help with AOE grinding

I agree to everything Desdi said, so I'll just add my own stuff in there.

I'm an AoE grind addict. If I have a quest for land mobs the only way I do it is AoE grinding. (herced btw). I don't know if it's faster than regular or what, but I find it to be more entertaining and mana-saving. I have never had to use a potion while AoE grinding due to Nature's Grace and Metabolic Boost.

Skills:

Noxious Gas:
Level 1: 39
Level 10: 75
Level 10 Info:
Range: 25.5meters
Mana: 202.5
Channel: 2.5 seconds
Cast: 0.8 seconds
Cooldown: 6.0 seconds

A large disease ridden toxic parasite attacks the target
causing it and all enemies 9.0 meters around
it to suffer Wood damage equal to base magic damage plus
200% of weapon damage plus 1501.4.
Enemies will also suffer 1501.4 Wood damage over 9 seconds.

Parasitic Nova:
Level 1: 59
Level 10: 86
Level 10 Info:
Range: 17.4meters
Mana: 318.6
Channel: 3.0 seconds
Cast: 1.2 seconds
Cooldown: 30.0 seconds

Summon a toxic parasite array to attack the target and all
enemies in a 8.4 meter radius around the target. Inflicts
Wood damage equal to base magic damage plus 165% of weapon
damage plus 2614.6. Has a 67% chance to make them chaotic for
3.5 seconds, in which they are unable to move or attack.

Requires two Sparks

Malefic Crush
Level 1: 59
Level 10: 86
Level 10 Info:
Range: Melee
Mana: 309.6
Channel: 2.0 seconds
Cast: 1.3 seconds
Cooldown: 30.0 seconds

A malefic strike to enemies within 8 meters around you.
Inflicts base physical damage plus 5228.3, and
burns 1600 Mana over 9 seconds.

Requires two Sparks and Fox Form



I stay away from the mass of mobs as much as possible and mainly attack with Noxious Gas and Parasitic Nova. I heal even when my pet's health is full if my own chi isn't 100% full and then go: Noxious->Nova->Noxious once there are enough mobs and they have their HP down to about 55%. I use that chain because then I can get in more attacks without going into fox and using Malefic Crush.



Genie:
My genie is fully equipped for AoE grinding. It has:

Second Wind:
Level 1 requires Genie level: 10
Level 10 requires Genie Level: 55
Spirit: Will have required 45980 Spirit once maxed
Wood 1 - Earth 1 - Water 1
Level 10 Info:
Energy: 97
Stamina: 320

Instantly heals you for 800 hp. (at level 10)
Genie Points:
Strength: Every Genie Strength point increases the healing by 2%. (That's 16hp per at level 10)

Bramble Rage:
Level 1 requires Genie level: 60
Level 10 requires Genie Level: 99
Spirit: Will have required 1898080 Spirit once maxed
Metal 6 - Earth 7
Level 10 Info:
Energy: 167
Stamina: 1946
Range: 25 meters

Summons thorny brambles around your target and all enemies within 15 meters.
Causes 4263 Earth and Wood damage and interrupts their spell channeling.
Genie Points:
Dexerity: Every Genie Dexterity point increases the Wood damage by 14.
Dexerity: Every Genie Dexterity point increases the Earth damage by 6.


Holy Path:
Level 1 requires Genie level: 25
Level 10 requires Genie Level: 70
Spirit: Will have required 121620 Spirit once maxed
Metal 2 - Wood 2 - Earth 2
Level 10 Info:
Energy: 75
Stamina: 400
Increases the movement speed of yourself to the max for 3.3 seconds.
Genie Points:
Dexterity: Every 100 Genie Dexterity points increase the duration by 1 second

Dust Storm:
Level 1 requires Genie level: 37
Level 10 requires Genie Level: 82
Spirit: Will have required 258580 Spirit once maxed
Earth 8
Level 10 Info:
Energy: 85
Stamina: 1019
Range: 10 meters

Assails nearby targets with a storm of dust.
Causes 1596.4 Earth damage
and reduces their movement speed by 60% for 5 seconds.
Genie Points:
Dexterity: Every Genie Dexterity point increases the damage by 15.6.
Dexterity: Every 4 Genie Dexterity points increases the slow effect by 1%.


Most are just for emergencies.
Bramble Rage in case the mobs aggro me while they only have about 2-3k hp left.
Dust Storm for the same reason as Bramble Rage; for when they have about 2k left but are near me (10m range only)
Second Wind just for the rare cases when I'm too close to the mobs when herc dies.
Holy Path I rarely use, because if I'm far away from the mobs when herc dies/I get aggro and they still have high HP/whatever, I just jump up into the air and fly. You only need to be a meter or so above they heads for them not to be able to hit you.




Was bored, you might be able to tell. b:bored

b:chuckle
That was some wonderful information! I'll only add


Befuddling Mist (learnt at lvl 19)
Range Melee
Mana 115.2
Channel 0.7 second
Cast 0.5 second
Cooldown 3.0 second
Weapon Unarmed, Magic Instruments
Requisite Cultivation Aware of Principle

While in fox form, the caster sprays a bewitching fog inflicting
base physical damage plus 1396.6 and reduces the
target's accuracy by 70% for 8 seconds.
Requires Fox Form.

which is also AOE. Theoretically it's really useful since it lowers the targets' accuracy which equals to evasion for you. That would save you from some hits. I'm not sure if it's a life saver in practice (i never looked at the numbers and hits) but it sounds good to me.

To be more precise, Befuddling mist is a very short range, frontal AOE.