20-01-2015, 05:30 PM
Here's the list of gear you should be going for. It is all crafted, but it is the least expensive for the most gain. I will list the general price ranges as well (these prices do change due to fluctuations in price for the base materials needed for crafting)
Steel Sword: 30-40k
Swadian Kite Shield: 30-40k
Iron Mace: Marketplace 2h, 5640g *this weapon is OP for the price. Crushthru and knockdown o_0
Striped/Swadian Heavy Lamellar(body armor): 3-400k
Short Heavy Barricade: ~350k
This is the basic equipment I recommend for any low budget hero class. While the armor and weapons will be helpful, I HIGHLY suggest going for the short heavy barricade first. It will require t4 engineer (not sure if you've leveled support yet) and is indispensable for hard and rag mode.
Once you have all the listed gear you could start looking at better helmets. The grinder helm is pretty inexpensive (~50k) and is a slight upgrade to the t4 marketplace helms. For a better upgrade there are a few t4 craftable helms (Pigface, Sugarloaf, Hornskull, and Visored Salet) which all run at ~300k. After getting all of the low priced "budget" crafted items you can start looking at some of the more expensive options that people above have mentioned.
Just for reference here is the "standard" t4/hero gear for more wealthy players:
Transitional Armor: ~2mil
Swadian Gauntlets: ~1mil
Royal Shield: ~2mil
Swadian Boots: ~600k
1h such as Vengeance or Steel Cutter: ~300k
T4 crafted helm (listed above): ~300k
As you can see, there is quite a difference in price
In regard to your question about the shields and their differences, it's fairly simple. All of the t4 commando house crafted shields (small dragon kite, studded steel shield, resilience) are all very similar. They each trade off different stats such as armor, HP, and size, but in the end they all will hold up to about the same number of hits. The Aegis is slightly better than these three and is locked to Royal Guard and Pavise Champion. The Royal shield is slightly worse than these three and is ~1mil less expensive to buy.
Hope you find this mini-guide helpful
Steel Sword: 30-40k
Swadian Kite Shield: 30-40k
Iron Mace: Marketplace 2h, 5640g *this weapon is OP for the price. Crushthru and knockdown o_0
Striped/Swadian Heavy Lamellar(body armor): 3-400k
Short Heavy Barricade: ~350k
This is the basic equipment I recommend for any low budget hero class. While the armor and weapons will be helpful, I HIGHLY suggest going for the short heavy barricade first. It will require t4 engineer (not sure if you've leveled support yet) and is indispensable for hard and rag mode.
Once you have all the listed gear you could start looking at better helmets. The grinder helm is pretty inexpensive (~50k) and is a slight upgrade to the t4 marketplace helms. For a better upgrade there are a few t4 craftable helms (Pigface, Sugarloaf, Hornskull, and Visored Salet) which all run at ~300k. After getting all of the low priced "budget" crafted items you can start looking at some of the more expensive options that people above have mentioned.
Just for reference here is the "standard" t4/hero gear for more wealthy players:
Transitional Armor: ~2mil
Swadian Gauntlets: ~1mil
Royal Shield: ~2mil
Swadian Boots: ~600k
1h such as Vengeance or Steel Cutter: ~300k
T4 crafted helm (listed above): ~300k
As you can see, there is quite a difference in price
In regard to your question about the shields and their differences, it's fairly simple. All of the t4 commando house crafted shields (small dragon kite, studded steel shield, resilience) are all very similar. They each trade off different stats such as armor, HP, and size, but in the end they all will hold up to about the same number of hits. The Aegis is slightly better than these three and is locked to Royal Guard and Pavise Champion. The Royal shield is slightly worse than these three and is ~1mil less expensive to buy.
Hope you find this mini-guide helpful