skullcap questline

[Kasilis]

I wonder when the rank 9 skullcap (http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=30021) has been added to the iksar necro skullcap questline (http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=2905) .

Allakhazam says 2004. And if you take a look at the stats this makes sense aswell.. Must be PoP?

By the way Board admins. Did you ever think about class forums?

Thanks for help..

Kasilis

[Daldaen]

Well it is an 'epic' style quest. In that it is multi part / very involved reaching through basically every Kunark zone at some point in time. From what I recall they were Velious insertions (the later versions of each Iksar epic quest)... atleast thats what I remember reading somewhere haha.

[baalzy]

If you look at the quest itself:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=2905
Alla says its from the Gates of Discord era.

8th rank is the highest you'll see on this server:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=221
The stats are in line with kunark era gear.

[Kasilis]

Thats what i thought. Thanks for your response.

[Zakaton]

"8th rank is the highest you'll see on this server:"

I sure hope not. That'll leave a lot of upset Necros who're intent on getting that 9th Skullcap.

[DrukNecro]

9th level was added well after Velious, in the Training Wheels of Mordania expansion.

Unless a GM is wearing one, we'll never see a 9th level around here.

[Zakaton]

Well, that's too bad. Honestly, that hat is why I started playing here again. A lot of my enthusiasm just got flushed.

[tristantio]

Well, that's too bad. Honestly, that hat is why I started playing here again. A lot of my enthusiasm just got flushed.

8th is still decent enough to use and looks great, you didn't seriously start playing on p99 just in the hopes of having a clicky leech spell on your necro?

[Zakaton]

Not why I started playing, no. It was though why I picked that race and class. I think of it the way people think of getting their epic. It's not the *only* reason for wanting to play a certain race and class, but it's a part.

I'm definitely not stomping my feet and holding my breath until I get what I want. I just thought that the whole quest line was Kunark era, and I'm disappointed that it isn't.

[Zakaton]

Also as far as the Skullcaps themselves go. I've got the 5th rank Occultist Skullcap which gives AC: 6 and INT: +3. I can see doing the 6th since I've already done the faction work and have half the candlestick (if the other half ever drops), but without the 9th skullcap as a goal I can't see bothering with the rest of them. The looks don't change and the increase in stats is minimal. It's just not worth the huge effort involved.

[Dr4z3r]

Also as far as the Skullcaps themselves go. I've got the 5th rank Occultist Skullcap which gives AC: 6 and INT: +3. I can see doing the 6th since I've already done the faction work and have half the candlestick (if the other half ever drops), but without the 9th skullcap as a goal I can't see bothering with the rest of them. The looks don't change and the increase in stats is minimal. It's just not worth the huge effort involved.

Ah, classic.

[tristantio]

Zakaton, don't feel too sad. You still have the most powerful necro race for your necromancer (assuming you are doing this on an iksar - if you actually factioned a non-iksar to do this quest then I do feel for you).

Had this scenario been a new skullcap that was added to a worse necro race (perhaps human?) and you forewent choosing Iksar in favor of Human just for an item then I would sympathize with you, but I really can't when Iksar is by far the best.

[kylok]

After looking at all of the iksar progressive quests it looks like the Monk and Shadowknight ones are worth doing and the rest aren't. And it appears that the live devs tried to fix this a few expansions later by adding in an additional quest for warriors necros and shamans to give them a semi epic, like the Nature's Defender for High Elf/Half Elf paladins.

All I can say is research, research, research.

[pallius]

Has the foot of candlestick actually dropped for anyone? I haven't found someone with it yet...

[Zakaton]

Not that I know of. I've heard of someone killing 100+ Revenants without the foot dropping. As far as I know everyone doing the quests is stuck there.

[Gorgetrapper]

I honestly hope you didn't believe the 9th skullcap would ever be in-game? That thing is so overpowered it's not even funny.

[pallius]

Not that I know of. I've heard of someone killing 100+ Revenants without the foot dropping. As far as I know everyone doing the quests is stuck there.

Is there a bug thread about this?

[Zakaton]

No, I've been waiting to see if it dropped. I haven't been in LOIO for a while.

[Zakaton]

"I honestly hope you didn't believe the 9th skullcap would ever be in-game?"

I honestly hope you're not being pointlessly rude for no reason.

[maestrom]

Does anyone have any idea how much factioning is required to get Keeper Rott to talk to you? I've done the 5th skullcap with no problems but Rott won't let me do the 6th or the Keeper Rott's pages until I prove myself some more.

[Barn]

I don't think it's overpowered at all.
It's a small drain, nice for starting a fight.
The stats aren't that big.
I did this on the live progression server, I think Velious had just opened.
It wasn't overpowered at all, and I would petition the developers to please let Necros do this whole line. I don't play a Necro here, but still remember the pride this helm instilled in me.
Thanksya!
Absolution

[Kika Maslyaka]

Ehem, DEX: +10 STA: +10 CHA: -5 INT: +15 HP: +50 MANA: +75
SV MAGIC: +10, and 1,200 damage/leech mana free dot?
During Kunark era?
with a previous rank being only +5 INT +15 mana, and 3 charges lev 16 dot????
keep dreaming :D

[baigorn]

The link you posted has a link to the quest, which says Gates of Discord required. Yea, definitely never going to be here.

Those stats are better than ToV items too, epescially with that effect.

Nice helm though :)

[Knightmare]

Not that I know of. I've heard of someone killing 100+ Revenants without the foot dropping. As far as I know everyone doing the quests is stuck there.

Actually this quest was changed later to have the Revenants be required to get both parts. As I understand, it was different in its initial release, which I'll make a separate post about for more information.

[starguitar33]

Man if theres no 9th skullcap theres no reason to go through all this trouble just to get a hat that isn't as good as a runed cowl and much harder to aquire. I thought this was kunark era because necromancers dont get a clicky armor set like most other classes do, or an iksar specific quested armor line like the others.

its too bad there isnt an 8.5 quest, with a hat that has stats somewhere in the middle

[Wudan]

Does anyone have any idea how much factioning is required to get Keeper Rott to talk to you? I've done the 5th skullcap with no problems but Rott won't let me do the 6th or the Keeper Rott's pages until I prove myself some more.

same here. I wonder, will work if I hand it in anyway? Should I work the faction? I would appriciate if anyone helps with their experience about this.

I am also stuck on foot of candlestick, killed about 50 revenants, not a single drop. It must be bugged or super fkin rare.

[maestrom]

Word on the street is you have to do a lot of factioning, the marauder camp in Swamp of No Hope or the cave on the beach in FoB are good places to raise faction. Should only take a couple hours especially if you're over level 25 or so.

[Knightmare]

same here. I wonder, will work if I hand it in anyway? Should I work the faction? I would appriciate if anyone helps with their experience about this.

I am also stuck on foot of candlestick, killed about 50 revenants, not a single drop. It must be bugged or super fkin rare.

There are 2 posts which cover both aspects. First the faction issue which I posted about here (http://www.project1999.org/forums/showpost.php?p=286017&postcount=11). A day or 2 killing outcast Iksar and turning in MM rings should get you near max faction. They do talk to me and give the quests no problem.

And then the issue with the foot of the candlestick, this is bugged and posted about here (http://www.project1999.org/forums/showpost.php?p=281445&postcount=1). But the main point is, you don't kill the Revenants for the base. That change came much later, in the earlier version of the quest there was a note from the Revenants which has a clue in it. The note drops, but the NPC's and the loot drops for the quest are broken from there on.