I made a same thing as i hit lv 12 as i thinked that i can go around and
bind myself around i decided to make a long trip by evil lands i go to
desert of ro and passed i find a nice place to lv is south ro with some
dervish camps and many many orc kamps it is great for 9-11 lv i think as on
12 all orcs coned blue to me. after this i passed thru dungeon of guk where
i got much nice mage armour but it is too chaotic and full of low lv trolls
wich block all entrances right when you must run from a train. After this i
go to ogre lands i got lost in rathe mountains and after many battles i
finaly hit a lake rathe !. from here i hit a south karana and dungeon of
paw wich is also nice place for mage using class. One place wich can be
interesting and where i dont invested enough time is rathe mountains it is
full of high lv mobs but also i have seen many nice blue and white things
at my 12 lv .
At 11.51 20/05/99 -0500, you wrote:
>From: "Marziani, Michael D." <Michael.Marziani@...>
>
>I am at 14th now so I can't really comment on what is beyond. I will try to
>give some good advice for getting to where I am and for doing well once you
>get here.
>
>One thing I strongly recommend is travel. I started in Felwithe (being a
>high elf) and faught around there up to 5th level or so, then I moved on to
>the orcs of crushbone for a couple levels (up to about 8th I think). At
>that time I went to Butcherblock where I found lots of good stuff to hunt
>including goblins, scarabs, drakes, and undead skeletons (at the
>chessboard). Most or all of this time (levels 6 through 10) I was in a
>small group of 2 to 4 people. At this point I felt ready to travel a bit
>and went to the continent of antonica.
>
>There I started fighting in the North desert of Ro (again in a group) for
>good money and xp. We could fight desert scarabs, tarantulas, madmen, and
>dervishes. I leveled up till 12th or 13th level here when I decided to head
>west. I went from Freeport all the way to Qeynos on the west side of
>Antonica and then across to Erudin on the western island of Odus. While
>travelling I stopped in as many places as I could find. I went to the
>dungeons of Befallen (off west commons), Splitpaw (off of S. Karana), and
>Blackburrow (off Qeynos hills) and did as much adventuring as possible in
>each.
>
>The key to travelling is 12th level I feel, because at that point you can
>bind yourself along your journey. The point of travelling is to get a feel
>for the lands. I discovered lots of new zones and areas to fight (and earn
>money) that I would not have had a knowledge of unless I travelled (and
>reading spoiler sites barely scratches the surface of what you will find in
>areas, trust me).
>
>I leveled up to 14th in blackburrow and then went with a newly met friend
>back east to the beholder maze. This area is really cool yet dangerous. I
>will go back there around 16th level when I can fight more effectively
>against the higher level beasts there.
>
>Now still at level 14 (close to 15th) I made my way back to freeport and am
>currently fighting caimans in oasis (solo for the first time in a while) and
>am doing really well. I had tried soloing these caimans at level 12 and 13
>and I just barely couldnt do it. But now at level 14 I can root (which is
>holding surprisingly well) and have enough mana to kill a caiman (which con
>blue by the way) and still have about 20% mana left when done. One time I
>encountered a pretty nasty one that seemed to have high resistance against
>my spells (did 2 damage and 4 damage instead of 80). I had to get a little
>help to finish this one off, but that was the only one I really had a
>problem with. Soloing caimans and resting I can earn about a bubble of xp
>per hour (not much loot but good xp) which is pretty good I feel.
>
>So If you are wondering why you cant solo very well at level 8 or 9 or 10,
>its because we just cant. Root is way too unreliable usually, and we just
>dont have the mana to cast it 2 or 3 times that might be needed to get a
>good hold. We dont have enough hp to take the damage while getting root
>off, and we dont have enough mana left to kill the beast after rooting.
>Trust me by about level 14th this will all get better. I can now solo very
>effectively I feel and will probably level up to 16th very quickly and by
>myself. After grouping from levels 5 to 14, I am ready for a little solo
>play.
>
>Anyway, this has been really long, but the basic fact is that you have to
>play in a group most of the time. Travel a lot and you will find areas that
>are solo viable and new ways to make good money. Through my travels I didnt
>earn much xp but put about 40 plat in the bank in just a few days of play
>(not bad for level 13). Find a good group and enjoy group play, but know
>that you will be able to solo if you take the time to explore new areas.
>
>-Solric of the 4th circle
>
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