Adiemus pondered:
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I think the same merchants that sell the Marketboard also sell things like A Mining Pick, A Foresting Axe, A Fishing Rod and the like. They sell for 2sp+ or so. Right now, they don't do anything (tested and verified here and elsewhere on eq2traders.com) but the question does beg to be asked, Why are they in the game if they don't do and aren't going to do anything?
The initial intent by the DEVs was that carrying one would increase your skill in that area. I believe thay were intended to provide a +1 to that skill. They must have disconnected the effect sometime before beta since they have never worked. Until recently, at least... I remember reading something in a recent update post that they were now functional...
In any case, space has always been a premium in my bags and in my bank. I don't think that even with a +1 to those skills I would ever choose to lug all of that junk around!
I seem to gather, forest, mine and fish just fine without them!!!
Edited, Fri Oct 7 12:00:05 2005 by OldBlueDragon