Iksar shaman - gearing 10-35 (green)

[loramin]

Honestly, if your goal is to get the most powerful character as fast as possible ... ignore gear. I mean, not completely: loot whatever you find that you can wear of course [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But the simple truth of EQ is you can make plat much, much more quickly at 60 than you can at lower levels, so it makes much more sense (efficiency-wise) to level first, then earn plat, rather than doing the reverse.

But of course, this is a game, so efficiency is never as important as fun.

[greenspectre]

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

Honestly, if your goal is to get the most powerful character as fast as possible ... ignore gear. I mean, not completely: loot whatever you find that you can wear of course [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But the simple truth of EQ is you can make plat much, much more quickly at 60 than you can at lower levels, so it makes much more sense (efficiency-wise) to level first, then earn plat, rather than doing the reverse.

But of course, this is a game, so efficiency is never as important as fun.

Loramin's advice is pretty on-point here, but applies especially to Shaman. I started on green at launch, and did just fine in self-made banded with a Combine Spear to 35, when I started camping drops that, again, only minorly upgraded my character's effectiveness.

Unless you have a Poison Wind Censer or Granite Face Grinder, the bulk of your power will come from your spells anyways and gear isn't going to affect that. Make yourself some banded and get to 35 with that ASAP. Then just keep going, really, getting upgrades as you can, but don't bend over backwards for them when you could be getting levels instead.