How to speed up levelling?

[chrystianvz]

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

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[sox7d]

Originally Posted by Raisen223 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Okay, so I am a level 4 human monk in Freeport, and so far I'm doing nothing but grinding mobs outside of the town. It's netting good results so far, but it is incredibly slow. Are there no low-level quests I could be doing, some other zone I could grind in, etcetera; that I should be aware of? Because I am going at a turtle's pace at the moment.

Have you tried playing literally any other MMORPG?

[loramin]

Originally Posted by sox7d [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Have you tried playing literally any other MMORPG?

Well, is't classic EQ leveling "a turtle's pace" compared to literally any other MMORPG? I mean, don't get me wrong, that's part of the appeal of it, but I'm just saying it's reasonable for anyone coming from any other MMOG to find EQ slow.

... unless you were suggesting that OP go play some other MMORPG instead, in which case I kind of agree: classic EQ is awesome, but it's not for everyone.

[Raisen223]

I don't mind the slow speed by the way, I just wanted to see if there were any other ways I could speed it up, because killing skeletons and Deathfist pawns was getting repetitive and boring fast. Thanks for the helpful answers anyways, and no, I like the game so I don't feel like switching.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Raisen223 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't mind the slow speed by the way, I just wanted to see if there were any other ways I could speed it up, because killing skeletons and Deathfist pawns was getting repetitive and boring fast. Thanks for the helpful answers anyways, and no, I like the game so I don't feel like switching.

Bravo; a willingness to press ahead even though you just did the same mindless thing 100 times, and even though you still have 1000 more times of doing that same mindless thing is EXACTLY the kind of mindset one needs to enjoy a game like classic EQ [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Bristlebard]

Originally Posted by Raisen223 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Okay, so I am a level 4 human monk in Freeport, and so far I'm doing nothing but grinding mobs outside of the town. It's netting good results so far, but it is incredibly slow. Are there no low-level quests I could be doing, some other zone I could grind in, etcetera; that I should be aware of? Because I am going at a turtle's pace at the moment.

Variety is the spice of life in EQ. Unless you want to g on (and can handle going on) a powergrind to try to burn through levels, try to switch up the scenery regularly. There are a LOT of really cool zones in the game that don't get a lot of attention because they are quirky and/or difficult and/or "not worth it." But even without travelling across the world to find a new zone to level in, even just switching camps within a zone can help when the grind is getting to you: switch from sitting at an orc camp to patrolling for wandering wisps, move from blackburrow bridge to blackburrow snake pit, hunt the burynai in kurns instead of the skeletons (but bring some good players with you... haha), etc.

[Buellen]

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

Sell everything*, invest in a decent ratio weapon (purchased from a player in east commons) and start grouping in greater faydark/crushbone to kill orcs. Save centurion belts and legionnaire shoulder pads to turn in in kaladim.

* you may elect to keep bone chips you've farmed to hand in in kaladim. If not, sell them to players. Note, when doing quests don't do hand ins at too low a level or you won't get the full xp reward. I think you get the max xp per hand in from bone chips starting from lvl 9 or something. I don't know what it is for CB belts/pads (I save them all up til I am finished with CB, hand them all in to kaladim then consider hitting unrest).

I can back up the part of bone chips at 9th level. i turned in 1 back 180 bone chips with my ranger and i dinged level 10. I had always done it starting at level 5 and would take ton of bone chips to get just 9 like 4 back packs.

[ghost182]

One of the turn in quests people forget about is Orc pawn picks. Turn in 4 at the toll booth in WC. If you farm those lvl 1-4 you'll have enought to get you high enough for an Orc group. I always found grouping in g'fay better as the Orc hill group is good low lvl spot that you could do before you'd be eligible for and Orc 1 group in EC

[DrKvothe]

Originally Posted by Raisen223 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Okay, so I am a level 4 human monk in Freeport, and so far I'm doing nothing but grinding mobs outside of the town. It's netting good results so far, but it is incredibly slow. Are there no low-level quests I could be doing, some other zone I could grind in, etcetera; that I should be aware of? Because I am going at a turtle's pace at the moment.

The stuff right outside of town is mostly level 1, with some beetles being level 2. That's gonna be pretty slow exp at lvl 4. I would head over to Nektulos near the EC zoneline. There should be a bunch of lvl 2-3 (maybe 2-4?) wolves/bears wondering around.

[webrunner5]

It gets worse the higher you go. level 59 might take you 3 to 4 weeks to get through it playing pretty hard. It is not a race. Enjoy the ride and have fun. That is what it is about.

There are Zones that have a lot higher ZeM. CB is one, Unrest, Befallen, etc. Some classes kill faster than others. But grouping tends to take away some of the boredom, talking to others in the group helps.

If you play a class that dies a lot, Ranger comes to mind, Ghetto Gate, you will really want to quit after running to your corpse 4 times a day, 5 zones away. This game is Hard Mode for sure. But because of it, it is very rewarding to know, in the long run, you stuck it out and got to a high level.

It gets better with better gear. A great weapon, and a Fungi, and a nice Haste item on a Melee sure do make a difference. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]