Budget sk twink

[Danth]

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

Just make sure to buy some super cheap weapons to practice all of your weapon skills.

What for? Might never even use some of those skills (I've never leveled 2HB for example), and even if you decide to use one it only takes a few hours hitting blues someplace to level a skill decently. There's no need to carry around a half dozen different weapons and continually swap out to weapons inferior to what you'd like to be using fulltime. Can if you really want to, but it's not necessary by any means. With twink characters, especially, it's quite common that the character levels up and the player grows bored of it without ever replacing the initial set of equipment.

Depending on budget, deathbringer rod is 30/40 for maybe 100-200P. Some of those generic high-level Velious 2-handers have good ratios and can be had for sometimes 1K or less, like carved dragonbone spear. Might be able to find a clay guardian shield for 500P less than a sarnak shield. Stuff of that quality can carry a player well into the 50's, even to 60 if desired. Heck my own Shadow Knight used a noctivagant blade for several years even at 60. Ratio/haste are king if you're mostly going to solo.

Danth

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

What for? Might never even use some of those skills (I've never leveled 2HB for example), and even if you decide to use one it only takes a few hours hitting blues someplace to level a skill decently. There's no need to carry around a half dozen different weapons and continually swap out to weapons inferior to what you'd like to be using fulltime. Can if you really want to, but it's not necessary by any means. With twink characters, especially, it's quite common that the character levels up and the player grows bored of it without ever replacing the initial set of equipment.

Depending on budget, deathbringer rod is 30/40 for maybe 100-200P. Some of those generic high-level Velious 2-handers have good ratios and can be had for sometimes 1K or less, like carved dragonbone spear. Might be able to find a clay guardian shield for 500P less than a sarnak shield. Stuff of that quality can carry a player well into the 50's, even to 60 if desired. Heck my own Shadow Knight used a noctivagant blade for several years even at 60. Ratio/haste are king if you're mostly going to solo.

Danth

You can't skill up on green mobs, so I always prefer to skill up weapons after every level. It is harder to skill up when you are higher level and need to swap to a weapon that never hits because your weapon skill is low. Carrying around 5 or 6 weapons really isn't a big deal most of the time, unless he is rolling a very low STR toon.

SK's get at least one good weapon in all weapon skills, so you might as well skill up while you level in case you want one later. Narandi's lance is pretty good, not too expensive, and piercing. You got Herbalists Spade for 2hb, it is also pretty cheap, good ratio, and root if you want it. Obviously 1h and 2h Slashing have a ton of options, so no reason not to level up there.

[Nagoya]

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

You can't skill up on green mobs, so I always prefer to skill up weapons after every level. It is harder to skill up when you are higher level and need to swap to a weapon that never hits because your weapon skill is low. Carrying around 5 or 6 weapons really isn't a big deal most of the time, unless he is rolling a very low STR toon.

SK's get at least one good weapon in all weapon skills, so you might as well skill up while you level in case you want one later. Narandi's lance is pretty good, not too expensive, and piercing. You got Herbalists Spade for 2hb, it is also pretty cheap, good ratio, and root if you want it. Obviously 1h and 2h Slashing have a ton of options, so no reason not to level up there.

i used to think like you, but now i favor the bag space and for FS trash and ramp up my money. you can train your weapon skill when you need it, or at 40+ when there is only this left to do.

without the 5-6 weapons you have much more space and weight available to loot and make money.

i say this as a 186 STR barb warrior fighting in uguk at lvl 35.

[Ennewi]

Ever since knights received a much-needed boost to their combat skills, 2hers have been outperforming 1hers, at least for raid encounters. Personally always liked Green Jade Halberd for the added HP, but it is rather heavy; something worth considering as a dark elf. My high elf still struggles with encumberance at level 60 from time to time, destroying silver and copper pieces and swapping in STR gear.

Though it isn't all that necessary as others have mentioned, if you want to work on combat skills, I happened upon a Blood Fork the other day. Not the best ratio in Norrath, but free is free and forks are on the rare side in KC.

It is odd that Shadow Knights were penalized with the lower piercing skill (210) than Paladins (225); all Warrior aspects of hybrids being ignored, Necromancers are able to reach 110 in piercing whereas Clerics don't even have it as a combat skill.

[elwing]

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

It is odd that Shadow Knights were penalized with the lower piercing skill (210) than Paladins (225); all Warrior aspects of hybrids being ignored, Necromancers are able to reach 110 in piercing whereas Clerics don't even have it as a combat skill.

Sk have 10 less piercing than paladin yes, but we also have 5 more offense... Which is way better imho

[rollinss]

The worst part is that I remember the piercing cap being raised to 225 with that big Oct melee patch right at the end of velious but for whatever reason it was never in the patch notes (or any patch notes) so theres no way to show when it exactly happened.

[kuuky]

[QUOTE=Danth;3219735 Might never even use some of those skills (I've never leveled 2HB for example)[/QUOTE]

The 2HB animation is so downright stupid in this game. I applaud you for never using it as I skip it on all my melees as well.