Quote Originally Posted by Iagainsti View Post
You crazy. Leaping boots were necessary for many classes, example THF SATA, only replaced by Hecatomb boots(good luck, we could start another thread about how hard it was to get these at 72). you mustve played when journals came out or something, because if you were a level 12 thf/rng/insert other class trying to get a lvling group in valkurm without proper gear in slots for WS's, #godspeed and hope some JP party takes pity on you for a carry through the grind.
Actually, your gear really didn't matter when it came to Valkurm invites (or lack thereof). THF itself was a joke in early levels, even with SA and BiS gear. It didn't get any sort of attention from players until Viper Bite, and that was assuming you bothered leveling your dagger skills instead of sticking to the much more superior 1h swords until ~30, which is when dagger started to becoming a little better (mostly due to the type of mobs you fought for that level range).