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Intro & Some Noob Questions
Hey all, just started up playing on green after playing on blue several years back. Really looking to being part of the community 😌 I had a few questions hopefully someone can help out w/:
1. what are the most active zones for grouping/leveling from lvl ~5-20ish? Kinda tough soloing out there 2. what's the best way to make some $$ at low levels for basic gear? 3. what's a good custom UI skin? 4. is there a way to have a second hotbar? <3 thank you, if anyone wants to group up my char's name is Sluntee, lvl 6 bard currently | ||
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I would say the most active zones are Crushbone/Unrest and East commons/Oasis for those levels.
I did Crushbone for the entirety of 5-20 (can do some Orc Hill outside CB from 5-8 or so). You can save up the crushbone belts and shoulderpads which turn in for EXP in Kaladim and usually sell them for ~2pp per belt and ~3-5pp per shoulderpad. I was able to sell enough backpacks full to make like 700 plat by lvl 20 and buy some gear in EC. The EC/Oasis route has similar item drops for EXP quests that people will buy off you. Also this server is several years old and a lot of people have all sorts of gear. Not uncommon that someone will through you a couple newb items for free to help you on your way (more common in EC since the tunnel is there with people buying/selling). My favorite part in a bard's life is at lvl 15 when you get the AoE mez song. Literally everything in Curshbone is under the level cap. Get a few peeps go into the Throne room, play AoE mez on repeat and slay the orcs one at a time for easy exp all the way to 20. I don't use custom UIs or additional hotbars so hopefully someone else can provide some tips on those Qs. | ||
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thank you for all that info! I'll give those things a shot, much appreciated
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Crushbone for sure. After that just keep an eye on /who all (+/- like 3 levels from your own) and see where the peeps be at.
I think the most important thing for bard UI/config wise is just having those /stopsong macros so you don't drive yourself insane. Don't forget to use the wiki! I played for years with it constantly open. | ||
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ahh did not know there was a P1999 specific wiki, thank you <3
and sorry, what do you mean by the stopsong macros? pretty new to bard | ||
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/stopsong /cast 1 /stopsong /cast 2 etc If you do a bit of searching I'm sure there's more info but thats basically it. Its super easy to twist 4, and if you want to tryhard it can be 5 but honestly no XP groups ever need a 5 twist ever. Even doing 3 is usually enough, even more so if you're busy pulling / charming / CC. You picked the absolute highest APM class. If this scares you now its time to rethink a different character. Also while I'm on this rant: never let people tell you to melee as a bard. Until Epic, the only bards doing melee are bad bards. A good lute and drum are your best friends. | |||
Last edited by Toxigen; 11-03-2023 at 11:25 AM..
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doesn't scare me! I have been really enjoying it so far, having played a lot simpler classes back in the day. should I not be focusing on melee even in lowish level groups (below 20)?
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I spent the last few months in KC getting a few 50+ alts some exp, and in groups, the quality of a bard shines thru like crazy - almost every weaponized bard is lazy or incompetent. An instrumented bard, even staying in one spot and playing 3 or 4 songs is better
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soon as you get a good lute its time to be a real bard | |||
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Additionally some fights just require melee like if you're going to solo some of the mobs for your epic. I also often times bust out the melee on raid targets as well. Atleast when you're raiding in a guild where you actually matter and you're not just some mana pump bot that stands there mostly useless. | |||
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