Beam Kiting, was a lot of fun in OS. No chance of getting hurt really and was mainly for farming NBL's for my wife's shammy. I have done it in Sunderock Springs with a lot of success doing basilisks. There are higher level ones in the zone that drop basilisk eggs I needed for my baking skill ups. Go...

Step 1: Meet with Iilivina You will need your Staff of Elemental Essence to begin the Epic 2.0 quest. Look for Iilivina is Dranik's Scar. You say, 'Hail, Iilivina' Iilivina says 'The magic here is quite unique. I am thrilled I've had the opportunity to study it.' Give her your Staff of Elemental Es...

If you have one in inventory and die it vanishes, like all cauldron items. Cauldron items will also disappear if they are in your bank inventory. I am sure that you meant all inventory but for people just getting the spell, any summoned cauldron item is only safe if another toon, the guild bank has...

Soloing? Boxing with main? Grouping? Once the character hits 57 they can group with an 85. Take them to Valdeholm. I have leveled a few characters from 57 to 75 in 2-3 days. Depending on your time played. I would use hot zones until you can get to 57 and group with your main. You don't provide much ...

My living, taking EQ mage reference source!! Does the wifey play?

I second the Beza instances.....the mobs drop up to 15pp each time and they drop on average 1-152pp in vendor loot. Almost all of it stacks but if you get the instance, kill all the steamworks outside the building (takes 25-30 minutes), drop the instance, sell at the merchant in Mech Fortress, get a...

Make sure your bards are using the Aura of the Poet. I notice that when my wife has the aura up, that I get significantly more crits on Jolt/Shock line. It may be a lot of coincidence, but I popped the swarm, and when they are on the mob cast my jolt into the weave. They we hitting in triple digits ...

AFK killing was mainly for faction.

You can do beam kiting with slower moving mobs. It takes a bit to get used to but once you figure out the technique it is kind of fun. I used to used my wife's bard for faster mobs. Lately I use beam kiting for farming for trade skills. If the mobs have a lot of hps it is a little tiring. Beams also...

Old hot zones are no longer providing extra experience. Only the zones currently on the hot list will provide extra exp. If you can't find the information, the guy that stands outside the guild lobby in PoK can tell you what the hotzones are currently. I believe only the hotzone augs and gear remain...