If you're truly soloing (no boxed buffer), I'm thinking go to the same places anybody else might go to - which might be Outlaw Forest or Forest of Mirrors for another level or 2. By the way, these are place where the mobs drop herbs. I have often heard that Forsaken Plains is a great place for archers in the 50s. I just don't know if you should go there at level 50 or wait 1 or 2 more levels. The fields just east of Aden, but before the Cemetary, might not be too bad either.
All the archers must be playing the game right now. I don't play an archer, but I keep reading that Forsaken Plains is good in general for 50s to low 60s. After that, I keep reading that VoS is the best place for ranged attackers, from low 60s to low 70s. (I have read dissenters who say VoS is not good for archers because of high evasion. But, I have played my Destroyer there and had fairly good results in spite of high evasion from some mobs. I would think an archer would do even better than a Destroyer, with respect to mob evasion.)
What's the best place for a level 59 Phantom Ranger (Bow of Peril, Doom Armor)?
Forsaken plains is decent but you'll probably need some buffs there.
The best xp would come from the shamans that morph into tigers (there are 2 types of shamans)
You get kail coins (royal membership) and stolen infernium ore in this place
What's the best place for a level 59 Phantom Ranger (Bow of Peril, Doom Armor)?
I will probably do the Cemetary for one more level. I always prefer areas where there are tons of mobs within a very compact area. But the Cemetary isn't for everyone. I have both SE (recharges) and prophet buffs to help make it painless.
I've tried Forsaken Plains, but my primary complaint is that there are too few mobs spread out across too far a distance to make it fun.
And as for the the mobs that are in the area...
The Orc Captains are ok, as are the rest of that lot. The Orc Archers can crit you, but they don't launch arrows as rapidly as you do.
The gargoyle-types, the wyverns, etc. are all bow resistant, which isn't a problem if you have a sufficiently OE BOP or buffs...or both. But it's not mp/xp efficient.
The normal tigers are easy kills, but occasionally you'll aggro more than one, and with your low CON, you'll probably get stunned, or whatever it is that they do. Keep heal pots handy.
The Orc Shaman/Tigers do give great XP, but even at 11K to 12K per kill for those, somehow I still XP'ed faster in the Cemetary, because I didn't have to run as much to get to the mobs.
It's anyone's guess where I level at 60+. I'll explore this weekend.
52-55 stolen I dont remember what quest on orcs in Cem
56-65 FP all the way
Bow Resist is like hitting a strong P Def mob with a BH, it sucks, hitting for less then 600 or even 800 on a mob with a bow is a pure waste of resources.
Hence why I will never understand people hunting in Hot Springs with a bow.
52-55 stolen I dont remember what quest on orcs in Cem
Plunder stolen supplies quest or something like that. Yep, doing that quest now. I'll cash in after I'm done leveling for good in the Cemetary. I have more supplies and documents than I can shake a stick at.
Bow Resist is like hitting a strong P Def mob with a BH, it sucks, hitting for less then 600 or even 800 on a mob with a bow is a pure waste of resources.
It seems like every hunting ground has a bow resistant mob. And to make matters worse, so many of the bow resist types are aggro. It's not a challenge, just an annoyance.
I also can't think of any places that have exclusively archery weak mobs at this level that give good to above average XP. I can't think of any place that doesn't have at least one archery resist type either.
For the 50 HE, if you wanted to could head over to branded and easily clear the beggining rooms, or head to the back, find a room with bots and ks one at a time...or....buy an opa, some fp and say your an orc. Works nicely as suspected
i did 49 -52 on my HE @ the Former/Bugbear area North of Ivory.... +3 Emi and PL set, no tats
4 shots no buffs / 3 w/ pp buffs
arrows drop and i got 4 peices of chain armor in those 3 lvls
i did 49 -52 on my HE @ the Former/Bugbear area North of Ivory.... +3 Emi and PL set, no tats
4 shots no buffs / 3 w/ pp buffs
arrows drop and i got 4 peices of chain armor in those 3 lvls
Don't forget you can sell the cursed bones to your fellow Necro friends.
i did 49 -52 on my HE @ the Former/Bugbear area North of Ivory.... +3 Emi and PL set, no tats
4 shots no buffs / 3 w/ pp buffs
arrows drop and i got 4 peices of chain armor in those 3 lvls
Don't forget you can sell the cursed bones to your fellow Necro friends.
or give them to your SH alt :P
also 52 - 55 Cemetary pits are nice... w/ PP buffs w/o buffs kinda ruff
55/56 - 61 or above Forsaken Plains (specially if your a royal collector)