time to switch to post searing?

chef_koo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

Mo/R

i've done what i think is all the missions in pre searing. i'm lvl 8. i have all the krytan armors for my monk. is there anything else i should do before i leave?

Magie

Magie

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

Malta

Honorable Underground Guards [HUG]

E/

Charr Farming? :P

chef_koo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

Mo/R

what does that gain?

Pleikki

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

xp charr bags charr kits. Switch post when your lvl20

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

If this is your first character, you're ready to switch now and start playing the actual game.

If this isn't your first time, you might be interested in going for the LDoA title, but getting there can be long and difficult for new players.

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Yeah, like Shayne said, it sounds like you're ready to leave for Post.

The Meth

The Meth

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

R/

As soon as you leave pre you will be able to buy new armor sets that have 15 or 30 armor (I think those are the correct numbers, but I haven't bought armor in ascalon for a year), but it costs some money and materials. You might want to try and get some of the materials or stock up some money before you leave, so you can get a very nice armor upgrade asap. About 1k of cash should be more then enough to fully pimp yourself with the best armor in ascalon and some good runes.

Elder III

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

you can charr farm up until lvl 16, but it's a major pain in the rump to try to go past that.... it requires dying repeatedly to lvl up your enemy so that your enemy can give you exp when you kill it the next time. In other words it puts an entire new meaning to "grinding" and I don't recommend it. - - - Lvl 8 is plenty to go Post-Searing.

Flem

Flem

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

NA

N/Me

Yea, you've only experienced about 5% of the Proph campaign, it's time for you to get balls deep into GW, I'd sear now if I were you.

Div

Div

I like yumy food!

Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

Level 8's about the right time to exit the area. If it's your first time playing the game, I'd recommend just playing it through by yourself and some friends without trading or resorting to wiki or guru too much (unless you're really stuck). That way you get to experience how great prophecies was.

crazybanshee

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Look out!

E/

You can farm ales and sell them to me in post

Lydz

Lydz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Cape Town, South Africa

The Crazy Dragons [TCD]

E/Mo

You're ready to leave. Congrats on doing things right the first time...my first character left at level 4 ><

GaladrielMoloch

GaladrielMoloch

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

Australia

Oh No Tinkerbell Died

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by holymasamune
That way you get to experience how great prophecies was. quoted for truth, otherwise agree with what others have said, new(ish) to the game, is a good time to go on. only reason you really wouldn't want to go on is to get the LDoA title or have a perma pre-searing toon (which has no benefits, but people do like the area).

Mr Doom Maker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Guild Nirvana [GN]

W/

Yea 8 is the way to go....not level 3-4 i forget exattly that i left the first time...wanted to be with friends in post lol have fun though do what you think is right the first time trough u cant really go wrong

Ju-On

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2008

House Of Zen

R/

I just started my first toon in Proph, and was in your position yesterday. Had done all the quest and was lvl 8. After delving into wiki, there dosen't seemed to be alot more you can do unless you want to either farm charr or ale.

I decided to go post. Post explorable areas are not that difficult for a lvl 8, most foes range from 4-8 in the immediate explorable areas. You can get the gold for armour, which ranges from 25-40, in these areas if you haven't got it from pre.

Do not make my mistake and go straight for the skill trainer and buy skills. Most of the skills I bought I have now been offered as quest rewards, so its a little different to Factions/NF/EToN.

Aside from that its you decision, but IMO after you have done all the quests in pre there's not really much else to do that compares to the fun lvl of post.

jimmyboveto

jimmyboveto

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

US

Legion of Avalon

W/

I think for new players, that as long as you have all the skills you can get in pre, lvl 5 is a good time to switch to post. If you go before then, new players can sometimes have trouble with the first few missions and get discouraged. You are definitely ready for post.

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

IMO lvl 8 is perfect for your first time through. I wouldn't recommend going past 10 at all, because I can see the game just becoming easy after that and it'd get boring for ages until it catches up to you (not to mention it'd be boring).

Just make sure you do lots of quests, look around; basically try to experience as much of Prophecies as you can.

redant751

redant751

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

NYC,NY

Gods Special Forces (GSF)

R/E

You Guys forgot Dye farming, but for a 1st time player Lev.8 is a good time to exit Pre.

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

I made a Pre farmer, and IMO it just wasnt worth it even for the dyes. Getting to lvl 20 there is just a joke and has to be the most pointless thing you can do in the game.

Move on to post, never look back, and enjoy the rest of the game.

Wnx Mreslayer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

London

Warrior Nation [WNx]

W/Mo

lol I have a Mo/w In pre because i thought it would be good enough to farm... should be once it gets to lv16... but i dont see how charr farming is worth that much time compared to after searing farms.

Rhaenys

Rhaenys

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

Camarillo, CA

Sentinels of the Imperium [LaZy]

R/

Man, I remember those days, when I was playing and experiencing Prophecies for the first time. How bright and optimistic the future appeared back then... before the dark times... before the advent of Factions...