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Message ID: 17925
Date: Mon Apr 17 23:05:37 BST 2000
Author: Kevin L. Crawford
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Speaking of lower levels...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Heskett" <tarkin@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 5:50 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Speaking of lower levels...
> the worst orders are the ones where you ask 20 times "are you SURE you
want
> a gorget? a spiked collar would probably be a lot better and cost as much"
> they reply "sure sure, full suit"
>
> then an hour later running back and forth from misty thicket to HH because
> you're making small and you run to EC and finally show up after a bunch of
> impatient tells and he says "Oh! i just need a tunic, legs and cloak now.
> how much for those 3?"
>
> hehe ulcers coming back to me from this. i charge 1000pp to make a full
> suit of banded now. very effectively tells people i've hung up my
> sledgehammer.
>
> but there is something to be said for being able to create actual armor
> (that isn't half bad) from your own hands.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reeves, Patrick W [mailto:pwr3@...]
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 2:59 PM
> To: 'eqbards@egroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Speaking of lower levels...
>
>
> As a Master Smith on the Karana server it is just not worth my time or
> effort to make and sell Banded anymore. As most people are not willing to
> pay enough to make it worth while. That combined with too many flakey
> customers, last 2 people who wanted a complete set flaked on me after I
had
> made it, have led me to stop making banded for sale. The only time I make
> it now is for friends that need it.
>
> Rokenn
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bill Costlow [mailto:atlatyl@...]
> > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 11:55 AM
> > To: eqbards@egroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [eqbards] Speaking of lower levels...
> >
> >
> > I don't know about banded being unprofitable...Shamans
> > need it for totemic armor and there are usually a few
> > people making it, I think it's rare because the skill
> > required to make the stuff takes a long time to build.
> >
> > I got most of my bronze (just upgraded) from a 43rd
> > lvl magician camping Einhorst in the Barb village in
> > WK.
> >
> > But up until this week I had a full set of banded.
> >
> > WK might be a good place to buy bronze cheap since
> > it's so heavy and Einhorst apparently drops quite a
> > bit of it.
> >
> > Tyunes of Rodcet Nife
> >
> > --- Papa Legba <legba@...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dragoon Dirk
> > > > Shining Star of Light
> > > > Avenger's Battleaxe
> > > > Mistmoore Battledrums
> > > > Banded armour (and what level should we upgrade to
> > > bronze)
> > >
> > > Dragoon Dirk: 40P
> > > Banded Armor is usually less than 1P per AC. Bronze
> > > is normally 1+ a
> > > bit per AC.
> > > If you can carry it, skip banded and go right to
> > > bronze. Its cheap
> > > enough now, and no one makes banded anymore (since
> > > its so unprofitable)
> > >
> > > --
> > > We now return to the non-stop rock.
> > >
> > > Matt DeBarger
> > >
> >
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