Torn --> Level 52 MC Devout set. [Archive] - EQ2 Forum Archive @ EQ2Wire

GoatSlave

11-05-2009, 10:09 AM

I am a little torn here. I have just spent 769 years gathering my Cobalt for the full set of MC Devout armor. Just then I looked at the actual stats and AC and I must say that I am a somewhat under whelmed. Why? Well, the AC difference is about 60-70 per piece and the stats are virtually the same. So AC-wise I will be looking at about 20% boost to last me 10 levels…frankly it does not exactly inspire jump-for-joy feelings within me. The stats being the almost the same makes me sad since I have spent so much time gathering rares. So here is where you come in…should I break down and make the armor (is it really worth it in this tier?) or should I tough it out for the next 10 levels and go for 62 MC? Please let me know what you think.

AziBam

11-05-2009, 02:43 PM

Well, IMHO it depends on your playstyle. If you are levelling relatively slowly, doing lots of quests for AA, moving your xp slider heavily to the AA side of things, etc. then you would probably be well served making the new armor. You'll see a nice bump in your mitigation moving to cobalt. The level of your armor is factored into how much mitigation it provides and it diminishes as you level up and face higher opponents. So, if you are going to be spending a long time "enjoying the scenery" I'd go for the upgrade to keep your armor up to date.However, if you are blazing through just grinding up to 80 I wouldn't worry too much about terribly expensive or time-consuming upgrades. Just get treasured or maybe even hand-crafted armor each tier until you upgrade to MC at lvl 72 and then shard armor at 80. It's much cheaper that way. In this case, you could sell the rares and use the $ to buy better gear when you get to the 70s.