At 10:03 AM 10/5/00 -0400, Cyr, Thierry wrote:
>i find the more i level up, the easier it is to find groups, if i do an ooc
>asking for a group, i often end up turning down 2-3 groups. That said, i
>moved away from kunark to solo some giants (where i'm still getting tells
>without advertising asking if i want to group). on a side note, i want to
>thank the people that posted stuff about rathe mountains here and there in
>the past, I've taken this info and put it to very good use. I have very
>little time lately to play, so i try to make the most of my time and thats
>exactly how i spend it, charming giants (which is a hell of alot funner then
>a ridge group in dreadlands).
>
>Not only is my xp actually moving fast in a hell level, but the cash is a
>bonus too. In only about 2 and half-3 hours or so, i now have 8 rubies on me
>(i buy them to drop the cash weight) and have gotten well over a bub of xp
>(which in a hell level means about 2-3 bubs normally). Im not a super charm
>kiter yet as some people are but im improving, and its sometimes hard to
>find giants there when other groups are camping them. Mind you i still can
>drop 3-4 of them before they pull their second one. Another thing that is
>great about them is they max lev at 37, which is same as our low lev charm
>song so no need for mana.
>
>Anyways, thanks for the suggestions to go kill the giants, and also thanks
>for the suggestion on buying rubies with the cash and reselling afterwards
>at a loss of about 10-12pp per gem (big deal).
>
>Minkin
>lev 40 and climbing
>Sol Ro
>
>P.S. Nothing quite as satisfying watching a 3 druid and a shaman group
>sitting there while you finish off a couple of giants.
Lol. Good to hear Minkin! I am in the same boat as you. I usually can only
play for 1.5 to 3 hours tops and it's hard to find a group, get together,
find a hunting spot and hunt before I have to leave.
I'm level 40 as well and find the giant hunting a very nice alternative (I
have yet to get a forest loop from these stingy buggers), and the money is
pretty decent from all the tunics and various weaps I get off of 'em.
However, it can get to be a bit tedious after a while, so I've journied to
City of Mist and am still getting pretty good experience as these groups
love having a bard. Not a great place during off hours, but I'm going to
explore the emerald jungle area and see if I can charm/kite around there.
The trees will make it difficult, but I'll see if I can find a clearing
somewhere as I like to use 3rd person perspective when charming.
Oh, I'm on Bertoxxulous so CoM hunters may be different, but there usually
is only 1 or 2 groups hunting here, and it was fun to use my lament and
pull for the group, and charming the extra if we get 2 of them.
Incidentally, at my current level I find that in a group during combat I'm
either weaving Celerity and Arms with either mana/hymn (for groups with
more tanks than casters, also improves my melee skills which have waned due
to all my charm/kiting)or using my 2 chants (w/tambourine) with mana or
hymn. Kind of curious about what other bards like to weave in a group at
level 40. I agree with previous bards that throwing in manasong during
combat is more of a gesture than it is effective, but I refuse to just sing
manasong.
Windleaf Mistsong
Clan Battlehammer
Balladeer of the 40th song
Bertoxxulous