Gotta make dat $$$

[Diogene]

Maybe farm some lava rocks / drop of mercury / swirling mist that sells for about 10 to 50p each (lavastorm steamfont mnts & najena). Hint : sell to Arleigh in tunnel, he needs em for dwarven /high elf cultural.

Otherwise, farming low quality cat / wolves pelt and work on your tailoring (about 35) and start selling leather paddings for 200p a stack. I remember that lvl5 monk who made 3k in about a week (intense, but somehow it works, no competition and easy).

Getting pp takes patience and dedication anyway. Thats the main thing here in classic EQ

[theonesler]

When the zone isn't busy you can also try Crushbone for CB Belts and Pads or you can head to WC for Deathfist Belts. At your level you can run through CB mobs pretty quick and get a lot of belts.

[MuffinCITY]

Great suggestions here! I ended up getting a few lightstones/greater lightstones and turning them in to Mrysila (sp?) in North Karana. The Greater Lightstones give an item that sells for almost 10pp so that was a pretty good one, I think the bandit sashes are still the best source of xp/plat though. My baby decided she didn't want to sleep so I only made it about 80% into level 16 but should ding tonight. I have a giant militia longsword (11/39) to use as a placeholder until I can snatch up a 2hander or another 1hand weapon.

[kjs86z]

Just keep grinding.

[Muggens]

Originally Posted by kjs86z [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just keep grinding.

Agree. 10/22 is a great weapon. No lvl 16 has 1000s of plat except for alts/twinks. Good gaming!

[loramin]

I'm a little late to the party, but the wiki has an entire "guide" (really just a large collection of ideas/suggestions) for places to earn plat. Check out the link for the Treasure Hunting Guide in my signature.

But really the best advice is:

Originally Posted by kjs86z [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just keep grinding.

EverQuest isn't linear when it comes to plat and XP. In other words, it's not like you can earn 1/6th of what you can earn at level 60 when you're level 10: it's actually a lot less than 1/6th (under ideal conditions a level 60 can make 1k+ an hour, but a level 10 can't even make 1/10th of that, ie. 100 plat/hour).

So, on the one hand this is a game, and you should do whatever is the most fun for you, but on the other hand IF you want to be smart/efficient about gaining power as quickly as possible, you should focus on leveling (and only spending the plat you earn while leveling) as much as you possibly can until you hit 60, and only then farm plat.

P.S. There are a very few exceptions to what I just said, for classes with certain key equipment. Charming classes may want to do a little early plat farming to get a Goblin Ghazugi Ring. because it will save them a lot of leveling time. Similarly a 45 shaman might want to farm a few k so they can afford their JBB. But aside from exceptions like that, it's pretty much always faster to level than to farm plat.

[wagorf]

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

I'm a little late to the party, but the wiki has an entire "guide" (really just a large collection of ideas/suggestions) for places to earn plat. Check out the link for the Treasure Hunting Guide in my signature.

But really the best advice is:



EverQuest isn't linear when it comes to plat and XP. In other words, it's not like you can earn 1/6th of what you can earn at level 60 when you're level 10: it's actually a lot less than 1/6th (under ideal conditions a level 60 can make 1k+ an hour, but a level 10 can't even make 1/10th of that, ie. 100 plat/hour).

So, on the one hand this is a game, and you should do whatever is the most fun for you, but on the other hand IF you want to be smart/efficient about gaining power as quickly as possible, you should focus on leveling (and only spending the plat you earn while leveling) as much as you possibly can until you hit 60, and only then farm plat.

P.S. There are a very few exceptions to what I just said, for classes with certain key equipment. Charming classes may want to do a little early plat farming to get a Goblin Ghazugi Ring. because it will save them a lot of leveling time. Similarly a 45 shaman might want to farm a few k so they can afford their JBB. But aside from exceptions like that, it's pretty much always faster to level than to farm plat.

The only useful post from this thread.

Level first then farm plat. EQ is a race of who spends more time. More time spent = better gears/plat. Accelerating the process in accumulating wealth is all about maximizing plat return vs time spent.

You focus on making plat at lvl 20 means you will always be the bottom of income pyramid. The wealth gap between you and avg player will continue to widen day by day.

[Diogene]

Well rushing to 60 isnt fun...

Another camp that hasnt been suggested is permafrost entrance. I think thats doable by lvl16. Those goblins can drop HQ ore (small, large, blocks) that sells respectively for 5/15/50p each. Great XP, great cash. Also proximity with druids buffs doing ice giants near by can be a great boost.

[MuffinCITY]

The guide is awesome, much appreciated, Loramin!

Permafrost is a new idea, I think i'll check it out tonight after I ding. I'm certainly in no rush to level, i'm having a great time trying out different trade skills and leveling up my archery... just casually exploring and discovering, it's a great way for my brain the wind down after work as I have high anxiety. I know it's an old game but there is a lot to discover for a fairly new player.

[Gozuk]

2 things i did early were slaughter every black bear I saw looking for the HQ bear pelts. They sell for 30p relatively easily. Another thing was farming orcs in South Ro for DF belts to sell in the tunnel. They sell for 5p each and drop like candy... there's something like 7 or 8 different orc camps there and they are almost never taken. Good luck!