12-06-2013, 05:23 PM
Figured I'd give an update on my "normal" character post 1.0, since I haven't in a while.
Level 71, cruising right along,
I've been running pretty much nothing but maps and merveil for a week or so on her. I tried Piety a few times, but that run just takes far too long. Since there is no "exit" You have to port out, which means you are going back in at the WP, and I haven't found a quick way to clear it over and over yet. So, Maps + merveil is my plan to amass a small fortune in orbs, with the intention of purchasing a large weapon upgrade. That will be a while though... As the weapons I have my eyes on are pretty pricey. The cheapest one I saw that really "blew my hair back" was 12 ex, and I'm still at just ~3-4 ex worth of currency built up.
That will change as people start purchasing some of my wares from my shop, and I run more maps / Merveil.
I'm also doing something I've never done before with mapping. I'm focusing on my lowest level maps for now. I'm knocking them out, and holding onto my higher maps, so that I can hopefully build a stockpile. I ran a really nice +50% / Stun Immune orchard map last night, that ended up netting 5 maps, 4 of which were 67+ in level. If I can keep this up, I should be able to progress nicely.
If you are curious what my Scion looks like right now,
First Spoiler Tag has my current gear and build. I have my next 5 points planned out.
72: Enforcer (Keystone)- Templar Area, 18% Phys while wielding a 2h'd melee weapon + 20 Str.
73: Shadow Area - +10 Int
74: Reduced Mana Reservation: 5%
75: Aura Effect: 8%
76: Influence (keystone): 18% Increased Aura Effect
After this, I have a couple of areas that I'm thinking about hitting. I'll probably decide based on where I'm at in Maps / what my needs are. I have a path set up to improve / reduce mana auras (3 points), I have a branch to get more Life (3-8 points), I have a branch to get more armor and resists (7 points). I have an area to pick up more damage (5 points).
But I'm not going to put much into those until I get to 76, see what maps I'm running, not finding myself capable of running, and what area I need more work in. I'm pretty pleased with my progress so far, and I think that at this point, I have a good change to hit 85 before domination is over, which would be a pretty freaking awesome achievement for me.
Level 71, cruising right along,
I've been running pretty much nothing but maps and merveil for a week or so on her. I tried Piety a few times, but that run just takes far too long. Since there is no "exit" You have to port out, which means you are going back in at the WP, and I haven't found a quick way to clear it over and over yet. So, Maps + merveil is my plan to amass a small fortune in orbs, with the intention of purchasing a large weapon upgrade. That will be a while though... As the weapons I have my eyes on are pretty pricey. The cheapest one I saw that really "blew my hair back" was 12 ex, and I'm still at just ~3-4 ex worth of currency built up.
That will change as people start purchasing some of my wares from my shop, and I run more maps / Merveil.
I'm also doing something I've never done before with mapping. I'm focusing on my lowest level maps for now. I'm knocking them out, and holding onto my higher maps, so that I can hopefully build a stockpile. I ran a really nice +50% / Stun Immune orchard map last night, that ended up netting 5 maps, 4 of which were 67+ in level. If I can keep this up, I should be able to progress nicely.
If you are curious what my Scion looks like right now,
First Spoiler Tag has my current gear and build. I have my next 5 points planned out.
72: Enforcer (Keystone)- Templar Area, 18% Phys while wielding a 2h'd melee weapon + 20 Str.
73: Shadow Area - +10 Int
74: Reduced Mana Reservation: 5%
75: Aura Effect: 8%
76: Influence (keystone): 18% Increased Aura Effect
After this, I have a couple of areas that I'm thinking about hitting. I'll probably decide based on where I'm at in Maps / what my needs are. I have a path set up to improve / reduce mana auras (3 points), I have a branch to get more Life (3-8 points), I have a branch to get more armor and resists (7 points). I have an area to pick up more damage (5 points).
But I'm not going to put much into those until I get to 76, see what maps I'm running, not finding myself capable of running, and what area I need more work in. I'm pretty pleased with my progress so far, and I think that at this point, I have a good change to hit 85 before domination is over, which would be a pretty freaking awesome achievement for me.
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