A lvl 30 Thf

[In the Shadows]

At LVL 30 what type of Equipment do you expect a theif to have?

[Tokitoki]

Full Mrc Cpt Gear, Balance Ringsx2, some kind of +ATK earrings, back doesnt matter, Spike Necklace, Merc Capt Kukri/Ryl Squire Dagger, some kind of boomerang. Weapons can vary cause i cant remember if those are the right lvl, though i had an Acid Knife... Other than that, that's pretty much what we should be wearing...

[ichnob]

If they're still in the jungles, I expect them to have at least beetle gear set, spike necklace and 1 balance ring.

Here's good gear to have, aka my gear as a 30ish thief:
Full Mercenary Captain's set for the Dex and Agi bonus
2 Balance Rings
2 Beetle+1 Earrings, 2 Drone Earrings, or 1 Drone Earring + the BCNM30 Earring (i forget the name, but it's +4 Agi w/ nin-sub)
Spike Necklace
Windurstian Knife (i think it's lvl 25, and it's just as good as Royal Squire's lvl 30 dagger); 2 of these if subbing nin
a ranged weapon
a shield if not nin-sub
a mantle (I forget which mantle gives agi; this is one piece I'm actually missing)

For optimum gear, swap boots with either Leaping or Winged Boots (just at 20k difference on my server) and replace headgear with Emperor's Hairpin. Then that's a thief with best gear.

[Balgas]

Aren't Drone earings level 35? Or maybe I am thinking of a different one, those are the ones that give +3 agi right? I am naughty, I have dodge earings.

[ichnob]

You're right, they're 35. So scratch that off my equip. But it's something to think about having then.

[leii]

2 federation knives and then and at 34 get 2 federation kukris. and full mercenary gear. except for boots u should get leaping boots and spike neckalce. some + attack earrings 2 balance rings. and get a nomad mantle +1

[guyincorporated]

Nomad mantle +1 is 200k for 1 extra agility. There's a lot better stuff you can buy with that money...like a hairpin, or winged boots. At level 30, I was still using a sword. I *hate* daggers. Just keep them both leveled so you can bust out with viper bite at level 33.

[Bubbaman]

i was thinking about getting studded armor, is merc. a better choice?

P.S. I am poor

[Omena]

Originally posted by Bubbaman
i was thinking about getting studded armor, is merc. a better choice?

P.S. I am poor

Studded has no stat bonuses, so it doesn't really help you in any way unless you take a lot of hits, which is something every thief likes to avoid.

Merc. cpt is by far the best armor choice and federation knife is probably the best dagger at L30 and they're not very expensive either. Of course you might want luxury items like leaping boots and emperor hairpin, but those are in a very different price range.

[Sasarai]

hume rse gloves is like +3 dex, so without leaping/hairpin you're really looking at +16 dex as a hume, +13 for tarutaru - both without leaping/hairpin. otherwise it's +21 dex and +18 dex respectively, unless you get garrison hose or whatever that's like 100k for 1 dex.

as a nin with 3 dex mithran