New player here, looking for some answers and best melee farm spots

[HelenGirro 5]

Hi all,

I went thru forum and found some answers already, but I still have few questions, so if anyone has a time, I would gladly appreciate an answers.

 

1. So what is actual online right now? I know that server is running for quite some time, but how is the pop? Rising, decreasing, stagnant?

2. Are there new players or alt char leveling in progress? Or will I play alone for 5 months?

3. What is the best way to level up on classic for melee char? I think about glad/tyrant/destro as main and PP+bd+sws for support. That way I would have everything and would sustain on my own, but I would rather play with people. 

4. Is there some way to get a bonus experience while exping?

5. Is it worth to make a spoiler/craft?

6. Any other tips regarding L2 classic? I have zero experience with this branch of the game. I mainly played IL and GF/Epilogue.

 

Thank you everyone :))

Edited January 31, 2018 by HelenGirro

[BlackJack 574]

1. Pop has always been great, it's much more active than Offi eu classic. All zones feel alive and you have to fight for spots 24/7 at high levels.

2. There are plenty of people coming and going, you won't play alone.

3.

• Destro -> fall asleep auto attacking. You can get bow at lower levels and join random raid boss parties, it won't be the fastest exp, but will give you a way to collect adena so you can buy a weapon at 40/52.
• Gladi -> Same shit, but you can join aoe parties.
• Tyrant -> when you hit EV, you solo pull and kill trains solo, by doing AoE-RuN rotation.

Above 60, you should already have a clan/party to do group activities.

4. There are herbs of progress that give 20%? if i remember correctly for a few mins extra exp until level 40, they only drop in some zones, check the forum for more info, there was an announcement when they added them.

5. They are always worth, personally I always prefered pure farming. There are plenty of ways to make adena while playing the game on a non-dwarf character so if you dont find it fun, I would skip it.

6. 

• It's easier to kite mobs, take advantage
• You can drop equipped items when you die(to mobs) or from your inventory. Carrying 10-20 magic rings in your inventory helps a bit..
• If enemies/randoms see you have mobs on you they might try to stun lock you, so you die to mobs and you drop an item, like your weapon.
• Exp on classic takes x7 the amount to level up compared to the other chronicles, so even if this server is x3 exp it will feel like x0.42 GF server. Long dedication to the game is why this community has been alive for more than 2 years
• Classic gets constantly updated as it's the newest chronicle, patches come over time that add content/sets/levels/skills etc, think of it as WoW expansions
• Port are free before 40, make your 2nd prof quest before you hit 40 or suffer.
• Debuffs land rate is good, so it's not damage spam fest only, you can defeat better geared player with CC, if you are a better player than he is even though he does double your damage for example.
• Epics can be upgraded, they have 3 tiers, for example you need 4 core rings to make one tier3 ring, tier3 epics have unique uses. For example core3 instantly removes debuffs from your char.
• Spellbooks are cancer to get, especially Death Whisper. Better start farming them as soon as you can, DW chance to drop is 1/10000 for example.

[ProGressive 740]

@BlackJackI still dont understand u play on offi or here?

[HelenGirro 5]

1 hour ago, BlackJack said:

A lot of really good stuff

Whoa, thank you very much for such an answer. I do really appreciate it! Do you mind elaborating on a good ways to build up some capital upfront to get a C grade when there is a time? For example are there some good quests?

[BlackJack 574]

15 hours ago, ProGressive said:

@BlackJackI still dont understand u play on offi or here?

I play path of exile atm

14 hours ago, HelenGirro said:

Whoa, thank you very much for such an answer. I do really appreciate it! Do you mind elaborating on a good ways to build up some capital upfront to get a C grade when there is a time? For example are there some good quests?

20-60 Join random raid boss parties or make them, I haven't played here for a while so I am out of touch with the economy. But runes/enchants/crystals from shitty weapons from raid bosses are always worth.

30-40 Star farming Sea of spores as soon as you can, adena drop isn't the best but you can make some quick buck on a book or two.

40-60 Many options available, I usually prefer EWC farming, but i heard there was a xmas event that drove the prices down a bit. If you chose tyrant and do small aoe trains solo you will get plenty of adena just from loot.

If there is a valentines day event, it's the best way to boost a low levels economy

 

 

[Piecat 10]

 

15 hours ago, HelenGirro said:

Whoa, thank you very much for such an answer. I do really appreciate it! Do you mind elaborating on a good ways to build up some capital upfront to get a C grade when there is a time? For example are there some good quests?

I personally never did any quests for adena. I don't think there are many that are worth it. I got into a clan and the guys gave me D+C. Sadly, if you don't know how to make adena in such a raw chronicle as classic without the use of spoiler/crafter ( I still don't know how to make adena without a dwarf to get those crucial item upgrades at 20 and 40 lvl without having to have a somewhat high level dwarf) chances are pretty low you'll have C grade at 40 level. Don't let that discourage you though, plenty of good folks in the server. Try joining Discord and asking for a clan/cp that would recruit and gear you up till C at least, but I imagine most of them will require you to level up a hero that they need.
If you want to do this solo your best bet is to somehow get top D bow or Gastraphetes and start joining RB parties/making them (People here bow the RB while the tank kites it, no matter of your class, up to 55 lvl perhaps. So if you have a decent bow you shouldn't have a problem getting into RB parties from 20-50 lvl). The raid bosses would drop full items and Runes, which you can sell after and get whatever you need. Of course, if you don't want to go through all the #poorlife struggles, a little bird told me there are sites who provide financially struggling in-game customers with adenial support in exchange of tangible,real-life legal tender *wink wink* .

A little general info:

Here is the thing - the characters who have distinguished AOE skills will easily get into AOE parties and AOE means quick leveling, drops and adena. These being mages, pole users, Gladiators, Tyrants, Destroyers, Elemental Summoner (for the MP regeneration buff from the summon. Warlock sometimes gets into fighter parties or AOE, but due to the rarity of the class the trend is not yet established), Swordsingers (very useful in AOE, because of Song of Wind, which buffs the other puller, and also pulls on his own so you get double trains.), Bladedancers (mostly used in mage AOE/CP or generally in end-game AOE spots, often chosen as a puller as well, but sws and tank will be prioritised). Then there are the pure supports such as EE/SE who are always needed. Being a Warcryer will get you into parties, if you choose to go OL though you'll have some trouble finding groups in the random section of the population, sadly.

Single-target classes - Archers, daggers etc., you get the point. You will get easier in random RB parties, you will have trouble finding buffer for duo. If you want to make a box for a buffer that pleasure will cost you 5 euros per month or 120 COL (not sure about the COL, never bought Premium Account). As a single-target hero, your faith is to have a constant aide on your side, so to keep up you will NEED a support with you. So the best thing to do if you're not leveling a personal buffer is to find a clan/cp asap. Although very hard to level, single-target classes can be extremely useful in PVP or situations from different nature. I am saying hard to level, but if you have a buffer with you , you can constantly PVE without pausing, while gathering people for AOE is time consuming, not to mention people leave at random times and you need to find replacement in order for the party to resume, hence the need of CP/clan. So overall you can level even faster than an AOE focused person, but the downside is you're going to spend days and days soloing, something I avoid completely because it kills all the fun.
Some people make AOE heroes and level fast to 70+ then pay 20 euros to class change. If you go for this option make sure you consult the class change guide in the forums.


Tank - the only way to level fast is doing trains or RB. As a tank, you will get snatched as soon as you log in, whether it is AOE or any party, alas tank is tank, and at least for me its painfully boring. The nature of the chronicle is such that AOE and RB are highly preferred, which means you'll be making a billion clicks per day running around kiting and collecting mobs. I don't want to sound like AOE is your only option, you can always single target. I have a friend tank who AOE-d like 20 times and he is 74 now, he preferred to gather a good melee party and grind in LOA. The good thing is your CC and debuffs land with almost 100% probability so at least in pvp you will feel a sense of contribution. Overall tanks can be flexible and all-round you will not experience that moment of being stuck without anything to do. SK soloes well, and so does DA because of hex/panther.

Gladiator - Classic's Sonic Blaster has a stun which completely changed the hero. Very well-rounded hero, good for single-target hunt and AOE due to his high physical damage output. My main is Gladiator and I AOE-ed my way to 70 level, and still AOE-ing. The AOE zones being -> Abandoned Camp from 22-30, Partisan's Hideout 30-34, Alligators island 34-40/1/2, then you need some level to get to Enchanted Valley parties, like 48-49. After that you go Ancient Battlegrounds. The mobs there are conveniently scattered by level so you can start at 55 and level up to 74 if you want, but most folk opt for LOA trains after 68~ (keep in mind you can do ABG parties with randoms, but in LOA you'll need a specific party set-up for things to go smoothly.) Gladiators fair extremely well in 1vs1 situations against fighters given his Lionheart and Dual Weapon Defence, so classes like archers are food. Mages aside from Necro should not be a problem as well (necro has fear, the nemesis of all fighters), in that graph . The only classes a Gladiator can lose to 1vs1 if equally geared (by my personal experience) are DA,SK, Destroyer, Paladin, OL/WC .Bare in mind the above classes are unwinnable with Lionheart, except maybe for the OL/WC, if they are good they will use Soulguard and basically have the p.def of a tank. If you have no Lionheart on, your life can get very difficult as you'll be CC-ed af (at that point you lose vs dwarves ez).

Tyrant - same story as Gladiator but without the Lionheart and ranged stun, so a fair 1vs1 would end 99/100 times a gladi win. Tyrant makes salad out of mobs, gets picked up in AOE as much as a Gladiator( which means without problem). Insane PVP damage output though. Although Tyrant doesn't have that crucial range CC like the newly implemented ranged stun from Gladi or Warlord, he hits like a truck and moves faster than you can target him which is quite useful in mass PVP. The juiciest crit on skill I have seen here was done from a Tyrant to a Mage, both same level (74+) where he Doomed Punched the poor fellow for 9k, effectively sending him to Talking Island or whatever place crushed souls go to. Overall good choice in terms of pvp/pve equilibrium.

Destroyer - never played Destro in a low server, speaking from observation here. Guts and Frenzy are crazy nerfed, you get like 400-500 bonus p.atk from Frenzy, but you get other bonuses like speed, atk. speed etc. That topped with Rage and Zealot can make you move faster than a SWS on a training program for the annual free-run Olympic games. He also has an AOE skill for dual-hand sword, of course you can use the old spear set-up as well. Whether you go for Blunt or 2Handed in pvp you should be fine, just make sure you carry some blunt for stuns.

If you want to land a CP or a good clan go for supports. For example, the server right now has literally 5 high level Bishops afaik. Supports such as OL/SWS/BD/SE/EE/Bishop are always needed and people will fight for an active such to be on their clan. Fuck, if you level fast and go Bishop my clan will gear you up no problem.  

Hope this helps, If you have any more questions - shoot, I'll try to answer them as objectively as possible.

Edited February 1, 2018 by Piecat

[Sarek 3]

18 hours ago, BlackJack said:

Port are free before 40, make your 2nd prof quest before you hit 40 or suffer.

Port are not free, this is why we get some SoE to Giran, Gludin, Gludio and so on.

[BlackJack 574]

2 hours ago, Sarek said:

Port are not free, this is why we get some SoE to Giran, Gludin, Gludio and so on.

oh right, im confusing it with offi my bad

[weeeeD 118]

4 hours ago, Piecat said:

For example, the server right now has literally 5 high level Bishops afaik. 

 

[HelenGirro 5]

On 2/1/2018 at 9:21 AM, Piecat said:

Piecat text

Wow, thank you very much for such text. I learned a lot from it. I chose to go for tyrant in the end. Leveling PP with it and considering other boxes. I am close to lvl 40 in like 2 days, so thats not bad I guess. I will probably look for some clan later as there will be not much free time for me in next 14 days, but I definitely dont want to play alone. I am also able to drive sws or EE. It will surely need some getting used to, but I can do that too (if needed badly). 

[HelenGirro 5]

On 2/1/2018 at 9:03 AM, BlackJack said:

I play path of exile atm

20-60 Join random raid boss parties or make them, I haven't played here for a while so I am out of touch with the economy. But runes/enchants/crystals from shitty weapons from raid bosses are always worth.

30-40 Star farming Sea of spores as soon as you can, adena drop isn't the best but you can make some quick buck on a book or two.

40-60 Many options available, I usually prefer EWC farming, but i heard there was a xmas event that drove the prices down a bit. If you chose tyrant and do small aoe trains solo you will get plenty of adena just from loot.

If there is a valentines day event, it's the best way to boost a low levels economy

Thanks for tips. I will try SOS asap. I will need books for my PP

 

[BlackJack 574]

18 minutes ago, HelenGirro said:

Thanks for tips. I will try SOS asap. I will need books for my PP

 

good luck you will need it =]