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MQ2Grind

Quest / Event MQ2Grind 2488

Everyone has to get this! Takes the grind and makes it enjoyable, like watching TV!

One word: AWESOME!!
I was sceptical at first and this has turned out to be worth every penny.

I run with an unusual box setup (NEC|SHD|CLR) and three mercs (I may fire up my three berker boxes and run CWTN's great plugin that I helped beta two years ago and fill them in),
and while I made quite a few Problem Exists Between Chair and Keyboard (PEBCAK) mistakes, I was finally able to get it running with KissAssist for my Necro and CWTN's plugins for the
Shadow Knight and Cleric.
For the last two days, I've been running GMM on grind and have gotten about 1000 AAs for my 111 Nec and 110 Cleric and Shadow. This rate of AAs beat any week of farming AA in Ethemere camps
or the Beach in Morell's Castle back in the day (2+ years ago).

I only started trying the Goblins and Fools grind this evening, and though it had a few hiccups, it's running faster than GMM (obviously) and giving better regular XP to my 111 but worse AA than GMM
(GMM I got 1 AA per kill, here in Goblins and Fools I'm getting about 10AA total for the run but <2% Regular XP at a faster run time + loot).

111 SK: 5.452% Level XP end of run 111 NEC: 93.859% Level XP end of run 111 CLR: 23 AA at end of run
111 SK: 7.282% Level XP end of run 111 NEC: 96.148% Level XP end of run 111 CLR: 33 AA at end of run
111 SK: 8.732% Level XP end of run 111 NEC: 97.960% Level XP end of run 111 CLR: 42 AA at end of run

I can't wait to try higher level grinds with better AA / gear / levels!
All in all, this is one of my favorite active plugins. I use it Every Day, If you want to pwr level a toon, or just have a toon u want aa on but hasn't gotten gear yet or something, you just set them to manual mode, they will just follow the rest your guys around like a little puppy pickup up the XP kibble you give him. GREAT for running while watching a movie or something, and the better your toons get, the faster they run the grind. so it basically gets better the longer you use it. Hytiek is an awesome creator, always takes time to listen if i have any issues / questions to make sure the plugin is running smootly and properly. One of the best things is, its not just for crazy god like toons. it takes it nice and easy. There are options as to which instance you want to flip. some easier, some more difficult.
Thanks for enabling me to get back with my family, and yet still maintain my hobby to unwind and decompress from my job. If anyone is on the fence about this let me say as clearly as I can: It's worth the money. Just buy it.
I wont give it less than 5 stars (its that good), BUT due to the waypoint pathing you need to be slightly over-geared for instance runs. If your running with raid gear from the previous expansion this is perfect for you and you can stop reading just press the purchase button and watch Netflix.

If you are just coming back to the game like me and trying your hardest to augment out your tank gear, this will require a lot of attention in the early stages. Having a tight kit to maximize tanking like a well programed kissassist or one of the tank plug-in class functions Es2kay can help, but gear will be your main problem. The program will sometimes run you head long into mobs with some pulls being 4-8 mobs depending on the instance. Surviving the initial barrage is something you'll have to account for.

I suggest being close by to save your team during the early stage of grinding a new instance until you get the levels/AAs. You'll get frustrated that your character just agro'd 5-8 mobs instead of stopping and spell pulling like 30 feet back to get 1-2 mobs, but the program is worth every penny and I highly recommend it.
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hytiek
Thank you so much for such an informative review. I agree with most of what you said there, the reliance on raid gear from previous era I don't agree with based on personal experience in group gear. If I may add something to this (even as the author); one of the most important things is to ensure that your gear is up to date (don't go into ToL with Herioc gear); and also ensure that your combat utility (mac vs lua vs cwtn plugin) is configured correctly for the scenario you are entering.
Tremendous. As advertised, this does not complete instances. It is simply a tool to gain XP/AAs quickly in a private instance where you're not drawing attention, taking up a camp or disgracing public space with your litter.
Great plugin!
incredibly easy to use, whenever im doing any research/management stuff i can just throw this on immediately - no more afk'ing in the guild hall
love it
Well I am not a coder, if the KA aint prebuilt i dont use it, my two skills are CUT and PASTE. All that being said, in less than an hour i was up and running with XP flowing like cheap wine. I would recommend this to anyone. Hytiek supports this product well and makes it worth every penny.
Amazing way to be able to get aa's and level!!!!
I created a new group on a new server SK,CLR,ENC,MAG,WIZ,NEC as heroics


Leveled them to 95 the old boring way grounds then valley then resplendent temple and doing a bunch of TBM missions in between that to get currency to gear up the tank. I used all the currency to get my tank the level 95 TBM armor and augs (no heroic stat augs just the regal soulstones of the sturdy. The casters only upgraded their required focus slots to TBM everything else still heroic gear.

GMM grind works great have used it levels 95 - 105 over the exp weekend while i've been watching it or watching it while I work from home and this macro works great!!! Even at 105 the SK is doing well in the level 95 TBM gear. It's much better than the GMM macro that I had made and I can only assume that the GD grind is going to work better than my GD macro =)
An amazing plugin. Very pleased with the value the plugin delivers. Gives your group the privacy it needs to Grind! Hytiek is very responsive and is always looking to improve his product. Simple initial setup and easy to tweak. Being a plugin, if you desired, (unnecessary) you can run a macro on top of it to handle anything else you want to do.
Love this plugin.. Do wish there was a way to ensure the tank always lead the charge but other then that it is great for leveling :)
Right out the box, ready to use. Recommend watching the video to make sure your classes are using what you have (i.e. Mq2Eskay for tank, kissassist for whatever classes are using it, etc.) Worth every penny!
An excellent plugin. Gives you the ability to level privately during your grinding sessions. Anytime I had a question Hytiek was always quick to reply and is always lookin for suggestions to improve the plugin. Very highly recommended.
Flexible and well designed tool that leverages the strengths of our community.
Wow is all i can say, well worth the money if you have some spare change laying around and your bills are paid. Finally upgraded to mqnext and installed this bad boy and once easy set up is done smooth sailing running a 113 bard 113 shm /druid 115/ beast 115/zerker 115 little raid geared/115 eskay. doing restless assault good so far. staying at keyboard and just relaxing good stuff!
I was hesitant at first after seeing some of the posts mentioning all of the configs needed. I was pleasantly surprised after the purchase to find it not as scary or as difficult as the posts made it seem. Absolutely worth it. Hytiek - well done! and thanks for the personal support when needed!!
I had my doubts, partially because there are so many great reviews, maybe they are screening the reviews? Now that I bit the bullet I understand why they are all 5 star. I wish I did it sooner. I'm honestly amazed at how well its working with me with so little set up.
This is awesome. I have a group of 115 that were mostly auto granted AAs; SHD, CLR, ENC, NEC, MAG, WIZ, and they would end up dying randomly after an hour or two of runs. As my AA built up a little (~2k over auto grant) my group now has no deaths. Great for grinding out the AAs and lvls. Just make sure you set the proper class and tank configurations in the UI and its as simple as /grind start
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