Usually don't make these, but I think I've narrowed my options down to a few choices and want to check if there's anything I missed.

My guess is that mountain giants will be my best bet, but I don't particularly like ranged creatures, so i wanted to double check first.

Guild is thief, so boxes are a must, and I'd prefer to stay on the mainland. (I'm sure celps would work, but no boxes and I want to avoid the islands if I can) Illithi/Forf would be ideal, but I can climb the UG so any mainland spot is just a few minutes from Illithi anyway.

70 reflex, 60 agil, 40 str/stam, 45 disc(pumping tdps into this to catch it up now.

390 short bow, 380 ME, 300 LE, 360 brawl, 330 LT

520 eva, 415 par, 385 shield, 460 mo


Stealths are about 200 or more ranks above everything else except for evasion.

At present I'm in Zealots which are moving most skills swimmingly, except evasion which is taking like an hour to Lock.

If necessary I can just change my regimen and not 34/34 evasion to train, since its so far ahead of everything, if that's my best bet than so be it. I just wanted to check if there's a critter I'm overlooking. Pretty sure I'm not strong enough for chata, sky giants, apes, or black gobs yet.

Thanks in advance!

You can do stompers/maulers in boar clan.

Tuskies are pretty rare you just got to pay attention and handle them differently if you can. Highlight them nice and bright

Forged Weapons:
http://www.elanthipedia.com/wiki/User:Codiax#Codiax-Forged-Weapons

I missed if you're premie or not, but gremlins are fantastic at those ranks if you want boxes. Gremlins are pretty awesome in general IMO.

~Hunter Hanryu
http://drplat.com/CombatEquipmentCompendium.xls
http://tinyurl.com/HanryuTanning

Yeah- training ranged in there is uber annoying. Trying to accumulate 4 Dancers is also annoying.

I really, really wish I could find a reason to like Dancers more.



Clerics are just so cuddly you can't get mad at them, until they try to rip your soul out and chew on it like a candy bar.

I believe you pretty much have to stick it out there. Best thing I know to bridge the gap to celps is shalswars.

I'm around the same skill level as you in weapons, and I've noticed them slow too, but gryphons will teach over 400s. I'm sure it is worse for being weapon primary, but the best advice I can give you is stay where you are at.

Its always tough to move to the next critter level, I've made a few trips to Ratha since a little after your skill levels and celps were still too tough, i.e. heals needed every 10-15 minutes.

I went back to purifiers and backtrained my defenses, I'd recommend purifiers for a bit, no skinning, but you said that doesn't matter. They are still teaching me pretty decent at the following ranks, I probably could go to celps at this point, but would rather milk the purifiers for a bit longer especially since I'm sure the celps will still require active healing.
Here's how the purifiers are teaching after roughly ten minutes of dancing with 4.

Shield Usage: 415 15% mind lock (34/34) Leather Armor: 463 29% mind lock (34/34)
Parry Ability: 500 80% interested (12/34)
Multi Opponent: 419 57% intrigued (16/34)
Heavy Edged: 464 99% clear (0/34) Twohanded Edged: 472 48% learning (3/34)
Brawling: 406 67% engrossed (27/34) Evasion: 456 38% mind lock (34/34)
Perception: 414 66% dabbling (1/34)

A few negatives about the purifier area is its extremely difficult to get help if you die, and getting in and out of the area is a bit of a RT. Probably would recommend grabbing a few favors and doing the immediate depart thing if you don't want to get frustrated. The room with the branch is the way in and out.

How is the spawn rate in dobeks? I've been meaning to try them out.

Probably not wrong, but I didn't fully cap out young gryphons either before I moved. But I'm backtraining weapons in young gryphons now at 300ish ranks with 60 agility and not having any trouble moving them. I'm surprised they've become an issue already.

As for dobek spawn, it can be awesome. IF there are other people hunting in there. It's sort of hit or miss.

~Katt

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