Hadn't played a warrior since the new practice bonus with leveling so thought I'd try it out. I deliberately didn't level sit to practice any skills, either offense or defense. Just ranked and tanked as best I could, used two practices per skill I thought I would use and one for some like haggle and berserk, non for things like pugil ect. Only well I took second spec as Polearm did I spend a little while on charge.
Conclusion: no matter what you have to spend some time at low levels practicing. relying on the random skills bonus just does not cut it. I found trying to get distance up as a second defense spec was horrendous, I tanked better with Flourentine and two swords.
Also trying to get through to legacies as no cabal evil is a nightmare. As soon as I had heros in range I spent more time trying to stay dressed and running from packs of goodies and sylvans.
Anyway and interesting couple of weeks, I would have probably lived longer most times if I had cared about gear and preps more but it wasn't all that important to me. Sorry to those I travelled with about times I would just dissapear and void. Playing from work (bad bad bad) has some disadvantages. I'll do something more interesting when I have time and loathed though I am to say it: it's going to require a cabal if it's a warrior again.

Deme: I expect to see you lich in the near future. I'm sure lots of people were thinking we perma'd, but coincidental log on times and a similar loner type play just kind of threw us together. I was happy to see you getting more and more into your roleplay as we went along. Good luck.

Flarkle: would have like to fight you on even footing at some point. You always had about 6+ ranks on me and the advantage of cabal backup. Love the bear thing.

thats it laters.
Happy holidays