronze.

There's no farming bone chips for sale or pelts, as no players have plat. You can only farm vendor-able items to get there. Try making a new toon now on blue and see how long it takes to get 200p with no handouts or player interactions.

The Treasure Hunting Guide's Coin/Trash Camps section (http://wiki.project1999.com/Treasure_Hunting_Guide#Coin.2FTrash_Item_Camps_.28 to_be_sold_to_vendors.29) is going to have a renaissance :)

[Kawhi]

I don’t get the hate here. He’s offering to do free combines once he’s made banded trivial. That’s of value for sure.

[Legidias]

He's asking for people to fund his skill ups and hell combine an item for you after you buy him materials on top of funding previous trade skilling.

Like, he's asking for a whole group of people to be his personal farm team.

[loramin]

I don’t get the hate here. He’s offering to do free combines once he’s made banded trivial. That’s of value for sure.

The post had two parts. The first paragraph offered something for free to other players, and as you noted it's hard to find fault with that.

I think what rubbed a lot of people wrong was the second paragraph, and the implication that others would want to help the OP get his smithing skill for him (at significant personal cost, because they could instead be helping build up their own Green character in the server's earliest days) just because they want to "be a part of something unique":

How can you make hundreds of plat within hours of the launch of a new server? It will take a bit of cooperative action but I know the camps. I'll need a small team willing to start in the same city. I've done it before. When Vallon Zek launched in 1999 I traveled to Kelethin within 48 hours of launch and gifted 200 plat to the elves to aid in the defense of their lands. Please reply if you're interested in being a part of something unique.

[Budder]

I don’t get the hate here. He’s offering to do free combines once he’s made banded trivial. That’s of value for sure.

I agree. He’s a good dude just trying to help out. I sure as fuk don’t have the time or patience to do what he has done. Cheers!

[Legidias]

If anyone here wants to donate 200kp or w/e amount to max out JC or tailoring, Ill make you jewelry and ice silk crap for free if you give me mats

[iamnotsalem]

Banded armor is completley useless, whats the point of this thread?

[Nahilu]

Boutik ... All I have to say .... See you at T2 !!

[kabouter]

I don’t get the hate here. He’s offering to do free combines once he’s made banded trivial. That’s of value for sure.

Yeah I know on blue he was going out of his way to give new players free banded and some plat.
What people are bashing him for is him asking others for help to farm plat so he can get max banded. But I see nothing wrong with this, I'm sure in return you will be part of the "group" that gets credit for this.

I for one I won't be helping, because at my leveling speed by the time I can farm those plat camps, we are probably already at the launch of Kunark.

[AenorVZ]

200p on green in several hours is still a stupidly monumental task when your only farmable item is cracked staves until you can hit like lvl 12 and group to kill lfay sisters for bronze.

There's no farming bone chips for sale or pelts, as no players have plat. You can only farm vendor-able items to get there. Try making a new toon now on blue and see how long it takes to get 200p with no handouts or player interactions.

I'm sorry you suck at EQ. Would you like to wager 10,000 plat on blue that I can't raise 200 plat with a new character within four hours?

Banded armor is completley useless, whats the point of this thread?

I see you're new here. Weird that hundreds of players I've given free banded to tell me what a huge difference the AC makes when you're just starting out.

at significant personal cost, because they could instead be helping build up their own Green character in the server's earliest days) just because they want to "be a part of something unique":

Holy shit don't be such a drama queen. The assistance I need is minimal. I can raise the plat myself.

[Legidias]

Annnnd his real character comes out. Glad to see I didn't misinterpret him.

[Gustoo]

This thread hurts.

Banded is almost endgame level armor in classic so it's worthwhile.

In 2019 the psychopaths playing this game are not willing to fund someone other than their own skillups at the cost of their speed leveling time because they want to achieve server firsts in EverQuest 20 years after the game started.

Maybe there will be some people trying to get community early access to banded. Maybe no one will do this but geez the posters here are looking hilarious.

Still having a ton of people in noob zones for a few weeks will be a beautiful sight to see and I will probably try to show up.

[Benanov]

I think it's a perspective issue.

Of *course* OP is farming out effort for skillups. It's an enlightened self-interest type move.

However, banded doesn't exist on a brand new server without players to make it. So instead of skilling up on your own time and selling it when it's in demand, OP's just farming it out at a reduced cost.

The materials are definitely cheaper than 1pp/AC. Even at my crappy 62CHA they were in Cabilis.

If you don't like the scheme, don't participate. If people don't participate, the scheme will fall over, and OP will go back to skilling up himself and doing the 1pp/AC route...but economics will say that some people will be happy to pay 2pp/AC, if there's only one game in town. At least for a short while until competition skills up.

[Jimjam]

I've raised blacksmithing to a level where I was able brute force out a suit of armour for only 100pp TWICE in the past (and that includes the cost of the armor I made).

On Green it will last you to Kunark.

Honestly, armour is the best armour in the game all things considered (decent AC, many classes can use it, tailor made to fit the wearer, cheap to train, cheap to make, availability of components etc).

Note there are a few pieces where it is worth taking 'reinforced' leather instead. IIRC it is the collar, mask and boots. Same AC but less weight. Not as cheap/easy to make though.

Double check on wiki before taking my advice!

[AenorVZ]

Guys, I'm not asking anyone to give me a single plat to skill up. I'm not going to post what type of assistance I do need because that gets into my overall strategy. Jimjam, thanks for noting that you can skill up to banded with only 100 plat. I can have this within three hours of server launch without anyone handing me a copper toward skill-ups. Is anyone else volunteering to sit there and click combines rather than level their character on day one of a new server?

[Nilstoniakrath]

Guys, I'm not asking anyone to give me a single plat to skill up. I'm not going to post what type of assistance I do need because that gets into my overall strategy. Jimjam, thanks for noting that you can skill up to banded with only 100 plat. I can have this within three hours of server launch without anyone handing me a copper toward skill-ups. Is anyone else volunteering to sit there and click combines rather than level their character on day one of a new server?

Take it or leave it. I for one give props to the OP for his offer. Looking forward to Green's launch!

[MiRo2]

Everyone posting in this thread thinks this dude is out for personal gain, everyone looking at the thread but not posting is going to send this dude a tell for almost free banded on day one. Guess which number is higher.

[7thGate]

I'm kind of curious who will end up making plat the fastest. I have some ideas for how I might try to get 200 plat in the first few hours. I suspect they're not the same ideas, however.

[strongone70]

AenorVZ. I remember when you hooked me up with banded and gave me a a couple items as well. It helped a ton and I ended up gifting the armor to help someone else once I had better.

[AenorVZ]

Awesome man.

[LoricL1222]

I know how cool this guy is ill help.

[AenorVZ]

Hit me with a dm and I'll share some plans with you.

[Topgunben]

I highly doubt you'll be able to make 200pp in 4 hours.

Otherwise I think the is a good hearted endeavour and deserves a higher amount of praise than what you are receiving........ even if you are a liberal cuck ;)

[AenorVZ]

Thanks man. At least I'll never be as big a snowflake as Brett Kavenaugh ... You're ruining my LIFE /wipes tears away.

[aaezil]

What a ride OP

[AenorVZ]

Keep those DM's coming we've already got a solid crew. All are welcome.

[Splade]

I'm sorry you suck at EQ.
Holy shit don't be such a drama queen. The assistance I need is minimal. I can raise the plat myself.

Then raise the plat and shut the fuck up. I'm sorry YOU suck at EQ, "oh, I need a small team of people to farm for me and I'll give you banded combines" -gets flamed-, "you suck at EQ, I can farm the money myself no problem! I was just giving YOU this awesome opportunity to help ME out. I was definitely going to tell all my friends and followers how awesome you were though but you missed out!". Sounds like a fucking choosy beggar to me

[Legidias]

MLM level PR

[Pope Hat]

Only on this server would this idea be met with such hostility.

[Legidias]

Only on this server would this idea be met with such hostility.

You must have a huge stock of Herbalife your friend sold you

My offer from earlier still stands, give me all my mats and 100k or whatever plat and Ill totally make you ice silk armor on blue. Thats what you're signing up for

[Jibartik]

Is this an MLM?

[AenorVZ]

You must have a huge stock of Herbalife your friend sold you

My offer from earlier still stands, give me all my mats and 100k or whatever plat and Ill totally make you ice silk armor on blue. Thats what you're signing up for

Would you please stop shitting up my thread with your endless whining about how your vast fortune on Blue is worthless now? Grownups talking here.

[Legidias]

Literally did not say anything about me having any sort of fortune. Exactly the opposite, in fact, as I'm copying your message asking for people to give me money and mats.

Sorry that I'm informing people in this thread about you asking for handouts.

Get some reading comprehension and skip trying to grift people

[Budder]

So what exactly is needed and where will it go down at? I’d be willing to help if possible but due to RL work, and family schedule I don’t see myself neckbeard poopsocking much unless the gf works all wknd when it launches. Message me if I can be of assistance!

[Jibartik]

OP:

Would you please stop shitting up my thread with your endless whining about how your vast fortune on Blue is worthless now? Grownups talking here.

https://i.imgur.com/0lekQi6.png

[Kraznor]

Would you please stop shitting up my thread with your endless whining about how your vast fortune on Blue is worthless now? Grownups talking here.

As a silent observer, I assure you that the only one acting childish here is you. You act as if you are being philanthropic while all you are doing is conning other people into giving you mats and money to increase a skill that will benefit YOU, and insulting anyone that exposes that fact.

Do you really think people are that dumb and cannot see what you are doing? Is your last name Madoff or something little grabbler?

"Look at me! I gave away free banded when I had 30k pp in the bank after using you all to skill up to Master Smith!!" Give me a break.

[Seungkyu]

I for one support Aenor's vision, and whether I help him out or not you can be sure I will be asking for free banded handouts!

Edit: It might be worth checking out depending on how much he is asking for. I also like the idea of helping people out so I'm going to send him a PM.

[Topgunben]

Aenor, aside from everything that's been said, how are you going to make 200pp in 4 hours from launch?

[Splade]

Aenor, aside from everything that's been said, how are you going to make 200pp in 4 hours from launch?
He's not, he's full of shit and just scamming people out of bankrolling his smithing skillups

[LoricL1222]

He's legit and youre trolls.

[Jimjam]

It's about realising building trading relationships is by producing mutually beneficial transactions, not 'pulling one over' on someone else.

I hazard anyone upset at free combines was planning on selling banded for profit?

Just get OP to do a bunch of combines for you then deliver it to somewhere that is banded scarce for big profit.

[fortior]

Aenor, aside from everything that's been said, how are you going to make 200pp in 4 hours from launch?

team up with 10 people and create a money printing machine?

every guild is already doing this for their own though so gl

[AenorVZ]

As a silent observer, I assure you that the only one acting childish here is you. You act as if you are being philanthropic while all you are doing is conning other people into giving you mats and money to increase a skill that will benefit YOU, and insulting anyone that exposes that fact.

Do you really think people are that dumb and cannot see what you are doing? Is your last name Madoff or something little grabbler?

"Look at me! I gave away free banded when I had 30k pp in the bank after using you all to skill up to Master Smith!!" Give me a break.

Holy shit you're incredibly stupid. I gave away hundreds of free sets of banded on blue. I don't intend to ever sell banded for a profit. Grow the fuck up.

[Jimjam]

Holy shit you're incredibly stupid. I gave away hundreds of free sets of banded on blue. I don't intend to ever sell banded for a profit. Grow the fuck up.

Sharing is childish, bro. Adults lie, cheat and steal. They jealously guard what they can while enviously eye what they can't.

Ya big baby! /s

[Glenzig]

I dont know if I will be able to help your cause. But, I do know I will be looking for you once I get the money for my mats.

[AenorVZ]

Word on the street is many of the noob quests will be disabled on launch. Plan B is I'm rolling a mage and I'll be able to make cash regardless. Waiting for beta where everyone I've chatted with in DMs will be welcome to join my crew to test out Day 1 strategies. I'm planning to not charge for failed combines. If it fails, I eat it. Hand me the material cost for the piece you want and I trade you the piece for it.

[stewe]

Word on the street is many of the noob quests will be disabled on launch. Plan B is I'm rolling a mage and I'll be able to make cash regardless. Waiting for beta where everyone I've chatted with in DMs will be welcome to join my crew to test out Day 1 strategies. I'm planning to not charge for failed combines. If it fails, I eat it. Hand me the material cost for the piece you want and I trade you the piece for it.

So then basically your title is a lie, the banded isnt actually free at all

[AenorVZ]

This thread has almost as many stupid people in it as my rnf thread. It's not enough that I would spend my time on Day 1 of a brand new server making the plat to skill up, you think I should also buy people's mats for them?

[stewe]

This thread has almost as many stupid people in it as my rnf thread. It's not enough that I would spend my time on Day 1 of a brand new server making the plat to skill up, you think I should also buy people's mats for them?

You are right about the stupid part, anyone that thinks you are doing this out of the kindess of your heart and not the fact that you want ppl to bankroll your skill ups so you can start hoarding your plat is stupid as you have indicated, thank god i wont be playing on green.

[Kraznor]

You are right about the stupid part, anyone that thinks you are doing this out of the kindess of your heart and not the fact that you want ppl to bankroll your skill ups so you can start hoarding your plat is stupid as you have indicated, thank god i wont be playing on green.

Spot on. His reactions to denigrate and call anyone who doubts his sincerity instantly shows you his true self. Anyone who was truly looking to help others would ignore those attacks or simply shrug them off. His constant name-calling reveals a lot.

He may very well give stuff away to appear a good guy once he has enough plat... but I GUARANTEE you that is AFTER he has acquired a very marketable skill and he will go on to make thousands of plat from it. His helpers will get none of that.

In the end, his laborers will get free banded... and he will be rich because he will outpace all other armorers on the server. At least, that's his plan.

[Glenzig]

You are right about the stupid part, anyone that thinks you are doing this out of the kindess of your heart and not the fact that you want ppl to bankroll your skill ups so you can start hoarding your plat is stupid as you have indicated, thank god i wont be playing on green.

All I know is, if I bring him the mats, he will make me banded for no additional charge. That means hes already gotten it to trivial.

[loramin]

Spot on. His reactions to denigrate and call anyone who doubts his sincerity instantly shows you his true self. Anyone who was truly looking to help others would ignore those attacks or simply shrug them off. His constant name-calling reveals a lot.

He may very well give stuff away to appear a good guy once he has enough plat... but I GUARANTEE you that is AFTER he has acquired a very marketable skill and he will go on to make thousands of plat from it. His helpers will get none of that.

In the end, his laborers will get free banded... and he will be rich because he will outpace all other armorers on the server. At least, that's his plan.

I think humans are complex, and people can do things that are both nice and self-beneficial. But I also 100% agree that all the truly nice/generous people I know, both in-game and in the forum, would never have a Trump-like reaction when someone attacks them.

I don't know who OP is or whether he's a truly benevolent person or not. The attacks certainly suggest otherwise. But really it doesn't matter: as long as he doesn't mislead anyone (eg. ask for help and then not make "free" banded as promised), he's still taking actions that are more helpful to others than 95+% of the server, however self-motivated they may be.

[Soothsayer]

I guess it's not really free if I have to front the materials (which are actually quite expensive if you're just starting out and you have literally no means of support from high-level characters), but I suppose it's much better than having to pay 1 - 2 plat per AC. I'd take that deal.

The set has a ton of pieces (13), and if you're going for the full set, you can probably expect to pay over 30 plat for the mats. That's a substantial amount of money for an early toon and it'll take many players days to get there. Leveling will be slow and brutal with the amount of competition for mobs we can expect to see at launch, and low level mobs drop items that often sell for a few copper (or occasionally 1 - 2g if you're lucky).

"Free banded on day one" ain't gonna happen unless OP has some way of paying for the mats as well.

[Droxx]

Nybright Sisters /list gonna be long af.

[AenorVZ]

We're doing a pre-beta speed run on Sunday. PM me for a spot in a group. I offered early in the thread to bet 10k plat on blue that I could raise over 100 plat in a few hours starting with a lvl1 untwinked but naysayers can't put their money where their mouth is.

[Aaramis]

Not going to crap on you as some others have done, but I do feel like it's quite the ambitious goal you've set for yourself. Good luck!

Also wracking my head to figure out your secret plat tactic. Outside of dervishes / Nybright / elementals / wisps, I'm not sure how to be rolling in the plat on day 1 when you're probably under level 10.

[loramin]

Nybright Sisters /list gonna be long af.

The staff have said that /list will only apply to legacy items (manastone, guise, etc.)

[Chryorn]

Wrong thread, too many tabs. :D

[soronil]

The staff have said that /list will only apply to legacy items (manastone, guise, etc.)

I belive he just means the player mantained wait list for the camp that civilized players will maintain.

Blacksmithing is not that expensive, but still do not know where the plat is going to come from on day 1. After cracked staffs, the only way to generate tons of plat is camps like nybright, sisters, gargoyles. There is no GLS quest, And players will not be buying your drops on day 1 for any significant amount. You're not going to get those few cash camps, insane competition.

You would probably need dozens of characters feeding you rusty weapons, cloth armor, and cracked staffs to fuel a blacksmith to banded armor levels.

We're doing a pre-beta speed run on Sunday. PM me for a spot in a group Because having a newbie yard to yourself on blue is the EXACT Same as competing with thousands of people on green day 1.

[Gustoo]

Green is going to be so kick ass day 1.

[Modwolf]

Day 1 is going to be so great. Picking a class hasn't been harder.

[AenorVZ]

Green is going to be so kick ass day 1.

[Nirgon]

You have the support of the dark men of odus

[AenorVZ]

You have the support of the dark men of odus

pras.

[kattming77]

lol no ones going to give up 200pp at launch

[Chryorn]

You have the support of the dark men of odus
That can only happen on Day 1 if the smithing takes place in Qeynos I think. Is that the plan?

[AenorVZ]

Deciding between Qeynos and Freeport. This is 100% happening. Between my guild and the numerous people who have contacted me after reading this thread, we have more than enough. The only thing that can slow it down it is if every single low-level money making quest is disabled on Green launch. In that case we'll have multiple full groups making plat the old fashioned way and will still be making banded within 24 hours of launch. I've already taken the week off.

[AenorVZ]

I hazard anyone upset at free combines was planning on selling banded for profit?

Ding ding ding.

Just get OP to do a bunch of combines for you then deliver it to somewhere that is banded scarce for big profit.

Won't happen. I'm not going to sit there and crank out inventory for someone to sell. I'm only doing combines for people that are using it.

[Nirgon]

Do Qeynos, we have tons of wisps in Tox to farm for plats

Won't be the overcrowded mess that EC will be

[zodias]

It only takes about 150 plat to skill up on blacksmithing to get high enough and risk making a full suit of banded for yourself. Anyone buying banded for more than 1.4 x AC wil be getting ripped off. If you have money to buy a full suit in the first week, you have money to make your own and sell at a discount and still make a killing.

[Tenlaar]

I offered early in the thread to bet 10k plat on blue that I could raise over 100 plat in a few hours starting with a lvl1 untwinked but naysayers can't put their money where their mouth is.

You said 200 within four hours. So?

[Tecmos Deception]

Do Qeynos, we have tons of wisps in Tox to farm for plats

Won't be the overcrowded mess that EC will be

Rabid wolf and grizzly gonna be on lockdown. Aww yeah.

[Jimjam]

Rabid not classic for release...

(citation needed)

[cd288]

This is a generous idea but doesn’t it kind of downplay part of the point of Green, which is everyone is grinding from scratch not just getting free gear hand outs from day one?

[Natewest1987]

Just bumping because I think this is great. Who cares about the skill ups ? If he is willing to do this then that gives a lot of people an early advantage. If we can crowd source one person to the appropriate skill level to craft this, it would take a lot less time any individual player leveling up their own skills for the same purpose.

Need more of this on green.

[BlackBellamy]

This is a generous idea but doesn’t it kind of downplay part of the point of Green, which is everyone is grinding from scratch not just getting free gear hand outs from day one?

Nobody knows what the point of Green is. Go ahead ask 10 different people get 12 different answers.

[kaev]

This is a generous idea but doesn’t it kind of downplay part of the point of Green, which is everyone is grinding from scratch not just getting free gear hand outs from day one?

I think if the crafting mechanics had been better understood on live you might have seen something like this on several of the servers back in the day. The many stories of hacking and griefing tend to obscure the fact that there were a lot of cooperative & generous people playing EQ in 1999.

[cd288]

I think if the crafting mechanics had been better understood on live you might have seen something like this on several of the servers back in the day. The many stories of hacking and griefing tend to obscure the fact that there were a lot of cooperative & generous people playing EQ in 1999.

Oh without a doubt. My point was more that from what I've seen/heard, many people are excited for Green because on Blue you can start a fresh character and people are handing you plat and gear (whether higher-end gear or low-end stuff like Banded/Bronze) left and right. Seems like doing something like this only re-creates that situation from Blue to a certain extent rather than everyone starting fresh and having to earn things themselves (at least for the first couple/few weeks).

[Jibartik]

Rabid not classic for release...

(citation needed)

1 static rabbid wolf is classic, 3 grizzly's, those are classic.

During the plague a few random pather rabbid wolves were added to some spawn tables.

That 1 static rabbid wolf is going to be hilarious. :D (roll evil and avoid at all cost) :o

[Gustoo]

Its not like this dude is going to span the globe and be operating 24/7 he will have his own shit to do.

No need to worry about ruining greens economy. It will do what it will do.

[chrissi]

I am interested in helping, I ironically just joined p1999 on Blue, now the new server is opening up straight away. :) I'm not sure if you are still being generous with banded but I could use some for a dark elf still, no worries if it's all gone!

[chrissi]

I'm interested in helping...ironically I just tarted on p1999 right about the time a new server is launching. I'm not sure if any of your banded is still available but I could use a set that fits dark elves...no worries if you cannot. :)

[AenorVZ]

You have the support of the dark men of odus

Silveron's 108 blacksmithing skill is at your service. I'll be on him or Kaneh around noon in time to set my fantasy lineups.

[Chortles Snort|eS]

WHERES MY FREE BANDED ON GREEN BETA

[soronil]

WHERES MY FREE BANDED ON GREEN BETA

Silveron's 108 blacksmithing skill is at your service. I'll be on him or Kaneh around noon in time to set my fantasy lineups.

[AenorVZ]

It's in Qeynos.

[Chortles Snort|eS]

f

[AenorVZ]

Tells to Kaneh.

[Aaramis]

Grats on getting the smithing up there :)
Quite the goal for 1 day of gaming.

Setting up in Qeynos on Green live too?

[AenorVZ]

No, Qeynos has been a nightmare especially with sheet metal not stacking. I will be moving operations to Freeport when I get off work tonight so this is last call for Qeynos orders.

[AenorVZ]

First customers

https://i.imgur.com/HgoeXEY.jpg

[Deathrydar]

WHERES MY FREE BANDED ON GREEN BETA

^^

[Chortles Snort|eS]

Me Runnin!! to FP tonight !!! 😮

[AenorVZ]

Give me your ETA and I'll log on. Got your set ready.

[Wallicker]

Damn I missed The Qeynos handouts on beta??

[AenorVZ]

Damn I missed The Qeynos handouts on beta??

Yeah you missed it. We in fp now shouldn't have cancelled your subscription to the Qeynos Gazette.

https://i.imgur.com/sUdsk1i.jpg

Shawties ballin out of control. Small banded is now in stock thanks to a cash infusion from Wemuvil. I will be in Freeport on Silveron around 6 PM. Have small and large banked and can make medium to order. Banded is free to broke asses but tips are accepted so I can keep working my way to fine plate.

[BlackBellamy]

Ahhh yeah. I'm looking for two suits, one for an Ogre warrior and a DE cleric. I'm trying to get some beta jboots and this will definitely help :) I know it's a big ask; I'll try to farm up some plat to help you along.

[Jibartik]

lol what a cute double date at the freeport movies.

Pretty impressive to have full banded so quick lol very impressive.

Green should be blue in about 2 months at this rate lol

[Seungkyu]

...so I can keep working my way to fine plate.

Wait, was fine plate even in during this era?

Interesting to see no one is talking trash to Aenor now. :D

[AenorVZ]

Not sure gotta beta test.

[BlackBellamy]

https://imgur.com/djucqpe.jpg

NOODLES HAS ARMOR FROM STINKY BIG-HEADED HUMAN !!! NOODLES GO CRUSH ORC SKULL !!! MANY MANY SKULL !!!

[AenorVZ]

Tells to Silveron currently

[AenorVZ]

https://imgur.com/djucqpe.jpg

NOODLES HAS ARMOR FROM STINKY BIG-HEADED HUMAN !!! NOODLES GO CRUSH ORC SKULL !!! MANY MANY SKULL !!!

Selfie game is strong!

[AenorVZ]

Fine plate molds are not in for green launch.

[Nagoya]

Interesting to see no one is talking trash to Aenor now. :D

EQ players being dicks to each other and shit talking with their loud mouths for no real reasons.

https://i.imgur.com/sohWhy9.png

[Chortles Snort|eS]

Me kNeW he wAs tellN dA truTh
Me mayBe looK for HandouT 2niTe

[Hoppkins_Wytchfinder]

Nice work :)

[AenorVZ]

Bank is full of banded thanks to Wemuvil. Donations not even needed at this point. Give me a time and I'll log in.

[thejester11]

Message sent, thanks for your service to the community!

[Jibartik]

I love noodles's dark little area he hangs out in.

[thejester11]

2 sets of small banded! Thanks again!
https://i.imgur.com/GljNjJv.jpg

[Chortles Snort|eS]

700 EST 😗🙏🏽

[AgentEpilot]

Too bad druids can't get banded old Sloshyunderwear could really use some new gear, its getting a little rank in his leather pants.

[Chortles Snort|eS]

me runnin 2 FP!!!

[azeth]

Ultimate cringe thread. TLDR OP is a massive douche bag

[AenorVZ]

Char name?

[Chortles Snort|eS]

sum1 jusT gave me money 4 chain but me thank u aenor

me find u on launch me hope

praS

[AenorVZ]

Ultimate cringe thread. TLDR OP is a massive douche bag

I do not know this visibly upset poster. That you hb?

[Borak]

Thank you for the small banded, sir!

[Borak]

My green bard thanks you :D

https://i.imgur.com/lX1HYBU.jpg

[AenorVZ]

Lookin sharp!

[magusfire24]

wont green get a wipe before it goes live though?

[Deathrydar]

wont green get a wipe before it goes live though?

Yes. But there is something wrong with all of us.

[magusfire24]

Still is a good idea to do the whole banded thing. That way the OP will have the plan worked out well for the actual launch and can get up to making banded faster for green :)

[AenorVZ]

Beta, where beta things happen.

[Deathrydar]

Beta, where beta things happen.

Other stuff happens too

[Seungkyu]

Ultimate cringe thread. TLDR OP is a massive douche bag
So far OP has set a goal and he's delivered. I'm involved in Project Banded, and it leaves a sour taste in my mouth to see posts like this.

Just who do you think you are? Coming in here with your profile pic of an angry lion and calling Aenor names.

Looking at your profile pic, it seems to me your just a big ol pussy!

[magusfire24]

I will definately be looking for Aenor and helping all I can with this project when green launches. Banded is great armor for a young server! Esp for classes like ranger that cant wear past chain.

[AenorVZ]

Don't make me sick my bodyguard Seungkyu on you.

Edit: On Silveron now if anybody needs a set in Freeport.

[soronil]

I will definately be looking for Aenor and helping all I can with this project when green launches. Banded is great armor for a young server! Esp for classes like ranger that cant wear past chain.

At launch there is very little plate anyway. Banded is pretty much the best for all classes until Rubicite, which is wearable by all chain classes.

I think this is a cool project, but it does make me kind of sad inside, kind of trivializing the earlier levels of the game. Of course anyone can choose to not do it, but whe you've got people in full banded in blackburrow, but you're in full cloth, that's not a very classic feel. It's not how the game was in March of 1999 (Isn't that the point of this launch?!

[stars2heaven]

It's really not as hard to get a set of banded on your own as you might think. I've been messing around with a few characters and seeing how blacksmithing works for both and I was easily able to get to banded on my Barbarian by lvl 10. On my Ogre, who seems to make much more money in Feerrot than my Barb could in Everfrost, had nearly high enough black smithing to start banded by level 5. It's really not that bad. I think anyone could do it by lvl 15 and still have enough money for all the spells they need, etc.

[AenorVZ]

At launch there is very little plate anyway. Banded is pretty much the best for all classes until Rubicite, which is wearable by all chain classes.

I think this is a cool project, but it does make me kind of sad inside, kind of trivializing the earlier levels of the game. Of course anyone can choose to not do it, but whe you've got people in full banded in blackburrow, but you're in full cloth, that's not a very classic feel. It's not how the game was in March of 1999 (Isn't that the point of this launch?!

Finally a reasoned objection. To counter, I'll give you my real motivation. One of the game's biggest flaws is that casters can run around in their newbie robes and be 80-90% effective while mele classes are gimped by the lack of AC at low levels. By making banded widely available at low levels, its easier for people to pick mele and have more class diversity as the server opens. What makes me sad is 60% of the server being mages and necros. That's not how the game was in 1999 either.

[soronil]

Finally a reasoned objection. To counter, I'll give you my real motivation. One of the game's biggest flaws is that casters can run around in their newbie robes and be 80-90% effective while mele classes are gimped by the lack of AC at low levels. By making banded widely available at low levels, its easier for people to pick mele and have more class diversity as the server opens. What makes me sad is 60% of the server being mages and necros. That's not how the game was in 1999 either.

Fair enough. I agree non-clothies need all the help they can get. I still may go the hard mode and level blacksmithing myself, just because I'm a masochist.

[Whirled]

How do we get on the /list for when launch happens?

[AenorVZ]

Send me a direct message.

[AenorVZ]

If you need a set of banded on Green Beta hit me up on Twitch chat:

twitch.tv/aenorvz (http://twitch.tv/aenorvz)

[skorge]

I can use a set of large banded on my shaman

[BlackBellamy]

Thanks again for that banded it's carrying my warrior just fine at 25.

[AenorVZ]

UPDATE: I've been talking to a number of you in Discord and direct messages. I'll be sending a final note to everyone via direct message but from this point I'll be doing all communication via Discord. Please send a friend invite to AenorVZ#0037

I will be starting in Qeynos and I'm looking for others also starting there to help make Day 1 banded possible. A number of you have expressed that you are willing to delay starting your preferred character in other starting cities to help me on server opening. I've decided that I'd rather everyone focus on their own character and only ask assistance of those who are starting in Qeynos.

I was the first non-anon to 16 when Beta opened and I successfully mastered smithing within a few hours of server launch. Some of the strategies I used to accomplish this have received multi-level nerfs but I have Plans B-Z to fall back on. I'm more confident than ever that Day 1 banded is happening.

[Anelion]

Do you really think people are that dumb and cannot see what you are doing? Is your last name Madoff or something little grabbler?

Kraznor sounds like a Bear

[Anelion]

Finally a reasoned objection. To counter, I'll give you my real motivation. One of the game's biggest flaws is that casters can run around in their newbie robes and be 80-90% effective while mele classes are gimped by the lack of AC at low levels. By making banded widely available at low levels, its easier for people to pick mele and have more class diversity as the server opens. What makes me sad is 60% of the server being mages and necros. That's not how the game was in 1999 either.
Good luck with your Project Banded operations. I hope you picked a deity that lets you make some cool cultural plate in the future!

[soronil]

Good luck with your Project Banded operations. I hope you picked a deity that lets you make some cool cultural plate in the future!

You actually do not have to be the right deity to make an item, just the right race. Starting in Qeynos, Any Human can make any Human cultural (wearable, but not craftable, by Barbs, Erudites, and Half Elves).
A cleric or shaman of the correct diety needs to imbue a gem to create a deity specific item, but the blacksmith just needs to be the right race.

[Tethler]

Thanks for the banded on beta Aenor!

[AenorVZ]

No problem fellas.

I can use a set of large banded on my shaman

When will you be on?

[skorge]

No problem fellas.



When will you be on?

I'll be playing on day one. I mostly play morning time EST. Can get on throughout the day randomly if i need to.

[AenorVZ]

https://i.imgur.com/aDXiVST.jpg

Well folks I did my best but I gotta crash. My group was able to achieve some server first but it felt like we were being followed around and live nerfed. Maybe the cash will start rolling in tomorrow.

[Budder]

Good job man! Can’t wait to group up with you in new guild! Renlaan

[skorge]

Are you making banded for free still? I'm playing an ogre now.

[Phatie4201]

Sorry I missed the fun last night, I guess I logged on just as you finished up.

[Reecon]

If you are hard up for banded i just sold some to the blacksmith vendor in E. freeport, she sells them for 2.6 plat, only banded i am up to atm though so all she has on her is the boots

[skorge]

in-game now on Dolly if anyone is making banded and will sell for just cost of the molds or whatever...

[greatdane]

Is anybody making small sets yet?

[AenorVZ]

https://i.imgur.com/Xe8XFqn.jpg

Aight folks Day 1 banded was a fail .... but Day 5-365 IS ON BITCHES

Still not making loads of plat so I can only offer to make sets at cost. Eventually when the cash starts rolling in I'll be giving sets away like I did on Blue.

Most of the sets I gave away on blue I never saw those players again so having to pay for your own mats means you have to care enough to grind out that mat money. Here are the costs of molds plus sheet metal for each piece:

Belt 2.7.3.7 AC6
Boot 2.7.3.8 AC6
Bracer 1.3.6.8 AC6
Gauntlet 2.4.2.1 AC7
Gorget 1.0.8.4 AC5
Helm 2.7.3.7 AC8
Legs 4.2.2.1 AC8
Mail 4.4.2.2 AC15
Mask 2.4.2.1 AC4
Sleeves 2.5.2.7 AC7

Shoulders and cloak are not listed cause I'm not making them. They're trivial at 165 and 175 and not worth doing at 135 skill when they're not even visible. Go camp you some shoulders in Unrest. Tells to Kaneh.

[Jibartik]

I always thought that merchant looks like

https://i.imgur.com/NWHV16Q.png

[Zeboim]

Assuming you're not gonna run down to Feerrott, if I brought you a set of large molds how much would it cost on top of that?

[AenorVZ]

I've got large molds.

I always thought that merchant looks like

https://i.imgur.com/NWHV16Q.png

Nah bruh how you gonna do the elf queen like that?

[gkmarino]

https://i.imgur.com/Xe8XFqn.jpg

Aight folks Day 1 banded was a fail .... but Day 5-365 IS ON BITCHES

Still not making loads of plat so I can only offer to make sets at cost. Eventually when the cash starts rolling in I'll be giving sets away like I did on Blue.

Most of the sets I gave away on blue I never saw those players again so having to pay for your own mats means you have to care enough to grind out that mat money. Here are the costs of molds plus sheet metal for each piece:

Belt 2.7.3.7 AC6
Boot 2.7.3.8 AC6
Bracer 1.3.6.8 AC6
Gauntlet 2.4.2.1 AC7
Gorget 1.0.8.4 AC5
Helm 2.7.3.7 AC8
Legs 4.2.2.1 AC8
Mail 4.4.2.2 AC15
Mask 2.4.2.1 AC4
Sleeves 2.5.2.7 AC7

Shoulders and cloak are not listed cause I'm not making them. They're trivial at 165 and 175 and not worth doing at 135 skill when they're not even visible. Go camp you some shoulders in Unrest. Tells to Kaneh.Can you please breakdown the layout for this pricing template? Is that plat+plat+plat+plat? or is that plat+gold+silver+copper?

[Whirled]

Is anybody making small sets yet?

I too, am looking for someone that can make a piece or two of small banded.

[AenorVZ]

Belt 2.7p AC6
Boot 2.7p AC6
Bracer 1.4p AC6
Gauntlet 2.4p
Gorget 1.1p AC5
Helm 2.7p AC8
Legs 4.2p AC8
Mail 4.4p AC15
Mask 2.4p AC4
Sleeves 2.5p AC7

I will be at Freeport making sets around 2 AM ET

[AenorVZ]

This is my personal progression chart, which I think is better than what's in the wiki:

0-21 metal bits
22-41 field point arrowheads
42-68 large lanterns
69-97 skewers
98-102 banded gorget
103-135 banded helm
136-168 banded gauntlets

Doing arrow heads instead of scalers saves you two metal bits per combine. Keep in mind that you will need several bags full of bits even after they become trivial to progress through arrowheads, lanterns and skewers.

[Zappman123]

Got my full large banded set made today! No more cloth, yay! Super grateful to AenorVZ for helping out and being so generous as to only require mats! Great guy, even helped xfer to my troll :)

[DoubleAgentSmith]

Would love to please pick up some medium, HEF sized banded when able, sir. Thank you.

[AenorVZ]

That troll lookin sexay Zapp ... Double Agent when will you be on? Send tells to Silveron (smith) or Kaneh (main).

[Aaramis]

Awww man, just broke down and bought a vendor-bought 2hs for my SK. 21 plat, gone.

Will send you a tell when he gets some plat back under his belt.

[DoubleAgentSmith]

On now, Aenor! Sent a tell to silveron and on my way to Freeport currently. Name is Doubleagent.

[hyper50]

https://i.imgur.com/Xe8XFqn.jpg

Aight folks Day 1 banded was a fail .... but Day 5-365 IS ON BITCHES

Still not making loads of plat so I can only offer to make sets at cost. Eventually when the cash starts rolling in I'll be giving sets away like I did on Blue.

Most of the sets I gave away on blue I never saw those players again so having to pay for your own mats means you have to care enough to grind out that mat money. Here are the costs of molds plus sheet metal for each piece:

Belt 2.7.3.7 AC6
Boot 2.7.3.8 AC6
Bracer 1.3.6.8 AC6
Gauntlet 2.4.2.1 AC7
Gorget 1.0.8.4 AC5
Helm 2.7.3.7 AC8
Legs 4.2.2.1 AC8
Mail 4.4.2.2 AC15
Mask 2.4.2.1 AC4
Sleeves 2.5.2.7 AC7

Shoulders and cloak are not listed cause I'm not making them. They're trivial at 165 and 175 and not worth doing at 135 skill when they're not even visible. Go camp you some shoulders in Unrest. Tells to Kaneh.

You rock. Thanks so much for doing this. Are you able to make large banded also? Is it same pricing? If so I'll definitely buy a set from you once I get another 15pp or so saved up and can run over from Oggok with my Ogre SK Blakrok.

[Xer0]

Getting to a blacksmithing level to consistently make banded does not take a lot of money (200pp will likely get him trivial on several pieces and about 60% success on the rest). Considering the standard pricing on banded is generally 1pp per AC when it's in demand, only having to pay for materials makes full banded attainable fairly easily. This will let everyone save up for their gems rather than sinking money into a full set of banded and saving money for gems as well.

price is 1pp/ac on blue 10 years in to the server. it's been more than that on green.

[Baa]

My body is ready, until I realised you are in Qeynos and I am in FP....whoops.

Will attempt the run later today

[AenorVZ]

Currently in Qeynos. Will be copying to Teal upon launch.

[Danth]

Currently in Qeynos. Will be copying to Teal upon launch.

Glad to have caught you, nice community effort on our server full of broke newbies.

Danth

[Baa]

Also glad to have caught you tonight as I will likely be staying!

[Sarkhan]

Hail the greatest banded Smith!
So glad I caught you before you moved to Teal, you're doing a wonderful service!

[AenorVZ]

Holding off for now on copying the smith to Teal (already moved Kaneh). Since you can't reach me in game, please private message me on the forum if you need a set on Green before I move Silveron.

[Roboturner]

I'd like a set, but curious to the cost of all the mats before I waste anyone's time.

[Hrothgaar]

The same counts for me (Human).

[BlackBellamy]

Thanks Silveron!

Farming up those decaying skels worked out! Level 3 Ogre SK in full Large Banded with Forged Two Hander is a good start.

https://imgur.com/WBvL5R0.jpg

[Insaiyan]

I'd like a set, but curious to the cost of all the mats before I waste anyone's time.

Same. Troll WAR!

[Zappman123]

Same. Troll WAR!

I payed 35 plat for the mats for the large set

[AenorVZ]

I payed 35 plat for the mats for the large set

This is why people were super mad at me at the start of this thread.

[AenorVZ]

Last call for banded on Green before I copy to Teal. Direct message me your playtimes and character location.

[t3hWheez]

Last call for banded on Green before I copy to Teal. Direct message me your playtimes and character location.

I don't see you online! In-game name is Uggrukor.

[t3hWheez]

Last call for banded on Green before I copy to Teal. Direct message me your playtimes and character location.

I got your /tell and I replied but looks like you are offline now.

[AenorVZ]

And Uggrukor was my last set on Green. Silveron has now been moveloged to Teal. Sorry if I missed you.

[t3hWheez]

And Uggrukor was my last set on Green. Silveron has now been moveloged to Teal. Sorry if I missed you.
You rock, thanks again for all the help!

[AenorVZ]

NP man sorry I didn't have any spare leg molds for yah. You'll have to wear that diaper a little longer ;)

Could a mod please lock this thread? As I'm no longer on Green the title could be misleading.