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low end bard itemization help please
So thanks to this wonderful community my bard is well on his way to become even greater then fansy the famous bard. This being said, i am looking for some help on low end itemization. I dont remember any low end items anymore and i tend to get different expansions items mixed up since i payed up to luclin. Any help on what items i should keep an eye out for would be of great help [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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This good news is that you can do without any gear until 50. My bard back in 1999 got to about 40 before he had anything but banded and two combine long swords. And even then my first loot was a Withering Staff for solb (how do I even remember that?).
Hopefully some other people will point out some specific items but it's my opinion that if you're grouping try to get some dex and AC gear with some charisma items. Or for flavor those kinda fun clicky/proc items that only casters and bards can use. | ||
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I would pick up this first:
http://wiki.project1999.org/Hand_Drum Then go out and grab: http://wiki.project1999.org/Lute After that you should def snag: http://wiki.project1999.org/Horn And you're done. Congrats on rolling Bard, now go gather up all of SK or OT and enjoy the tears. | ||
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Sinochae's partisan will cost you like 500pp tops. You can get a Crystalline short sword pretty cheap as well. If your looking to spend like 10k on weapons, get a Breath of Harmony and Guardian Mace.
Mistmoore drum and Gypsy loot will run you like 300pp for the pair, maybe. If your going to AOE, get a McVaxius horn (like 6k?). Armor not all that important, you could probably snag a full lambent for about 2.5k. Beyond that, things you find along the way more than enough. Bard not a very gear dependent class at all.
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Unicorn horn.
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I just wore whatever I could get my hands on until I was able to do the Lambent quests. It's fun and you'll have pride in your gear since you worked for it. Collect the items needed for the quests even after you've gotten that piece, once you get a bit higher in level you can go to EC and sell some of your pieces. Just run over to the bank, grab the quest items and get that piece again.
If you have fun doing this then I suggest also questing for Nostrolos Tambourine. I did the quest somewhere in my 20's and still use the the tambourine now at 54. Has a better modifier than mistmoore drums and actually looks like a tambourine in your hand. As far as weapons there are some cheap bard only weapons. I used sainys claw, blade of fiery lamentations and sainys singing dagger for a bit then gave them away to lowbie bards since they're only around 100pp each. Until you can find something like this just grab a quick piercer and a slasher. I find its best to have really fast weapons because your swapping your instrument in and out and want to land as many hits as you can in between. Right now I mostly use Sionaches Partisan and Breath of Harmony but there are quite a few choices once you get higher in level. Get some 55hp rings as soon as you can afford it. Even all decked out in armor we're squishy. P.S. Don't only swarm kite. Do some grouping and some soloing other than swarming(fear-kiting, charm-killing etc.) so that you know how to play your class in different situations. Good luck young grasshopper [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] | ||
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Weapons have been covered, here's the rest of a list of being a bard on the cheap!
Ears - Opalline Earring Fingers - Electrum Star Ruby Ring, Platinum Fire Wedding Ring Neck - Cape of Midnight Mist, Gypsy Medallion, Aviak Charm Head - Crested Helm, Executioners Hood Face - Mask of Deception Chest - Lambent Breastplate, Mithril Breastplate, Bronze BP Arms - Mithril Vambraces, Lambent Vambraces Back - Lizardscale Cloak Waist - Troll-Hide Belt Shoulders - Gilded Cloth, Crested Spaulders Wrists - Hero Bracers, Serpentine Bracers Legs - Drake-Hide Leggings, Silver-Plated Leggings Hands - Elf-Hide Gloves Feet - Kobold-Hide Boots, Dwarven Work Boots | ||
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I wonder who the first person playing a bard was that got the idea to AoE kite?
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