What's an acceptable grind rate currently?

  • Faugaun
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    Rosveen wrote: »
    Faugaun wrote: »
    after you have done all the quests over and over and over and over ..... you might sing a different tune. I'm levelling so I have 4x ep vr16, one of each class, for pvp.
    As I said, I have no problem with grinding, it just isn't for me. I'd rather quest - and I have done each quest in the game at least twice. I moved four characters through DC areas and I will do it again.

    That's not the point though. I just don't think one shouldn't say "vet ranks are fine, XP gains are fine" based only on grinding rates.

    Oh, that I agree with
    Xeven wrote: »
    "Killing" pixels controlled by bad/scripted AI: Boring.
    "Killing" pixels controlled by other Nerds: Fun.

    Spending gold and crafting gear you will outlevel in a few hours: Nope
    Spending gold and crafting gear for that sweet new v16: Awesome

    This, in a nutshell, is why we grind.

    Yeah, after 15 years of mmorphs all the quests feel like repeats with different text. Killing other players = not so repititve.Grinding isn't so bad it's kinda like watching a movie while folding clothes. Sure you'd rather not be folding clothes but once youre done you can put them on and go 《insert adventure here》
    OGLezard wrote: »
    MikeB wrote: »
    iliatha wrote: »
    1.7mio/hr is bout the top i have grinded with for weeks. 865k/hr is not bad for v5 but not that much. You could easily go over a million.

    Not to be negative but I doubt this. I know on XB1 ALL grind spots were overloaded pre-IC with people wanting to max out characters before the release and get as much grinding done before it was all nerfed and it hasnt got much better after. Not only are placed overloaded now but with the increase in mob difficulty and the lowering of XP earned in popular grind spots I find it almost impossible to earn 1mil+ xp an hour. Can you provide a time stamp screenshot as @Faugaun has done with a date stamp and addon proof of the xp per hour? You can stare at a wall or whatever to not show the location, just want the proof.

    @MikeB so not true, here's my xp per hour

    k56w2eg.jpg

    Just because you don't know where good grinding is WITHOUT swarms of people doesn't mean they don't exist ;)

    That's beautiful.
  • MikeB
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    OGLezard wrote: »
    MikeB wrote: »
    iliatha wrote: »
    1.7mio/hr is bout the top i have grinded with for weeks. 865k/hr is not bad for v5 but not that much. You could easily go over a million.

    Not to be negative but I doubt this. I know on XB1 ALL grind spots were overloaded pre-IC with people wanting to max out characters before the release and get as much grinding done before it was all nerfed and it hasnt got much better after. Not only are placed overloaded now but with the increase in mob difficulty and the lowering of XP earned in popular grind spots I find it almost impossible to earn 1mil+ xp an hour. Can you provide a time stamp screenshot as @Faugaun has done with a date stamp and addon proof of the xp per hour? You can stare at a wall or whatever to not show the location, just want the proof.

    @MikeB so not true, here's my xp per hour

    k56w2eg.jpg

    Just because you don't know where good grinding is WITHOUT swarms of people doesn't mean they don't exist ;)

    Didnt say they did not exist, just said I find it hard to believe. There's also a huge difference between console and PC. Being Im on console a lot more people are still leveling than on PC and fill grind spots like flies on a turd.
    Edited by MikeB on October 2, 2015 2:53PM
  • OGLezard
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    MikeB wrote: »
    OGLezard wrote: »
    MikeB wrote: »
    iliatha wrote: »
    1.7mio/hr is bout the top i have grinded with for weeks. 865k/hr is not bad for v5 but not that much. You could easily go over a million.

    Not to be negative but I doubt this. I know on XB1 ALL grind spots were overloaded pre-IC with people wanting to max out characters before the release and get as much grinding done before it was all nerfed and it hasnt got much better after. Not only are placed overloaded now but with the increase in mob difficulty and the lowering of XP earned in popular grind spots I find it almost impossible to earn 1mil+ xp an hour. Can you provide a time stamp screenshot as @Faugaun has done with a date stamp and addon proof of the xp per hour? You can stare at a wall or whatever to not show the location, just want the proof.

    @MikeB so not true, here's my xp per hour

    k56w2eg.jpg

    Just because you don't know where good grinding is WITHOUT swarms of people doesn't mean they don't exist ;)

    Didnt say they did not exist, just said I find it hard to believe. There's also a huge difference between console and PC. Being Im on console a lot more people are still leveling than on PC and fill grind spots like flies on a turd.

    @MikeB it's the same for console and pc....the secret is never turning in quest so those flies are phased out for you :) then you have your own private instance in quest areas
  • UltimaJoe777
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    Tonturri wrote: »
    What I don't get is why everyone is in such a hurry to hit max level... Don't people take the time to enjoy the ride known as simply "the game" anymore?
    For me, alts. I've enjoyed the ride known as 'the game' three times already, I'll be damned if I do all of faction quests 8 times over. Also, some people don't like questing.

    Well sure I don't care to do the quests on my alts either but I am still in no hurry to reach max level as fast as possible. I mean there is more to "the game" than just questing after all.
    Edited by UltimaJoe777 on October 2, 2015 5:16PM
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  • Faugaun
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    Tonturri wrote: »
    What I don't get is why everyone is in such a hurry to hit max level... Don't people take the time to enjoy the ride known as simply "the game" anymore?
    For me, alts. I've enjoyed the ride known as 'the game' three times already, I'll be damned if I do all of faction quests 8 times over. Also, some people don't like questing.

    Well sure I don't care to do the quests on my alts either but I am still in no hurry to reach max level as fast as possible. I mean there is more to "the game" than just questing after all.

    @UltimaJoe777 yeah...but us on pc have been playing in since april 2014 so we've done all that ....a lot
  • zornyan
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    OGLezard wrote: »
    MikeB wrote: »
    OGLezard wrote: »
    MikeB wrote: »
    iliatha wrote: »
    1.7mio/hr is bout the top i have grinded with for weeks. 865k/hr is not bad for v5 but not that much. You could easily go over a million.

    Not to be negative but I doubt this. I know on XB1 ALL grind spots were overloaded pre-IC with people wanting to max out characters before the release and get as much grinding done before it was all nerfed and it hasnt got much better after. Not only are placed overloaded now but with the increase in mob difficulty and the lowering of XP earned in popular grind spots I find it almost impossible to earn 1mil+ xp an hour. Can you provide a time stamp screenshot as @Faugaun has done with a date stamp and addon proof of the xp per hour? You can stare at a wall or whatever to not show the location, just want the proof.

    @MikeB so not true, here's my xp per hour

    k56w2eg.jpg

    Just because you don't know where good grinding is WITHOUT swarms of people doesn't mean they don't exist ;)

    Didnt say they did not exist, just said I find it hard to believe. There's also a huge difference between console and PC. Being Im on console a lot more people are still leveling than on PC and fill grind spots like flies on a turd.

    @MikeB it's the same for console and pc....the secret is never turning in quest so those flies are phased out for you :) then you have your own private instance in quest areas

    Any hints as to the kind of quests we are talking about, everywhere imaginable is packed on ps4 atm and it's driving me to the point I'm getting up at 6 am just to get a couple hours peace before mass groupage arrives.
  • Moonshadow66
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    Rosveen wrote: »
    LOL, and people are still complaining to get rid of VR when you can easily get 1 per hour.
    Easily? No. I'd sooner quit the game than play like this. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against grinders, but it irks me when people use grinding XP rate as the baseline. This isn't how everyone imagines having fun.

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  • iliatha
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    Easily? No. I'd sooner quit the game than play like this. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against grinders, but it irks me when people use grinding XP rate as the baseline. This isn't how everyone imagines having fun.

    Sure, like i dont understand people having fun with quests. It was just nice to adjust and max out the xp, cant do that without add ons.

    btw sreenshots dont tell much cause of enlightment. got screens with 4mio/hr but doesnt say anything about the spot or setup :P i doubt that 2m/hr is possible. It could, but even the biggest grind spot i know is too small, like i said 1.8m was the best i could get.

    Edited by iliatha on October 15, 2015 10:11AM
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