weapon question, l34 swashy.

[Purg]

<DIV>Hello fellow swashy's</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I love my swashy and have turned his xp off at lv34 so i can spam writs and masacre orcs. I solo 90% of the time, and when i don't solo i am like tank for a trio , mystic/ warlock.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Currently 2nd point into swear/ and then will go str line,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/en/pplayer.vm?characterId=299727106" target=_blank>http://eq2players.station.sony.com/en/pplayer.vm?characterId=299727106</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So i am currently Head to toe legendary bar my neck item. feysteel armour, bar improved helm and gloves, legendary round shield and feysteel longsword.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now waffle over, heres the question.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Weapons what can i get to use now at lv 34 which is better? I have a 52 conj who can kill names to get it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am thinking, of the axe from the past, which seems a good weapon the stats are only just worst than my feysteel long sword. no damage proc but a defensive ward and power regen.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Could i use the DW axe from the past, with my round shield, or would i be loosing out.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I plan to get a 2nd dw so i can go all out dps (as my axp points don't really provide any benefits yet).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So the questions, </DIV> <UL> <LI> DW axe and round shield ok for tanking?</LI> <LI>Any better one handers? long sword perfered- str line eventually but not any time soon- but not essential.</LI> <LI>what to use as the 2nd DW?</LI> <LI>Any other suggestions?</LI></UL> <P>Note LV 34. i don't plan to level too soon</P> <P>OOOHH another question:</P> <P>I have 6 axp points, I may be able to get to 7 with axe from the past. doubt i can go much higher with out leveling out my writs, could i better spend them for what i want now?<BR></P> <DIV> </DIV><p>Message Edited by Purgle on <span class=date_text>04-25-2006</span> <span class=time_text>03:34 AM</span>

[Luk]

using a DW with a shield will drop about 1/3 to 1/2 your auto attack damage, so yes you will be loosing out, if you are looking for a heritage item, look at ghoulbane, can't remember the level for it, but well worth a look, nice 1 hander. Personally I would stick with the feysteel, turn on your exp and get to 40, then upgrade your weapon.

[SageGaspar]

<div><blockquote><hr>Licit wrote:<div></div>using a DW with a shield will drop about 1/3 to 1/2 your auto attack damage, so yes you will be loosing out, if you are looking for a heritage item, look at ghoulbane, can't remember the level for it, but well worth a look, nice 1 hander. Personally I would stick with the feysteel, turn on your exp and get to 40, then upgrade your weapon.<hr>They want to stick at 34 to run easy writs for a while.I haven't looked at one-handers in the 30s recently, but I bet PGT isn't that bad compared to most of the ones people use. Ghoulbane is going to be a bear to get and take you away from your writ grinding for a long time. I'd recommend just taking a gander at the broker and seeing what the best one-handers out there are like.</blockquote></div>

[Wildfury77]

If you REALLY want to "spam writs" turn your xp bar on immediately!!!Lvl up to 60 and do the scaleborn sentry writs in KoS - all FOUR update with same kills, i can do them so fast at lvl 64 (now with xp bar off) that i can do them 4 times over in the time it takes for CoQ to recycle.1)complete set1 - CoQ get 4 more2)complete set2 - spire, evac to city gates, get 4 more3)complete set3 - CoRo - carpet to QH 4)complete set4 - spire, evacAND repeat AND repeatDoing this has moved me to 4million status in a few days.........<div></div>

[Lea]

I found this thread kind of cool (and somewhat eerie) considering that I too am a 34 Swash that just turned off his exp to do the Zek writs over and over and over again.Well, in theory I did, yesterday.  After about an hour killing yellows and not getting experience, I felt like a dirty little halfling and turned it back on to level.  Oh well.  They'll get over it, and it'll force them to level too.  <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><div></div>

[Purg]

<P>Ghoulbane stats and proc are worse than my feysteel long sword, the damage rating is better.</P> <P>think i will go long sword and shield AND get the axe and a second duel wield maybe a piercing for when i feel naughty/</P> <P>I am about 3/4 of the way to the first level faction title with 3 of the faction and have 140k experience (done 1 hq) its a shame the wizards writs were broken, and point to mobs not in this area so they are mile behind the others.</P> <P>As for leveling, i could do,,</P> <P>the higher level stuff does sound very interesting.</P> <P>I will look at those writs with my Main, i just like to take time to look round and do something difference, i most prob will stop when i get  both the slayer of orc's title and the first faction titles. power leveling is not my bag.</P> <P>HQ my way to 44, and then do the same again <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>also i dont want to level as i am struggle to keep 2 chars twinked, and spend a silly about of money getting my level 30 stuff, 12 plat in the end as i lost 6 plat worth of stuff due to my first armourer going afk, and the price f feysteel rocketed from 50g to nearl 1p 50. So by not leveling i can not rekit bar a 2nd DW and hence saving up some money harvest some rares ready for the next tier ~<img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>As for why i do it?</P> <P>Its a challenge, its different, when i started this game, i didn't power level, i stopped learnt the broker, made a shed load of money, and had a misty mustang at lv 18 and head to toe legendary there after. now adays it doesn't seem a big deal, there are many rich alts there, but when i started, i was the lowest level person i had seen with a mount. (also had slayer of gnolls title at lv 24)</P> <P>I want a lv 34 with a title its not hard to do but its uncommon, any one can grind, any one can power level, and a lv 70 with a title in interesting but nothing special.</P> <P>being level 99billion in 2 weeks isn't my thing, experience as much of the game as i can is. </P><p>Message Edited by Purgle on <span class=date_text>04-26-2006</span> <span class=time_text>01:15 AM</span>