derpsticks wrote: »

I just tested this tonight. I will be there for about 45 more mins tonight. I am DC if you want to group, @derpsticks.

I just tested that grind with 2 others who report similar xp gain in 1 hour and it was 250k +- per hour. So while not 600k as you say, nor near as good as previous grinds, It seems grinding standard mobs is a viable option. While slower than before, It can be done.

I will say that that after 10 minutes my armor decayed 1/4 so I had to repair 2 times in the course of this testing.

derpsticks wrote: »

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I have run the grind and definitely noticed the armor decay. I also noticed that I would be able to net about 2-3 blue 1-2 purple and 1-3 set pieces of loot, as well as about 1.5k gold from selling things. I'd say it evens out pretty well.

The xp I think varies from group to group. I was getting about 3-4k per group of mobs which could be killed in no more than 15 seconds.

Were you grouped with a person who was much higher VR level than you?

I am a vet 12 so no, and yes you are right the armor decay vs what you sell evens out, but for time spent, quiet frankly I don't want to "even out" when I am questing or grinding.

I told about spellscar days ago. I think derpsticks number´s are too high. I really looked into the numbers while doing it so here my "grinding guide".

As i got from VR12 to VR14 spending a time of 2x 4 Hours on saturday and sunday morning this weekend. This means I got 350.000 xp per hour

My advice bases of knowledge before 1.5.4.

All you need is:

Magicka
Destrostaff with Impulse (buff weapon damage)
Evil Hunter
AOE-Ult like Batswarm, Standard, Nova, Flawless Dawnbreaker
Heal

Works best on the spot with Ice or Lightning Atronarchs.

Note that you get most exp when you go in a group of two with no leechers around.

The big atronarch will give you about 990 xp, the little ones about 472 exp. As a duo of a DK and a Vamp Sorc and the other a duo of a DK and a NB with Flawless Dawnbreaker we were able to pull up to 4-5 group together.

As soon as they reach us I put down standard an start bombing just as my grindpartner does. After the first 5 secs of bombing my ult is already charged again and I put the second standard. Each of a group gets you about 3.000 exp. Pull 5 together and you get 15.000 exp. You can run in circle in one spot or trough all 3 (fire, lightning, ice).

Fire is the slowest because fire atronarchs won´t get into impulse range themselves as they are ranged, you need to chain them into the aoe. Ice is the easiest imo as the atronarch fall the fastest. Lightning gives the most exp per hour because this in the only spot where you can pull easily five groups at once (if you got the damage to deal with them).

I got lots of loot, all 3 atronarch trophies which were a pain to farm elsewhere. In those 8 hours of grinding I got VR12-VR14, 30-40k gold after repairs and selling the loot to the vendor.


Before Update 5 I was leveling my chars mostly with quests, a little grind here and there. Now it´s just terrible to try level by questing and therefore I put this advice for people who feel like me. Im sorry if they changed sth. with patch 1.5.4, haven´t tried it anymore as I am VR14 now