Level 85 required for venerable aug quest?

[Boanerges]

It seems odd to me that I can make and wear armor that has a required level of 81 but I cant even get the quest to make the venerable augs which are required level 81. Does anybody else find this odd? I came back to playing EQ because this expansion offers some real cool tradeskill improvements but now I am forced to grind exp in order to get the quest so i can make augs for the gear i make. /boggle. It seems the level requirement for the task ought to be level 81 and not level 85, since the augs are listed as useable at 81. Any thoughts on this?

Boanerges on Bertoxx

[fr3d1337]

My thoughts are that: I agree.

At least make it Req. 300 smithing AND lvl 81+ not 85. I, also, am grinding so i can do my Venerable Aug quest.... Even though I have them all made for my gear already.

[Merlaina]

I agree, and mentioned this in another thread. At 81 I was very excited to make myself some cultural, but can only make the base armor and not the augs. I think at 81 I should at least be given the option to try and undertake the quest. I know those golems/lavakin hit hard, but I expect this isn't something you'd be attempting solo anyway, and I'd think a group of 81 group geared players should be able to take them with just a little difficulty. I was lucky enough to find someone on my server willing to do the combines for a fellow 300 tradeskiller for a small (and reasonable) fee, but others might not be so lucky. If the item is intended for level 81 players, the quest should be accessible at 81.

[fr3d1337]

Merlaina,

I also made my own armor excitedly only to be disappointed that I had to ask for another crafter's help to make the Venerable because I couldn't Request or attempt the quest until 85.

[fr3d1337]

HOT D*MN. Soloist augs are 81req. according to patch notes!

YAY!

[gggrant]

I agree, and mentioned this in another thread. At 81 I was very excited to make myself some cultural, but can only make the base armor and not the augs. I think at 81 I should at least be given the option to try and undertake the quest. I know those golems/lavakin hit hard, but I expect this isn't something you'd be attempting solo anyway, and I'd think a group of 81 group geared players should be able to take them with just a little difficulty. I was lucky enough to find someone on my server willing to do the combines for a fellow 300 tradeskiller for a small (and reasonable) fee, but others might not be so lucky. If the item is intended for level 81 players, the quest should be accessible at 81.

I am fairly certain a skilled and well equipped group of level 81's could take down the lavakins in Brell's Rest. It would be brutal with a lot of deaths but I am sure it could be done. The Gold Golems in Underquarry are another story entirely. They all summon so cannot be kited. Even if they did not summon there is no place to kite them in the tunnels where they are found. Those things have been known to shred a level 85 warrior with 2k AA's in a mix of tier 5 SoD and Tier 6 gear while shield tanking. To a level 81 most of them would be red cons with a few yellow cons mixed in (they are level 84 to 86).

That doesn't mean that a level 81 could not survive there, but they would need protection. Depending the class of the level 81 they might even be able to contribute.

[Nimb]

HOT D*MN. Soloist augs are 81req. according to patch notes!

YAY!

I saw, I was very happy. I have my fero aug already