If its any comfort for you i've never paid over 20pp for a stone, except the
first one i paid 70 for cause i was desperate.... most of the stones i've
gotten for 15pp. i've had a few whine that it worth way more then that, but
i just laughed at them and wished em luck...
Minkin
Sol Ro
Lev 36 questing fool
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel P. Sniderman [SMTP:fuzzbone@...]
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 11:08 PM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] AC Dilemma
>
> From: "Daniel P. Sniderman" <fuzzbone@...>
>
> A week ago I had a guy auctioning a stone. I offered 30. He said I was
> insane - that they were "worth 100". I try to explain simple economics -
> that item is worth what people are willing to pay for it. I was willing
> to
> pay no more than 100pp. He launched into a diatribe about how difficult
> it
> would be for me to kill a Hill Giant at my level (I was 25 at the time -
> he
> was 35).
>
> I said fine - and if someone else would pay 100 - then good for them. I
> don't know whether he found a bard who paid the 100 or not. I expect he
> did. Probably the kind of bard I got into an argument with last night.
> He
> never twisted songs. And only played Jig of Vigor - never Hymn between
> battles. He insisted it increased mana recovery by 10-15 percent. When I
> told it didn't he laughed and said "That old rumor". He insisted that he
> tested it and it did work...
> Interestingly enough - one of my guildmates - a 28 cleric insisted that it
> did speed his mana recovery. This guy lives in bumblef*** Wisconsin and
> goes linkdead on average once every 30-45 minutes. PL was bad for me last
> night for me (I have DSL and usually get really good connectivity) - and
> given the quality of his connection - I would assume he gets REALLY bad
> PL.
> It wouldn't surprise me if Jig does help with refresh in these cases...
>
> Slyde
>
> PS by bumblef* Wisconsin I don't mean to denigrate Wisconsin as a whole -
> but do have to point out that the Packers lost to the Bears yesterday (:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jared J. Zdrojowy <jzdro@...>
> To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 5:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] AC Dilemma
>
>
> > From: "Jared J. Zdrojowy" <jzdro@...>
> >
> > I got a Lambent Stone yesterday for 30PP. His original auction was for
> > 100PP. All you have to do is put them in thier place. =) It also helps
> if
> > you're the only Bard in the zone. I may take your suggestions and head
> to
> > Perma and Guk and see if I can get some looting rights =).
> >
> > Alynae Shadowdancer
> > 21St Song, Povar
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James C. French <condra@...>
> > To: eqbards@onelist.com <eqbards@onelist.com>
> > Date: Monday, November 08, 1999 3:09 PM
> > Subject: Re: [eqbards] AC Dilemma
> >
> >
> > >From: "James C. French" <condra@...>
> > >
> > >I got lambert greves at 23. Use your invise song and hit guk and perma
> to
> > >get shin and icy greves respectively if you spend some time ~ 2 hour
> in
> > >both dungons for me you can reqest looting rights for the armor. As it
> is
> > >lore and heavy it is bad loot to most of the casters hunting there and
> thay
> > >willing let you loot and watch your back. Good luck to you you will
> need
> > 110
> > >pp to by gems to do quest. Maybe another 100 pp if you buy your
> lambert.
> > >Lambert stones are acutiong around 100 pp ( i will not pay that im to
> > >cheep )
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Daniel P. Sniderman <fuzzbone@...>
> > >To: EQ Bards <eqbards@onelist.com>
> > >Date: Monday, November 08, 1999 12:05 AM
> > >Subject: [eqbards] AC Dilemma
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "Daniel P. Sniderman" <fuzzbone@...>
> > >>
> > >> Call me indecisive - but money accumulates in my bank - cause I
> can
> > >never decide what to spend it on. I have in the neighborhood of 850pp.
> > I'm
> > >not too thrilled with my armor. Mostly some banded still a lot of
> barbed,
> > >etc. A few pieces of bronze. I'm at level 26 btw - so I'm almost at
> the
> > >point where I can think about questing for Lambent.
> > >>
> > >> But anyway - I got to the armor store in E Freeport and look at
> the
> > >Steel Plate. I notice that they mostly offer 1 or 2 AC points above
> the
> > >equivalent banded. Same as Bronze with a small weight saving.
> Question
> > >is - is it worth it? How important is one or two AC points? How
> important
> > >is 2 or 3 but giving up STR or whatever bonuses. I have Blackened Iron
> > >Shoulders. It says "Magic Item". What does this actually provide? Is
> the
> > >Steel Pauldron the equivalent? Pretty annoying you can't tell without
> > >buying and then you can sell it at a fraction of what you pay for it if
> you
> > >make a mistake (obviously forcing you to check website like
> EQualizer...
> > >>
> > >> Anyone have any other suggestions on what to spend money on? For
> > weaps
> > >I'm using Dirk and Barbed Leather Whip.
> > >>
> > >>Thanks!
> > >>
> > >>Slyde
> > >>
> > >>
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