Anyone have druid gear for a newb?

[Zeemastah]

Hello all! I just playing P99 a couple weeks ago and am sorta having a blast. Something I seem to be running into often, which is kinda frustrating, is that anytime I seem to get a group, I am grouped with someone or a couple people who are all twinked either fully or halfway. And although that's nice to have for faster kills, I'm being treated kinda crappy cuz I'm wearing cloth armor and have hardly anything so I go OOM pretty quick and healing these twinked out people is not working too well. I've already been dropped from two groups cuz I couldn't keep up and have been told by a group who clearly only had 4 people in it that they were full(I was pulling close to them, and they ended up inviting a twinked druid and a enchanter who went LFG within the hour). I don't like to ask, but if anyone has any extra gear for a druid laying around they wouldn't mind donating so I can keep up with some of these people or solo a little better if I can't get a group, it would be greatly appreciated! I have the same name in game as on here (Zeemastah) if anyone feels like being uberly nice to someone who wants to already be raiding!(god i miss old EQ raiding so bad), I'm in Oasis just plucking away.

I promise when I become of level, if you donate, I will be porting people for free and handing out buffs for free and giving back. I love helping people out more than I do actually leveling and trying to do something for myself so I will do what I can to help back and be an asset on this server!

[Swish]

Get some patchwork (ruined wolf pelts or cat pelts depending on race + patterns) and get some nice person in the tunnel to put them together if you dont want to tradeskill it yourself...you'll get that leather look in no time [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Do that, hit 29, start porting people...and rake it in [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Wenuven]

I'm doubtful the treatment you are receiving has much to do with your gear. More likely, it's that druids are not very desired in groups. Sure, you may be MORE desirable if you are twinked out, but it shouldn't make much of a difference. The beauty of a druid is that they are not very gear dependent.

My advice is, just ignore it and keep leveling. You WILL run into a few pretentious jerks on this server, but they are the exception (at least before end game :P ). For the most part you will be leveling with people who are in your same boat and are completely understanding. My druid was mostly naked until I spent some time at the Sisters camp in the late teens and it never once affected my playing experience.

[Glenzig]

Look for a newbie friendly guild and put your best foot forward. If they are a halfway decent guild, they will be more than willing to donate said gear to you. People are generally generous on this server, but outright begging tends to put a lid on generosity.

[Shodo]

Sadly, your gear isn't going to make much difference in being able to keep up with heals - the rate at which you regen mana is based solely on your meditate skill, level, and any buffs you may have (with the exception of flowing thought gear that comes later). Having a larger mana pool will help you immensely in "oh shit" situations when you have to burn everything you have just to keep the tank alive; however, if the group has steady pulls that are under control with c/c and not facemelting your tank, you can heal just as well as any other druid 90% of the time - no matter how much gear they have.

[Zeemastah]

Ya, I didn't want to beg as I know how it looks. I just asked as if anyone had any kind of newb gear laying around getting dust, I'd put it to great use [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]. But I'll take Swish's advice instead as I don't mind working for my own stuff, it just seems like I started here 4 years late and I'm trying to play catch up with everyone around me. Just need to get into port levels and I'm sure things will pick up then.

[iruinedyourday]

This will definitly get you moving in the direction that you seek

http://wiki.project1999.com/Ultimate...ng_Money_Guide

hope it helps! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Zeemastah]

I know gear isn't going to make a HUGE difference, but when I go OOM after casting a few heals vs maybe another 5-10 if I had any WIS gear, I guess I could I could keep up a bit better since groups do take breaks and the "oh shit" situations for sure. And Wenuvan, I did take a SS of someone having to "leave" after I asked them if they wanted to duo, and I didn't have the greatest of gear about 10 seconds after they said "15 druid LFG" in ooc just a couple hours ago :/...I can edit out the name etc and post it but it doesn't matter much at this point I don't think. I just need to tough it out and not ask for handouts...just hard when I work 80 hours a week so when I get on I don't normally have much time to play before I'm passing out lol.

And of course after I made these posts, I did find a group that took me on with no problems and we're doing fine even with my shitty heals and me not being able to keep up [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Ravager]

Dunno what level you are, but Druids are easy to gear at low levels, since they can solo and do some good cash mobs. At level 10 you can solo Willowisps. Lightstones vendor for near a plat and Greater Lightstones can be turned into a gyspy in NK for a book that's sold back to the same gypsy for about 10 plat. You'll make a bunch of exp and plat and you can buy some nice cheap HP/Mana gear that will make you more effective.

Suggestions:
Golden Jaded Bracelet x2 = 15hp/15 Mana Costs about 60 plat
Silver Jaded Rings x2 = 5hp/5 mana Probably 10 plat
Chipped Bone Collar = 10hp/10 mana 10 plat
Skull of Jhen T'ra = 20 mana probably 10-20 plat.
Lizardscale Belt = 10hp/10 mana 25ish plat
Testament of Vaneer - No Drop, Questable at 15, 10wis/10 mana
Polished Bone Hoop x2 = 10 mana each, 40 plat for a pair.

Otherwise, people should understand a druid should never be the primary healer. They're a support class. Your job is to patch heal, ds, buff, snare, root and dd in a group, depending on what the situation calls for.

And never underestimate the dps of your damage shield, it's one of the most mana efficient forms of damage there is. When in a group, make sure it is always on the tank. Likewise, when you're grouping, you should never cast a damage over time spell, the mob is dead before you get the damage efficiency out of it.

[Aveenia]

I have been primary healer as a druid in quite a few groups at all levels here. You can do that, but it helps if you have experience healing in general. Mostly healing is about timing & knowing what to expect from the mobs you will encounter in the area your group is pulling from. Report mana regularly if below 40%.

Also if pullers ignore your low mana warnings, it is in no way your fault if things go pear shaped.


NOTE: I have only been on this server a month but I played a druid as my main for years on live, and I also play clerics in EQ, & I play healers in pretty much every MMO I have ever played -- my advice comes from that.