Scythe of the Shadowed Soul  

 

If a person applied themselves to obtaining a college degree, it would take less time and effort than acquiring an epic item. I just hate to see kids wasting their live chasing something that isn't real and will do them no good.

I don't see me ever doing this quest. Reward is just not worth the pain of trying to fight with other necros to get loot out of all 3 old world planes. Really not fair that some epic 1.0's are so much harder then others. I mean my Druid practically could solo 90% of his epic, but Necro you depend on full fledge raids for several parts.

If it had a better clicky Id be more interested in it.

Is it because the SS are old that it doesn't list Froglok's as a compatible race? Or is it because Frogs can't wear this? Maybe they get a different one if they complete the quest, I don't know. I'd like to know, send a reply to runicaldeva@hotmail.com or online at SOE.Everquest.nameless.Deathcap or however the format is for in game character emails. Thx!

Deathcap

Anyone have any tips on the chardok phase of this quest, like how many people to bring to the fight what lvl the mob is stuff like that, anything would help thanks.

Anyone have any info on them yet?

First of all, I just want to say I don't think it looks all that bad. A skull on a stick is a pretty nice way of saying, "I like dead things". Sure the skull could use some horns or something to make it look more like the dragon it's supposed to be, but the next time you have a chance, seriously examine it.. It's actually pretty neat.

Secondly, it has hp and mana as opposed to the z. heart, and the overall stats are still better. I don't care so much about the int as i'm maxxed, but the resists are nice.

Thirdly, I'll agree, they could have given it a better effect. I'm glad they stuck with a dot type effect though, that fits our class a little better. Although the effect ideas i read earlier were good, it needs something thats universal and pet based effects are not because there are plenty of cases you may not be able to use a pet. So narrowing down the types of effects this item should have, I think a lifetap would be a waste. I always use my lifetap over time spells, only lifetaps in emergencies. For direct damage I use hard nukes. I still say a dot is a better choice for the effect.

I think a good tap-over-time would have been a nice effect. Definately useful because they are unresistable. I guess what it boils down to for me is all of my snares get resisted easily. The epic snare seems just as reliable as the others, however instill and immobilize seem to be resisted less often than the others. Darkness spells have a freaking long cast time and use a lot of mana already, so in my opinion the snare/ dot effect of this is much more useful than people give it credit for. Reguardless of the low damage, its still mana-less and therefore useful in raids if it can stick. Like someone mentioned earlier too, we're the last guy to get picked for the team, so soloing is our thing. Just my 2cp

61 necro
tarew marr

Shouldn't a "scythe" be a slashing weapon? 8)

I see that the effect has changed from 9 sec cast time to instant. Can someone confirm/deny this please?

Havent finished it yet but i can taste the epic ducky already, only reason im posting is because as i scrolled thro i read nothing but ******** and whining and the dates are in 04...check it out, epics, are OLD, HELLA OLD. Yea there's gonna be alot of junk out there thats better stat ups bla bla bla, does it really matter? Check this little peice of logic out, if you think the great Quack Attack Stick is a POS then DONT DO THE GODDAMM QUEST! its really that simple. As for me the new necro on the block, I cant wait to get this badass new toy :) WUUWUU

****** Rangrr Grrl of TP

Just wondering if there are any augmentation slots on this now with ldon out? Might make this a little more of a priority to get, lol.



Edited, Mon Feb 23 13:26:27 2004

I don't get what the fuzz is all about. So we didn't get the überest epic in the game, OMG, someone kill somebody at SoE, please..!!!

Seriously though... I haven't got the epic yet, as I prioritize other matters, but here's how I see it;

We necros are THE most self-sufficient class in the game. This versatility comes at a price how-ever. At many stages of our journey to the top, we find ourselves alone, the last kid to be picked for the team. My point is, we are in our ace when we act alone. And that is where this item comes in so very handy.

This is a free snare/dot, saving you +/- 10% mana per cast ( and you need to snare...) Soloing in the 50's takes time, so you might want to cast it twice. Thats 20% mana per kill, and as all necros ought to know, mana is health and time. The 20% could be saved, allowing you to go straight to the next kill, or spent on cheaper, more effective DoTs. With this gadget you should be able to solo reds, or at least yellows, given the right location.


So why are you complaining over a lvl 50+ free clicky spell? And with stats to boot? Sure, you get better gear from planar raids, but let's get there first, eh? And if all you whant is to play the cool scary guy with über l33t loot, blasting away in a group, then why did you choose to be a necro? Almost everyhing we do, someone else does better. The difference is, we do it all, and we don't need the rest of em to do it...

Ok, call me a bitter necro but WTF is this POS? Why would you want a low lvl spell(only slightly higher than 49 CD IMO) on a stick? And lower than I can get with CD and Book of the Lost City (BA3).

Grab a Zheart for the same stats and cast your own spells on things, CD is faster than 9 seconds anyway and realistic - you will be 59 soon if you arent already use Devouring Darkness, more damage, faster cast and oh yeah, you dont even have to be near the mob.

Every casters epic seems better, I mean cleric is basically 56 rez on a stick(have you seen one use it after a raid wipe?), why isnt ours something like Coc(56) or Mindwrack(58) or if thats too high Deflux on a sitck or even drain soul.

Sorry but this is one necro that thinks this thing should be stuck in the garage like the hockey stick it resembles.

And you wonder why its ultrarare, cause no one wants IT! BOOOOOOOO


And do I have it no. Will I get it, only if I am a 65 with about 6million AA and bored to death. Have I tried it, yes. Played on the betaserver with 65 nec with this, I put it back in his bag in the bank.

Edited, Wed Jan 21 16:09:04 2004