A Bump in the Road We Call Grind-Fest

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thread starter infferrno May 02 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Viewer Discretion: If you don't wish to smack into a wall of text, skip to the last paragraph thingy Well my DK has leveled faster this year than ever in my entire MS career but I've recently hit a bump in the road... Yesterday I slaved away for half an hour on 1x... yes 1x I know... unheard of nowadays... and made 15.5%... needless to say, my HB ran out right then and I get killed trying to pot and HB through the lag. No problem, I'll take a break and come back. I come back... this time I head off to Galloporas instead of Vikerolas and, lo and behold, I die at 6.5%. So now I'm sitting at 0.00%, fuming over my lost potions, which I have to travel to NLC to get, and cursing the brainless techie that made Warriors lose 10% every death. Now my question comes to head... where should I train? I've tried Gobies, which are immensely fun, but are a hassle due to: Bone Fish, Cancel Weapon Attack, No NLC potions, having to travel quite a ways to get to bank to transfer over said potions, deciding if I should use PA and take a month to break open the stupid house to kill said fish or to use a spear and have no mobbing ability over the fish, and the stupid "running after the lone goby who, somehow, has escaped your Fury / Crusher and wasting 10 minutes". Please excuse the run-on. I've tried Jesters which are great for a small pot burn. The problem is that there is no chance to get any good drops, you will be constantly KSed by d3x13zN4rUt01337z and Bishops training, err... leeching, said d3x13zN4rUt01337z. The EXP here is pretty good... if you can get a channel... but trying to jump on the sewage pipes to reach the top two platforms and getting 'kama-hama-haed' off the ledge 5 times in a row before managing to hold your ground can be quite irritating. Did I mention the d3x13zN4rUt01337z? Wind Raiders... moving on... Wolf Spiders are... the same as Galloporas and Vikerolas. These nature-defying monsters do 1.4-1.6k worth of touch damage to me. Now if I were killing the pit, it'd be like shooting a barrel of dead fish... with me in it. They drop Ilbis, which make up for the potion costs but... of the thousands of hours spent there, I have only found one... Now take into consideration the dropping prices and you have a sad Dragon Knight. I tried the KS Factory... I mean Himes... and I do a wopping 'MISS, MISS, MISS...' on them. in 5 minutes I got 0% and lost about 50k worth of potions. :D So... is there somewhere I can train at level 86? I'm Hybrid and I would prefer an area that does not cost me 2 mill in pots every hour. I will make an exception if the place is 1337z0rz for me in terms of exp. Thank you for your time.

My Characters: LordPhantur - 86 Bera Dragon Knight

deedeedee401 05/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] cheeseman6 : WITH A PRIEST AT HIMES! YOU ONLY SPEND -500K PER LEVEL! [/quote] at 8X is pretty hard to hit himes and if your a sader its pretty hard to find one

My Characters: jespaillat92 - 91 Scania Crusader

cyms9 05/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Himes? Go with a priest. Bless=20 acc if accuracy is a problem.

My Characters: IH4VEN0LUK - 71 Broa Priest

KingHippo 05/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Look in the stickies that's what they are made for.

DragonBandit 05/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Hey may i ask sir what your accuracy is question directed to ts.

My Characters: xgrimjowo - 51 Khaini Fighter

MySolace 05/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

May I ask how 70~78 was a piece of cake? As in where it took place.

My Characters: BeSick - 73 Scania Hermit

DragonBandit 05/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Windraiders piece of cake

My Characters: xgrimjowo - 51 Khaini Fighter

cookie4mesos 05/03/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] infferrno : Hmmm... should I use PA or Spear for Gobies? [/quote] I personally usually use a spear there, but both work pretty well. It's more of a playing style thing. Yeah, Himes would be the best EXP/hour, but EXP isn't everything- experiences are important too.

My Characters: destinytwig2 - 100 Windia Dragon Knight

cheeseman6 05/03/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] DragonBandit : Windraiders piece of cake [/quote] WRs suck once you get into the late 70s. thats when i himed =D

My Characters: 4muskeytears - 130 Khaini Dark Knight

Dorks 05/04/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Gallos should be fine i think. With a priest, it should be better. ^not sure cus I'm one of those grinders that move on asap (ie I usually go to mp3 at 45)

My Characters: xSiIentEnvy - 120 Bera Hero

xVillainous 05/04/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

There's no such thing as hell until you're getting 20%/hr on 4x exp. Gallos solo, gallos + priest, himes + priest. Persistance is rewarded in the end.

My Characters: PianoBIack - 140 Bellocan Hero

dannyman232 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Shoulda gone PA fury... at gallops, i just stood on the touch safe plat and whacked away... never got hit more than 500 :] on another note.. how do u die getting hit for 1.5ks and 500s? :x

My Characters: HbLindaa - 133 Bera Dark Knight

kajmir34 05/04/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Aerodynamical : Sorry to say but DK's are a very Priest-Dependant class. [/quote] I only trained with a priest like 2 or 3 times in my DrK's career =o.

My Characters: lnFearNFaith - 143 Khaini Dark Knight

smeat 05/04/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

honestly, i would focus on the event in may, & not really pay attention to leveling... Arans had their maple weapon event, but i don't see to many maple wands & staves for all those evans. a month of ks-healing a cake or pie boss should have you re-energized for training again.

My Characters: Rolee2nd - 143 Broa Paladin

djp2313 05/04/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] daniel3b : ... everyone here is completely missing the point! GO TO HIMES! 75% is plenty! I went with 65% hit ratio and got over 80%/hour. with a priest's bless you'll be fine, and why are you complaining about pot burn? if you go with a priest you won't lose any money, and you'll gain money if you loot [/quote] I agree with this 100% ps: I think I saw you at viks last night TS, I was on a diff char ofc

My Characters: darknightr - 177 Bera Dark Knight

Davaaa 05/04/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Vikerolas are the best I say. Also, you get a lot of black crystal ores there, which you can sell for 200-250k each.

My Characters: TrickyFingaz - 120 Broa Hero