Alright this goes for the higher soulhounds that wander in this forums ^^
Right now, my RL schedules doesn't allow me to play for too many hours when my clannies are online for a better party... so what I do is exping with a SE and my Apolo (72 fenrir)... apolo ofc levels up with the SE and we stay in party. My usual spot right now is HotSprings.
Usually I make 1% per hour (I'm going from 76 to 77) but according to some other posts this is ridiculously low... everytime I get a party I go to PT, IT or MoS... but now that's more rare, so if you can give me some advice on where a duo of SE (74) + fenrir(72) and myself(76) can improove my exp ratio, I will appreciate it a lot :)
I choose HS coz, even though mob stun a lot there, I can get 1% per hour at the same time I gather some tateossian recipes. Ketra is another spot I like to visit to raise my ally level and maybe someday put my hands in a draconic armor ^^ but I can't go there wearing apella LA ^^... so please any advices on this situation is very well appreciated!!
mine suggestion would be go to WoA. And seek a places with slave grendels, homunculus, Eye of watchman (I believe these not running away) and Eye of guide.
All these mobs are 71-74lvl and gives great xp.
Only problem that they give (Eye of guide) descent damage (homu sometimes magic crits.).
But you have SE (vr), great wolf and several crowd control skills so it should not be big problem for you.
I leveled there at 76 to 77, ok it was SD(76lvl)+DC(77lvl)+Great wolf(~60lvl) trio. But exp was really ok.
That sounds about right tbh. :( You will always get more xp in parties in good locations (MoS, IT, HB etc.) but solo, with you're gear level that's the kind of xp at 76/77 I was getting, perhaps a little more, but I was much better geared, better skills (Warrior Haste, Maximum ability etc, passive Wild Magic augment etc.), and I had my SE out of party.
With zero vitality I could get 4-5% in about 3 hours at 76/77 or so. I'd usually be in the general spot in varka. Varka/Ketra are great as they don't chain stun (or stun at all before they die) and the drops are nice (mats, 76 life stones, mid-top a key mats, the quest etc.).
I also did MoS with just the SE and myself in the lower rooms, I just had to pay attention which I'm not amazing at, which is why I like IoP. Easy mobs, die very fast and have good drops. I tend to pull about 4-5+ mobs in a train at any one time to avoid too much running and get the maximum benefit from Ani Circle mage crits. The Castalila, Sonneratia and Naiad mobs are great for this. the Seychelles/Chrysocola things are annoying and will Shield bash/stun + nuke you any chance they get. IoP is also a very pleasant place. :)
Xp out of party is just long and that is that. It's better to level somewhere you find more fun than anything else. I prefer killing in IoP than squishing those noisy, annoying varka mobs. The only thing I miss is the 76 Life stones, since I get level 80's at IoP and will have no use for them for about 8+ months :P. They do sell well though... have fun.
Well... LordRiot... I followed your advice... and invested my money in finishing my rapier... it's 150 dark now and 180 with selfbuffs... I still cannot believe the amount of damage it does... I can solo HS in apella light with SE buffs... and I don't need the dog now, so I made 2% in 40 minutes... it's unbelievable. I need HS coz I need my tate jewels :) Thanx for advices ^^
I lvl either in hs or top of BS, you can get some decent lvling done in either of those places. Don't worry about the rapier resist mob in BS. Deathmark + sop and then checkmate will make very short work of them.
I lvl either in hs or top of BS, you can get some decent lvling done in either of those places. Don't worry about the rapier resist mob in BS. Deathmark + sop and then checkmate will make very short work of them.
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looks like you are very experienced in kamael. Looking forward to hear some usefull info from you ... :)
I lvl either in hs or top of BS, you can get some decent lvling done in either of those places. Don't worry about the rapier resist mob in BS. Deathmark + sop and then checkmate will make very short work of them.
Ty ^^
so far I only pve without bsss coz they are too expensive so I go melee for pve ^^ (always keep some bsss in case of some action). Thanks to 180 element, cyclin my 3 nukes actually does some damage to mob. :)
Well my better half uses the s grade sets and they are pvped. T.T Anyway I use a +6 bw set for casting speed and hp bonus or I'll use my majestic. I haven't really had any problems with this setup. My primary classes are soulhound and inspector. Stick with the race they are pretty awesome in general for both pve and pvp.
I stick with the race I just love to play it ^^ and I had Maj light before, but sold it and bought apella coz it's cheaper (I made 80kk profit) and that was a looong time ago... I invested every single adena in my weapon, so I'm basically poor ^^
Here is my leveling tip. Do ToI 10 and above. At lvl 78 in a duo, I was getting 1% an hour. So, at lvl 76 you will make significantly more exp. I am almost positive you can solo the Angels in ToI with you 150 dark mace. Trust me, go up there and try it.
What to watch out for: They aggro so do not pull to many. Use both your binds for crowd control. There is a chance you get para'd. Rarely happens. I leveled from 76 all the way up to 79 in a duo in ToI. I could of solo'd but that gets boring.
Take advantage of all Vitality events. Remember, we can steal buffs including the 20 min vit ;) buff.
When you reach 79 let me know for the next leveling tip.
everytime I'd get some buffs i'd go to TOI10 till they ran out, for level 77. turns blue at 78 tho.
atm silent valley below giants cave is very good! some of the mobs poison alot tho, (enough that even with new soul cleanse it is annoying) but all very nice easy to kill 2x-3x mobs all non-aggro non-social melee sensitive.
You do 'not' want ot AoE nuke in SV. Trust me! Most of the mobs towards the back (from the Aden port) are mdef heavy so nukes do very little damage. They also hit very very hard.
I have well over 1k Pdef buffed with just Shield 3 (no prophecy/cov/greater shield etc.) and if not for VR, I' might actually have to actually heal if I don't 1-2 shot the mobs (which with +1 dark on checkmate I do quite easily ^_^). If you aggro'ed say 5-6 mobs, it might be a bit hairy. I've had aggro from like 4 mobs because I got careless and fired off an aoe skill and while I could deal with it (heal macros, being uber etc. :P) I wouldn't recommend it.
It's a very nice xp spot indeed. A good change for melee toons. The best thing about it is that it is essentially an alternative to Varka/Ketra. While you'll have to fight for mobs in Varka (who are also more annoying to kill) if you just want xp, SV should stay mostly bot-free as Varka is more profitable.
Silent Valley is COMPLETELY different after update and is now melee heaven. My new favorite place; but yea you will have to stick to physical skills there, they are high mdef. Like I said, all non aggro non social melee sensitive. Mobs go to higher level towards the far end from the port; still greens and whites at 79.