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Thread: Beginning Smuggler looking for advice from some Smuggling Elders
You can keep hanging around Tat, taking missions from the city terms until level 15. At that point, you'll have to find a player city that has terminals with missions closer to your level. Atyour currentstage, your best bet is to either group or just just solo things you can handle until you get your Novie Smug box trained. After that, and as long as Concussion Shot remains a root, you can start pulling Ronto, Bantha and Dewback missions at your level or a little higher. Since these beasties have no ranged attack, you can just root them and blast them, re-rooting when it expires.
However, one Concussion Shot becomes the mez (a paralysis that breaks on damage) you'll have to find some new tactics. But this will help you get started.
Don't forget to get your Inspiration buff from an entertainer for your 10% xp bonus too.
From what I've seen of the post-CU grind, I'd recommend finding a good mission group on Dant. The xp will roll in, and you'll teach those pesky bols a thing or two while you're at it
cyanbane wrote:
I just got back into the game probably about 3 weeks ago (post CU). I played beta and the first couple of months of the game, but then got busy with other stuff. I came back about 3 weeks and started a new char and decided on Smuggler (I know a lot of people may be avoiding this class, but I have faith in the devs and regardless we all know Smuggler's are fun to role play). My question for the the experienced Smugglers is this:
I have finished my marksman(pistol) and brawler(unarmed) tree branches so now I have Novice Smuggler open, and now I m jus grinding out some Pistol XP. I am CL 12 right now, and it seems liek CL 5-7 give 150-350 xp per kill and the 9-11s are kinda tough, I cna kill them sometimes but it is not worth it in the long run if every 5th or 6th takes me out. Does anyone have any advice on where to hunt maybe or what to hunt at my level for pistol xp to reach Novice Smug? I am currently in mos Eisley on Tatootine, I have gone to Dant to the Mining Outpost but a lot of people seem to be a lot higher level than me for groups. Anyone have any advice on where I should be hunting? or what? focusing on missions? places to get good groups?
Any help is appreciated, thx.
I would group with some higher level characters and go hunting something waaaay beyond your level. When you start pulling in thousands of XP/kill you'll never do anything different.
Yeah I was doing some missions the other day to complete my Pistols tree [dont' ask - ReSpec f*ck up on Day One lost me loads of Elite ReSpec points coming from Triple Threat] and I was amazed at how easy the xp rolled in
Either I've forgotten how easy grinding used to be, or it's actually far easier now
But get a mind buff and find a grinding group with some level 80's in it. The xp will roll in at an acceptable rate in a decent group. I'd also recomend going straight up a tree first as that seems to increase your level faster. And higher level = more xp per kill.
And, mostly importantly, make sure your group has a Crowd Controller who knows what he's doing
And avoid groups with grenade tossing FS lunatics in them
And always be aware of who the good players are, and follow their lead
Umm, anymore advice?
Hmm
Oh yeah, avoidTusken gay porn
I have finished my marksman(pistol) and brawler(unarmed) tree branches so now I have Novice Smuggler open, and now I m jus grinding out some Pistol XP. I am CL 12 right now, and it seems liek CL 5-7 give 150-350 xp per kill and the 9-11s are kinda tough, I cna kill them sometimes but it is not worth it in the long run if every 5th or 6th takes me out. Does anyone have any advice on where to hunt maybe or what to hunt at my level for pistol xp to reach Novice Smug? I am currently in mos Eisley on Tatootine, I have gone to Dant to the Mining Outpost but a lot of people seem to be a lot higher level than me for groups. Anyone have any advice on where I should be hunting? or what? focusing on missions? places to get good groups?
Funny i'm in the same boat as you.... was here at beta but i quit a few months after release. I'm just not starting a new character and I just yesterday built up enough exp for either novice smuggler or pistoleer (i chose pistoleer for now because when the smuggler branch gets fixed i'm hoping that they will incorporate slicing XP as opposed to using pistol XP, even if they don't.... being master pistoleer will help me move up ther smuggler branch quicker) and I had the exact same problem that you are having. The trouble is that at CL12ish you really can't effectively wear armor... or even earn the credits to purchase it. I considered PLing with a level 80 buddy and i did it for a night.... got a box or two.... then i logged on again last night to PL my first box in pistoleer.... the devs have changed it, can't group level 80 missions and rake in XP while your're buddy lets you get a hit on a mob and he fights it. The best thing I can tell you to do is go to a player city in tatooine with two buddies slightly above your level (make sure one of you is a tank... TKA would be perfect) Last night i grouped with a novice riflemen and a TKA both level 18 and i'm a level 15 novice pistoleer. The TKA uses innate armor to protect himself and you two just blast away at whatever he attacks. Hope this helps... I gained half a box of pistol XP in about 40 minutes last night.... should work fine for you in smuggling considering smuggler and pistoleer work off of the same XP
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