New player looking for some tips !

[xcyberpeenixx]

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

Wow man ! your story is really moving ! By the way, id love to know more about smithing, sounds cool, i think i wanna give it a try.

Smithing, as others have said, is kind of expensive. So you will only do it once you get some plat saved up. For me, I wanted to do it because I wanted to make some good armor and eventually extra $$$ on the side.

Everyone starts off with Banded Armor. From my experience this is basically the go-to item for non twinked characters looking for good starter gear. Although I didn't see that many people selling full sets of armor, so I decided to jump on it.

I invested several hundred plat and skilled blacksmithing up by following the wiki guide,:
http://wiki.project1999.org/Skill_Blacksmithing

Once you can make Banded armor you are set for a while. Make yourself a full set and you will easily be ready to adventure around till around 20 or so before starting to look for better gear. Although note as a cleric pure AC really isn't the route to go, but at least you wont get stomped when soloing due to a poor defense.

But as far as blacksmithing goes, banded armor sells great. I frequently sell full sets on the market for no less that 90PP for a set. It seems generally accepted that 1AC = 1PP for banded. Although I could probably easily get 100PP+ for a full set just because I seem to be the only one who sells them.

By making money off of Banded Armor and sitting in EC trade tunnels I have learned the market enough to see what sells and what doesnt, where to go to kill a few easy named mobs and get great loot to sell back for major profit.

Don't ignore the EC tunnels, there is money to be had if you are patient.

Also save those bonechips, they sell for 5PP a stack easy.


TL: DR

- Blacksmithing requires some cash to start it
- Can easily make your money back by selling the Banded Armor
- Make yourself a nice set of gear for cheap


Enjoy EQ and all it has to offer, patience is key in this game and it will pay off [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]