Gearing up.

[MaddTrucker]

I was fortunate enough in both my teen ranks and low twenties to have someone drag me around and overhaul my equipment. Improving my stats significantly. But obviously you can't rely on that. Is there an efficient way to gearing up? Other then exploring blindly and possibly getting killed by mobs many times over. Or sifting through ids on invokation.net (which is pretty tedious). Thanks.

[Esivole]

I think randomly exploring and sifting through ids is the best way to learn and remember things personally. Though for low ranks it will basically be black-tear for evils and mithril for good/neutrals. (or at least thats what i do.) As for weapons, There are almost always weapons just laying around in emerald, and the bars from the tower of sorcery that can be forged aren't a terrible choice either. in the long run, Thanks to the implement of appraise at shops, exploring is a great bet, just bring recalls.

[Ceridwel]

[Morbious]

You could ask someone from the Yultra family they help out frequently, usually for some coin, but if your low enough I've seen them give out some freebies

[Tepesh]

First off when your a low lvl most people will run you along but just learn what they are getting you where its at all that, explore and look at other people that you group with and ask them where they got their items. Gearing up is one of the worst things to do when you don't know. Ask people for an idea of what to get when your lvl (insert lvl here) and so forth.

Hope that helps man and good luck.

[MaddTrucker]

[Tepesh]

Black tear is the most common, black plate neckguards, red dragon, dark oak, and thats all i can think of off the top of my head.

[Ceridwel]

I'd agree with Tepesh that's what is the most common for low to mid level Evils. And don't write off the ID database on Invokation....that's like trying to ace your finals without studying.

Also, I'm a big fan of the Champion's Glory set for low levels. It'll do you fine until about 25 or 30 in my opinion. Speaking of sets, Fiery Fangs will do you nicely as an evil, too. Look for a forum post titled "Remember the Rules"... it has all but two sets fully documented.

[MaddTrucker]

Well, you all have been very helpful. I'll just have to spend some more time perusing the ids as well as the forum post you directed me to. And I'm on my way into my forties.

I'm actually trying to keep my dam and hit rather even, but I don't know if that's possible. They're pretty even now, but I don't know if I should favor one or the other.

[Tepesh]

well it all depends on what class/race your fighting for example you are gonna wanna high hitroll for thieves and such so you can land hits on them and alot more damage for mage classes so you can take them out as fast as you can cause hellstream is a bitch >.<

[MaddTrucker]

[Tepesh]

...? oook well good luck i guess

[Rezakhan]

I think Tepesh meant you will want a high hitroll if you are fighting thieves. If you are a thief you would want more damage, for skills like backstab, sidestep, etc.

[Tepesh]

yeah Rezak that is what I meant.

[MaddTrucker]

Oh. Lol. My bad. Misunderstood. So, it seems like it would be best to balance your hit/dam as much as possible. That way you can at least be average against either a thief or mage class. Cause I don't think its feasible for me to carry 2 sets of equipment around with me depending on what type of class im facing. An I understanding this right?

[Voltron]

Yeah, with saves gear and your normal gear it would be crazy to carry around even more to switch out. What I try to do is get good saves gear that replaces my normal gear in a way that I end up with max dam without taking too big a hit to my stats(str, dex, etc.) That way when you switch to mage gear you're solid.

Basically it depends on what class and race you are. And your fighting style. In my opinion if you're a halfling warrior with uber dex then you have some pretty wicked hitroll. I like to take advantage of that and amp up my hitroll even more. Making you a lightweight that never misses, and never gets hit. Of course you can't sacrifice dam all the way, or it won't matter how many times you hit. Grazes don't add up.
If you're a necro, you don't give a shiz about hitroll or dex. You just wear as much dark oak as you can get your hands on and end up with -4 dex but 40 damroll.
Just figure out how you personally like to fight and what suits you best.

Does any of that make any sense?

[MaddTrucker]

Ya, that make sense. I just gonna have to do some more research and figure out what my beast gearing options are. I'm gonna hit 40 soon and this is the highest level character I've ever had. And I know this is where the pk "fun" starts to happen.

[Arishel]

and knowing is half the battle. "go joe"!

[Dogran]

I wrote a guide a while back to newbie equipment and included some sets in there. One of these days when Vev has time it will be published in game and it will be available for mystics and heralds to hand out. That should help quite a bit.