Originally Posted by soronil (Post 2968756)

Look at the p99 wiki for the prices rubicite sells for today. Now consider that on green it will also be the best armor pre planes (on blue it is fashion quest only)

I would not be surprised if the chest was on the list system.

Originally Posted by Soothsayer (Post 2968803)

That just sounds totally ridiculous to me, lol.

Why should someone have the right to roll for an item that they'll simply store in their banks for years until they can eventually sell it on the musty, old, stale blue server? I want to get as far away from blue as possible, and I don't want to have to deal with greedy jerks playing some weirdo long game at my tank's expense.

Originally Posted by kaev (Post 2968375)

Almost true!
There were a very few who bought the ridiculously expensive plate from vendors.

Although fine plate and cultural were announced together they were not released together. My half elf paladin smith (lol) on Tunare server made a fair bit of coin selling fine plate during the months before cultural came out, at which point I (temporarily) ragequit because no cutural could be made by half elfs.

Originally Posted by Soothsayer (Post 2968803)

That just sounds totally ridiculous to me, lol.

Why should someone have the right to roll for an item that they'll simply store in their banks for years until they can eventually sell it on the musty, old, stale blue server? I want to get as far away from blue as possible, and I don't want to have to deal with greedy jerks playing some weirdo long game at my tank's expense.

Originally Posted by soronil (Post 2968923)

But who's to say how the game should be played? You want the item to make your character better, someone else wants the item to look cool, someone else wants a lot of platinum.

It is unfortunate that the best pre-planar armor also happens to be so unique looking and so limited, but you'll have to take that up with whoever made these decisions 20 years ago!

Originally Posted by Cyph (Post 2969460)

Rubi BP will be definitely sort after, for stats (regen) and looks.

Originally Posted by Aaramis (Post 2968985)

I remember this distinctly too. Seeing someone in full purchased plate in the EC tunnel back in classic EQ was crazy, not just for fashion but also knowing how much money was sunk into that purchase.
IIRC it was a DE SK too, which made it just look damn cool.

Originally Posted by Vivix (Post 2972958)

So I am guessing that means no cultural armor for a while. Does anyone know what the best crafted plate armor will be on green launch?