New Druid Advice from the experts

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Rofel952 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Fun to read you guys argue, but you both have valid points and won’t concede to one another.

You say that, and yet you advocate for the same thing just about everyone in this thread except DSM has been advocating:

Originally Posted by Rofel952 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I’d say why not do the 1 spawn, get mediocre money and maybe a ring. It’s fun to have a chance at something awesome and still get exp. If you don’t get it, oh well. You really don’t lose out on much.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

You say that, and yet you advocate for the same thing just about everyone in this thread except DSM has been advocating:

Yes Loramin, nuance is a thing. People can agree with me and still have a preference that runs contrary to my suggestion. Ad populum fallacy is irrelevant, you really should stop using it. Everybody can agree 1 + 1 = 3, but 1 + 1 will still equal 2 factually.

At the end of the day your suggestion is based off of unrealistic drop probabilities for the Goblin Ring. The market shows Goblin Ring is rarer than you claim. If Goblin Rings were dropping commonly, the price would have tanked by now. Plat farmers do not miss good camps, especially when the camp was available for years before Green launched and is easy to solo (even at low levels).

I prefer reality over wishful thinking. Statistically you will probably be better off by farming plat while leveling rather than trying to farm the Goblin Ring at a low level. Do you have a chance at the Goblin Ring? Sure. But you probably won't get one, which means you will simply be behind the player who chooses the plat farming route instead.

I leave it to the reader to decide which path is best for them. Some people like a gamble, some people like consistency. If you don't know which you prefer, consistency is the safer default choice.

[Rofel952]

I should clarify I only read through page 18 so maybe you guys made up since then!

[bcbrown]

The suggestion was to spend levels 18-22 or so in LoIO. Even if you try to level at a plat camp you're not going to make much money on those levels. And remember that OP wants to play a charming druid; the alternative zones are EK and Oasis. If anything, LoIO is the plat farming zone.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

The suggestion was to spend levels 18-22 or so in LoIO. Even if you try to level at a plat camp you're not going to make much money on those levels. And remember that OP wants to play a charming druid; the alternative zones are EK and Oasis. If anything, LoIO is the plat farming zone.

OP can choose which zones they play in and what playstyle they end up doing for each level range. You'll make more plat at a plat camp than a non-plat camp. You'll have more to show than no Goblin Ring too.

[bcbrown]

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

I will be doing as much charm killing as I can

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Indeed. OP gets to decide. I am not forcing them to do anything. I am giving the reality check that the Goblin Ring is rare (you probably won't get one) and plat farming is more consistent. What OP decides to do with that info is up to them. Charming at low levels isn't great anyway. You fizzle more, get resisted more, and run out of mana more.

[bcbrown]

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

Indeed. OP gets to decide. I am not forcing them to do anything. I am giving the reality check that the Goblin Ring is rare (you probably won't get one) and plat farming is more consistent. What OP decides to do with that info is up to them. Charming at low levels isn't great anyway. You fizzle more, get resisted more, and run out of mana more.

Ok, so what's your suggested leveling path for this druid? Remember,

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

I will be doing as much charm killing as I can, not super interested in quadding or root rott/nuke playstyle as I have a wizard for that already.

[Duik]

Lvling at the camp with an item OP arguably wants while ring being rare it is not non existent.
I have lvled there (as a lvl appropriate druid on live) and got a ring on 1st try. Couple hours tops, was gonna play *somewhere* anyways.
Its like a poker machine, wins are indeed rare but someone eventually does win.

Gaining XP and a lil plat with a *non zero chance* of a valuable AND useful item is a win in my opinion.

OP decides if that is their wish/playstyle taking all the input from here into account.

FWIW, id do it. But I love looting my gear. Gives me a gooey feeling.

[Jimjam]

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

Lvling at the camp with an item OP arguably wants while ring being rare it is not non existent.
I have lvled there (as a lvl appropriate druid on live) and got a ring on 1st try. Couple hours tops, was gonna play *somewhere* anyways.
Its like a poker machine, wins are indeed rare but someone eventually does win.

Gaining XP and a lil plat with a *non zero chance* of a valuable AND useful item is a win in my opinion.

OP decides if that is their wish/playstyle taking all the input from here into account.

FWIW, id do it. But I love looting my gear. Gives me a gooey feeling.

Tiger hides, cat skins, fangs, targ shields, balanced weapons, bone chips, goblin skin all have some value to them too. Mm rings and goblin bracers probably destroy tier, but can be useful too. May end up with occasional other sarnak loot as well. It’s deffo not a zero loot spot, even with no ring drop. Merchant is right there too. Maybe not as good as gargs which i suppose is a competing spot at 19ish.