Starting a warrior
 

Hey all, just started project1999 and its awesome. From what I hear there aren't enough tanks in game and I am interested in helping fill that gap by starting a warrior. I have also heard that Warriors are pretty hard to play without decent gear. I don't have a huge amount of time to invest in gearing my warrior. I am hoping maybe somebody will be willing to help me out with getting some gear or providing advice on how and where to get gear thats not extremely difficult to get at the low-mid level range. Thanks

In my opinion, unless you're looking to be a raid tank, in which case your guild will make sure you're geared for that (but the road to leveling up to that point will be rough on you due to lack of aggro ability), you'll have an easier time in XP groups tanking as a knight class (pally or sk).

It should be pretty easy for you to pick up bronze armor for cheap or free from higher level people. You will want to work on buying two obsidian shards which will help with your tanking. They run for 200-500pp per depending on whose selling them.

Item's of note for younger warriors.

Spiked Collar http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1212

Purity Belt http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=925

Rusty Spiked Shoulderpads http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1012

Jagged Bands http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1665

Gnoll Hide Lariats http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=2665 (cheapest pp for threat at 25)

Dented Brass Mask http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1868

These are just a few good examples, there is a great plate resource thread (for sks but works for warriors) on the drop down guide accessible through the library.

Also worth noting, you may have a bit of trouble with aggro early on, but stick with the warrior in kunark and velious you will be very happy with him/her

Best aggro weps next to yaks tbh. Quite cheap to purchase as well.

Also, Don't buy into the not enough tanks line. All this weekend, it seems that the limiting factor for grouping was healers.

I have both a tank and a healer and I always not only get invited to a group faster, but also find that they are easier to make and maintain on my healer than on my tank.

2 stun whips and youll never lose aggro = makes groups happy

after that -> 2yaks as soon u can afford

besides that, sta & dex gear

disregard str, u arent supposed to do dmg

Ty for the info guess ill work to get a couple of gnoll hide lariats first and bronze armour

Lariats are extremely easy to come by, can usually get a pair for 10-25pp(each) I farm them for pet fodder and usually get them rather quickly. Just sit in EC /auc WTB Gnoll Hide Lariat, youl leither get a good deal or possibly free.

Feel free to add Softhard (24TH ENCH to your friends list, any help i can provide i will)