Crisis over folks.
I'm actually surprised so many people offered support rather than laughing as I'd suggested (and to be honest I'd have felt better if more people did laugh at me, as my mistake was a very stupid one and I should have been paying attention).....
... But the crisis is over as Mistical Miss there actually tracked me down in game (whispered me while I was playing my Pre-Searing character [for LDoA]), brought me over to the armoury.... and just gave me the stuff I needed for a replacement.... and a nice pair of daggers besides (not that I was short on daggers or anything)...
[Incidentally, she then helped me capture Way of the Assassin too, which was a bizarre and amusingly frantic experience, involving two Assassins sprinting in tandem through Kourna...]
I'm still a bit weirded out by the experience. I mean I'm not too proud to accept a gift like that... but I still feel like I ought to have worked more for it... to make up for my error.
Still.... I've got my 15K Nightstalkers Kurzick kit now.... and its pretty... and I'm hoping that my Pre-Searing character will hopefully have lots of Dye with her when she eventually enters Post-Searing (with the LDoA title)... Also, I was stupid enough to sell most of my good Assassin runes at a slightly earlier point in order to get the cash to afford the armour the first time. Not sure what I was thinking, but as I recall I got rid of my Major Vigor and Minor Critical Strikes that way. I figure if I keep charging through areas of Echovald Forest I'll re-find the Assassin runes in no time...
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Originally Posted by Shadowfox1125
I'd salvage it, and use the piece from your other set for the time being. You'll be fine. You could always A/E solo green farm for cash. 15k isn't that difficult to attain, but it will take some time. Don't worry about Hide, just ask guildies for some, 150 Hide isn't that much. But I hate getting Steel. -.-
I don't green-farm for money as a general rule since I abhor the lengths people go to in order to sell things in Kaineng Center... I will not reduce myself to a "W T S"-spammer ... I'm sure there is another way, and I'll find that when the time comes.
Just thought I'd mention though.... I find it difficult to get the hang of the A/E green-farming build... I was practicing on The Scar Eater for ages at the last green weekend and I killed him 13 times... died about 40 times... and got 1 green for my troubles (then gave up)...
I've used an alternative A/N build (Necro hexes and Assassin defenses) for taking down bosses myself.... generally bosses that the A/E build isn't so good against: i.e. ones that are basically alone (and typically assassins / warriors / the occasional necro or elementalist). I usually bring henchies and heroes along to clear the way to the boss and empty the area of potential aggravators.... then flagging them off into the distance and taking on the boss solo... I've used it to farm Xuekao's Daggers plenty of times and Ghial's Staff twice...
So.... thats that.
Wouldn't have that problem! 
it would bug me to death aswell!
