Shaman - Choosing gear

[dragoonJ]

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

get a good shield that extra ac really helps in that slot and only that slot really its like a permanent armor of faith buffins, unless u r uh, root jousting with a big hitter like gatorsmash

Is shield AC different than armor AC then? Or provides some other kind of non-AC benefit?

I've looked into that question before but haven't found a substantial answer.

[magnetaress]

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

Is shield AC different than armor AC then? Or provides some other kind of non-AC benefit?

I've looked into that question before but haven't found a substantial answer.

its been confirmed, and if you dig around in the very old bug/game mechanics section talking about ac that:

Shield AC is seperate from the armor cap. So it is not softcapped by class, so a wizard gets the same benifit from 15 ac on a shield that a warrior does.

This is really helpful pre-50 for 90% of classes in 70% of cases where you are going to get hit (casting slow, then root, on incoming)

I would argue on the whole, for most of the easy content, like under 40 dungeons, shields are really powerful and viable utility for most if you dont mind losing a little melee dps

good pullers in hate & fear 1.0 will put a shield on during the pull... there are MNK equipable shields )

my wizard has max int so she is using that shield from scryer that is 15ac and 20HP [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] REALLY gud item for casters not shm usable, there's that poison shield off the spider, the resists on mistimoore shield are fantastic. and +9 wis shield from gnomes in sola

[Jimjam]

Stack AC. Maybe dabble in some MR if you’re having problems getting rooted or blinded.

The more AC you got the less damage spikes you take. The less damage taken the more spare regen you have to convert into mana. The more spare mana the more you can win at eq.

[utenan]

Get banded armor. Quest totemic when you can. Wear totemic for next 10 years. This is how I play anyways : )

[loramin]

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

I stand by my statement. If you are primarily a solo player I recommend other games. EQ is a grouping game that shines when forcing people to group for content and socialize. Try Red and a plethora of other games if you just want to solo. It'll be by far a better experience.

Solo mentality pushes for solo focus game play are what killed all of the modern MMOs including EQ.

Dude, you are so incredibly blind to the fact that there is more than one way to play a game besides the way you play it (especially a game like EQ).

[turbosilk]

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

Dude, you are so incredibly blind to the fact that there is more than one way to play a game besides the way you play it (especially a game like EQ).

Love all your good posts Loramin. Just keep in mind I'm on my socializing soap box to try to counter what I see as bias and emphasis towards soloing.

Yes there is more than one way to play. Let's keep it in the spirit of what made early EQ great and vanilla WoW and keep in mind things that lead to the downfall of EQ, WoW, etc.

[magnetaress]

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

Love all your good posts Loramin. Just keep in mind I'm on my socializing soap box to try to counter what I see as bias and emphasis towards soloing.

Yes there is more than one way to play. Let's keep it in the spirit of what made early EQ great and vanilla WoW and keep in mind things that lead to the downfall of EQ, WoW, etc.

That is great, totally agree, can't force socializing though. That is worse than not socializing. *says the asocial elf*

I believe the bias comes from a few things off the top of my head:

• We were kids and everything was new and we wanted to explore the game and the best way to do that was together.
• Now we are adults with busy lives we can't cater to other peoples in game needs as well
• We all know the game and what we want to do, we have an agenda.
• For health & sanity reasons most of us constantly get up and do something else IRL every 15~30~60 minutes this can be very random and doesn't fit into a grouping lifestyle.
• Many of us are asocial and friendless both IRL and in game because this type of game attracts us and we can get by just fine independently. Doing things other than EXPing or killing dragons.

Soloing and being asocial on any class in this game isn't necessarily a negative or dark thing, sometimes its good for the server too. I can hang out and farm plat at an easy solo camp on my rogue, and buy Ice silks from a druid soloing worms in WW with charm pets. It's a win for both of us, especially if we can only dedicate a few minutes at a time to the game, most days.

That said I really love to socialize and have been accused of being a social butterfly, I spend most of my current socializing time on the forums because:

• It is a non-linear form of communication, people can chatter in parallel, and I don't have to wait for anyone to respond and no one has to wait for me to respond and sometimes a simple F5 is a great way to discover a new and exciting thread. A lot of us are like, multicore now.

[magnetaress]

case in point:

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=354798

tattered and studded leather and the generosity of strangers, i didnt beg any of my gear i was just being chatty :3 and haggling a bit

[magnetaress]

Soloers aren't going to kill EQ and always existed.

[magnetaress]

Plz don't solo shame.