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Originally Posted by zanderklocke
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I wish but the zone actually takes skill and plays out like a video game since you have to crawl through the zone. The player base here is too lazy to actually go places that have some challenge and would rather have the path of least resistance.
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The Hole is actually the easiest/fastest dungeon to get to (pretty much tied with HS if you have an OT hammer.) If you have a crew together you can be moving the XP bar within 15 minutes instead of the classic "yeah man, lets get a Seb group together" and you don't start to kill anything for (at least) an hour.
The zonein and dropoff is great for high 40s/low 50s xp with nice Loam drops and potential but rare goodies off the first Rock Golem. It is often open. Its an excellent grind spot.
The city is dangerous and the XP seems a bit slow mid 50s cause pulling lots of mobs isn't really the best idea there. If you get to the Dock you can set up a nice spot for some pulls and move the bar. Getting past the cleric that CHs through walls in the city is a challenge that will catch nubs off guard. Also a challenge is safely single pulling mobs on the way thru the city to the docks (Flux Staff FTW) The issue here is that compared to HS the XP is slow.
The undead tower is excellent XP and loots for high 50s and easy to get to if you drop in the hole. I jump in on Wizard and I never die, I duck before I land (everyone seems to have their own trick lol) Again, you are at the tower in 15 minutes after you get your port to Tox.
The two easiest and fastest zones to reach are also the least populous. Like many elements of P99, it doesn't make much sense. People can share all the secrets they want about the Hole but it will never blow up because you have to port there and it is dangerous (I.e. it is not LCY). HS is a bit more busy these days, but still has low population and it won't blow up because nub.
TL/DR - Hole is awesome and it greatly rewards the few who are brave and skilled enough to successfully navigate it. It will never be overcrowded because it keeps the riff-raff out by design.