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Thread: CU Noob needs help
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BaneShee
Mon May 09, 2005 9:21 am
#1
I'm back from a long break to try out the CU and as a Level 72 combatant I cant seem to get any decent XP. I've been fighting yellow and red cons but only get 2 XP per kill. What level MOBS should I be fighting to get good XP?
MerkabaCryst
Mon May 09, 2005 9:24 am
#2
BaneShee wrote:
I'm back from a long break to try out the CU and as a Level 72 combatant I cant seem to get any decent XP. I've been fighting yellow and red cons but only get 2 XP per kill. What level MOBS should I be fighting to get good XP?
Lvl 70 and up will get you xp, it's a 10% xp loss for each lvl below you, and a 10% gain for every lvl above you. But I'd suggest grouping with people. If you get about 10% damage on an npc, you get full xp for the kill, and you probably won't survive long without a group on lvl 70 and up.
Uthyr
Mon May 09, 2005 10:50 am
#3
If they were conning yellow and red to him, they should have been high enough to give him more than 2 xp. Some mobs may be unbalanced or mis-labelled though. Is it always the same species of red and yellow mobs that are giving you 2xp (should be 1 XP now that double-XP week is over), BaneShee?
As for soloing vs. grouped, yeah, you will definitely get a lot more XP if you are grouped, but that does not mean that you can't accumulate good XP solo. I did all of my grinding last week solo, and I got a ton of XP. Even if I had only gotten half of that (after taking double-XP week into account), I still would have been happy. Everybody seems to keep saying that you really need to fight grouped now (post-CU), but that's just not the case. You just have to come up with a fighting strategy that works well for you. I have been soloing mobs 1-2 combat levels over me for the past week or so (with several different templates) and not having any serious trouble with95% ofthem.
BaneShee
Mon May 09, 2005 1:41 pm
#4
Thanks for the info, I suspect conning isn't working right because these critters where lvl 38 and were quickly dispatched with only a few shots. However they were still conning red and yellow to me.
Poolfan
Tue May 10, 2005 4:12 am
#5
I wonder if you're making the same mistake that I was...
Your con will show all mobs as either red or yellow blobs, but all this shows is whether they will (red) or won't (yellow) aggro on you if you get too close.
If you hover your mouse pointer over your con in the bottom left hand corner of the screen, there should be a box you can check (server is offline so I can't check the name). Check this box and you should now see a coloured ring around each of the red and yellow blobs - it is this coloured ring that shows you the strength of the mob relative to yourself. White is the same level and will give the best tradeoff in terms of experience gained -vs- chance of getting killed (IMO).
Your con will show all mobs as either red or yellow blobs, but all this shows is whether they will (red) or won't (yellow) aggro on you if you get too close.
If you hover your mouse pointer over your con in the bottom left hand corner of the screen, there should be a box you can check (server is offline so I can't check the name). Check this box and you should now see a coloured ring around each of the red and yellow blobs - it is this coloured ring that shows you the strength of the mob relative to yourself. White is the same level and will give the best tradeoff in terms of experience gained -vs- chance of getting killed (IMO).
Feistin
Tue May 10, 2005 5:20 am
#6
Ohter trick could be: Are you color-blind?
I am and i have problem between green/red/yellow and such...u better look at CL overall
I am and i have problem between green/red/yellow and such...u better look at CL overall
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