Grind Camps 2

[Zenaku]

Let's start a new topic of where is best to level for party now that patch 1.19 is out. It would follow the same layout as the old one so it be easy to understand.




ORANGE (Thanalan)
GREEN (The Black Shroud)
RED (La Noscea)
BLUE (Coerthas)

X [10-20] @Sphosphae Dungeon - Bats,Aurelia,Grippers
X [16-19] @Aleport Puk Hatching (10,21) (Light Party).
X [17-22 ] @Camp Bloodshore - Aldgoat nanny
X [20-25] @Camp Horizon - Near Pyrausta NM - Cactuars
X [21-29] @Cedarwood Giant Crabs (38,25) (Full PT).
X [25-30] @Camp Bloodshore - North - obolds, Giant Crabs
X [30-35] @Nophica wells Mitelings (Full Party)
X [33-38] @Camp Dragonhead Hippocerfts (32,20) (Full Party)
X [35-38] @Copperbell Mines 2F Antling Diggers (Full PT). [COLOR="red"]
X [38-42] @Camp Iron Lake Young Raptors (27,11) & (27,9) (Full PT).
X [38-42] @Bald knoll Toads, Pirates
X [42-48] @Iron lake - higher level Young Raptor"
X [45-50] @Zahrak - Beastmen (Full PT)






Note1: Most camps can be done at 1 level lower or keep going when EXP drop below 200 with exp chain it's time to move on. If you killing way to fast sometime it's best to move on.

Note2: Should keep all buff up while partying and Stoneskin is a must.

Note3: sometimes you need 2 healers "Conj" the hate control is little broken and 2 cures the healer could take hate on the other mobs. Should try and provoke and AOE as much as you can to keep that from happening.

[KelenaeV]

Marked for later look o.o

[Xoo]

I'm guessing that the old camps will still work with an adjustment to proper rank. I'll have a look around.

EDIT: Okay, maybe and maybe not. There are tons of mobs in places they weren't before. Trying to solo and it's not going too bad. Killed a R25 Aldgoat Nanny as R25 Archer and received 220 EXP for a 45sec. fight, and completely ready for the next. R24 Dodo yielded 189. Going to try some R30-35 Puks in a few, as they have (had?) much lower defense.

I would ask that anyone who fights a mob of equal rank solo to please post the EXP they gained from that mob and whether or not you see potential for a grind camp.

[Xoo]

I'm starting to look for any type of camps around 16 range so far no luck.

I would say, from the very meager testing I've done so far is to find a group of mobs that cap no higher than 2-3 ranks above you in their range. In essence, if you are playing solo as R33 MRD, find a group that ranges from 30-35. Although, I am now seeing more and more mob families with a static rank that doesn't waiver with respawns. So, more fiddling to be done..

[Zenaku]

I would say, from the very meager testing I've done so far is to find a group of mobs that cap no higher than 2-3 ranks above you in their range. In essence, if you are playing solo as R33 MRD, find a group that ranges from 30-35. Although, I am now seeing more and more mob families with a static rank that doesn't waiver with respawns. So, more fiddling to be done..

Doing testing myself with mobs around 16 and it seem you could get 150-200 in a party without exp chain with 3 members going to try with 4 people and see how it goes.

The 15 dungeon give good EXP good for a party of 4-8 15-20 i would say without issue. Only issue is high level are running around killing stuff.

[Xoo]

I'm about to try and build a party of Lv.20-25 and take them to Mun Tuy on Wandering Wights. I just did some testing and they respawn VERY fast now. I couldn't keep them all down on R50.

[Zenaku]

I'm about to try and build a party of Lv.20-25 and take them to Mun Tuy on Wandering Wights. I just did some testing and they respawn VERY fast now. I couldn't keep them all down on R50.

I have a level 17 party 4 man trying out camps So far i found one but if i find one better i delete that one.

Issue is the Links may kill the party trying to find camps that the party can keep up with the links without issue.

[Zenaku]

Found out someone that is 50 within your own party can kill mobs for you and you get 200-300+EXP for mobs 25+ at 17. I hope SE fix this issue or maybe they want ppl to powerlevel like they said.

Issue i'm having finding camps is to many links or run out of MP quick on the mage. at least for 4man.

[Teknoman]

They also added a list of hunting grounds in the patch notes:

[dev1030] The distribution of enemies in several areas has been adjusted.
In conjunction with this change, the following areas have seen an increase in enemy numbers in order to serve as hunting grounds.
Central Shroud, Bentbranch
Central Shroud, Humblehearth
North Shroud, Emerald Moss
North Shroud, Treespeak
South Shroud, Tranquil Pass
Lower La Noscea, Bearded Rock
Lower La Noscea, Cedarwood
Western La Noscea, Skull Valley
Eastern La Noscea, Bloodshore
Upper La Noscea, Iron Lake
Central Thanalan, Black Brush
Eastern Thanalan, Drybone
Western Thanalan, Horizon's Edge
Western Thanalan, Nophica's Wells
Coerthas Eastern Lowlands, Fields of Glory

So those are probably good places to test things out

[Zenaku]

They also added a list of hunting grounds in the patch notes:

[dev1030] The distribution of enemies in several areas has been adjusted.
In conjunction with this change, the following areas have seen an increase in enemy numbers in order to serve as hunting grounds.
Central Shroud, Bentbranch
Central Shroud, Humblehearth
North Shroud, Emerald Moss
North Shroud, Treespeak
South Shroud, Tranquil Pass
Lower La Noscea, Bearded Rock
Lower La Noscea, Cedarwood
Western La Noscea, Skull Valley
Eastern La Noscea, Bloodshore
Upper La Noscea, Iron Lake
Central Thanalan, Black Brush
Eastern Thanalan, Drybone
Western Thanalan, Horizon's Edge
Western Thanalan, Nophica's Wells
Coerthas Eastern Lowlands, Fields of Glory

So those are probably good places to test things out

Yes testing them out there lot's of Puks,dodo on other spots and so on but issue is MP and links getting on to the healer with 1cure or 2. Without AOE provoke at low level it really hard. Starting to think you have to start making FFXI type partys 1 healer,back up,Tank,dd,dd,dd.