Server-Up Guide
When a new server opens, it is a race for everyone to farm and raise their tree as soon as possible so that they can have the best choice for spots. Though with the changes in patch 22, most city grids will now be the same, so this is not as much of a priority, however, still very important.
The most important thing is to have time and be prepared. Often, SBG will announce the day and approximate time the old server will go down. The new one can come up anywhere between 20 and 30 minutes after. At this time you will want to know exactly what kind of characters you are creating, your "Server-Up" characters. These are usually inferior in terms of endgame builds, so do not worry if this happens. The goal is to establish a city or grid of cities as soon as possible.
Dual Boxing
Making a server-up character is a great way to get things going quickly, but you can double this effectiveness with multi-client boxing. If you have guildmates coming with you, that is even better - stick together and you will have a Tree of Life set up in no time. If you have the ability, make as many as you can following these priorities:
- Bargain Bot/Farmer (see below)
- Mine Claiming Belgosch Utility Scout
- Mine Burning/PvP DPS Wizard
- Dwarf Healing Priest
- PvP characters
On PvP characters, you may want to avoid characters that rely heavily on gear, high-level training, or runes such as Templars, Wizards, or Channelers. Rogues are generally the best choice for their ability to be self-sufficient.
Ultimate Server-Up Toon
I chose huntress for the fact that they can have a pet early at level 10, which is granted at 20 free trains, making leveling much easier. Also, there is a Huntress trainer in Phaedra's Prize zone that is higher rank than you will find in safeholds, giving you superior training. Yet another plus is the fact that you get GM tracking, making farming very safe. Please note that this template was designed to max at level 60 as leveling beyond this is unnecesary for this build. In fact you should begin farming at level 25-55 on Maelstrom.
Since runes this early in the game are scarce, this build was designed to function efficiently without them, which is why I chose Elf for their high natural intelligence. This is what some would consider a "nuketress", which is a huntress that will focus mainly on her weapon DoTs (bleed and poison) and her damage powers, Fury of Ice and Call the Sky's Fury.
By Rewen 23:11, 17 Jan 2008 (EST).
(First, take 5 points from all. Apply following runes, and then add leftovers to Intelligence)
Brilliant Mind, Shopkeeper's Apprentice, Scion of the Dar Khelegeur, Wizard's Apprentice
Stat Runes:
None
Discipline Rune:
None
Gear:
- SDR +8 Int Rings
- SDR Necklace, +5 Int, +2 to all
- SDR light armor set
- SDR Wind Bow
Ability Points:
- Dexterity: 110
- Intelligence: 150
- Constitution: 65
- Strength: No points added
- Spirit: 46
Point Spread
As an Elf Rogue, you will receive a total of 588 training points for use with skills and powers. Use them thusly:
Skill Points (in order of priority):
- Bow: 100
- Light Armor: 100+
- Bargaining: 80
- Way of the Gaana: Gold
- Dodge: 100+
- Archery: 95
Training Points:
- Hide: 18
- Sneak: 40
- Amazon's Endurance: 1
- Cry of Vashteera: 40
- Call to Vashteera: 40
- Call of the Wild: 40
- Fury of Ice: 40
- Call the Sky's Fury: 40
- Phaedra's Fury: 40
- Vashteera's Favor: 20
- Beast Lord's Boon: 40
- Vashteera's Blessing: 1
