Wizard - Needs and deeds for a wizard to succeed!

[Vexenu]

Wizard quadding is faster but more dangerous than Druid quadding. Faster in that you can insta-cast to pull with the Flux staff and more quickly gather mobs together since they aren't snared; more dangerous in that you have less room for error with 4 unsnared mobs chasing you before you cast your snare. It's also a pain when you get one resist out of the group and have to individually snare it then regroup them all together.

Wizards are incredibly one-dimensional and boring to play, and I say that as someone who prefers a more laid-back playstyle. They truly take laid-back to the next level. It's more like a comatose playstyle. And no one wants to group with you, ever. Any group you get will either be a result of pity or ignorance, because you cannot ever carry your own weight. You can quad a Wizard up to the low 50's pretty easily, but beyond that it really is going to be a slog now that Chardok AOE is no longer a thing. And for what? If you don't want to raid, what's the point? The most useful thing you can do with a 50+ non-raiding Wizard is to park him in EC and port/TL people.

If you want a low-stress caster I'd recommend trying a Mage at least up to level 12 or so before going all-in with the Wizard. They're also a very laid-back class, but they have the added benefit of actually being useful in groups and capable of farming plat/items.

If you are truly dead-set on the Wizard the most important key to success is having strong Alt-Tab skills and something else to work on during downtime.

[Ravager]

I solo'd a wizard to 60, mostly casual, took about a year and a half. It's a nice class to just afk a lot between quads. I didn't start quadding a ton until 34.

25-30 you can solo that one gnome on a 6m40s timer by the windmills that the others don't assist, forget his name.

30-36 or so you can kill the gnolls in SK and collect the skins. Bind by the hand in guy in South Qeynos and do the hide trick to turn them in for a ton of exp (stand outside house, he's green and doesn't aggro, open the tradebox, hit hide, con him to make sure he's indifferent, then hit trade).

36-42 the cliffs in FV are awesome for quadding.

42-46ish I quadded in Dreadlands, near the yeti caves.

46-51 I just root nuked the Hill Giant in WK and made a ton of plat. I'm sure there's better places to quad in Velious though.

51-54 I quadded dwarf guards in BB (the level 40 ones)

54-57 Raptors

57-60 The dock guards in BB and the hut down the path, there's 3 level 45 dwarves and 1 level 40.

It's a grind, but you can solo the entire way.

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by Ravager [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I solo'd a wizard to 60, mostly casual, took about a year and a half. It's a nice class to just afk a lot between quads. I didn't start quadding a ton until 34.

25-30 you can solo that one gnome on a 6m40s timer by the windmills that the others don't assist, forget his name.

30-36 or so you can kill the gnolls in SK and collect the skins. Bind by the hand in guy in South Qeynos and do the hide trick to turn them in for a ton of exp (stand outside house, he's green and doesn't aggro, open the tradebox, hit hide, con him to make sure he's indifferent, then hit trade).

36-42 the cliffs in FV are awesome for quadding.

42-46ish I quadded in Dreadlands, near the yeti caves.

46-51 I just root nuked the Hill Giant in WK and made a ton of plat. I'm sure there's better places to quad in Velious though.

51-54 I quadded dwarf guards in BB (the level 40 ones)

54-57 Raptors

57-60 The dock guards in BB and the hut down the path, there's 3 level 45 dwarves and 1 level 40.

It's a grind, but you can solo the entire way.

Thanks man.

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by Vexenu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wizard quadding is faster but more dangerous than Druid quadding. Faster in that you can insta-cast to pull with the Flux staff and more quickly gather mobs together since they aren't snared; more dangerous in that you have less room for error with 4 unsnared mobs chasing you before you cast your snare. It's also a pain when you get one resist out of the group and have to individually snare it then regroup them all together.

Wizards are incredibly one-dimensional and boring to play, and I say that as someone who prefers a more laid-back playstyle. They truly take laid-back to the next level. It's more like a comatose playstyle. And no one wants to group with you, ever. Any group you get will either be a result of pity or ignorance, because you cannot ever carry your own weight. You can quad a Wizard up to the low 50's pretty easily, but beyond that it really is going to be a slog now that Chardok AOE is no longer a thing. And for what? If you don't want to raid, what's the point? The most useful thing you can do with a 50+ non-raiding Wizard is to park him in EC and port/TL people.

If you want a low-stress caster I'd recommend trying a Mage at least up to level 12 or so before going all-in with the Wizard. They're also a very laid-back class, but they have the added benefit of actually being useful in groups and capable of farming plat/items.

If you are truly dead-set on the Wizard the most important key to success is having strong Alt-Tab skills and something else to work on during downtime.

I worried a bit about this, maybe wizard is unable to camp high end items etc. But I figure I can play other chars for that, like my chanter I am leveling a chanter now too.

Basically I switch from alt to alt to alt, I got two 55s and a bunch of 25-49s now.

Wizard is the last class I have not meddled with at all on p99.

I actually tried a mage got stuck at 35 lvl on him, for over 2 years so deleted him. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]