Lack of Fairly Normal IOs

I'm personally trying to get a Celerity or Unhindered Leap +Stealth. Some of these are showing dates in 2008 as one in the five. It's just a Celerity Stealth. I sold a level 50 a few weeks ago.

But what I'm looking at is something in the 20s.

I've started just filling all my WW slots with bids on the recipes and crafted before I log out.

Do the devs just decide that the drop rate on these things should dry up? Do they hate these enh?

And how do these pie-in-the-sky Fire/Kin babies's builds get made? Hell, every one has five LotG +7.5.

So, I guess my real question, rather than just a rant, is how do people get these things that just aren't on the market? Or do they?

Merit vendors give you exactly what you want at the exact level you want, as long as you're diligent enough to get the merits for them.

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Before merits, if I ran the Posi TF with a level 23 I would get a level 23 recipe drop at the end. No ifs, buts or choices.

Since merits came along that level 23, whilst getting enough merits to have 3 random rolls from Posi, they are more likely to save them until later and roll at a higher level.

Merits huh...damn...

I can't sit on my *** and just craft merits.

Yes. Lookest thou here too: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=201759

I looked into it and merits it is. I think I'll do some TFs and when I hit 25 do some Flashback, which I'd never read about and sounds cool.

I looked at that thread from a week ago but didn't remember it when I posted.

Thanks everybody.

I have some recipes in the teens. If the dancing feline can't set you up, I'll see if I can help out. I think all my holdings are on Freedom, maybe a few on Champion, but we should be able to work something out.

RagManX

The hoorg was going to hold while I logged the new toon.

If you've got a Celerity or Unbound Leap +Stealth I am interested. I'm on Freedom. Even if it's on another I'll transfer a toon over and then back. I have three of my transfers for the week left.

Yesterday one actually sold, a 25 pre-crafted, for less than I had bid on all the others I'd tried to cover.

If I keep up this strategy I need to hold off, triple my cash, and cover every instance. It would take four of my toons to get them all covered.

Doh! I overloooked that the free transfers create a oppurtunity for corss server direct trading.

I have plen ty of merits on Triumph and could do a direct buy at whatever level, then meet and direct trade, if Ragman cant hook you up form his stock.

I have to say I am guilty of letting the pre-32 market dry up, most of the time my merits will be gathered up until I reach lvl 32 and can roll across the 35-39 pool (Random is my madness).

I have enough LoTG +7.5 to cover my next 2 toons that I am leveling.

Just as an aside, if you are wanting "just" the +stealth IO and the character it is going in is 50, just grab a 50 (or easiest to attain). The +stealth uniques work at ANY level. Certain uniques like it do not follow the -3 level rule.

Disregard this if there are other factors involved.

*EDIT* It looks like this is a newer character since you talk about getting to 25 for flashback, so yeah, slotting a level 50 +stealth obviously won't work. But the info may still be useful to you if you weren't already aware.

A pleasure doing business with you Postalous.

During my week off next week, a posi a day to start each morning, and I'll recoup the merits and then some.