Alright Alla fans/users/lurkers, lets hear what you did this past weekend (in EQ or not). The longstanding tradition of this thread is part of what makes this community great (I know I have read the update during months I wasn't playing EQ --gives a sense of what is happening in game and what people are enjoying).
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My mayong-server Monk kept garnering AA at 61, which is a great level to do so as Hotzones like Kael and Velk's are still worthwhile and the ever-busy Blackfeather Roost is just plain ridiculous (more xp per solo kill than anywhere else I can solo that I have found).
My regular trio + two mercenaries handled the west wing in Bastion of Thunder which surprised me as our highest level is 63 and we didn't have a proper slower. I remember when many 65 real tanks had issues there with a slower...
It wasn't all grind for me though. I did a short tour of Luclin and acquired a cool shovel then I roamed around The Tenebrous Mountains and visited the Coterie Vampires for some old-school fun. Half the Luclin outdoor zones are so sparsely mob populated --just begging for a big global event such as Seru going to war and deploying his annoying folks all over.
My other great victory of the weekend happened in Tower of Frozen Shadow where I had to clear Valsera's floor 4 times to get him to spawn (pesky oddball ice shade...). Second cycle of bats got me Tserrina which was a relief as my regular group had recently done 5-7 spawns and not got her. Not sure what I will do as a master-keyed monk, but a fun time getting it.
Lastly (was a busy weekend!) my bard friend (+his healer merc)pushed our way down to the herbalist's hut in Chardok. Lots of runners of course but easy kills at 61/62 for so-so xp. Dead sarnaks is very satisfying though...
A Wizened Herb Collector wasn't up so we decided to venture into the unknown of Chardok B and all I can say is: fantastic easy xp,(based on mobs I can handle at this time) and only beaten by Blackfeather roost by a bit. Best part is nothing runs away.