It's not as hard as you think and it is foolproof. The only qualification to get to level 80 is xp. Once you get the required amount, you are level 80.
PLaYING at level 80 is a whole new ball game. For that you need 750 IL items, at least Rank 10 runes and enchants, and a Gear score closer to 18k than 4k, or even 10-13 k. You will have the option to get up to 980 IL armor pieces outside halaster's Lair (The Mad Mage).
You can level up by going back and finishing many the zones you skipped on the way to level 70, the xp adds up.
Those who think they can solo Undermountain in a couple of days are going to be given a rude awakening by the level 71 Spiders on the Catacombs level.
Practice by doing The Frozen Heart solo, the monsters are level 73 Dungeon Dwellers (they have more HP and damage dealt, think 1-shot kills, than regular level 73s) If you can't kill the first group without dying 10 times , then use the alternate plan above to get to level 80. All my alts are 13k or less and this is how they will be getting to level 80.
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> My CW has a pile of XP tomes from Maze Engine. Should be 80 shortly after I log him in after the mod goes live.
You cant power lvl with tomes all the way to 80
The problem would be that as a level 80, you will get scaled down in L70 content, and without any of the level 80 gear you will be significantly weaker than you were before.
Fun, eh ?
I know you are being helpful (your other post for the new mod is worth gold to anyone reading it), but I have to wonder what you would consider my toons--all 11K-14K. What is the level below decent?? Indecent??
The other characters are a problem. If I continue to play them, it is unavoidable that they will gain levels, and if they were to reach 80, they would get scaled down when doing L70 content, perhaps down to the point where they just cannot handle the L70 content they can do at the moment.
Best I can do is to equip them a bit better - better gear and such, and then run them through Undermountain once they are really ready.
The downside may be that he has the hp to enter. but not the gear. At least on preview, 500+ gear was upgraded to 700+ gear.
Under Mountain can be soloed to level 80 through the whole campaign.
I have a stack of 10 power points that was given as a lockbox reward. Do I think they are even useful in mod 16? No need for power points anymore. So do I get anything for those power point rewards? Probably not, they will just disappear from my bank inventory.
Before the patch, do all weeklys from Acquisitions Inc., Chult and all Stronghold Quests and do not return them! Patch mod 16. Use Azurs in utility slots and activate XP-Boon from stronghold (if you have). On preview I came to 209% XP-Boon. Return all quests. Voilá, level 80 in 5 minutes.
Scaling might be a problem with this and you are not attacked in the first 2 new maps with level 80. So this is more recommend for toons or those who already played the content on preview and those who want to use their new weapons from the Zen-market right from the start.
wonder how many more times the same people are gonna rage quit
about mod 16
> It's not as hard as you think and it is foolproof. The only qualification to get to level 80 is xp. Once you get the required amount, you are level 80.
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> PLaYING at level 80 is a whole new ball game. For that you need 750 IL items, at least Rank 10 runes and enchants, and a Gear score closer to 18k than 4k, or even 10-13 k. You will have the option to get up to 980 IL armor pieces outside halaster's Lair (The Mad Mage).
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> You can level up by going back and finishing many the zones you skipped on the way to level 70, the xp adds up.
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> Those who think they can solo Undermountain in a couple of days are going to be given a rude awakening by the level 71 Spiders on the Catacombs level.
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> Practice by doing The Frozen Heart solo, the monsters are level 73 Dungeon Dwellers (they have more HP and damage dealt, think 1-shot kills, than regular level 73s) If you can't kill the first group without dying 10 times , then use the alternate plan above to get to level 80. All my alts are 13k or less and this is how they will be getting to level 80.
I respectfully disagree.
I leveled 3 toons to 80, solo ofc, just by running the Undermountain Campaign from start to finish.
And "practicing of Frozen Heart"? Not at all. If anything, the way scaling is now that might even be harder.
Waste of time.
The correct advice you should be giving:
1) Fill all Utility slots with Azures
2) Buy/use exp booster
3) Run Undermountain quest, start to finish. Team up withothers doing same quest if you can.
4)Swap out for new gear as it drops.
Did this 3 times on preview. Was 80 before the end of the campaign every time.
I am Took.
"Full plate and packing steel" in NW since 2013.
If you are 16k or higher now and have any issues at all with Undermountain, that includes dying or having difficulty killing things in a timely manner then you have been letting your gear carry you through the game, have little to no knowledge of your Class and need to begin learning immediately.
The advice was not for 16kIL and above, but for the 4-13k IL 70s that think they can do Undermountain with Neverembers starter armor set + Rank 8 enchants. It didn't work too well for Barovia.
You need 51 Boon points to get ank Rank 6
Get bonding stones if you don't have them, they will be plentiful and probably cheap on the AH.
For max ratings use an augment, use your 6 companion slots wisely. Max out expeditions. Do all the quests. They will provide you with your new companion gear and gear for yourself.
Learn the new play style, as it is here to stay.
Expeditions are level scaled as well, I was up scaled 2 times and it was awesome.