sniping one newt as opposed to two newts

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thread starter SeriousSeller Jul 25 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I heard if we go for the 20 burst fire, 21 octopus, and 26 ice splitter build, we can start sniping two newts at level 94. But is it faster to do two newts rather than one (if so, how much faster in terms of %/hour)? Because i'm kinda lazy, and it seems sniping two newts takes more attention cause we have to freeze, and the closer newt may hit us right when it spawns. I'd personally rather snipe 1 newt all the way to level 100 or higher if the %/hour isnt much worse. Thanks for your input.

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Pathological 07/25/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Killing two newts (it's not so much sniping anymore) is much, much faster exp than sniping one; almost 1.5x faster from personal experience. (:

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MyNaginata 07/25/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It's only faster if you find yourself waiting a significant amount of time for the 1st newt to respawn. It's also much worse meso, but for me, the much faster training is worth it.

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sl3athOwl + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

If you can pull off using ciders or apples you get about 190% of what you'd get doing one @above, I find it almost impossible to loot at newts. Maybe if I had a pet, but if that was the case 2 newts would be better

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MyNaginata 07/25/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] sl3athOwl : If you can pull off using ciders or apples you get about 190% of what you'd get doing one @above, I find it almost impossible to loot at newts. Maybe if I had a pet, but if that was the case 2 newts would be better [/quote] I meant worse meso in the sense that you'd be using a lot of HP pots compared to virtually zero. The spawn pattern back a patch or 2 was better for looting because every couple newties, there'd be a longer spawn delay, giving enough time to loot. This spawn pattern doesn't really let you do that too well, so I save looting for worthwhile items.

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KyTeZe + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] MyNaginata : I meant worse meso in the sense that you'd be using a lot of HP pots compared to virtually zero. The spawn pattern back a patch or 2 was better for looting because every couple newties, there'd be a longer spawn delay, giving enough time to loot. This spawn pattern doesn't really let you do that too well, so I save looting for worthwhile items. [/quote] You must be doing it wrong if you are using HP pots. You have to have someone behind you to stop the newties from auto-attacking you. I stick my bishop behind me to buff, and the newties never hit me unless i don't freeze within 1-2 seconds. Edit: You should kill both newties if there is someone else on the map, not sure if that person has to be close or not. Otherwise, the newtie auto-attacks you the moment you spawn and you burn more pots. It does require more attention, but the extra exp is worth it.

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