1) its a back item, not shoulder.
2) its haste is over 2x that of a fbss (35% v 15%)
as far as HP or mana items being useless, that is just the opposite. since
stats don't do as much as we thought, ac and +hp items are the most
important thing for melee classes now. hard to find a smart melee class not
wearing two 5ac 55hp rings. even i wear them now. and ask any caster with
over 200 int or wis, everything else is filled with +mana items. if you
don't have a CoF, the hooded black cloak is what everyone wants for its nice
AC, +str, and +hp. these things are going for 17k+ now on my server. it's
the new cloak of shadows so to speak, as that used to go for a ton when
people thought dex was important for hitting (as opposed to only procing).
while maybe not spectacular, the cloak of flames has nice AC, nice hp boost,
and highest haste item other than the massively rare monk only rakusha cloak
off inno (55%). i think it is more than worthy for a nag loot.
Shada Powa, L50 Wood Elf Bard
Tyria Sarkin, L41 High Elf Wizard
<Afterlife> Mithaniel Marr Server
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
>
> Take a look at this item:
>
> Cloak of Flames (off Lord Nagafen)
>
> AC 10 Dex +9 Agi +9 HP: +50 sv FIRE +15
> Effect: Haste
> WT: 0.1
> All/All
>
> Ok, so here we have an item that drops off one of the hardest
> mobs in the
> game. It should be a pretty good item. AC 10 for a shoulder
> slot item is
> 'ok' (crafted pauldrons is better; even crested is better).
> Dex/Agi +9 would
> be damn nice if those stats did anything. HP +50 <cough> what
> is the HP buff
> from a Bloodstone symbol? Jasper? Peridot? And Sv FIRE + 15
> is damn nice but
> were they thinking this will be usefull for camping Naggy?
> You need the
> Fire resist before you take Naggy not after <sheesh> And
> Haste is damn nice
> effect no matter what.
>
> It's like they had some idea about dex/agi/str etc all being
> meaningful but
> somehow lost something along the way. Any item boosters they
> give to HP or
> Mana are all jokes.