Absolute noob Paladin

[yingyang264]

lmfao, i know it's pretty cringe mate. As expansive as my imagination is.

I was torn between "BEASTINPALA" which i corpse ran at level 1.. and pallypowah lol

[kaev]

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

The Ro gear to pick up are the BP and legs, which are cheaper than DW (since those are the stat pieces and they drop from raid targets). Otherwise, you are correct, DW gear all the way.

The Tree Weave is a superior BP to Breastplate of Ro (+5ac and +6str in comparison, you will be fine without the 10fr), especially for a weak-wristed high elf, and it is cheaper! The drawback is leather look is ugly when mixed with plate. This means that if you see a good-looking budget paladin you should suspect he doesn't know what gear is best, while an ugly looking budget paladin might be more clueful. With 25ac & 10str the Tree Weave should be an early goal for the budget paladin. Embrace the ugly!

Boots of Ro are cool, 35hp is nothing to sneer at as a tank.

One wrist should be Hero Bracers when you can afford it, you'll want that 10str.

[edit]Also, seriously try to come up with a better name, even something bland and unremarkable is better than those. A lot of players on this server hold knee-jerk prejudices vs hybrids in general and paladins in particular, you don't want people cringing at your name besides.[/edit]

[yingyang264]

haha a bit late to change my name now lol. Hopefully people will be able to see the funny side, people will tell if im being serious if i carry on playing which i thoroughly intend on doing.

Admittedly, I keep getting lost and i'm wandering around like a total noob. LF parties at Orc hill

[Arachnos99]

I can attest that the paladin road to 60 is a long and grueling one, even with a normal name you catch a lot of hate.

[Danth]

I'm a glutton for punishment so I have a 50+ Paladin and a 60 SK. You'll run into the occasional group that won't take you due to the hybrid penalty, but in my experience far more groups are happy to have a tank with actual aggro control. For every min-maxer out there there's a lot more players who're happy to be lazy and gleefully blast away with no regard for aggro generation. Of course that 40% penalty with mediocre solo ability (delining to almost nil at 50+) ensures it's a very long road to 60, regardless. Most hybrids peter out by the low-mid 50's.

Oh, if you don't want to wear an ugly treeweave, you can use a dusty breastplate instead and at least keep a plate graphic.

Danth

[yingyang264]

Again thanks for the replies. im aiming to get bash at level 6 and have a few skill points in the bag. Pretty slow with just 2H auto atk

I've picked up a fair few belts/hatchets that i need to sell.. Will aim to get 1HSNB when I can though. Got about 100 plat atm as someone gave me a bit to get started (very thankful for)

I joined the guild shadows with some friends, and I got given a Charred guardian breastplate. However another dude kicked us all out for being lowbies under 30, ah well [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'll stay persistent with it, quite enjoying it atm. Community seem very actve and friendly which is fantastic when things are bit daunting at first

[yingyang264]

Double posting - update

Managed to snag myself a Green Jade Broadswoard + a tower shield, and level 6.. gonaa see how i go with these for a bit