power leveling

[Nazgul]

Please could you explain how to power level someone to me as everytime I try the person gets no experience. I have tried both with my character before lvl 50 and now at lvl 50 and it still does not work.

 

[[PS]Nova]

OK you need to be grouped obviously, and the higher level character needs to kill yellow or orange con mobs to them.

This should work fine. If you've been doing this and it's not working, I have no idea, sorry

 

[sieben_dapoet]

dont PL.. xp normally and gain a better insight into how to use your character

but as per previous post if you feel you must {cause of two accounts <bad thing> or helping a friend <kinda ok>} then you need to be killing high con mobs to you {i.e. lvl 50 killing yell or above} while being grouped with grey con.

think this is why necro's have suddenyl become fav's for PL'ing, they can chain ora con mobs no prob

 

[VodkaFairy]

Experience is calculated through the highest member of a group. So if you kill loads and loads of grays nobody will get exp.

 

[Driwen]

Originally posted by sieben_dapoet
dont PL.. xp normally and gain a better insight into how to use your character

pl'ing a character for 4 hours doesnt harm his insight in his character though . It does help him get to lvl 50 faster though . As everyone said kill highest con mob for yourself which you would kill for exp .

 

[sieben_dapoet]

Originally posted by driwen
pl'ing a character for 4 hours doesnt harm his insight in his character though . It does help him get to lvl 50 faster though . As everyone said kill highest con mob for yourself which you would kill for exp .

im simply bitter because i dont have a second account or anyone to PL me

will someone PLEASE /cry me a river

 

[Suedish]

When i pl a greycon char i do blue/yellow mobs to me, works perfectly.
And as always when you xp, dont bother too much what xp you get per mob, it's the ammount of xp over a given time which is important.

 

[Gabrial]

Oh, and try to find somewhere with a camp bonus as this doesnt form part of the XP cap for the char either I think...

 

[greenfingers]

Buy 2 account's make a cleric on first account, and a pala on the second. Make BOTH char's Highlanders!!!

lvl these 2 together, so they are roughly same lvl, max 3 lvl's difference. Cleric 2/3 reju rest (1/3) ench... like at lvl 40 U got 22 Ench and 33 Reju!

 

[case-rigantis]

Originally posted by Nazgul
Please could you explain how to power level someone to me as everytime I try the person gets no experience. I have tried both with my character before lvl 50 and now at lvl 50 and it still does not work.

this is primarily a group based game ..so get groups and stop powelevlling

if you wanna play solo piss off to morrowwind or diablo2 lame ass waht really gets on my tits these days is every little git powerlevlling

go make some friends ffs! it`s what the game is for

 

[Gabrial]

A little harsh Case?

I quite like playing solo sometimes and im damned if I'll 'piss off' to another game when I enjoy this one solo...

PLing is annoying when its done in popular hunt spots but take an example like me and my RL mate - he has been away for a while so is lower level. I decide to help him out and team with him, despite me being much higher. We have fun together while we do it and he will soon be able to compete alongside me.

Dont think that makes us 'little gits' IMO.

 

[trigali]

What an amazingly constructive post, Case-Rigantis.

Try and show some tolerance for others, or you'll be the one going solo one of those days...

 

[Hargh]

Can I be your friend Case? You sound really nice.

 

[Cap'n Sissyfoo]

My twat :great: senses were tingling and drew me to this post...

Oh, hello Case.

Nowt wrong with a little power leveling to help friends/guildies/alts out. Mellow out dude!

~wonders if Case has tried to XP in the barrows but been told to fuck off by power leveling theurgs...~

 

[Sibanac]

Originally posted by Sissyfoo

~wonders if Case has tried to XP in the barrows but been told to fuck off by power leveling theurgs...~

Theurgs now lvl themself ?!? Or power lvl other chars ?!?

Damn when i was a wee lad they just stuck to the healer and went afk with pbt on


Btw : If you are outside the cap range highest char gets xp for a blue kill first remainder of the xp is devided and capped .
This means green con mobs will give you litle or no xp in some cases.
Try to find yellow or orange con mobs

 

[The Real Redi]

Powerlevelling sucks... simple

If you have a guildy cleric, or friar with little to do who volunteers to standby and offer you the odd buff, and save your life once in a while, then theres no harm there, but for a single 50 to PL two greycons (from a second account or whatever) it's damn sad.

It takes the hunting opportunities away from those who aren't bottling out of training, and totally destroys the GROUP aspect of the game! Lets face it, it just breeds buffbot dependant n00b5, who not only are a hazard to themselves, they risk everyone around them, once they are as uber as they fantasise about.

IMO - train in groups, make friends, get to know your class. If it's a second character/second account or whatever, then do what you like, but respect the fact that one person PLing his alt can ruin an afternoons hunting for 8 other people...

 

[Uncle Sick(tm)]

I agree with Case here.

Two days ago I grouped with a l42 bard in Corus Mines who didn't know how to fucking mez...

"wot is mez pull? lolol^^"

Of course the little dip didn't mez when two (yellow to him) Silvermine Sentries attacked - dip, dies, releases and disbands group.

And didn't rez his/her group mates either... of course.

 

[Hargh]

It's undoubtably true that grouping should take priority over PL and buffbots in hunting spots.
However... nothing that's it.

 

[maxgirth]

Originally posted by Uncle Sick(tm)
I agree with Case here.

Two days ago I grouped with a l42 bard in Corus Mines who didn't know how to fucking mez...

"wot is mez pull? lolol^^"

Of course the little dip didn't mez when two (yellow to him) Silvermine Sentries attacked - dip, dies, releases and disbands group.

And didn't rez his/her group mates either... of course.

This now being reflected in rvr,I was running through HW the other night,when I was set about by a rr6 chanter and a level 50 brehon bard (rr3 I think).

To cut a long story short,I killed the chanter and the bard ran off,I wouldn`t have thought a solo Merc would have stood much of a chance against such an awesome duo?

For all those who do enjoy the aspect of a good pve hunt however (in our realm ofc), come to Soulflys ogres might quest raid,or if you are lucky enough to be invited to one of Hrodelberts sidi hunts,or a Gombur dragon zerg,or even a Liste prince killing spree.

After spending the night/day with these guys, and some of the finest well established guilds in albion,your faith will be restored on what can be achieved, through learning to play the game as it should be played IMHO.

 

[Fafnir]

Originally posted by Hargh
It's undoubtably true that grouping should take priority over PL and buffbots in hunting spots.
However... nothing that's it.

Aye but i dont know how many times people have not wanted to group, even when i got a bot running after me. I soloed Fafnir lvl 10-30. 34-42. 47-48 cause i was having huge trouble finding groups. Wish i had Fafne back then.

 

[dwindimir]

I usually solo, if not in a guild group (and we are a small guild, so not often online at the same time), and sometimes PL people if they are nice.

It's really hard to find a group (other than Barrows or Df, and I'm bored to death with wights and nightmares! And don't get me started with Tanglers! God I hate those little monkeys).

Usually I hang around Dales or Cadley in SI, And not once I have seen anybody with "Looking for a caster" flag on.

 

[Addlcove]

go to avalon?

 

[case-rigantis]

sorry for my recent outbursts just frustrated with certain aspects of the game ATM aplogies

the thing is the more people who powerlevel the less groups there will be...and the less groups there is.the more people will powerlevel..and the more .. etc etc

seriously i had to teach a level 45 minstrel how to mez and that he did actually have a stun insta the other day...

and don`t even get me started on what he said when i asked him if he used confuse or charm

 

[[PS]Nova]

I play a cleric as my main, and I hate grouping with her.

I had a long time out of the game some months ago, and as a result don't have a steady group to go to. As a result, I have spent a reasonable amount of time grouping in Avalon recently.

Now, to be fair, I have gotten into a couple of good groups, and that's why I've gotten from 40 to 42.5, but the large majority of groups I have gotten into have been terrible, where I have been doing my utmost best to keep people alive, they have pulled after I've said I need power, and then people die, and they blame the healer (me). As such, I've had enough of it for awhile, and would rather group only with friends' higher level chars for powerleveling etc.

But at the moment I'm playing alts and enjoying them soooo much more...

 

[Sibanac]

Originally posted by -seraphim-
I play a cleric as my main, and I hate grouping with her.

I had a long time out of the game some months ago, and as a result don't have a steady group to go to. As a result, I have spent a reasonable amount of time grouping in Avalon recently.

Now, to be fair, I have gotten into a couple of good groups, and that's why I've gotten from 40 to 42.5, but the large majority of groups I have gotten into have been terrible, where I have been doing my utmost best to keep people alive, they have pulled after I've said I need power, and then people die, and they blame the healer (me). As such, I've had enough of it for awhile, and would rather group only with friends' higher level chars for powerleveling etc.

But at the moment I'm playing alts and enjoying them soooo much more...

oooh poor seraphim, you should get sissyfoo and me to take you for a ride there

 

[squib]

hmm

i have tried to PL other people a few times, they were only 10 levels below me but still i killed orange mobs quite easily. they had ok xp but could get better solo. they soon decided to go solo for a while. then i got my 2nd PC running and just became a buffbot for myself. this was awesome xp for my warrior with my shaman buffs. much better then PL.

just my 2 cents

 

[Madonion Slicer]

Not tried PLing yet, but i know my Hunter and Bonedancer can can oranges with my Shaman buffs with no down time, fully buffed pets can take a orange with no help at all.

I would say if you are forced to solo ask for some buffs then at least the lvls you get will be earned and you will know you character better.

 

[Stonebits]

Originally posted by Madonion Slicer
my Hunter and Bonedancer can can oranges with my Shaman

I now have a horrible vision of your characters kicking their legs up in the air dancing the can can....

:bazbeer:

 

[ilaya]

Imo the only chars who sould be pl'd are alt's that are needed by a guild to fill a gap..i.e if u are short of healer types.. then pl someone who s prepared to do that job with an alt so u have a balanced grp later on. NEVER EVER pl someone who just starts a char for the first time in a realm! they just wont know what to do even if they are lvl 50.. seen that sooooo many times.

Soloing is a very, very good option btw.. at least then u know just what u are capable of, and learn just what u need from a grp. whether it be mana downtime or just the fact u got hit too much and spent a lot of time sitting and resting between fights.

I spent about 75% of my time exping solo to 50, but i doubt anyone could ever call me a bad player and really mean it, i prolly know my char better than a lot of people know theirs. Seen a lot of people solo and these peeps are very, very good.. e.g Boni, Cjkace..

If u decide to solo then its your choice just remember though that at some point u are gonna have to learn how to play as a group, u cant solo forever. RvR nowadays wont allow it
Try to stike a balance, but for gods sake, learn your char.. its the most important thing in the game.

 

[mestoph]

From what i've found for PL xp for the lower person. Its not really based on the con of the mob to you. But how many levels difference there is between you and the mob. Due to the fact that at 50, a mob that is 5 levels lower than you can and 1 level higher can con yellow. Yet at say 30, this gap is more like 2 below and same level. A level 50 killing mobs that spawn both blue and yellow in the same zone will cap a level 30-35 player. Yet you need only yellow spawning zone to cap a 35-40. And OJ's to cap 40-45 player. From 45-50 it becomes the normal splits due to cap being higher than a lvl 55 mobs xp split in half.

*ramble*