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Old 02-12-2007, 02:29 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Re: BST solo camps and the ignorant players that ruin them.
Originally Posted by RunningDemon View Post
And here you have proved you know absolutely nothing about BST by your assumption that BST can go level anywhere. BST has limited areas to camp, now go learn about something before you spout off about things you know nothing about.
While that's not exactly how I'd put it, this is basically the truth. The transition between an old camp and finding a new one relative to your level takes a bit of time. I've been in Gustav Tunnel for 47-52 and while people would say that's a nice heap of levelling, the EXP does wane unless you go for BST mob's pets, which is risky, but doable. And if people are there camping Bune, kiss some of your pet mobs goodbye, they'll be killing those off out of boredom.

I've tried the Leshy camp at 50-51 and either people are there farming seals or levelling NPCs every time I've checked, so that's not an option, so I go back to Gustav again. And if a PT is down at the camp I EXP on pet mobs or there are even other soloists there, that camp is not an option and I have to either settle for DCs on the upper level or trot across the world to find another camp that works for me.

People also forget that while we can solo EXP, it entails lots of risk. Its more death than most people could stomach and lots of time is spent searching for a camp, so people running in and killing off pet mobs just because they can is rather disrespectful when we do find that saf(er) camp.

Some camps require you to go in really deep for the good EXP, too. Garalidge is a good example as this will likely be my camp around 56. I'll be sending mobs there against Hellmines. Where exactly and I going to run to with low HP here? Additionally, where are my safest spots to cast magic? Do I go /NIN? Utsusemi is not going to save me from Self-Destruct. Its a risk and if I want my AF coffer, these mobs are very much the ones I want because sometimes they kill themselves. Will people come for MNK or RDM coffer keys? Yep. Will the ask for help? Maybe, maybe not.

Contrast this to Riverne Site #0A1 for 40-42. Plenty of mobs with a decent respawn and good chains there, the spatial displacements allow for safe zoning from aggro and let your pets cross over that "zone." The good EXP there wasn't too far in. And in most cases people there didn't come and kill my EXP and pet mobs, they approached me for help, because they saw me killing off wyverns and Hippogryphs by myself. That or they needed Blue Magic.

So can I find another camp? Sure. But it may take hours and I'd lose one, possibly two evenings finding one that suits me. Meanwhile, others can do this:

Valkurm > Qufim > Yuthunga > Yhoator > GC/Altepa > CN > QC > GC/Gustav > Kuftal and then Aht'Urghan all the way to 75 with a little Bibiki Bay thrown in.

BST's options just aren't that cut-and-dry.





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