View Full Forums : Elders Armbands of Ro vs Rowyls Metal Armguards


Tils
10-12-2002, 06:17 PM
ok so if you had both of these...which would you pick and why?

Rowyls Metal Armguards
AC45
Str 5 Wis 15 Mana 75
All SV 15
weight 7

Elders Armbands of Ro
AC23
Str 10 Sta 15 Wis 15 Agi 10 HP 80 Mana 110
SV FR 20 SV CR 15 SV PR 15
Effect Ros Shadowed Flame (8 sec cast) ...basically Disjunction without the damage part.
Weight 0.2


Im curious if you would pick the more HP over the AC...and willing to lose some resists. Also the Elders have more mana.

So which would it be?

Tils

Delowen
10-12-2002, 07:26 PM
Elders Armbands of Ro By far almost no contest for me. AC for a druid isnt a big deal you get summoned and have too much agro you are dead anyway. The stats on the Elders armband and 100x better than the Rowyls, 110mana, 80HP and the effect is very nice can use it on mobs that are mezed and not worry about breaking mez or on mobs that are rooted in place and not worry about getting summoned.

Kinare
10-13-2002, 03:04 AM
Definitely would go with Elders armbands of ro. Rowysl are nice, but merely a status symbol now really (at least imho).

Trevize
10-13-2002, 09:46 AM
Elders by a long shot.

Rowyls quickly became a distant 3rd or 4th maybe even 5th with the stuff available from VT.

Nimphe Wildwood
10-14-2002, 05:54 AM
Elders for sure.

Alyn Cross
10-14-2002, 01:27 PM
elders....

nimphe can't spell! /cackle

alyn cross
riding insanity
povar

Nimphe Wildwood
10-14-2002, 02:03 PM
Umm what spelling error did you say? *blushes*

Remind me to give you hugs next time I see ya.

Haro the Battlemaster
10-14-2002, 02:10 PM
I was always like mad to get Rowyls, but that changed the day I saw the Elder's Armband. The effect also saves me a spell slot. Great item.

Geaweas
10-14-2002, 03:11 PM
or you could go for the more common armguards of piety

Kenuon
10-14-2002, 05:51 PM
If I had both, I'd use elders normally and swap in rowyls for resist gear for plane of disease or where ever bertox lives.

--
Kenuon Windrunner

Tilien Venator
10-15-2002, 12:43 AM
#1 Elder's Armbands of Ro: Wt 0.20. +23 AC, +10 Str, +15 Sta, +10 Agi, +15 Wis, +20 vsFire, +15 vsCold, +15 vsPos, +80 HP, +110 Mana, LORE MAGIC NODROP Effect of Ro's Shadowed Flame. Classes: D. All Races. Dropped by Diabo Xi Va.

#2 Yttrium Wrapped Sleeves: Wt 0.50. +35 AC, +20 Agi, +20 Dex, +10 vsMg, +10 vsFire, +10 vsCold, +10 vsPos, +10 vsDis, +100 HP, +100 Mana, LORE MAGIC NODROP All Classes. All Races. Dropped by Lord Inquisitor Seru.

#3 Pearlescent Armlet: Wt 0.70. +12 AC, +10 Agi, +7 Dex, +10 Wis, +8 Cha, +15 vsMg, +20 vsCold, +80 HP, +75 Mana, LORE MAGIC NODROP Classes: Bl Ra Sm D Mk Ro Wr. All Races. Dropped by High Priest of Ssraeshza.

#4 Armguard of Piety: Wt 1.00. +12 AC, +12 Wis, +50 HP, +80 Mana, MAGIC NODROP Effect of Abolish Poison. Classes: C D Sm. All Races.

#5 Rowyl's Metal Armguards: Wt 7.00. +45 AC, +5 Str, +15 Wis, +15 vsMg, +15 vsFire, +15 vsCold, +15 vsPos, +15 vsDis, +75 Mana, LORE MAGIC NODROP Classes: D C Sm. All Races. Dropped by Vulak'Aerr.

Tils
10-15-2002, 02:07 AM
"If I had both, I'd use elders normally and swap in rowyls for resist gear for plane of disease or where ever bertox lives."

ok going to use elders and swap when needed.

btw...I almost passed on these and they would have rotted hehe.

Thanks for advice all


Tils

Haro the Battlemaster
10-15-2002, 05:03 AM
Armguard of Piety got upgraded

5% alteration
18ac, 20 dex, 20 sta, 15 wis, 85 hp, 120 mana, 10sv all, 35 sv poison
effect: Abolish Poison
Clr, Dru, Shm

Lotusfly Stewnicely
10-15-2002, 10:58 AM
I banked my Rowyl's for Piety Armguards - they have better stats than the Elder Armband, and an effect that isn't going to become obsolete in a week (Abolish Poison vs. Disjunction). Abolish Poison is also more powerful than the druid Counteract, and it's nice to have (5 second cast) on a clicky. ^_^

It doesn't really seem a choice between Rowyl's and Piety/Armband. By switching out the Rowyl's I ended up at 255 sta unbuffed, and the new arms have 85 raw hits, when Rowyl's have none.

My only wish is that I could hand the old Rowyl's down; they served me very well and I'd love to see them on someone else. 8(


Toodlepip,

Rebecca

Sekira Ashdelane
10-17-2002, 10:19 AM
There are so many items it would be nice to be able to hand down... I wish they would do something like make NO DROP not apply if you are standing on Aten Ha Ra's "throne" in Vex Thall (ie, let people trade items somewhere where it is unlikely you are going to bring a level 10 twink to give them the stuff!) :P

Happyfeet Funkmaster
10-17-2002, 06:38 PM
Torque of the Wyrmlord > all those in my opinion...
www.darkwind-guild.com/so...rmlord.jpg (http://www.darkwind-guild.com/sol/images/luclin/Ssraeshza%20Temple/Emperor%20Ssraeshza/Torque%20of%20the%20Wyrmlord.jpg)

Effect:
Increase STA by 30
Increase CHA by 20
Increase Max Hitpoints by 300

Stacks with about everything I think

tymmon
10-23-2002, 07:33 AM
Elders Armbands of Ro for the mana really, when you are at the wisdom cap and at 280 wis, it means nothing to have any items but. AC also means nothing to you. You are a priest, not a monk.

Kytelae
11-13-2002, 09:56 PM
I'd love to have either!

Sglanton33
11-18-2002, 11:18 AM
Anything and everything discussed are better than my Elysian Armplates, and I, for one, would not complain to receiving ANY of the previous posted items.

Saffun
12-03-2002, 01:54 PM
After careful consideration i think that lotusfly wins the award for most DKP spent on a druid.

Lotusfly Stewnicely
12-04-2002, 06:39 AM
/bonk

Krilled
12-07-2002, 12:19 PM
Vulak who?

Lysiander Schattenwald
12-09-2002, 08:35 PM
The effect of the Torgue of the Wyrmlord (Invigoration of Rhythan or so) doesn't stack with Brells line. Which makes it an uber Tank Item pre PoP. Now a nice item for soloing.

Elder Armbands all the way for Stats, Rowyls for Style and Pearlecent for looks. :p