Just got my skald to 40, and I just found out that this is where the kill tasks in bg's stop. My question is where do I go to level the fastest from here? I'm on a fresh account so I don't have a bot or access to templated gear and such however I do have access to all the expansions. All I have is the aurulite/epic quest gear on my back and 1.1 Plat that I have earned through quests.

Find a group doing Melting the Ice, you'll need to be in Mid mainland region, ask for an MTI group, as a skald you shouldn't have a problem finding one. Quest starts in the bar in Vasudheim, you run back into Jordheim, port to Svasud, run to Ft. Veldon take the scenic griffin route of Musphelheim and jump when you get to the red. Typically I'd just suicide back to bind(make sure to set your bind in Vasudheim), but you can also Gateway if you are ML7 Sojourner.

 

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Could always grind it out in task dungeons also. From 40-50 you should end up with like 7p. Will take a day or 2 though.

 

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If you can't get an MTI group with two Sojourners, the best solo XP is still in the BG's; go there, pay the NPC for buffs, and grind / look for other grinders to kill.

 

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do lvl 40-45 in the bg's... when you ding 45 in leirvik... finish your epic quests... pickout your arti's... finish lvl'ing either in the co5 dungeon or in toa... i say toa only because you pick up a fair bit of glass which you'll need for ml's..

remember when logging off a lvling character to do it in a capital city... since you'll gain the best rest xp possible.. under lvl 40 it doesn't make a huge difference with the xp quests.. but over lvl 40 you notice a nice improvement

 

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While in Leirvik, try to get in on a keep take, its worth half a level or so (depending on where you are between 40-44)

 

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Do the commander quests that are quick and there are some of the remnants of the Dragon revenge ones that have a huge xp/time but think thats up around 47-48+

 

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I always like leveling in NF. Big camp bonus plus rvr zone exp bonus.

 

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You have a few choices.

First you can quest. This is a great way to learn the areas. Check out the ports in SI first. There are some easy quests in ToA aswell. Think one is homecoming for a hero or something that gives the Ebon Hide Bracer plus about 2 bubs of xp. Also do all the quests in the Catacombs areas. For example there are about 20+ quests in the underground forest alone and most are easily soloable. Plus since you have speed you can accomplish quests quickly. Also hit up some repeatable's like the SI necklace quest, on hib its called lost seed or something. Great xp plus a good necklace. Wait to do the commander quests until you hit 48 or 49. If you do this you can go from 48.5-50 in about 2 hours solo. Otherwise it will take forever. Also the dragon quests and the dragon faction quests can be good xp aswell.

Your second option is to grind. TD's can be good grinding but you'll be buffless and usually solo. Plus you will only make money in a TD. If you grind in Atlantis you can make glass to purchase arties and MLs. You can grind in the dragon zone and earn Scales to purchase dragon armor and weapons. You can grind in the Laby for super fast xp and decent leveling armor (usually better than aurulite armor) plus you get realm buffs. Or you can also do NF. now with the laby and NF you will have to deal with other players so just be cautious.

There are other options that other people gave above aswell. Ultimately you need to find what is most enjoyable, or at the very least, least painful way to level.

 

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So, this is my way of leveling from 40-50. When not playing an Archer class (I have a different formula with them).

Additionally, note, I have a lot of plat in each realm... and really don't need to do quests that offer a lot of money; if this is your first character:
Go to Vasudheim, talk to the inn keeper, get Melting the Ice: run the quest using /binds, bindstones, housebindstones, Foil hats, Sojo. You will hate running it after a while... but it'll be so worth it in the end (the ability to maybe buy... a few items in your template, some MLs from someone, the start of your crafting career).

Start off each level (except 43) by getting all the commander quest at your level (from 40-45, you should get 3, and then an additional 2 once the original 3 are complete). Most of these simply require 1 port to SI/Vasud/Svssud/Jordheim and talking to one NPC. Meaning that each level you gain about... 2-5 bubbles of XP for ~10 minutes of work. Then move yourself down to the catacombs, and there should be more quests at each level that offer some great XP.

@43, go spend 20g-100g and buy yourself 20 dragon based xp items (Mid: Drakulv Scale, Alb: Granite, Hib: Glimeer) and hand them in. It will cost you that gold and one horse/bird rides worth of time for ~3.5-5 bubbles of experience to start off level 43.

When you get to your high 40's (48+) take a look at completing some dragon based quests. Two (48/49) quests start in your main city, and simply require killing 1 monster or running to a location. Worth 1-2 bubbles and a lot of gold. Additionally, when you're running to the dragon zone, complete the first of many quest. It's a simple... kill an oj/yellow mob and then talk to an NPC in the Dragon zone. Remember to continually go back to the catacombs to see what quests are being offered.


I'd also like to note a Skald's being leveled, MTI will be less painful lol.

 

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