Stay in Halas/Qeynos or move to GFay?

[Mags]

Titles says basically all. I've not had a non-elf on p99, except my Erudite, and Odus is a wasteland, I'd really like to level in BB, but I'm not a soloing class, do groups come around during peak hours or should I suck it up & schelp to GFay?

[Vandil]

Generally, the Qeynos side of Norrath is underpopulated. Everyone goes to either Freeport/Commonlands or Gfay.

Halas has gnoll fangs and other hand-ins that could help with early leveling, but I recommend leaving.

[SDWV]

I would stay. Qeynos surrounding area has a great leveling path to 20. You can hunt gnolls and join a group for blackburrow. Gnoll teeth give great experience at the warrior guild turn in. You can kill rabid wolves and bears for their pelts. This is awesome experience even at level 24 (1% per turn in) and you get 2pp per wolf pelt and 4 per bear pelt when you factor in selling the spell.

You can hunt wisps in the process and save the lightstones for trade in to the North Karana gypsy ladies. This can net you 10pp per greater lightstone.

There are also several bandit camps in west karana that can take you to 25 if you desire to stay. After about 18 or so they stop giving much experience, but the sashes that they randomly drop keep giving experience up until about level 25. They also drop bronze weapons, runes, etc. and you get a bronze weapon from each sash turn in, which can prove to be quite a healthy sum of platinum.

I was able to casually level my bard to 25 on this path and save up about 2k platinum to boot.

[Mags]

Thanks for the advice, I'm playing a rogue, which like, no gear to speak up, so it's sorta rough, I'm okay with it being hard, but... unplayable isn't too awesome. I've just started her up, so I still have plenty of time to stay or leave, I know killing the bard in WL, there was only a hand full of soloable characters there, it sucks. I don't want to be an elf, or level in elf land. :| But, not having any money/gear, barbarian rogue was my best choice with the min/max, it would give me an advantage, I felt.

[Kagey]

gfay seems to be best since the Bonechip and cb belts quest is in kaladim, and its more populated. you have access to other populated zones while you level also like crushbone, unrest, mistmore.

[Mags]

gfay seems to be best since the Bonechip and cb belts quest is in kaladim, and its more populated. you have access to other populated zones while you level also like crushbone, unrest, mistmore.

Important question, because I can't remember, can my big Kim Kardashian Barbarian ass get through Kelethin? I'm happy to sell belts/pads for cash, but I can't remember if ducking will get me through these places.

[Jardaor]

Server is feeling a bit thin lately. I used to see a group or two in BB on the regular. Everyone flocks to Gfay and to a lesser extent FP area. As much as I hate to say it because the west side is so lucrative, as a rogue, I would probably go where the people are.

[Kagey]

Important question, because I can't remember, can my big Kim Kardashian Barbarian ass get through Kelethin? I'm happy to sell belts/pads for cash, but I can't remember if ducking will get me through these places.

yah you will have no problem ducking in kaladim and in kelethin to get around.

[Mags]

Thank you! That was one thing holding me back, obviously. Guess I'll bank my "gear" & head for a port in NK.

[Vallanor]

Blackburrow is Norrath's greatest dungeon. I'd personally stay for a while and see if you can get groups. If you're struggling then by all means, move on to greener pastures, but I'd at least give it a shot. It's only underpopulated because it's difficult to get there, not because it isn't a fantastic place to level.

[Tupakk]

Stay in QEYNOS enjoy the content. No need to rush to get everything right away. Relive and relearn.

[Mags]

I can lift a few items from my husband's melees, and they're in GFay area, blind, alone, little gear sucks, I could probably push through, except for the effing red con skeletons, I know from experience (I took a high elf there on live during Velious, haha) they are only going to continue to make this harder. If I knew people, or there was anybody that wasn't camping IGs in EF, I would probably stay. I feel super defeated by leaving, I've already seen more Barbarians in GFay moving his characters around than I did in Halas/EF. :(

[Vandil]

For any character that does any meleeing, I recommend saving up some plat (sell bone chips and pelts) and getting yourself a pair of AC+5 HP+55 rings (Platinum Fire Wedding Rings) for each hand. The AC and HPs will serve you well for many, many levels, probably into your 50s, and will be godly at low levels for soloing.

[Mags]

For any character that does any meleeing, I recommend saving up some plat (sell bone chips and pelts) and getting yourself a pair of AC+5 HP+55 rings (Platinum Fire Wedding Rings) for each hand. The AC and HPs will serve you well for many, many levels, probably into your 50s, and will be godly at low levels for soloing.

This is good advice, thank you! My husband's never played warrior is wearing a set, they're miiiiiiiine as soon as I get to GFay. Any suggestions on earrings? His are crap. ;)

[Shodo]

This is good advice, thank you! My husband's never played warrior is wearing a set, they're miiiiiiiine as soon as I get to GFay. Any suggestions on earrings? His are crap. ;)

Cougar Fang or Orc Fang earrings are both great for rogue, and both can be farmed in Velious by a level 30+ toon (40+ would be faster). Or you can purchase them for 200-300 each.

Also, if you're settled on leaving but don't want to do gfay, EC/WC//Nro/Oasis is another low level hub you could try.

[Ashintar]

Blackburrow is Norrath's greatest dungeon.

My fondest memories from live are from this zone. I would also encourage the new payers to spend time there and re-live the greatness of the gnolls.

[Mags]

Cougar Fang or Orc Fang earrings are both great for rogue, and both can be farmed in Velious by a level 30+ toon (40+ would be faster). Or you can purchase them for 200-300 each.

Also, if you're settled on leaving but don't want to do gfay, EC/WC//Nro/Oasis is another low level hub you could try.

Thank you, I'll look for those, not having to buy spells is a huge reason for wanting to back to a melee. I've tried EC/WC route on elves & it's super low populated, I must have bad elf smell or something. I'm trying to be more social, so forcing myself to meet people & group. It's better than SoD, but, ugh, it's rough out there.