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Thread: Pistol XP Grinding Tip
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Vriko
Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:44 pm
#1
I finished up Pistoleer today - I had about 60k combat XP (600k pistol xp) left for Pistol Stances IV, and I got it all in about two hours. I thought I'd pass along this little tip if anyone's looking for quick XP.
Join a solo group in Dantooine Mining Outpost. Instead of picking up Janta missions for uber cash, look for these missions:
Doing either of these missions will get you 50k Pistol XP each, so you can make 100k pistol xp on one mission run. Also make a bunch of cash along the way.
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Join a solo group in Dantooine Mining Outpost. Instead of picking up Janta missions for uber cash, look for these missions:
- 25k credit Horned Voritor missions
- 22k credit Jungle Voritor missions
Doing either of these missions will get you 50k Pistol XP each, so you can make 100k pistol xp on one mission run. Also make a bunch of cash along the way.
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Message Edited by Vriko on 11-22-2004 07:46 AM
Darkmatto
Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:11 am
#2
they have high % acid energy and posions
Vriko wrote:
I finished up Pistoleer today - I had about 60k combat XP (600k pistol xp) left for Pistol Stances IV, and I got it all in one about two hours. I thought I'd pass along this little tip if anyone's looking for quick XP.
Join a solo group in Dantooine Mining Outpost. Instead of picking up Janta missions for uber cash, look for these missions:
- 25k credit Horned Voritor missions
- 22k credit Jungle Voritor missions ( DONT DO THESE )
Doing either of these missions will get you 50k Pistol XP each, so you can make 100k pistol xp on one mission run. Also make a bunch of cash along the way.
Vriko
Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:49 am
#3
Tathizar wrote:why do those missions when you can do huurton stalkers for the same xp? everything maxes at around 5k xp per kill.. and stalkers give that the same that voritors /shrug
I think the voritors pay more money, and unfortunately, a lot of people would prefer raking in the cash to actually enjoying the journey to Master.
Also, to the guy above who commented about the Jungle Voritors with mucho acid, that's true. Still great xp and it takes many Mission Terminal refreshes to find the Voritor Hunter missions. I'd take the Jungles when I got tired of refreshing.
Vriko
Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:57 am
#4
Forgot to mention WHY I chose the voritors rather than any other 5k xp mob.
One thing I looked at was how many mobs spawn with each wave from a lair. For instance, Mature Hanadaks on Endor give about 4700 xp per kill, but only two come out at a time. This means you'll kill six Hanadaks for each mission. That adds up to less than 30k xp for each mission. The Voritor Hunter missions spawn three to five Voritors in each wave. This means you'll get between 50k and 80k xp for each mission. Same with the Jungle Voritors. I don't think the Huurton Stalker missions add up to this much.
Good luck to all!
One thing I looked at was how many mobs spawn with each wave from a lair. For instance, Mature Hanadaks on Endor give about 4700 xp per kill, but only two come out at a time. This means you'll kill six Hanadaks for each mission. That adds up to less than 30k xp for each mission. The Voritor Hunter missions spawn three to five Voritors in each wave. This means you'll get between 50k and 80k xp for each mission. Same with the Jungle Voritors. I don't think the Huurton Stalker missions add up to this much.
Good luck to all!
LordMaxx
Mon Nov 22, 2004 6:55 am
#5
It is harder for the pistols to take down voritors...the Huurton Stalkers/Huntress missions give about 5k a kill and they spawn about 20 per lair when you take a level 99 mission. Great xp grinding that way and they die alot faster... If you have a tank or you run you can fan shot a good lot of them...
Tathizar
Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:22 pm
#6
why do those missions when you can do huurton stalkers for the same xp? everything maxes at around 5k xp per kill.. and stalkers give that the same that voritors /shrug
Vriko
Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:33 pm
#7
20 per lair, huh? Wow, didn't know that.
One way or another, the voritors got it done.
One way or another, the voritors got it done.
hamhamthe3rd
Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:58 pm
#8
ok i NEVER get 5k a kill from anything unless you ppl are rounding up. there are lizard things on dath that give me 5004 xp but i have to hunt those cant get them off a terminal. maybe im just being too literal but no type of huurton has ever given me 5k xp.
Vriko
Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:40 pm
#9
hamhamthe3rd wrote:ok i NEVER get 5k a kill from anything unless you ppl are rounding up. there are lizard things on dath that give me 5004 xp but i have to hunt those cant get them off a terminal. maybe im just being too literal but no type of huurton has ever given me 5k xp.
Nope, not rounding up.
In solo groups you can pull the 99 difficulty missions that spawn Huurton Stalkers and Voritor Hunters and the like. These give you 5k xp a kill. That's why I started the thread - it seems most people grind Janta missions when they're in solo groups. You can get almost the same cash and make a crapload more xp if you do the harder creature missions.
Spyrale
Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:40 pm
#10
Variety is the spice of life...got tired of the creature commute on Dant today, so went through about 400 K of my Techniques IV box (450K) at good old Fort Tusken in one buff. Warlords and Chiefs lining up at 4400-5200 XP. And I almost felt guilty about the convenience of it.
gibsonSG
Wed Nov 24, 2004 3:32 am
#12
Oddly enough I decided to try something apart from quenkers/hurtons last night. I tried slinking voritor hunters and pointblankarea'd the lair and got a healthy spawn at 5k a beastie. Apart from the odd dizzy state there were no poisons/intimidates and each lair just took a couple of minutes. It's nice to find a middle ground between good cash payouts and high xp.
I don't think I could take killing another quenker, besides the xp went down to 2800 per kill 
.........still they were good while they lasted
.........still they were good while they lasted
RenKesson
Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:09 am
#13
Quenkers were good for pistoleers because they would attack at ranged, and our Ranged Damage Mitigation would keep us alive a little bit longer.
Don't know about voritor resistances, but Huurton Stalkers are vulnerable to Acid. As a BH/Pistoleer, I appreciate that a great deal, since my high-min acid-based DX and Scatter Pistols just slice through Huurtons like Obi's saber through Ponda Baba's arm. And Huurton Stalkers WILL give you upwards of 4000 Experience each. They don't pay as much as voritors, but some voritors poison, and I don't like that. Also, I believe some voritors can dizzy and posture down. PD isn't as bad for a pistoleer, but if you're Dizzy and Kneeling, and get into trouble and need to make a dash for your speeder, you're hooped, as you'll be on your back faster than Vader goes through flag officers.
Huurton Stalkers for teh win!
Message Edited by RenKesson on 11-24-2004 09:10 AM
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