Grind AAs - Level 76, 81, or 85?
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:58 pm
Hi all. I'm newly returned to Everquest, and my magician is the character who inexplicably caught my interest this time around. I've leveled him from 74 to 75 in the Barren Coast, and I'm starting to work toward 76 now. However, that leads me to my dilemma ... my mage only has 400 AA, evenly spread between pet and nuke power. Looking ahead, there are hundreds if not *thousands* of AAs that I'm going to have to really work on in order to be effective in the higher level game.
So my question is - what is the best level for an under-geared mage to stop at and work on AAs? I'll be able to get bazaar geared focus effects and EM1 (finished OGH progression, but that's it). Should I stop at 76 and grind out a wackload of AAs? If so, where's a good spot? I went to Eldaar Forest yesterday, and everything was dark blue, and I was able to kill stuff there (albeit expending A LOT of mana). Would that be a good place to stop at 76 with a stronger pet and nuke, or can anyone recommend somewhere else where a mage, his pet, and his dps merc can make their home for a while?
Or would it be better to work through the 70s and hit 81 as fast as possible? If so, where will a good spot be to sit at 81 for a while?
Or, finally, should I just bite the bullet, set my xp to 100%, and get to 85 asap, remaining at 400 AA, and just working on AAs once I'm max level?
A couple of things to consider - I'm newly returned and unguilded. None of my old EQ friends came back, so I'm allll by myyyyself right now. I'm not really looking for a guild just to say I'm guilded, and I'd feel guilty about being on so infrequently and not having much else to contribute. So basically you're looking at a group / bazaar geared mage hoping to find the occasional pickup group while working on core AAs for the next few months ... before I suppose I'll be put even further behind by the new expansion. But I will be having fun in the meantime!
Anyway, any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
So my question is - what is the best level for an under-geared mage to stop at and work on AAs? I'll be able to get bazaar geared focus effects and EM1 (finished OGH progression, but that's it). Should I stop at 76 and grind out a wackload of AAs? If so, where's a good spot? I went to Eldaar Forest yesterday, and everything was dark blue, and I was able to kill stuff there (albeit expending A LOT of mana). Would that be a good place to stop at 76 with a stronger pet and nuke, or can anyone recommend somewhere else where a mage, his pet, and his dps merc can make their home for a while?
Or would it be better to work through the 70s and hit 81 as fast as possible? If so, where will a good spot be to sit at 81 for a while?
Or, finally, should I just bite the bullet, set my xp to 100%, and get to 85 asap, remaining at 400 AA, and just working on AAs once I'm max level?
A couple of things to consider - I'm newly returned and unguilded. None of my old EQ friends came back, so I'm allll by myyyyself right now. I'm not really looking for a guild just to say I'm guilded, and I'd feel guilty about being on so infrequently and not having much else to contribute. So basically you're looking at a group / bazaar geared mage hoping to find the occasional pickup group while working on core AAs for the next few months ... before I suppose I'll be put even further behind by the new expansion. But I will be having fun in the meantime!
Anyway, any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.