Is Grik The Exile good camp at 55?

[Akronos]

Hi, 55 troll shammie here.
I was looking for easy solo camps because I'm too old to take many stress.
I was killing IGs (easy pp and good xp) but at 55 they are good for pp only.
I read the forum and found the Grik The Exile camp and I saw it like a suitable camp for my gaming style but... I feel it like doable but slow xp and magic resistant.

Must I mantain that camp? I tried the named giants at FM fort basement but I cannot manage them yet, I hope try again at 56 or so.

Any advice about good solo and low stress camp for me? Thanks a lot.

BTW I apologize for my english. I tried to do my best (without google translate, I deserve a cheer for that... maybe :) )

[loramin]

I've never done him, but the Per-Level Guide, https://wiki.project1999.com/Per-Level_Hunting_Guide#Hunting_Spots_55-59, has him starting at your level. It says it's good for Mages, but since Shaman are better soloers you should be fine.

If not, that section, and the one above it, should have lots of other options that are known to be good for Shaman.

[Akronos]

Thanks a lot Loramin!

I'll re-read the guide again looking for relaxed camps and I'll try the options showed there.

Best regards from Spain!

[Snaggles]

I would avoid that like the plague as a shaman. You can find another 7 min single spawn that’s less contested, or even Wakening Land. Geos might be tough but goo’s are easy (west cave).

If Grik is camped (often is) you are stuck in Swamp of No Hope and the zone name has never been more accurate.

[loramin]

I'll re-read the guide again looking for relaxed camps and I'll try the options showed there.

I know I did a lot of Wakening Lands; Geonids and Suits were both good, but I'd only describe the Geonids as being relaxed. I also did lots of giants, and they're pretty chill: both the frost giants around the Great Divide fort, and Forest Giants at the Burning Woods fort. (and s

I didn't do Plane of Mischief, but if you can get up there I hear the XP is great, and I think the rats are chill. Similarly I've heard that the Barbarian guards in Everfrost and the Qeynos bank guards are good, and should be relaxed.

Best regards from Spain!

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[DeathsSilkyMist]

I know I did a lot of Wakening Lands; Geonids and Suits were both good, but I'd only describe the Geonids as being relaxed.

Geonids is a good suggestion for OP. They aren't quite as tough as the two Frontier Mountain Giants, and you can pace yourself on kills. They are a bit tough to kill compared to other mobs, but Shaman slow and root typically puts them in their place.


I didn't do Plane of Mischief, but if you can get up there I hear the XP is great, and I think the rats are chill.

Plane of Mischief Rat Maze XP is great. It's the best XP I could find from 55-60. The Rats do not kill on sight, and you do not lose faction killing them. The Rats will socially agro.

That being said, you must run around a lot to find more rats. Respawn time is 70 minutes, so it's not a very good camp if OP wants to just kill a static spawn for ease of play.

[Akronos]

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Enjoy Project 1999! :)

[Akronos]

Geonids is a good suggestion for OP. They aren't quite as tough as the two Frontier Mountain Giants, and you can pace yourself on kills. They are a bit tough to kill compared to other mobs, but Shaman slow and root typically puts them in their place.



Plane of Mischief Rat Maze XP is great. It's the best XP I could find from 55-60. The Rats do not kill on sight, and you do not lose faction killing them. The Rats will socially agro.

That being said, you must run around a lot to find more rats. Respawn time is 70 minutes, so it's not a very good camp if OP wants to just kill a static spawn for ease of play.

Thanks a lot for the feedback!

[PatChapp]

The problem with shaman vs geos is that they are very disease and poison resistant, so without epic its tough to land a dot if you wanted to root rot them. Very low magic resistance though,if your into slow tanking.

[Snaggles]

WL has a ton of stuff to kill solo or in group and a dragon spire in the same zone. Getting a rez is easy. loIO is like dreamlands without the population, which is truly horrible.

Just burn two levels in HK if you are thinking of this.

[Nickelback8469]

The problem with shaman vs geos is that they are very disease and poison resistant, so without epic its tough to land a dot if you wanted to root rot them. Very low magic resistance though,if your into slow tanking.

Can confirm; I did some Geos on my shaman when he was in 57-59 and was quite surprised by how frequently my dots were resisted. They're still great if you have a duo that can bring all the damage, but trying to solo them was pretty painful without Epic. Not sure how fast Epic alone would kill them, so there's definitely other options out there better suited for a solo shaman.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Can confirm; I did some Geos on my shaman when he was in 57-59 and was quite surprised by how frequently my dots were resisted. They're still great if you have a duo that can bring all the damage, but trying to solo them was pretty painful without Epic. Not sure how fast Epic alone would kill them, so there's definitely other options out there better suited for a solo shaman.

You can JBB spam them if memory serves. OP is a troll, so they can use a JBB. Just slow tank and spam JBB. I was still able to land disease on them often enough if you use insidious decay I think, but it's been a while. If you don't have JBB you could spam hard cast your best DD. Not terribly efficient, but camping a single static spawn like Grik isn't efficient for a Shaman either. It's more about lazy play.

I do agree normally there are better options for a more active Shaman. It's a bit harder for me to think of lazy spots as OP is wanting. I believe I did do the FM Giants under the Fort at 55, but they resist a good amount as well at 55. I had Fungi Tunic, Fungi Staff, and JBB, so that helped. They are generally harder than Geos.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

OP could also do goos from 55-57 or so. Did those in that level range on my SK. Only downside to goos is there are only two goo camps, so it's more likely they will be camped. Not sure how popular they are these days.

[druidbob]

Goo camp unfortunately isn't as good now, the smaller goos that split off got an upgrade and are much tougher and aggressive, you end up burning a lot more mana than before

[Akronos]

Thanks both, PatChapp and Snaggles. Good info in both posts.
Enjoy Project 1999!

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Goo camp unfortunately isn't as good now, the smaller goos that split off got an upgrade and are much tougher and aggressive, you end up burning a lot more mana than before


That is quite unfortunate. Can the Shaman pet solo them while you recover?

[Goregasmic]

That is quite unfortunate. Can the Shaman pet solo them while you recover?

I think they're just garbage. They hit hard and you kill 3 goos with 3khp+. For mobs that are 40-44 that's a big deal. Kunark mobs in the same range have like 5khp. I did them with the chanter animation and I think I noticed the little ones miss more being lower level so maybe a melee who can split the baby goos with root could solo them good or a necro/mage since they don't have trash pets. Also, at 56 the baby goos coned green and yielded no exp so that's a whole lot of energy expanded for nothing. I'm not sure if a party in their mid 40s would get exp off all 3, that would make it more worthwhile.

I'm not sure what OP considers "hassle free" but HS basement could be solid. If he means pure dad camps there aren't all that many left at 56 and since the server is top heavy they're often contested. I'm personally having a hard time finding open solo spots at 58 nowadays, sometimes I have to hit 4-5 spots before finding something open so the big ones like the FM giants, frost giants or the qeynos dudes can be very hit or miss. At least the geos seem to have enough room for everyone most of the time. I don't like them much but I may start hitting them more for that sole reason. Nothing more annoying than having 75 minutes to play and spending 45 trying to find something open.

[Snaggles]

Ugh bummer; that might have been a hasty suggestion then.

I did Dyrna in HK to like 56/7 and Neriak Arena to 60. There are other spots too. Felwithe for a little bit, Chardok entrance/exit, Nyzil Bloodforge. There are some other static weird blue cons similar to Grik but with more hps. Not to mention tons of stuff in BW.

With an EB item this might be another decent one. Depending on how bad you want to hunt the driftwood chests. It would be slower xp I bet…better exp modifier but slower repop and the PH seems it could occasionally be a green con.

https://wiki.project1999.com/A_ferocious_hammerhead

[Akronos]

Wow! Tons of replies and useful info. Thanks a lot to everybody.

Enjoy Project 1999!

[zelld52]

City of Mist has been my go to for toons in the mid 50s. Mobs are all melee, easy to root rot or face tank with slow and JBB spam

[WarpathEQ]

I wouldn't waste your time at geos without an epic, they hit too hard to kill effeciently without root rotting and any form of root rotting without epic is going to be super ineffecient.

Seems to me a lot of non-epic 55+ shaman go to neriak and kill there. Not familiar with the camp but I know its a go to from other shamans I've seen leveling without epic 55+. I have seen someone grind to 60 at IGs but I agree I left after 55 because exp way too slow (although can make good money off wort pots). Might be worth grinding for the money to buy an epic MQ.

[Akronos]

Thanks everybody for all the info.

Enjoy Project 1999!