Hotzones/Leving opinions. (1 Viewer)

[Wingedvillain]

Hey Folks,

I recently read on the latest hot zones since 20011 (if this list is correct) and I wanted to see other suggestions as far as AA/Leveling outside of the celebration event. Also any suggestions for plat farming when not attempting to level up?

I'm currently only running a level 82 Monk as a returning player (weaksauce I know), but any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you all in advance!


Hotzones as listed since December/2011
20 Crescent Reach TSS
25 Blightfire Moors TSS
30 Great Divide SoV
35 Stone Hive TSS
40 Dranik's Scar OoW
45 Goru`kar Mesa TSS
50 Plane of Disease PoP
55 Blackfeather Roost TSS
60 Sunderock Springs TSS
65 The Steppes TSS
70 Vergalid Mines TSS
75 Direwind Cliffs TSS
80 Ashengate, Reliquary of the Scale TSS
85 Korascian Warrens SoD
85 The Feerrott HoT

 

[tehfeer]

I could also use a few tips. I currently have quite a few Chars ranging 59-81 however they are all pretty under AAed. What level and zone should I plan sticking at to catch up on AAs?

 

[tarquinn]

The Hot Zones are not always (generally never) the best places to be AAing. Old zones where mobs have very low hitpoints, or zones which have fast and repeatable tasks are the best places to be doing.

Around the level 65, the best place would probably be The Hole. There are a lot of mobs, they have low hitpoints, and you can solo/molo there with just about any class and get a lot of fast AA.

At 70ish+ a very good spot is Dragonscale Hills "the farm". There are 3 tasks given by a gnome in the area, infinitely repeatable, and each give like 2-3AA per turn-in (up to 9aa per clear) and you can do them very fast. There is almost always a group there, so joining them will get things killed very fast. It is a very popular XP area, maybe the most popular I've ever found.

At 82 for you, your best bet would probably be still "the farm". You won't gain very good XP from actually killing the mobs themselves, but again, if you have a low AA count, the tasks give you a shit load of AA points by doing them. Alternatively if you can actually find a group, Ashengate is actually pretty good.

Look into the other tasks offered around the zone in Dragonscale Hills. There are several tasks that are -very- easy to do but have 18hour lockouts, but they still yield 2-3 or more AA per completion and you can do some of them very very quickly.

 

[Broole]

Any tips for those around level 51 to 55 trying to farm AA's?

 

[PCDood]

there's no true place to PL your toons, it's called find the best zone and go level/aa in it. Not ranting, but you all are taking the fun out of the game.

 

[tarquinn]

51-55 literally any zone that has blue con monsters. You're still low enough level that your Tank Merc (assuming you're gold member) can solo the mobs. Also, you don't really need that many AA at 51-55. Just get like your Run Speed, maybe Natural Durability etc. Your best bet is honestly just get yourself to level 65 and then go to a place I've stated above, like The Hole, or get yourself to level 75 and then go do Dragonscale Hills tasks.

Also as PCDood said, just go explore. Go to zones in your level range and just kill stuff and have fun. From 0-2500AA there is something like a 400% bonus to experience gained, so literally any mob that gives you experience points is going to ramp your AAs up very fast.

 

[beastdaddy]

Put them in a fellowship fill there aa vitality up once full go with a ranger that can HS and pop a lesson and mass kill.

 

[Toneman07]

Get a level 95 bard to tear through stuff in LP fade out at 2% and finish it off. I did this for a friend of mine got her 50 AA and 5 levels in about 90 minutes

 

[Wingedvillain]

For a 3-6man group using Kiss, are zones for example Crypt of Nadox, The Hole, etc friendly with this program?

I believe I am not in the right spots when kicking off Kiss. I find myself either trying with a very low spawn rate where mobs are scarce and tons of downtime, or the other extreme where I am getting mobbed to death. Are open zones recommended or are dungeon types better for this?

Thanks all!

 

[Wink-]

What level are you Winged and what are you trying to achieve? Levels or AA's?

 

[Wingedvillain]

I'm currently running two groups, however, I'm looking more of grinding AA's more than anything. My highest as of right now is 82/Monk and lacking a bit on Alternate Advancement. I would also like to find a couple nice zones also for solid camping around 55-59, 71-82ish (doesn't have to be exact). For leveling I mostly just explore, find anything blue however not as concerned as much about that... but without AA's I'm getting beat up the higher I get.

 

[Noobhaxor]

If you got the rig or rigs to 6 box do that. the 200% exp bonus for full PC players is incredible. Load up Kiss on all of them and what you burn through mobs faster than the speed of light... Crazy exp.

 

[Wink-]

Are you trying to level AFK?

 

[Wingedvillain]

Yes, I want the ability to run unattended/remotely from work (laughs) on my accounts using Kiss of course. So I guess my questions are where to park my group for AA grinding or recommended zones. Dungeons versus Outdoor zones etc. Do players normally stay in safe spots, near sides of zones and so forth.

 

[Noobhaxor]

If you are afk leveling i'd recommend that you stay away from hot zones, they are frequented by PCs and they will report you for afk macroing.