Cryxtal's Guide to Grind/Zhen/Gamma

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

－－－－ SOLO GRINDING －－－－

To start off, please dont grind till you are around lvl 34, cause that is when ur quests starts to slow down. Always complete ur quest FIRST (When you are 35 and below), grind in Air/Water. When you are able to grind well later on, I always do quest when im a few levels higher than it so its easy (E.g Do a quest given to u at lvl 40 when you are lvl 44-46).

When u get to 59++ and have ur Dragon's Breath, this is when you would want to start your zhen grinding. Solo grinding cannot compare to the amount of exp you get when you zhen. Though at the start it is costly due to the need for having MP charms (Bad luck for ppl who have just started, as inflation has made Charm's prices rocket sky high), as u get higher in your lvl, you will kill faster and get more money for the same amount of MP used.

Stated below are the mobs i REMEMBER grinding on and never regretted. Obviously depends on your build and Eqs. b:pleased

～Some Nice Grind Spots～

Abyssal Mystery (lvl34) (Water) <557,528>

Vipion Leaper (lvl35) (Wood) <254,464>

Wimple/Bloody Goldwing (lvl36/37) (Wood) <626,727>

Pinnaflop Foxwings (LvL 38) (Fire) 259, 352>

Big Mouth pirahna (lvl39) (Water)

Loft Pterosaur (lvl40) (Metal) <612,826><627,869> <--- Good exp, easy kill

Foxwing of The Void (LvL41)(Fire) 259, 352

Vampiric Thresher Lord (Lvl40) (Water) <674,835>

Native Vipion (Lvl41) (Wood) <379,781>

Ramshackle Roc (lvl48) (Metal) <154,557>
--Ramshacks hit u more, u hit them more too using fire, have good drops and exp (Info giver : Ursa)--

Vipion Sentinel (lvl50) (Wood) ( Above Skull mountain )

Blood Thirsty Shark (lvl52) (Water) <598,976> <-- Love these as they are easy to kill

Terrestrial Foxwing (lvl55) (Fire) <663,995> <-- Love these too
Bloodthirsty Shark King (lvl55) (Water) <701,848>

UltraFin Protector (lvl58) (Water) <712,731><721,773>

Foxxwing Supreme (lvl60) (Fire) <435,377><500,347> <-- LOVE THESE THE MOST! Spent so much time on it with ESO.

Pyrofiend Immolant (lvl 67) (Water) <546,473> <-- Ground mob!

Wretched Hydrolace (lvl 67) (Water) <546,465> <-- Ground mob! Beside Pyrofiend Immolant

Minion of Alucard (lvl 68) (Water) <566,475> <-- Recommend this more than Wretched
Hydrolace. (Hurts more, but more exp!!! Much more in 1 hour grind)

UltraFin Supreme ( Lvl 88 ) (Water ) <275 856>
Many thanks to _makina_ and BrownFlamez for this info.

I only did wood at 30s - early 40s, if i remember right. I didnt really like them as we dont have elemental advantage over them (Metal, clerics love em). Beyond lvl 44 just stick to water/fire.
(NOTE: THESE MOBS STATED ARE JUST WHAT "I" GRINDED ON, IF YOU HAVE OTHERS, THATS GOOD)

～MY OWN ADVICE～ <-- Repeat: MY OWN. Dont need to flame me =D

1. Max earth shield first, and perhaps u shld have around lvl 7 water and fire by the time u hit foxxwing supremes. Well for me i had lvl9 earth, lvl5water, and 9 fire or something like that.
2. Max BOTH earth skills. Some say dont need to max stone rain, but wth? Its so easy to get spririts later on. Id rather easy lvl now , and then try to farm spirits. And u can get spirits later easily once u hit 60s and start doing lotsa ZHEN grindings. Ultimately u can max all skills so just do what its needed to lvl for now.

3. For me, I didnt even add 1 point to Divine pyrogram until lvl 70 cause i feel it only helped me much in Sutra, and my pyrogram was like lvl 5 ( Why my pyro was at only lvl 5 cause its only needed to do that little hit of finishing a mob off). Instead i used more like GS>SS>GUSH>SR. Still, feel free to add the pyro family if u want advantage over metal mobs, but i prefer to suffer there abit, and excel on my grinding. Cause we will only need metal mobs for quests? And there are so few metal mobs after Lofty Pterosaur that gives really good exp. Also if i can i squad ppl when im questing. Even if u cant find a squad, ur SS and SR deals very decent damage.

4. Gush, thats obvious u HAVE to max it, its so good in PvE and PvP. Glacial Embrace, max it too. Shld be ur opening skill for most mobs (Especially Foxwing Supremes). Like i said you'de be grinding on Supremes alot, so just do a GE -> SS-> Gush-> SS. Yes you have to use 3 hard Nukes, but the exp is worth it. I got to lvl 70 in 2months 3 weeks and im working! Of course i Zhen in my 60s too but thats a whole diff story. So u shld know how helpful these foxxwings are ( Ill always remember them )

5. Please do learn apothecary. Get life/focus powder , it increases mana/hp recovery rate by 50 per sec over 10min. Saved me alot on pots. U imagine how many pots are saved when u kill over 10000000 mobs throughout ur grinding career.

6. If you can afford to buy ESO ( Exp scrolls in boutique ) Please do use them when u grind on sharks/foxwings. Ur exp will surely fly.b:angry

7. Now for ur Equipments, Ill try to explain it clearly. When you grind Foxxing Supremes (Fire), try to get your arcane robes with Single/Double resistance type, because when u have armours with fewer resistance varieties, the resistance of those particular 2 would be higher than what you would have on an armour having all the different element resistance.

E.g If a lvl 50 arcane robe (With all elements) gives ->
400% Metal
400% Fire
400% Water
400% Wood
400% Earth

Then a lvl 50 arcane robe(With 2 elements) gives ->
750% Fire
750% Metal

Then again a counter argument comes about what if you need to do Quests which requires killing mobs of other elements? Now i'll say i always carry 2 sets of robes. 1 Set is for Specific Element Concentrated (Fewer resistance types, but HIGH resistance in the given element) (Lets call it SEC for convenience). And the other Set which has all element resistance, but average in all, is Variety Element Concentrated (VEC).

So when you grind you use ur SEC and when u quest you can swap to ur VEC. Im now assuming you have fully upgraded your inventory slots to carry 2 sets of armours ofc

. And its not expensive to get these 2sets because? when u grind or quest , you'll definitely come across these armours. Just be sure to plan what elements you will need in e future, and dont sell it when u come across it ^^. *But please note, Its only advisable to have 2 sets when you are around lvl 60 and below. Cause when u are higher level, theres a need for you to Refine/imbue your armours. Its too costly to upgrade 2 sets.

8. This is a tough one, If u can , try getting Cleric buffs in Towns near ur grind spot

but Sanctuary's Clerics are very kind, ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE muahaha. You'll see e difference ! For e.g You might need 4 hits to kill Foxwing Supremes, but with Cleric Buff, you'll only need to deal 3 hits and this COULD mean the mob will hit u 1 less too, helps u save time, save pots and make u feel good about urself ^^. For me i have a cleric too, so it was easy.
(NOTE: *Cleric's Hp/Mp recovery Buff overwrites your life/focus powders, so for convenience sake, ask for buffs, then before u hit your mobs, use ur powder to overwrite the buff*) Powders are better!

At your level, clerics buff only last half hour, so ull only have time to get a cleric for the 1st half, unless you are lucky enough to find one half way thru ur grind.

9. Lastly, those mobs stated in the above are those i've spent my time on. Im sure somewhere inbetween there are other mobs. But i only chose Water and Fire mobs as our Sand skills and Water skills are amazing. Please do change ur mob targets if u feel there are better ones not mentioned and share them with the new people too b:pleased.

And the the way i've played till now, i've nvr had grinding problems, nvr been restricted on learning any new skills later on. So just do what you have to do to lvl fast now. When you've done ur lvling fast, you can take the extra time to catch up on what you've slowed down on (E.g Quests). While others do quest at their current level, you who will be a higher lvl after grinding first, would be able to finish those quests that were given to u at lower levels easily. Hope all i've said will help you and others. Feel free to add on =D CHEERS

－－－－ZHEN GRINDING－－－－

What is Zhen ? The word 'Zhen' (Derived from chinese context "Zhen Fa") refers to skills/spells that causes damage within a magic/spell circle!!! Ever watched animes where you see magicians draw magic circles on the floor and perform magic?
Anyway in PWI context zhen grinding refers to AoE grinding. Where a squad can consist of usually up to 5 people max ! 2 pullers, 2 DDs, 1 cleric ( You seriously dont need more than this ).

2 Best Pullers - Barbarian , BM
DD - Do ur best to get 1 wiz, 1 archer ( 2 Wiz is not so good in case mob has Magic Resist )
Cleric - Self explainatory

For me, i nvr liked 2 pullers, sucks my exp. I always look for a barb that is really experienced and does not stop running. And knows the perfect timing as to when to pick the loot. In conclusion when i was lvl 62-69, i did zhen in a quad squad. @ 70> i did trios

Pictures

1) This shows 5-man squad and their positions, if you look carefully, our archer Whitney is standing beside Muii(Healer) inside the BB. And the 2 wiz are spread out with the 2 animations touching each other. Wiz dont stand too close to each other as to let our range spread further Left-click photo to zoom in!http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6288/20090711013607.png

2) This shows 4-man squad (Archer, Wiz, barb, Cleric) We are all standing together, so thats her position

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5663/20090711014124.png

3) As for 3-man squad ( Wiz, barb, cleric) Well , just take out the archer LOL!

～Zhen Locations～

At your low 60s i can suggest 2 good spots :
1) Around Sanctuary (South) (Seaweed Thief : Lvl 72)
2) NightScream Island (South Region) (Pirate Minions : Lvl 76)

At your higher 60s:
1) NightScream Island (North Region) (Chief Assassin : Lvl 80 )

At lvl 70 Onwards:
1) East of Cave of Sadistic Glee (Rocken wolves : Lvl 8X) <175, 733>
(Wolves can be done in trio squad, 1Puller 1cleric 1Wiz! But pls do have at least 3k hp, TT70 +3 or higher and at least lvl 6 DB)
2) Southern Part of Boundless Grasslands ( Spiders : Lvl 8X )
( Spiders hit harder than wolves, but good exp too ! Should be done in 4-man squad ! 1Puller, 1Cleric, 1Wiz, 1Archer ) <-- You can try trio if can get 3.4k HP unbuffed and +6-7 TT weap with flawless sapp )

～Some Basic Requirements～

1) Please do have at LEAST both Silver Hp/MP Charm before you zhen. Having your Dragon's Breath turned on continuously for 1hour is gonna be mana consuming and spamming pots isnt say, economical

. Just let ur Mp Charm tick but please dont go afk during ur Zhen UNLESS u have been grinding at that spot and you are confident u can handle all e mobs easily without dying. Cause if u afk and die, oh boy, no ones gonna take u for further runs. Hp Charms self-explanatory, have this just in case too many mobs are lured and BB's healing aint enough to keep u alive.

2) Get buffs from Cleric/Barb/Bm , whoever is in ur team, whatever buff there is get it before u set up Zhen.

～Steps～

Setting up will definitely be confusing for beginners, but i'll try my best to explain it !
To start zhen, cleric/archer/wiz has to have 2 CHI SPARKS
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1) Many times the spot u want to set up on, have mobs surrounding it. So the puller will have to run in gather all the mobs and run off to anywhere else leaving the wanted spot free.

2) Cleric then goes to the spot and turns on BB ( Blue Ball : Area heal )

3) Now comes the confusing part for beginners. Normally when archers on their zhen spell (Barrage) it automatically goes off after the targeted mob dies. But theres a way to keep it running even though target is dead, and that is through dueling. So you guys as the wizards, have to duel the archer when the cleric runs in to BB. And u arnt supposed to be a joke and try to kill off the archer >< U are supposed to get killed by the archer's barrage b:chuckle. Once the barrage is set, archer cant move, same as Wiz using DB.

The archer would now most likely (Should) be standing CLOSE to the cleric, because if he steals aggro u would need to be able to hit the mobs that hit him too ( Wiz's DB range if u notice is 12m RADIUS, though the animation of the dragon's breath is only 6m. Means what u can see is half of the range u can actually hit the mob at ). Im not sure about archer's barrage range but to be safe we stand close to each other with cleric in e mid.

If ur DD consist of 2 wiz, thats a diff story. Since DB is about twice the range of your animation. Both wiz can stand further apart from each other, such that the circumference of your DB's animation touches the circumference of the other DB's animation ( If you dunno what circumference is, it means the corners of the circle ) .

Thats it for setting up ^^ ( Ill do my best to get pictures up, kinda hard for me as im working now, pls do gimme time )

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENDURING THIS LONG EXPLANATION , I HOPE MANY OF U HAVE FOUND IT USEFUL ^_^

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

－－－－GUIDE TO GAMMA－－－－

First off, you can only gamma from lvl 71-85!!! So why gamma ? Well, 1.5mill exp if completed in a bonus squad, sounds good?

Bonus Squad - A squad consisting of 1 person from each class.

E.q - If you are LA , just get all citrines and bring ur hp to 3k Unbuffed.

If you are arcane, buy better Citrines(HP Flawless) then you need fewer. Add to headgear/cape or maybe even wrist if you want. For the other armours add p.def (Garnet average - beau)

Genie - Pls do try to get Tree of Protection for your genie. ITS FREAKING GOOD. It has prevented me
from ticking my HP charm many many many many times. Also prevented me using dew of god.
But of course u have to see how the barb is doing and react accordingly, some ppl just use ToP
and dont dew, and the barb screws up, and u are screwed, then whole squad is screwed. XD

Skills - Max Earth Barrier, and have about lvl 8 DB my opinion, i had 9

What to have ? - 1 Rebirth order (To be given to squad leader <Usually BM> to start e quest)
- 1 Dew of God (For double wave, if your barb is a pro you might not even need it)
- Pickaxe , if u dont have one you are a noob XD hahah

AIM OF GAMMA ?- Defend ur mother called 'Harpy'

from 9 stages of waves and boss.
Each stage has 5 waves and 1 boss after e waves. Only after killing a boss then u will receive exp reward. So if u dont complete the gamma, and died at stage 6, u would get exp for the first 5 bosses. So alls well

PROCEDURES!!!

Once ur leader accepts quest for gamma. Your squad gets teleported into an instance. Once u are teleported (I consider you as a first timer) u will see ur squad run to a corner near a npc! Thats where u should go to !!!! Wait there and let the squad leader talk to a few npcs ( Why do u need to wait there? You have to be nearby e npc in order for leader to start e quest running ).

Once the BM talks to e first npc, u will see many AURA npcs (mana, attack,defence etc.). Ur Leader will talk to them and use beans (A currency given by the first npc) to quest the Mana Npc.

Now you will see "Mana lvl.1 activated" !!! So now look ahead u will see a magical beam coming down from e sky. Go stand in the middle of e beam, and a invisible God's eye will appear.

Whats the God's eye? Its for u to target it to use AoE ( DB ), and for the archer too, so his aoe doesnt ever die even though mobs are dead. Also used for u to gain chi when u have finished killing a wave, and have time to hit it physically till next wave appears. NOTE : You might not get the god's eye and someone else might, so whoever has it , u need to click 'Assist' oh him! Now u will have e god's eye and u can punch it till ur chi is full !

Now what do next ? DB !!!! Leave ur DB on throughout e whole stage, with the mana aura activated earlier on, you wont need to use mana pots or charm tick.

Stage 1 - After all e 5 waves ( Note the last wave is ALWAYSSS FIRE MOBS ) the boss appears. Run to the back room now ( let cleric solo the first boss ) . Your job is to harvest Beans in the back room and to give it to ur squad leader so he can use e beans as currency to purchase higher aura lvls. The back room is thru a portal on the left of ur Harpy ( the mother u are protecting kekee ). Go into that portal and u will see many many chest. You and the archer will be harvesting the chests that u see once u are teleported. But the barb will move further into the room to get more chests (Note the room u are in now is called "Back Room" Correct me if im wrong).Do not hit the mobs (minions) u see, u will do that at stage 2 during boss. Once all the chests that u can see are harvested, you have to go back to the main room to help e cleric finish off e boss (The time limit on killing a boss is 15min, any longer and ur squad fails)!!!

How to return back into main room ? When u went thru the portal to the back room, the place u first appear u see see 2 pillars on ur left and right. Left one is "leave instance" dont click that, thats to leave gamma ! Click the right one , and select Quest lvl71-85 ! Doing so brings u back to main room. Now go kill e boss and voilaaaa, you get exp for the first boss u kill.

Stage 2 - Same thing after you have killed e first boss, gather with ur squad to rebuff then run back to the God's eye to set up DB again. Now again boss appears after the 5th wave ( Fire mobs ), u do not kill boss again. Go to the back room again, and see those Minions? Time to on ur DB and aoe them, archer will help u with that, using AoE knockback to keep u alive. After u kill minions, they drop beans, so obviously pick em up and give it to squad leader when he ask for it. After all e mobs are done, go back to main room and help kill boss

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Stage 3 to Stage 5 - Simply set up DB as per normal, but this time when boss comes, kill it from e start, no more bean picking for u .

Stage 6 ( Double wave) - Special stage because after the 2nd wave of mobs, u will notice a long pause. U dont see anymobs for quite awhile, during this time, ur squad shld be preparing for double wave. Now wait for mobs to come. U will see a horde of evil rushing to u , 3rd and 4th wave coming at e same time. So once u see them appear on the map and u know ur barb is bringing them to u, Eat your Dew of God then on ur DB ( Note: You cant use Dew of God while ur DB is on ). As all e mobs keep hitting ur barbs , at times ur barb loses aggro, during which u will see ur life drop, this is when u activate ur Tree of Protection ( If u wanna try avoiding ticking ur HP charm ). And it also helps if ur charm is ticked once and u know u gonna die cause Charm aint cooldowned yet, then u use ToP. The rest is up to ur barb to do his best to hold gamma.

Stage 7-8 - Same thing, just 5 waves and a boss.

Stage 9 - No wave, just boss ! So after u have killed stage 8's boss, stage 9's boss comes in awhile.
Nothing special for u to do here, just carry on with DD. Some squads asks the cleric to stand far away from boss's AOE range and then on BB to heal the DD. So u shld stand near the cleric. Barbs can survive without Cleric's BB.

THANKS ! I JUST DID THIS GAMMA GUIDE IN MY OFFICE. ILL DECORATE IT AND ORGANISE IT BETTER WHEN I GOT E TIME .

Pel - Lost City · July 2009

Looks good Cryx, nice to have all this in one place..*sticky*

Might want to add in the lofty pterosaurs over shattered jade shore, they are in nice big groups so theres never a shortage of prey, have lots of enhancments for more xp, and as theyre metal type theyll fall fast with dp-->gush-->pyro-->gush alt until dead. They're lvl 40 and got me to 44 pretty quickly. also drop lots of dq items. I averaged about 60k an hour on em for dq drops.

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

Yea if a moderator sees this and sticky it. I'll do an even better job ! Its so hard to maintain this if its not stickied. And people are always asking about grinding when they cant see this thread, because its been push to the back!

Kannone - Heavens Tear · July 2009

hmmm b:chuckle and I always thought "zehn" referred to the amount of money we'd have to spend to get zehn → gold to spend on charms... go figure.

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

Kanonne you the maaan!~ lol

Fireblood - Harshlands · July 2009

Awesome b:victory

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

Pel - Lost City wrote: »

Looks good Cryx, nice to have all this in one place..*sticky*

Might want to add in the lofty pterosaurs over shattered jade shore, they are in nice big groups so theres never a shortage of prey, have lots of enhancments for more xp, and as theyre metal type theyll fall fast with dp-->gush-->pyro-->gush alt until dead. They're lvl 40 and got me to 44 pretty quickly. also drop lots of dq items. I averaged about 60k an hour on em for dq drops.

OMG YES !　forgot those

ty ty

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

Thanks fireblood! b:pleased

Piliener - Lost City · July 2009

Only thing I would add would be squad recommendations for the different lvls.

Wahida - Dreamweaver · July 2009

i would also like to know grinding places 60+
if you are a poor wiz like me b:victory
and you can't zhen.
but further, sticky b:chuckle

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

I did not solo grind much in 6X because i zhened alot ! But since u ask, i've added 3 lvl 6X mobs which i came across during my quests. They do give some exp, but u gonna cry honestly, cause exp u get cannot compare to zhen !

If i were u , id farm materials (Etc. herbs, lumber, stones, coal) and make ult subs or just sell em individually to fund my expenditure !

Another thing u can do which does work believe me b:chuckle Is to camp at AH and buy stuff that u know can be resale at a higher price ^^ U'de earn quite some money. Or u can just get a low lvl char to farm on mats like purified oiil, honey juice. The mats low lvls will buy !!!

Wahida - Dreamweaver · July 2009

thank you for that.
much appreciated.

Parody - Harshlands · July 2009

Great guide, will become vry useful for me b:thanks

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

Thank you ! Glad u like it and hope it helps alot . help me vote for sticky ^^ b:victory

Muii - Sanctuary · July 2009

Definitely a good post ! STICKY UP! b:victory

Mizuoni - Dreamweaver · July 2009

hexwebs are great xp and have excellent drops
i used them from lvl 36-40 b:cute

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

Hexwebs u mean the spiders on ground? North of timber?

Mizuoni - Dreamweaver · July 2009

the ones north of anglers village.
lvl 40 wood mobs
and they are poison so their damage tickles b:cute

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

ok i know what u mean. But metal air mobs are still definitely better (lofty pterosaur) . Bonus exp plus weak to fire. b:laugh but thanks for mentioning ^^

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

Forgot to mention, at lvl 39 onwards u can start grinding on vampiric thresher lord as they give bonus exp, and they physical too ! which makes ur earth barrier put to good use rather than fight against wood which we dont have barrier.

And lvling of threshers can take u to lvl 43? then u can move on to something else. Well still up to u. If u got SEC robes on wood, then go ahead on grinding wood. But still theres no bonus damage u can do to it.

tyrtallow · July 2009

Really doesn't matter what resistance your barrier has if the mob is dead before it can do more than two attacks, unless it explodes on death or whatnot. For robe users anyway.

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

yea but at that lvl its still diff for em to not get hit by wood ele especially since we dont have damage adv on them

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

Ok finally got a chance to form a squad and do a zhen for the pics ! Uploaded links to pictures of a 5-man squad and 4-man! b:laughb:laugh

shmenu · July 2009

Hmz` .... yes ... nice work here. ..

but... what you can tell us about BM grinding places ...? or zhening .. And ... Gratz for this subjenct

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

b:laugh bm zhen ! just run around grab all mobs and use ur aoe XD

Doryu - Sanctuary · July 2009

True. But only possible at 60+. Before 60 would just be a waste of pots/money.b:bye

Jiblet - Sanctuary · July 2009

Just a couple of comments (I'm tired and feeling lazy, so may come back later):

Max watershield soon as possible - it will save you a fortune in pots and against water magic mobs

Will of the phoenix is amazing when grinding - If I'm grinding phys mobs then I will normally keep my water shield up (for the mana regen), and use GS/SS/gush/will/SS combo. Time this right and you won't get hit. If the mob isnt dead, just use another gush/will/SS. Knockback is your friend when grinding phys mobs

3 man zhens? I'd be interested how you can work that with only one DD unless the DD is LA and refined to bits, but even then I'm guessing the pull rate would have to be low (not sure as I'm arcane all the way). I think this may be a typo tho...

Generally speaking pretty good guide, and always nice to see someone making an effort to help others:)

Cryxtal - Sanctuary · July 2009

Generally speaking pretty good guide, and always nice to see someone making an effort to help others:)

Thank you

3-men zhen yes ! And i love it more than quad-squad. Earn more than quad squad. But in any case its a subjective idea. It all depends on who the puller is. Mine was superb so i had really good exp. It also depends on which mobs, i reckon its only good to trios at rocken wolves. No where else. b:laugh

When i did it in 4 man squad, i felt the extra puller was just helping to pull extra 3 mobs? and just cuts down my exp and drop/money rate throughout e whole hour.

For weapon i had TT70 refined to +3 only (beau ruby[Fire] shard) put flawless if you want since its cheap anyway. I Honestly would not waste my sapphire shards on my TT70 as you will only need ur DB to get to lvl 80. Grind till 75 at least and do RB all da way. I made it to 82 now and am happy not using sapphire shards. Now i can splurge it on TT80/90 which is so much more worth it. Unless if u are rich so deperately wanna own in TWs or pks, then yes go sapphire shard ur TT70. But u'de really get outta the 70s quite quickly. RBs give a hell lot of exp. Just be patient and ull get ur TT80 , then spend alot on it if u must.b:victory

As for Armours im using :

TT69 Dark hedes leggings (+3, 4 average citrine),
Quest Item : Helm of Xanadu, ( think it was 2 average citrine )
Serendipitous LA ( +3, 2 flawless 2 average citrine ),
Crappy lvl 54 Light leggings ( 3*, +3, 3 average citrine ),
Wrist guard ( Cant remember what lvl), but its lousy. 2* , +3, 3 Average.
These are roughly what i had. U should be able to get around 3k HP. get Vit tome if u must, to reach 3k hp. By then ur pdef should be relatively high with earth barrier .b:pleased

I must make it a point to state :
1) Trio-squad have only been tested for Rocken Wolves, and it works well ( Credits to 'Ghostring' from Sanctuary ).
2)you NEED a good puller. *IMPORTANT*
3)EQs roughly about mine
4)DB lvl to at least 6.

BrownflameZ - Lost City · July 2009

Mention exp penalties with squad members over 10 level difference, and the lower drop rate with green mobs and what not.

Also a wizard with max healing can keep a bm alive for AOE grinding on wolves and spiders (believe it or not). Were not as good as those mother ****ing clerics but I've done it with a BM friend who did not have WB/EP buffs or a hp hiero, and it went perfectly fine even with big pulls. I was also LA so my base matk was pretty low compared to robe..

As for zhen, you might want a hp heiro if you have **** equips at lower levels and are robes, chances are your gonna die every 5 seconds and delay the whole party with rebuff and what not. You also wanna do zhen and AOE parties WITH miji, especially if your on a PvE server and wont get crashed.. 2hrs miji = a free extra hour of grind, so don't be stupid and just buy the god damn thing.

Just another thought to grinding sessions, there is also fish and undine parties that you may want to mention, i believe i started fish at lvl 78. Its cheaper you dont need a mp heiro with wellspring quoff, not even pots, and its pretty damn good money. Only down side is its boring as hell and youll have mental meltdowns after a few back to back hours, and maybe go emo in a corner, but the exp is as good as zhen and can be better with the correct party and buffs. You might also want to get water gear with really good water res, expesially if ur LA.

But regardless, great guide for noobies who decided to pick a gimp class that is only good for PvE (Archers can even replace us in that.. stupid elves).

P.S If you already mentioned my suggesion(s) I apologize, im tired as hell and must have missed it.

P.P.S if your going to add one of my suggestions.. give me credit so I feel special and loved b:cute

Makasu - Harshlands · July 2009

nice guide...info from someone who grinded on lofty to 40-44 and now grinding on roc is very easy...i gain 3 percent easily per full mana bar i dont like spend money on pots i just meditate and look youtube...later back im very laid back for leveling no rush haha but this is fast for me a lazy imagine if u are pro grinder....lvl 5 dp and max normal pyro and gush and u can 4 hit with bad gears(i wear white items)...and they rare to hit you before u kill and if u can found 800+ metal robe/boot with socket u can bring dmg to below 100...so easy thanks alot for this guide hehe..

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