Twinking tricks/Leveling alts - Page 45

Starfox · 10/16/09, 6:44 PM

Latest PTR

 INSTANCE_UNAVAILABLE_OTHER_GEAR_TOO_HIGH = "%s's gear is too good.";
 INSTANCE_UNAVAILABLE_OTHER_GEAR_TOO_LOW = "%s must obtain better gear.";
 INSTANCE_UNAVAILABLE_OTHER_LEVEL_TOO_HIGH = "%s's level is too high.";
 INSTANCE_UNAVAILABLE_OTHER_LEVEL_TOO_LOW = "%s must advance to a higher level.";

No clue where those strings are going to be used.

Ja7us · 10/16/09, 6:58 PM

For the new cross-server PuG system, most likely.

Tinwhisker · 10/17/09, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Ja7us

For the new cross-server PuG system, most likely.

With the new cross server system there is the potential for at least some business being done. More than likely this is aimed at prevent trading of items and gold across realms.

It's hardly foolproof as it would be fairly simple to bypass but I believe that's part of the intent. It may also be aimed at preventing higher leel characters from setting up a "business" where they power-level cross-realm characters.

• Polynices · 10/17/09, 12:58 PM

INSTANCE_UNAVAILABLE_OTHER_GEAR_TOO_HIGH = "%s's gear is too good.";

That seems like the strangest one. How exactly is your gear "too good" if your character is able to equip it? Does that mean if I'm in full ToC gear I can't cross-server PUG for old 5-man heroics (since my 245/258 gear is way above the 200 that drops there?). I can understand not letting folks wearing low ilvl greens in, or that are too high or low level, but it's fairly routine to run max level instances that you're overgeared for.

Samadhi · 10/17/09, 8:53 PM

Originally Posted by Polynices

INSTANCE_UNAVAILABLE_OTHER_GEAR_TOO_HIGH = "%s's gear is too good.";

That seems like the strangest one. How exactly is your gear "too good" if your character is able to equip it? Does that mean if I'm in full ToC gear I can't cross-server PUG for old 5-man heroics (since my 245/258 gear is way above the 200 that drops there?). I can understand not letting folks wearing low ilvl greens in, or that are too high or low level, but it's fairly routine to run max level instances that you're overgeared for.

For achievements like Herald of the Titans perhaps?

Drock · 10/28/09, 8:49 PM

Originally Posted by Polynices

INSTANCE_UNAVAILABLE_OTHER_GEAR_TOO_HIGH = "%s's gear is too good.";

EDIT: Oops this is talking about instances being unavailable.

MathWizard · 11/19/09, 1:27 PM

I had pretty good luck aoe grinding the rhinos in borean tundra next to the horde base from level 71 to 74

I was just running around throwing living bomb on them, and then either kiting them around or ice blocking while they all exploded each other

It was about 3-400k xp/hour unrested, so roughly the same as questing but without as much effort. The rhino meat was selling for about 50-90s each, so it was probably about the same amount of gold as questing (but a little more effort to get the gold)

I wasn't able to find a good spot to aoe grind after the gains from the rhinos leveled off, though. There are packs of horses in Grizzly Hills you could try, but they're kind of spread out so you'd have to invest some effort into finding out where they are and killing them all at once without them resetting

Vyra · 11/19/09, 2:26 PM

Originally Posted by MathWizard

I wasn't able to find a good spot to aoe grind after the gains from the rhinos leveled off, though.

Are the Frenzyheart Hunters/Ravagers in SW Sholazar attackable without being Oracle-aligned? I have not killed them with a sub-80 character yet so I'm not sure if they grant XP (or what quantity), but I know they drop loot. Assuming they give XP, that might fit your criteria for grinding 75+. I suspect though, since they have ~50% the HP of regular mobs of the same level that they only grant half XP.

*edit:
I took my alt up to Sholazar to quest and checked out my idea above. While the Hunters and Ravagers are great for pickpocketing, they do not give XP, so this isn't a good grinding spot to level.