Lowbie WAR threat weapon question
 

'ey guys.

Right now, my 19 WAR is tanking with a Jarsath Trident in MH, and a Green Jade Broadsword in OH. They produce enough aggro to meet my needs for now, but 20 is almost upon me, and with it, the removal of dmg caps. I have been considering swapping my trident with an Obsidian Shard I have in my bank, but my DEX is only 110 w/o trident, and I'm lucky to have it proc once every minute. I'm also broke as a joke for the time being, so I guess my question to you guys is:

• How much DEX should I have to make Obsidian Shard worth using, come 20?
• Around what level will I need to have this in place to remain viable as a tank?

Many thanks in advane for any input you guys have.

This isn't the answer you're looking for, but it might be more helpful.

In terms of pure threat, I believe this is the consensus route you should take...

Level 15 - Goblin Skull Crusher x2

Level 25 - Gnoll Hide Lariat, Goblin Skull Crusher (oh)

Level 30 - Scorpikic Claw Impaler x2

In terms of other "cheap" warrior weapons -- there is argument as to rather SSotY (37), Ykeshan War Club (40), or Sarnak Warhammer (46) ever out-threat the Scorpikic Claw Impaler, but they proc at the levels shown.

Also, this is from classic/progression. Not sure if different on P99.

Something else to keep in mind. If you want to go for ykesha procs and cant wait 3 lvls for the clubs, get acid etched war swords. theyre about 1/4 the price of a SSoY and are *LITERALLY IDENTICAL IN EVERY WAY* except for appearance. Unless.. yknow. youre willing to drop 2k for a pair of weapons based solely on looks.


I never did use Scorps, though once those yaks start proccing, i can tell you that i never once lost aggro after the first proc went off.

Does the Ykesha proc work before lvl 37? I saw on the wiki that the proc says "at level 37" on the description. Does this mean that it will not proc until that lvl?

And last I knew dmg was capped until 30?

http://wiki.project1999.com/Game_Mechanics

It will not proc until level 37.

I was pretty sure that was the right answer, but not 100%. Thanks.

Scorpikis Claw Impalers are not that great, I had people still pull agro off me even after 2 procs with high agro spells such as force shock or stuns and their proc rate leaves a lot to be desired with just 74 dex.

Though still better than using a high DPS weapon and relying on taunt. One proc glues the mob to you if no one does anything stupid

I don't know how that compares to ykesha procs yet, I'm just 34.