How far will Banded get a Paladin?

[Danth]

Banded armor is rubbish past about level 20 or so. Upgrade it as soon as possible after that point.

Bronze can take you at least into the 30's, by which time you should have sufficient income to be able to afford fine plate, various other pieces (enameled black BP, etc). or possibly Deepwater armor. With as many options as are available for most slots, I can't fathom why someone would spend the time questing for Armor of Ro unless it's a personal goal to do so.

Sure, you can be lazy and wear banded into the 30's or 40's, but then you're nothing but a drain on the groups unfortunate enough to invite you. If you're going to play with such a mindset, why pick a Paladin at all? Be a necromancer or druid and solo everything, no gear needed. A person playing a tank class should try to be the best tank he can possibly be. That comes with the territory.

If you can't wear your armor and still carry a decent amount of loot, odds are you chose poorly with respect to stat allotment and gear choices. Early on when P99 first opened, I knew 6 or 7 Paladins who dumped all their stat points into stamina and ended up qutting at level 30ish due to being constantly encumbered and unable to carry anything. Beware!

Danth