Aion: Possible huge increases in quest experience

I haven’t committed myself to playing Aion for one reason: the massive, crazy experience grind after level 25 or so.  I know that I will never have the patience to grind the countless monsters required to reach level 50.
That’s why this Massively.com post has me really excited.  The Korean version recently received a new patch [...]

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I HATE achievements and reputation grinding

I hate it.  I hate it.  I hate it.
The sad thing is that achievements and reputation grinding are now a common ‘feature’ of so many online and console games.
It is basically cheap and fake content.  It’s a way to make people keep playing without putting in the effort of creating real content.
It is directly targeted [...]

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Guide to Efficient Questing and Grinding

This guide provides answers to the ‘Where do I go next?’ question while doing the 1 to 80 level grind. There are other guides out there that provide more comprehensive listings of quest areas and grind locations, but you don’t need to go to every location. (Complete list of zones/instances. Great list [...]

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Tempest of Set: Leveling Builds and Feat Review (version 3)

The most effective leveling build is no longer as obvious due to the many recent changes to the Tempest of Set. This guide includes two leveling progressions. One is based on building a balanced toolset focused around Lightning Strike and Storm Field. The other is a build focused on maximizing AoE damage and [...]

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Leveling quickly in Age of Conan

If you are one of the people who are breaking the level 50 mark (or even higher), SLOW DOWN! It’s been less than 3 weeks! The 55+ content is severely lacking, so you’re going to be grinding the vast majority of the time. Several of the classes are very well suited to grinding, but resist [...]

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