Jboots (MQ) or SoW Potions, which is more cost effective?

[tristantio]

Just a rough estimate, I see SoW potions going for 10pp a piece (half hour duration?) and Jboots MQ going for 5k.

Buying 500 SoW potions would give 250 hours of SoW (just over 10 days /played).

From people who have tried out both, what are the pros/cons? I understand Jboots offer a clicky insta cast buff (useful when dispels occur, or when dying).

Are SoW potions faster than Jboots on p99?

Also does anyone have a classic EQ alchemy guide handy? How much do SoW potions cost the shaman in reagents (and what skill level to create).

My Google-fu is weak in this aspect and I am only able to find the revamped alchemy recipes.

[Azzbad]

Sow Pots

much cheaper initial investment +
SoW lasts nearly double the time as jboots +
Faster than Jboots +
Not Instant Cast -
Not used for raid junk buffs -
Take up more inventory room -

[tristantio]

Another question - can you still use all but one charge on the 10 dose and then vendor / buy back for full charges?

I think this trick works with charged rings but requires 3 rings to do it (are the potions the same?)

[Rasah]

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

Another question - can you still use all but one charge on the 10 dose and then vendor / buy back for full charges?

I think this trick works with charged rings but requires 3 rings to do it (are the potions the same?)

10 Dose SoW potions cost 104pp at vendors. It is actually cheaper to buy them from a shaman.

Otherwise, I don't know if that works.

[hateshadow]

Jboots = infinite clicky; no need to clog your bank with dozens of sow potions or worse, lose time in EC trying to buy those potions.

If you buy jboots, you buy tranquility in the fact that you will never have to bother with sow potions ever again

[guineapig]

Sow potions are a fair amount faster than j-boots. It's not the same buff.

EDIT: I think azzbadd summed it up nicely.

I would only add that there is currently no raid encounter in the game that makes having an instaclick buff vital to winning the fight, regardless of what others might try to say.

[Shiftin]

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

Sow potions are a fair amount faster than j-boots. It's not the same buff.

EDIT: I think azzbadd summed it up nicely.

I would only add that there is currently no raid encounter in the game that makes having an instaclick buff vital to winning the fight, regardless of what others might try to say.

yeah, you could just as easily crap buff an entire raid while racing 2 other guilds for the CT or inny inst... oh sorry he's already dead.

[guineapig]

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

yeah, you could just as easily crap buff an entire raid while racing 2 other guilds for the CT or inny inst... oh sorry he's already dead.

I understand what you are saying, but when was the last time Inny or CT popped in a completely empty raid zone where having j-boots would get you to the boss any faster? And even if that were ever the case, the person with sow would get there 20% quicker than the person with a j-boot buff. CT repops the entire zone so j-boots is invalid. Inny is a simple fight and guilds tend to camp right upstairs with full raid buffs.

Like I said, I'm not bashing j-boots, they are indeed a great utility when you have the discretionary income for them and absolutely nothing else you would rather spend the time/money on. But this whole raid necessity thing is just silly. This is classic EQ. Tank, spank, win. Let's not kid ourselves.

[karsten]

buy jboots as soon as you can

buy sow pots until you can buy jboots

this thread is over

[Shiftin]

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

I understand what you are saying

i feel like you don't know that inny and CT have been dispelling every time they cast for the last couple months.