Dark Elf Shadowknight help

[Swish]

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

The special occasion would be the pot room in Kunark.

When Kunark first releases, you CAN bind at firepots for a short while.

[Gatorsmash]

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

Hey, was gonna roll a Shadowknight and it was a coin toss between Delf and Human... Until I realized that Delves get more early on (like a decent starter shield??) and can get a bind anywhere ring. So that decided me. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Now, I was wondering; where am I allowed to go, how do I gain rep with, say, Qeynos, Freeport, and Butcherblock. Any low level shadowknight gear I should know about? ETC

Go big race or you are going to regret it.

By the time you get FD and invis you wont care where you are KOS because you will still be able to bank and sell and no gear in game including Kunark will make up losing the ability to slam/bash with a two-hander which means losing any ability to generate dps solo and getting your face melted off by casters if do try going 2h as a small race.

[Graventhel]

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

Go big race or you are going to regret it.

By the time you get FD and invis you wont care where you are KOS because you will still be able to bank and sell and no gear in game including Kunark will make up losing the ability to slam/bash with a two-hander which means losing any ability to generate dps solo and getting your face melted off by casters if do try going 2h as a small race.

Believe it or not there are literally dozens of us who do not care about min/maxing in this re-release of a 20 year old elf simulator.

[Gatorsmash]

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

Believe it or not there are literally dozens of us who do not care about min/maxing in this re-release of a 20 year old elf simulator.

Lol wut? It has zero to do with min/maxing and everything to do with just enjoying your playing time.

The Shadowknight sword + board dps is so low that by lvl 25 if cant interrupt those casters and mob healing with slam AND produce at least a little dps with a 2 hander, solo'ing becomes a real chore and limits where you can even go solo while you wait for a group invite if that's what you choose

Edit- And that's a big part of what makes shadow Knight so enjoyable is you can main tank in a group or you can solo relatively effectively but enjoyably.

[Graventhel]

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

...solo'ing becomes a real chore and limits where you can even go solo while you wait for a group invite if that's what you choose

Edit- And that's a big part of what makes shadow Knight so enjoyable is you can main tank in a group or you can solo relatively effectively but enjoyably.

lol wut, as you say? You can effectively fear kite from level 22 on so how does interupting factor in?

[Aaramis]

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

lol wut, as you say? You can effectively fear kite from level 22 on so how does interupting factor in?

I'm fear kiting at 12...

[Gatorsmash]

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

lol wut, as you say? You can effectively fear kite from level 22 on so how does interupting factor in?

Please read it again.

I said "limits where you can even go solo". So named camps in dungeon like settings (kunard) and dungeons where you can not fear-kite , if you get locked into even a 1 vs 1 against a caster/healer mob post lvl 30+ you're fucked. You will not be able to out dps those mobs with current sword and board gear, effectively locking you in a fight where you lose either way without the ability to slam with a two-hander.

And for these clowns signing their posts filled with disingenuous information from 10 years on a beta server, go make a sk now. Even at low levels pre 10 on green, slam with a two-hander changes fights with even con mobs from easy to maybe lose.

[Danth]

Slam is not a lot of damage and (eventually) the epic allows you to 2H bash if it really matters that much. In Kunark if you don't have the epic there's a fair chance you're using a 1H/Shield anyway (mace of shadowed soul, noctivagant blade, ebon mace, etc) Fighting a caster? Snare--fear--problem solved. Never regretted being a non-large-race SK even once in many years of playing the thing.

Danth

[Mankong]

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

Go big race or you are going to regret it.

By the time you get FD and invis you wont care where you are KOS because you will still be able to bank and sell and no gear in game including Kunark will make up losing the ability to slam/bash with a two-hander which means losing any ability to generate dps solo and getting your face melted off by casters if do try going 2h as a small race.

I don’t like ogres or troll appearances. Maybe a shaman will be one.

[Kendir]

As a dark elf you have access to 3 free bags. One from necro guild, rogue guild, and warrior guild. All can be obtained at level one.

The rogue guild bag can eventually turn into the shield you mentioned. Also in the warrior guild you can get a quest for the Footmans Voulge, its a 2h slashing weapon.

A merchant down the hall from the bank in neriak sells invis potions for 10p buy some if you plan to travel somewhere hostile before 30.

Collect the pelts in nektulos forest and make yourself some tattered/patchwork so you raise your ac up as high as you can for free, atleast until you can grab some rawhide pieces from the undead at the obelisk near EC. Save every single bone chip you collect during your time in Nektulos and you shouldn't have to buy any for a looong time, especially if you move to befallen to go after the thex mallet for the ring/reaper.
Theres a level 10 paladin in Lavastorm you can kill for a quest to get a cloak that has a couple charges of invis vs undead.

Get banded as soon as you can afford it, prioritize the chestpiece. Buy a magic 1h weapon as soon as you can as well. The easiest to get on your own is probably the spear from the skeletal spearman, soloable in midteens, or buy a combine weapon from a gypsy merchant, iirc a decent one is 50ish plat.



You can go anywhere you like within Neriak. In Freeport you're pretty safe in the sewers, but you're also safe from most (not all) npcs above ground too in East/West Freeport. North Freeport is basically off limits to you until 30. Oggok/Grobb are safe.

Highpass you can start working on getting dubious with by killing the gnolls (magic 1h ax and sweet shield drop here) or orcs (wr bag, invulnernabilty idol, and 2h slashing drop here). Qeynos you're kos on the surface and you are kos to atleast one npc in the sewers, only one I remember seeing and he murdered me. But you can still bank by using the same trick you use in freeport.

When you decide to go traveling to Faydwer you can get to the FP boat just fine, go through the sewers and then swim to the docks, watch out for a couple of npcs you will swim past. Once you get to BB just jump and swim to shore outside of the harbor. If you really want to fix your faction with the dwarves (idk that it can be done) I would start by killing the goblins in butcherblock or maybe you can figure out a way to turn in cb belts (no faction hit for neriak btw).