Thf Gear lvl 30-40

[Sukari]

This post is mainly to ask advice on what gear to shoot for till 40.
Currently, i'm a lvl 32thf/nin, i think with decent gear, but like to keep my stuff upgraded. this isn't a bragging post, if you dont have this and ur a 32 thf, then u got some gilfarming to do.

other than NM drops (leaping boots, or the Emperor hairpin, or strider boots, etc... ), what other gear should i concentrate on? i can't afford dual balance rings, and will upgrade to ametrine at lv. 36(?)

I currently wear

Head: Merc Capt. Headgear (STR+1 DEX+1)
Back: Nomad Mantle (AGI+1 Evasion +3)
Body: Merc Capt. Doublet (AGI+1, DEX+1)
Legs: Merc Capt. Hose (Evasion +2)
Feet: Savage Gaiters (mith RSE, STR +3 CHR+2 HP+16)
Rings: Dual Amethyst (+2 DEX)
Neck: Spike Necklace (+3 DEX, +3 AGI)
Earrings: Dual Beetle +1 (attack +6, evasion -4)
Waist: Warrior's Belt (currently working on saving for Merc Capt. Belt, but 40k which i dont have on Midgard.)

Weapons:
Sword: Centurion's Sword
Dagger: Merc Capt. Kukri
Flame Boomerang (upgradeing to Long Boomerang at lvl 33)


What do other thieves around this level wear and what has worked for you?

thanks
Sukari

[Tokitoki]

lvl 31:

Armor:
Head: Studded Bandana
Body: Merc Capt Doublet
Hands: Battle Gloves
Legs: Studded Pants
Feet: Studded Boots
Rings: 2x Amethyst Rings
Neck: Can't Remember :sweat:
Earrings: 2x Bone Earrings

Weapons:
Main: Ryl Sqr Dagger
Secondary: Acid Knife
Ranged: Chakram

Short on money right now, farming this weekend, hope to get full Merc Capt

[Kerberos]

Just got lv 30 last night @_@:

Armor:

Head: Emperor Hairpin
Body: Mercenary Captain Doublet
Hands: Scentless Armlets
Legs: Mercenary Captain Hose
Feet: Mercenary Captain Gaiters
Shield: Frost Shield
Back: Nomad's Mantle
Waist: Mercenary Captain Belt
Rings: 2x Balance Rings
Neck: Spike Necklace
Earrings: 2x Dodge Earring

Weapons:

Sword: Mithran Scimitar
Dagger: Mercenary Captain Kuhkri
Ranged: Chakram

I've probably been spending too much time farming gil for equipment and too little time leveling. Overall, I think its probably better to level to where you can hunt things like the Valkrum Emperor with some friends than spend aeons farming gil to buy them in most cases. Given my general ability to find the crappiest groups possible (not all of them, the good ones are really good and the bad ones are really bad - sorta like a evil McBLT), I don't think being decently equipped has ever affected getting invites (but that just goes to show how bad my xp grouping has been :/ ). It does get you hordes of examine spam though. <_<

Not having partied with other thieves in a while I'm not sure if all that extra dex and +evasion really pays off. I like to think it does, but I don't really have a point of comparison. I had been considering saving up for a pair of Winged Boots, but I couldn't resist going and buying stuff to level RNG, doh. Other than that I was planning on getting a pair of Drone Earrings at 35 and a pair of Deft Rings at 36, whenever I get around to leveling THF again. Maybe a Federation Kuhkri at 34 if one is for sale; if can sell my Scimitar for what I paid for it I'll break even between the two. @_@

One thing I've sorta been wondering about is where to upgrade armor before Brigadine at 45. There's Gambison and whatnot, but I was sorta wondering whether the stat bonuses are worth more than the added DEF at that level or vice versa.

-edited because I noticed I was leaving words out of sentences XD

[Nameless]

How did you get the mithran scimitar? It's 80k on my server D:

[Kerberos]

Its only 40k on Odin. In reference to Sukari's original post, the Merc Belt is only 10k in Jeuno last I checked. I dunno, maybe I'm on the reasonably priced server .

[Sukari]

yeah me and "nameless" are both on midgard.. you wouldnt believe the price whoring that goes on here. mithran scimitar for 100k (last time i checked), the merc capt belt is 40k (windy is in third, can't get the belt).

this sucks.

[vudoodoodoo]

Merc. Capt. Kukri + Sleep Dagger
" " Doublet
" " Headgear
" " Hose
" " Gaiters
" " Belt
Spike Necklace
Balance Ring
Bastoken Ring

Just about +12 DEX and +7 STR and +2 AGI

Too broke for Nomad's Mantle, another ring and 2 earings.

I got the Belt for 10K.

EDIT: Forgot about the Custom M Gloves.

[vudoodoodoo]

I used to dual weild the Merc. Capt. Kurkri and Small Sword (DEX+2), but the delay is too damn long so I went w/ 2 daggers.

[Sukari]

i wish i could get some balance rings on midgard... on my server its so much cheaper to get to lvl 36, and save for ametrine rings (dex+2) but STILL 15-18k a piece. i hate midgardsormr.

kerebros - do you know what level you need to be to camp the emperor's hairpin. 40 ok? getting the maurader's knife and the hairpin would be a nice present for myself ^^.

i've killed lizzy 4 times, no drop with TH1. come to think of it, i've killed about 12 NM's and no drop.

merc capt belt. we wantsssss it.

[Kerberos]

My brother camped the Valkrum Emperor with a lv 37 monk and had no problem. So you can probably do it with a 40 thf, though i'd bring a friend a long; especially someone subbing rng for wide scan.

[Nameless]

The price got lowered to 50k.

(does math in head for number of tigers I need to kill for that san quest)

I need a better money source.

[Kerberos]

Anyone have suggestions for armor (hands, body, and legs) between 30 and 45? Is the +5 evasion of the Scentless Armlets worth keeping or have they outlived their usefulness and I should go for the +1 AGI (I think) of the Merc. Captain Gloves?

[Nameless]

Hume RSE!

Oh....wait...

[sinfox]

i would suggest battle gloves.. +3 accuracy and +3 evasion.. level 14 item i believe, pretty useful for quite a while i think

i would choose these over scentless armlets for a few of reasons.. firstly, you shouldn't really be taking hits in the first place.. secondly.. accuracy is invaluable when added to your already 'dexy' (that's not a typo ) mithra.. and thirdly.. your evasion bonus is almost the same as the armlets anyways ^^

alternativly.. you could go for +1 agi from merc captain.. but i'd still go for the battle gloves

-- edit --

for legs.. i'd be tempted to try the mithran rse, the merc captain.. or there are some avaliable with higher defence.. i don't think the legs are too important at the moment to be honest..

.. and for the feet.. leaping boots.. i don't consider any other boots to be their equal at that level.. (with perhaps the exception of the strider boots)

sin

[GSDragoon]

I just got lv 30, Mercenary Captain gear works very well. I have 2 +2 dex rings, warrior's belt, spike neckless, battle gloves, and a centauren sword.