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Sep 17th, 2017 at 4:20pm
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On my 3rd Drow, decided to give up the R3 slog solo and just go R1 with a friend, plow through as fast as we can. Cattacombs put me @ 5 (1 Rogue/4 Fighter), then we go after Necro 1 & 2... blasted through right up to Shadow Lord

I think using Hires (for all the godamn levers) really fucked up the dungeon Scaling because we got raped 6x in a row... 3 separate instances I was ganked by no less then 4 Reapers @ a time along will all the other shit that dog-piles on.. most I can handle, but that fucking weakness kills fast. the 7th went pretty smooth though. 

After that, had to call it a night, all those attempts REALLY ate up my available play time *crys*

Still need to do Guard, King, & Crypt  Tongue
  
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Reply #1 - Sep 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm
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Higher skulls only makes sense if you can maintain your pace.  If you are slowing down because of skulls drop the skulls down.  Especially in level 10 and lower content.  The math doesn't work for low level quests. A level 5 quest on 4 skulls is 110 reaper xp.  On 2 skulls it is 80.  On one skull, 65.   You are better off running more quests faster than one slow.
  
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Reply #2 - Sep 17th, 2017 at 6:03pm
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My train skips necro 1,2 and 3 (apart from Shadow Crypt) and a lot of other undead quests because they are longer, harder and somehow seem to spawn more reapers. Not needed in a 4 day racial life. Also yeah, R1 to like lvl5 or so depending on party makeup quickens shit a lot and that's when decent rxp kicks in anyway. Before that you''re only looking at like 500 odd a quest
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Reply #3 - Sep 17th, 2017 at 8:28pm
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Jelly_Muffin wrote on Sep 17th, 2017 at 6:03pm:
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My train skips necro 1,2 and 3 (apart from Shadow Crypt) and a lot of other undead quests because they are longer, harder and somehow seem to spawn more reapers. Not needed in a 4 day racial life.

I am intrigued by your proposal, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

I am not banging out 4 day rTRs. Or any TRs.

I'm assuming Greater Tome + VIP + Sovereign XP Pots?

Inquiring minds want to know... (I'm still using Carpone's efficient TR guide)  Undecided
  

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Reply #4 - Sep 17th, 2017 at 9:38pm
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Metal-Beast wrote on Sep 17th, 2017 at 8:28pm:
I'm assuming Greater Tome + VIP + Sovereign XP Pots?

+ship, +voice, +daily first time bonus, +bb, +reaper bonus. It's about 5-6 hours a night questing.
  

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Reply #5 - Sep 17th, 2017 at 9:43pm
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Yeah, there's so much xp now.  I wouldn't claim it to be faster, but I don't run anything in heroic that has an epic part.  You don't have to, other than maybe one or two quests in the middle.  Then when you do the epic stuff with first time/BB, it's just silly xp.  von5's like 650,000 or something.  Not really relevant if you're spamming racial lives, but a footnote.
  

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Ah Pook wrote on Sep 17th, 2017 at 9:43pm:
I wouldn't claim it to be faster

could be much faster, but it's r4-5 largely.
  

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Reply #7 - Sep 17th, 2017 at 10:34pm
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The group I run with does R2 until level 4, then does R3 for a few and does 7 or so up on 4 and 5.  With a few higher, when appropriate.  Doing about 2 lives a week, it seems.
  
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Reply #8 - Sep 17th, 2017 at 10:35pm
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Metal-Beast wrote on Sep 17th, 2017 at 8:28pm:
I am intrigued by your proposal, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

I am not banging out 4 day rTRs. Or any TRs.

I'm assuming Greater Tome + VIP + Sovereign XP Pots?

Inquiring minds want to know... (I'm still using Carpone's efficient TR guide)  Undecided


Rubbins got you covered  Cool

It's all about finding the quests that can be done fastest with party makeup .... took us about 2 or 3 weeks to narrow  it down and remove what was too long. Helps that we also have a walking dictionary on anything DDO in group  Grin

IIRC, it works out to about 70k - 80k Rxp per life
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Reply #9 - Sep 17th, 2017 at 11:23pm
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Rubbinns wrote on Sep 17th, 2017 at 10:15pm:
could be much faster, but it's r4-5 largely.

Fo sho.  As with any of this, a good group makes all the difference.  I fucking hate all those middle quests at the best of times, so fuck running them more than once solo.  I'd rather do R10 Threnal in a group than Gianthold solo for the 9 millionth time.
  

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Reply #10 - Sep 17th, 2017 at 11:24pm
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I'd rather do R10 Threnal with Fran than GH.
  

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Reply #11 - Sep 18th, 2017 at 12:49am
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To run higher than r1 for me not make sense. Exept you are maso.  Shocked the 20% xp is worth,so i can buy the 30% pots and profit 50%. Endles spawn of cyclonic blasts can ruin my weekend...
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Ah Pook wrote on Sep 17th, 2017 at 11:24pm:
I'd rather do R10 Threnal with Fran than GH.

Grin

Ah Pook wrote on Sep 17th, 2017 at 11:23pm:
As with any of this, a good group makes all the difference. 

yeah, there's 5 good players with all the past lives, twink gear, and knowledge of quests. and then there's me.

Magneto wrote on Sep 18th, 2017 at 12:49am:
Endles spawn of cyclonic blasts can ruin my weekend...

the worst reaper. the range on those blasts is crazy
  

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Reply #13 - Sep 18th, 2017 at 1:52pm
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Jelly_Muffin wrote on Sep 17th, 2017 at 10:35pm:
Rubbins got you covered  Cool

It's all about finding the quests that can be done fastest with party makeup .... took us about 2 or 3 weeks to narrow  it down and remove what was too long. Helps that we also have a walking dictionary on anything DDO in group  Grin

IIRC, it works out to about 70k - 80k Rxp per life

I'm soloing most of this stuff so group make-up is moot.

R1 is where I live, I have 30 Racials + some Heroic PLs and Epic PLs to clean up. Going Full Retard skulls for MOAR rXP is pointless for me as well. I'll get there when I get there.

Also, Reaper requires running shit at Quest level, which means by 17 or so I'm down so some seriously shitty quests/chains like Reaver's Refuge, Reign of Madness, and Druid's Deep.

Fuck that shit right in it's ear.

5-6 hours a night was really the x-factor.

I don't have that kind of time these days, which is a problem I want to have. There are a lot of days when I don't log on at all.

So I guess it's back to my flower sniffing gimps and 1 TR a month or so   Grin
  

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Metal-Beast wrote on Sep 18th, 2017 at 1:52pm:
I'm soloing most of this stuff so group make-up is moot.

R1 is where I live, I have 30 Racials + some Heroic PLs and Epic PLs to clean up. Going Full Retard skulls for MOAR rXP is pointless for me as well. I'll get there when I get there.

Also, Reaper requires running shit at Quest level, which means by 17 or so I'm down so some seriously shitty quests/chains like Reaver's Refuge, Reign of Madness, and Druid's Deep.

Fuck that shit right in it's ear.

5-6 hours a night was really the x-factor.

I don't have that kind of time these days, which is a problem I want to have. There are a lot of days when I don't log on at all.

So I guess it's back to my flower sniffing gimps and 1 TR a month or so   Grin


If you don't have the time, then definitely do R1 and say screw it to the reaper XP.  And if you are doing that, go ahead and run at the old BB level and take the -50% hit to the RXP.  The RXP will be there over the long haul.  They are, supposedly, doing a fix for RXP in epics at some point.  Once that happens there should be ways to get reaper xp that way. 

You really just want the base XP boost.  it means you can get the TR down below 20 hours.  Which, even on limited play time, makes TR's reasonable. 
  
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Reply #15 - Sep 18th, 2017 at 2:58pm
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Asheras wrote on Sep 18th, 2017 at 2:52pm:
If you don't have the time, then definitely do R1 and say screw it to the reaper XP.  And if you are doing that, go ahead and run at the old BB level and take the -50% hit to the RXP.  The RXP will be there over the long haul.  They are, supposedly, doing a fix for RXP in epics at some point.  Once that happens there should be ways to get reaper xp that way. 

You really just want the base XP boost.  it means you can get the TR down below 20 hours.  Which, even on limited play time, makes TR's reasonable. 

I hope they do something about rXP in Epics... Epic is a wasteland these days, which is a problem when there's some content you need to group for on EE (depending on your build).

I am dubious about a 20 hr. TR, but I don't use pots and I'm not VIP so that's likely slowing the process considerably. I also don't zerg much these days.

But I will have to start finding better ways to streamline my TRs...

My current glacial pace means I won't see a single Racial AP before the servers go dark...  Roll Eyes
  

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Reply #16 - Sep 18th, 2017 at 3:04pm
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After waterworks head to 3bc and stay there until you've cleaned your plate. It's that good.
  

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Reply #17 - Sep 18th, 2017 at 4:01pm
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Ah Pook wrote on Sep 17th, 2017 at 11:24pm:
I'd rather do R10 Threnal with Fran than GH.


Transfer to Cannith and I'm sure we can hook you up.  Bring flowers.  I hear he likes flowers.
  

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Skoodge wrote on Sep 18th, 2017 at 4:01pm:
Transfer to Cannith and I'm sure we can hook you up.  Bring flowers.  I hear he likes flowers.

I do have a favour-runner there... we'd make quite a team.  The Dynamic Duo.

What's the opposite of dynamic?  And where one of them's dead all the time?  The Static Dragalong.

Fran, just gimme the 40 bucks you save by not getting a real mouse, and I'll knock out some lives for you while you sleep.  I promise to reroll back into the arti/druid or whatever you're running these days before you get up.
  

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Reply #19 - Sep 18th, 2017 at 11:58pm
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Skoodge wrote on Sep 18th, 2017 at 4:01pm:
Transfer to Cannith and I'm sure we can hook you up.  Bring flowers.  I hear he likes flowers.


Your forgot to mention lube, buckets of it.
  

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Alex DeLarge wrote on Sep 18th, 2017 at 11:58pm:
Your forgot to mention lube, buckets of it.


His ass takes 3.5 bucketsssssss threee-fitty. It fitttssssssssss
  

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Reply #21 - Sep 20th, 2017 at 5:11pm
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So for reaper, it seems like every time the game spawns a mob there is a % chance (based on skulls) of a reaper spawning along with it. So any quest that has tons of spawns (shadow tombs come to mind) is going to have that many more reapers.
  

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I like killing ooze.. only 1 then they turn into piles of them.. then from attacking the pile.. like 3 or 4 reaper pop out that ass and try and murder me.. Fun shit...
  
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5 Foot Step wrote on Sep 20th, 2017 at 5:11pm:
So for reaper, it seems like every time the game spawns a mob there is a % chance (based on skulls) of a reaper spawning along with it. So any quest that has tons of spawns (shadow tombs come to mind) is going to have that many more reapers.

Never split oozes on reaper. 1:38 for the punchline.
  
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Carpone wrote on Sep 20th, 2017 at 8:27pm:
Never split oozes on reaper.


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