Video: Optimal EXP gain R18

This video shows the fastest means of grinding in R18, AOE grind on red spiders. My preference is ring of fire + fireball but you can also use deathfield and earthquake. This is substantially faster than grouping for vertas pass elves and if you skin them as you go it is also very good PRD EXP. I started here at level 5 killing one spider at a time and just started grabbing more and more at a time as i advanced and my deck grew. An early boost to intellect via focus tree, enlightenment and equipment helps allot, as does the earth passives for defence. The best areas to do this is Deep Ravenswood, Mysterious Swamp and Savrenoc Stronghold. If in a group then spread out, if one of you can handle the max number of spiders alone then send other party members to wolves or undead depending on what creature type they are best setup to handle. A combination of turn undead and corpse explosion and ring of fire can be quite nice in areas with thick populations of undead. If you want to put in the extra effort to avoid repair costs, you can run circles around ring of fire keeping the spiders burning while avoiding damage. Healing touch is a must have since the spiders poison is quite nasty.

 

Interesting choice of music sir...

 

Thanks Themo, that's a really helpful guide.

 

Its one of the default loops in the software, i got sick of youtube removing my soundtracks XD
It kind of suits the video though hehe

 

First off, thanks for this great instructional video ... it is awesome!

Some comments for those who are going to try it:

1) If you're low level, all of your skills will probably go into supporting this, so stuff like pvp will be out. Also, tight quarters 1v1 PvE will also be really hard
2) This is not easy to pull off the first few times.
3) You'll notice in his video, he stacks 5 Ring of Flames and Fireballs. This is key. If you use unstacked, you wont do enough damage
4) If you're switching from melee to this build, you will be a glass cannon. Try not to get hit, and have heals in your bar ready to use
5) GTAE is goofy sometimes, and you cannot target where you want to... This can screw you up, and be ready to move to a flatter spot where you can easily plant your ring.
6) If you get interrupted on your ring cast, it's off. Run, reset, and start over.
7) The stacking is a real *****. While you're running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to lure spiders together, you have to be stacking rings and fireballs at the same time. This is like rubbing your head and patting your belly. It's also very cumbersome. I wish there were an auto-stack feature.

Spiders are optimal for this for a number of reasons:

1) They are slow
2) They are high XP
3) They dont have ranged-attacker-AI, which is a real *****
4) They don't stun you or knock you down (prevents healing)

In case you didn't glean it from the video, here's what he's doing:

1) Find a clutch of spiders
2) Enter combat, and start stacking rings and fireballs
3) Start running around gathering up the spiders, use a wand/staff and targetting to help pull them
4) Once you have them all following you, try to bunch them up
5) Keep stacking until you have 5/5
6) Now gain some distance, and quickly turn around and target a ring of fire right in front of you
7) As they all blindly stumble into the burning flames, launch your stacked fireball, which should damn near finish them off.
8) As they burn, heal heal heal heal heal.

If you are trying this for the first time, only do 1 or 2 spiders until you get the hang of it. Once you get the gist, you'll be able to do an arbitrary number. The most I've done is around 10.

 

Great guides

 

Thanks Themo...

I learned a bunch form this video...

No more arachnophobia...

Nepenthor
Pax et Veritas

 

And thanks also to Rob2 for your thorough additional instructions.....

Nepenthor
Pax et Veritas

 

Themo that's just amazing I must remember not to fall out with you

 

I see the Light now ! Thanks Themo !

 

Great Video Boss!

For all the peaple who dont have a higher level, you want to be atleast level 35+
You can use ice field in your build, this will help you croudcontrol the monsters way batter, they might not die so fast as showen but it works realy well but be aware you have to move arround to keept the spiders away from you after you frozen them.