High merchant prices, or am I just forgetting?

[Lamprey]

Been 8 years since I played EQ1 (been playing EQ2 for a long time), but I just started a baby cleric yesterday. He's an Erudite, hailing out of Qeynos right now. So I went to buy him leather armor, remembering that ac was king in this game and leather's a great way to get ac early on cheaply. Plus, erudites in leather looked awesome.

Then I checked merchant prices.

2pp for the legs! Most pieces over 1pp! My jaw dropped. But then I thought about it this morning... wasn't the money conversion different in EQ1?

So, could someone refresh my memory? 2pp - does that equal 200gp (as in EQ1), or does it equal 20gp? If it's 20, that's no big deal... 200 would be nuts.

[Engraverwilliam]

Money is based on 10 here. 10gp=1pp
Hope that helps [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Kika Maslyaka]

it would actually be better if they used x100 conversion...
I would not have to carry around piles of plat then...
Silver coins would actually mean something...

I remember when i went to play eq2 and ask my RL friend who was already playing for some start up money.. he gave me 5 gold [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I said WTF? he said - this will get you all the twink gear you need... he was right [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Extunarian]

The above posters are correct....10gold=1plat.

However, you can save yourself some money and have some fun by making your own leather armor. Just combine the proper pattern and a ruined animal hide in a sewing kit. Much more rewarding to make it on your own [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Lamprey]

Nice, thanks. I'll try the sewing thing, I actually wasn't even thinking of that.

As for your friend, yeah, 5gp will get you decent newb gear, but at lvl 90 trash mobs can drop 8-10gp each. He could've at least given you 1pp [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Kika Maslyaka]

Originally Posted by Lamprey [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nice, thanks. I'll try the sewing thing, I actually wasn't even thinking of that.

As for your friend, yeah, 5gp will get you decent newb gear, but at lvl 90 trash mobs can drop 8-10gp each. He could've at least given you 1pp [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

oh that was long time ago, even before the 1st expansion [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Swish]

Try and find a tailoring vendor in particular (with sewing kits and patterns), they are more likely to have patchwork and tattered pieces already made by passing players if you have a bit of spare cash from selling rusty weapons etc etc.

Also a quick note, though its generally common knowledge - you'll need ruined cat pelts to make medium armor as an erudite, bear pelts are for the "large and in charge" and wolf pelts are for the scrawny gnome/wood-dark elf types [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Lamprey]

Doh, bummer, I haven't seen any cats around Qeynos hills. Wonder if I can survive the trip through highpass at lvl 5.

[RiffDaemon]

Originally Posted by Lamprey [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Doh, bummer, I haven't seen any cats around Qeynos hills. Wonder if I can survive the trip through highpass at lvl 5.

That would be a harrowing trek, for sure

[Dr4z3r]

Originally Posted by Lamprey [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Doh, bummer, I haven't seen any cats around Qeynos hills. Wonder if I can survive the trip through highpass at lvl 5.

That journey is the very essence of classic EQ. I request, nay DEMAND, that you at least try!