SK Gear Question

[Snaggles]

First and foremost get a circlet of shadow. It's prob the class defining SK item and for give/take 1,000 pp you also get the ability to invis at level 20 instead of 30. A big deal since half the world hates you.

Second Plat Fire Wedding Rings. Then I would focus on getting high AC without breaking the bank. Dark Forge on some pieces will cost as much as Blood Ember, others like the Black Enameled BP or Tree Weave (if you don't mind fashion) are dirt cheap. Crank the AC even if it means player made Fine Steel pieces which weigh less than bronze and is affordable.

Next get a Sword of the Skyfire for like 200-400pp and a decent shield. You can rock it this way till level 20 and a 2hander will be the cost effective way to go. A noc blade is gonna cost a ton of money. A moss/wurmslayer will be decent if you have to go 1h/shield. A weapon like the Poison Wind Censer will cost you a fraction of it. (Edit: or DB rod as Pickled suggested)

If you are a grouping fiend get a moss or wurm (preferably when these two things drop in value). Or just use a cheap 2hander and let the healers deal with the lack of mitigation. They care more about you being able to hold aggro than the 10percent or so more dmg you're taking.

Oh, and yea....humans are average except in their faction and quicker leveling. You can wear flayed skin if you don't mind looking like Prince. You would be better off going Erudite (imho) as their stats are close to DE. Ogre, Troll or Iksar > all else though.

[Hailto]

So Human is essentially the worst SK i could make? Human/DE are really the only two i could see myself making because the looks do matter to me, im not really a min/maxer, just curious.

[pickled_heretic]

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

So Human is essentially the worst SK i could make? Human/DE are really the only two i could see myself making because the looks do matter to me, im not really a min/maxer, just curious.

if you want to play a human, play a human. you'll do less melee dmg and have about 100-200 less hp than an ogre, plus you won't have the coveted frontal stun immunity.

on the other hand, you won't be playing a toon that absolutely disgusts you. in a game like eq, feeling like your character is "just right" for you goes a long way toward longevity. i rolled a human sk and played him until 40 until i got sick of the exp penalty and the overcrowdedness of the only 2 populated dungeons at the time (before kunark, solb and lguk only basically). but i never felt regret over not rolling as a trogre.

[Snaggles]

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

So Human is essentially the worst SK i could make? Human/DE are really the only two i could see myself making because the looks do matter to me, im not really a min/maxer, just curious.

You will be able to hold aggro and tank any group that an Ogre/Troll/Iksar could. As mentioned you will have a few less hps but also a bit more STR/STA on average than a DE. It's a balanced toon. The class mechanics and your own skill gives you the ability to do great things as a SK.

From a min-maxer perspective (to make you feel better) the Human is the only SK medium race that can use Dain's Frostreaver in Velious. I only mention this because it's one of the more attainable raidish drops. Back on live we used to get newbie friends ports to loot it because they rot all the damn time.

Oh but don't go bucket helm or all the cool kids will laugh at you.

Edit: Forgot the Ashenbone shield from Hate. No big races.