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Umm, its your stuff. You can sell it for whatever you want too. No one makes you buy it. As for what silks and hides used to sell for to the poster below, items made from trades are more valuable than they used to be therefor the items that people farm for others are going to get more expensive...called supple/demand.

Gammal

i would just like to add that my main is a 46 orge war and todate i could still count the times i have been shrunk on 1 hand. There is no reason you need to be shrunk in any zone that ogre's are native to or would be likly to roam and even tho i am evil by creed i have developed friendships with many of the good races elves, dorfs and such altho gnomes still haven't gotten over my breath yet must have been the gnome burgers i had for lunch but any how, if you want to be the best tank any group could want be ogre war and learn to play it you might just like some of the other bennifits and forget that there are just some things you can't do alone. heck trying to heal with out help is chalange enough, why fret on the fact that you can't bank in faydwar.( still haven't figured that faction out )

When I created my Troll Shadowknight, I did so realizing it would be a High Difficulty path. My Ogre Warrior was listed as Moderate Difficulty, but, still, I understood there would be some areas that may be tough to go through as a fatty.

I don't see Large races not being able to go to all areas without a shrink potion/item/spell as a bug. To me, it's one of the few things that represent the world as one of fantasy, that can aid in roleplaying. I've read many fantasy books where a certain character couldn't go into a certain area due to size, and even recall a handful of movies where that was the case. Were some of the areas large races can't access an oversight on Verant's part? I don't know. I'd like to think that at least some of those places were by design, as it adds something to the game. What it adds may frustrate many, but I like it.

Also realize that EQ geared towards groups. Verant has made no secret of that fact. My ELF Warrior learned early on that having a shammy in a group was a very good thing, to help offset low-str and low-sta. But, my Elf Warrior has enough gear now to have a STR of 192 and STA of 123. STA still low for a higher-level warrior, but hey---I decided to play an Elf and I knew I would be sacrificing Sta. If I can't find a good group, I can always log on my druid for a bit, or go farm Velious Quest Gems, etc.

With my Ogre Warrior, a shammy may be a necessity should I choose to go certain places, just as someone who can cast invisibilty on me (or the use of a potion, etc.) is a necessity if I choose to go certain places. At times, that will undoubtedly be frustrating, but I knew going in that I'd have some difficulties with an Ogre due to size and faction.

I'm not discounting your frustration. I'm just of the opinion that shrink isn't a bug fix, and I like the fact that large races can't go some places because of their size. I actually wish there were some places only gnomes could go (an inter-sactum of sorts), or how 'bout a floor trigger to open a door that could only be triggered by a large race (or a small/medium race that had the Growth buff on....)?

If my Ogre Warrior can ever get a Cobalt Bracer, he would love it and use it. If he doesn't, that's fine, too. I've made plenty of Shammy friends, and if there's a group going somewhere that my Ogre can't go because of his size and no way to shrink, I'll log in my shaman, druid, elf war, pally, etc. instead, or find a different group and go somewhere else.

My Shammy friend gave my Troll Shadowknight a stack of shrink potions about 8 months ago, and I've only used one potion, and that was by accident (mouse-slippage...). I'm just mentioning that because it is possible to play an unshrunk fatty for over six months and enjoy the game.

Again, I can understand your frustration and appreciate your perspective, but I just wanted to share my perspective. The whole "lemonaide from lemons" thing....

To start with let me say that I do not have this bracer but have seen them used. The effect is targetable and, unlike the shaman spell, you do NOT have to be grouped. I say this because I have seen warriors with this bracer shrink anyone who asked for it regardless of if they were grouped with that person or not. Could someone who actually owns one confirm this belief?

Dwarves and Halflings CAN be shrunken. Gnomes cannot.