Lvl 40 where to go?

[demonith]

So i hit level 40 on my mnk and am looking for places to go. I have basically solo'd up till this point and it is getting more difficult to solo here on out. so the question is where is the place to group at this level? Am i too low for KC? is Velks to high? where do people gather at this level to group?

Any information would be super helpful!

[Kowalski]

CoM

[zonerstone]

City of Mist, Lguk, Sol B to group, You can solo in Crystal Caverns.

[Vekonis]

City of mist is probably the most populated, other options would be lower guk, solb

[Aeaolena]

CoM, Lguk, SolB

You could also try duo'ing in The Overthere near the Skyfire ramp. Duo with a Necromancer and you can hit the mobs he fear-kites in the back. Duo with a Druid and you can do hit the mobs in the back as they kite (the druid will need to spam Flame Lick a few times before you engage to build up enough aggro).

[fastboy21]

city of mist! you can also go to DL and kill stuff outside of KC.

Depending on your gear you probably want to hit up the PUG zones, which is primarily CoM.

[Legidias]

40, sol A gnomes = best xp for little difficulty / contest of mobs. 43/44 com can solo up to like 48 (sol b if you want some flavor? kobold shamans suck tho) then loio gobbies till theyre green and you can KC and seb your heart out

[Lhancelot]

My favorite spot 40-46 is Tundra Yetis in Dreadlands. They have low hps, are melee, and you can kill them out in the snow banks (pull to walls) or you can head into the yeti caves where you can single pull fairly easily. I find this place cathartic, it's fun grinding them imo. As a monk you'll love this spot.

[garfo]

Are Giants in Rathe Mountains a viable option as well? Especially for making some plat while soloing? I also recently hit 40 (shaman) and was wondering the same thing as OP.

[Legidias]

You can xp off them, but youll have to fight the hordes of ex-seafury 60's

[Canelek]

It is hit or miss. There can be only a couple people or it can be a zoo. Either way, the exp at 40 is going to suck there. Plat drop is all up to RNG with HGs.

[demonith]

Thank you all for the replies!

So I ventured out to CC and got wrecked by the stalag terrors. It was either "I can manage this" or my B hole looked like the mask from scream.

I about gave up till I was exploring and wandered into the spider area. SOOOOO much better, they seem more fragile and way less variance in their levels.

Solo shammy: rathe is ok for exp and plat but its a zoo and not very fast. I would honestly tell ya to check out CC. There is a town near by with a bank and all, with root rotting should be pretty easy, and if you see me ill duo with ya.

[Daloon]

On almost every character I make I do Yetis in Dreadlands (north or south cave) from 40-45ish, then hop to Bloodgills from 45-50.

[Squabbles123]

Are Giants in Rathe Mountains a viable option as well? Especially for making some plat while soloing? I also recently hit 40 (shaman) and was wondering the same thing as OP.

Yes, you can solo here at 40, this area is pretty busy spot though, its not uncommon to show up, see 4-5 others around and zero giants because they are all being tagged and killed seconds after spawning.

You can make a LOT of money here though if you can get a spawn or two to yourself for a few hours, I often leave this area 500-1000pp richer each time I camp it (until I literally cannot carry anymore).

After 46 they will start to green out on you (still give exp though), should give exp until at least 48 I think.

[Triiz]

I tried to level an alt in COM groups through the low 40's a few weeks ago. The xp at 41 felt as slow, if not slower, than level 59 for my main. It was easy to get a group but that was the only positive. It's mind blowing to me why it's so popular, I would do anything but that unless you really want to drag out your 40's.

[Zemus]

Hang out at the Skyfire ramp in OT and get PL'd by Dial a Port.

Thanks DaP!

[Qtip]

Do raster camp in Lguk. You can use the corner by the trap in the floor to split the camp. Very good exp and you will knock out a boring part of your epic. Once you get 48, move to the dead side.

[loramin]

Just wanted to point out that most if not all the places mentioned here, and many more, are included in the Per-Level Hunting Guide (link in my signature; really it's more of a collection of hunting spots and less of an actual guide).

[TheOutdoorNerd]

It's more of a solo spot, but I did 39-44 killing frost giants and dire wolves in Iceclad.

[mcoy]

Do raster camp in Lguk. You can use the corner by the trap in the floor to split the camp. Very good exp and you will knock out a boring part of your epic. Once you get 48, move to the dead side.

Did this on my monk as well. Worked very well for me.

-Mcoy

[Lhancelot]

I tried to level an alt in COM groups through the low 40's a few weeks ago. The xp at 41 felt as slow, if not slower, than level 59 for my main. It was easy to get a group but that was the only positive. It's mind blowing to me why it's so popular, I would do anything but that unless you really want to drag out your 40's.

I agree, everytime I been to COM, it is so slow. Slow, and boring. The aesthetics of the zone even make it worse.

[dbouya]

CoM has bad zem and much higher hp per enemy than antonica has in places like solb/lguk.

CoM counts as outdoors though and is fairly spacious so it's quite easy though. Easy attracts random groups of strangers who might not be an ideal class.

As a monk though if you can make a shaman friend to duo with you can find enemies that have a way better ratio of zem to hps for sure.

CoM is the kind of place where you might end up with 3 shamans and no tanks in a group and just make it work.

[fadetree]

? That's not exactly hard to make work.

[Kesselring]

Sweet yeti of the Serengeti. You're in yeti killing range. Enjoy the 2% per kill.

[Loke]

Sol A or Sol B. I think gnomes in Sol A should still be within your range, and for Sol B you're just getting to the level where you can handle zone trash or window mobs. I'd probably try gnomes first, and if that isn't great at 40, zone over to Sol B directly without going back to LS. That side zone by window is a good place to fight near if you're not super familiar with the camp.

Also, vendors out in Lavastorm sell bandages.

[Triiz]

Sol A or Sol B. I think gnomes in Sol A should still be within your range, and for Sol B you're just getting to the level where you can handle zone trash or window mobs. I'd probably try gnomes first, and if that isn't great at 40, zone over to Sol B directly without going back to LS. That side zone by window is a good place to fight near if you're not super familiar with the camp.

Also, vendors out in Lavastorm sell bandages.

Sol A gnomes are great at 40, up to 43 almost all of them will be blue. At 43 a lot of them will be dark green, but still good xp, and at 44 most of them will be dark green and some light green. You could do gnomes till 45 really, slows down a lot at 44 though.

If you stick to the gnomes not in the castle the a lot of them are single pulls without splitting, and some are in duo's. You can also buy bandages from the Goblin vendor.

I was getting more xp in 20 minutes at Sol A gnomes than in 3 hours in COM, and that's not an exaggeration.

[TheOutdoorNerd]

Sol A has a ridiculous ZEM.

[demonith]

I am still derping around in CC and having fun doing so. Also killing geos, and random vendor trash has netted me like 400pp plus some items I can sell in the tunnel hell.

I was thinking about Yettis but I am bound to vendors that sell bandages which CC has that covered.

Sol A/B I will have to check into that. With there being band aid vendors near by and its not located in the middle of BF no where. Although closest bank is neriak? (I'm an ikky monk who raised faction with the smurfs. That poor smurf's liver and all that red wine)

[demonith]

Oh and ding 42!

[Jimjam]

I was thinking about Yettis but I am bound to vendors that sell bandages which CC has that covered.

Sol A/B I will have to check into that. With there being band aid vendors near by and its not located in the middle of BF no where. Although closest bank is neriak? (I'm an ikky monk who raised faction with the smurfs. That poor smurf's liver and all that red wine)

Isn't there a skeleton merchant in Overthere (EDIT: I MEANT TO SAY DREADLANDS for yeti hunting) that sells shurikens, food and bandages?

Neriak is a close bank to SolA, you can do 'vendor banking' in SolA and Lavastorm though.

[loramin]

Isn't there a skeleton merchant in Overthere that sells shurikens, food and bandages?

I think it's a female Iksar, not a skeleton, but yes there's a merchant to the ... west ... I think? (make a left when coming out of the fort, run for awhile and you'll see her eventually) who sells food and water. She probably sells shuriken/bandages too, but since I don't buy either I'm not sure.

EDIT: She's near location #5 on the wiki map, and I'm pretty sure this is her (http://wiki.project1999.com/Klok_G%60rshai). According to the wiki she does sell all of the above.

[Jimjam]

Oh crap I meant there is a merchant in DREADLANDS, not overthere! suitable for Yetipals. Will go back and edit if I am not too late!

Edit: phew! edited just in time, Loramin you are a saint.

[garfo]

I (41 shammy) have been enjoying the DL yetis, but finally decided to swing back to Sol A and give the clockwork gnomes a try. That ZEM sure is something!! I'll definitely be staying here for a bit if I can get my pulling under control. Can anyone recommend a safe area to camp for gnome huntin'? Those pesky buggers see invis and love to train.

[Lhancelot]

I (41 shammy) have been enjoying the DL yetis, but finally decided to swing back to Sol A and give the clockwork gnomes a try. That ZEM sure is something!! I'll definitely be staying here for a bit if I can get my pulling under control. Can anyone recommend a safe area to camp for gnome huntin'? Those pesky buggers see invis and love to train.

Do you melee them or root rot? Just curious I never killed the gnome clockworks.

[garfo]

Slow -> poison dot -> melee/tank + pet dps has been my go-to.

[Lhancelot]

Slow -> poison dot -> melee/tank + pet dps has been my go-to.

That's how I like to play shaman too. Soon you ca head to Gfay and kill wood elf guards, they great xp, great loot and it's a really fun way to XP on shaman. Once you get the 49 pet, you really have a stout pet that is a massive upgrade to all the weaker pets before it. Are you good or evil aligned, can you kill the wood elfs?

[garfo]

Although I try to be diplomatic to show the world that Ogres are good-natured (unlike their Troll counterparts), I've found that elves are simply too racist to appease. So I have no problem slaying them. Would you recommend waiting until 49?

[Lhancelot]

Although I try to be diplomatic to show the world that Ogres are good-natured (unlike their Troll counterparts), I've found that elves are simply too racist to appease. So I have no problem slaying them. Would you recommend waiting until 49?

It was so long ago when I learned how to kill wood elf guards, I can't remember if I went before 49 or not. On my ogre warrior I did snow yetis till 46, then went to OT and farmed sarnak berserkers for their braids. The actual mob kills won't give much XP, but the quest turn in on the braids is fairly decent. This will get you to 48-49 level and your OT hammer without having to buy it from someone using puppet strings.

If you get to 49, and want to kill elf guards, let me know and I can explain to you the pull spot I used as well as how I found it most efficient to kill them. Also, if you do not have one yet get a Mage pet reclaim energy quest item so you can easily resummon your spirit pet without losing tons of mana. You will want to have a strong pet as it makes a significant difference.

[Expediency]

I tried to level an alt in COM groups through the low 40's a few weeks ago. The xp at 41 felt as slow, if not slower, than level 59 for my main. It was easy to get a group but that was the only positive. It's mind blowing to me why it's so popular, I would do anything but that unless you really want to drag out your 40's.

You must have had a terrible group. At 41 you should have decent exp in COM at any lower level camp, even killing at only a moderate pace and in a full group. I did 40-45 in CoM over the last 3 months on my paladin. 41 and 42 were very quick. Exp drops at 44 and there are better options starting at 46. Trios seem to work really well in CoM if you are twinked.

[Triiz]

You must have had a terrible group. At 41 you should have decent exp in COM at any lower level camp, even killing at only a moderate pace and in a full group. I did 40-45 in CoM over the last 3 months on my paladin. 41 and 42 were very quick. Exp drops at 44 and there are better options starting at 46. Trios seem to work really well in CoM if you are twinked.

This was over 3 different days, with multiple completely different groups, at all of the first floor camps besides moat. Sorry, COM is one of the worst xp zones in the game. KC is right up there with it though.

[Lhancelot]

This was over 3 different days, with multiple completely different groups, at all of the first floor camps besides moat. Sorry, COM is one of the worst xp zones in the game. KC is right up there with it though.

Been my experience too. ^

Tried COM over years time, with multiple different toons, it's the same experience every time. Average or slow XP gains.

Only time I felt it was "ok" XP was when we had a crazy monk pulling everything and anything possible, and even at that frenetic pace and me (the cleric) running out of mana, the XP proved to be average at best.

The only good thing about COM is it's always busy.

[Expediency]

This was over 3 different days, with multiple completely different groups, at all of the first floor camps besides moat. Sorry, COM is one of the worst xp zones in the game. KC is right up there with it though.

If you believe low 40s CoM exp is roughly equivalent (timewise) to 59 then well just have to agree to disagree because that seems impossible to me.

There are several high-risk zones where you can certainly do better exp but for the average player if you factor in travel, wait time, and lack of services, CoM is the best grouping option.

Some of this is just personal preference. Around level 43 I left CoM to try yetis and KC wall in DL and I found wall to be awful and yetis clearly slower and more risky than CoM.

[Whirled]

You could probably mow thru the Sythrax servant dudes in FoB
https://wiki.project1999.com/Servant_of_Sythrax

[demonith]

Exp is flying in CC, just hit 43.

Moved into geos and they have a good chance to drop some gems that sell for 19-170plat so been making some monies as well. I would recommend CC to just about anyone. however, the run there can be rough if ya die there so FD or bind outside a good plus.

My next adventure will probably be solB? at 45? Or what other suggestions does everyone have?

[Grizzler]

Exp is flying in CC, just hit 43.

Is CC Crystalline Caverns?

Just took my 40 druid to DL lastnight and gotta say that the yetis were definitely easier and more xp than the stuff in OT. Wouldn't mind a grouping option though other than CoM.

[demonith]

Yep CC is crystal caverns

[Grizzler]

Yep CC is crystal caverns

Ah, I thought so, thanks for the clarification. Is this zone pretty popular? I honestly haven't ever been to it. I've done very little in Velious lands short of velkator's with my cleric.

[demonith]

Its hit or miss. Most I have seen is around 14 people. Generally there are like 3-5 people here. Usually someone farming the orcs for velium and vendor garbage and then one of the 3 hallways.

-One being the tentacle terrors (these things suck they hit hard for their level)
-Two being the spider hallways (much easier critters to kill but the poison can cause some issues)
-Three being the geos (little tanky hit about as hard as the terrors, but less often. But GEM lewts from the named sell for 19-160 plat to the vendors)

The zone can be pretty dangerous if you agro a velium crawlers as their pathing sucks and the swim the underwater tunnel bringing their friends instead of climbing up a 3inch shore(giggty).

Its a cool zone and feels like you are starting a new toon and fighting right outside of the town for exps.

[Crede]

This was over 3 different days, with multiple completely different groups, at all of the first floor camps besides moat. Sorry, COM is one of the worst xp zones in the game. KC is right up there with it though.

Sorry, but you’re wrong. . Assuming some moderate level of twinkage, CoM trio at stables was easily some of the best exp I’ve ever gotten in the game. I did 42-47 in a day, we still talk about it a few years later. Was my rogue, a shaman tanking, and a cleric. You really get screwed on blue by having more than 2-3 people in a group. You just simply can’t kill fast enough to make it worthwhile xp 99% of the time. Stables is lower level so they die faster and you can still pull from CY. It’s not about the zones. It’s about the right makeup with skilled players playing their class how they should be played.

[Jimjam]

I did something like 36-40 in under 4 hours on my ranger at the bottom of CC. It's good XP. I did have an out of group 45 monk FD dpsing and an out of group 45 druid keeping ds/regen/heals on me.

[Rygar]

I did something like 36-40 in under 4 hours on my ranger at the bottom of CC. It's good XP. I did have an out of group 45 monk FD dpsing and an out of group 45 druid keeping ds/regen/heals on me.

Just call it powerleveling Jimjammer!

At 45, to solo as a monk, I stuck around OT, but eventually went to DL yetis. Did this on my enchanter too. Crowding did become a slight problem.

While I never did this until later, I learned that kedge keep is freaking sweet XP and low HP mobs for the most part. The splits may be hard for you, but there may be some good areas. Not sure how you would do without epic to be fair, but keep that place on your radar.

[garfo]

UPDATE for the archives!

At level 40, after banging my head against the wall in CoM and then soloing Tundra Yeti's and then duo'ing a bit in Crystal Caverns, I finally made my way to Sol A and found a monk to duo with on gnomes (I'm a shaman). The exp is noticeably faster than ANYTHING I tried previously. 40 flew by, then 41, 42... I'm now 1 yellow away from 44 and the experience is still GREAT. Once I get new spells at 44 I may move on, but we'll see.

So from my very recent experience moving through lower 40s, Sol A gnomes are hands down the way to go. The only catch is they have quite a high magic resistance -- roots only last for a few seconds, if at all -- so soloing here is very dangerous.