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enjchanter
02-18-2019, 11:38 PM
So I have a 22 bard who is swarming in OT currently but wanna find a spot to move to when OT dries up

Gimme your best suggestions for a newb bard !

Bonus points for uncontested spots

cuzbot
02-19-2019, 02:54 AM
I liked LoIO. The higher level skeletons were great xp from 25 or 26 until 30.

Legidias
02-19-2019, 02:05 PM
If only there were like 3 or 4 wiki articles on this exact subject

Lordgordon
02-19-2019, 03:50 PM
TT
SEB
Tofs
North Freeport
Plane of sky
Swamp of no hope
Everfrost
Sol a

Wallicker
02-19-2019, 09:17 PM
Lvl 28-46 if you aren’t in FV you are doing it wrong

Troxx
02-21-2019, 12:13 AM
If you’re swarming at all, you’re doing it wrong and missing out on the true fun of playing a bard. I regret swarming off/on up to 45. The levels were fast (stupid fast) but I missed out on some really fun levels 15-45 ... time I could have and should have spent in groups.

Enjoy the ride ... the game is not more fun at 60.

Meiva
02-21-2019, 08:28 PM
According to his sig, this is not his first rodeo with the 1-60.

Swarming isn't wrong. I group when I need breaks from it. It's fun to invite friends to leach off of you also. Maybe not the most efficient EXP while grouped, but at least you can show off a bit.

At 18 I went to NK and swarmed as many beetles I could find for a few levels near, but not too near, the wizard spires. This helped me to get some experience in it, and a screw up didn't kill me. It'll give you some practice, and help you decide if swarming is something you do want to pursue.

Edit - lol, overlooked the 22 bard bit. Still a decent tip for another new bard looking to explore it.

Legidias
02-21-2019, 10:31 PM
(If you call it swarming and not AE kiting you're doing it wrong and swarm kiting doesn't work on p99)

Meiva
02-21-2019, 11:04 PM
(If you call it swarming and not AE kiting you're doing it wrong and swarm kiting doesn't work on p99)

You're probably right. I believe AE kiting has become swarming in many of our brains. I was talking about a swarm of beetles, however... hmmm. Semantics.

enjchanter
02-21-2019, 11:38 PM
If you’re swarming at all, you’re doing it wrong and missing out on the true fun of playing a bard. I regret swarming off/on up to 45. The levels were fast (stupid fast) but I missed out on some really fun levels 15-45 ... time I could have and should have spent in groups.

Enjoy the ride ... the game is not more fun at 60.

Yeah I mean I do agree with you, but like Meiva said, if this guy hits 60 itll be my 5th and drudging through xp highway just doesnt have that charm anymore heh ...

Bard is actually 30 now and I'm getting adjusted to kiting in FV which is crazy fun , think I can stay here till 45 I heard ?

Meiva
02-22-2019, 01:04 AM
Bard is actually 30 now and I'm getting adjusted to kiting in FV which is crazy fun , think I can stay here till 45 I heard ?

I believe I quadded the pirates on FV cliffs until 45 or 46 on my wizard. I don't remember the exp ever being crap. I'd say yes! My wizard moved to the LOIO gob camp afterwards, but I can't imagine that being a quality bard kiting camp.

If you're already kiting in FV at 30, and enjoy it, I think you're going to be just fine there for a while.

Wallicker
02-22-2019, 08:21 AM
Save all your teeth and turn them it at 45 should ding ya 46

Wallicker
02-22-2019, 08:23 AM
LoiO goblins is FIRE for a bard I wrote a guide let me find it...

Well as a new bard to this server my route was as follows to 54 and was easy and I made good money:
1-2: newbie area or mail quest in Kelethin to Felwithe
2-8: swarm Both kobold camps in steamfont (drag the one above Ak’anon entrance down to Druid ring camps combine both into one swarm and kill) rinse repeat. Sell everything to Druid merchant.
8-16 willowwisps and grizzly bears in NK (turn in greater light stones and hold onto pelts for plat which you should use to buy 3-5 sow pots and songs) you’ll make 2-3k here
15-18 - orc highway in oasis don’t hit the priests and they won’t social can easily gather 20ish warriors risk free swarm rinse repeat sell everything to gypsies
18-26 - there are 9 iksar exiles on a 6 min timer in Swamp of no hope at the TT zl - sow pots make this trivial and super good do until 26. Drop 1-2pp each and balanced/finely crafted weps and lower gems.
26- ok you’ve been playing maybe 8-10 hrs now your lvl 26!!! You’ve got your songs sow pots and instruments! Head to FV one zone over get a bind at the outpost in FV. Head northeast pull every single srolvarg that moves around 60-70. You will only damage the lower level ones. Don’t worry as the lower level ones die you will level up and add more to your 25 mob queue! AVOID Goblins! Swarm down at TT zoneline in NE corner. 26-31 is one pull to give you an idea. Loot everything ESPECIALLY the teeth. Go back to outpost sell put money in bank. By the time your running back they will be respawning 100-200pp per pull.stay here til 45 off growlers and snarlers! At 45 you will go turn in your stacks and stacks of teeth to zip you to 46! BAM no hell level!
46-51 - guess what no swarming armed with a drum fufils chant of flame and frost. You will buy an EB item and go to bloodgills in LoiO with the 3 dots snare and fear you can kill all 12 bloodgills one at a time right before they respawn -> you will never run out of mana etc doing around 140dmg per tic non stop to these puny shits is just as good exp as swarming and RISK free! Lull to split first go around. 35% xp per hour.
51-54 - HHK you will kill the two nobles with drum dots then clear all the 2nd floor guards (15-20% Xperia’s/ HR here and you will make a shit ton of plat! You’ll never go kos to merchants just sneak sell FS to them.
Congratulations your lvl 54 and rich (20-30k) onward my fellow bard. Mem pbaoe snare and you are now god of all non summoning/casting mobs. You can do bards and nobles until 57-58 if you want to continue to make plat or you can swarm wherever the hell you want as long as your not impeding on others mobs! Don’t fuck with other people’s mobs or camps plenty of places to level!
Enjoy!

PS if you need me to show you any of the methods hit me up in game .

Wallicker <ALS>

Meiva
02-23-2019, 07:07 PM
46-51 - guess what no swarming armed with a drum fufils chant of flame and frost. You will buy an EB item and go to bloodgills in LoiO with the 3 dots snare and fear you can kill all 12 bloodgills one at a time right before they respawn -> you will never run out of mana etc doing around 140dmg per tic non stop to these puny shits is just as good exp as swarming and RISK free! Lull to split first go around. 35% xp per hour.

Oh! Good to know. I suppose the only challenge will be finding the camp un-camped, but that's true for a lot of camps with a pop this high.

You do have to share this camp with other classes. Druids and Wizards come to mind. Primarily just druids and wizards.