Places to Level...50-65...

Alrite, So me and my bro have been leveling lately. I'm a 56 destroyer with full bw armor and great sword with focus and +5. He's a shillen elder level 53 with bw set and homunk sword with +5 and accumen...ok...

So good places for us or anyone for that matter to level against mobs with alot of hp at:

50:
55:
59:
64:

Where did you hunt at these levels? Any tips will help greatly and I'm sure it will help others as to see where they should level once they hit around 50-65.

I think EV is a good place to duo with your brother for around level 51-55. Giants' Cave is probably good for a 56-60 duo. Also, catacombs and necropolises are always good. I'm not sure about 61+ duo.

I think EV is a good place to duo with your brother for around level 51-55. Giants' Cave is probably good for a 56-60 duo. Also, catacombs and necropolises are always good. I'm not sure about 61+ duo.

Where is giants cave?

Southeast of Aden.

Southeast of Aden.

Ty. Possible to do it when I'm 57 and he's 54?

the forbidden gateway would be a good plce for 61+

A small room at the start of Witches wouldn't be too difficult around 60. Decent XP, decent money and AA to boot.

If you do Giants Cave or any area around Forbidden Gateway, Devastated Castle, remember to check up on available quests. There are quests for these areas that give A grade recipes and parts.

40-50: Branded, South of Oren, Heine area
50-60: Apostate, Enchanted Valley, Ivory Tower area (out of pit)
60-??: Ascetics (sp), Cemetary, FG

Well, me and him have been working really hard to level. Now I'm level 57 and he's 55. Where should we go to now to hunt mobs with alot of hp? Level 56-60 mobs? please tell. TY

I found the back of the cemetary to be good xp 55-60. The orcs stun so they give bonus xp. No quests for that area though. =/

I found the back of the cemetary to be good xp 55-60. The orcs stun so they give bonus xp. No quests for that area though. =/

I'm not looking for quest. My only conern with the cemetery is if you are grouped with another person, the xp is low becuase the mobs health is very little. Anywhere else you suggest? We are just looking for somewhere to hunt, not quest ;)

At 57, the Unicorn Elders (lvl 55) and Satyr Elder (lvl 54) on the top in Enchanted Valley might be good. They are 3X or 4X HP mobs, so xp is good. You don't suffer xp penalty until they turn light blue.

The Valley Treat Elder (lvl 53) may give good xp, even if it is light blue. Try one and see. I found it gives me the max xp on the top, even when it is light blue.

At 57, the Unicorn Elders (lvl 55) and Satyr Elder (lvl 54) on the top in Enchanted Valley might be good. They are 3X or 4X HP mobs, so xp is good. You don't suffer xp penalty until they turn light blue.

The Valley Treat Elder (lvl 53) may give good xp, even if it is light blue. Try one and see. I found it gives me the max xp on the top, even when it is light blue.

At 57, the Unicorn Elders (lvl 55) and Satyr Elder (lvl 54) on the top in Enchanted Valley might be good. They are 3X or 4X HP mobs, so xp is good. You don't suffer xp penalty until they turn light blue.

The Valley Treat Elder (lvl 53) may give good xp, even if it is light blue. Try one and see. I found it gives me the max xp on the top, even when it is light blue.

That's where we are leveling, on those elders. Now I'm killing them in 4-7 shots...sometimes more but still...getting easy and the xp is ...ok i guess...Just wanting to get more and more since we are getting up there. Maybe we will go ahead and try Giants cave sometime tonight too.

ble, Giant's cave sucks. I did hear that BW drops in there, but still the xp is worse then EV. anyone else got any better places to go with mobs that have 7k+ hp and are 56-60?

Go to apostate cata and pick up maybe another DD and trio in a medusa room. You dont seem considered with adena or quests so a necro/cata is the place for you, its a perfect power level spot, as you can camp and kill with little movement involved. The only downside is its boring as hell. Also check out DV/DVC.

Go to apostate cata and pick up maybe another DD and trio in a medusa room. You dont seem considered with adena or quests so a necro/cata is the place for you, its a perfect power level spot, as you can camp and kill with little movement involved. The only downside is its boring as hell. Also check out DV/DVC.

DV is sadly only 3000 hp mobs. Alrite, Imma get my bro to go with me and my level 57 destroyer, level 55 shillen elder, and his 55 blade dancer are going to go give it a shot. Going to take over a room in apostate. I'll let ya know how it goes, thnx.

Go to apostate cata and pick up maybe another DD and trio in a medusa room. You dont seem considered with adena or quests so a necro/cata is the place for you, its a perfect power level spot, as you can camp and kill with little movement involved. The only downside is its boring as hell. Also check out DV/DVC.

I went into one of the rooms and we tried it, good the first try then got owned on the second try because they gained up on us too fast. Where should we go? I may just go back to ev... =/

I found the back of the cemetary to be good xp 55-60. The orcs stun so they give bonus xp. No quests for that area though. =/

WRONG! One of the guards in Aden (think its south gate) gives a quest for those exact mobs. The more quest items you collect the more adena you get from him. Personally I think back of cemetary is one of the best places to xp in game, assuming you aren't tagged a clan that gets a lotta drama. With FG being near by with convenient ports from Aden and Aden clan halls, a lotta pvp happens in cemetary and FG....

Go to apostate cata and pick up maybe another DD and trio in a medusa room. You dont seem considered with adena or quests so a necro/cata is the place for you, its a perfect power level spot, as you can camp and kill with little movement involved. The only downside is its boring as hell. Also check out DV/DVC.

I went into one of the rooms and we tried it, good the first try then got owned on the second try because they gained up on us too fast. Where should we go? I may just go back to ev... =/


As i said, pick up another person to help you out, another melee DD ideally, a BD would go perfectly with a destroyer/se combo.

I found the back of the cemetary to be good xp 55-60. The orcs stun so they give bonus xp. No quests for that area though. =/

guard koleman gives a quest for the orcs at lvl 52

Go to apostate cata and pick up maybe another DD and trio in a medusa room. You dont seem considered with adena or quests so a necro/cata is the place for you, its a perfect power level spot, as you can camp and kill with little movement involved. The only downside is its boring as hell. Also check out DV/DVC.

I went into one of the rooms and we tried it, good the first try then got owned on the second try because they gained up on us too fast. Where should we go? I may just go back to ev... =/


As i said, pick up another person to help you out, another melee DD ideally, a BD would go perfectly with a destroyer/se combo.



Atm we got a room in the Catacombs of Apostate but it's so slow atm...alot slower then ev with 3 people total....dunno....

I found the back of the cemetary to be good xp 55-60. The orcs stun so they give bonus xp. No quests for that area though. =/

guard koleman gives a quest for the orcs at lvl 52



Ah well, I haven't hunted in the cemetary in months, so whatever. I was just suggesting a good xp spot.

xfrozenx, why do you want mobs with such high hp? Higher hp might give more xp, but it also takes longer to kill. Usually if you go with mobs you can kill easily, with little downtime, you wind up getting much better xp over time than if you spend 2+ minutes on each mob, wasting lots of mp and SS on each mob.

Maybe it's different for melee than it is for nukers, but I found that I leveled faster on 1x hp mobs when leveling my SwS than I did on 2x or 3x hp mobs. I also noticed the same trend on the PTS with my gladiator (taking the xp bonuses into consideration, of course.)

The only time I suggest 3x hp mobs is when in a group, because your group can kill fast and you get relatively the same xp per mob that you get in a small group on 1x or 2x hp mobs.

As I said, the orcs in the cemetary give a bonus to xp because they are able to stun. I think I got about 4k xp on each, in a duo, and was able to 2-shot them (it's been a while, so I'm not exactly sure how much xp I got per orc.) I searched nearly every possible leveling area at the time (c3) and was unable to find any spot better for soloing. If it's drastically different for melee than it is for nukers, I apoligize, that's just my experience.

I found the back of the cemetary to be good xp 55-60. The orcs stun so they give bonus xp. No quests for that area though. =/

guard koleman gives a quest for the orcs at lvl 52



Ah well, I haven't hunted in the cemetary in months, so whatever. I was just suggesting a good xp spot.

xfrozenx, why do you want mobs with such high hp? Higher hp might give more xp, but it also takes longer to kill. Usually if you go with mobs you can kill easily, with little downtime, you wind up getting much better xp over time than if you spend 2+ minutes on each mob, wasting lots of mp and SS on each mob.

Maybe it's different for melee than it is for nukers, but I found that I leveled faster on 1x hp mobs when leveling my SwS than I did on 2x or 3x hp mobs. I also noticed the same trend on the PTS with my gladiator (taking the xp bonuses into consideration, of course.)

The only time I suggest 3x hp mobs is when in a group, because your group can kill fast and you get relatively the same xp per mob that you get in a small group on 1x or 2x hp mobs.

As I said, the orcs in the cemetary give a bonus to xp because they are able to stun. I think I got about 4k xp on each, in a duo, and was able to 2-shot them (it's been a while, so I'm not exactly sure how much xp I got per orc.) I searched nearly every possible leveling area at the time (c3) and was unable to find any spot better for soloing. If it's drastically different for melee than it is for nukers, I apoligize, that's just my experience.



And like I said, I group 24/7 with my bro. He's a shillen elder. So, I kill the elders VERY fast in ev. Especially when I pop rage on when it's available, then I'm doing 600 reg hits and 1400-1800 crits....so ye it's very fast. That's why I'm looking for mobs with 2x-3x hp.

I agree with listof. I have an out of party healer so it's basically the same thing (since that SE uses a homu he doesnt do much if anything for damage).

You can try devasted castle too. Unlike other 1x places, DC is a bit mobby so there's plenty to kill unless it gets crowded. Just keep your HP up so you don't get one shot by a magic crit. Also, don't you dare hit a spiteful soul! (unless you're feeling very adventurous) Don't hit a tree next to a spiteful either because it'll assist and get u killed.

I agree with listof. I have an out of party healer so it's basically the same thing (since that SE uses a homu he doesnt do much if anything for damage).

You can try devasted castle too. Unlike other 1x places, DC is a bit mobby so there's plenty to kill unless it gets crowded. Just keep your HP up so you don't get one shot by a magic crit. Also, don't you dare hit a spiteful soul! (unless you're feeling very adventurous) Don't hit a tree next to a spiteful either because it'll assist and get u killed.

Our SE just hit 56 and I'm still 57 on my destroyer with 30% to go. I'm doing it out of party now since the SE now has new skills and won't for a few more levels....so I'm just going to keep doing my DE out of party with the se out of party helping until like level 59 on my destroyer or just 61.

And like I said, I group 24/7 with my bro. He's a shillen elder. So, I kill the elders VERY fast in ev. Especially when I pop rage on when it's available, then I'm doing 600 reg hits and 1400-1800 crits....so ye it's very fast. That's why I'm looking for mobs with 2x-3x hp.

Hi, I can read - can you? I know you said you group 24/7 with your brother. So what? I group 24/7 with an SE as well. Your point?

Good for you, you kill fast. The point is to get mobs that you can kill as fast as you possibly can. That means 1x or 2x mobs. You can kill those faster than 3x or 4x mobs. Yes, I understand that you can kill 3x mobs fast. But you can kill 1x mobs faster.

Read this part over again:

The only time I suggest 3x hp mobs is when in a group, because your group can kill fast and you get relatively the same xp per mob that you get in a small group on 1x or 2x hp mobs.

Small groups (i.e. 2-3 people) should be handled the same way as soloing - low hp mobs. You can tear through a huge space of 1x - 2x hp mobs, killing them as fast (or faster) than they respawn. That is ideal. I 2-shot all green and white mobs. I get about 4-5k xp per mob in a duo. I usually use 3-4 shots for a 2x hp mob, sometimes more, but you only get about 1k more xp. Use your math skills and figure that one out.

4000 / 2 = 2000 xp per shot
5000 / 3 = 1666 xp per shot

So, if I got 100 nukes off in a buff round, on 1x HP mobs that would come out to about 600,000 xp per hour (estimated). If I did the same 100 nukes on 2x HP mobs, I'd get just under 500,000 xp per hour. Which number looks better to you?

What you have to do is figure out how many hits it takes to kill a 1x, 2x and 3x HP mob, then figure out how much xp you get per mob. If it works out the same, or about the same, then go for the 2x-3x HP mobs.

3x - 4x HP mobs are designed for medium to large size groups (or any group with two heavy-hitting DDs.) In groups, because there are more people, your kill speed on those 4x hp mobs should be about as fast as your kill speed on 1x hp mobs solo. Because you are in a group, you get about the same xp per 4x hp mob as you get solo/duo on 1x hp mobs. These mobs are designed for grouping, not solo/duo.

And like I said, I group 24/7 with my bro. He's a shillen elder. So, I kill the elders VERY fast in ev. Especially when I pop rage on when it's available, then I'm doing 600 reg hits and 1400-1800 crits....so ye it's very fast. That's why I'm looking for mobs with 2x-3x hp.

Hi, I can read - can you? I know you said you group 24/7 with your brother. So what? I group 24/7 with an SE as well. Your point?

Good for you, you kill fast. The point is to get mobs that you can kill as fast as you possibly can. That means 1x or 2x mobs. You can kill those faster than 3x or 4x mobs. Yes, I understand that you can kill 3x mobs fast. But you can kill 1x mobs faster.

Read this part over again:

The only time I suggest 3x hp mobs is when in a group, because your group can kill fast and you get relatively the same xp per mob that you get in a small group on 1x or 2x hp mobs.

Small groups (i.e. 2-3 people) should be handled the same way as soloing - low hp mobs. You can tear through a huge space of 1x - 2x hp mobs, killing them as fast (or faster) than they respawn. That is ideal. I 2-shot all green and white mobs. I get about 4-5k xp per mob in a duo. I usually use 3-4 shots for a 2x hp mob, sometimes more, but you only get about 1k more xp. Use your math skills and figure that one out.

4000 / 2 = 2000 xp per shot
5000 / 3 = 1666 xp per shot

So, if I got 100 nukes off in a buff round, on 1x HP mobs that would come out to about 600,000 xp per hour (estimated). If I did the same 100 nukes on 2x HP mobs, I'd get just under 500,000 xp per hour. Which number looks better to you?

What you have to do is figure out how many hits it takes to kill a 1x, 2x and 3x HP mob, then figure out how much xp you get per mob. If it works out the same, or about the same, then go for the 2x-3x HP mobs.

3x - 4x HP mobs are designed for medium to large size groups (or any group with two heavy-hitting DDs.) In groups, because there are more people, your kill speed on those 4x hp mobs should be about as fast as your kill speed on 1x hp mobs solo. Because you are in a group, you get about the same xp per 4x hp mob as you get solo/duo on 1x hp mobs. These mobs are designed for grouping, not solo/duo.



Got ya. Well what I'm saying is my SE does no damage, I'm doing it all. Now that I'm out of party and he is running behind me, I'm getting 14k xp per kill in ev which is around .15-.19% xp per kill, which is very good. Would the cemetery killing things alot faster as 1x hp mobs be better? Let me know. If you think it would, then I'll head out there unpartied and give it a shot. Thnx again for your opinion and reply, I really do appreciate your views on groups and leveling etc...

Got ya. Well what I'm saying is my SE does no damage, I'm doing it all.

That has nothing to do with anything. SEs aren't supposed to do damage, they're there to heal, buff and recharge. My SE just follows me around recharging me all the time, I don't send her out to hit stuff - and it would make no difference if I did.

Now that I'm out of party and he is running behind me, I'm getting 14k xp per kill in ev which is around .15-.19% xp per kill, which is very good. Would the cemetery killing things alot faster as 1x hp mobs be better? Let me know. If you think it would, then I'll head out there unpartied and give it a shot. Thnx again for your opinion and reply, I really do appreciate your views on groups and leveling etc...

You're melee, I'm a nuker. I could stand in the middle of the cemetary, not move and nuke things so fast that they dropped to the ground before they even got to me. I could keep one whole side of the cemetary clear. You will have to actually run around and hit things, which takes longer, and I don't know how much of a difference this will make. If you feel you are getting good xp in EV, then stay there. Or spend 20 minutes checking the cemetary out.

You have to do some exploration, you can't just rely on others to tell you what to do. We can give you hints, but in the end, you're actually going to have to go to the area and try it out.

Got ya. Well what I'm saying is my SE does no damage, I'm doing it all.

That has nothing to do with anything. SEs aren't supposed to do damage, they're there to heal, buff and recharge. My SE just follows me around recharging me all the time, I don't send her out to hit stuff - and it would make no difference if I did.

Now that I'm out of party and he is running behind me, I'm getting 14k xp per kill in ev which is around .15-.19% xp per kill, which is very good. Would the cemetery killing things alot faster as 1x hp mobs be better? Let me know. If you think it would, then I'll head out there unpartied and give it a shot. Thnx again for your opinion and reply, I really do appreciate your views on groups and leveling etc...

You're melee, I'm a nuker. I could stand in the middle of the cemetary, not move and nuke things so fast that they dropped to the ground before they even got to me. I could keep one whole side of the cemetary clear. You will have to actually run around and hit things, which takes longer, and I don't know how much of a difference this will make. If you feel you are getting good xp in EV, then stay there. Or spend 20 minutes checking the cemetary out.

You have to do some exploration, you can't just rely on others to tell you what to do. We can give you hints, but in the end, you're actually going to have to go to the area and try it out.

Got ya. Well what I'm saying is my SE does no damage, I'm doing it all.

That has nothing to do with anything. SEs aren't supposed to do damage, they're there to heal, buff and recharge. My SE just follows me around recharging me all the time, I don't send her out to hit stuff - and it would make no difference if I did.

Now that I'm out of party and he is running behind me, I'm getting 14k xp per kill in ev which is around .15-.19% xp per kill, which is very good. Would the cemetery killing things alot faster as 1x hp mobs be better? Let me know. If you think it would, then I'll head out there unpartied and give it a shot. Thnx again for your opinion and reply, I really do appreciate your views on groups and leveling etc...

You're melee, I'm a nuker. I could stand in the middle of the cemetary, not move and nuke things so fast that they dropped to the ground before they even got to me. I could keep one whole side of the cemetary clear. You will have to actually run around and hit things, which takes longer, and I don't know how much of a difference this will make. If you feel you are getting good xp in EV, then stay there. Or spend 20 minutes checking the cemetary out.

You have to do some exploration, you can't just rely on others to tell you what to do. We can give you hints, but in the end, you're actually going to have to go to the area and try it out.



ROFL, ok stop acting like a know it all. I was thanking you for your opinions but now your overboard....stop commenting on everything I say. I know SE's DO NOT DO DAMAGE, otherwise I would have him up there attacking lol...all he does is heal and buff. I know that! But if you did have him hitting stuff, then you would have to put him in the party otherwise you would be losing xp. That is my point, that's my point to say that their is no use for my SE to be in my party. So now that he is 56, I'm going to leave him out of party until I get a little higher to move to another place.

I have explored over 20 areas in the past week, looking for places to go. I have an idea of where to go when I hit 61...but until then I don't. There are so much places in L2 it's hard to explore them all. The catacombs seem good, but it seems for a 3 man party the catacombs isn't good xp, like it's just for making adena. There's few places to go at 57-60 where mobs have 7k-10k hp and are spread out. VERY FEW...and that's what I'm looking for. Atm, I'm getting around .10% at level 58 killing elders un-grouped in EV. I think I will stay there until 59...but where I move from there is still unsure...I plan on exploring the Foribben Gateway and seeing what it's about tonight. Have never explored there.Again thanks for your comments and opinions. All I was asking overall is a little advice on places to level. I'm sure others that are around this level will find some of this whole thread to be a little useful...because I'm sure alot of people are the same way I am. Alot of people rely on their clan or other people to help them find places to hunt...Why? Because normally they are higher levels and know the best places to hunt.

ouch..... wooow, ease up a little, dont start flaming each other :)

You were asking a question and got an answer, and you who answered, just stick to the topic and dont start argumenting about "how much damage a SE,etc." ;)

I'v allways seen these forums as quite helpfull and with a fine, nice tone in the questions asked and the answers given.... lets stick to that friends :) :) :)

In one post, you pointed out that you group 24/7 with your brother (an SE), as if I was too stupid to realize that and my previous answer hadn't applied because I didn't consider that fact. I said it doesn't matter whether you group with him or not. Solo and duos are treated the same.

Then in another post you point out that your SE (thought it was your brother?) doesn't do any damage, which, as I said, has nothing to do with anything.

I know SE's DO NOT DO DAMAGE

So do I, so why did you point it out in the first place as if it mattered or as if I didn't know?

You keep flip-flopping, trying to make points that don't have anything to do with anything, as if they invalidate my suggestions. If you don't want to take my suggestions, whatever, I really don't care. I'm through wasting my breath explaining them to you.

P.S. Why are you going to leave your brother out of party while you level? He's ok with that?