Paladin Armor - lvl 28

[nectarprime]

I am currently lvl 28 on my Paladin and have been borrowing a full set of Imbued Koada, which is great armor but not really that great for my class. I'd like to give this set back it its owner eventually, but before that I'll need to get my own gear.

Let's say I have a 3k budget. What pieces should I be looking for? I know I want to focus on STA and STR - I already have a Deepwater helm, hero bracer, heavy velium brawlstick, and silver chitin handwraps.

[Tuurin]

Crusty? How important is CHA to you?

[nectarprime]

Crusty? I think the only spell I have that utilizes CHA is Lull, so voerall not very important. My current gear has lots of CHA lol

[Tuurin]

Originally Posted by nectarprime [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Crusty? I think the only spell I have that utilizes CHA is Lull, so voerall not very important. My current gear has lots of CHA lol

Was referring to Crustacean Shell Armor
A full set gives 109AC, 45STR, 83STA, -10DEX, -48CHA

Compared to Armor or Ro
A full set gives 98ac 35hp 4str 6sta 6dex 14wis and 10 to all resists

Similar, although you said you wanted to focus on STR/STA which is why I suggested Crustacean (although major -CHA, which is why I asked). Can always mix and match too if you wanted. Prices are probably pretty similar between the two, although crustacean is probably easier to sell off once you're done with it since it's not PAL specific.

[Jaleth]

Not sure, but might be able to get a full set of Ro armor for that price, probaby a lot less. Although it's a fun series of quests to do.

[nectarprime]

Ah Crustacean looks pretty good! Thanks! Ro armor looks pretty good as well, but I'd have to work on my armorsmithing.

[Jaleth]

Originally Posted by nectarprime [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ah Crustacean looks pretty good! Thanks! Ro armor looks pretty good as well, but I'd have to work on my armorsmithing.

I believe Ro armor are no fail combines. It's just a faction issue with each paladin order. Have to be at least indifferent I think. How to check faction: If they talk to you about the quest when you hail them, you are high enough for the turn-ins for the molds.

[Issar]

Originally Posted by Jaleth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I believe Ro armor are no fail combines.

This is correct. I had no skill in smithing when I quested my set. The quest items are relatively easy to obtain. Though, at this point it looks like most of the pieces sell for less than the plat costs required in the quests.

With regards to crustacean shell armor, charisma does play a part in lulling and you will notice a difference in critical misses. However, if you are not pulling, then all that stamina is nice. I all but abandoned my pally due to not having time to group which is what I doing enjoy with that class, but when I was playing I prioritized ac over stamina. I have no evidence to back it up, but it did feel like damage mitigation was more effective than hp pooling. With that being said it all changes when you're grouping with c-heal clerics and AC has no mitigation against spells, less saves on the armor.

[nectarprime]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

crustacean actually looks awful :c Yeah, stats are decent, but it looks terrible if that is at all important to you. If you just want best setup then go:

Treeweave or EBC
DW Arms
DW Boots
DW Bracer
Kylong Greeaves

That net you most AC on the cheap :3

So I'm assuming that I should prioritize AC over everything? I am MTing usually for my group of friends so that make sense

[Shodo]

Originally Posted by nectarprime [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So I'm assuming that I should prioritize AC over everything?

In general, yes.
It's less important pre-50ish since you'll hit the soft cap so easily, but aside from resists (and agility, if you want to count that) it's the only stat available to you that will actually reduce the amount of damage you take in a fight - stamina and HP only delay the inevitable. So in a group setting, as long as your healer isn't constantly overhealing due to you having a tiny amount of max HP to work with, it's more efficient to focus on AC.

That said, having more HP can really save your ass if the healer runs out of mana or shit just generally hits the fan. So you still need plenty of that too :P
In general, i'd say focusing on flat HP gear until 45 then switching to more AC and stamina gives the best quality of life.