Lv40 DE SK, hitting a wall.

[Xer0]

I have 2 major issues-- 1, where to adventure. Everyone says COM or Gukbottom, but Ive been there 2 days, and still no groupage-- too many people vying for so few camps.
Seems I'm too high for things I'm comfortable with, such as FM Gaints, and too low for the new areas I'm not quite familiar with.

The other issue is that my jarasth scale armor isn't really cutting it anymore. I camped rotting jarsath from a low level per advice form an old friend-- still using a lot of it at 40, and a lot of the stats are wasted I feel.

My gear setup is

Skull-shaped Barbute
Sarnak Hide Mask
2x Sapphire Electrum (4 str 2 int) earrings,
Jarsath Scale Chestplate,
Sebilite Scale Neckguard,
Jarsath Scale Arms,
Kunzar Cloak,
Purity Belt,
Crested Spaulders,
Hero Bracer,
Silver Plated Bracer,
Jarsath Scale Leggings, Gauntlets, and Boots.
2x Platinum Fire wedding rings
Noctivagant Blade,
Crested Mistmoore Shield
Skorpikis Claw impaler

NOw, I feel despite it's ggreat AC / Weight ratio, I have outgrown my jarsath.. even the best piece has just +stam/ac, usually containing a stat I find no use for.. wis, cha, agi etc.

Ive sort of formulated a gameplan, just involves getting the gold to buy certain piece, I would like input as to whether or not it's a good plan!

First, I intend to replace all Jarasth scale with Sebilite Scale, save for the Breastplate and Leggings in which case I want to get Darkfroge BP. (That's Boots, Gloves, Vampbraces)

My kunzar cloak could use an upgrade to Seb Scale, I beleive. My +35 HP, 13 AC Helmet may be better off replace with a +INT/+STR headguard from the Seb scale Lineup

For my shield, I know BIS is atramentous shield, but I feel 5k is a bit unrealistic at the moment (Presently I have about 100 actual plat, thousands of plat worth of gear-- WR bags, noct blade etc), being that I'm broke as a joke--- so I am actually thinking it may be more viable to actually wait for someone to down the mob in kithicor that drops the +100 HP, +25 AC +10 Stam shield?

[cuddlesthekilla]

I assume because you went DE your str and stam are on the low end so these are some suggestions.

Well for your cloak I would always suggest http://wiki.project1999.com/Hooded_Black_Cloak

Earring would be better to have http://wiki.project1999.com/Diamondine_Earring

I may suggest going for http://wiki.project1999.com/Tree_Weave as a different chest piece. If you picked Innoruuk you could get http://wiki.project1999.com/Teir%60D...e_%28Imbued%29 but it is expensive should last you for a long time or you could get http://wiki.project1999.com/Teir%60D...28Enchanted%29 if you did not.

Your vambraces are not bad already and neck is one of those hard to replace things for SK mine has just a resist one as I am trying to save for http://wiki.project1999.com/Black_Sa...tinum_Necklace

Sorry no suggestion that would be easy to obtain on your belt If you could get a group and more lvls obviously http://wiki.project1999.com/Flowing_Black_Silk_Sash would be big help Or if you have a ranger or druid buddy with time on to spare http://wiki.project1999.com/Hangman%27s_Noose

Your crested shoulders are fine and your hero bracer, I would suggest replacing the other one with http://wiki.project1999.com/Granite_Bracer It is a soloable mob with fear kitting in some lvls I would almost suggestion replacing the hero one as well when you can get two of them.

The Jarsath Scale Boots can be kept for now.

Jarsath Scale Leggings and Jarsath Scale Gloves both can go I would suggest http://wiki.project1999.com/Iksar_Scaled_Gloves the guy who drops it also drops earrings that are the same as diamondine. Also maybe http://wiki.project1999.com/Darkforge_Greaves maybe http://wiki.project1999.com/Mithril_Greaves if you can get the money depends on your str, stam and hp.

For a different shield you could always get http://wiki.project1999.com/Cracked_Darkwood_Shield not sure about http://wiki.project1999.com/Ashenbone_Shield if it does drop always like it says I am sure you can hang around the zone and wait for someone to do there epic and have to kill him.

That is my look on it, I know some of it is out of reach but you can work on the pieces that you can do and then switch to the harder ones as you lvl.

[thieros]

The lack of groupage was a problem for my SK as well when i was leveling. What i did was a combo of CoM and sol b. but the twist is you gotta hustle boss.

See a camp open? Call it and immediately start finding people to add to your group.

1) /who lfg
2) /who all 35 45 cleric (or shaman/druid)
3) 2) /who all 35 45 enchanter

Put your own groups together and itll pay dividends beacuse those people WILL remember you if they are looking to fill a tank spot later. Also, friend those people for quick additions to your group on later group assembling. I found the easiest place to work with was sol b. Close proximity to EC to pull players from there, as well as royals & window often being open.

Warning, do not be disheartened. These groups will fail sometimes when someone says they are coming and 30 minutes later they still havent arrived. You and the 1 person you lured there may sit idly for a while. At least you tried versus sitting around waiting to be invited somewhere.

I will concede it was a bit rough, but you can do it if you put some work into it. And like i said, after a week or two of doing this, people will remember your name and if you tank as well as you put groups together you will get invites all the time.

- Anakarias (DE GraveLord)

p.s. worst comes to worst, fear kite while waiting for a group. its a bit mundane and a bit harrowing at times. viable options are like you mentioned FM, but also DL yeti's. once you get to 46, acquire some BE boots and gloves for mana free fear kiting in emergencies (still use your normal spells if you can as they are vastly superior. you are a DE, we are practically plate necromancers with dope amounts of mana)

[jijii]

Your gear is fine. You need to fear kite when soloing. Try the yeti cave in dreadlands. I imagine you can do spectres soon if not now (feerrott, oasis). Soon fear kite along north wall of kc in dreadlands.

[sanforce]

Dreadlands to 47 or so, then kill goblins in LOIO to 51, then find a shaman to duo with in CoM 2nd floor to 55, then duo with a shaman in HS to 60

Profit

[Buellen]

heya


Frontier Mountains zone line tunnel to burning woods. mobs wander by it that are still dark blue to you at 40. you can fear kit them in tunnel as long you pull them clean in through the tunnel mouth otherwise they will bug and you wont be able to hit them but they will be able to hit you from ceiling. The giants can fit in tunnel easily as long as you pull them into it through the tunnel mouth . you can tell when you didn't do it right cause they will not follow into the tunnel and will instead climb the tunnel opening walls and bug out into the ceiling.


Firiona Vie near zone line to swamp of no hope the one that is close to 3 giant camp. you can pull giant and any wanders frog y melee and sarnak snarlers. The 3 gaints and the sarnak snarlers will stay dark blue till 47 / 48. this maybe be boring but easy spot to afk if you have to do somethign around house.


PS these two spots work great for most any duo and would highly recommmend them .

[Brut]

Fear kite specs till late 40s, Engulf + Spook the Dead it's easy as pie. Doing just 2 spawns in Feerrott keeps you busy nonstop, and you can sell the Scythes to the river ogres + bank in Oggok for relatively decent plat at this level. Dunno how contested they are though, but judging from your post time you'd be euro hours so think at least couple aren't reserved.

[Holey]

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

Fear kite specs till late 40s, Engulf + Spook the Dead it's easy as pie. Doing just 2 spawns in Feerrott keeps you busy nonstop, and you can sell the Scythes to the river ogres + bank in Oggok for relatively decent plat at this level. Dunno how contested they are though, but judging from your post time you'd be euro hours so think at least couple aren't reserved.

I AGREE with this.

[Brut]

On red it's even better since I just booted out the necro that was there. Hohoho.

[Swish]

OP might struggle to be getting a group because of his level in COM. A 40 tank gonna take a lot of damage (versus a 45+ tank), unless he's at the stables.

My SK made it to 43 before I just wasn't getting the group invites anymore, back when Kunark was first released. Ended up giving him up...and now leveling another SK when I'm in a casual mood [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]