There's nothing worse than reaching a point where your gear is insufficient for the things you want to kill.
If your only path to upgrade effectively is the EC tunnel, your two options for gameplay are:
1. Stop adventuring and EC Tunnelquest for plat and get your upgrade so you can move on to what you want to kill.
2. Begrudgingly level in zones with mobs you can kill with your current gear, so you can make some progress and gain money. This may require research to find zones/spawns/camps that are often overlooked by traditional players. For example: The Najena zoneline in Lavastorm is a great place for someone to solo from LV16-22. Coin and loot sell well, and if you happen to be friendly with Neriak, you can sell faster than in EC (the bricks off dervishes get heavy).
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