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New Mabar ? What is the point ?
Oct 29th, 2015 at 6:27pm
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So, i logged in the check out the new Mabar - maybe there are some updates, maybe there are some more +5 tomes. Who knows. Nope.

Everyone is grinding, and its back to the old 'STEAL ALL THE MOBS' game - but why ?. What is is that everyone grinding for ? The clickies all expire - what am i missing here ? Do the clickable hats and armor click from hotbar ? WHY IS EVERYONE GRINDING THIS SHIT ?!
  
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Reply #1 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 6:33pm
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Personally interested in the (unexpiring) augments and pumpkin grenades
  

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Reply #2 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 7:26pm
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My main question is how much "grinding" is the grind?

I mean, are we talking "hop in for a few hours and get a nice augment" or "dick in a pencil sharpener"?
  

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Reply #3 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 7:39pm
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I have no interest in any of the gear. Quest were rather boring but were quick so good exp/minute. Only ran it with the free keys. I see no other point.

At least they managed to keep the lag even without the dragon. Good job Turbine.
  

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Reply #4 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 7:40pm
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the point is to keep the hamsters on the fucking wheel, faggot.
  
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Reply #5 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 7:46pm
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Just grinding them augments. Theyre pretty nice and unbound.. besides what else is there to do in game right now other than airship piking...
  
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Reply #6 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:04pm
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Skrilla wrote on Oct 29th, 2015 at 7:46pm:
airship piking...

that's my shit!

noamineo wrote on Oct 29th, 2015 at 7:26pm:
"hop in for a few hours and get a nice augment"

yep. if you have a warlock, you can tag all mobs first before anyone with aura/bursts and get the credit for the loot drop even without killing them. I did few hours on a shiradi and a mech got me an int aug, regalia robe, regalia docent. all during preview.
  

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Reply #7 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:13pm
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I think I'm probably only interested in stocking up on the augments. Done about 4 hours worth so far in both the explorer and the challenges and managed to pick up one wisdom, one int, and I'm well on my way to a third. Heh, I was pretty sick of it by the end, and desperately wanted my keys to run out, but every time I ran to another challenge I ended up getting another key by accident.
  
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noamineo wrote on Oct 29th, 2015 at 7:26pm:
My main question is how much "grinding" is the grind?

I mean, are we talking "hop in for a few hours and get a nice augment" or "dick in a pencil sharpener"?


1 Night of easy grind got me 2 augments.. so no, nothing is "a chore".. and the 1st time EXP off the 4 quests for a 20th level toon is just plain INSANE. 600k for 30 minutes TOPS
  
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Reply #9 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:15pm
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Yeah, the xp was super nice. I was using an old bank toon that I used my 20 heart on to switch him to warlock, he went from 1 bar into 14 to about 20k xp from 16 in those 4 hours Cheesy
  
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Reply #10 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:20pm
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160-180k per first run at CR35 is nice, depending on pot you have running.  That's worth it.

Takes 16 runs to get an augment.  each run is 5 min.  So, about 90 min.  You need 16 keys.  8 free, and you can get about 8 every 30 min or so.  People will say they got 30 or more in 30 min.  That hasn't been my experience.   

The stacking augments that are unbound are worth that effort.

Definitely not a heavy grind.  It's not the cove or original mabar.

  
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Reply #11 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:22pm
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Oh, in case anyone wasn't aware, they added a code for a second free set of 4 keys: TpeKXaryH8QkL
  
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Reply #12 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:32pm
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totally wrote on Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:22pm:
Oh, in case anyone wasn't aware, they added a code for a second free set of 4 keys: TpeKXaryH8QkL

Thanks, I'd missed that. I haven't had time to log in yet, but I have a couple of alts high enough level that new cloaks would be nice, and maybe a few ghostbane rubies. I'm hoping to get in at least a few hours this weekend.

  

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Reply #13 - Oct 29th, 2015 at 10:43pm
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If you get a couple people together.. 5 or so.. the spawn rate is really quite nice. I had 50 keys in less then an hour, and the mats, yeah... if you run the quests on lvl 35 and you're capped, you get almost 30 per run. 80 of each type per augment.. is NOT a hard run. and yeah, running Sov, ship 5%, and Masters Gift I get 198k-205k as a lvl 20. Just don't take lvl 21 and you're fine.

Once youve got all 4 done, take your level 21, then eat a 100 exp daily stone (its all I ever get, I've never rolled higher then 10 on a daily in my life), take 22
  
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totally wrote on Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:22pm:
Oh, in case anyone wasn't aware, they added a code for a second free set of 4 keys: TpeKXaryH8QkL



Thanks
  
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totally wrote on Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:22pm:
Oh, in case anyone wasn't aware, they added a code for a second free set of 4 keys: TpeKXaryH8QkL

Thanks.


Meursault wrote on Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:32pm:
ghostbane rubies

Jesus. Don't do that. Create a burner acct. and tell us your server. Someone'll PM you for your toon name and mail you a few. It's just that sad to see someone actually grind for ghostbane.
  

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Reply #16 - Oct 30th, 2015 at 1:57am
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Just so everyone knows, you can just stand there in EA, turn on the aura, the one that doesn't cost SP, and you tag all the mobs putting you on the list. This doesn't activate them though Cheesy
  

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Reply #17 - Oct 30th, 2015 at 2:07am
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noamineo wrote on Oct 29th, 2015 at 7:26pm:
My main question is how much "grinding" is the grind?

I mean, are we talking "hop in for a few hours and get a nice augment" or "dick in a pencil sharpener"?


More lick  a dick in Elton John's ass. It is acceptable.

No?
  

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The most broken epic PL in the game is the ridiculous AC buff from martial PLs. But when you include all the inherent benefits from reincarnation, the thing is above the roof. The benefit from TR was supposed to be minimal, but now it is game breaking. start a new character and you will feel, you will get raped in heroics.

Personally I think lower heroics on new characters are harder than Legendary Elite content on a character with good gear and has all destinies farmed.


Arkat wrote on Apr 2nd, 2014 at 4:14pm:
And someone in another thread called ME delusional recently!

Wow.

Have you EVER gone to Law School Feyn? Have you EVER been asked by a United States Senator who is now the Vice President of the United States to write a paper just for him on a particular topic of Constitutional Law for his use as a Senator? Have you ever been asked to help a very notable Harvard PhD turned Constitutional scholar with his very-well received book on Legal Philosophy and Constitutional Revolutions? Have you ever been offered a job as a Deputy Attorney General BEFORE you even graduated Law School?

No? Then STFU you fucking amateur.


Meat-Head wrote on Jul 29th, 2015 at 12:03am:
Thx. I was semi-waiting because windows 10 will be here soon. but, the crashing is making me want to punch old people.


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Pretty sure that the fact that a service can be hacked doesn't make it the "community chest".
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Reply #18 - Oct 30th, 2015 at 2:08am
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totally wrote on Oct 29th, 2015 at 8:22pm:
Oh, in case anyone wasn't aware, they added a code for a second free set of 4 keys: TpeKXaryH8QkL


You like Huey Lewis and the news?
  

Vaultaccount wrote on Aug 29th, 2016 at 7:06pm:
The most broken epic PL in the game is the ridiculous AC buff from martial PLs. But when you include all the inherent benefits from reincarnation, the thing is above the roof. The benefit from TR was supposed to be minimal, but now it is game breaking. start a new character and you will feel, you will get raped in heroics.

Personally I think lower heroics on new characters are harder than Legendary Elite content on a character with good gear and has all destinies farmed.


Arkat wrote on Apr 2nd, 2014 at 4:14pm:
And someone in another thread called ME delusional recently!

Wow.

Have you EVER gone to Law School Feyn? Have you EVER been asked by a United States Senator who is now the Vice President of the United States to write a paper just for him on a particular topic of Constitutional Law for his use as a Senator? Have you ever been asked to help a very notable Harvard PhD turned Constitutional scholar with his very-well received book on Legal Philosophy and Constitutional Revolutions? Have you ever been offered a job as a Deputy Attorney General BEFORE you even graduated Law School?

No? Then STFU you fucking amateur.


Meat-Head wrote on Jul 29th, 2015 at 12:03am:
Thx. I was semi-waiting because windows 10 will be here soon. but, the crashing is making me want to punch old people.


IMARANGER wrote on Sep 8th, 2014 at 5:40pm:
Pretty sure that the fact that a service can be hacked doesn't make it the "community chest".
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Reply #19 - Oct 30th, 2015 at 3:04am
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Not as dull as the old mabar...I'll get my augs and some half decent exp-
  

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m4lacka wrote on Oct 30th, 2015 at 2:08am:
You like Huey Lewis and the news?


Ofc, who doesn't?
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m4lacka wrote on Oct 30th, 2015 at 2:08am:
You like Huey Lewis and the news?


http://youtu.be/Fk15H6PjBis
  

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Reply #22 - Oct 30th, 2015 at 4:00am
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logged with my lowbies yesterday... and I was alone in Graveyard  A  (1-5)

in the two hours I spent there, with my two piking accounts, i saw one single other person running around...
Since I was mostly holding the area around Delera's Tomb, he was free to roam every where else.
No issue of kill stealing or whatever, and somewhat more chocs and keys than expected.

So maybe it's best to go low level than try to find an empty spawn spot in the Graveyard G ( 25-30 )  Roll Eyes
  

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Reply #23 - Oct 30th, 2015 at 4:37am
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Int and wis augment ( wizards and clerics are in vogue ) and the robe clicky. I don't know, 33 keys, 5 - 6 mins per max level challenge, maybe 8 hours total ?
And that's with wasting hour or two "in full farming party".
Fuck that, you get ten times more keys running solo with aoe near a full party. Hope they don't get pissed too early.
Even solo away from everybody else is faster than being in a group.

Challenges and wilderness are completely trivial, xp first time is uber, stupid anti party mechanics have not changed, rewards are okay if you play wis and int characters.

Might get extra augments for monkcher or mechanic but it's really THE epitome of mindless grind.
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Wipe wrote on Oct 30th, 2015 at 4:37am:
it's really THE epitome of mindless grind.


fuck no!  the crystal cove rules over ALL other grinds; the fucking turn in rate is SICK, and you can't get SHIT without a whole FUCK wad of whatever's.
  
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