Can Seekers AOE grind?

Knownase - Heavens Tear

I was wondering if any high lvl seeker or anyone that knows the class a lot.....can they AOE grind like a BM?

AuroraLucia - Archosaur

It doesn't take being a high level, just looking at the skills. Yes, they should be able to AoE grind. Probably not as well as a Blademaster, but they have five AoE skills they can use, though three require sparks. Still, it would appear they are able to, especially at 59+ since their two 59 skills are AoEs and don't just do one attack. One attacks every 3 seconds for 12 seconds, the other just says it deals constant damage until either canceled or chi runs out (it drains chi even after the two sparks apparently). It also costs 289.1 MP every 1.5 seconds, so people won't be able to keep it up for very long until they get to 75+.

So yeah, I guess the answer to your question is they can, but they can only do it efficiently after 59 because of cooldowns on their AoEs and chi requirements, unlike Blademasters who can do it very well at 49+.

Knownase - Heavens Tear

Hmm, ok then.

In that case, I'll just lvl as I can then. Figure since a Seeker is basically another char that can use HA gears. I would like to lvl it fast, after I can figure out how the class works.

Anyways, thx for the replies, and any future ones that come about.

Mooy - Heavens Tear

They can AoE grind, if they got enough mp. Def lvl increase also help.

Ha ha, find a bug, it is not chi, its mp. People a lot of time get mixed up between chi and mp in chinese.

AuroraLucia - Archosaur

Mooy - Heavens Tear wrote: »

They can AoE grind, if they got enough mp. Def lvl increase also help.

Ha ha, find a bug, it is not chi, its mp. People a lot of time get mixed up between chi and mp in chinese.

Good to hear. Was wondering how they expected it to be a constant AoE when chi is going to run out.

SaiIorMoon - Lost City

Mooy - Heavens Tear wrote: »

They can AoE grind, if they got enough mp. Def lvl increase also help.

Ha ha, find a bug, it is not chi, its mp. People a lot of time get mixed up between chi and mp in chinese.

People as in devs? Because I thinkthinkthink, it says chi even in-game i'd have to look though...

cubansyrus

Aoe is fun if u lvl ur seeker the old way and u understand it ........... power level ur seeker and u end up fail with 3k hp and then AoE doesnt work to good.

spark AoE r also easy as u link mobs u can fill ur sparks uber quick

enjoy same damage to every mob in ur AoE range maybe not on vortex but the others seem to spread it equal

72 seeker all natural =]

5k hp
crit 16k +
pdef 7k
mdef 3k all round

///TER - Dreamweaver

They can, but it also depends on their gear and build. I lol at people trying to worry about 5APS on seekers, trying to be a sin or something. I have my build planned and when im lvl 95 I'll be able to take a 95 sin im sure. take me up on the challenge when im there. b:victory

Deceptistar - Sanctuary

Just aoe-grinded for about 2hrs and it made me smile from ear to ear at all the exp flooding in >.> **** its good as FCC cept your soloing with DQ as rewards too

CeliaZ - Sanctuary

Deceptistar - Sanctuary wrote: »

Just aoe-grinded for about 2hrs and it made me smile from ear to ear at all the exp flooding in >.> **** its good as FCC cept your soloing with DQ as rewards too

May I ask which mobs you grinded on and what skill combo's you used? Im 52 with my seeker and aoe grinding is not quite that efficient for me, my hp drops like crazy.

Alsiadorra - Sanctuary

Probably higher than 52. It's not real good below 60.

Deceptistar - Sanctuary

CeliaZ - Sanctuary wrote: »

May I ask which mobs you grinded on and what skill combo's you used? Im 52 with my seeker and aoe grinding is not quite that efficient for me, my hp drops like crazy.

around 50s is still quest mobs near the swamps.

GRINDING SPOILERS >.>


Remember! HERB MEDS WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE! USE THEM =D

Around late 60s you can aoe grind near dreamweaver with vortex. Those oversized hogs at the entrance. it only takes 1-2mobs to get 2 sparks and by that time holypath/seeker-run-skill is up again and u round up the mobs, pop an hp&mp pot and vortex. rinse and repeat.

early 70s you can move to volcano land. Im calling this volcano land cause i forgot the area name. There is a southern area that is infested with wolves and Oerith (or whatever rock man). same method. This is actually a 2008 zhen spot >.>

-if that spot is taken you can go to the area where there are pink crystalline mobs in volcano land.
-if that is taken go where the flying fire phoenix area (near World boss minion of death)
u can aoe grind on anything that moves there even the birds (preferably the rock men)

late 70s early 80s. aoe grind near the Camp of intrepid. there are spiders there that dont poison. again its a old zhen area.

early to mid 80s. South of 1k. I beleive it was one of the mobs for a base quest 80s. There are snakes on a mound, south of 1k and possibly east? or north of south barrier village. Its INFESTED with them with a fast respawn rate.

Serafe - Heavens Tear

My 101 Seeker obviously got there with FF... but yes AOE grinding is very very possible. I can grind almost as easily as with my BM. The biggest difference is the AOE stun missing from Seekers. However in the right stance you can stun quite a few mobs MORE OFTEN than with RotP.

On the other hand. If you can afford it, do a two man zhen. Best is with a sin so you can BP. Drag mobs into yataghan and pot like crazy :-)

RiotKing - Raging Tide

CeliaZ - Sanctuary wrote: »

May I ask which mobs you grinded on and what skill combo's you used? Im 52 with my seeker and aoe grinding is not quite that efficient for me, my hp drops like crazy.

Best to aoe grind at 60+ if you have TT sword and updated armour.
Get Buffed from other class mostly BP.
If you can really out run the mobs enough cast channel then gemini since it wont waste spark.
I get about 10k crits with gemini and I'm tanker build.
If you have a nice cleric or mystic friend have them fly above to heal once you get aggro :P
Another thing if you dont have MP charm or mp herbs (like me >_<;) use blur before or after other aoe skills if you find yourself in a dead zone on aoe Cool downs.
Wont kill as fast as Vortex but gets the job done.

Yuniryu - Raging Tide

Deceptistar - Sanctuary wrote: »

around 50s is still quest mobs near the swamps.

GRINDING SPOILERS >.>


Remember! HERB MEDS WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE! USE THEM =D

Around late 60s you can aoe grind near dreamweaver with vortex. Those oversized hogs at the entrance. it only takes 1-2mobs to get 2 sparks and by that time holypath/seeker-run-skill is up again and u round up the mobs, pop an hp&mp pot and vortex. rinse and repeat.

early 70s you can move to volcano land. Im calling this volcano land cause i forgot the area name. There is a southern area that is infested with wolves and Oerith (or whatever rock man). same method. This is actually a 2008 zhen spot >.>

-if that spot is taken you can go to the area where there are pink crystalline mobs in volcano land.
-if that is taken go where the flying fire phoenix area (near World boss minion of death)
u can aoe grind on anything that moves there even the birds (preferably the rock men)

late 70s early 80s. aoe grind near the Camp of intrepid. there are spiders there that dont poison. again its a old zhen area.

early to mid 80s. South of 1k. I beleive it was one of the mobs for a base quest 80s. There are snakes on a mound, south of 1k and possibly east? or north of south barrier village. Its INFESTED with them with a fast respawn rate.

that information is incorrect. I just tried to some of those monsters. Those hogs are like nearly 80, lol and you say grind them at at late 60s. Yes sure if health charm is fine or a cleric healing but no way those herbs can cover all those damage lol. Is there something i am missing, yes i am tank build too.

Knightblayde - Raging Tide

The levels recommended are incorrect (imo), but those are great grind spots that I had used on my bm. Those spots have worked well for my seeker (and barb), too.

I didn't really start AoE grinding solo on my seeker until 75+, when I could use crab meat/herb yuanxiao (didn't feel like spending coin on charms b:surrender). It's a lot of fun linking that many physical mobs and vortexing them to death in seconds. I'm using the 3 str/ 2 dex build per lvl, and tanking them isn't as difficult as I would expect.

Can seekers AoE grind? Hell yes! b:chuckle

Ouka - Heavens Tear

Serafe - Heavens Tear wrote: »

My 101 Seeker obviously got there with FF... but yes AOE grinding is very very possible. I can grind almost as easily as with my BM. The biggest difference is the AOE stun missing from Seekers. However in the right stance you can stun quite a few mobs MORE OFTEN than with RotP.

On the other hand. If you can afford it, do a two man zhen. Best is with a sin so you can BP. Drag mobs into yataghan and pot like crazy :-)

This is the best way for the seeker to AoE grind and it is still doable without the sin

KingTank - Heavens Tear

I'v did AoE grinding with my seeker when 2x was on i only had BP and my Seeker buffs on and it was good. Vortex kills them very quickly and your Normal AoE is great too. I used ParchedBlade so i can stun them.

Deceptistar - Sanctuary

Yuniryu - Raging Tide wrote: »

that information is incorrect. I just tried to some of those monsters. Those hogs are like nearly 80, lol and you say grind them at at late 60s. Yes sure if health charm is fine or a cleric healing but no way those herbs can cover all those damage lol. Is there something i am missing, yes i am tank build too.

the level is correct. i think your useing the wrong herbs. Thats the level i did it with myself. the trick to doing it is same as pulling in fcc and aoe-ing. You use the apothecary NOT to increase hp/mp rate or heal hp, but to decrease dmg when your pulling and putting up vortex. Dew of God Protection. thats what i used.
Grinding isnt just about spamming pots, its about using which meds at what times.
also if you have been doing quests properly you should have quest hp food, the cooldown doesnt stack with the pots so it saves u in 'oh $hit' times.

also im not sure if its because your tank build. If your dmg is low and you kill them too slow then yeah youll get pummeled longer.

my build is str but leaning to dex more
you also want too switch to full hp and pdef gear on hogs

Dangler - Lost City

Serafe - Heavens Tear wrote: »

On the other hand. If you can afford it, do a two man zhen. Best is with a sin so you can BP. Drag mobs into yataghan and pot like crazy :-)

3rd map all the way on 2 man vortex rocks and anyone cn drag mobs into it

Yuniryu - Raging Tide

Deceptistar - Sanctuary wrote: »

the level is correct. i think your useing the wrong herbs. Thats the level i did it with myself. the trick to doing it is same as pulling in fcc and aoe-ing. You use the apothecary NOT to increase hp/mp rate or heal hp, but to decrease dmg when your pulling and putting up vortex. Dew of God Protection. thats what i used.
Grinding isnt just about spamming pots, its about using which meds at what times.
also if you have been doing quests properly you should have quest hp food, the cooldown doesnt stack with the pots so it saves u in 'oh $hit' times.

also im not sure if its because your tank build. If your dmg is low and you kill them too slow then yeah youll get pummeled longer.

my build is str but leaning to dex more
you also want too switch to full hp and pdef gear on hogs

Okay gotcha. i will try that. . When you mean hp and pdef, you mean something like 6str and 4dex sort of build and refine with shards and hp on amour right?.
xD Right now i reduced my vit down to 50, might bring it down further later when i have the coin.

Deceptistar - Sanctuary

Yuniryu - Raging Tide wrote: »

Okay gotcha. i will try that. . When you mean hp and pdef, you mean something like 6str and 4dex sort of build and refine with shards and hp on amour right?.
xD Right now i reduced my vit down to 50, might bring it down further later when i have the coin.

i think a balance build would be ok, as long as its not the 'muscle for brains' build. Buffs i used full defense buffs. for chi i used a macro with that stun stance move. 2 mobs should gain u 2chi or 1 mob with the 'increased life'. (gear was mix of rep and normal with bonus stats) when u engage the next mob just make sure your hp is near full and the pot is not on cooldown

Silest - Sanctuary

Soulsever Minuet > Edged Blur > Stalagstrike > Darkcloud Bolt > Blade Affinity > Gemini Slash.


Haha..do the math..

KAZMOENEEK - Heavens Tear

Knownase - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Hmm, ok then.

In that case, I'll just lvl as I can then. Figure since a Seeker is basically another char that can use HA gears. I would like to lvl it fast, after I can figure out how the class works.

Anyways, thx for the replies, and any future ones that come about.

get to 70..use orbs unless you dont do bh and save orbs.b:chuckle

Samsama - Harshlands

NO dont ever Aoe grind. Think about it, Using one Herb every 10 secs, U lose major money. Plus if u dont have BP ur gona need Crab meat.

genericmeat

Samsama - Harshlands wrote: »

NO dont ever Aoe grind. Think about it, Using one Herb every 10 secs, U lose major money. Plus if u dont have BP ur gona need Crab meat.

NU-UH

Unless your Hypering, you really shouldn't ever lose money AoE Grinding. At the very least, you'd not lose nor gain any money. Plus you'll get to keep DQ Points, EXP and Spirit.

But please do make sure to have Bloodpaint all the time (Sage BP even better :P) and it's best to always try and get Full Buffs before starting, obviously. +3% Crit Faction Base Buff is also quite nice to have :P.

Deceptistar - Sanctuary

Samsama - Harshlands wrote: »

NO dont ever Aoe grind. Think about it, Using one Herb every 10 secs, U lose major money. Plus if u dont have BP ur gona need Crab meat.

apothecary herbs dont have sucha fast cooldown >.>

arent u the person who also stated going demon for 3.33 aps when seeker aps actually caps 2.86?

durbo

try getting an assasin's blood paint on you before you grind. it will keep your hp up almost constantly with very little effort when you aoe.

_Sam_Sama_ - Harshlands

Deceptistar - Sanctuary wrote: »

apothecary herbs dont have sucha fast cooldown >.>

arent u the person who also stated going demon for 3.33 aps when seeker aps actually caps 2.86?

OMG UR RIGHT b:surrender i made a small miscalculation. but from 2.86 to 3.33 u cant even feel the difference. Demon Rock spliting cleave should even it out and give me perma spark b:victory

Seriously, He said Grinding. Have any of you tried soloing the exp room by urself? i lose about 50 herbs, and u need crab meats because the mobs ther Give u a debuff that make u take more dmg. Its just an example btw. It also depends on the apocarthy pot ur referring to, but theyr all useless. because the cooldown long.eventually ur gona have to start spamming ur Herb Yuanxiao

Yes BP does help with HP but ur gona need alot of MP, i only have Yataghan lvl 2 and i can only keep it up for 5 secs without using herb. I can only imagen lvl 10. Or is ther a memo i didnt get about higher lvl vortex= less mp usage? b:sad

SneakyJmk - Sanctuary

I lol'd at the title

Deceptistar - Sanctuary

SneakyJmk - Sanctuary wrote: »

I lol'd at the title

i LOLed at you LOLing at the title not realizing it was made only 2 days after expansion start.