I am not too crazy about using damage shields on very low level players to
help them power-level, because the newbie mobs often kill themselves on the
damage shields before you can even get in one damage point. When soloing,
you have to inflict at least one damage on a mob to get exp. for killing it.
I know I always hated it when a well-meaning druid would cast Shield of
Spikes or whatever on my newbie characters. Gray wolf, orc pawn, fire
beetle, bat, goblin whelp etc. -- attack, bingo dead time after time without
me getting exp for it.
Skin and regen is much more helpful, as well as standing by and healing at
need.
My opinion only =)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ong" <nakor@...>
To: <EverQuest@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 10:29 AM
Subject: [EverQuest] Re: Fighter armor and weapons at low level
> Well, I don't know much about melee myself either but I can say that
> you can DS (Damage Shield) your hubby to power level him as well as
> give him Skin Like Rock. Also, buff him up with strength so he can
> deal more damage. I'm really not sure if fearing is very effective
> to PL because when I tried doing that, they didn't seem to get much
> xp out of it. Well, I can definitely help your hubby get to your
> level if you're on Vazaelle. I doubt it though. Not many poeple
> I've seen online post that they're on vazaelle. Cuz I can definitely
> help him level. I'm a level 51 druid and I can use my 49 DS and
> he'll kill mobs like they were nothing. It deals 24 points of damage
> each time the mob hits the person with the DS.
>
> --- In EverQuest@y..., "Laura Buskirk" <wolffe@m...> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I was wondering if some of you could help me. I got my hubby
> involved in EQ
> > so he'd stop bugging me to get off the computer. He's got a 10th
> lvl
> > halfling fighter, and I know next to nothing about the melee
> classes.
> > Assuming he's got about 1000pp to spend, what are his best choices
> for armor
> > and a decent weapon. He's got a fine steel longsword right now,
> which seems
> > to suck, and leather armor. Should he go to bronze or fine steel
> armor?
> > What does a full suit of either of these cost? And what's the best
> weapon
> > for him at this point?
> >
> > Also, I'm trying to powerlevel him just a little so we can go
> adventuring
> > together, though I'm not generally a fan of leveling people that
> don't know
> > what they're doing. They should die plenty and learn like the rest
> of us
> > did :P I have a 16 druid and he just needs a couple of levels so
> we can
> > hang out. Is there a good place to do this quickly? All I can
> think of at
> > the moment is to fear kite lions and bears, oh my, and let him hack
> them up.
> > There's so darn many people in EC these days, though.
> >
> > Thanks for any help!!
> >
> > Laura
>
>
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