What to do for armor after level 59

[Faxonlighthawk]

<p>Hi, newbie here, but been playing a paladin since EQI.  I just got back into this game not to long ago and I've noticed that xenogite(sp?) isn't much better than cobalt armor and I don't feel like harvesting any rares because of that.  I'm my own armorsmith so I've been crafting my own armor up until this point.  However, I don't know what to do about better armor?  I stopped playing around when the EoF expansion pack came out and I was wondering are there any quests out there that I should do, or specific zones/instinces I should hunt in to get some better armor?  Unfortuntley, I don't raid much b/c most of the raiding in my guild is lv.75+.  Thanks, hopefully you can help me become a better tank!</p>

[Prrasha]

<p>Actually, Xegonite is a lot better than cobalt, but only if you get hit by the mobs (which tank classes do.)  Don't just look at the +STR and stuff if you're playing a pally.</p><p>Mitigation is important, and it's compared to level; level 52 armor against a level 68 opponent is a bad idea.  (That's the reason equipment "greys out" when examined by a much-higher-level person.)</p><p>There's a reason that xegonite clusters cost so much on the broker, and it's not the crafted weapons or furniture...</p><p>By the time you're in the high 60s, you'd be better off with mob-dropped or quested armor with lower stats but higher level, or possibly even with adamantine armor (but I'm not sure there), than with cobalt.</p>