42 druid - Junglebug - Terris-thule
1.greater healing (almost always)
2.Sow
3.stinging swarm
4.Lightning blast (Had regen in here for a while, because when quading the HP rebuild is nice for those grazes) (swapped this slot a lot)
5.highest snare
6.highest root
7.panic animal (much faster cast to save my butt, low mana)
8.Begile animal
I have been stuck int he 40's for some time. I really did not want to do Dwarven socials. I tried DL (a bit too early for some) and I tried even to Quad Lizard Men in Feerrott ... Awesome XP and money but very dangerous with nukers. I broke down, Did Dwarves untill 42... and found myself still stuck.
So I did Zelneks in Dawn Shrowd peaks (DSP). Pretty much from ANY zone point heading in the middle is a dip into a valey. Once you learn it you can hunt in the valley with reasonable safety. There are about 2 Lightcrawlers at any given time in that area. Wolves were amiable but would agro if I had another wolf on me, that INCLUDES a blood thirsty. I prefered to go up to the top of the hill, north side... (i forgt zone) there is a clearing JUST north of the valley. Very nice space. and its so scenic.
I have 207 wisodom and I could quad them to submission and still have about 40 mana. There is a GOOD and a BAD to quading these. The good is they are not social, no adds. You can pull right next to another. The bad thing is, most social mobs will persue untill dead if with others of there kind. Like orcs or beetles. They will stay nicely grouped, and following even at 2% HP.
So when I say 40M after submission. What I mean is they stopped persuing me at about 17% health. and so I had free standing straglers. If I was very good I could line up one chasing me and nuke them both on perfect timming.... but usually just ended up dotting them or sharming a 5th mob to clean up. If I had BOO-BOO the bear this woul dbe his job.
On a side note, I was grouped with a 36 Beastlord on about 2/3 of the way through my night. less down time, I thought. I was going to have him dot the fresh snared, and then I nuke less. Bad idea, their dots create mucho agro. so I charmed a wolf. Best pet I have had in a long time. and a DIRE WOLF out there, also blue ATE the blue zelneks alive, without losing much hp at all.
So then we had 2 pets and dots. Still 4 gave blue and it was FAST. very. I hit 43 and im a gold into it. Charm hunting (at least with a partner) may be faster. Less down time, more mana.. the onyl bad thing is a charmed wolf, breaking charm brings adds. So be weary. The panic animal is low mana, and right after it lands you can charm. you have a feared pet for a bit, but hes yours. Also can fear kite / charm with that setup
Edited, Thu Jan 15 06:46:09 2004