Returning SK from 2006

[mastiphal]

<p>Hi all - well got tired of conan and CoH, I want to come back but I am totally lost in game. Any advise would be helpful. My sk is lvl 57. Can you pls give me some direction such best spells, armor,ect. or link some areas that would be helpful to me. I do plan on scanning the boards for help. I was just hoping to hear some advise from the community. I have joined a very friendly and helpful guild. A lot hast changed since I last played in March of 06.</p><p>Thank You Very Much,</p><p>Mastiphal</p><p>Blackburrow</p>

[Azekah1]

<p>You left a sullen class and came back the most OP class in the game : )</p><p>If you wanto spend the $ get a full set of MC. The str/sta/int set is very nice for SKs. For jewelry you can mix/match str/sta/agi and sta/wiz/int. You will dominate all!</p><p>The best spells, well, get all Adept III's if you can, or masters if you have the plat.</p><p>I would check eq2 wiki for best quest areas for your level.</p><p><a href="http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Solo_Timelines" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Solo_Timelines</a></p>

[mastiphal]

<p>Thank you azekah1 for the info. What is MC btw? Remember is been a while<img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />  I know what I currently use is pristine cobalt all over. Also what is a good weapon pls?</p>

[SirDinadan]

<p><cite>mastiphal wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Thank you azekah1 for the info. What is MC btw? Remember is been a while<img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />  I know what I currently use is pristine cobalt all over. Also what is a good weapon pls?</p></blockquote><p>MC stands for "mastercrafted", meaning items made by tradeskillers from rares, as opposed to quested/looted gear.</p><p>For level 52-61, MC is cobalt; 62-71 xegonite, 72+ incarnadine.</p><p>(The following consists of my personal opinions only, and should only be considered as such.  Others may have varying opinions, and I can certainly be wrong.  But I'd rather be wrong openly, trying to help another SK, than not contribute.)</p><p>I was always a fan of the 'devout' set when selecting MC armor.</p><p>At 69, you could also work on accumulating a Kyle Bayle set from the EOF instances.  Not very evil-looking, and the stats are slanted towards pallys. Or just push on to level 72 incarnadine.</p><p>At 77, you have an option of special MC armor called Di'Zok Emblazoned.  Very pretty set, and helps avoid the mitigation problems of using level 72 incarnadine.  77 also opens up the Onslaught set from ROK instances, but by the time you had a full set it would probably be shard armor time anyway, see next item.</p><p>At 79/80, begin accumulating void shards.  Unless you are intensely raiding, the shard armor sets will be some of the nicest armor you will find.</p><p>Regarding a weapon, they will be made at the same levels and with the same rare as the MC armor.  Things to look for include a weapon delay around 3 to 4 seconds AFTER including your in-combat haste, the highest damage rating, and the biggest maximum value per hit.  For example a sword with a range of "120 to 300" would be better than something that hit for "170 to 250" even though they may end up with the same damage rating value.</p><p>At level 80 you'll start your Fabled epic quest for the sword 'Sedition'.</p>

[AndrewSquared]

<p><cite>Grayven@The Bazaar wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>MC stands for "mastercrafted", meaning items made by tradeskillers from rares, as opposed to quested/looted gear.</p><p>For level 52-61, MC is cobalt; 62-71 xegonite, 72+ incarnadine.</p><p>(The following consists of my personal opinions only, and should only be considered as such.  Others may have varying opinions, and I can certainly be wrong.  But I'd rather be wrong openly, trying to help another SK, than not contribute.)</p><p>I was always a fan of the 'devout' set when selecting MC armor.</p><p>At 69, you could also work on accumulating a Kyle Bayle set from the EOF instances.  Not very evil-looking, and the stats are slanted towards pallys. Or just push on to level 72 incarnadine.</p><p>At 77, you have an option of special MC armor called Di'Zok Emblazoned.  Very pretty set, and helps avoid the mitigation problems of using level 72 incarnadine.  77 also opens up the Onslaught set from ROK instances, but by the time you had a full set it would probably be shard armor time anyway, see next item.</p><p>At 79/80, begin accumulating void shards.  Unless you are intensely raiding, the shard armor sets will be some of the nicest armor you will find.</p><p>Regarding a weapon, they will be made at the same levels and with the same rare as the MC armor.  Things to look for include a weapon delay around 3 to 4 seconds AFTER including your in-combat haste, the highest damage rating, and the biggest maximum value per hit.  For example a sword with a range of "120 to 300" would be better than something that hit for "170 to 250" even though they may end up with the same damage rating value.</p><p>At level 80 you'll start your Fabled epic quest for the sword 'Sedition'.</p></blockquote><p>Thank you for this from me as well. I just came back after a good amount of time gone (RoK was new when I last played), and then I only played for a month. Yesterday was my first day back, and the first thing I did before reading the message boards was betray to paladin. I hated it so much, that after an hour, I betrayed back. So yes, I spent all day of my gaming yesterday betraying twice <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I'm level 75 now, and in the incardine set that gives Str/Sta/Int (appearance is the incardine that gives Str/Sta/Wis). My box of Shadow Odyssey is en route to my mailbox, so by the time I hit 80, I hope to be in that Di'Zok Emblazaned. Mind pointing me to where I can find more info about that set? I'm curious how much it's going to cost me (only have 25pp atm).</p>