Deepwater Breastplate  

 

Looks like it's been changed.

Now has a "55 second reuse timer Type 2" on it.

Guessing this is to stop people from spam healing with it.

Also,

Can anyone confirm if it still consumes a jasper seeing as how the spell version no longer does.

I'm still thinking i'm going to pick one up for my pally.

Price is 10-15k as of June 27th, 2005

Ok, with the new armor tinting ability, what values do you have to enter to get a gold tint?

Just to make things clear, this does heal, I've got one and use it to heal myself. When you first use the effect you get the buff, every time thereafter you get a heal, It heals me for around 275 hp's. It is fairly slow to cast, about 2.5 times slower than greater healing. Just one thing to be aware of is, if you have a Symbol buff higher than Pinzarn then it doesn't heal, so when you get to the level with the next symbnol buff above Pinzarn then it's a waste of time unless you don't take the advantage of the new spell. I wish I had this from a lower level, it's the ultimate Pally twink, especially as KEI is now just for 45+.

I have to agree with Mastikor.

I'm currently wearing a full set of DW after being hit by the "pretty gold armour" bug way back in my early 20's.

Number of points to make about DW:

1) Other than the bp and greaves no slot has stat plusses or saves. This is a real waste of slots.

2) Most of the spell effects are low level spells that are superceded a few levels after this gear starts to proc. Cancel Magic and Soothe... why bother? Endure Magic is useful as is Spirit Strength. To be fair though, unless you have no friends or aren't in a guild, at the level this stuff procs you'll be with people who can buff you far better than this stuff can.

3) The right-click effects take an eternity to cast. Stun is useless in combat due to its casting time. Symbol and Daring are painfully slow.

4) Although the AC on this stuff is high, there is better. And for the sake of losing a few points of AC you can gain much needed stat plusses and saves.

5) Unless I am wrong, spells cast by mobs ignore AC anyway. A point evidenced by a duel I had with a friend in the Arena the other night. His druid rooted me and blew seven shades out of me. I survived due to my remaining slots being taken up with hp plus items but to be fair, my saves are diabolical due to the lack of open slots for any resist gear.

6) As for soloing, at 50+ most of the mobs that appear dark blue to you can pretty much tear you a new one at least 50% of the time. You really notice the lack of Str, Sta, HP, and Save bonuses at this level when you go toe to toe with a mob. Yes, you have a high AC, however, the mobs at this level have no problem hitting you and it's usually in the 100's. While you're chipping away at them due to a crappy strength you're watching your feeble hp's drain as they blast you with spells you can't resist.

Ultimately, this gear looks good and impresses the noobs but functionally you are far better off with cultural armour or piecemeal gear in my opinion. Replace the guantlets with crystal chitin ones. Instant +4 to AC, +10 Str and 35 mana. Lose the DW vambs and replace again with crystal chitin gear for -3 AC (negated by gauntlets plus), Str/Sta +5 and hp's +10. So for the sake two duff spell effects, you've gained 1AC, +15 Str, +5 Sta, 35 mana and 10 hp's.

Okay, so you don't look like a gleaming golden hero anymore but I don't think you have to be a brain surgeon to work out the advantages of losing this gear. Or at least using the best bits for piecemeal armour.

Edited, Tue Sep 3 09:13:49 2002

hey maskitor stfu, nobody said you had to wear a dw bp to a raid. Paladins dont tank main bosses in high end anyway. AC is very important when exping, it makes or breaks the tank. so stfu n get off yer high horse.

I picked up one of these for about 34k from a guildie. Was a great deal for me, at the time put me in full deepwater, massive ac but the stats were lacking so I went with some Crystal Chitin stuff.
The Deepwater Bp clicks for healing while soloing makes the downtime next to nothing, and really it costs almost nothing 300pp or so for a bag full. I use em like candy and I still have plenty of cash to use for new gear. For me the question of using this to heal or not because of the price, I say its worth it. I use it all the time.


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This bp rocks, have mine, as well as dw arms, helm, boots and legs and I am set until I can complete my Velious quest armor. A 50+ paladin can wear a suit of Deepwater and not be a laughing stock. The ac is great, and the effects on these own, especially the legs, with Spirit Strength (about +18 str). It is my opinion that anyone who says this armor has crap really has not looked at all the others out there. Everyone would love to have the items dropped in Luclin, but honestly, how many guilds can take down High Iquisitor Seru or the High Priest of Ssra? Not many. Thankfully I did not have to buy the bp or legs, but if I had, the pp would have been well spent.

deethleech, one thing you have to learn is that most click items still use gems. the deep water item still needs its jasper, just as a chanters robe for rune needs it. so learn the item, my friend has one and still uses the jasper for it!!

Edited, Sun Jun 30 04:31:55 2002