Imbued Northman Ring Mask
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Expansion:  Scars of VeliousYield: 1 x Imbued Northman Ring Mask [The Tribunal] Made by Barbarian Smiths |
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#Anonymous,
Posted: Jul 13 2001 at 7:16 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) LOL! To those that say vel ruby is much better, specially for a shaman, get a clue. As a 55 shaman, at higher levels I'd MUCH rather have this mask than vel ruby. WHY? Cuz my OTHER ARMOR makes up the WIS to take me over 200, so what's the point of having this? If you're at 207 wis, drop it to 201 and get the 6 ac. So when YOU know something come post please. Until then stay quiet about the shaman class. And, unless you're a "genius" who thinks soloing is better xp which is the only time your pet will take the beating, you NEED the AC. Turgur's Insects, specially when resisted, is mega agro. I've been in groups where i've kept the agro over half the fight from debuffing alone, not even throwing in DoTs. At 55 I have decided to drop my wisdom so that I have more hp and ac. Wisdom isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially if you group w/ a chanter to wis buff/clarity you anyway. You'll appreciate the ac/hp combo more once you learn what it's all about being a shaman.
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This mask while yes not the best by far, is not bad for even a 22nd shaman such as myself. I only have a banded mask at the moment and the +2 wis on this makes it obviously better. as for the AC, in the group I hunt with I am called upon to not just nuke and heal, but to be a backup tank/distracter, my life hangs on AC. Yes the 6 additional wis from the vail would be glorious but I also have a great need for the AC. I feel this is a well balanced piece for my style of play.
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Edited, Sat Dec 6 21:57:28 2003
Oh how little we know of a class we don't play.
Many times i have to pull aggro from adds. It is way more mana efficient to to stand there and let a mob try to hit while the damage dealers finish of the first one which has been slowed and dotted already than to chain heal the guys who has 2 mobs beating on him.
Many times i have to pull aggro from adds. It is way more mana efficient to to stand there and let a mob try to hit while the damage dealers finish of the first one which has been slowed and dotted already than to chain heal the guys who has 2 mobs beating on him.
#Anonymous,
Posted: Dec 23 2000 at 9:58 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Ok Newbs... this mask is more than adequate for any tank and blows that damn veil away. Str means virtually nothing when compared to AC. Would I trade 6 AC for 8 str? YES. Why? B/C I'm not a noob unlike the other 6 posters here. Go check out AC on masks and tell me this mask is not as good or better than most, barring planar level gear. AC AC AC, if you are a tank you want AC not +8 STR. Do some research before making posts.
Ah, but te a high level shaman, this mask is worthless. When ye got yer pet taken the damage and yer layen waste te yer enemy with spells, there's not much need fer AC. And if yer enemy gets through yer pet, well then ye were up the creek before the battle. I can understand that this would be good fer warriors, maybe even them worthless bards could come up with a use fer it. But how many warriors choose the path of the Tribunal over the ways of Rallos Zek? And how many lowly bards can understand the trials a follower of the Six Hammers must face and not turn tail and scurry back to the Prankster or whatever imposter they really worship?
Te a warrior their life's blood is everything. They pile on their body every scrap of metal they can find te protect themselves. And well they should! The life of a warrior is no picnic on the plains of Karana. They are wise te take armor over stats. However, te a shaman following the ways of The Tribunal the divine power that flows through their veins is worth more than the blood that flows along with it. It is with that divine power that we dispense Justice across the face of Norrath! With that power we punish the enemies of our clans! With that power we lay low those who would scoff at the Law or unjustly claim it fer their own!
So I says te ye, maybe a fledgling shaman in the shadow of the Tribunal gather items that improve yer wisdom, fer in the seasons te come it will be yer prowess with divine spells and not yer armor that will save yer life that ye may prove yerself to yer ancestors.
Kesef Cearbhaill - Tuath na Sgiath
Shaman of the Frozen North
Morell-Thule
Te a warrior their life's blood is everything. They pile on their body every scrap of metal they can find te protect themselves. And well they should! The life of a warrior is no picnic on the plains of Karana. They are wise te take armor over stats. However, te a shaman following the ways of The Tribunal the divine power that flows through their veins is worth more than the blood that flows along with it. It is with that divine power that we dispense Justice across the face of Norrath! With that power we punish the enemies of our clans! With that power we lay low those who would scoff at the Law or unjustly claim it fer their own!
So I says te ye, maybe a fledgling shaman in the shadow of the Tribunal gather items that improve yer wisdom, fer in the seasons te come it will be yer prowess with divine spells and not yer armor that will save yer life that ye may prove yerself to yer ancestors.
Kesef Cearbhaill - Tuath na Sgiath
Shaman of the Frozen North
Morell-Thule
Shaman end up tanking against their will at every point in the game. Even at level 60, the main tank may not be able to keep aggro off the shaman when he slows. Slowing generates more hate than nearly anything else, including mez, bash, and stun.
If you are a shaman who would like to confirm this, group with a bard. The level 53 bard mez pulls the mob toward the person highest on the hate list so it's a great tool for noticing who has the most hate. I am a bard. In groups where I am mezzing multiple mobs, the pally will often stun them until I can get them all mezzed. I cast mez, and the mobs always move toward me even after the pally has stunned them, meaning mez builds more hate than stun. My husband, a 60 shaman, will slow the mezzed mobs, and as soon as they are slowed, the mobs start moving toward him, not me. Inevitably, he'll end up with the mobs all surrounding him in a cute little circle, just waiting to smack him when mez wears off.
A good tank will taunt a few times before breaking mez so the shaman might get away without being hit every now and then. But more often than not, the shaman will end up tanking for a few seconds. When you're fighting mobs that quad for 250s, those few seconds hurt, even if they're slowed.
So shaman are always concerned about AC/HP, and at the higher end game, it is arguably more important than wisdom.
If you are a shaman who would like to confirm this, group with a bard. The level 53 bard mez pulls the mob toward the person highest on the hate list so it's a great tool for noticing who has the most hate. I am a bard. In groups where I am mezzing multiple mobs, the pally will often stun them until I can get them all mezzed. I cast mez, and the mobs always move toward me even after the pally has stunned them, meaning mez builds more hate than stun. My husband, a 60 shaman, will slow the mezzed mobs, and as soon as they are slowed, the mobs start moving toward him, not me. Inevitably, he'll end up with the mobs all surrounding him in a cute little circle, just waiting to smack him when mez wears off.
A good tank will taunt a few times before breaking mez so the shaman might get away without being hit every now and then. But more often than not, the shaman will end up tanking for a few seconds. When you're fighting mobs that quad for 250s, those few seconds hurt, even if they're slowed.
So shaman are always concerned about AC/HP, and at the higher end game, it is arguably more important than wisdom.
I am not an expert on the life of a shaman, but I can see that at the higest ranks of power magic is more important than protection, and at that point, you should have access to more powerfull equipment in any case.
But I expect that at some stages of their career, even shamans need protection. This offers great protection, and even some wisdom to spare. I also believe it is quite a bit cheaper then a platinum ruby veil, and if you are willing to take on the task of collecting the ingredients, and find a smith to make it for you, you may end up spending as little as 50 pp to get one.
It is also worth noting, that for the few barbarian rogues following the tribunal, this is a most excelent choise for a mask.
But I expect that at some stages of their career, even shamans need protection. This offers great protection, and even some wisdom to spare. I also believe it is quite a bit cheaper then a platinum ruby veil, and if you are willing to take on the task of collecting the ingredients, and find a smith to make it for you, you may end up spending as little as 50 pp to get one.
It is also worth noting, that for the few barbarian rogues following the tribunal, this is a most excelent choise for a mask.
Anonymous
"Why bother?" Why bother you ask? Why not! This stuff is pretty good. Yes there is stuff better, but if you could make, say, planes armor people would need to quest or hunt. I'm only 19th lvl, but this mask is much better than the banded mask I use. And yes I could BUY something better, but whats the point if I can hunt or quest for that same cool item.
Anonymous
The belt is good - 500pp for an 8AC,+2wis,+1str, when I can find a smith on tunare...
Anonymous
I wholeheartedly concur. Even a platinum ruby veil is better than this. Why bother? I am only level 22 but this is not something I would even consider using. The inbued racial armor should be great stuff not Ho Hum. Common Verrant, fix the racial armor and make it desirable.
Stats on imbued northman armor are so mediocere its not worth making. Sure this thing has good ac for a mask but then you lose the 6wis you could have from a velium ruby vail. Velium vail is 8wis 8str, that blows this thing away no matter what class you are. Just save up your pennies and get a velium ruby vail or seb scale mask, or if yer real lucky go on a fire giant raid and loot a mithril mask.
My smithing is up to 178 but I have no desire to keep going if all I can make is this crap and nothing highend. This stuff is so hard to gather all the components for and then the stats are bland as hell. The only piece I made that I even used was a belt and it throws you off because some of the required pieces say apron on the pattern or something. I forget but it was the only worthwhile piece. The tunic isnt too bad either, but its only 2wis as well so you might as well just use a bs tunic or brigadine. 2 wis even at lvl 60 is only 26 mana, hardly seems worth making at all. I'm guessing that all the races chain type armor is like this except of course highelves who got the good stuff. We got the armored stuff with bland stats and they got the bland ac stuff with great stats.
Oh well, I've gotten my sham up to 55 now so I will be doing the velius armor quests instead of bothering with this stuff. Stats are incredible and have spell effects, makes me not even want to go to the planes. Hell they even got kick *** resists, blows kunark armor away. Only bad thing about it is there is no way to trade any of the items you get to achieve your quest armor. If you are a questing person like me though, this is a bonus and not a let down. I hate all those people that find a niche in the game and exploit it to trade their way to good items. I've seen the same people at efreeti for a week straight once, I mean cmon people! how many boots can you need?
Oh well I guess if you were on a brand new server as a barb shaman in your 30s this imbued northman stuff might seem ok. When you get up in levels its just heavy and useless (cept belt which aint too bad till flayed turmoilskin belt)
One things for sure you can make good money if you have the means of making this stuff decent. I sold a lot of the items I got from making northman armor for good coin. Its not bad armor, its just not good.
My smithing is up to 178 but I have no desire to keep going if all I can make is this crap and nothing highend. This stuff is so hard to gather all the components for and then the stats are bland as hell. The only piece I made that I even used was a belt and it throws you off because some of the required pieces say apron on the pattern or something. I forget but it was the only worthwhile piece. The tunic isnt too bad either, but its only 2wis as well so you might as well just use a bs tunic or brigadine. 2 wis even at lvl 60 is only 26 mana, hardly seems worth making at all. I'm guessing that all the races chain type armor is like this except of course highelves who got the good stuff. We got the armored stuff with bland stats and they got the bland ac stuff with great stats.
Oh well, I've gotten my sham up to 55 now so I will be doing the velius armor quests instead of bothering with this stuff. Stats are incredible and have spell effects, makes me not even want to go to the planes. Hell they even got kick *** resists, blows kunark armor away. Only bad thing about it is there is no way to trade any of the items you get to achieve your quest armor. If you are a questing person like me though, this is a bonus and not a let down. I hate all those people that find a niche in the game and exploit it to trade their way to good items. I've seen the same people at efreeti for a week straight once, I mean cmon people! how many boots can you need?
Oh well I guess if you were on a brand new server as a barb shaman in your 30s this imbued northman stuff might seem ok. When you get up in levels its just heavy and useless (cept belt which aint too bad till flayed turmoilskin belt)
One things for sure you can make good money if you have the means of making this stuff decent. I sold a lot of the items I got from making northman armor for good coin. Its not bad armor, its just not good.
Anonymous
To the comment: "Velium vail is 8wis 8str, that blows this thing away no matter what class you are."
You must not play any melee classes. AC 6 is good for a mask, stat-only items blow.
You must not play any melee classes. AC 6 is good for a mask, stat-only items blow.
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