New to Brigand and have some questions.

[Zenois]

Ok reading some stuff on the forums and I see that Str/Agi seems way to go for groups and raids.  Maybe even some solo and or duo with a friend.  The weapon smith thing confused me though.  What is it about weapon smithing that you would need to go weapon smith for end game stuff?  I mean alch would not make much money but it seems like it would save a lot of money making your own poisons.  So if any one could tell me why it is you need weapon smithing for end game I would appreciate it.  Also if I am going to be duoing with a necro friend what would be a good AA build to go with?  Agi for WTP then Str?  Also what AA are good to go with in the Brigand tree.Thanks

[Efour EQ2]

Weaponsmith = temporary weapon adornments  like +crit +da +dPS   cost 15g on my server.each last 15mins (or is it 30 now ) Either way you chew through them You dont need to go weapon smith or alchemist - I have an 80 alch and i  cant remember last time i made stuff for my brig cos i really cannot be bothered.  So much easier to just buy what u need and Make "fun money" stabbing a few things.

[Dareena]

<p>Everyone has their own opinions when it comes to crafting.  My Brigand is a Jeweler so that I can make all of my Adept III's.  Also I can make some nice pieces of jewelry, which has also been helpful over the various levels.</p><p>Crafting is based far more on personal taste and opinions than it is based on black and white data.  Pick a crafting profession that sounds fun and go for it.</p><p>(Edited Addition)</p><p>Duoing with a Necro can be somewhat hard to judge as an outsider.  To be more specific, it depends on how the Necro is built.  Some put such a hard core focus on their fighter pet that I can never steal aggro from it.  Others only build it to hold their own aggro, which means that an unrestrained brigand can easily steal aggro.  So in the end, find out what role your Necro friend wants to play and coordinate yourself accordingly.</p><p>For AA, I put my initial points into the Strength and Agility trees.  Afterwards I moved onto the Brigand specifc tree.  I chose to fill out the tree on the far left that focuses on poisons and eventually increases the duration of all of your debuffs.  After that, I filled out a mix of the middle two trees.  My goal was to add AA to the Amazing Reflexes proc chance and adding to the DPS boost from the other tree.</p>

[yzyh]

<p>1) Alchemy would probably reward you even more money then weapon smith</p><p>2) Crafting skill aren't a good way to make money. Time spent/ money earned farming is a way bether especialy for a brigand</p><p>3) You need a lvl 80crafting skill just to get the crafting epic and maxed tinkering skill. But provisoner is the cheapest one to lvl and it still a pretty good one. Especialy if you don,t buy all the advenced provisoner books, its get pretty cheap.</p><p>4) spec stam/ agi for soloing. It just ubber compared to a str/ agi spec. And with a Mirror of achivement you can switch betwin both spec. Also if your a noob without money I'd sugest you to go wis/ agi or wiz/ str for your grouping specé Liek that you will save 1 MC weapon that you wouldn't use so often att all. It is not like if you would group more then soloing till you 60's and +</p><p>I am not a fan of the round shield look, especialy on a brigand. But it is simply to ubber while soloing. I can even tank any T6 content without any problem when their is no fighter available.</p>

[duuf]

<cite>yzyh wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>1) Alchemy would probably reward you even more money then weapon smith</p><p>2) Crafting skill aren't a good way to make money. Time spent/ money earned farming is a way bether especialy for a brigand</p><p>3) You need a lvl 80crafting skill just to get the crafting epic and maxed tinkering skill. But provisoner is the cheapest one to lvl and it still a pretty good one. <b>Especialy if you don,t buy all the advenced provisoner books, its get pretty cheap.</b></p><p>4) spec stam/ agi for soloing. It just ubber compared to a str/ agi spec. And with a Mirror of achivement you can switch betwin both spec. Also if your a noob without money I'd sugest you to go wis/ agi or wiz/ str for your grouping specé Liek that you will save 1 MC weapon that you wouldn't use so often att all. It is not like if you would group more then soloing till you 60's and +</p><p>I am not a fan of the round shield look, especialy on a brigand. But it is simply to ubber while soloing. I can even tank any T6 content without any problem when their is no fighter available.</p></blockquote>Hmm..My level 80 prov still looking for all those advanced provisioner books.  Actually there aren't any.  There a few quest acquired recipesWe get 4 faction books from ROK bout 10g each I think.We can buy enigma books think the highest I paid was 4gWe can buy/quest the bartender book from Unrest.Thats bout it.Provs are one of the hardest skills to level up because of the extreme lack of pristine combines.Alchy is a good choice as is jeweler. Weaponsmith is just a pain for salable/usable products and for leveling up.Duufus