My level 65 druid friend and I, lvl 65 Enchanter fight the piglet all the time and have gotten 5 or 6 of these earrings. It usually sales for about 15K. The piglet is easy as long as you get him when he is not in a cluster of other Stampeding Boars. He is an easy kill and doesn't summon as long as he is alone. The shield drops the most, the earring the second most, and we got the sword for the first time earlier today after killing him about 15 times, so it seems to be a more rare drop. The stampedes are also seemingly random, so it is hard to predict when to expect him to pop. I hope this info helps any aspring piglet hunters!
Paid 14K on Povar for this (I saw it for 16K and 15K too, at the same time; I chose the lowest price!). It's way better than the Owlbear Claw Earring I had on before it.
You can find these in Bazaar for about 17k and buy off of people selling them that are hard up for down to 8k. Luclin seems to be lower in price on some things than the rest of EQ.
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Posted:Aug 20 2003 at 8:25 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Won this last night on povar, killed piglet once,spawned 3 times, 1st one piglet was in middle,resisted root,necro died, second time,he was at end,ench tashed then rooted, got earring, third time was in middle,necro got /pwned again..
All I can say is that I love this earring.. I bought one for my warrior for 9k on Rodcet last night. I know it's missing stamina but the hitpoints make up for it and I really needed those other stats as well! It's nice seeing these items coming down in price :)
I, for one, would treasure this earring. Grant you, I am a Ranger, but even for a plate class like a pally this is still great. True to Sony's nature, most good stat items either have high STA, or have high boosts to the other 3 stats, but rarely will you see STA mixed in with other stats in such high quantities. Sony seems to prefer to keep lumping items into either the "offensive melee" or "defensive melee" categories.
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Posted:Jun 01 2003 at 9:27 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) man wtf is up with prices in this game, christ this earing is 50k but a iron screaming earing is 75k yet this is clearly better, what the hell are ppl thinking anymore i swear prices are jacked for earing an ring slot... oh well
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Posted:Mar 31 2003 at 4:42 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) haha stats mean jack $hit? jacka$$~~! ALL stats ARE important depending on your class. sta just happens to be the most universal b/c everyone needs hp or they in mobs AEs. lets break this down since you cant pass your own iq test. IF you are a damage dealing class (ranger/rogue/ect.) then STR dex ASWELL AS sta and HP are EXTREMELY important.your put there to do damage so you want to be able to AS MUCH damage as possible as effecently as possible. if you a tanking class(pal. sk. war.) then str dex isnt as important to you however sta and HP items are your vise. this is simple. if stats werent important then they wouldnt be in the game.
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Posted:Mar 31 2003 at 6:20 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Completely and totally wrong. Drive through please. Other morons are waiting to pass through.
Anyone know how rare this is or care to speculate at a value? I know that I have only seen one for sale on Tarrew Marr and I asked some friends who spend their lives in the bazaar and they had never seen one before so I do not think it is sold very often. I picked one up for a friend but play a caster as a main and might trade it for some better caster gear. I payed 15kpp for it but I think that is pretty close to stealing it.
I do not know the normal drop rate, but we have had one drop in each of our last two visits to the Pit.
I think we killed the Piglet 4 times the second vist, a few more the first visit. Total draops were a blade, 3 or 4 specs, and 2 earrings. Oh and this is FUN!
Great earring to increase damage for a lot of classes. I will likely always equip it with the possible exception of mobs that resist the increased taps I get with the dex - then back to a slightly higher HP one. Gratz to anyone lucky enough to grab one.
We don't care if it is a good earring or not, depend mainly on your guild and equipment... All I want to see in this page, is INFOS, who drop it ? how rare ? etc..
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Posted:Mar 11 2003 at 12:16 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) depending on what lvl your twink is and what stats he needs this isnt owned by any of those
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Posted:Mar 11 2003 at 3:35 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) With a recommended level of 56 this probably is not the best item to twink with ... the same can be said for all those other earrings as well though, heh.
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Posted:Mar 10 2003 at 9:03 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) the best melee usable earring i've ever seen
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Posted:Mar 10 2003 at 10:43 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) 50hp and 0 stamina...yeah there are tons better, this one isnt bad though.
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Posted:Mar 11 2003 at 3:03 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) dont forget compared to all the onyx earings he has seen this is way uber and i wouldnt mind it though your correct i am in need of sta
all of those earrings have better HP, but otherwise, I can't agree that they are superior. An earring with +45 to 3 of the 4 most important stats to a melee--particularly an offensive melee since this earring has no STA--is a tough thing to find.
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Posted:Mar 12 2003 at 3:50 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) IQ check on Iinas, please. Hmm... reports says it came back as none. Stats mean jack and $hit. If you're a melee, you need STA and HP.
IQ check on Ianas? Looks like you could use one yourself. You're saying that priests don't need wis, and casters don't need int? This is news to me..... Melee need stats also, why would they put stats in the game if they meant jack ****? Your right when you say melee need sta and hp, but don't go parading around flaming some guy and making yourself look stupid.
Rangers, rogues, monks would pick this one for str dex agi. Those are melee classes. They need those stats. And another thing: Allakhazam REALLY don't need another flamer, please go away!
All classes need HP's, yes, but there are other stats for GOOD reasons!! Str, Agil, and Dex, all help your combat skills, being your ability to hit more often,get hit less and do more damage. If you can kill a critter fast, you will be hit less because it's DEAD so the HP's are a little less imortant because you are a more efficient killer. ONLY adding Sta and HP's instead of these stats as well is a poor choice because if you are less efficient at killing then you'll need those HP's even more.
I say you actually need ALL the stats and should opt for a good balance of each. This earring helps with that. Since we all have 2 ears, balance your head with a good Sta & HP earring on the OTHER ear. =)