Any good mage solo spots / techniques since pet xp nerf?

[cs616]

Stop trying to solo and duo. It isn't hard to find a healer or caster partner that can compliment your class. Even on my enchanter who probably has a much easier time soloing than your mage, I duo over soloing whenever I can. Then you don't have to worry about pet stealing exp.

edit: only read first post, clearly someone else passed this advice on before me!

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

Originally Posted by cs616 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Stop trying to solo and duo. It isn't hard to find a healer or caster partner that can compliment your class. Even on my enchanter who probably has a much easier time soloing than your mage, I duo over soloing whenever I can. Then you don't have to worry about pet stealing exp.

edit: only read first post, clearly someone else passed this advice on before me!

QFT.

I play a Shaman and never understood the appeal of soloing. Sure, you can do it but it takes forever and is pretty 1D as far as strategy goes - YMMV i guess but a duo/trio gets that bar moving the way its supposed to!! Your pet is absolutely beastly when combined with almost any other caster and even more so with priest classes.

[Bohab]

undead knight tower in unrest, 2 hags on 6min respawn. sick solo mage xp 34+ /dipsnap

[Lammy]

After I got into the 50's I find duoing with shamans the best! Karnors is a pretty good spot.

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

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

After I got into the 50's I find duoing with shamans the best! Karnors is a pretty good spot.

Yeah man - I love duoing with mages. That fire pet is such a beast. Burning woods is also good at the giant fort if you don't mind the slower xp, inflated hp of giants and occasional wanderer. It's nice to do something new every once and a while.

Stay away from greater war boned skele's - I watched one 1-shot the mage and had to try 6 times to slow it. Shit was the nastiest non-named I've ever fought.

[ncapatina]

Not to hijack the thread, but at what level would it make sense to head to Kunark as a shaman solo, and also as a shaman with a similar level monk duo?

All my characters on live were well passed the 20-50 stuff when Kunark was released so I've never really leveled a character up in Kunark zones.

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

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

Not to hijack the thread, but at what level would it make sense to head to Kunark as a shaman solo, and also as a shaman with a similar level monk duo?

All my characters on live were well passed the 20-50 stuff when Kunark was released so I've never really leveled a character up in Kunark zones.

You can head there at any point really but your saftey isn't guaranteed on adventures such as selling. My shittiest experiences in Kunark have been going to FV at 20 only to get agro'd by a pirate - there is no way to shake that agro as guards won't kill them.

If you don't need to sell there are plenty of good spots for that solo/duo:

18-24 - LOIO near the tower.
24-30 - warsliks woods at the giant fort.
30-38 - Frontier Mountains giant fort.
39-44 (around) - Overthere at Skyfire Mountain ZL.
Alternatively you can do Dreadlands outside KC from 40-52. I think City of Mist is duoable at around 46 or so.

[ncapatina]

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

You can head there at any point really but your saftey isn't guaranteed on adventures such as selling. My shittiest experiences in Kunark have been going to FV at 20 only to get agro'd by a pirate - there is no way to shake that agro as guards won't kill them.

If you don't need to sell there are plenty of good spots for that solo/duo:

18-24 - LOIO near the tower.
24-30 - warsliks woods at the giant fort.
30-38 - Frontier Mountains giant fort.
39-44 (around) - Overthere at Skyfire Mountain ZL.
Alternatively you can do Dreadlands outside KC from 40-52. I think City of Mist is duoable at around 46 or so.

Thanks for the info Yumyums!