Trouble... Leveling Up

LighDar - Harshlands
LighDar - Harshlands Posts: 87 Arc User
edited October 2009 in Dungeons & Tactics
O.K. I need help!!!

I have a friend, I was off for less than a week, then I come back, she was lvl 7 and then now, lvl 18. Everone says it is so easy to lvl up, but I do NOT understand. I have been playing for at least 2.5 weeks, I am lvl 9. It takes so long for me, PLEASE RESPOND, HELP A BEGGINER OUT! b:cry b:beg
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    LighDar - Harshlands wrote: »
    O.K. I need help!!!

    I have a friend, I was off for less than a week, then I come back, she was lvl 7 and then now, lvl 18. Everone says it is so easy to lvl up, but I do NOT understand. I have been playing for at least 2.5 weeks, I am lvl 9. It takes so long for me, PLEASE RESPOND, HELP A BEGGINER OUT! b:cry b:beg

    wow you really are slow. o.o' both of you.
    Went from 1-14 in a day.
    X_x'
    Not really sure what your doing wrong. Have you tried doing quests?
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    darthpanda16: Firefox crashed on me. Aryannamage: I don't think I am a GM that would be new.
    Hawk:Do this. closing thread
    frankieraye: I'll see if we can replace the woman with a stick figure and the tiger fangs with marshmallows.//Issues like these need to get escalated quickly to minimize the damage.
    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
    LokisDottir: I mean...not haunting the forums, nope nope..
    Konariraiden: You don't know what you are up against. You will lose.
    Waiting for...Hamster Packs!
    58% chance to get tokens
    41% chance to get an all class pet hamster....but they has already been freed by the magic hamster.
    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
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  • LighDar - Harshlands
    LighDar - Harshlands Posts: 87 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    [PHP]I got 1-14 in a day[/PHP]Your kidding... Yes I do quests, oh damn this...
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  • Flickerfae - Sanctuary
    Flickerfae - Sanctuary Posts: 351 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to the world of the cleric. b:surrender

    We level slowly, because our chars have to meditate back our mana a lot, or grind mobs for money. It's a trade-off of being the most desireable squadding class in the game. Don't worry, it's worth it once you get past the lower levels.

    Don't be ashamed to go at your own pace. Take your time to explore the game. If you're worried you're lagging behind your friend, ask her to help you out with quests, and think about joining a faction for further help. But it's really not a big deal. I've been on here since February, and am only level 51. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Real life can get in the way, as can slower running speeds and lots of fetch quests. It just means you're taking the time to get the full experience.
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  • Olba - Sanctuary
    Olba - Sanctuary Posts: 1,776 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    It all depends on how much you play and how you use that time.

    Personally, I started around May this year and as you can see, I am 73 now. The thing is, I only have two people on my flist capable of helping me, which has left me kinda stuck at times.

    If you only play 30 minutes a day and use half of that to look at the pretty water, of course your leveling will be slow compared to someone who plays 2-3 hours a day and uses that to quest. Basically, if you want to have fast leveling, you need to know what you're going to do before you do it. Check sites for the quests and their requirements and plan your action so that you don't end up wasting time going "Oh my, what should I do now?"

    Also, everything is a bit slow in the beginning, when skills seem to have huge costs and can be used rarely. However, as you soon as you get into the 30s, things get better, as you start getting more and more daily quests for experience: 30 gets you Crazy Stone, an easy quest which transfers in-game coin into spirit and experience, 40 gets you Bounty Hunter, where you kill a boss in a dungeon and get high amounts of experience and spirit for it, 70 gets you World Quest, a quest where you go around the map talking to various NPCs and you get experience and spirit at the end.
    If you disregard what I say because of who I am or because of the contents of what I said, you are a fool.

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  • Viper_girl - Heavens Tear
    Viper_girl - Heavens Tear Posts: 541 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    LighDar - Harshlands wrote: »
    [PHP]I got 1-14 in a day[/PHP]Your kidding... Yes I do quests, oh damn this...

    Clerics are one of the slower levelers however, 1-20 should not be much slower than any other class.

    The key to fast leveling at low levels is to do your quests as fast as possible. Avoid unnecessary travel. For example. Don't travel back just to turn in a quest if you have another one nearby you can complete, then turn them both in at the same time.

    Also, since the bulk of the XP comes from the Quest, NOT from killing the mob, squadding even with a high level friend to wipe out the 20 Mob you need for the quest in a couple of minutes is more efficient than trying to kill them solo and taking an hour or so to do it.
  • LighDar - Harshlands
    LighDar - Harshlands Posts: 87 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    b:pleased I really appreciate your responces!!!

    I think now that I know what I am doing, this can be a great refrence for people who had my problem, meany, please don't stop your responces.



    Thanks all PW fans b:bye

    Warning, reading this message may cause your computer to explode! Just kidding.
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  • DarkSlayer_ - Lost City
    DarkSlayer_ - Lost City Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    my other acc i played for 3 days i was lvl 21 xD

    idk r u playing for 30-45 mins? i play like 5 hrs so...
  • LloydAsplund - Sanctuary
    LloydAsplund - Sanctuary Posts: 3,899 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    LighDar - Harshlands wrote: »
    Warning, reading my first message may cause your eyeballs to explode! Not kidding.

    fixed for you.
    I was early taught to work as well as play,
    My life has been one long, happy holiday;
    Full of work and full of play-
    I dropped the worry on the way-
    And God was good to me everyday.
  • StormHammy - Lost City
    StormHammy - Lost City Posts: 20 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Flickerfae - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Welcome to the world of the cleric. b:surrender

    We level slowly, because our chars have to meditate back our mana a lot, or grind mobs for money. It's a trade-off of being the most desireable squadding class in the game. Don't worry, it's worth it once you get past the lower levels.

    Don't be ashamed to go at your own pace. Take your time to explore the game. If you're worried you're lagging behind your friend, ask her to help you out with quests, and think about joining a faction for further help. But it's really not a big deal. I've been on here since February, and am only level 51. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Real life can get in the way, as can slower running speeds and lots of fetch quests. It just means you're taking the time to get the full experience.

    Agreed.
    Hang tight LighDar.
    Soon you'll have others do the killing for you. d(^.-d)
    And you will be teh appreciated!
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  • Baalbak - Dreamweaver
    Baalbak - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,624 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    i grinded my first 3 levels in like 5 minutes, without turning a quest inb:laugh

    too bad you've missed out on the double xp weekends though. just dont die, and do your quests as soon as you get em. as has been said, if you have two/three quests in one area - do em all at once before turning them in. You'll eventually find that by doing this, you'll have about three levels worth of quests to do, do them, turn them in, and youve gained another three levels again - once again go pick up the new quests - and repeat. also, if you wanna level fast - forget about the genie.
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  • XylolyX - Heavens Tear
    XylolyX - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,097 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    A big thing is to log in and have a plan of what you are going to do, and how you are going to get it done. I hate to repeat a previous poster but it stands repeating: Don't fly back and forth wasting travel time, when there's another quest to finish in that particular area.

    At the lower levels I have had 4 or 5 quests finished before I turn any of them in to the appropriate NPC.

    I even plan ahead to the next day...my login goes like this:

    Login > get CS quest/ JQ > get appropriate gems > turn in to NPC > pick up BH (I stack two or more BH instead of doing dailies) > go quest or grind > before log off, turn in CS (and BH if I did it that day) > log

    That way I'm not wasting 10 minutes or more just hanging out in arch waiting for CS time to elapse.
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  • AlbireoTwo - Lost City
    AlbireoTwo - Lost City Posts: 2,056 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I reached lvl 9 on my barb in one day and thought I was slow.... And clerics cant be that slow cause I made my cleric reach 9 in one day too -.- Welllll anyways, basically do what everyone else said-Quest like crazy, and get quests you need to do in one area together, then hand them all in. Also check your build, perhaps your doing something wrong in that (like putting 4/5 of your ap in strength =\ ). If you keep questing you should reach a high level pretty fast. Also, you might not want to waste time selling items every time you finish a quest, unless you need the money or don't have room left. My advice would be to keep the DQ items and sell them later, when you have the time. Most of the equipment and stuff can be sold to npc's since you will probably get only like 2k at that level for equipment.
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  • laffj
    laffj Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I`m a cleric and get from lvl 1 to 17 in 1 day.. i playlike 6/7 hours :') how much do you play?
  • Phuzzz - Sanctuary
    Phuzzz - Sanctuary Posts: 33 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    yes the average of a good leveling player for the first day is between 15-20, other than that u might be a bit slow in leveling, it took me the first day of play to reach level 20 when i first started, but that's after testing the game on other alts and knowing the quests by heart b:laugh
  • slimebubble
    slimebubble Posts: 33 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    LighDar - Harshlands wrote: »
    O.K. I need help!!!

    I have a friend, I was off for less than a week, then I come back, she was lvl 7 and then now, lvl 18. Everone says it is so easy to lvl up, but I do NOT understand. I have been playing for at least 2.5 weeks, I am lvl 9. It takes so long for me, PLEASE RESPOND, HELP A BEGGINER OUT! b:cry b:beg

    When I 1st started out, I took a long time to get used to the game controls and quests. (I'm no noob to Online MMORPG games). But once u get the hang of it, u should be able to level to 20 within the week or less (if u play 1-2hrs a day)

    Start 1st by completing quests. Don't bother about grining until you are pass level 35. There's enough quest to keep you occupied and leveling fast till you are Level 40. Then the quest becomes increasingly difficult as you have to kill bosses.

    The fastest way for any class to level up in the shortest time is to do quest and DO NOT MEDITATE TO REGENERATE YOUR HEALTH AND MANA. Just drink potions and keep up the questing. You will come to a stage in the game where you will be selling off the monster drops which will earn you enough to replenish your potions while earning a profit. (Best way is to sell off Dragon Quest materials, which is a useless quest in my opinion). This usually happens from level 20 onwards. Do not invest in good equiptment untill you are about level 40 coz you will be leveling up too fast and before u know it, u need to change equiptment again - I rather u spend the coins on potions early in the game.

    Do not party unless you cannot solo. Many of the noob parties I have been to are useless as I find myself hunting monsters by myself while my party members are lurking elsewhere slacking off. And when u are so serious and busy grining quest items AND DRINKING POTS to save time, you see your other party members MEDITATING to replenish their health/mana. If u are playing a support class, u know that it is important to level yourself up enough to have buff skills so that others want to party u.

    If u must party, pick your party. The good thing about this game is that as your party kills the quest monsters, u get the kill also. Pls do not pick an all cleric party and expect to level fast... venos/barbs are the best damage output classes to party early on. The kill fast and this is good.
  • Alliptica - Lost City
    Alliptica - Lost City Posts: 187 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    it was like this for me when i first started playing. it was so difficult and frustrating for me to lvl that i just stopped playing for a couple months.

    but what you need to do is when you are questing, open the quest window and click find cavailable quest. then pick the one that gives you the most amount of exp. grinding quests are the best ones because you get exp while youre grinding and after you complete the quest. click the green npc location and autopath to it. dont waste time looking for the npc or the monsters. if you see others killing the same mobs as you, invite them it will get the quest done faster.
  • LeGaCYBarB - Harshlands
    LeGaCYBarB - Harshlands Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    hm i guess that makes me an above average leveling player lol i started a few new chars thats why this character is lvl 67 when he should be 75. but i got a bm and an archer to lvl 30 in a day of 5-6hours (not the same days). lol and a wiz to 20 b4 i gave up on it. b:victory b:laugh

    but yea just quest as fast as possible and use the auto pathing instead of trying to find the mobs. plus, use "find quest" tab in the quest box if you run out of quests to see if there are any more quests u can do. To auto-path simply open the quest and click the green letters of the mob or npc. Have Fun!! b:thanks
  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Me shall suggest this to you now.
    Squad up. Squading up makes quests go by SOO SOOO much faster.
    d(^.-d)


    also lol! I meditate all the time! xD
    darthpanda16: Firefox crashed on me. Aryannamage: I don't think I am a GM that would be new.
    Hawk:Do this. closing thread
    frankieraye: I'll see if we can replace the woman with a stick figure and the tiger fangs with marshmallows.//Issues like these need to get escalated quickly to minimize the damage.
    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
    LokisDottir: I mean...not haunting the forums, nope nope..
    Konariraiden: You don't know what you are up against. You will lose.
    Waiting for...Hamster Packs!
    58% chance to get tokens
    41% chance to get an all class pet hamster....but they has already been freed by the magic hamster.
    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • IsaccTigre - Heavens Tear
    IsaccTigre - Heavens Tear Posts: 17 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    hey im Isacctigre and i need to ask some questions

    1 how to defeat better a boss?

    2 were to get a pet

    3

    ummm..........

    you guys know how to do the mission that you have to do something to get a mont on ground and flying. if you know tell me quick pleaseb:cryb:sadb:shocked
  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    IsaccTigre - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    hey im Isacctigre and i need to ask some questions

    1 how to defeat better a boss?
    Squad Up with people who out level the boss.
    2 were to get a pet
    Unless your a veno or a heavy cash shop user you don't.
    3

    ummm..........

    you guys know how to do the mission that you have to do something to get a mont on ground and flying. if you know tell me quick pleaseb:cryb:sadb:shocked
    Reach level 30 first you get a quest for your flying mount. Then come back if you can't figure it out.

    There we go.


    O @ Lighdar I forgot to mention just be glad that your friend isn't like me. xD When I started theres a level 30 wizard I know who I blew past in a matter of weeks. Now he's around level 40 and im 64. (o.o)'
    darthpanda16: Firefox crashed on me. Aryannamage: I don't think I am a GM that would be new.
    Hawk:Do this. closing thread
    frankieraye: I'll see if we can replace the woman with a stick figure and the tiger fangs with marshmallows.//Issues like these need to get escalated quickly to minimize the damage.
    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
    LokisDottir: I mean...not haunting the forums, nope nope..
    Konariraiden: You don't know what you are up against. You will lose.
    Waiting for...Hamster Packs!
    58% chance to get tokens
    41% chance to get an all class pet hamster....but they has already been freed by the magic hamster.
    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • LighDar - Harshlands
    LighDar - Harshlands Posts: 87 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Well at least today I got pretty good, its just, it seems so hard to pick up quests... You know like the worries of the banker one, you can't do it because it requires botique items... b:surrender I just want this to go faster, 16 then I'll go normal speed... Oh the drama... This is more difficult then I thought it would beeeeeeeeeeeeee I really wish I could stop lecuring
    And whats up with all these useless '15%' magic defence moves or '10% of your base magic and 10 physical defence' *Sigh* I know I am gunna get a lot of comments on "Thats the life of a Cleric... b:worried
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Whoa WHoa~
    Lighdar you don't need to buy the boutique items to do the worries of the banker quest. Just choose gather the materials instead of the safe extension stone.
    Although it won't be as big as if you used the stone. It's still good to do it.
    *Just trash the quest go back to any banker and reselect the quest with gather the materials*

    Also don't worry it gets better when you get to have others doing all of the killing for you.
    You'll be wanted in Bounty hunters and Twilight temple runs all the time.
    =D
    darthpanda16: Firefox crashed on me. Aryannamage: I don't think I am a GM that would be new.
    Hawk:Do this. closing thread
    frankieraye: I'll see if we can replace the woman with a stick figure and the tiger fangs with marshmallows.//Issues like these need to get escalated quickly to minimize the damage.
    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
    LokisDottir: I mean...not haunting the forums, nope nope..
    Konariraiden: You don't know what you are up against. You will lose.
    Waiting for...Hamster Packs!
    58% chance to get tokens
    41% chance to get an all class pet hamster....but they has already been freed by the magic hamster.
    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • Flickerfae - Sanctuary
    Flickerfae - Sanctuary Posts: 351 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    LighDar - Harshlands wrote: »
    And whats up with all these useless '15%' magic defence moves or '10% of your base magic and 10 physical defence' *Sigh* I know I am gunna get a lot of comments on "Thats the life of a Cleric... b:worried

    No, that's just life as a low-level cleric. b:chuckle

    Cleric buffs are among the best in the game, and very useful for you, your squad members, and even complete strangers! They're just a bit weak now because they're still low level. Trust me, they're not weak. Once you get them up there, they'll be an asset to any dungeon run. b:victory
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

    -Ignoring my main for alts since early '09
  • slimebubble
    slimebubble Posts: 33 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    MagicHamsta - Lost City wrote: »
    Me shall suggest this to you now.
    Squad up. Squading up makes quests go by SOO SOOO much faster.
    d(^.-d)


    also lol! I meditate all the time! xD

    But be sure that the party has items distribution put to FREE and Not RANDOM.
  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    slimebubble wrote: »
    But be sure that the party has items distribution put to FREE and Not RANDOM.

    Only if your a melee class!
    xD
    Melee class are already next to the mobs to pick up the drops.
    (>.<)
    b:byeb:thanks
    darthpanda16: Firefox crashed on me. Aryannamage: I don't think I am a GM that would be new.
    Hawk:Do this. closing thread
    frankieraye: I'll see if we can replace the woman with a stick figure and the tiger fangs with marshmallows.//Issues like these need to get escalated quickly to minimize the damage.
    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
    LokisDottir: I mean...not haunting the forums, nope nope..
    Konariraiden: You don't know what you are up against. You will lose.
    Waiting for...Hamster Packs!
    58% chance to get tokens
    41% chance to get an all class pet hamster....but they has already been freed by the magic hamster.
    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • LighDar - Harshlands
    LighDar - Harshlands Posts: 87 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    MagicHamsta - Lost City wrote: »
    Whoa WHoa~
    Lighdar you don't need to buy the boutique items to do the worries of the banker quest. Just choose gather the materials instead of the safe extension stone.
    Although it won't be as big as if you used the stone. It's still good to do it.
    *Just trash the quest go back to any banker and reselect the quest with gather the materials*

    Also don't worry it gets better when you get to have others doing all of the killing for you.
    You'll be wanted in Bounty hunters and Twilight temple runs all the time.
    =D


    b:surrender I didn't know *Dough*
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  • LighDar - Harshlands
    LighDar - Harshlands Posts: 87 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Flickerfae - Sanctuary wrote: »
    No, that's just life as a low-level cleric. b:chuckle

    Cleric buffs are among the best in the game, and very useful for you, your squad members, and even complete strangers! They're just a bit weak now because they're still low level. Trust me, they're not weak. Once you get them up there, they'll be an asset to any dungeon run. b:victory

    I don't even know if I should include this in this thread but...

    I DON't KNOW HOW WHAT ANYTHING ABOUT RACES TEACH ME!

    b:bye
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  • LighDar - Harshlands
    LighDar - Harshlands Posts: 87 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Races are so confusing.
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