so coming back everything is new?!?! so confused..
So used to be able to do decent with just magery or sword skill setup but once i enter help chat everyone is saying you have to do crafting now to be good.... I dont mind crafting but i have to have 2-3 crafters to be successful or any good now?
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I'd suggest leveling imbuing to 120 (sounds terrifying and it's not). You can unravel loot for skill ups, and the cool thing is you can put whatever items in a bag and just unravel the container so long as it's located in your back pack.. don't unravel your back pack though. That will not turn out so well.
Next I want to say, depending on what you play (not sure how familiar you are with the "in" templates), level crafting skills pertinent to that. Typically most people i know are running studded armor for the inherent Lower Mana Cost if they are using crafted gear. I'm using a mostly crafted set of armor myself and just about smoke all pvm content solo that you'd care to do. Weapon skills for whatever you'll be leveling should govern the type of weapon crafting skill you'll want, archery = bowcraft/fletching, blacksmithing for melee most likely. Carpentry has black staffs which are pretty good mace fighting weapons. Mace fighting is not that bad of a skill really, and a 120 scroll is typically the absolute cheapest.. and some people just toss it in the trash for whatever reason in the past. I think it is just this stigma that it's hard to get mace fighting weapons up to 1.25 weapon speed etc.. nah, not really in today's uo, but all that stuff will start making sense in time.
Other than that, I'd say go 120 tailoring. With an imbuing tailor you can suit up every one of your characters decently enough to do just about anything that leads to better "loot" drops. Depending on your server it may be hard to get the scrolls/resources necessary to expedite this process, so don't be afraid to ask in general chat or help chat. I just recently came back and still enjoy the old Classic Client. I just can't get into the EC for whatever reason, and I've given it a real shake in the past. Just so not my bag.
Back on subject, the skills and stats sub forums has some semi non-gabbledegook template talk, so give that a browse and don't be afraid to ask for advice on whatever it is you're doing. Once again, welcome back.
But it's whatever you decide in the end.
As to the rest of my original post Never mind (rereading it I can help think I am getting to be an old fart)
Playing since 2000 and still finding new things to do.