Federation Knife

News I can use, [Can I have it?]

I have been scoping out the best equipment to get for my Thief(THF) after I get rid of my Bone Harness +1 gear which gives an evasion bonus. I was going to switch out all of it for Beetle Harness +1 gear but, as it turns out, THFs aren't supposed to gain hate or aggro and as such, even with me pulling( pulling monsters back to the party ), I never got deep into trouble with my level 16 gear. I wore it all the way to level 30. Of course, I had other really good gear like the Compound Eye Circlet and Scentless Armlets which together with +2 Evasion from the gear gave me a total of +12 Evasion.

I plan on getting two pieces of my RSE(race specific gear). The Wonder Mitts and Wonder Clomps. These have proven to be very difficult to get however. I have ventured 3 times in an effort to get a key and all 3 times I didn't get a key and didn't even find a chest to say "OK, there it is for when I find the key." They give a total of +5 Strength(STR). I have already bought the Mercenary Captain's Doublet, Faceplate, and Hose which also add Dexterity(DEX) and STR bonuses.

I was gonna commit to buying a Federation Knife for 50K and thought man if only I could afford it. I went to all the towns to check the prices and in one town someone got away with spending 20K on one! But mostly, the prices were around 40 to 50k in all areas. One day I saw a new one added to the list of existing ones in the AH, so I sent a lowball bid for 30K, and I got it! Man, that was great! I even got it right when I was level 25 too. This dagger should be with me probably all the way to 50.

I was also eyeing the Republic Dagger because it was almost as fast as the Beestinger and Platoon Dagger I was using which were the BOMB! But that dagger was in the 60s price range yet I almost preferred that one to the one I had. Then I did the math and actually the Federation Knife does more dmg over time than the Republic Dagger.

I suppose I should feel like an uber-THF with my GREAT dagger but I still want my RSE. Funny huh. The more you have, the more you want.