Shiny Trinket of Speed  

 

Was camping XTC to get a Smithy hammer for me and a Hategiver for my 7th level warrior twink.
Grats my warrior on a 41% haste item *L*

For everyone claiming this item would never be sold, I'm looking at one in the Bazaar window right now for 345k on Firiona Vie. That's what prompted me here...

I'm looking to replace my Ragebringer (and hence my 40% haste). This item is beautiful in all AC, stats, haste, and slot. Its only downfall that I can think of would be the inability to equip both the Trinket, and use throwing weapons.

Now, I'm a level 60 rogue, and ever since about level 30, I have only used throwing weapons once every VERY blue moon. I'm curious, however, if anything unusual happens between 60 and 65 that would prompt me to use throwing weapons enough to cease considering this item. I am aware of the new "Sneak Attack" line of disciplines, but I've found the backstabbing version to be more rewarding than throwing. Any input?

First off i wanna say NO I'm not in any form of uber guild not hardly. That said I'd like to call a stop to all the BS PLEASE.

When i was a weee lvl newbie checking out EQ i knew absolutely nothing at all. I saw a lot of /ooc someone help or /shout why does everyone hate me (usually came after that ooc got no response). HERE is how it's done.

(1) Like they say in the lil book that we all toss aside when getting a new game, Take a low lvl character and run around a bit, Maybe a Shaman or Druid lvl'd up to SoW lvl so you can be quik... If you die SO WHAT you have nothing at that level. Run around DL and get squashed by Gorenaire and BAM you just saw your first dragon AND you know how hard it'd be to kill. Maybe run to Velious and attack the first thing you see (might bind first if you're in a rush) Just cause you wanted to smack it a bit. How many people (non-alt)in a Newbie zone will tell you WITH PROOF (screen shot the text window) that they even attempted to smack a Dragon, Giant, Wurm, etc. ???

(2) PLEASE OH PLEASE stop spamming ooc and shout... as a newb i turned that crap off just to keep from Lagging. You need a rez ?? /who cleric If someone is Anon either send a tell or consider them busy. If you need help, ask once if noone answers you either wait a bit or send a tell; most people don't see chat stuff due to battle spam. If you sit there and say "help this, help that ,etc. then people mainly just see you as someone unwilling to help themselves.

(3) OBVIOUSLY you people know where this site is , I seem to find a button here marked "links" wich will show me a few other usefull sites, 90% i get what i need here but if not, use those and then not only will you be prepared but you might give a hand to some other newbie some day.

NOW I wish to address this "Uber Guilds Suck" thing and the "No-Drop" thing...

Any of you play Diablo2 or a game very similar ?? The only reason they are not out of businuess is due to the realms simply because the peopl that have everything (B.Net) are Hackers of some form and really in it to show off there Knowledge of Dowloding a Program and following a few instructions. If this game is too challenging you might check into that. But i for one wouldn't even pay to be a newb in a game like as that.

No-Drop gear prevents us level 60+ people from going in and raiding, then twinking an alt massively and clearing all the newb zones in one pull wich honestly is what would happen and you'd still be mad. I saw one post saying "or sell it" .. WHY? so some newbie can go buy 200K on ebay and never have to put in the year or so (YES YEAR) that the other person put in to get of the level to even think of getting that ?? Not to mention the countless raids and all the help that person supplied to get it also ?? No thank you.. You know what A someone that COULDN"T wear this would do ?? They'd offer 100K for it then sell it for 150K or something of the nature. NO THANKYOU I prefer to hunt my gear, it may take longer but noone can say i didn't deserve it 100%; I wont even MQ 90% of the time unless it has to do with tradeskills or maybe I messed up the quest by being an idiot. Ask yourself, would I rather go have tons of fun meeting people, grouping, raiding and then MAYBE get my phat loot, or would I rather buy it or trade it or have it handed to me and have almost 0 skill??? ( not bashing all traders just ones that go farm RM or something and never leave the Nexus). AND not to mention that "uber" guilds don't just accept you cause of your gear and no matter how sweet of gear you have (even that BS suposedly made-up fake thing from PoM I saw ealier)you can't solo none of this 60+ stuff, your stats cap people and max all stats doesn't count for much trying to solo Cazic-Thule or something.

Now that I'm on the topic tho, Uber Guilds only suck when they're butt-heads, And i don't mean by bragging or being non-responsive. I meen if you see one that runs in and KS's your mobs (personally only seen one guild do this and thank the great god of fear that they disbanded or left the server) or ruin your raid; then yeah they suck. Just cause a guild doesn't hand you stuff or tell you everything, that doesn't make them suck; It simply means they either don't have time , aren't really sure, or just don't want to spoil it for you. Next time you bump into your local "Uber Guild" ask them how long the guild has been open, or better yet try to discuss a mob with them (try HoT or ToV since that's rather commen), BUT don't sit there and act like they're BS'ing you ... show um a little respect if they take time to respond. Remember they may have better gear but that doesn't meen they're sitting around chatting, They are most likely helping the guild with something or planning some sort of excersion. ANYHOW once you hear a bit about what they do and how long they've been astablished then you'd probably change your mind about them unless you're simply a Loot Whoreing newb that wants only for himself without doing anything to get it ... and if that's the case then you might consider quiteing the game until you get a concept of what it's about. All it takes is one person knowing where your interests lie and it can make or break your EQ life. AND FINALLY before you comment I'd like to inform you that this is infact how i learned a lot about this game, sent a tell or 2 until i got a response, maybe ASK someone if i might inspect them and then looked here and worked my butt off to get the levels i needed. Currently my Main is still wearing Plane Of Hate class specific crap at level 60, it sucks in comparison to some other things but it's mine and i worked for it (actually went and organized a few of the raids myself), and when i feel a need to change then I'll take my butt out gather all the FRIENDS i met raiding rather then complaining and we'll go get better stuff.... just my 2cp thanks

75hp now

I find that the problem with most people is the fact that they're afraid to experience anything new, which makes mid-levels so boring.
For example, do you remember when you first got the game and saw a new zone or a scary looking mob...
Most people become comfortable with where they begin or where they level easiest... for example, I see Iksar twinks being brought to EC to level... why not let them level in their homeland of Kunark? Because most characters never started on Kunark so it's not comfortable to them.

Ever hear this in /ooc: "Where's the best place for a <insert lvl/class> to fight in?" Instead of exploring and trying new places, most characters simply find the places labeled the "best," which is either the safest, easiest, or most exp efficient.

You want to experience uber raiding? Work for it, level up, and stop whining on the Message Boards... You want to experience raids in general but you're not high enough for Sleepers? Try those EMPTY zones I wander into all the time... Dalnirs, Crystal Caverns, Echo Caverns great for mid level groups/raids.

The squire idea I feel is horrible... who's going to stop uber guilds from leveling their mid-level twinks even easier cause they're called an Un-harmable squire, that can't do anything? Great way to learn your class isn't to watch others and NOT try it out yourself... and how about instead of finding a high-level character to be "linked" too... why don't you just make some thing called "friends"... it doesn't cost any Platinum, and you can be ANY level! And some day, when you and your friends are a high enough level to experience these raids, one of them might be in a guild that will invite you along!

/sarcasm on
Or let's try another idea... let's make all the uber raidable places only accessable to characters below lvl 10 and let them drop uber loot for everyone, and all the mobs have 1 hp and no resistances!!!
/sarcasm off

Hard work in the game yeilds good items, great experience, and incredible friends... Don't have the time to do this "in-game" then your priority lies OUT of the game. Not everyone can experience the INCREDIBLE high level game, but Verant didn't forget about mid-level characters and places... people are just too afraid to find them...

Good luck on your journeys, and when you are invited to your first raid, I'm sure you'll feel a lot better =)

Xerkizh is a once a week spawn. He has a couple hundred thousand hit points (but seems like more, because he has super high AC), and some interesting special abilities. 30 very well equipped level 60s should be able to do him, but most will probably do him with 45-60 or so people. Drops 3 items when killed, from a loot pool of I'm guess around 6 or so items (from number of duplicates already gotten). I'd say he is not quite as hard as Tormax or Yelinak, but then again maybe he is a little harder due to his room and the spawns in it. He is rooted and cannot be pulled.

The key to the area can be kind of a pain, he's probably not dying on many servers yet. When he is, I don't expect more than 3 or so trinkets to drop per month (due to his spawn time, loot table, etc), and probably unlikely one will be sold for months to come. When it is, expect it to be a little more expensive than say, Zlandicar items like Cowl of Mortality or Zlandicar's Heart.

Just for clarification, the pic currently posted is old. In one of the recent patches it was stated that this item got appropriate haste added to it. The question is, what is appropriate for a ranged haste item with nice stats? Im sure haste on this is at least that of an RBG if not more...Judging from the stats, zone, and rarity. Once the haste is actually found out, well get a better PC on it but if we pretend the haste is 28% (RBG) I would say this will go for ~80k+ for the sheer fact that it would be the BEST range item in the game and you can get a nice cloak/belt to replace your old haste item.