You can only put one of each on there. Be aware that any bonuses to stats would be over-written by enhancements. You start by putting the lowest value of whatever you want on the hat, then upgrade to the next one and so on. So, if you want +6 Dexterity on your hat, you'll need to put +1 on, then upgrade to +2, +3, +4, +5, and finally +6.

As for MLs, if I recall correctly, a hat with one max'd skill and one max'd enhancement is ML 12. I think it used to be higher, but it was reduced a while ago as I recall. The "quality" of hat (bandana vs. dread admiral's tricorne) doesn't affect the ML.

Also, you can put one buff for kobolds on the hat and I don't think this affects the ML either.

Here's the write-up on the wiki from the first time the event was live: http://ddowiki.com/page/Treasure_of_Crystal_Cove

And here's the write-up about the hats: http://ddowiki.com/page/Treasure_of_Crystal_Cove_loot#Hats

Just one maxed stat and 1 maxed skill? That's not particularly useful. I mean, sure, a Canith Crafted item with the same would be ML20, but it pales next to green steel.

That is an absurd amount of grinding for what you get.

Heh I was too bored so had another round of "which crap I can toss" on my characters.
Those hats were among the items that I made in first Cove then they never left bank or tr cache.
Only item I sometimes use is level 20 Cavalry plate.

Oh the days of 27 instances of Crystal Cove. Who gives a shit about it now.

Store hats are still BTA as of last cove. Can get +40 hp at ML9 if you pick  low secondary skill at +10. I never bother with stats. Made a +200 sp and a few hp ones.hp with Haggle (generic), perform (warlock), heal, Bluff/sneak attack etc. Just buy the skull cap for 200 tp's if you are making a bunch and want to save a few TP's instead of buying tricornes at 400 TP a pop.

Darth Anonymous wrote on Feb 24^th, 2016 at 10:32pm:


Nothin like fuckin over previous stuff without fixing it.

crunch wrote on Feb 25^th, 2016 at 1:17am:

Indeed. BtA ML 9 Superior False Life is pretty useful.

notajedi wrote on Feb 25^th, 2016 at 11:33am:


I like Corsair's Skullcap.

Actually, thinking over the heroic life I am currently on, I think Superior False Life at lvl 9 might be worth dusting off the old cove mats. Any higher and its not worth it(got a Mineral II helmet waiting for me). But at level 9 its easy enough to slot an item that only does one thing, but does it pretty damn well.

shit is all garbage. the loot from new madness/amrath/gambit/new meridia beats the piss out of all that.

Astraghal, I'm not sure where you're coming from, but you can buy a brand new laptop capable of running DDO for ~$400 USD. You could also build a desktop capable of playing at max settings $500-$600. Hell, a buddy of mine did that from a small central american country.

noamineo wrote on Feb 25^th, 2016 at 4:40pm:


I'm going to buy a portable computer soon and refurbished laptops seem to be the best value for money.

I have been monitoring this website for the past few weeks; it is updated approximately once a week.

http://www.dell.com/learn/au/en/audhs1/campaigns/dell-outlet-au

Considering the Dell range of refurbished machines, the Latitude seems to be the most durable, upgradable, repairable unit.

They also often come with an SSD, but no optical drive.

These are pretty much within my price range.

Astraghal wrote on Feb 25^th, 2016 at 6:24pm:


Ok, so you're over in Australia. I'm not actually sure what $600 AU dollars translates to in American currency But here's the thing:

You can get a brand new laptop http://www.dell.com/au/p/inspiron-11-3162-laptop/pd?ref=PD_Family starting at about $300. You can get a brand new, really good laptop for $550. That means the hardware is modern(vs hardware from a few years ago, you'd be amazed how much can change in just a few years) and a brand new unit is always going to have a better operational lifespan than a refurbished unit.

Think of it this way: the machine id designed with an operational lifespan of about 5 years. Even refurbished, the hardware litterally decays. So if you buy a 2-3 year old refurbished machine, you've only got so much time left on it. It doesn't matter how repairable it is, replacement parts will cost more than you spent on it.

Obviously I'm not telling you how to live your life, but I've bought a loooooot of computers in my life. A lot of new, a lot of used, a lot of refurbs. For the money, new is always better. This is double true for laptops.