That is good. No threat loss is great. I didn't notice occasional loss until higher level content with the DPS wielding thier i100+ weapons. Only real way to counteract that is with your own i100+ weapon. If you have made the decision to go the W. Burtgang route, I highly recommend hunts to get the 750 seals you will need for the sands of time(3 bloodspattered logs = 1 sands). Once I got the W. Burtgang the occasional loss stopped. Not that I have un-weathered it, threat is on complete lock.

As for your ring, you made the right decision, run ST till you get an OIL, un-weather that Noct ring, put it on then go buy another W. Noct ring and bam, sittin pretty.

GL to you shield brother.

Syn