They're all good. It depends on which kind of character you play. An arcane staff isn't going to help a pure melee-dodge character. Just like an arcane robe isn't going to help a half-ogre like a large arcane leather armor is.
I like the arcane staff. Can't argue with 80 free spell points. The large arcane leather is good, too. One of the only good magical armors for ogres in the game.
I like that Arcane axe. Better than the arcane sword with 23-34 base damage (with full magic aptitude), with lower strength requirements and better speed than the arcane great sword, which only has a marginally higher max damage. Arcane Robes look pretty stat wise (+50 to most resistances) but lack damage resist, the most useful of the resistances...but probably the best is the Arcane ring, but they are so damn rare...
I saw a great sight the other day....I found arcane robes, an arcane staff, and had an arcane ring all at once. Dammit why did I have to be a dwarf!! 100 tech aptitude not good when you find that :sad:
Arcane Strap-on. edit -- my original comment was too nasty, and it mentioned Virgil, too. _________________ sig pic disabled by Calis due to Barrysworld security. <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Feldon Kane on 2002-03-05 22:00 ]</font>
heh, unfortunately i only had two followers, jayna and the dog....didn't want virgil....won't heal me :sad: