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Goregasmic
02-10-2026, 06:46 AM
Couple noob war related questions. I tried reading a lot on the topic but I can't find anything decisive on most questions. I got a fair bit of melee knowledge but warrior specifics are a blind spot.
I'd like to group as much as I can but I'll probably solo some too due to schedule. No real raiding in the cards for now but not impossible eventually. I'm spending about 60k on him so decent gear but nothing crazy. No access to raid rots for now.
Race: I know ogre is min/max due to stats and FSI but god they're FUGLY with velious plate. Looks like they're wearing a trashbag with a kid's drawing stapled on their belly. I find troll looks a bit cooler and the regen is very appealing for the QOL factor but probably not all that amazing post 60 compared to FSI that keeps on giving. I kinda like the underdogs though but ogre still also feels too good to pass up.
Starting stats: everyone always says sta for most melee classes and it makes sense for warriors but since aggro for war seems proc dependent and most race have shit starting dex wouldn't dex be the move? Especially for ogres since they have an easier time capping sta? With tunnel gear there doesn't seem to be a lot of good dex options as opposed to sta/str and even with FOS you're a long way off. My understanding is no white damage weapon can beat anything with a 400hate proc and non-raid warriors seem to struggle with aggro so more dex seem like a good move if it doesn't come at great cost. On the other hand procs kinda seem gimmicky for grouping. You can always readjust weapons but you can't change starting stats though.
Speaking of capping, what's the stats priority in a non-raid/leveling situation? 205sta to cap with shaman buff with as much HP/AC you can find and bonus points for gear with decent dex? Not sure what's the best play here for a leveling warrior. Early on I guess all the +hp is king then around 40-50 you try to cap sta?
Thanks.
Nickelback8469
02-10-2026, 07:45 AM
Couple noob war related questions. I tried reading a lot on the topic but I can't find anything decisive on most questions. I got a fair bit of melee knowledge but warrior specifics are a blind spot.
I'd like to group as much as I can but I'll probably solo some too due to schedule. No real raiding in the cards for now but not impossible eventually. I'm spending about 60k on him so decent gear but nothing crazy. No access to raid rots for now.
Race: I know ogre is min/max due to stats and FSI but god they're FUGLY with velious plate. Looks like they're wearing a trashbag with a kid's drawing stapled on their belly. I find troll looks a bit cooler and the regen is very appealing for the QOL factor but probably not all that amazing post 60 compared to FSI that keeps on giving. I kinda like the underdogs though but ogre still also feels too good to pass up.
Starting stats: everyone always says sta for most melee classes and it makes sense for warriors but since aggro for war seems proc dependent and most race have shit starting dex wouldn't dex be the move? Especially for ogres since they have an easier time capping sta? With tunnel gear there doesn't seem to be a lot of good dex options as opposed to sta/str and even with FOS you're a long way off. My understanding is no white damage weapon can beat anything with a 400hate proc and non-raid warriors seem to struggle with aggro so more dex seem like a good move if it doesn't come at great cost. On the other hand procs kinda seem gimmicky for grouping. You can always readjust weapons but you can't change starting stats though.
Speaking of capping, what's the stats priority in a non-raid/leveling situation? 205sta to cap with shaman buff with as much HP/AC you can find and bonus points for gear with decent dex? Not sure what's the best play here for a leveling warrior. Early on I guess all the +hp is king then around 40-50 you try to cap sta?
Thanks.
I've not played warrior for raids but I have leveled a warrior starting with tunnel gear, mostly in groups but with some soloing mixed in. Fungi is definitely the #1 priority I'd have with a 60k budget, with the best ratio weapons and haste that you can reasonably afford after. In my experience, the increase in proc rate for adding 15-25 dex is pretty measly and unless I knew for certain that I'd eventually cap out stamina from gear + RH, I'd prefer to put all the points I can into that stat.
Procs start to help in the late 40's-50's but in the end it's your groups responsibility to manage aggro, and all aggro issues can be solved with root.
While Ogre's FSI is great for raids, if your focus is just leveling in general regen is going to be a massive QOL and improvement for your uptime. Trolls also have great base stats and I've seen Half Elves and Gnomes tank AoW so you won't be disqualified from raids on the basis of your race choice; go with what you think looks best since you'll have to be seeing every time you play.
Goregasmic
02-10-2026, 08:51 AM
Yeah I have 1 fungi I swap to the toon I'm currently playing the most. Troll regen at 51+ is almost 2 fungis while sitting. Then it could be argued how much it matters in a group setting. In your 50s it is like 10khp/hour standing with a fungi but in battle it doesn't really matter. Saving 2-3 CH an hour isn't really significant the more I think about it but solo it is probably a big deal but I'd like to group as much as possible even if it may be hard.
FSI must be nice in crucial fights but in general I don't find I get stunned all that much and as a melee when it happens it is always annoying for sure but rarely impactful. And yeah, I know it doesn't really matter ultimately since a wood elf in swim aids tanked AOW with a rusty dagger at this point but for a casual every little bit help since you can't lean back on gear as much.
Vexenu
02-10-2026, 09:17 AM
Do NOT roll a Troll/Ogre just for their stats/racial unless you know that you're a hardcore min/max type player and won't be happy with the character otherwise. If you find yourself annoyed by their appearance before you even make the character, trust me when I say those feelings will grow ten or a hundred-fold after days of staring at them in-game.
The most important thing is liking your character, so roll a race that you enjoy looking at. Race isn't actually that important for Warriors anyway, as has been noted. Even solo it won't matter that much. For example, Troll Regen doesn't really start playing a factor until 50+, and by then you'll probably have a Velious BP clickie that will out heal it. And you said you already have a Fungi, and can also Bind wound. Healing is not a problem for a soloing Warrior, the hard part is finding reliable single pulls.
Dwarves have really great stats and barrel rolls. Wood and Dark Elves are rare and make great Fashion quest. Gnomes get clickie haste arms, which are the true min/max for a solo Warrior. Don't feel like you have to roll a Troll or Ogre.
Goregasmic
02-10-2026, 10:04 AM
If you find yourself annoyed by their appearance before you even make the character, trust me when I say those feelings will grow ten or a hundred-fold after days of staring at them in-game.
Yeah 100% onboard with that. It just bugs me that velious plate looks like shit but to be honest I'll probably be wearing kunark stuff for most of my career so it is kinda whatever. I like the lore that they were cursed into being dumb but I just feel like a fearsome warrior killing AOW in a trashbag suit is underwhelming, especially knowing other races have cool fashion. At this point it is just a toss up between troll and ogre and I'd be alright with both.
Crede
02-10-2026, 11:12 AM
There’s a guy on here who does 255 dex builds he did a troll war maybe check it out. I’d def go troll over ogre for solo build. regen will be huge 50+ for lowering downtime and trolls fungi graphic is just way better imo.
I’ve done dex builds but just found it too unreliable when you actually need it (slow and root). I’d personally just put it all into str / stamina. Str to try to always be max str but also sta gives you better cripple range. If you cap early who cares then focus on other gear.
Barb is a 3rd option great stats fashion and still get slam. Yes all war kicks stun at 55 but slam still has a higher skill cap and you get it at lvl 1.
DeathsSilkyMist
02-10-2026, 12:23 PM
Regardless of which race you choose, your item priority looks like this:
1. Fungi Tunic - ~40k at worst across both servers
2. Seahorse Belt (34% Haste) - ~14k at worst across both servers
3. Reaver - ~5k at worse across both servers
4. 2x 6/65 or 5/55 HP Rings.
5. Any 0.5 ratio weapon for leveling from 1-20. Reaver isn't a great weapon from 1-20 due to damage cap.
This will allow you to level from 1-50 comfortably either solo or group. Fill your armor slots with whatever you can as you gain plat while leveling, or get more plat from your main.
Alternatively you could downgrade your haste item to Silver Chitin Hand Wraps (22% haste) to save 13k, and use that 13k to fill out your armor slots with stat pieces like thick banded belt and HP pieces like Dire Wolf-Hide cloak. You could also get jboots if you want, or stick to SoW pots. You don't absolutely need a 34% haste item for leveling in the lower levels. 22% haste is already great.
If you end up going gnome, clockwork arms are like 2-3k, plus recharge costs.
In a group people should be rooting the mobs so you can tank them. 40+ is when some of the better agro weapons become proccable, so I wouldn't worry too much about agro proc weapons until then (assuming you don't get bored and stop playing before 40). Levels 1-40 are quite easy anyway when it comes to solo/group content, so a high DPS weapon like reaver will work wonders.
Relying on procs is not fun. Even with Truncheon, sometimes my warrior struggles with fights because the Truncheon won't proc until the mob is nearly dead, or until I'm nearly dead.
Ogre is good for FSI when raiding - but in a group it doesn't matter as much. Soloing doesn't matter as much. I have levelled two warriors, Ogre and Iksar - and there is not a significant difference in tanking solo or grouped between either. Stuns are annoying, but it's not like Warrior can cast any spells. So you don't get that "You cannot use that while stunned" that annoys caster classes.
Iksar was more challenging than Ogre because of faction - but if I rolled a new Warrior, Ogre would be bottom of the list of race choices.
Ogres are ugly. Everyone min maxes. I would love to see some more RP players, or various warrior races. Some are obviously not great choices (Elves, Gnomes) because of low starting strength and stamina.
My advice: Play what you would like to look at. Troll has a great fashion aspect, and the regen is really nice at 51+. But that 20% exp penalty is a killer.
I think if you're truly going for a casual build - forget all of the e-leet min/maxing strategies that are posted all over this board and just play what you would enjoy logging into and looking at.
kjs86z2
02-10-2026, 02:22 PM
Gnome war BiS - self haste buff, wall hacks, goggle helmets. Need I say more?
Goregasmic
02-10-2026, 04:01 PM
Regardless of which race you choose, your item priority looks like this:
1. Fungi Tunic - ~40k at worst across both servers
2. Seahorse Belt (34% Haste) - ~14k at worst across both servers
3. Reaver - ~5k at worse across both servers
4. 2x 6/65 or 5/55 HP Rings.
5. Any 0.5 ratio weapon for leveling from 1-20. Reaver isn't a great weapon from 1-20 due to damage cap.
This will allow you to level from 1-50 comfortably either solo or group. Fill your armor slots with whatever you can as you gain plat while leveling, or get more plat from your main.
Alternatively you could downgrade your haste item to Silver Chitin Hand Wraps (22% haste) to save 13k, and use that 13k to fill out your armor slots with stat pieces like thick banded belt and HP pieces like Dire Wolf-Hide cloak. You could also get jboots if you want, or stick to SoW pots. You don't absolutely need a 34% haste item for leveling in the lower levels. 22% haste is already great.
If you end up going gnome, clockwork arms are like 2-3k, plus recharge costs.
In a group people should be rooting the mobs so you can tank them. 40+ is when some of the better agro weapons become proccable, so I wouldn't worry too much about agro proc weapons until then (assuming you don't get bored and stop playing before 40). Levels 1-40 are quite easy anyway when it comes to solo/group content, so a high DPS weapon like reaver will work wonders.
Yeah that's basically my plan. Fungi + haste and a whole bunch of +hp using 1 handers until 20 then start cycling in 2 handers. Probably going to get my hands on a croaking dirk, should be decent aggro until the 2h caps are lifted. Then cycle in staff of battle for 2hb and get a reaver at 30. I'l get a spade too down the line. There's a couple things i need to buy for other toons first but I got SCHW right now and will switch to seahorse belt when I get a bit more funds. I'll get to level 5 and faction/park him in chardok to get some no drop goodies while I farm.
Relying on procs is not fun. Even with Truncheon, sometimes my warrior struggles with fights because the Truncheon won't proc until the mob is nearly dead, or until I'm nearly dead.
Yeah procs are always a gamble. I ran the numbers in the EC warrior weapon thread and if you get any 400hate proc off it basically wins over even SBOZ white damage but most EC 1h proc weapons don't have great ratios so if you don't proc you're left behind. I was wondering how much I wanted to gamble on that in a group setting at 40+. I figured with everyone being twinked you might want a little edge.
Crede
02-10-2026, 04:42 PM
Don’t even bother with scd. Just go dual lammies / jade mace and switch to reaver at 20. Even with cap it still slaps your duel wield isnt that good yet.
WarpathEQ
02-10-2026, 04:43 PM
I think technically CHA is the big brain min/max starting stat for warriors. Not really sure what advice to give when you are clearly an end game min/maxxer but building a toon that you don't plan to use that way.
Obvious melee twink gear to get started. Only thing I haven't seen mentioned is the venomous axe is a no-brainer cheap twink weapon that procs at lvl 1. Pair it with a frost bringer for some solid dps/agro. Probably wait until 30 to swap to a 2hander if you do.
I personally would roll Ogre but I did find myself thinking Gnome based on the details OP provided. If you can get some of that tinkering gear its pretty nice for solo stuff.
usmcjdking
02-10-2026, 04:50 PM
Gnome Warrior can easily solo to 60 whereas the other races can't do it without an extreme amount of twinking. I know because I spent a vast majority of my time soloing on my gnome warrior.
You realistically only need 3 items to solo on gnome warrior - Cobalt BP, Bandaid Dagger, Clockwork Arms.
Yeah procs are always a gamble. I ran the numbers in the EC warrior weapon thread and if you get any 400hate proc off it basically wins over even SBOZ white damage but most EC 1h proc weapons don't have great ratios so if you don't proc you're left behind. I was wondering how much I wanted to gamble on that in a group setting at 40+. I figured with everyone being twinked you might want a little edge.
On my warrior, I noticed the best combo for aggro was Seb Croaking Dirk + Frostbringer. I'd assume, naturally that Swiftblade of Zek and Blade of Carnage would do better.
That combo Seb Dirk + FB beat things like the Sarnak Warhammer, Wrapped Entropy Spine, etc. The 18 delay on the main hand is great for aggro.
Crede
02-10-2026, 05:26 PM
Gnome Warrior can easily solo to 60 whereas the other races can't do it without an extreme amount of twinking. I know because I spent a vast majority of my time soloing on my gnome warrior.
You realistically only need 3 items to solo on gnome warrior - Cobalt BP, Bandaid Dagger, Clockwork Arms.
I’ve soloed a few different war builds, gnome included. I did a full dex build on my dwarf warrior who had the eyepatch of plunder, so gnome only had a 20% haste edge on me with arms. Also i had KT axe. Can’t think of a place gnome would have gone that my dwarf wouldn’t have. Biggest problem is cc at the higher levels. No matter how much dps you have you’re not really splitting 2-3 mobs without some lucky procs or breaking camp on another char. Warriors really aren’t a solo char despite how much you twink them. especially since root net recharge cost was nerfed.
Jimjam
02-10-2026, 06:08 PM
Any race war can grind 51-60 on sonic bats / ldc, even if it is tiresome.
Rotten skeleton is an easy spot. The sk in loio sarnak fort. There are paths.
Goregasmic
02-10-2026, 07:37 PM
Don’t even bother with scd. Just go dual lammies / jade mace and switch to reaver at 20. Even with cap it still slaps your duel wield isnt that good yet.
I also have 2 GCM lying around which are solid. I mentioned the SDC because the ratio is hard to beat for the price but yeah, around 20-30 i'll be switching to 2handers until at least 40 anyway.
I think technically CHA is the big brain min/max starting stat for warriors. Not really sure what advice to give when you are clearly an end game min/maxxer but building a toon that you don't plan to use that way.
Obvious melee twink gear to get started. Only thing I haven't seen mentioned is the venomous axe is a no-brainer cheap twink weapon that procs at lvl 1. Pair it with a frost bringer for some solid dps/agro. Probably wait until 30 to swap to a 2hander if you do.
I personally would roll Ogre but I did find myself thinking Gnome based on the details OP provided. If you can get some of that tinkering gear its pretty nice for solo stuff.
Yeah cha for DI but I'm not sure I'll ever get DI casted on me so I'm not looking to min/max that hard. I'm not even sure I'll ever raid on the toon but I'd still like to avoid some pitfalls. Gnome would be a good choice but my main is gnome and I want to try something else. Never tried ogre/troll starter areas so I'd like to do that at least once and try guk at lower levels and never played a large race either so that is interesting to me.
Yeah, I do have a venomous axe I plan to start with. Didn't mention it because I tried it when getting an EC bard mule to level 5 and I was underwhelmed by the proc rate but I'll see if it works better on longer kills. It also seems around lvl 25 when mobs get 1khp+ the proc starts losing its usefulness considering mallet is same damage but 20% faster. Def getting a frostbringer at 40 though.
On my warrior, I noticed the best combo for aggro was Seb Croaking Dirk + Frostbringer. I'd assume, naturally that Swiftblade of Zek and Blade of Carnage would do better.
That combo Seb Dirk + FB beat things like the Sarnak Warhammer, Wrapped Entropy Spine, etc. The 18 delay on the main hand is great for aggro.
I recently learned that offhand hate generation seems bugged and uses the damage bonus in the hate calc even if it doesn't benefit from it in terms of damage. Hate calc is weap dmg + dmg bonus on every swing. Meaning SDC + Frostbringer would be better damage but FB + SDC would do more hate on paper due to proc weap in main hand.
Keebz
02-11-2026, 12:28 AM
Gnome war BiS - self haste buff, wall hacks, goggle helmets. Need I say more?
You also get robes and are pre-shrunk. However, your weapon models are really small so your swag mostly comes from your helmet.
Halfling on the other hand has normal sized weapon models and the best feet graphics in the game.
OriginalContentGuy
02-11-2026, 04:09 AM
Even for a casual warrior I'd aim for 175 dex. Sure you can rely on root for keeping aggro in groups. But getting to the 'sweet spot' of 175 is imnense for the proc rate and therefore hate/aggro generation.
Jimjam
02-11-2026, 04:29 AM
I've read all sorts of contradictory info on proc rates - that it is a linear increase with dex, that it is a staggered increase every 50 starting at 105. I have no idea what is correct (neither in classic timeline nor for whatever the implementation is here).
What is the theory or data behind the 175 sweet spot? I've never read that one before.
OriginalContentGuy
02-11-2026, 04:56 AM
I've read all sorts of contradictory info on proc rates - that it is a linear increase with dex, that it is a staggered increase every 50 starting at 105. I have no idea what is correct (neither in classic timeline nor for whatever the implementation is here).
What is the theory or data behind the 175 sweet spot? I've never read that one before.
I remember reading on the wiki about proc rates and dex. The research I read at the time indicated that going to 175 dex is the sweet spot because beyond that it's diminishing returns. Going from ~110 to 175 was a very large difference in average proc rate in my own experience. So while not claiming to know the exact formula I will still posit that 175 dex was vastly superior to 110 (and sweet).
Goregasmic
02-11-2026, 07:16 AM
Yeah, I don't think that's possible with EC gear. Been down that rabbit hole before
Cobalt bp +12
Matchless legs +13
Maelstrom cloak +10
2x silver chitin wrists + 14.
So 49dex without really sacrificing anything. You could spend an extra 18k to swap maelstrom for COF and RBB which would net you 9dex i think. And then swap blood runed gauntlets for gauntlets of fiery might, you lose like 14ac for 7dex for a total of 16.
So 65 dex if im not missing anything. As an ogre you start with 70, 77 if you cap sta and dump the balance in dex so it brings you to 142. Probably could get to 150 with minor pieces.
if you don't have the budget for mithril gloves or WDG/HoRZ that's about it if you're not grouped with a shaman. Not sure if the 175 buffed is buffed or not.
Vexenu
02-11-2026, 09:26 AM
If you're mostly soloing you won't gain much from procs anyway, at least until 50 when you can start proccing Truncheon of Doom. You're better off just maximizing your DPS, and for gear keeping a balance between AC/HP/STR. If you have enough HP to reliably kill blue cons while staying berserk, you'll have a good time.
kjs86z2
02-11-2026, 10:35 AM
i wouldnt worry about dex / procs at all - white damage is king
id use staff of battle if it meant having a fungi and seahorse belt
DeathsSilkyMist
02-11-2026, 11:24 AM
Yeah, I don't think that's possible with EC gear. Been down that rabbit hole before
Cobalt bp +12
Matchless legs +13
Maelstrom cloak +10
2x silver chitin wrists + 14.
So 49dex without really sacrificing anything. You could spend an extra 18k to swap maelstrom for COF and RBB which would net you 9dex i think. And then swap blood runed gauntlets for gauntlets of fiery might, you lose like 14ac for 7dex for a total of 16.
So 65 dex if im not missing anything. As an ogre you start with 70, 77 if you cap sta and dump the balance in dex so it brings you to 142. Probably could get to 150 with minor pieces.
if you don't have the budget for mithril gloves or WDG/HoRZ that's about it if you're not grouped with a shaman. Not sure if the 175 buffed is buffed or not.
You could get 6 DEX from https://wiki.project1999.com/Ayillish%27s_Talisman . Not buyable in EC directly, but easy enough to get in a guild, or paying for loot rights. A Torpor Shaman can solo Ayillish, and she spawns every 8 hours I think. I have sold loot rights on blue before.
https://wiki.project1999.com/Fancy_Velvet_Mantle is a good dex piece for melees with +9 DEX. You'd only lose 5 STR, 5 STA, and 3 AC when unequipping Barbed Dragonscale Pauldrons. Shoulder armor generally has lower stats anyway. I use this on my monk.
If you don't mind swapping gear in a fight, https://wiki.project1999.com/Overseer%60s_Signet put on 2x of these once you lose the 130 HP from your 6/65 rings for another 16 DEX. These rings have higher AC too at 8 AC each.
https://wiki.project1999.com/Twisted_Bone_Earring is also a decent earring since it has 5 DEX, 5 AC, and 20HP. Unless you buy loot rights for Hammered Golden Loops, you're probably using something like Orc Fang Earrings anyway.
So you could easily get another 30 to 36 DEX without any major sacrifices. And price-wise all of this is a lot cheaper than mithril gauntlets.
sammoHung
02-11-2026, 11:39 AM
As an ogre you start with 70
theres your issue. dwarf start with 90
OriginalContentGuy
02-11-2026, 11:56 AM
Everything DSM listed I agree with; on top of that there's also +DEX to be had in the face slot; the Grotesque Alloy Mask and Eyepatch of the Shadows are tunnel obtainable. And if the idea of swapping rings during a fight just seems like something you don't want (:o)just wear one Overseer's Signet permanently or until you upgrade.
theres your issue. dwarf start with 90
Welcome back sibling!
kjs86z2
02-11-2026, 12:20 PM
imagine swapping rings in combat
OriginalContentGuy
02-11-2026, 12:46 PM
https://i.postimg.cc/MGxFg9YY/mobdunfuckedupnow.gif
Keebz
02-11-2026, 01:31 PM
I wouldn't bother with DEX. The obtainable procing weapons while leveling aren't worth it relative to the sheer DPS of EC weapons. WESS and Infestation are nerfed. Frostbringer is OK, but terrible main hand, so you're getting pretty mid value. Meanwhile Reaver is 4k and Staff of Battle is free. Once you're raiding, you just get a cheap primal 2h and DEX never matters again.
DEX is a much bigger deal on a fresh server where you have to wave Yaks and Obsidian Shards around and pretend like you're useful. It stays somewhat helpful through Kunark and then stops being relevant in Velious.
Snaggles
02-11-2026, 02:22 PM
Gnome warrior is the most rational solo pick. Gnome wall vision to avoid bumbling into multiple spawns you can’t split and 40% haste arms. The boots and gloves are a nice dex and strength bump if you care to use them. Frankly…just being double shrunk innately is a big win. Makes for a crappy Tunare tank but better in almost every other fight. And you never need to buy a Cobalt bracer.
Capping Stamina casually isn’t too hard. Big downfall at 60 unless you have good gear will be limited in some of the other stats. Will maybe need Focus and Str to DPS; focus and STA for max HP’s.
I never have bought the FSI or regen for a warrior. Regen really only peaks near 60 and that is a TON of grinding with a 20% xp nerf to get a coupe/few extra hps a tick standing. If not gnome, halfling sneak or a race with hide would be my #2 and #3 pick. Main perk for a big warrior is the weighed axe but Bowquest is waiting for its nerf.
But really, roll what you like the look of.
kjs86z2
02-11-2026, 02:48 PM
Gnome war BiS - self haste buff, wall hacks, goggle helmets. Need I say more?
Crede
02-11-2026, 03:09 PM
Gnome warrior is the most rational solo pick. Gnome wall vision to avoid bumbling into multiple spawns you can’t split and 40% haste arms. The boots and gloves are a nice dex and strength bump if you care to use them. Frankly…just being double shrunk innately is a big win. Makes for a crappy Tunare tank but better in almost every other fight. And you never need to buy a Cobalt bracer.
Capping Stamina casually isn’t too hard. Big downfall at 60 unless you have good gear will be limited in some of the other stats. Will maybe need Focus and Str to DPS; focus and STA for max HP’s.
I never have bought the FSI or regen for a warrior. Regen really only peaks near 60 and that is a TON of grinding with a 20% xp nerf to get a coupe/few extra hps a tick standing. If not gnome, halfling sneak or a race with hide would be my #2 and #3 pick. Main perk for a big warrior is the weighed axe but Bowquest is waiting for its nerf.
But really, roll what you like the look of.
How does bow dps with weighted axe compare to reaver?
Snaggles
02-11-2026, 03:40 PM
How does bow dps with weighted axe compare to reaver?
I just meant for bowquesting using the 2h delay damage bonus for archery, which eventually is going to be changed anyways.
Goregasmic
02-11-2026, 04:23 PM
Thanks all, I think I'll stick with the initial plan, go all out AC/HP/STA with a couple critical leveling items and adjust along the road. I got a bunch of decent weaps that should keep me going just fine until 50.
You could get 6 DEX from https://wiki.project1999.com/Ayillish%27s_Talisman . Not buyable in EC directly, but easy enough to get in a guild, or paying for loot rights. A Torpor Shaman can solo Ayillish, and she spawns every 8 hours I think. I have sold loot rights on blue before.
https://wiki.project1999.com/Fancy_Velvet_Mantle is a good dex piece for melees with +9 DEX. You'd only lose 5 STR, 5 STA, and 3 AC when unequipping Barbed Dragonscale Pauldrons. Shoulder armor generally has lower stats anyway. I use this on my monk.
If you don't mind swapping gear in a fight, https://wiki.project1999.com/Overseer%60s_Signet put on 2x of these once you lose the 130 HP from your 6/65 rings for another 16 DEX. These rings have higher AC too at 8 AC each.
https://wiki.project1999.com/Twisted_Bone_Earring is also a decent earring since it has 5 DEX, 5 AC, and 20HP. Unless you buy loot rights for Hammered Golden Loops, you're probably using something like Orc Fang Earrings anyway.
So you could easily get another 30 to 36 DEX without any major sacrifices. And price-wise all of this is a lot cheaper than mithril gauntlets.
Never seen the +6 talismans LR for sale on green but that would be nice for literally all my toons haha. Yeah I have a whole bunch of signets, figured it might help a bit with venomous axe until level 20 or so where fungi basically makes you invulnerable. I'd most likely do the HGL camp with chanter for 2 of them or pair one with a pearly bauble. Wasn't too sure on shoulders, was torn between chokidai hide spauldors, barbed dragonscale or yeah, fancy velvet. I also have matchless mantle on my cleric I could swap over also but I feel it is kinda more valuable on cleric right now. Hardened bone spauldors is also an option.
And yeah, considered eyepatch of shadows but it is 4k for not much I find. I planned on using tribal war mask until I can sneak the warrior in seb with my chanter and get a gangrenous beetle mask like I did on my ranger.
Gnome warrior is the most rational solo pick. Gnome wall vision to avoid bumbling into multiple spawns you can’t split and 40% haste arms. The boots and gloves are a nice dex and strength bump if you care to use them. Frankly…just being double shrunk innately is a big win. Makes for a crappy Tunare tank but better in almost every other fight. And you never need to buy a Cobalt bracer.
Capping Stamina casually isn’t too hard. Big downfall at 60 unless you have good gear will be limited in some of the other stats. Will maybe need Focus and Str to DPS; focus and STA for max HP’s.
I never have bought the FSI or regen for a warrior. Regen really only peaks near 60 and that is a TON of grinding with a 20% xp nerf to get a coupe/few extra hps a tick standing. If not gnome, halfling sneak or a race with hide would be my #2 and #3 pick. Main perk for a big warrior is the weighed axe but Bowquest is waiting for its nerf.
But really, roll what you like the look of.
I don't want to just solo, I'd like to mostly group but not always possible so I'd still like to solo every now and then. I guess you can do this with whatever race. I've played gnome a lot the last 2 years so I just want something different. And yeah, I was thinking about troll and the 20% penalty and innate regen makes less and less sense. I guess it is cool if war is your first char or main but I have other toons who can solo much better so I don't really need that self reliance beyond leveling. Leaning toward ogre more and more.
Jimjam
02-11-2026, 04:55 PM
I'm late to the party, but if you aren't loading up on tink bags, then I find strength to be super useful when levelling toons just to haul all that plat/gold and weighty fine steel, etc around.
sammoHung
02-11-2026, 05:15 PM
Welcome back sibling!
https://media1.tenor.com/m/GnMfIY8_sUoAAAAd/hello-woody.gif
Goregasmic
02-11-2026, 07:47 PM
I'm late to the party, but if you aren't loading up on tink bags, then I find strength to be super useful when levelling toons just to haul all that plat/gold and weighty fine steel, etc around.
Yeah going from a nearly permanently overburdened caster to a ranger with 180+str felt weird. Soiled bag, light burlap sack and sewn evil eye was more than enough unless you're moving anvils. I also like the forager bag for food/reagents. If you can handle the CS sirens wenglak's manly purse is great too. Monk is another story though, I feel you need at least 1 tinkbag for weaps/ot hammer.
Large race warriors start with 113str at the minimum and a lot of tanky gear has str slapped on it.
Nickelback8469
02-12-2026, 08:13 AM
I don't want to just solo, I'd like to mostly group but not always possible so I'd still like to solo every now and then. I guess you can do this with whatever race. I've played gnome a lot the last 2 years so I just want something different. And yeah, I was thinking about troll and the 20% penalty and innate regen makes less and less sense. I guess it is cool if war is your first char or main but I have other toons who can solo much better so I don't really need that self reliance beyond leveling. Leaning toward ogre more and more.
With the warrior's XP bonus the racial penalties are nowhere near as painful!
Crede
02-12-2026, 09:03 AM
Yea if anything it actually makes more sense to play a penalty race as war since it won’t feel as bad with the war xp bonus.
Although if you can stand to look at halflings with hide / sneak and the big xp bonus and the ability to wear that sweet dwarven armor hard to argue against that if you just want to cruise to 60 as fast as possible.
Crede
02-12-2026, 09:05 AM
I'm late to the party, but if you aren't loading up on tink bags, then I find strength to be super useful when levelling toons just to haul all that plat/gold and weighty fine steel, etc around.
Is why str is the best starting stat.
Goregasmic
02-12-2026, 09:16 AM
With the warrior's XP bonus the racial penalties are nowhere near as painful!
Yeah I checked yesterday.
Troll do get 20% penalty but I didn't know ogre got 15%.
With the warrior bonus it turns out:
Ogre Warrior: -3.5%
Troll Warrior: -8%
Which isn't that bad but when you compare it to most race, they get +10% and halfling +14,5% which is quite a big deal. Doesn't matter anymore at 60 though and you get to keep the racials.
Snaggles
02-12-2026, 01:09 PM
Soloing a warrior to 60 isn’t difficult but you are more restricted in hunting spots since we live in a post-wooly net recharging world. The gnome haste arms really help not being confined as much to a solo bard diet.
If you are twinked to the gills it doesn’t really matter but it takes a lot of oomph to make up for 40% haste and ultimately a gnome always has that while other races don’t. Outside dps being able to max self haste to 81% instead of 61% is more aggro. For how cheap batteries are half the time it’s not worth bothering a sham to haste you of clicking the arms.
The biggest annoyance of being small aside going up stairs is a lack of 2h slam. If DW you can swap in a shield to bash, or rely on kick for stuns 55+ but that’s a lot of levels where casters are annoying you. Also, bash is a higher skill cap which I’m not certain is a factor with chance to hit/interupt as much as how much damage it does on average (likely the latter).
I do strongly feel the whole “play what you like the look of” thing is paramount in EQ. You can’t easily make up for any stat or racial innate differences but aesthetics can’t be fixed without an AoN.
How does bow dps with weighted axe compare to reaver?
Sorry Crede, my last answer didn’t address this properly.
https://lucy.allakhazam.com/dmgbonus.html?setcookie=1
Starting at level 40 a weighted axe adds 40 damage to each shot where DW is one. At 60, it’s 115 vs 11. I was thinking less as a dps build and more for soloing as those are huge hits presuming you can root the target or keep range to cheese a kill with bow kiting.
Goregasmic
02-13-2026, 04:15 PM
Ended up making an Ogre, I picked the dumb face. Put all my armor on and I look like a katamari ball of trash, this is glorious. Having like 750hp at level 1 is kind of nice, with HGL and some other stuff I don't have yet you could probably make a warrior with nearly 1000hp at level 5. Took me about 10 minutes sitting to regen to full. I didn't transfer the fungi yet but I don't think the mobs are going to chew through all that any time soon.
Their newbie yard is absolute shit though not even sure you're allowed to call it that. Unless I'm missing something mob density is terrible and the woods look the same all over, not sure what OG devs were thinking. Great introduction for a new player... All I wanted is level 5 and getting ported out at the feerrott ring but that's asking a lot apparently.
10/10 will play again.
Snaggles
02-13-2026, 07:47 PM
Innothule Swamp is 10x better. They all suck compared to WC though which is an easy run to train in Neriak (95% sure they won’t murder you unless you go poking around in the wrong guild).
OriginalContentGuy
02-13-2026, 07:52 PM
Interestingly a halfling cleric of bristlebane is tolerated even in Neriak's third gate with no faction work by default. Maybe this is because even Innoruuk respects Bristlebane but I was really surprised to see it. Maybe consider Bristlebane if Neriak is important as a newbie. Not even sure if that's a valid option.
Goregasmic
02-13-2026, 10:38 PM
Innothule Swamp is 10x better. They all suck compared to WC though which is an easy run to train in Neriak (95% sure they won’t murder you unless you go poking around in the wrong guild).
Yeah never did a troll but from going through inno swamp often it definitely looked better. I looked up the newbie quest in oggok and they seem pretty bad too.
I'll farm chardok a bit on my main so I'm getting warrior to level 5 and faction him so he can loot sarnak war bow, HGLs, hardened bone spauldors and maybe even a lightningcaller while I'm there. after that the world is my oyster. I haven't figured a leveling path yet. I wanted to work on chanter epic more serious which means locking your character somewhere so I'm basically outfitting a bunch of alts to play them while waiting for mobs to pop. I think I want to bring him to Uguk after and see how far I can make it just because that seems to be the local dungeon with decent ZEM. Runners will be interesting.
Interestingly a halfling cleric of bristlebane is tolerated even in Neriak's third gate with no faction work by default. Maybe this is because even Innoruuk respects Bristlebane but I was really surprised to see it. Maybe consider Bristlebane if Neriak is important as a newbie. Not even sure if that's a valid option.
I think I could only get cazic/rallos so I picked rallos, I'd probably be fine. I was also suprised my agnostic gnome was tolerated there. IIRC the cleric guild hates her anyway but I need nothing there anyway.
Nickelback8469
02-18-2026, 07:36 AM
I think I could only get cazic/rallos so I picked rallos, I'd probably be fine. I was also suprised my agnostic gnome was tolerated there. IIRC the cleric guild hates her anyway but I need nothing there anyway.
On my Ogre Shaman I remember having a few issues in Neriak faction wise; I think you'd be fine going to the Warrior Guild and Bank but I'd be careful exploring the 3rd Gate and even a few areas in the Foreign Quarter. Maybe it's a softer penalty for Warriors over Shaman, but I got my shit rocked a couple times while I was leveling in Nektulos.
sammoHung
02-18-2026, 03:18 PM
Rallos is the way to go because you start off dubious to Kromrif and Kromzek, which means you can turn in Coldain Heads to Bvellos without doing any faction work beforehand.
Goregasmic
02-18-2026, 03:39 PM
Rallos is the way to go because you start off dubious to Kromrif and Kromzek, which means you can turn in Coldain Heads to Bvellos without doing any faction work beforehand.
Never had a char not go coldain/COV so I thought being not KOS in kael for once could be nice. Not like I'm getting 10th ring anytime soon anyway.
sammoHung
02-18-2026, 04:14 PM
Never had a char not go coldain/COV so I thought being not KOS in kael for once could be nice. Not like I'm getting 10th ring anytime soon anyway.
Kael is the better city. Thurg bank is easily accessible - but Kael you can port to WL and succor to entrance, and the bank is right at 4 way. And Skyshrine bank fughedaboutit
PatChapp
02-18-2026, 09:35 PM
Rallos is the way to go because you start off dubious to Kromrif and Kromzek, which means you can turn in Coldain Heads to Bvellos without doing any faction work beforehand.
Anyone can do this with minimal help. Snare bvellos near the zone line or hail lock,pacify him. Start turn in,have someone invis you. Click trade,repeat.
Goregasmic
02-22-2026, 03:12 PM
Any good reason to be factioned in kael? Outside central location, raid quests and raid pulls?
There's some decent minor quests and like sammohung said it is well located but there's basically just food bank, and that's about it, apparently you need kt faction for bandages? Overall I think SS has better quest armor but it depends on the piece.
Thurg has like everything that can be sold in the game.
Crede
02-22-2026, 09:51 PM
Any good reason to be factioned in kael? Outside central location, raid quests and raid pulls?
There's some decent minor quests and like sammohung said it is well located but there's basically just food bank, and that's about it, apparently you need kt faction for bandages? Overall I think SS has better quest armor but it depends on the piece.
Thurg has like everything that can be sold in the game.
Kael faction is for raid pulling and the quest armor which has really good ac and arguably better FQ.
Otherwise thurg is better and you can gate to it with potions
DeathsSilkyMist
02-23-2026, 01:54 AM
Any good reason to be factioned in kael? Outside central location, raid quests and raid pulls?
There's some decent minor quests and like sammohung said it is well located but there's basically just food bank, and that's about it, apparently you need kt faction for bandages? Overall I think SS has better quest armor but it depends on the piece.
Thurg has like everything that can be sold in the game.
Kael quests are pretty good.
Selling Coldain Skin Gloves/Boots, Frostbringer, Cloak of the Maelstrom, and Barbed Dragonscale Boots/Pauldrons is fairly lucrative for Torpor Shamans, as an example.
It takes me like 15 minutes to kill the two dwarves for Coldain Skin Gloves/Boots, and they drop their heads like 90% of the time. Plus the scribe usually drops an amulet that merchants for 230pp.
Coldain Skin gloves/boots also sell fast since every caster alt wants them. 2200pp's worth of items/plat for about an hour of work total between killing, travel, and turnin is nice. On Green it looks like Boots/Gloves are closer to 1.5kpp each.
Dragon head drops are not quite as consistent, but it only takes like 30 mins to kill a WW dragon, and you can get both a dragon head and a piece of dragon armor. So again you can get like 2k worth of items at least from a 30 min kill. They also drop spells, so you can make a bit of money off of the more popular spells too.
Nickelback8469
02-23-2026, 07:25 AM
Kael quests are pretty good.
Selling Coldain Skin Gloves/Boots, Frostbringer, Cloak of the Maelstrom, and Barbed Dragonscale Boots/Pauldrons is fairly lucrative for Torpor Shamans, as an example.
It takes me like 15 minutes to kill the two dwarves for Coldain Skin Gloves/Boots, and they drop their heads like 90% of the time. Plus the scribe usually drops an amulet that merchants for 230pp.
Coldain Skin gloves/boots also sell fast since every caster alt wants them. 2200pp's worth of items/plat for about an hour of work total between killing, travel, and turnin is nice. On Green it looks like Boots/Gloves are closer to 1.5kpp each.
Dragon head drops are not quite as consistent, but it only takes like 30 mins to kill a WW dragon, and you can get both a dragon head and a piece of dragon armor. So again you can get like 2k worth of items at least from a 30 min kill. They also drop spells, so you can make a bit of money off of the more popular spells too.
Often times when I've done the WW dragons with a duo or a group, the dragon heads are left to rot. Even if you're not a torp shaman, if you're able to get some people together that can kill them, you'll rarely have other people wanting that drop.
Samoht
02-23-2026, 02:03 PM
The only remarkable velious faction armor for a warrior is the skyshrine gloves (90hp). The rest is just a stop gap until you replace them from other raid targets with pieces that won't see a lot of competition.
Unless you're a puller, Kael faction is really only a temporary thing for when you turn in a dain or yeli head.
You'll want to switch back for the quests in WToV and coldain ring war.
Naethyn
02-23-2026, 08:03 PM
You can wear whatever visible armor you want if you get all the best items in the non visible slots.
Goregasmic
02-24-2026, 08:20 AM
You can wear whatever visible armor you want if you get all the best items in the non visible slots.
Clerics hate this one simple trick!
Jimjam
02-24-2026, 09:04 AM
You can wear whatever visible armor you want if you get all the best items in the non visible slots.
I do this (except the bit about best nonvisible slots).
sammoHung
02-24-2026, 02:45 PM
Guess I'm really just biased because I only really play pulling classes on raids, but yeah Kael faction on Kael raids is tits
spoil
02-25-2026, 06:55 PM
I recently learned that offhand hate generation seems bugged and uses the damage bonus in the hate calc even if it doesn't benefit from it in terms of damage. Hate calc is weap dmg + dmg bonus on every swing. Meaning SDC + Frostbringer would be better damage but FB + SDC would do more hate on paper due to proc weap in main hand.
Is this legit? So Sebilite Croaking Dirk main hand + Frostbringer secondary would be the best - budget - aggro weapon combo?
I'm making a warrior and this is basically what I have so far:
https://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Green:Proposed_warrior
I have a spade I could borrow from my pally as well. Not sure what other 1 handers or upgrades I need, not looking to spend too much more but open to suggestions. Not planning on doing much solo 40+, so truncheon is a low priority. I've also got the cobalt boots and looking for the vambraces. I'm a small race and not going for the bracer.
Naethyn
02-25-2026, 07:03 PM
The best budget is the best haste item you can afford.
Goregasmic
02-25-2026, 09:43 PM
Is this legit? So Sebilite Croaking Dirk main hand + Frostbringer secondary would be the best - budget - aggro weapon combo?
I'm making a warrior and this is basically what I have so far:
https://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Green:Proposed_warrior
I have a spade I could borrow from my pally as well. Not sure what other 1 handers or upgrades I need, not looking to spend too much more but open to suggestions. Not planning on doing much solo 40+, so truncheon is a low priority. I've also got the cobalt boots and looking for the vambraces. I'm a small race and not going for the bracer.
In this thread I was going back and forth with samoth, he was basically saying slower weaps are better for rogue offhand due to less aggro and I was argueing that if ratio was identical the hate generated would be the same and dogz said it is bugged. I never tested but it rang a bell, I could swear I read that somewhere else too but who knows. Like, maybe dont take it for gospel but keep it in mind. The implications of this for hate generation would be it doesnt matter which weap is in which hand but best proc should definitely be in MH due to OH having half the proc rate.
https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446099&page=6
For the gear part I'm almost done building my warrior and a lot of it is the same you picked.
I didn't go all out budget wise but still wanted decent stuff.
Went for peerless legs (4.5k vs 15k for matchless). Cobalt bp is a nice stats salad. Went with crystal chitin gauntlets because I had them. Probably on par with yours, didn't have the 15k to drop on blood runed. Face the eyepatch is real nice, I have crystal spider/tribal war mask and planned on getting gangrenous eventually but the eyepatch is real nice. I have chokidai spauldors for shoulders and also hardened bone spauldors, barbed are nice too I considered them. I have matchless on my cleric I could swap too but I feel cleric gets the most out of them right now.
I have a chanter that mostly lives in chardok so for ears I went HGLs. Not a big fan of HGLs in general but wars have so much AC on gear that it doesn't matter until 50s and even then. Went sarnak war bow for range because bows as range is convenient.
For weaps I have the usual suspects. I got an ornate rune blade (19/30) for the early 2hs skill ups, I'll swap for reaver later. No such option for 2hb so staff of battle. Shovel probably the most convenient tank weap. I always found ogres with the exquisite brawl stick was very on brand but didn't have the 12k. And yeah, croaking dirk/GCM/Venomous for 1h for now. Tried to get a lightningcaller for offhand to fit with a frostbringer later but that thing is rare as shit. Best budget picks are probably SCD/CBOL until you can afford SBOZ and exq hammer/BOC but by then you probably got access to better raid stuff.
I probably made questionable decisions, this is the best I came up with but I'm not a warrior expert by any stretch of the imagination.
Crede
02-26-2026, 01:52 AM
You’re over thinking it bud. Reaver at 20 with the best haste you can afford.
Dollyartasia772
02-26-2026, 06:48 AM
Couple noob war related questions. I tried reading a lot on the topic but I can't find anything decisive on most questions. I got a fair bit of melee knowledge but warrior specifics are a blind spot.
I'd like to group as much as I can but I'll probably solo some too due to schedule. No real raiding in the cards for now but not impossible eventually. I'm spending about 60k on him so decent gear but nothing crazy. No access to raid rots for now.
Race: I know ogre is min/max due to stats and FSI but god they're FUGLY with velious plate. Looks like they're wearing a trashbag with a kid's drawing stapled on their belly. I find troll looks a bit cooler and the regen is very appealing for the QOL factor but probably not all that amazing post 60 compared to FSI that keeps on giving. I kinda like the underdogs though but ogre still also feels too good to pass up.
Starting stats: everyone always says sta for most melee classes and it makes sense for warriors but since aggro for war seems proc dependent and most race have shit starting dex wouldn't dex be the move? Especially for ogres since they have an easier time capping sta? With tunnel gear there doesn't seem to be a lot of good dex options as opposed to sta/str and even with FOS you're a long way off. My understanding is no white damage weapon can beat anything with a 400hate proc and non-raid warriors seem to struggle with aggro so more dex seem like a good move if it doesn't come at great cost. On the other hand procs kinda seem gimmicky for grouping. You can always readjust weapons but you can't change starting stats though.
Speaking of capping, what's the stats priority in a non-raid/leveling situation? 205sta to cap with shaman buff with as much HP/AC you can find and bonus points for gear with decent dex? Not sure what's the best play here for a leveling warrior. Early on I guess all the +hp is king then around 40-50 you try to cap sta?
Thanks.
Hey, you've obviously given this a lot of thought! Trolls are actually rather pleasant for casual levels; the additional regen makes things easier, and they actually look nicer on plates than ogres, lol. To extend your lifespan, I would still place the majority of your stat points in "STA" at the beginning. If you start to see aggro issues, you can then add some "DEX". Although STR is helpful, it is far more crucial to stay alive in the early stages. Procs are nice, but they're not a huge deal at lower levels or with standard equipment, so don't worry too much about them when playing alone or in small groups. Basically, you'll succeed if you troll and get a lot of STA. You can also pick up STR and DEX from items along the way.
sammoHung
02-26-2026, 11:16 AM
Is this legit? So Sebilite Croaking Dirk main hand + Frostbringer secondary would be the best - budget - aggro weapon combo?
Yes. I had a Reaver and also a Seb Croaking Dirk / Frostbringer on my warrior. Seb Dirk + Frostbringer not only did comparable DPS to the Reaver at 50, but also generated much much more threat.
kiradess
02-26-2026, 11:21 AM
Hey, you've obviously given this a lot of thought! Trolls are actually rather pleasant for casual levels; the additional regen makes things easier, and they actually look nicer on plates than ogres, lol. To extend your lifespan, I would still place the majority of your stat points in "STA" at the beginning. If you start to see aggro issues, you can then add some "DEX". Although STR is helpful, it is far more crucial to stay alive in the early stages. Procs are nice, but they're not a huge deal at lower levels or with standard equipment, so don't worry too much about them when playing alone or in small groups. Basically, you'll succeed if you troll and get a lot of STA. You can also pick up STR and DEX from items along the way.
If you're gonna bot-post at least try to sell me dick pills or something.
kjs86z2
02-26-2026, 12:52 PM
If you can find a way to loot a Dain axe, thats the only weapon you need.
Not really a reaver fan myself. I know its good but as soon as you want to go somewhere with a group and you can't use it....not fun.
Spade 4tw if no dain.
Crede
02-26-2026, 02:26 PM
If you can find a way to loot a Dain axe, thats the only weapon you need.
Not really a reaver fan myself. I know its good but as soon as you want to go somewhere with a group and you can't use it....not fun.
Spade 4tw if no dain.
I concur. Loved the axe on my war. I’d imagine it nearly rots on raids nowadays. Paired it with haste eyepatch too was fun. Stats are pretty insane too for a twink.
sammoHung
02-26-2026, 03:55 PM
I fuckin hate this era of P99. Axe from City Leader rots on level 5 warriors that never make it to level 50, let alone level 60. Meanwhile, back in 2001 seeing a Dain axe in the wild was a sight to behold.
Anyone who claims they like classic EverQuest and then put Velious raid loot on level 5 toons should be banned from the server.
spoil
02-26-2026, 05:01 PM
In this thread I was going back and forth with samoth, he was basically saying slower weaps are better for rogue offhand due to less aggro and I was argueing that if ratio was identical the hate generated would be the same and dogz said it is bugged. I never tested but it rang a bell, I could swear I read that somewhere else too but who knows. Like, maybe dont take it for gospel but keep it in mind. The implications of this for hate generation would be it doesnt matter which weap is in which hand but best proc should definitely be in MH due to OH having half the proc rate.
https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446099&page=6
Thanks, I don't know anything about this stuff, mostly just play my enchanter as well.
Goregasmic
02-26-2026, 09:45 PM
I fuckin hate this era of P99. Axe from City Leader rots on level 5 warriors that never make it to level 50, let alone level 60. Meanwhile, back in 2001 seeing a Dain axe in the wild was a sight to behold.
Anyone who claims they like classic EverQuest and then put Velious raid loot on level 5 toons should be banned from the server.
On green velious has been live for what, 6 years? That's like 300 dead dains. Not sure on axe drop rate but it isn't all that many. And yeah, solid weap but it isn't mind blowing if your guild farms TOV so it will trickle down.
kjs86z2
02-27-2026, 11:13 AM
I fuckin hate this era of P99. Axe from City Leader rots on level 5 warriors that never make it to level 50, let alone level 60. Meanwhile, back in 2001 seeing a Dain axe in the wild was a sight to behold.
Anyone who claims they like classic EverQuest and then put Velious raid loot on level 5 toons should be banned from the server.
I parked my 46 war in ToV til I had a bunch of stuff.
Crips for over 1.2k w/ Twisted Steel Bastard sword at 46 in CoM was fun in groups.
Classic in 2026 is all about flexing.
sammoHung
02-27-2026, 03:42 PM
I parked my 46 war in ToV til I had a bunch of stuff.
Crips for over 1.2k w/ Twisted Steel Bastard sword at 46 in CoM was fun in groups.
Classic in 2026 is all about flexing.
That's the part that really gets me. You put all that gear on the warrior and then go to ... City of Mist. Not even an adventurous zone. A zone where there's also warriors in Crustacean armor with Green Jade Broadswords.
Seen it a million times. What's the point of spending all that time raiding earning DKP just to equip a toon and visit the same zone that self-found players go to?
Snaggles
02-27-2026, 07:49 PM
Hey Crusty legs and arms aren’t that bad if you have tiny warrior STA. I’d feel insecure as a raid MT but as a 10th alt, IDGAF.
Vexenu
02-27-2026, 08:43 PM
What's the point of spending all that time raiding earning DKP just to equip a toon and visit the same zone that self-found players go to?
To ask the question is to answer it. And you could ask the same question about playing the game at all.
bcbrown
02-27-2026, 09:49 PM
Hey Crusty legs and arms aren’t that bad if you have tiny warrior STA. I’d feel insecure as a raid MT but as a 10th alt, IDGAF.
I actually swapped from Blue to Green because I couldn't find any crusty armor in the tunnel for an SK alt.
Snaggles
02-27-2026, 11:23 PM
I actually swapped from Blue to Green because I couldn't find any crusty armor in the tunnel for an SK alt.
Took me way too long to find my pieces. Blue is like a swap meet in Antarctica…
Naethyn
03-01-2026, 07:08 PM
Sorry you don't got crusty.
Jimjam
03-01-2026, 07:44 PM
Sorry you don't got crusty.
Sorry you ... meme on here always reminds me of Enter Shikari and I wonder whether it is a favoured band
P4MiC67seUY
Sorry you’re not a winner
With the air so cold and a mind so bitter
What have you got to lose
But false intentions and a life so pretentious?
Swish
03-02-2026, 05:04 AM
Sorry you ... meme on here always reminds me of Enter Shikari and I wonder whether it is a favoured band
An old friend of mine went to a meet and greet to see them about 13-14 years ago, apparently they were dicks to their fans. I guess the fans weren't winners.
Jimjam
03-02-2026, 05:43 AM
An old friend of mine went to a meet and greet to see them about 13-14 years ago, apparently they were dicks to their fans. I guess the fans weren't winners.
Sorry you didn't got winner.
kjs86z2
03-02-2026, 09:24 AM
That's the part that really gets me. You put all that gear on the warrior and then go to ... City of Mist. Not even an adventurous zone. A zone where there's also warriors in Crustacean armor with Green Jade Broadswords.
Seen it a million times. What's the point of spending all that time raiding earning DKP just to equip a toon and visit the same zone that self-found players go to?
I helped a lot of crusty players get mega xp after I emerged from ToV as a level 46 god.
Nobody seemed to mind. Sorry you don't got.
sammoHung
03-02-2026, 10:17 AM
I helped a lot of crusty players get mega xp after I emerged from ToV as a level 46 god.
Nobody seemed to mind. Sorry you don't got.
Yeah, I'm sure that's why you did it. Next time, try some challenging content instead of needing to be ridiculously overpowered to do the same content as people in cloth and bronze armor can do.
kjs86z2
03-02-2026, 04:27 PM
Yeah, I'm sure that's why you did it. Next time, try some challenging content instead of needing to be ridiculously overpowered to do the same content as people in cloth and bronze armor can do.
where's your LeBaron, freddy?
Foxplay
03-02-2026, 04:48 PM
Pick whatever race you like looking at most, because you will be looking at it a lot. (Unless you eventually get a AoN and want to be a skeleton all the time)
Level up join a guild (pick any that suits your playtime and vibe doesn't really matter) Lots and I mean LOTS of quality gear will for super cheap just because its not "BiS gear" so can get your warrior geared up nicely relatively quickly picking up bargain items for raids.
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