Rod of Faith vs. Baton of Faith DPS

[r0xx0r]

sorta off topic- but as far as two handers go that's pal useable, isn't the herbalist spade, just around the corner? maybe start the cash saving for that? just semi off topic i suppose.

[Tecmos Deception]

I'd say screw wurmy AND dragonborn and just save your PP, or look for budget upgrades in other slots.

[Vallanor]

Haha we've been off topic from my first post for a while but this conversation is probably more useful anyway. Any particular slot suggestions? I'm mostly in Armor of Ro with some decent mid range stuff in other slots. I've got about 12k in the bank and it's burning a hole in my pocket lol. Definitely need to upgrade earrings though I kinda just want to get some sarnak earrings of station if I get lucky enough in LOIO.

[webrunner5]

I don't really think a Wurmy is that good of weapon in Primary. They worked better in Secondary. Hit Point items help a lot as a tank.

[Ravager]

Summer is a couple months away and I don't think it's likely we'll see Velious this year, I'd save your plat until then when it will be worth twice as much. If you can hold aggro and not die you're as geared as you need to be in the meantime. That said, if you do replace any of that Armor of Ro, I'd be interested in buying!

[Vallanor]

Yeah, good point about summer. Is the bump in prices typical for the winter? Don't really remember it happening last year, though I was also not in position to buy much at that time.

[Tasslehofp99]

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

Yeah, good point about summer. Is the bump in prices typical for the winter? Don't really remember it happening last year, though I was also not in position to buy much at that time.

Has little to do with season, mostly to do with population. In the last 3 months p99 blue population has doubled, perhaps tripled. As that happened the surplus items folks had were bought up rapidly, thus making them harder to simply buy in ec. As that happened prices rose to meet demand, economics 101 guyz.

[webrunner5]

Originally Posted by Tasslehofp99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Has little to do with season, mostly to do with population. In the last 3 months p99 blue population has doubled, perhaps tripled. As that happened the surplus items folks had were bought up rapidly, thus making them harder to simply buy in ec. As that happened prices rose to meet demand, economics 101 guyz.

Yeah, but where did all these "new" people get all this plat. They can't be alts because the population would not have changed. Noobs sure as hell don't have 160k for CoF. So what gives?? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[r0xx0r]

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Yeah, but where did all these "new" people get all this plat. They can't be alts because the population would not have changed. Noobs sure as hell don't have 160k for CoF. So what gives?? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

some are selling red pp/items for blue pp/items. (further derailment of thread =( )

[Lorraine]

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Anyway, back on track;

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

Should I maybe upgrade to Wurmy for around 2k instead and replace my fbss with a sash of the dragonborn or something? I suppose I could upgrade quite a few slots for that price.

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

Any particular slot suggestions? I'm mostly in Armor of Ro with some decent mid range stuff in other slots. I've got about 12k in the bank and it's burning a hole in my pocket lol. Definitely need to upgrade earrings though I kinda just want to get some sarnak earrings of station if I get lucky enough in LOIO.

What race are you?
What level are you?
Are you part of guild force that regularly does successful PoF/PoH/PoS runs?
How fast are you leveling?

Haste can come in various ways; either purchases of a FBSS and then a Sash of the Dragonborn (which are decent in regards to price/value ) or looting a Hangman's Noose/Belt of Virtue -- After that and the prices skyrocket; Runebranded Girdle / Runed Bolster Belt - Cloak haste items are even higher pricewise.

You just need to familiarise yourself some with the items and their usefullness for the class, and understand there are some lines where a certain upgrade will not start paying off imediately, so the platinum used for it are better spend elsewhere.

For example, if you are using Diamondine Earrings, then the next upgrade for that slot to consider would be Black Sapphire Electrum Earrings. But if you are level 30, even after selling your Diamondine off, you will need around 5.5k aprox to get your new earrings but the purchase becomes less efficient than for example using that plat to upgrade your cloak to a Hooded Black Cloak and your armor to Deepwater Armor (or dwarven cultural if you are a dwarf) or from upgrading your Totem of the Warrior Spirit to an Idol of the Thorned.

There are exceptions to this however, and this is where your guild/level come into effect.

Girdle of Faith : Stats suck donkey balls, but 41% haste more than makes up for it (unless your role in raids is to eat DT's - kite trash so raid force focuses on main target - or anything other than autoattacking on a 32k pixelized thing; then you use appropriate items for the job). There are already guilds out there who sell PoSky drops, and the paladin one isn't exactly in great demand around the server. Get in touch with them, arange a price, and join the club.

Fiery Avenger : 3/4 ratio, bash, stats + proc. For the price of buying a Book of Scale (again if you can't obtain one via your guild raids), a fight in Everfrost, and a turn-in in PoSky. (pro tip: make sure you have faction and remember to bring the Soulfire/Ghoulbane combo). The rest of the epic is quite easy too.

Deepwater Breastplate : Again, stats kinda blow, the clicky effect though more than makes up for it. Stock up on Jaspers and solo your way to 60 if and when you feel like it. Remember, it gets nerfed in Velious alongside the Donal's (iirc).


These three items are what I consider somewhat ground-breaking (if one can use such a term for this) and you could plan ahead in order to acquire them - the sooner the better. They will make your character significantly stronger. I've specifically ignored items such as a Fungi Tunic for example, since they aren't classified as PAL only.