The Hidden Forest

Hullo!

Recently hit 70 on my 6-box (SK, RNG, BRD, WIZ, SHM, CLR) and have found myself progressing slower than I had anticipated I would. So, I have a couple questions for anyone who might have feedback. In case it's helpful each toon has about 18 AAs so far and the SK has ~10.9k HP and ~3100 AC buffed (Malistari on Magelo if anyone wants to look).

Where to grind AAs - I started out in FG and found it somewhat quick killing but still takes me ~20m per AA as though I try to pull big groups I can't handle more than 3-4 at a time. I tried Kael but it doesn't seem like the place to grind AA's, moreso farm for the gear. I had 2 ideas: to solo on my SK to PL his AA's and grab all the quick and dirty defensive ones for better mass pulls, or to try another zone. How's BoT? I remember easy pulls and fast exp there on Live. Chardok seems like it might be difficult to navigate a 6-box unless there are some decent camps people could recommend. Any place that might prove better exp rates than FG with mobs not as difficult as Kael? Also, what might be an appropriate level of AAs to start working on Kael gear/raid content? I was figuring at least the basic defensive/offensive AA's, Planar Power/Innate Enlightenment and the class stuff I need (AM/EQ, FM, etc) for ease of playing/maximizing dps.

Epic 1.5 - At what point would I be able to take out the dragons necessary for the 1.5? Looking through the quest it appears I could handle everything except this part. Any feedback on the respective dragons difficulties would also we welcome - I kind of assume Naggy easiest, Trak medium, AD hardest if they're all the same level and have the same rough abilities as Live.

Flags - How does raid zone access work here? Specifically I'm wondering if I can access the T2 raid zone before completing T1 to, say, loot an item someone calls out as rotting.

Any and all feedback is really appreciated. I'm having a great time playing the server and can't wait to get into all the raid content!

Until you get enough def AAs on your tank, id stick to the 55-70 zones for exp. Valor is good place for just exping. once you have some def AAs, Chardok does provide good exp and the names arent too hard and give accessory items and augs. there are several spots where you can leave the group and pull to them.

With a 6man box you should be able to take out the 1.5 dragons very soon, should go ahead and try em now and see how it goes.

check out the wiki for info on how to access each tier.

regards,
sticky

Thanks for the reply, Sticky. I'll see what I can do about some mass-killing in PoV. The Valorians should provide decent exp rates I imagine. I remember Chardok well from Live and also remember well what a pain in the ass it was... it's worth a look later though if the nameds aren't too challenging.

What are the spawn timers like for the 1.5 dragons? Also, are their abilities similar to those on Live but with appropriately scaled power? Always nice to avoid wipes...

I know there are quests and flag requirements for access to some tiered raid zones, but what I was wondering was if there are any of the tiered zones with no entry requirements to loot something that's called out for rot?

PoFire requires no flags. You can get CoH to rotting loots here with some regularity.

1.5 dragons are 6 hours I believe. They are similar to their live counterparts with some scaled up damage - you shouldn't have TOO much trouble with a full group of 70s though, even without great gear. Naggy or Trak are easier than AD imo.