Banded versus bronze - is bronze worth the plat / weight?

[Ahris]

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

Given the opaque nature of armor class in EQ, I'm struggling to determine if I should blow some plat on bronze on my warrior or hold out for drops while wearing banded. I'm using several bronze pieces from the knight card quest (breastplate, helm, shoulders, mask) but the rest is mostly banded.

Would it noticeably increase my survivability to get more bronze pieces or should I save up for things like magic weapons and good accessories while waiting for bronze to simply drop?

It's only worth it if you have the strength to wear it without encumberment issues.

[Jimjam]

In classic there were pretty strict by level caps on worn AC. This means the classic answer would be 'depends on your level'.

On p1999 the worn caps don't seem to work the same, so adding more ac is never entirely wasted. However, it is possible to reach a point of dininished returns (how likely is Emperor Crush to land a max hit on a ToV geared tank) whoch basically corresponds to 'depends on the level of what you fight'. The lower the level the mobs, the less AC you'll need to have 'sufficient' mitigation.

Personally I feel banded lands in a great sweetspot of attainability, affordablility, efficiency and convenience. Just wear it until you find another item that downgrades neither weight nor AC (bronze doesn't fit this meteic).

[Wenai]

How about this. Bronze for Visual Slots to look like a baller. Banded for all others? That is my plan at least.

[Gustoo]

I think bronze arms, BP, legs

Banded everwhere else.

Dwarven work boots obviously.

[Jimjam]

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

How about this. Bronze for Visual Slots to look like a baller. Banded for all others? That is my plan at least.

Obviously appearance > all.

I remember on my blue monk I'd get invites to groups if I wore full bristle silk (cloth stats, looks like velious monk). Whereas if I wore my MR gear (which largely had a cloth look, but better stats over all) I'd be refused despite having objectively better equipment.

Your dress needs to have the right appearance for the job you want to have.