Armor upgrades: when and why

wgregory87

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

North Vancouver

TYSN

Mo/W

I'm an elementalist/mesmer and a necromancer/elementalist

Anyways I've bought all of the best armors from corwen in Ascalon and I'm wondering how long I'm going to be going until I find another place to get better armor?

My E/Me just came to future and is only like level 7 while my N/E is level 9, just a little bit further ahead but I think I'm sticking with my E/Me.

wgregory87

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

North Vancouver

TYSN

Mo/W

Also, are there any collectors in post-searing that I would have access to this early that sell any decent armor? Most collectors seem to give garbage

and one more question:
Why do I keep getting these Focus Items +6energy (req 5 healing prayers). It seems like every quest I go on I come back with 1 or 2 of these. I end up selling them but I hope I'm not doing something stupid. I just can't figure out why all these quests give them out.

trackxyj

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

I upgrade armor of all my 3 toons at ... crap, forgot the name. the place before Augury rock, when they are level 17 to 19ish.

trackxyj

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by wgregory87
Also, are there any collectors in post-searing that I would have access to this early that sell any decent armor? Most collectors seem to give garbage

and one more question:
Why do I keep getting these Focus Items +6energy (req 5 healing prayers). It seems like every quest I go on I come back with 1 or 2 of these. I end up selling them but I hope I'm not doing something stupid. I just can't figure out why all these quests give them out.
ye, there are collectors everywhere. you should read www.guildwarsguru.com and check the collector listed on homepage on 5/24/2005 and ...

Wait! this is guildswarguru forum.

Corwin_Andros

Corwin_Andros

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Florida

Wayward Wanderers

W/E

I usually by the best they have to offer in Ascalon City. Occasionally I might get a minor upgrade at either Yaks Bend or Lions Arch. Usually the next decent jump is in Ventari's Refuge. After that, Droknar's Forge.

THat's the pattern I folloed with my Warrior and also following with my Mesmer and Ranger.

One word of caution about collectors.. Later on after Lion's Arch you will find collectors that have decent armor for trade. It's a good way to get new armor without the cost of buying it. THe only problem is that it is not salvagable at the moment ( not sure if this is a bug or intentional) and so you have exactly NO chance of salvaging any runes out of "collected" armor.

dansamy

Chasing Dragons

Join Date: May 2005

Lost in La-La Land

LFGuild

Mo/Me

I skipped the armor in Ventari's and got AL 51 from the collectors. I could also get AL 60 from the collectors if I wanted, but I've decided to hold until Droknar's. As I understand it, AL 60 is the highest rating available for me Ele.

wgregory87

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

North Vancouver

TYSN

Mo/W

once again thanks for the help.