Create the cleverest leveling path from 1-60 on a new, crowded, contested server

[Zuranthium]

Imagine a server launches in Velious era with a big population full of people who all want to get to 60 asap. This server also allows fighting over any content, nobody ever gets to own any NPC or "camp".

What do you choose as a possible ideal leveling path, when considering how crowded you think each zone and NPC is expected to be.

[Castle2.0]

Depends. What does fighting over content mean? PvP?

[Zuranthium]

Originally Posted by Castle2.0 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What does fighting over content mean?

Classic EQ - anyone can attack any NPC whenever they want and whoever does the most damage wins.

[Chortles Snortles]

dibs on training Sand Giants

[Ripqozko]

sorry you dont got new pvp server and wont ever, hope that helps.

[Zuranthium]

This isn't in regards to a PvP server, try to read or post anything remotely worthwhile for once.

[Coridan]

First dungeon would probably be the Warrens. If it were available at launch it would easily be more popular than Blackburrow, Befallen, or Crushbone. Tied with Kurns but much easier for lowbies to access. That brings you to 20ish. From there you bounce from Unrest to Mistmoore depending where the groups are until you are high enough for Highkeep Basement. Stay there until you get to early 30s. This is a tough level range. On Green 1.0 it was CT to Splitpaw but with Velious available ToFS is the better choice. Stay there til the Hole. Then it's the same as it is now.

[Zuranthium]

Originally Posted by Coridan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

First dungeon would probably be the Warrens. If it were available at launch it would easily be more popular than Blackburrow, Befallen, or Crushbone. Tied with Kurns but much easier for lowbies to access.

I don't think it would be as popular as those other dungeons. There aren't any ports and it's in a remote part of the world. Erudites would be there for sure, but I wonder how many Barbarians and Qeynos starting players would bother to make the journey. I doubt someone from any other starting location would trek across the world just to do that dungeon.

Originally Posted by Coridan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That brings you to 20ish. From there you bounce from Unrest to Mistmoore

Going from the Warrens to Unrest (a place that's going to be very crowded) without port available would be a gigantic waste of time.

Originally Posted by Cen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have this attachment to the swamp of no hope that nobody else seems to share ;P

It's possible to go from 1 to 60 in only that zone. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Level 12-21 Everfrost (mammoth calfs, orc mountaineers)
Level 21-36 Everfrost (mammoths, icy orcs)

Mountaineers and calfs can only get you to 19, then they are green (lots of the calfs already green out before that). There's some other stuff to hunt to hit 21 but I don't think it's worthwhile, and it's too early at 21 to be doing mammoths and icy orcs. Best to take a break from the zone for 5 levels.

[cd288]

Originally Posted by Zuranthium [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't think it would be as popular as those other dungeons. There aren't any ports and it's in a remote part of the world. Erudites would be there for sure, but I wonder how many Barbarians and Qeynos starting players would bother to make the journey. I doubt someone from any other starting location would trek across the world just to do that dungeon.



Going from the Warrens to Unrest (a place that's going to be very crowded) without port available would be a gigantic waste of time.



It's possible to go from 1 to 60 in only that zone. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]



Mountaineers and calfs can only get you to 19, then they are green (lots of the calfs already green out before that). There's some other stuff to hunt to hit 21 but I don't think it's worthwhile, and it's too early at 21 to be doing mammoths and icy orcs. Best to take a break from the zone for 5 levels.

There’s a port like a 2 minute walk from paineel…

[Tewaz]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There’s a port like a 2 minute walk from paineel…

No ports on a new server for like a week.