Everfrost starting area

[Bronia]

Just went to take a look and there are very few mobs. Are there any plans to ramp up the numbers or is the assumption that everyone will run to the Qeynos starting area anyway?

[Baler]

Everfrost is the hardest starting zone
There is like 2-3 random level 1 mobs and 15 level 2 mobs.
Meaning you'll be dieing a LOT on launch unless you group up.
(I recently started a barbarian and was in a death loop)

fun fact: You can level 1-50/60 in everfrost/permafrost alone.

[Jimjam]

Its going to be launch. Grab 5 level 1s and human wave those polarbears.

[TX_Beowulf]

Everfrost is the hardest starting zone
There is like 2-3 random level 1 mobs and 15 level 2 mobs.
Meaning you'll be dieing a LOT on launch unless you group up.
(I recently started a barbarian and was in a death loop)

fun fact: You can level 1-50/60 in everfrost/permafrost alone.

The problem (if you want to call it that) is that the spiderlings, wolves, bears, pups, skeletons, and whelps (and vengefuls) all appear to be on a single spawn table that all spawn points in the glacier except for the igloo spawns all appear to use. If a mass of lvl 1 characters are only killing the lvl 1 spawns, eventually you only have lvl 2 and higher mobs. Once the level of players escalates and folks are killing the higher level spawns, the level spread of the mobs evens out quite a bit.

[larper99]

So, coming from an extremely inexperienced player, I find Everfrost to be the best zone for tradeskilling, especially tailoring and blacksmithing. Since I always try to make my own armor at low levels, I always end up in EP killing spiderlings, wolves and bears by the thousands to get my tailoring up. I head back there when I have enough plat to skill up smithing. I have not found any other zone that is so convenient for smithing, not even Kaladim. Now, this is my own limited experience, so correct me if I am wrong.

[Tecmos Deception]

The level 2s aren't going to be so bad cause everyone will just group up. The vengeful lyricists though.

[Broor]

I think Toxx is worse, just a goddamned sea of level 2 infected rats and the occasional level one snake that can poison your sad sack 20 HP Erudite wizard. So bad. Oh yeah and it's pitch black haha

[Gustoo]

Tox is a billion times easier than everfrost from level 1 to 7

Everfrost with the vengeful's really massacre noobs.

It's a hard starting zone but will be benefited by the fact that barbarian is only a min max race for rogue so not going to be super duper crowded. I am excited to see how many people are ogres, elfs, and others too.

[soronil]

On the flip side, once you get to level 2-3, you don't have a ton of level 1 mobs in your way.
Also, polar bear pelts can be turned in for patchwork armor. At level 5 you can run through blackburrow with a full set of patchwork armor, not too bad, better than the humans in qeynos (who can't even craft their patchwork yet because the cats are higher level in wk)

[Jimjam]

Gustoo you are usually en pointe but barb is min max for any class that can wear leather hats and cloth legs.

[Gustoo]

I kneel before you as a hobbit both humbled and shamed.

Full patchwork vs full cloth for humans in qeynos is a significant advantage. When barbarians and humans mix at blackburrow, the barbarians are always way way OP. It might take them a bit longer to get there but their superior strength and heartihood always makes them solid fighters.

[slowpoke68]

The night I bought EQ I installed it and rolled up a barb warrior. I remember I spawned in at night, had no idea about conning mobs and didn't have a light source. Also it was my first 3D game other than fps.

You want to talk about a frustrating experience, running around in that maze getting my ass kicked by everything I attacked lol. Went to bed thinking this is the stupidest game ever created.

Next day after work I rolled up a monk in freeport and the addiction began.

[larper99]

I kneel before you as a hobbit both humbled and shamed.

Full patchwork vs full cloth for humans in qeynos is a significant advantage. When barbarians and humans mix at blackburrow, the barbarians are always way way OP. It might take them a bit longer to get there but their superior strength and heartihood always makes them solid fighters.

"heartihood"? Did you say "heartihood"?

[Ahris]

The level 2s aren't going to be so bad cause everyone will just group up. The vengeful lyricists though.

Vengeful lyricists were added long after launch on live, they shouldn't be around.

[Tecmos Deception]

Vengeful lyricists were added long after launch on live, they shouldn't be around.

Well get researching then. Cause they sure as hell were on green when I was in EF a week ago.

[Sinistria]

The night I bought EQ I installed it and rolled up a barb warrior. I remember I spawned in at night, had no idea about conning mobs and didn't have a light source. Also it was my first 3D game other than fps.

You want to talk about a frustrating experience, running around in that maze getting my ass kicked by everything I attacked lol. Went to bed thinking this is the stupidest game ever created.

Next day after work I rolled up a monk in freeport and the addiction began.

I quit for a few weeks when going lost in GF over and over.
Not to mention falling to death in kelethin many times.
I thought: who would be so stupid to actually play this.
And look: here we go with a 20 years old elf-sim :D

[Spock2020]

Tailoring gonna be so very slow with all those spiderling silk not stacking imagine how long gonna take to get to those handmade backpack lol

[cactus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHGXo7p4_e8

[sacman08]

Everyone run to FTE the skeleton only to find it's the lyricist or soloist.

[Wallicker]

Tailoring gonna be so very slow with all those spiderling silk not stacking imagine how long gonna take to get to those handmade backpack lol

Swatches stack though atleast just combine on the go!

[Spock2020]

Swatches stack though atleast just combine on the go!
good idea

[Vidar]

Just went to take a look and there are very few mobs. Are there any plans to ramp up the numbers or is the assumption that everyone will run to the Qeynos starting area anyway?

Halas is one of my favorite starting areas. There are enough lvl one mobs to get to lvl 2. You just gotta look for them. it is a great starting area.

[Baler]

Pro tip, head south of halas to the Igloo's, 2 on the map

[Ahris]

Well get researching then. Cause they sure as hell were on green when I was in EF a week ago.

I remember when they were added on live so i don't need to research anything, it's one for the green checklist thread :)

[DMN]

Classic directions to halas:

"when you get out of BB, just follow the trail of corpses."