Druid solo'ing at lvl 30 - weird gap

[PatriotPanda]

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

I think I charmed Grimalkins in LOIO around the windmill until around 31 or so, and then moved to Iceclad and charmed cougars outside of TOFS until they started turning green (maybe like 35-36?). Nice thing about the cougars is that you don't have to run around looking for them (like mammoths) which is such a waste of time. Pretty much nothing but dark blue cougars on the north end of the TOFS island, plenty of space to run around and you'll pretty much never get any adds if you use your head. And if the #$%^ hits the fan, just zone into TOFS and start over.

This is great, thank you. When you were charming, did you keep one as a permanent pet and or did you break the charm each time and take the "two-fer" bonus?

When I was in EK I broke the charm on almost every pull to avoid the pet taking 50% xp.

[Tuurin]

Yep, broke it after every charm to get full exp for both. That's the main reason why I really like this spot (the ToFS one) because the cougars are so plentiful and not mixed in with a bunch of other junk. Pretty much never run out of them. They run when under 20% too so breaking charm is easy and you don't have to take any hits usually.

Other added bonus: if you are in wolf form they are non-kos so pulling is that much easier.

[PatriotPanda]

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

Yep, broke it after every charm to get full exp for both. That's the main reason why I really like this spot (the ToFS one) because the cougars are so plentiful and not mixed in with a bunch of other junk. Pretty much never run out of them. They run when under 20% too so breaking charm is easy and you don't have to take any hits usually.

Other added bonus: if you are in wolf form they are non-kos so pulling is that much easier.

You're a gentleman and a scholar! Think I'll give this a try. The Tizmaks are proving to be very magic resistant.

[Lemonhead]

Iceclad is so great from now all the way till 40. Cougars, then wolfs by the port-in...You can also quad when there arent enough wolves 34+. Kite on the east shore (for the wolf part) Cougars are easy to find spots...go by the docks and vendors over there.

The mobs here do not have extra HPs, and in fact have less than many outdoor kunark mobs, definately less than giants.

[Aaramis]

^^ FWIW, I soloed from 29 or 30 to 35 in Iceclad on my Ranger, then did a combination of wolves there or random stuff in Overthere all the way to 39 / 40. The same rules apply for Druids, technically, although you'll be charm kiting instead of fear kiting (although you can always group with a Rogue and fear kite).

For Iceclad, the cougars are *amazing* xp until 32ish, then still in the "good" or "very good" category to 34/35. Safest spot is by ToFS. There's a long stretch on one side of the island (not the side with the drop) that's free of spawns. In 5 levels, using semi-careful pulls, I think I only ever got 1 add.
For wolves, I found over by the teleport rings to be reasonably safe if you pull to a shore.

At 35, another option is griffins/griffons in the Karanas, if you can find enough to charm - unless you want to root rot, which is an option too I suppose. Or quadding if you can find 4 up at once [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Gumbo]

You have to remember that Mammoths in Everfrost are split up in different areas. You have the easier Mammoths in the front of the zone and then you have the harder Mammoths more toward the back.

I would say the split between the Mammoths is the old Shaman temple with the Shaman who sells spells. Go pass him and cross the first ice covered river and these Mammoths are tougher.

Also have to remember that level 30 is the first hell level and it can be a pain if soloing.

[PatriotPanda]

Thanks all for the input. Holidays had me busy all weekend, think I am heading to IC to charm some cats tonight!

Was the money any good while you were out there? I think the cougar claw earring drops from there. Tizmaks in GD are slow and a pain, but the loot is pretty decent.

[Tuurin]

Loot is not too impressive (yes, rare cougar claw earrings)- mostly junk hides etc. Keep one LQ cougar pelt for this: http://wiki.project1999.com/Cougarskin_Sleeves_Quest
Easy enough to run over to EW and get some walrus meat to finish the quest. Nice little druid arms that have cool velious leather look.

Can also ask some higher level that's hanging around to help you kill Garou if you want too for club quest: http://wiki.project1999.com/The_Mighty_Garou Midnight spawns around there too, so you can get both of them while you're leveling up to get a nice little +7wis club.

But ya not a real cash camp. When I needed cash, I just turned off /anon and ported for a while [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].

[Aaramis]

Yeah, it's not a cash camp at all, unless you luck out on earrings. But it is a quick 30-34 spot, and levels > cash generally.

At 34, with your new spells, you'll have better options. Ports, solo camping gator legs, quadding, etc. all become possible.

[Canelek]

Is 27 too early for charming snow cougars? Seems the wiki is not entirely accurate when it comes to mob levels.

Completely sick of WW Forest Giants. Super-boring and crowded. It is a place that has sucked the fun out of everything since 2000. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]