When you first zone in, the closest mobs are farmers and tired farmers. topic on the EQ forums. 1; 2; Next. They can take a long time, but with a little research and experience you can get the times down on her missions as well. They are very easy to pull individually, especially on the left side. Find Tyrinam and take the Reducing the Threat - Worgs quest. If you went to another zone first and are coming here after 55, then just zone in by dropping into the big hole and coming up at the very back of the zone. The first camp is in the large room in the bottom right side of the map. Each Stance has different focuses and allow the mercs to be more or less reactive. I would suggest just not coming here. Grieg himself is often camped but if he is up be careful. With fire. Brother Island (Guild Hall>Deluge>Tempest Temple>Brother Island) - This zone is great because there are almost no Kill on Sight mobs, allowing you to wander freely. Kill dragons and drakkin on the north path until 81-82, then shift to the east path. Slaughter everything you get your hands on that isn't a friendly dragorn. The south camp is the three rooms near the Nobles Causeway zone line. AFK/Mercenary Leveling Guide for Everquest Levels 1-85 This is a guide dedicated to leveling your character automatically while either fully AFK or partially AFK. I have masochistic friends who swear by it though. Also keep in mind that if you hire a mercenary from a female Mercenary Liaison then your mercenary will be a female. You should easily average about 25% of an AA for each of the light blue mobs while at the South or North Camp. I don't like them and only do them if guildmates beg me to. I look at AFK Mercing as if the . Q: What happens if I don't have the money to pay for my merc? Korascian Warrens(82-87)(PoK>Talk to Herald of Druzzil Ro to TP to Plane of Time>Walk around the pillar and click on glowy portal to The Void>Toskirakk>Korascian Warrens) - I used to enjoy leveling here quite a bit. This should be a priority. If you're looking for the old information that used to be on this page you'll find those guides along with all my other EQ content here. Made a handful of edits as of 1/13/2017. They don't hit excessively hard and are very good exp from 68-74. 13-28 Estate of Unrest (PoK>Butcherblock Mountains>Dagnor's Cauldron>Unrest) - This is a good place for undead killers, but in my opinion the run out to it is too far and the exp is better in Blightfire. Most of these zones are hotzones and no matter which set of zones is up at the time, one of them will be a hot zone. Also something to keep in mind is if you complete the themes out of order you will not unlock the mercenaries from the theme's below it. There a couple of hallway corners that are mostly safe as well, but you have to kill to them and that can be dangerous. Passive: Your merc will not attack anything. They will be indifferent to you to start. If you'd like to see every single zone in the game that I have a guide for, head over to my Everquest Index Page. I will endeavor to keep this guide as up to date as possible and will revise as I play through zones with different class combinations or get better advice. It isn't bad, but you start looking at 2-3 mobs per 1 percent. A zone you are having a lot of trouble with can be made WAYYY easier if you get a full set of buffs. AFK XP gains are so increadibly low/slow that it isn't even worth the time or effort, even if that time is being stolen. I forget about that guy. Paladins can start swarming around 83 with impunity and shredding through these guys to about 85. See below for the final bit of the guide. Valdeholm (PoK>Blightfire>Goru'Kar>The Steppes>Icefall Glaciar>Valdeholm) - I absolutely love this place for these levels. Fewer mobs for AA/Exp grinding but still very nice and slightly easier for a small group. Murder the "of Fire" mobs from 65 to 68. Also stay away from the center bottom left of the zone. EverQuest Leveling Zones - 1-15 The nameds drop pretty sick gear and hit WAY easier than the ones in the Nightmare zones. Glass cannon mobs, simple pulls, a real honest to god tank can easily take 2-3 at a time. © Copyright 2008-2022 Almar's Guides. per mob. This guide has been updated in 2022 and is up to date with Visions of Vetrovia and the new 125 level cap! So I will fix that. There are 2 nameds plus a named treant you can easily access if no one else is killing them. WARNING: 'Hatching a Plan' mission next to PoK standalone bank has been nerfed into uselessness. You will need an invis item or supply of Cloudy Potions though as there are a lot of living creatures between you and the undead section of the zone. This zone is sometimes a hotzone. These levels will come steadily and you will very likely never be overwhelmed. The idea to help in grinding to where the other players are (level-wise) is to add two additional accounts and create a 3 box team. There are better places to go. They like to run, so bring a snare. When the mob starts to run, you want enough space for your merc team to finalize the kill before aggroing the mobs across the hall in the other room. I honestly think it's kinda trash because either you're killing "relatively weak" classified mobs or the creatures just have too many HP, but from 30-35 it's ok. You can get yourself a mercenary for free to help in your leveling. They are in the places where the guards used to be. The center of the zone is all undead. Also keep in mind almost everything here summons. Also, being a class like Paladin can make leveling in some places way faster. The gear drops here look incredible too. He couldn't have made it THAT easy. It's also a hot zone and that makes it really worth it. There are three nameds you can kill here for a good variety of loot. High enough that 2 rangers headshotting with an SK tanking and wizard also spamming nukes with shaman support couldn't exhaust all the mobs before they repopped. You do have to be careful if Hardcore Heritage is going on cause this zone could be boosted up into the 70s-80s range if the event is ongoing. Make sure that the Tank Merc has been assigned the role of Main Tank. Otherwise, kill puslings and bubonians. When people return to EverQuest from an extended absence, they always ask wheres the best place to level and grind AAs. Otherwise, the area around his spawn point has the highest level mobs in the zone and yields great exp even up to 60 if you're patient. I just dislike this place in total. Pick one of the two camps and go nuts. This page contains every Leveling Guide that I have written for Everquest. I normally just move a group through various mobs, killing everything. Mobs are tightly packed in some places and lots of classes who can swarm like to swarm here because of it. Youre looking to create a merc team of Tank/ DPS/ Healer. This zone is a lot better when you factor those in. The south camp is the three rooms near the Nobles Causeway zone line. The drachnid are probably the lowest level mobs in the zone, but it gets hard to pull singles and they have a lot of HP. Click here for more information. The North Camp is the second camp when you reach level 77. He is a raid target. A properly set up box group can do everything but the final mission easily. They are pretty well all headshotable by 63. I came back and my toons went from level 3 to level 10!!! They have low HP and don't hit very hard. Pathing will get you killed. Once you're around 96, head toward the big building in the center or the Sepulcar of Order zoneline to kill higher level guys. The shades there are the highest level normal mobs in the zone. Not game breaking to say the least. At 6-7 go into the middle cave and kill pumas. Just places that are more or less easy. Coming from The Mines, start killing gnolls until 12. Grouping is still one of the best ways to get experience, but the mercs help you when you can't find a group. But the real advantage is when you want to grind out AAs while also leveling from 65 to 80. Sadly neither zone is a hot zone. Direwind Cliffs is nothing but killing drops throughout most of it. Pretty much every single thing in The Grounds wants to eat your face, so there is less confusion and thus it's more popular. After that you need to go back to the bottom right side of the map and start killing nobles and highborn. DO NOT USE FOLLOW HERE. A mercenary's icon will show their archetype and hailing them will tell you their class. The west is a mess and quickly drops away forcing you to gate out one way or another. The other room is basically in the exact same spot except on the left side of the map. The final camp here I am aware of is back inside the castle area on the way to the back of the zone. It's one of the two expansions that made me quit EQ for any length of time. You'll usually be fine pulling 1 or 2 Whites or above, any more and the merc has a small chance of running. The ramps leading down into each area of The Grounds are great camp spots and there are halls and nooks of the various buildings in Erudin Burning that you can set up in without much fuss. I'M NOT QUITE READY FOR EOK/ROS (100-105) - This is very much dependent on gear and group. They hit like trucks and run though, so bring a snare. The Droga area is super nice for rangers as the goblins are headshotable. Set Active: Set the current stance you have selected, Set Owner: Set your current target to your Mercs new owner, Info: Gives you the information about your merc. While I didnt test this strategy in The Bloodfields, I think that zone also has a fast respawn rate of 10 minutes and 40 seconds, so this strategy should also work there if you can find a similar camp. Posted on February 24, 2013 by Almost Gaming. You essentially get all the levels while doing things you would do anyway. To begin with, you will want to get yourself attuned to Dead Hills, which is the zone with the easiest HAs. Mob HP is ridiculously low since this is a vanilla zone and these levels go by without much attention having to be paid. Theres an important point to be made about this guide and why its successful. They are kinda tough to pull single, but normally are no more than 2-3 at a time. Also assuming you don't have access to a Druid or Wizard. This guide is a solution to that problem. It will have HP, Mana, and Endurance on par with characters that do not have the gear to acquire rank 2 spells and abilities. You can very very quickly get yourself a full set of 87-92 gear, including the Formal armor set. Talk to Marla Gaslow. NOTE: Doing the progression for Call of the Forsaken and The Broken Mirror will net you some incredible rewards. Go. I will lay out a few spots to hit in this range. It's a hotzone some of the time which is awesome and the rest of the time it has a crazy high dungeon experience bonus (maybe. Fear Itself (88-93)(PoK>Feerott, the Dream>House of Thule, Lower>House of Thule, Upper>Fear Itself) - Even before this place was a hot zone, I loved this place. The merc trio can easily handle content to level 80 with you solidly playing your main toon (and dragging along the other two characters). You are using an out of date browser. At 45, start killing the spiders and gargoyles on the ground, then slowly work your way up. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. There are only a small handful of places where you have to fight more than one mob if you don't want to. At first, just wait. It's also a MONSTER of a run as Jungle and Trak's Teeth are enormous zones. The Fortress Mechanotus Zones(75-85)(Guild Hall>Buy Dragonscale Faycite>TP to Dragonscale Hills>Fortress Mechanotus>Gyrospires/Meldraths/SHIP/Steam Factory) - This area isn't one of my favorites and I haven't spent a considerable amount of time hunting in them. The key issue is that there are gobs of wandering mobs. It's Hills of Shade all over again. I also ding to 57 at this camp in the video including the sweet ding noise and a cringey. True - but depending on the area / level / buffs needed you can set up for AFK and go out to work for the day - then come home and spend your time grinding. EverQuest Cheats & Guides. There are some sporali that are best left alone since this isn't a hotzone anymore and some birds/birdmen in the northwest corner, but otherwise it's undead elves and humans. This expansion introduced Mercenaries and basically completely changed the way you level in Everquest. Once inside, just follow your map and keep heading back until mobs start getting close to your level. Everquest, Everquest Leveling Guides Since leveling speed in Everquest is determined by Hotzones, which changes every now and then it's hard to find a leveling guide for Everquest. This repop time is significantly faster than Doomfire, the Burning Lands (Plane of Fire) which is 36 minutes. The mobs have varying levels of HP, but don't hit that hard in comparison to even other TDS content. The cities are a cake walk, though the wandering mobs on the walls in the second city can really mess up your day if you don't pay attention. This amounts to tens of thousands of AA's. Inside Dead Hills, look for a gnome named Gribble Grobblenobber. everquest afk mercenary leveling guide. The old school Journeyman Rank 5 mercenary questline takes place here if you want to do it. How does it help with boxing? There are two main camps that you'll use. It's cheap and easy to get and you probably can get large amounts of it just as you level. At 40 move into the second courtyard area and keep clearing northward. A: Mercs are actually rather cheap to maintain. Buy the 950 Point Mount that provides levitation. They are designed for extra support or extra muscle in PvE encounters. Find something else. Your toon classes are irrelevant. The north and east you can at least run out if you botch a pull. At level 5 it gets its second ability, with third obtained at level 15. It will pick up quite a bit around level 25, and you will get to 30 very very quickly. You can pull 3-4 at a time easily and pretty quickly kill them all, moving out toward the docked ships to get higher level guys. If you dont want to deal with killing them, run down until you see the trees and start killing mosstrooper treants. The gear starts becoming available at 75 and is bought with Marks of Valor from Ethernere Tainted West Karana.