EQDiva

Would it be so sweet to have epic 1.5 in one hand and epic 2.0 in the other??? Maybe just start off with epic 1.5 in mainhand, and go redo epic 1.0 nearly solo at lv70 in a few days for offhand. The grafics from 2 epics would be kind of neat. I will be watching for those dual wield classes packing 2 epics. Actually considering the epic 1.5 quest is not all that much WORSE starting from scratch....keep your epic 1.0 and do all of 1.5 to then wield both...when on parade and not actually requiring the rusty dagger type mele of epic 1.0 has to offer. :) Moose

You don't lose 1.0 to get 1.5/2.0 do you? I thought they were supposed to compliment each other... like the cleric clickstick/sheild combo...

I have not followed the threads close enough...just assumed it was used up in the process. Ops. my mistake. Moose

There's virtually no incentive at all to dual wield epics 1.5 and 1.0. Anyone doing epic 1.5 has already gotten about 10 weapons with better ratios than the 1.0 and probably a couple with significantly better stats. The only reason to consider doing it is the proc off 1.0 but even that is relatively insignificant in a world full of 60% haste songs and vengence items - which is the reality for those able to do the second epic.

it doesnt add atk though, or even add haste....1.5 has a group buff that grants a better chance to spell crit and dot crit, as well as improves accuracy.

The only reason to consider doing it is the proc off 1.0

To which I am often chided, BAD BARD, BAD BARD, ie, filling up buff slots :) To some degree, it will be great to get rid of Dance of the Blades. Does the Kinsong effect on 1.5 take up a buff slot?

maybe we should petition to have the buffs from our epics go into the song box. Buff slots are a premium even in groups I end up clicking off buffs to make room for invis/HoT etc. Would make sense that bard buffs go to the song box.

Clearly you need to spend 25 AA on Mystical Attuning.

If the bard is in the DPS/Tank group where they belong then the epic 1.0 is a welcome effect. If the rogues/rangers don't welcome it then they need to be edgumicated.

I will probably still drag around epic 1.0 when I get my 1.5. Why? Sometimes I'm the only haster, slower, mezzer, puller in the group, and since I don't have Nature's Melody or Songblade, the proc from epic 1.0 (when it procs) is a tremendous help. Just because it is 7 expansions old weapon doesn't mean it has no utility even if you have something better. :p

If you can get epic 1.5 u probably at the point as i am that u are dieing to get rid of epic 1.5 but can't find a good brass / wind mod to fill our ur full EP armor. Really only reason i still use epic 1.0 is for brass and wind mod once i get a items to replace these (hoping maybe ring from ruined city and bracer from WM) i will gladly bank my epic and be done with it. Only reason it would be of any help is in a group that u need the haste proc in which is few and far between OR just for the cool look of Epic 1.5 in one hand and 1.0 in the other while in skeleton illusion afk in tranq.

Anyone want to get rid of their 1.0, I'd take it, heck, it's better than nothing... That is, if you don't have any weapons better. hehe Sinfonian

In my case the only reason I still wield 1.0 is precussion. I have gear based wind, brass, and singing mods and the times I NEED a string mod are usually down times when swapping in a lute is fine. But a puller who often relies on speed and uses HOS needs a percussion mod. I admit my primary group/combat twist is all singing/brass songs so I could conceivably bag epic 1.0 and swap in drum when i need HOS, but it would be a lot nicer to have a percussion mod in a worn slot.

Last night I finally, officially, banked my floaty notes. I have all the mods covered at 2.4 or 2.5 now. I haven't been looting better weapons than the epic since I didn't have all the mods covered before last night. (That and Inny and Barxt refuse to drop their weapon for me. :( ) I plan to get the epic 1.5 to get a weapon better than the one I put in my off hand. Of course, it'll probably get bagged once I get something better and only come out so I can click the effect. Does the new 1.5 have a particle effect? In addition to being the coolest looking sword, the epic 1.0 had the cool floaty notes too. It may be neat to have 2 particle weapons at once.

Heh Sin.. I'll give you mine.. when I'm finished with it.. BUT!!! its stuck with me.. It just won't leave me.. ohh well I like the blue notes floating around anyways.