Warrior weapons and aggro in a group - what do you use?

[evanderheide]

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

When should a warrior be looking to change weapons. I currently have a 20 war with Sword of Skyfire and A Jade Mace. The skyfire won't proc till 45 but it's AoE.

Should I be looking for proccing weapons nearer my lvl sooner or will these 2 serve me well till I'm mid 40's? What weapons should I be looking at as I lvl higher?

I'd say you're fine with those weapons until 40-50 range and would advise you to have successfully acquired a Frostbringer and 1st tier haste item (either FBSS or SCHW) by 40, though neither will really become outright necessary until 45 when the Sword of Skyfire starts proccing.

The reason I recommend setting a goal to have Frostbringer and haste by 40 is that if you're going the P99 traditional group leveling route (i.e. Unrest > Highhold Keep > Mistmoore > City of Mist > Karnor's Castle > Old Sebilis), your income once you get to City of Mist is going to drop considerably. For example, I probably made 7-8k levelling from 22-32 selling goblin ears in HHK, but only 3k levelling from 40-50 in City of Mist. Both me and my buddy who were levelling fresh on P99 basically got our main weapons (Frostbringer and Peacebringer) from HHK goblin ear money. Mistmoore is also pretty good, but things drop off for 10 levels when you're in CoM.

Just my 2 copper.

[Grizzler]

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

I'd say you're fine with those weapons until 40-50 range and would advise you to have successfully acquired a Frostbringer and 1st tier haste item (either FBSS or SCHW) by 40, though neither will really become outright necessary until 45 when the Sword of Skyfire starts proccing.

The reason I recommend setting a goal to have Frostbringer and haste by 40 is that if you're going the P99 traditional group leveling route (i.e. Unrest > Highhold Keep > Mistmoore > City of Mist > Karnor's Castle > Old Sebilis), your income once you get to City of Mist is going to drop considerably. For example, I probably made 7-8k levelling from 22-32 selling goblin ears in HHK, but only 3k levelling from 40-50 in City of Mist. Both me and my buddy who were levelling fresh on P99 basically got our main weapons (Frostbringer and Peacebringer) from HHK goblin ear money. Mistmoore is also pretty good, but things drop off for 10 levels when you're in CoM.

Just my 2 copper.

Well lucky for me, I have already gotten a SCHW the other day. So at this point, short of getting more armor pieces, I was more worried about what weapons. Since playing war, I know how dependant on weapons they are so wasn't sure when I should be looking to upgrade with what I currently have.

[evanderheide]

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

Well lucky for me, I have already gotten a SCHW the other day. So at this point, short of getting more armor pieces, I was more worried about what weapons. Since playing war, I know how dependant on weapons they are so wasn't sure when I should be looking to upgrade with what I currently have.

Well damn, you're on the patented RDawg / evanderheide path already [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]! Nice work!

Use the SoB for DPS in groups when someone else is tanking or when the mobs have damage shields and you want to avoid taking too much unnecessary damage. It's always good to keep as many skills up as possible too imo.

If you've already acquired SCHW, I'd start focus on getting the Frostbringer + WESS combo. My plan was to first get haste, then FB + WESS, and then DECENT armor;focusing on pieces in the 1-3k range that will last you. By 45 I was pretty much geared with stuff that will last me until Thurgadin armor. A couple of other non-obvious key items that I think LAST a while and are comparatively affordable....

Glimmering Mithril Torque, Antlered Mask, Crystal Chitin Armplates, Barbed Dragonscale Boots, Bracer of Scavenging, Mithril Plated Girdle (awesome pairing with the SCHW for a non IKS WAR), Heavy / Reinforced Dragonleg Breeches, and Cloak of Maelstrom

[Grizzler]

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

A couple of other non-obvious key items that I think LAST a while and are comparatively affordable....

Glimmering Mithril Torque, Antlered Mask, Crystal Chitin Armplates, Barbed Dragonscale Boots, Bracer of Scavenging, Mithril Plated Girdle (awesome pairing with the SCHW for a non IKS WAR), Heavy / Reinforced Dragonleg Breeches, and Cloak of Maelstrom

I will definitely look into these, thanks. (Barb War here)