Hey, Team,
OP checking back in here. Since a couple people wanted to get an update on my progress and experience I’ll go point by point and catch you up.
Now I’m level 30 (with Feign Death!!!) and have much better think gear. I’ve been having a blast, mostly getting PLed by my Druid buddies. For leveling I did:
1-12 in the Warrens
12-22 in Unrest
22-25 in Stonebrunt
25-30 in Sol A
Regarding my initial points:
1) Vanity - Yes. Absolutely. I am so proud of this character for the way I LOOK. I’m excited to try on every new item and weapon just to see how bad ass and lore-tastic I appear. Still very glad I went Erudite over Iksar in this regard.
2) Lore - I’ve never leveled an Erudite. Growing up in the Warrens and in Stonebrunt was totally worth the new experience. The Erudite SK - only items there are really fun and flavorful. I’ve done Field of Bone lots of times, so happy to not be there again.
3) Armor - so many cheap and interesting twink options that look badass too. The armor is way worth it.
4) Access to cities - Odus is a great continent in general, so the starting city of Paineel is great. Its surrounded by awesome leveling zones throughout the entire range. I’m excited to EXP in the hole because its literally next door.
But beyond that, most NPC’s I’ve encountered are dubious or better. While they may not sell to me, the fact that I can walk into Neriak, Ogguk, Erudin, and I think Freeport, and not get jumped is amazing. And I can invis/FD past any problem NPCs.
5) Intelligence - Having high INT makes up for some amount of having relatively poor regen. I can bandage and lifetap up to fighting shape pretty quickly. I can’t lie, there is a certain amount of downtime when soloing. But I don’t do a lot of it, and when I do I try to fear kite. Then the extra INT really counts. However I do wonder how much faster it would go as an Ikky (but probably evens out since I don’t have a racial EXP penalty.
I will update my Magelo next time I log in. I can’t remember what I’m currently using, (but I did get some Silver Chitin Hand Wraps, a Noct Blade, and Sarnak Battle Shield.
Let me know what you think!
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