Gates of Discord for the non-raiding warrior

[Ciae Redemption]

There's been a lot of threads arguing whether Gates is good for "casuals" and the debate has mostly boiled down to single group content. Your server may vary and it might be hard to actually group in some of these places (Maelin is an extremely top-heavy server, for one), but it isn't fair to just ignore and dismiss the content that exists in these zones. I've made up a magelo (http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=1071587) of items that come entirely from GoD single groups. Nothing beyond Tipt, nothing LDoN, just Natimbi, Qinimi, Barindu, Ferubi, Riwwi, and the surrounding instanced zones. Like Frodlin said, there's a GOLDMINE of gear in Gates, though not quite enough to skip six expansions (nor should there be). Gates single-group weapons, for example, need more variety. If a weapon on par with GBoS dropped in Barindu/Riwwi, people would use those zones more.

Also note that I didn't include a Breakdown in Communications augment, since due to the flawed design in that quest, the first parts aren't single groupable and are much harder than a number of the later parts of the quest. It doesn't matter that a single group can do parts #3 and 5-8 because having just those parts done doesn't matter; it isn't possible for a single group to complete parts #1, 2, and 4, and so the Socketed White Crystal is useless for this thread.

Over 7000 unbuffed HP isn't bad for entirely non-raider content out of ONE expansion. Now add some buffs:

PoP: 7268 (base) + 618 (Nine) + 544 (Seven) + 910 (Kazad) + 330 (Brell) = 9670hp

OoW: 7268 (base) + 805 (Steeloak) + 707 (Wanvu) + 1185 (Balikor) + 430 (Brell) = 10395hp

Let's go even further and add some augs, all obtained from Gates; not a single Adventure Point is needed for any of the augs listed in the above magelo, for an increase of 367hp and 47ac.

PoP: 9670 (buffed) + 367 = 10037hp

OoW: 10395 (buffed) + 367 = 10762hp

Ten thousand hitpoints, without ever raiding, without ever setting foot in LDoN, without ever setting foot *anywhere* except Gates of Discord. That doesn't include the extra HP from a stamina buff, since I don't know how much of an increase it would be (I'm a cleric). It's a little light on AC, but this is only one expansion. A loyalist shield, for example, could help fix that.

Various levels of progression in Gates and where they're from, items in bold are in the above magelo:

Ear:
Rhyolite Tear of Thralldom (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68441) - Trash, Barindu
Polished Garnet Loop (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68591) - Chavoor the Trickster, Vxed
Aneuk Eye Earring (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68352) - Pixxt Trext Rexi, Qinimi

Neck:
Sash of the Yunjo's Champion (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=52094) - Riwwi single-group arena event, 10th battle reward
Silvery Mesh Yunjo Sash (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=52093) - Riwwi single-group arena event, 9th battle reward
Befouled Neckguard (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68466) - Diseased Larva, Sewers: Crematory
Shell Inlaid Collar (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68320) - Trash, Natimbi
Serpentine Necklace (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68392) - Pixxt Hihkx, Riwwi

Face:
Chanting Stone Mask (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68598) - Trash, Vxed
Stonemite Carapace Mask (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68498) - Sludge-Eating Fly, Sewers: Lair
Veil of Mist (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68499) - Kril V'Lak, Sewers: Plant
War Hound's Muzzle (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68354) - Rav Tirdox Ikveok, Qinimi

Head:
Miremuck Helm (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68464) - Unsure, Sewers (Obviously from Sewers based on its location in the ItemID database)
Helm of the High Court Guardian (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68346) - Rker the Penmaster, Qinimi

Finger:
Irestone Ring of Fright (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68530) - Hexxt N'Vak Tkan, Ferubi
Turepta Spine Ring (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68508) - Trash, Sewers
Decrepit Taelosian Band (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68305) - Tumia Lehio, Natimbi

Wrist:
Bracer of the Heartstriker (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68603) - Kyv Heartstriker Jhiru, Tipt
Canescent Bone Bracer (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68420) - Frenzied Noc Corpsethrasher, Barindu
Miremuck Bracer (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68460) - Distraught Slimesnipper, Sewers: Pool
Barnacle-Studded Bracer (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68301) - Duara Yuenki, Natimbi

Arms:
Pitted Vambraces (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68492) - Sludge-Eating Fly, Sewers: Lair
Dried Clay Armguards (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68380) - Reluctant Gladiator, Riwwi

Hands:
Jointed Ivory Gauntlets (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68424) - Ra'tuk Kjyt Gykk, Barindu
Gloves of the Great Earthquake (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68356) - Trash, Qinimi
Scaled Gloves of the Director (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68382) - Officiator Keviasz, Riwwi

Shoulders:
Mantle of Ferociousness (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68545) - Trash, Ferubi

Chest:
Layered Scale Chestguard (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68526) - Rav Hunter, Ferubi
Baleful Blood Soaked Cuirass (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68404) - Trash, Riwwi

Back:
Cloak of the Caverns (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68586) - Misguided Beludu Creque, Vxed
Flowing Argil (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68388) - Reluctant Gladiator, Riwwi
Larva Skin Cape (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68478) - Sludge-Eating Fly, Sewers: Lair

Waist:
Sash of the Yunjo's Champion (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=52094) - Riwwi single-group arena event, 10th battle reward
Silvery Mesh Yunjo Sash (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=52093) - Riwwi single-group arena event, 9th battle reward
Taelosian Runed Girdle (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68479) - Trash, Sewers
Ebony Belt of Foreboding (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68520) - Hexxt Pzik Shziaak, Ferubi
Belt of the Broken Slave (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68344) - Rav Tirdox Ikveok, Qinimi

Legs:
Burnished Antique Greaves (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68582) - Chavoor the Trickster, Vxed
Hardened Serpent-Scale Greaves (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68400) - Pixxt Hihkx, Riwwi

Feet:
Blood-Speckled Scaled Boots (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68428) - Mastruq Utk Hykat, Barindu
Crimson Director's Boots (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68398) - Officiator Keviazh, Riwwi

Range:
Sinew Strand Bow (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68538) - Rav Hunter, Ferubi
Smooth Sandstone Figurine (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68588) - Misguided Beludu Creque, Vxed
Blindeye (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68417) - Viqu the Blindeye, Riwwi
Black Enchanted Amulet (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=61180) - Chavoor the Trickster, Vxed

Charm:
Whimsy of the Masters (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=69059) - Kyv Heartstriker Jhiru, Tipt
Journal of the Vagabond (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=69058) - Pxet Vzanki Kzan, Ferubi

Secondary (Shield):
Pockmarked Aegis (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68507) - Rigara the Lost, Sewers: Lair

Weapons:

1hs:
Cold Steel Brand (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68435) - Ra'tuk Kjyt Gykk, Barindu
Reinforced Sandstone-Hilt Sword (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68314) - Kyv Heartpiercer, Natimbi

1hb:
Dedgerex's Flintforged Cudgel (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68419) - Dedgerex, Riwwi

1hp:
Gilded Ixt Spear (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68539) - Pxet Vzanki Kzan, Ferubi
Eyeshiv of Darkness (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68370) - Rav Tirdox Ikveok, Qinimi

2hs:
None

2hb:
Wailing Coral Staff (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68506) - Kril V'Lak, Sewers: Plant

2hp:
None

If I missed anything post it and I'll add to this list. Only single-groupable items from Gates zones - up to and including Tipt - apply.

[apolyon]

GoD is a blessing to those that capitalize on it. 80% of my server never gives it any attention, and the 20% of us that have have found everything from the gear to the xp to be phenomenal and challenging.

The xp here in places is better than anything you can find in PoP outside of very isolated VERY difficult EP camps.

[Sassinak]

Library/sticky, please!

[Fironis]

Less figuring out this stuff and more logging on and xping with me Ciae!


Firokthxla~

[Ciae Redemption]

Won't let me edit my post, so I guess I can't add anything I might have missed on my list.

[Goyan]

I was wondering if there could be another thread of two group encounters.

Lately, I have had the misforunate of having 8 people wanting to do GOD. As you know that is short for us doing sewers overall.

Thanks

[Ciae Redemption]

Should be able to do any mobs on that list that are in static zones. 8 people could crush through Ferubi.

[Quartz428]

ok i am not a warrior :) (used to be though) i am now a berserker and was wondering if you guys could tell me... is the

Votal's Ornate Blade (http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=68570)

One groupable for a 65 berseker in decent gear? (magelo is in my sig and the only item added will be my ornate boots when i get a pattern - also i will be 65 very soon :))

[Menia]

Let me phrase it: No way in hell

Drops from Zun'Muram Votal, one of the raidmobs in Ferubi (roughly an EP - difficulty raid due to his two guards, his DPS isn't too big itself, apart from his proc. Positioning and learning where you can fight him takes a try or two, to avoid leashing).

[Goyan]

I was hoping two group content. Instead of just clear random trash with 2 groups hoping for an easy named.

I suppose that does not exist in GOD, either one group or 54 man.

[Quartz428]

[QUOTE=Menia]Let me phrase it: No way in hell[QUOTE]

ROFL... hehe that works... thanks for the reply :)

[Brutul]

Nice post Ciae

[Brutonius]

First of all, nice post. :)

I have a question though. The Sash of the Yunjo's Champion is part of the BiC, past some of the non-single groupable sections, the Qinimi raid to be specific. I was wondering if the part of the quest to obtain this, Riwwi Colisseum fights, can be done seperately from the rest of the BiC quest? Also can it be done multiple times so that you can receive both the Champion's Sash and the Silvery Mesh Sash?

I'd also like to point out that five of the items that you listed in the magelo drop off of random trash mobs and are, in my experience, EXTREMELY rare. So it's not like all of these items are easily obtainable, they require alot of time and effort.

[Raunstonecutter]

Great Post! Awsome info =)

[Ciae Redemption]

Every part of the BiC quest can be done separately from the others. The only reason the order matters is that for every portion of the quest you finish, you get a gem shard. Combining the Socketed White Crystal with the gem shards in the correct order makes the BiC augment.

Sashes 9 and 10 are on the list because the 10th battle is much harder than the rest (3 unmezzable ukun + 3 mezzable aneuk) and the stats on both are very similar. I don't think the quest can be repeated to get a 9th and 10th sash.

[Octawan]

Just out of curiosity, what level does this single group need to be? In that I mean gear wise, not character level wise. For instance, could a 65 warrior in ornate gear tank these? Or what would you recommend?

[Gunnar]

Nice post great list. :)

[Mokor Leadheaad]

why the flowing agril over the other 2 cloaks with more hp/ac?

[Ciae Redemption]

I made the magelo before I made the list, so it's not quite the most hp/ac possible. I had already done the buff calculations when I saw the cloak from Vxed, that I decided a few more hp wasn't worth doing the math over again. With OoW buffs and 305 stamina though, that optimum setup would be close to 11k hitpoints.

what level does this single group need to be?

Since the zones vary so greatly in difficulty, you can progress in those zones. Qinimi is easier than Riwwi is easier than Barindu is easier than Ferubi is easier than Vxed is easier than Tipt. Sewers difficulty varies from about Riwwi to about Vxed. The real value in this lies in the fact that if Tipt or Vxed is too hard for you (or your usual group, if you have one), you can gear up in Ferubi or Barindu. If Ferubi is too hard for you, you can gear up in Riwwi or Qinimi. There's 6 other expansions worth of other upgrade paths as well, but Gates provides options everywhere from bazaar gear to post-time.

[Partha]

Wonderful post, Ciae. Hope it gets stickied in the Library.

Curious what sort of HP/AC I should shoot for tho, to have a shot in hell at PU groups, as my guild has avoided GoD like the plague. (When I quit playing to enter CoH beta, I was the only one in my guild who had bought it, and I haven't heard of any folks buying it.)

[apolyon]

Just out of curiosity, what level does this single group need to be? In that I mean gear wise, not character level wise. For instance, could a 65 warrior in ornate gear tank these? Or what would you recommend?

Depends what you are talking about ... if you have all your defensive aa's then i'd say you put up a fighting chance in the sewer trials but will have difficuly in the mountains. Ferubi is rather easy as long as you bring good crowd control and dps ... none of the monsters put out that much dps until you hit the yellow/white cons. Named, on the other hand, are quite a different story.

If you can do hard LDoN without too many problems then you should do fine in the sewer 1-4 trials. If you can do Hard LDoN very easily then you should put up at least a fighting chance in the mountains.

As always, though, a talented healer and a great group can make up for any short-comings on the gear side.

*edit- just looked at your magelo. At under 5k hps and 0 aa's you will most likely have some serious problems in GoD trials, though you still will probably do just fine in qinimi and on mini named and xp crawls through ferubi (as long as your group is good). I would shoot for another 1k hps, another 300ish ac before you delve into the trials.

[oomwarrior]

very nice post

please sticky it

[Fynepisa]

You don't even have to stop at the mountains. If you follow the progression that Ciae outlined, you will be equipped well enough to fight in KodTaz and Ikkinz and pick up even more upgrades.

[rysingsun1]

one of the most useful posts ive read in a while. must have been a lot of work to put together. thanks for the good work )

[Argin]

Very nice list, but just as a side note, I don't see Whimsey of the Masters getting used a whole lot if a warrior has, say, 4 or more PoP flags, or journal of the vagabond with good begging/alcohol tolerance skill, and a decent ldon charm aug, since you'd have to pick one charm to aug with adventurer's stone, and many people would probably aug the one with static stats, even if theyre lower that the maximum whisey stats. I'm guessing that stats reset whenever you die or get rezzed, so could be a real pain.

[Arathena]

A glance at your magelo, Partha, and I'm thinking you should probably be okay through Barindu, but you'll definitely need /discs for the nameds. It'll be a definite challenge, though. I do reasonably well in Ferubi at 5.7/1500 ish unbuffed + Full Defensive AA, but it's rough going. Of the sewers, the Crematory is the 'medium' LDoN that everyone wishes existed, and the pools and lair are somewhere above BoT but beneath the Eles, while the Purifying Plant is just an asskicker. As a warrior, I'd want 6k/1400+ AC to work with even bare minimum comfort in the Plant. I can't comment on Vxed/Tipt, other than to say that the two times I went to Vxed, I hid behind a guild warrior, and she took a royal beating at a buffed 9k/1600ish AC.

[wandor]

You don't even have to stop at the mountains. If you follow the progression that Ciae outlined, you will be equipped well enough to fight in KodTaz and Ikkinz and pick up even more upgrades.Exactly. If you follow the progression and pick up the various augs that are available, you should be able to get more gear out of the Kod'Taz trials and random named in the zone. You would pretty much max out here, but you would still be able to build a pretty stout warrior.

[Noctix]

I just want to thank Ciae for putting this list together. I'm a SK but most of the information is still applicable to me and I can piece the rest together myself. My group is still farming LDoN hards but I'm sure we will be moving on to GoD soon.

[Callon]

The difficulty in getting some GoD upgrades is the extreme rarity of drops. For instance I'd love to get that shoulder item from Ferubi but it's incredibly rare. I've done numerous grind groups there and only ever seen one drop that way. Since all meleers can use it, all 4 meleers rolled on it and I didn't win.

We also had 1 drop during a small raid there, of which I've been on half a dozen such raids.

[saniri]

Yeh the drops are extremely rare, i have been wanting the face item from Vxed trash, have done about 20 runs and over 70ish hours worth of grind in there and still havent seen it.

[Sam DeathWalker]

Ya I been killing mobs for a month with my 6 man group and have 3 items total. Have not done any named though. Just trial one sewer trash. Two of my items came from the first room and the 3rd about 3 rooms in.

Seems like you get a trash mob item every 200 kills or so, is that about in line with yur expperience.

[Moruk]

I've gotten many of the trash drops from GoD zones that I have access to, a lot of them I got fairly quickly after GoD came out. I'm pretty sure there was a nerfing of the drops across the board because we had a bunch of stuff rotting early on, but these days we dont see any drops at all.

I wouldnt want to count on those drops for my warrior these days since they are so crazy rare, I'm just glad I got them when i did.

[faederya]

is that about in line with yur expperience.

I have only seen one item in all of GoD that dropped off a trash mob in Barundi, was some bst/mnk regen bp.

Otherwise I only go after named.

Fae

[Kamidari]

Do you have to do the sewer trials in order to get into Vxed/Tipt? I always thought so, but now some stuff I've read makes me think otherwise. I'll probably go check tonight, but for now, my curiosity is killing me. ;)

[Caldron]

No you do not Kamidari

[Kamidari]

Cool, thanks. I'll have to go see if I can't get myself killed tonight then. ;)

[Kaesorn]

It's good that someone made up this list of gear. The only problem I could see is the lack of note about any rarity of the items. Obviously, if the items dropped like candy more would know about it already.

Good list, Ciae

[faederya]

Do you have to do the sewer trials in order to get into Vxed/Tipt?

You can by pass by doing the Smith Rondo event.

[Caldron]

The Smith Rondo event allows you with the addition of tipt/vxed to go to KT. You can do tipt/vxed on their own.

[Toranthaz]

I liked your post so much I "borrowed" it to make a watered down bst version :)

Gates of Discord for the non-raiding Beastlord
http://www.beastlords.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3089

[Demorgoth]

Once you've done the above progression and got into Kod/Ikkinz, you can upgrade on the lines of:

http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=1081709

Hardcore, but non-raiding warrior with a good team of non-raiding friends in the GoD era.

Interspersed with LDoN gear, ignored some of the rarer/newer drops, and bought a BoC and some buckets of crab from bazaar by selling dupes or unuseables they got along the way.

Not expecting everyone to get everything on here, but it's just an example of what's available for certain slots with a single group who've never raided.

[Plumppoopsie]

I have been extreamly lucky with the rare drops.

Got the Ferbi shoulders first week GoD went live. Got earring in Bari, without grouping there much. Got Vxed once about 3rd time doing, haven't seen since.

I am MA for a guild that JUST got elemental flaged, most of my gear is from GoD 1 group mobs. Threw on the 40HP augments, and 10ac augments to make it a tad better.

For me, Hard LDoN drops + GoD + LDoN augments will make you a very strong warrior.

[Zasrner]

Awesome list of gear! Inspiration to go to GoD zones

I dont know if i would agree on a mob that quads for 2200 a one group mob but most of that stuff looks easily obtainable (sp?).


Veteran Zasrner Razorscales
65 Torv Warrior

[korgo]

I have done pretty much the same thing. Get the raid drops that aren't availabe from grouping, then work like mad to get the upgradeable single group items.

It's very frustrating as a warrior because out side of keeping aggro lots of times you have no control over anything but aggro (and that's shakey sometimes)

So in GoD if your puller is bad....whipe
if your cleric is bad.....whipe
if your crowd control is bad..whipe
if your snarer is bad..whipe.

And oftentimes ya don't have control over who your group is unless you are the one putting them together.

[Partha]

A glance at your magelo, Partha, and I'm thinking you should probably be okay through Barindu, but you'll definitely need /discs for the nameds. It'll be a definite challenge, though. I do reasonably well in Ferubi at 5.7/1500 ish unbuffed + Full Defensive AA, but it's rough going. Of the sewers, the Crematory is the 'medium' LDoN that everyone wishes existed, and the pools and lair are somewhere above BoT but beneath the Eles, while the Purifying Plant is just an asskicker. As a warrior, I'd want 6k/1400+ AC to work with even bare minimum comfort in the Plant. I can't comment on Vxed/Tipt, other than to say that the two times I went to Vxed, I hid behind a guild warrior, and she took a royal beating at a buffed 9k/1600ish AC.

Okay, just did a group in GoD yesterday. Group was WAR/SK/DRU/SHM/BRD/ENC, the other five being solid EPish geared toons. The only Magelo I can find of them is the Bard's (http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=893852) . The rest of the group is similarly geared/AA'd, I believe.

(Of course, they went to Purifying Plant.) :eek:

With this group, I was able to tank trash mobs just fine, which surprised me greatly, given what I've heard about GoD. Mobs tended to hit in the 700-950 range max, which compares with Hard LDoN to me. Sadly, we were not able to attempt the named, due to the Druid's untimely death in a bad spot, followed by time constraints with other folks in the group. All in all, though, it was highly educational. The SK was originally tanking, then they had me take over while he was AFK for a few mobs. I'm sure I would not have done nearly as well with a lesser geared group, however.

[Wuglie]

I have returned back to EQ after a long break. I am wanting to know if my current setup is sufficient enough to tank trash mobs for the exp as well as what named mobs might I be able to tank while using Disc. I currently have a cleric and BL that group with me on a regular basis with similar gear and aa's.

Also, what GoD zone or zones would you recommend for me to try to get my feet wet in?

My Gear and AA's: http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=206416

[Kaesorn]

Iv'e got a question. Where do those Stone Shard of Fortitude augs drop? (The non-lore 25hp ones)

Also, the Chunk of Hardened Slime? (30hp type 7 one? ear range finger?)

[Ejryu]

I think they drop off some named ghosts in Natimbi....I think.

[Kaesorn]

Because I was really curious, I decided to see how high a casual player could get without raiding, using both LDoN and GoD since LDoN is considered a godsend for non-raiders. I was surprised to see just how high they could go.

First off, this is based on the idea that everything listed in Ciae's list can indeed be gotten by one group without raiding. I'm hoping Haas can prove that right or wrong.

I went ahead and stuck the Adventurer's stone to 100%, since I'm getting the max capable stats.

Maxed out hp AAs, added augs. Here's the Magelo (http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=1034967). ~8k hp unbuffed is pretty darn nice. You can even get slightly higher if you get some Velium Gemmed weapons instead (less agro procs though), or decide to raid small bit and try to pick up a Cipher of Veeshan. I think the GBoS can be one-grouped by now.

I couldn't think of a better helm (other than Rallos Helm). Ciae listed the Miremuck one, but since I don't know for sure where it's gotten I left it off. I know Iksars have higher AC than others, so you might want to adjust for that (I think it's 50ac? I like Iksars, so I used one) With a clicky bramblecoat, you can get this guy's AC up to over 1700 (maybe mid 1600s on others). I chose the AC augs from LDoN for those slots also, instead of just looking for highest hp.

Maybe someone can suggest some better items for a LDoN/GoD hybrid? I'm not going pure hp, but high hp with a good AC as well.

[Fynepisa]

Well, it includes items that are outside of GoD, but I actually don't raid and have aquired everything through bazaar/ldon/GoD (see side magelo). If you include KT/Ikkinz, you can do very well, and if you can beat tipt for the bracer than you should be able to get the KT/Ikkinz stuff with a little work. Also, there are some alternate profiles on my profile that are even better that simply have more of the named and trash drops from GoD.

[Ciae Redemption]

Stone Shard of Fortitude is from one of the Pixxt named in Qinimi. I've killed it solo before, hits for around 600. There are two 30hp augs (ear range finger) that I know of, one from Barindu named and one from sewers. It's been a while and I don't xp anymore, so I don't remember which the Chunk of Hardened Slime is from.

The aug you're thinking of Ejryu is Faceted Gem of Might, 20hp type7 non-lore augment from Tumia Lehio in Natimbi, same slots as the Stone Shard of Fortitude.

[Oulurok]

Hey, haven't been playing my warrior much lately since my first raiding guild disolved. I got in OoW beta and made a beta buffed warrior and was impressed with his ability with Ornate. He's got 8k unbuffed at level 70 and I was like damn, I want this on live so I been playing warrior again a little.

It's been my experience so far that GoD groups want 9k unbuffed warriors on my server. I am FAR from this. I did get into one GoD group, consisting of all people that weren't experienced in GoD. We made it to Qin and did one of the sepwers that someone recomended. We didn't even get to the second room.

I'm working on maxing my defensive aa's, 82 atm, up to LR2 or 3, I forget. Hopefully one day I will be able to get groups in GoD for some nice upgrades, for now I am exping in BoT. I am Tactics falgged and would love groups there but no does groups there which is sad, cause it's a great zone for exp. Trying to finish Sol Ro flag but I get very frustrated at the low discipline level and disorganisation of Pick Up raids. One day. :mad:

[Kaesorn]

Okay, they have the shard listed in Allakhazam, but not Lucy. It's Pixtt Krakt Ticov.

[Khumak]

Great post, although I think casual gamers who jump right into GoD expecting to skip straight to KT/Ikkinz are going to be sorely disappointed. Ikkinz trials are still hard with time gear. It's doable without raiding but it damned sure won't be easy. I think for most casuals the list should basically stop at KT and yxxta single group stuff. A non raider would have to be VERY motivated to get much farther before OOW.

[Kendolekk]

I ventured into GoD today, for the first serious effort I have given it myself.

I 4 box my Warrior, Cleric, Chanter, and Monk. I have the basics, but it's utility I lack. For the longest time, I wrote off GoD due to the inconvenience of it all. The run there sucks, I lack utility of things such as snare, evac, group invis, etc. After today, I'll learn to deal with the convenience issue.

I marched into Barindu today, and went for the Sewers. From what I read, Plant hit the hardest, but things were single pullable, and didn't run. I'd like to think I'm a solid tank, so I decided this trial would be my best bet. Originally, I figured I'd just go in, see if I could stay alive, and after that see if I could get some reasonable XP. I got in, and I was surprised that once slowed, the mobs were cake at best. The only death I had occured when the chanter got agro and died on tash. I went on to tank it unslowed and live just fine, regardless.

After a half an hour or so (yea, my dps is somewhat lacking) the named spawn. Kri V'lak, to be specific. I figured "What the hell? The mask is nice, and my monk could use the staff." Now, I really had no hopes of actually making it to the named. From what I hear, most people just invis/paci to the named. I can't do this. Lack of group invis, and the fact that I have to move 4 characters at once just doesn't appeal to me. I decided that I had the time, and could use the XP, so I cleared to the named. Surprisingly, the only trouble I had was the unslowable abandoned workers. They hit like mack trucks.

All went well, and I got to and killed the named no problem. The whole deal, including the run to Barindu (see invis mob cause a death otw), took me roughly 3 hours. Now, 3 hours for the 1 or so AA didn't seem amazing, but the fun I had, combined with the chance of loot (Kri V'lak dropped chains arms, which rotted), and the XP, made it worth it in the end.

I'll definately be going back, and once I figure out how to reliably deal with mobs that flee, I will be headed to lair for a few items I need. My only regrets about GoD, is I didn't explore it sooner.

[Gobsmash Emgood]

2 things that can help fleeing mobs are haveing a snare weapon off handed on warrior or the monk and haveing your cleric ready to assist your warrior and cast a stun or 2 and or root. Unless I am mistaken all mobs that run can be rooted and snared.

[NinjaBurger]

(Kri V'lak dropped chains arms, which rotted), and the XP, made it worth it in the end.


I solo'd Kril 4 times when the uh....."feature" was in, and he dropped no chain arms =(

BiC part-staff-staff-staff!