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[Berneskal]

I've gotten to level 90 and Im finding the areas Im leveling in are very slow and I want to transcend by tomorrow.

Is there any good places for a FS priest to level that are fast, I would do this weeks TI but its so painfully slow and boring

any suggestion would be appreciated

[Rosenthrall]

Heal-bombing dark priests in the Glast Heim churchyard (?) should be pretty good experience at that level. At the very least, it should tide you over until next week when the 95+ TIs are in.

And off-topic, but I love that Natsume fanart in your icon and signature. *-*

Edited by Rosenthrall, 14 April 2012 - 01:14 PM.

[asayuu]

90 you say... The classic maps to level at this range are Stapo and Dark Priest. Ice Dungeon 1 is nice too, but yeah, mainly depends of your partner, if you say FS.

The problem on the novus turnin is, you [people] die a lot.

[Rosenthrall]

Dark priests is probably one of the few places you can solo as an FS priest at level 90, unfortunately. Like Asayuu suggested though, you can also find someone to partner up with and go tackle a different place.

Totally agree about the novus turn in though. It's pretty deadly. :/

[Tetsamaru]

This may seem obvious, but any party?

I 99'ed my FS priest(while still stuck with pre-renewal stats) with my freind that i just got into this game. Took him 3 days to get his new Monk in my Priest's level range and we 99'ed together. Pretty much just doing all the Eden quest and then killing whatever we felt like. Hill winds or Kobolds or Magmarings.

And then don't forget turn-ins whenever you get in range. We did the Stem worm and Rafflesia turn-in when that was avialable.

Edited by Tetsamaru, 14 April 2012 - 05:08 PM.

[FatherBob]

I prefer Dark Priests for FS at that range because if you get into a party with other Priests (or even non-Priests) you can pull a "divide and conquer" and destroy that map. Heal bombing and Teleporting is a very effective tactic there. At level 90 for your range nothing beats Dark Priests for the amount of Base EXP given (4738 VIP). Once you hit 95 it is generally considered best to party with someone to kill Magmarings (4374 VIP vs Dark Priest's 3827 VIP). The upside is that at 95 being 15 levels below the Magmaring the EXP per kill will only continue to rise (4945 VIP at Lv. 98), however the downside is that you also have to consider the party EXP split and how effective your killer is. It all depends on your style of play.

Another option to consider is finding a good party to tackle Nifflheim 1 and Nifflheim 2. The one drawback here is that you'll need to get a really strong killer for those maps (maybe something in the Archer or Swordsman classes) because the monsters down there all have a relatively high MDEF that puts the damage reduction between 25% and 36%. That's the main reason I never try to level a Magnus Exorcismus build on that map unless I have another FS and a solid tank to support me.

Check out the EXP Scaler located here to get some more ideas on possible things to level on.

Edited by FatherBob, 14 April 2012 - 05:48 PM.

[Kalandros]

Have a friend who's 91+ with you at 91+

Go to Eden 2nd floor, take all the quests at the 91-99 board, do them all - turn them in for a big exp gain~

Its mostly designed for 91+ transcendents to reach job 70 faster though o;
but still quite nice to travel around and then get a big exp gain~

[kasshin]

I'd recommend getting a few levels then going nogg. Might be a bit harder to organize a nogg party on YGG server though.

Nogg minimum is sort of 92, since the nightmare terrors are 107. However, you should still get decent exp even if you are 90 since there are a lot of other monsters there that are below 107. Might also be harder to get into a nogg party at lvl 90.

Easiest (or maybe not) would be to do the turn in, but do not start the party without 2 or 3 priests, good killers, and good tanks. I have solo supported a novus turn in before on my priest / high priest, but it was kind of ugly and in some cases there is no possible way to keep people alive. But I did manage to keep myself alive for the most part.

[Berneskal]

This may seem obvious, but any party?

I 99'ed my FS priest(while still stuck with pre-renewal stats) with my freind that i just got into this game. Took him 3 days to get his new Monk in my Priest's level range and we 99'ed together. Pretty much just doing all the Eden quest and then killing whatever we felt like. Hill winds or Kobolds or Magmarings.

And then don't forget turn-ins whenever you get in range. We did the Stem worm and Rafflesia turn-in when that was avialable.

Im out of the TI's level since im 97 now, I don't have any friends who at my level range, they are all level 20-40 since they are slow levelers.

I prefer Dark Priests for FS at that range because if you get into a party with other Priests (or even non-Priests) you can pull a "divide and conquer" and destroy that map. Heal bombing and Teleporting is a very effective tactic there. At level 90 for your range nothing beats Dark Priests for the amount of Base EXP given (4738 VIP). Once you hit 95 it is generally considered best to party with someone to kill Magmarings (4374 VIP vs Dark Priest's 3827 VIP). The upside is that at 95 being 15 levels below the Magmaring the EXP per kill will only continue to rise (4945 VIP at Lv. 98), however the downside is that you also have to consider the party EXP split and how effective your killer is. It all depends on your style of play.

Another option to consider is finding a good party to tackle Nifflheim 1 and Nifflheim 2. The one drawback here is that you'll need to get a really strong killer for those maps (maybe something in the Archer or Swordsman classes) because the monsters down there all have a relatively high MDEF that puts the damage reduction between 25% and 36%. That's the main reason I never try to level a Magnus Exorcismus build on that map unless I have another FS and a solid tank to support me.

Check out the EXP Scaler located here to get some more ideas on possible things to level on.

Have a friend who's 91+ with you at 91+

Go to Eden 2nd floor, take all the quests at the 91-99 board, do them all - turn them in for a big exp gain~

Its mostly designed for 91+ transcendents to reach job 70 faster though o;
but still quite nice to travel around and then get a big exp gain~

I would do these two suggestions but I have no one to party with and lets just say Yggdrasil isn't the easiest place to find parties for those.

I'd recommend getting a few levels then going nogg. Might be a bit harder to organize a nogg party on YGG server though.

Nogg minimum is sort of 92, since the nightmare terrors are 107. However, you should still get decent exp even if you are 90 since there are a lot of other monsters there that are below 107. Might also be harder to get into a nogg party at lvl 90.

Easiest (or maybe not) would be to do the turn in, but do not start the party without 2 or 3 priests, good killers, and good tanks. I have solo supported a novus turn in before on my priest / high priest, but it was kind of ugly and in some cases there is no possible way to keep people alive. But I did manage to keep myself alive for the most part.

TI's isn't an option as im level 97, I did find a nogg party but the exp was very very low with it being 200-500 exp per kill.

I dont know anyone around my level so finding parties or people to level with is hard.

[asayuu]

200~500 exp per kill, this is normal and variable depending of how many people is sharing, and how many monsters die per minute. Multiple aoe classes cause "tap" in the monsters, and lots of different numbers appears on the log. So instead of checking the individual exp per monster on the log, turn a chronometer on and check how long does it take for you to get something like 0.5 or 1%. If it takes 30 seconds for each 1%, means 50 minutes is enough for one level.

If it's not good, means the party is lacking killers and/or pullers, or there are not enough parties for the map to be worthwhile, as nobody is recycling the mobs in other locations.

[Berneskal]

Thanks for all the advice in this thread, Please to I have transcended and I am now a level 88 High Priest

[Kalandros]

And just do those 91-99 board quests for massive job exp to get job 70~ and then Archbishop tiem!

[kasshin]

Out of all the normal maps, you really can't beat nogg for partying exp. A mobby turn in map might beat it, but as you mentioned, you are past 95 already and that isn't an option. Yes it's shared between 12 people or a bunch of people, but there is the share party 20% exp bonus and also it's mobby enough that you are killing a lot. The spot on the bottom right near the entrance seems to be the most mobby, but only take that spot if you have a good party with 2 killers, 2-3 healers, and people that can tank the mobs.

[FatherBob]

I would do these two suggestions but I have no one to party with and lets just say Yggdrasil isn't the easiest place to find parties for those.

Well, Glast Heim Churchyard is still one of the best places for any Priest to solo by Heal bombing everything. Just have to keep Teleport handy in case you run into Dark Lord.

[Berneskal]

Out of all the normal maps, you really can't beat nogg for partying exp. A mobby turn in map might beat it, but as you mentioned, you are past 95 already and that isn't an option. Yes it's shared between 12 people or a bunch of people, but there is the share party 20% exp bonus and also it's mobby enough that you are killing a lot. The spot on the bottom right near the entrance seems to be the most mobby, but only take that spot if you have a good party with 2 killers, 2-3 healers, and people that can tank the mobs.

This is very true, I try and join every Nogg group I see form since its not bad exp I just wish a tiny bit better.

Well, Glast Heim Churchyard is still one of the best places for any Priest to solo by Heal bombing everything. Just have to keep Teleport handy in case you run into Dark Lord.

Lol The dark lord has claimed me a few times late at night where my reactions are slightly slowed, but yes GHC is so far the best solo'ing location I've found.

Got up to 92 on my High Priest last night there, such good experience just wish it was slightly mobbier so there were more Dark Priests to kill