If I knew then what I know now...tips and tricks for P99
 

So I was chatting with a friend last night about how much more we know about EQ thanks to P99 and how much better players we are now. I didn't know about half of the crap I know about now when I was on live for years.

So what items or tricks have you gotten/learned here that have significantly elevated your performance? I'm sure a lot of the newer players would love to get these tips too.

A few for me, as an enchanter:

Leatherfoot Raider skullcap - life saver (instant WC port, costs 180p to recharge)
Goblin Gazaughi Ring - mana saver (resulting from more efficient charm breaks)
The power of charm - I avoided charming on live for the most part until AA's.
Double invising - works wonders
Nybright sisters - great low level exp and fund collection spot.

IIRC, invis+ivu did not work on live, they overwrote one another, so it would've been tough to learn that "trick" before playing on p99.

You're gonna give away all my secrets! :)

Shovel of Ponz (or any of the magician focus items) - reclaim your pet for mana; this can be a lifesaver if you run OOM, giving you enough for a few heals, or gate, or whatever.
Fang Amulet of Calling (Shaman only) - instantly summons a pet. Used in conjunction with reclaim energy, you can summon a pet and then instantly reclaim it for a little bit of free mana.
Reaper of the Dead - instant complete heal, usable from inventory, castable on others.

There's plenty more but those are some of my favorites, in addition to the WC cap.

Mage focus items can be clicked from inventory. Every post-34 shaman should have one.

Edit: Dammit phobus

Necros too? I heard necro focus items were harder to get hold of... but never really looked into it.

There is only one necro focus item available on this server, and it drops from Inny.
http://wiki.project1999.org/index.ph..._Necrotheurgia

I hope for the sake of all necros that no non-necros have had the chance to see if it works from inventory.

Help me understand!

You can double invise on live.

I always practiced canni-dancing back on live and henceforth... but recently I've applied the same principle to all spellcasting: wait for a meditate up-tick before standing to cast unless it's a hair-on-fire emergency. Makes a remarkable difference in efficiency...

Instant charm break. Helps you better control .... your crowd control.