Plodding with Plods (200+ grinding question)

[naratuul]

Actually it is colorful and very unique compared to other regions. But here, by colorless I meant the environment simply doesn't attract me to stay for more than few hours and always have been troubling for training (fancy word for grind - I know) purpose especially when solo, scary too.

I do visit PR now and then and to me it really is a wonderful place, and it always will be as long as I explore it in a limited manner.

Soloing PR is a wonderful relaxing experience, Most PR diggers spend the vast majority of thier time in the roots Solo. It's not really that bad once you learn the ropes of the zone you're working and Dp is not a big deal as long as you are semi careful while you are woring in the roots.

[naratuul]

I hate plods too! I got my 250 melee on Kinch... So you don't "Need" plods if you don't want... I also agree shalah are beter then plods...

Kinchers and Najabs are great for duos. Any nuker worth his salt can kill a spawn of najabs in the time it takes most groups to kill a single plod. I've helped people get 250 melee and 250 ele on both of these mobs and I've found that even though the XP is lower the rate of xp is actually better than doing plods.

[johntf]

i made a very simple and rather gently put comment that shouldnt be hard to understand. obviously it was as you impressively managed to take it a personal insult and complete flame on everything you hold dear.

so another simple comment: get a grip.

I quoted you because i agreed with what you said, but as you are seemingly psychotic i wont again..

Err yeah I am psychotic it's my charm, and lol a flame no offense but flames tend to lack properly constructed sentances and contain bad words. My point was simple why is finding the best way to level or grind as you put it the worst thing a person can do in ryzom...

I can't see how I could take it as a person insult since what you said is not really an insult nor personal to me, I tink perhaps it might be you who is getting personal now referring to me as psychotic especially from someone who's location is listed as lala land.

What I've done is called a discussion you made a point, a raised a counterpoint and asked you to elaborate upon what you said in order to back up a sweeping and what I would term innacurate statement, and instead of replying and justifying your point you've rather childishly made no attempt to reply and insulted me,

Oh and I would still like an answer to my question how is levelling in the most economical way the worst thing I can do in ryzom... ?

[iphdrunk]

Oh and I would still like an answer to my question how is levelling in the most economical way the worst thing I can do in ryzom... ?

Imho, Rushin was just stating that a possible mistake a player can do is to "burn" the game too fast and not enjoying the journey. Maybe his statement was a bit a dramatical exaggeration (I don't agree with Rushin statement "literally"), but I interpreted it this way: It's not about "optimizing" -- I am guilty as hell of trying to -- but, it can be a mistake if your playing experience gets spoiled because of an "overopitmization" e.g. when you see a player that joined the game 2 weeks ago that he's killing najabs at void, probably having skipped 3/4 of Atys regions, although it's his perfectly valid choice - you wonder if he is not going "too fast". And to some extent, seeing them quit shortly afterwards backs that theory.

Just my opinion, anyway... no need to get upset about it

[johntf]

Heh I'm not upset, well a tinyt bit at being called psychotic I just gave an illustrative example of how now everyone who optimises their time is a powerleveller.

Infact the people who powerlevel the most are those who are on plods because they haven't taken the time to learn how to do it properly by trying other things out they just do whats simple and what most people tell them to do. And as with most powerlevellers they just stick in hour after hour and don't really use the best levelling methods. But well I don't know if it spoils their game, they have fun achieving what they want to in the time they want to and the time they spend in any game is usually quite finite. And although it bothers me a little to see people without the knowlege to back up titles I can't say its bad for my game or really at the end of the day bad for their enjoyment of ryzom.

EDIT: oh and my original post was an illustrative example of how the statement that finding the best way to level is not bad for everyone and is not only done by powerlevellers in refute to what I saw as a sweeping statement on finding and using the best way to level.

[sluggo0]

I am not sure about PR, never hunt there. I figure it rewards better XP and mobs have an extended HP as far as I am aware.

This is wrong, there is no XP bonus, the mobs have more HP tho, so there's no reason to ever hunt in PR for 'efficiency', only for 'fun' .

As a team of level range 200 - 225, Knichers in Void, Witherings would be the best choice.

Good point, there's a lot of XP to be gained from Great Kincher, Great Kipee also yield a nice bit of XP as well, and from there, Great Jugula (in Grove of Confusion) are also goood before about level 235/240.


Otherwise, plods are NOT the only choice, just the most popular, Scorched Corridor have shalah, which are not slash resistant and therefore better for melee (we've hunted theem without nukers even).

[aardnebb]

Plods aren't the best xp per minute, but they _are_ easy, require limited concentration so you can chat during those last few grinding levels etc...

Except when they clone, then they are _fun_

A team of 4-5 vs 6 plods = great fun!

EDIT: I am king of typos tonight! now fixed