DE Necro Startup Tips?

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

1) Where should I go to level up at first? I'm currently level 3 and Nektulos has been rough.

Just kill lots of blues in Nektulos, even at that level, the Necro should be able to slaughter the weak with mass efficiency. You can migrate to the FP newbie area as well - it's also a good source for bone chips, but watch the guards, not sure of the faction there. Also, near the Wizard portal in Nek - you should be able to find a number of skeletons for bone chips. But be cautious, some might be level 5-ish.

2) Where is a good place to farm bone chips? The skellies in Nektulos seem to be pretty far out.

See above.

3) Should I be pumping int/sta or int/agi?

I'd lean on INT/STA - no particular order. if I made a new Necro, I would balance the two to start. Stamina becomes a bit more important as you get into groups and particularly raids. Since stamina is almost always useful to a necro, particularly once you get lich - well, you can't go wrong there.. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But then... in raids, a good mana pool with be a big help too. Can sustain twitching or DPS longer. Of course, Stamina offsets a lot of would be deaths from AoE - something FD can't stop at all.

But INT might help just a hair more to start. And yes, the differences in the starting stats are pretty trivial. Personally, if I was playing an Necro - I'd lean on a balance of the two..

4) It's been nine years since I played, so any other useful tips would be greatly appreciated.

Iksar vs. DE... I think with the DE you'll find faction is 'easier' - as more towns will have less issues with you. Iksar faction in the 'old world' can be hit or miss. Many places where a DE isn't KoS - an iksar is. But then, iksar's get more regen, obviously. That's hard to say anything bad about with Lich. The DE's 'hide' is marginally useful, but with FD it's almost a non-issue.

I played a Necro in EQLive to 80 - a DE. I didn't regret my choice at all. But - yes, Iksar regen would be nice... [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Drakul]

Well I stuck with the necro, now I'm level 8 and it's going better as I get more spells to play with. I finally got my first health to mana spell, pet heal, invisibility, and have some new diseases and leach coming at 12.

For future reference I'd recommend staying in Nektulos until level 8 as a DE necro, then going to Ecomm.

Now all I need is bind and gate and I'm good to go.