Best use of slots - charms / ammo

[DarrkElf]

<DIV>I'm a Human level 14 Pally and was wondering what the best use of my slots would be.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Can the ammo slot be used for anything for a Pally?  Nothing I tried seemed to go into it  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I keep seeing comments about how torches and totems are a waste of a charm slot - what would be best to use in the charm slots?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is there any way for a human to see better at night other than the torch?</DIV>

[Hamervelder]

<div><blockquote><hr>DarrkElf wrote:<div>I'm a Human level 14 Pally and was wondering what the best use of my slots would be.</div> <div> </div> <div>Can the ammo slot be used for anything for a Pally?  Nothing I tried seemed to go into it  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div> <div> </div> <div>I keep seeing comments about how torches and totems are a waste of a charm slot - what would be best to use in the charm slots?</div> <div> </div> <div>Is there any way for a human to see better at night other than the torch?</div><hr></blockquote>Hex dolls are great for the charm slots.  You can't use ranged weapons, so the ammo slot is useless, though you can use symbols and watnot in the ranged weapon slot.  As for seeing at night, yes, you can get totems that give you infravision or ultravision.</div>

[Seidhkona]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>DarrkElf wrote:<div>I'm a Human level 14 Pally and was wondering what the best use of my slots would be.</div> <div> </div> <div>Can the ammo slot be used for anything for a Pally?  Nothing I tried seemed to go into it  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div> <div> </div> <div>I keep seeing comments about how torches and totems are a waste of a charm slot - what would be best to use in the charm slots?</div> <div> </div> <div>Is there any way for a human to see better at night other than the torch? </div><hr></blockquote> <font color="#66ff00"><u><b>(1) Ammo Slots</b></u></font> Paladins can't use a bow or thrown weapons, so we can't USE ammo.  But we can CARRY it.  Get you a quiver from a tailor or buy one on the broker.  I carry a horned leather quiver, and load it full of arrows purchased from the NPC vendors.  Then when I am out adventuring and a scout says, "Oh noes!  I am out of arrows" I can pop up and say, "<u><i>I</i></u> have arrows, here!" <font color="#66ff00"><u><b>(2) Charm Slots</b></u></font> To get the best damage, paladins need INT.  Your power pool comes from STR and WIS, your hit points from STA, but since most of our damage is from casting, high INT makes for a better chance of crits, and thus more damage. To get better INT, I use two Chaos Imbued Hex Dolls.  The ones for your level are <i>Pristine Chaos Imbued Burlap Hex Doll</i>.  But you can also boost other stats if desired using other types of hex dolls.  Tailors make these, and they are available via the broker. Another point is that a hex doll gives you a ranged debuff attack that uses none of your power.  I set up macros for mine.  To create a hex doll macro, click the EQ2 button, then Socials, then the Macros tab.  My hex doll macros look like this: <blockquote><font face="Arial"><b>Macro Name:</b> </font><font color="#ffff00" face="Arial">Do that Voodoo!</font> <b>Command Line 1:</b> <font color="#ffff00">/e starts sticking dagger-like pins in the the chaos hex doll!</font> <b>Command Line 2:</b> <font color="#ffff00">/gsay Chaos Hex! -784 MIT vs. magical damage</font> <b>Command Line 3:</b> <font color="#ffff00">/USE_Equipped_Item 20</font> </blockquote> This assumes the hex doll is equipped in the top charm slot.  The bottom charm slot would have the third line be: <font color="#ffff00">/USE_Equipped_Item 21</font> <font color="#66ff00"><u><b>(3) Light Source</b></u></font> Don't futz around with a torch.  There are no brighter sources of light that I've found, but the charm slot is too valuable to use a torch.  Soon you will be able to begin the Heritage Quest <a href="http://eq2.ogaming.com/db/quests/TheReturnoftheLight.php" target="_blank">Return of the Light</a>, which will bag you a nice light-giving pendant, the Greater Lightstone.  You can start this probably around level 16 or so with a group. <a href="http://eq2.ogaming.com/db/items/GreaterLightstone.php" target="_blank"> <img src="http://dbms.ogamingmedia.com/eq2items/2672/image/GreaterLightstone.jpg"> </a> About the time you outgrow that, you will be able to do the Heritage Quest <a href="http://eq2.ogaming.com/db/quests/TrainingisaShield.php" target="_blank">Training is a Shield</a> to get the <a href="http://eq2.ogaming.com/db/items/ShinyBrassShield.php" target="_blank">Shiny Brass Shield</a>, which also gives light. But the best solution to dim dark hard-to-see conditions I've found is to go to the EQ2 button, then Options, and look for the Gamma Setting.  Increase gamma until the world is a bit brighter. <font color="#66ff00"><u><b>(4) Ranged Slot</b></u></font> You didn't mention the Ranged Slot, but I thought I'd point out that it's a great place to put a tome, symbol, idol or tablet to boost stats and resistances.  Jewelers can make these items, and they are also available on the broker. <div></div><p>Message Edited by Seidhkona on <span class=date_text>09-29-2006</span> <span class=time_text>09:10 AM</span>

[Lord_Quaymar]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> DarrkElf wrote:<BR> <DIV>I'm a Human level 14 Pally and was wondering what the best use of my slots would be.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Can the ammo slot be used for anything for a Pally?  Nothing I tried seemed to go into it  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I keep seeing comments about how torches and <FONT color=#ffff33>totems are a waste of a charm slot </FONT>- what would be best to use in the charm slots?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is there any way for a human to see better at night other than the torch?</DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Since all of your questions have been answered already, I thought I would address one thing that many people never seem to figure out for some reason. I say this because I still see level 70 characters doing it....</P> <P>You don't have to put totems in a charm slot to use them. You will notice that they (Among other things like flying carpets for example) say "Slot: Charm (Optional)". The (Optional) tells you that it can be used from your inventory and can also be hotkeyed on your task bar. You can use it from inventory by simply right clicking it then selecting "Use" or you can left click it and drag the icon to your task bar (aka tool bar) and then you can use it from there.</P>

[Nocifer Deathblade]

For T7 HQ upgrades from GLS, SBS, etc, Wurmslayer has GLS as well. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[holypaladin28]

i did the quiver thing the other day was carrying around almost 1k arrows well 2 rangers ran out of arrows in an instance we were already locked out of but woot the pally saved the day

[DarrkElf]

<P>Wow!  Thanks heaps for the advice.</P> <P>I didn't know about the light quest.  Hopefully I'll be able to get a group together to check it out.</P> <P>Thanks for all the great tips  :smileyhappy:</P>