Ideal Leveling Zones for Grouping and Camps

[Auuken]

Finally coming back to EQ to relive some of the 1999 nostalgia.

Planning on leveling an untwinked Human Monk. One of my favorite things about classic EQ was grouping up, working together, and chatting with people. Does anyone have any suggestions for camps/grouping spots while leveling? Or general advice for a casual blue P99 leveling experience?

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[Ivory]

Level 1-5 the newbie area you starts....

Then at 5, head to kael and get bound near WL.

Now for a while, you must live there...guarding against the giants armies....helping to fight them back, day after day...

Eventually you will gain the trust of the great dragons and be able to proceed into their city for safety.

Now you will need to convince an assassin to "find" you a key....

Then, you are free to pass into the cobalt scar and get the great tooth of teleportation!!

But you aren't free to leave yet....for now you must find passage through the sirens grotto into the western wastes....the most dangerous of wastes.

There you must travel and learn the ways of the dragons...helping them tend to their young....becoming like the dragons....

Until one day an old dragon will pass on.....they go to die along the cliffs, where they may gaze out over the water one last time.... and on his body you shall find a necklace....a necklace which houses his spirit and proves you are ready to return to your homelands and continue on.

Henceforth you shall carry the memory of the dragons whose spirit resides in your necklace on adventures across all of norrath! His powers protecting you from harm!

[Auuken]

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

Level 1-5 the newbie area you starts....

Then at 5, head to kael and get bound near WL.

Now for a while, you must live there...guarding against the giants armies....helping to fight them back, day after day...

Eventually you will gain the trust of the great dragons and be able to proceed into their city for safety.

Now you will need to convince an assassin to "find" you a key....

Then, you are free to pass into the cobalt scar and get the great tooth of teleportation!!

But you aren't free to leave yet....for now you must find passage through the sirens grotto into the western wastes....the most dangerous of wastes.

There you must travel and learn the ways of the dragons...helping them tend to their young....becoming like the dragons....

Until one day an old dragon will pass on.....they go to die along the cliffs, where they may gaze out over the water one last time.... and on his body you shall find a necklace....a necklace which houses his spirit and proves you are ready to return to your homelands and continue on.

Henceforth you shall carry the memory of the dragons whose spirit resides in your necklace on adventures across all of norrath! His powers protecting you from harm!

Sneaksy pls dont steal my shields

Edit: this sounds like the non-fiction path of your rogue, based on the tales that I have come across. However, I am neither so brave or so sneaksy.

[Sorn]

The most impressive thing about Ivory's post is that she advocates you wait until level 5 to do all of this.

[Auuken]

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

The most impressive thing about Ivory's post is that she advocates you wait until level 5 to do all of this.

Wow, Ivory and Sorn making an appearance, a great audience indeed. With such helpful advice and pertinent wisdom to share too.

<3

I know I can google or search the "best" spots to find groups. Actually I know because I have. But if anyone has suggestions for 5-30, fun, favorite, but still actively camped spots, let me know!

[Ivory]

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

The most impressive thing about Ivory's post is that she advocates you wait until level 5 to do all of this.

Cuz you can't get through kael under 5....I tried :<

You should really try it though! Is fun! A social journey of adventure!

For brevity, how about level 5-30 zones. Doesn't have to be the fastest leveling, just enjoyable zones that have occupied camps in p99 blue peak hours.

Ok ok, 5-10ish, orc camps in commons!

10-15ish befallen!

15-20ish orcs in highpass!

20-25 sol a?

20-30 - mistmoore! lotta peoples!

[Auuken]

For brevity, how about level 5-30 zones. Doesn't have to be the fastest leveling, just enjoyable zones that have occupied camps in p99 blue peak hours.

[Sorn]

Well, ideal for me is whatever is most interesting, but typically people will do this (grouping):

If you start in Freeport, by about 4 you will be hitting EC for better stuff. ~8 you go to orc 1. ~12 or 13 you might go to Oasis and kill crocs. ~16-17 you do orcs/orc highway in Oasis. ~20 you might group at Highpass Hold doing orcs, and later gnolls if you want. By 29-30, it's Highhold Keep basement (goblins) for quite a while.

If you start in Qeynos, you are in Qeynos Hills and then Blackburrow. It's a bit deserted around here so you will be solo a lot. Turn in gnoll fangs (in Halas is slightly better since you don't get in trouble with the corrupt Qeynos guards, but it's 3 fangs at a time). By about 12, you start on bandits and collect bandit sashes. Work your way east slowly. You can go to SK in teens to mid twenties, if you want, but that's sort of a bring your own group scenario. In your early twenties you can hunt crag spiders. Eventually you'll end up in Highpass Hold killing gnolls, and finally in the keep basement...

Or you can be the cool kid and get an invis and port to EJ, a bind at the Kaesora zone, and tear through all the levels til about 20 in FoB and Kurns with all the lizards, then go to WW or OT til 30. Gotta get ports back to old world for training.

OR...you can get to 17 (for FD) and then hit Unrest til 30, if you like slight overcrowding and lots of trains. You'll have to go to Freeport to train your various skills, though.

[Auuken]

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

Cuz you can't get through kael under 5....I tried :<

You should really try it though! Is fun! A social journey of adventure!



Ok ok, 5-10ish, orc camps in commons!

10-15ish befallen!

15-20ish orcs in highpass!

20-25 sol a?

20-30 - mistmoore! lotta peoples!

Interesting, haven't tried befallen or sol A. Thanks Sneakers

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

Well, ideal for me is whatever is most interesting, but typically people will do this (grouping):

If you start in Freeport, by about 4 you will be hitting EC for better stuff. ~8 you go to orc 1. ~12 or 13 you might go to Oasis and kill crocs. ~16-17 you do orcs/orc highway in Oasis. ~20 you might group at Highpass Hold doing orcs, and later gnolls if you want. By 29-30, it's Highhold Keep basement (goblins) for quite a while.

If you start in Qeynos, you are in Qeynos Hills and then Blackburrow. It's a bit deserted around here so you will be solo a lot. Turn in gnoll fangs (in Halas is slightly better since you don't get in trouble with the corrupt Qeynos guards, but it's 3 fangs at a time). By about 12, you start on bandits and collect bandit sashes. Work your way east slowly. You can go to SK in teens to mid twenties, if you want, but that's sort of a bring your own group scenario. In your early twenties you can hunt crag spiders. Eventually you'll end up in Highpass Hold killing gnolls, and finally in the keep basement...

Or you can be the cool kid and get an invis and port to EJ, a bind at the Kaesora zone, and tear through all the levels til about 20 in FoB and Kurns with all the lizards, then go to WW or OT til 30. Gotta get ports back to old world for training.

OR...you can get to 17 (for FD) and then hit Unrest til 30, if you like slight overcrowding and lots of trains. You'll have to go to Freeport to train your various skills, though.

I do love trains, overcrowding, and the occasional conversation in zone chat haha. Great post, will reference this. Can Iskar monks follow a similar path at 20 for highpass hold and later highpass keep?

[Sorn]

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

I do love trains, overcrowding, and the occasional conversation in zone chat haha. Great post, will reference this. Can Iskar monks follow a similar path at 20 for highpass hold and later highpass keep?

The thing with iksar monks is that you will be trapped on one side of the zone or another unless your FD is good or you have invis, at least for faction. You need to kill approx. 600 orcs or gnolls for the guards to like you, but once you go in the keep, you will have the banker after you and you have to avoid Ran Flamespinner near the stairs to the basement (he's usually in his own room, but some people will train up there and open the door so he can lay waste to goblins) unless you fix Freeport caster faction. There are also a couple of NPCs in highpass hold who are not on any of these factions that you may have to contend with if you accidentally wander into the wrong part.

The banker requires several hundred scalps turned into highpass captains (either gnolls scalps or orc scalps) before she will stop attacking you. For Ran, you have to go to Qeynos Hills and give rat ears to Rephas (sneaking), which will lower Freeport Militia faction. The positive hits to freeport casters is greater than negative hits to militia, just FYI.

So! It IS possible, you just have the added layer of faction to deal with. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Plenty of iksar do follow this path, you just have a few things to watch out for that others don't.