As an aside I wouldn't mind if they made all dropped items no drop.
Farming would be no more. Everyone would earn their own items. THis
way there would be little trouble with lvl 50's coming blitzing through
dungeons. It still would happen (if they needed a certain item for
themself), but would not be common.

This is coming from a player who has benefited greatly from (re)starting
the game late in the cycle, thus having equipment well beyond my level
capability. (I am a 17 bard is as much bronze as I can wear, BS mantle,
fs spear, dwarven mace, tent whipe, jagged bands). I would not mind
giving that all up for banded/lether a combine sword (which I've made
plently of money to buy had I wanted one)... In fact sometime i think I
should have started on a new server since I wouldn't have the option to
get this stuff...
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We now return to the non-stop rock.

Matt DeBarger