Generating PP (as in platinum)

[Tecmos Deception]

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

But around level 30-40, you need to build bank. And you do that by slowing down, and also just farming stuff for plat. This way you can equip your character. Plat fire wedding rings don't just appear out of nowhere. You need to get those 1-2k amounts to drop on each piece of basic good gear. You will not get that by just simply pursuing levels. And that is the truth.

Additionally, enchanters and clerics need reagents. I go through at least 100p a night in peridots, not including those I give away to clerics, who apparently follow your advice.

Leveling quickly does not build bank. Building bank is diff from leveling. The OP is gonna have to just farm stuff to sock away plat at a certain point. Certainly not at lvl 20, because the drops are just not that good at that level, but soon enough.

Lol. I've never followed ANY of this advice, ever.

[Jimjam]

At 20is?

Don't just loot everything. Bias looting to low weight stackables that vendor/EC for good money. Keep hunting till your inventory is full of these. Don't be afraid to chuck less valuable items for ones that will sell for more.

Be critical with which spell upgrades you purchase; don't waste money on a spell that you will use twice before it gets upgraded.

Don't fritter away your money on ECmart. Most upgrades will give no way near the power of the spells that you are depriving yourself of. (The exception is buying a decent weapon at low levels as all classes, even wizards can melee well enough for the first dozen levels or so).

Don't vendor things that have a high turn over to players for a decent price... HQ bear pelts, LQ pelts and bone chips are worth selling to players. Spiderling silks too if you can find em quick enough. You'll also get decent money off goblin left ears and orc scalps.

[Swish]

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

Don't fritter away your money on ECmart.

Aside from replacing your newbie robe if a caster, or investing in a set of banded/bronze (and a low value weapon)... I completely agree here.

[Telin]

Swish your sig makes me laugh. I love cats, but that would be overwhelming ha.

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

IMO if you're strapped for cash then take a blended approach to the levelling situation. You can xp quite well at most levels and still make significant cash without neutering your pace. Here are some levelling paths you could take a beginner gear player:

1-12: continue to do quests that yield cash like rabid animal quests, early bandit sashes etc...
12-17: bandits in lfay drop bronze. Dervs in nro drop bronze. Willowisps drop lightstones and greater lightstones. If you can find groupage in Highpass can also try and get dark wood shield, shralok pack and DA idol as EC loot.
18-25: Gargoyles in oot, bard diet (various places), Erudin guards, start on mammoths in EF, at 24 or so can start on HHK goblins for ears and FS, inky guards in Nektulos.
26-34: sisters in oot, gnolls in sk or paw (FS, plat and lariats for player trade), SolA for vendor loots and smithing material (again another player trade).
35-39: giant fort in FM, can start on giants in RM.
39-50: spectres and giants (RM).

And so on and so on. While it's true you need cash to advance, spells will not be a huge factor (as long as you've made SOME effort to get cash) and your requirements for better gear (only of you're non melee really) are probably overstated in most cases. If you were to look at the prices of items vs. the stats they give you would probably find an exponential rather than linear correlation between beginner, intermediate and high end droppable gear.

Most of all have fun and don't worry too much about the loot. As was stated earlier, it comes much faster at higher levels and rightfully so - the cost of the highest level gear is just that much more.

[indiscriminate_hater]

head to overthere and follow around bards and powerlevelers who don't loot their huge kites. you can make 80+pp per round

[Aviann]

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

head to overthere and follow around bards and powerlevelers who don't loot their huge kites. you can make 80+pp per round

I used to do this on my rogue until I was told to stop by Amelinda. Turns out, even if you are looting all the bodies with only 15 seconds on each, you can still lag a TMO alt by standing near their train, and that is a suspension worthy activity.

So make sure the bard isn't in a shitty guild.

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

Also some good money spots low levels are bronze sword Dark Elves in Nek Forest

Also did this on my paladin for a while, then a monk tried to train me with a team of guards and failed his FD and died. Was totally worth the slow camp.

[loramin]

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

you can still lag a TMO alt by standing near their train, and that is a suspension worthy activity.

Wait what? I can get suspended for standing next to someone? I'm sorry, I don't care if that someone is a kiting bard, that still makes no sense.

[indiscriminate_hater]

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

I used to do this on my rogue until I was told to stop by Amelinda. Turns out, even if you are looting all the bodies with only 15 seconds on each, you can still lag a TMO alt by standing near their train, and that is a suspension worthy activity.

meh. just wait until they take off to gather their next kite and swoop in

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

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

head to overthere and follow around bards and powerlevelers who don't loot their huge kites. you can make 80+pp per round

probably the best advice