Fastest exp?

[BigCanoe]

For a group of three (43 rogue, 44 beastlord, 41 necro) which area would provide the fastest exp? LDON, Lower Guk, or Crystal Caverns?

[feralize]

I'm guessing Lower Guk. LDoN is great, but don't forget you have to spend time going back to the Wayfarers camps to re-do the missions which costs time. I believe LGuk also delivers a pretty nice dungeon xp bonus. Someone else can clarify how much I cannot remember  :lol:

[Aggy]

LDON is very hard gto beat for experience in the 40's and lower 50's.

Make the necro the group leader and you have very little wasted time in between adventures:  necro gates to the wayfarer's camp and gets a new adventure....other's stay in the zone where the adventures are entered.

[BitterOldMan]

LDoN would be your best bet, imo. You wont have to compete for spawns; both LGuK and CC have people farming them for various reasons and you won't have to worry about being run over by someone else's train.

[Kinash]

I agree about LDoN, especially if it is a slaughter mission! You know you will get a large # of kills and not have to worry about trains, KSing or over-crowding.

[Malleable]

Lower Guk has a 80% ZEM modifier.  Or a minus to XP.  They range from 60-160.  Great Divide being 60, The Grey 65, everything else is 75+.  Paludal and a couple others up at 160.

Mal

[BitterOldMan]

If my understanding is correct, 75 is the base for  zones (neither a penalty nor a bonus to exp).

[ShaitynAB]

Not sure who the original poster was, I ripped it from EQDruids and posted it over at EQBeastlord several months ago.  Not even sure how accurate it is at this point but from my observations, it's probably pretty close.

For those interested, ZEM listing:

Antonica:
Befallen-160
Blackburrow-100
East Commons-75
East Freeport-75
East Karana-75
Everfrost-75
Gorge of King Xorbb-75
Gukta- Outpost of Marr-100
Halas-100
High Keep-150
Highpass Hold-80
Innothule Swamp-75
Jaggedpine-75
Kithikor Woods-75
Lake Rathe-75
Lavastorm Mountains-75
Lower Guk-80
Misty Thicket-75
Nagafen's Lair-80
Najena-130
Nektulos-75
Neriak- Commons-100
Neriak- Foreign Quarter-100
Neriak- Third Gate-100
North Freeport-100
North Karana-75
North Qeynos-75
North Ro-75
Oasis of Marr-75
Ogguk-100
Permafrost-90
Qeynos Hills-75
Rathe Mountains-75
Rivervale-100
Runny Eye-100
Solusek's Eye-130
South Karana-75
South Ro-75
Splitpaw Lair-90
Surefall Glade-100
Temple of Cazic Thule-85
The Feerrott-75
Upper Guk-150
West Commonlands-75
West Freeport-75
West Karana-75

Faydwer:
Ak'Anon-100
Butcherblock Mountains-75
Castle Mistmoore-90
Crushbone-160
Dagnor's Cauldron-75
Felwithe-100
Greater Faydark-75
Kedge Keep-100
Lesser Faydark-75
Steamfront Mountains-75
Stonebrunt Mountains-75
The Estate of Unrest-130

Kunark:
Burning Woods-75
Charasis-85
Chardok-85
City of Mist-85
Dreadlands-75
Emerald Jungle-75
Field of Bone-75
Fironia Vie-75
Frontier Mountains-75
Kaesora-110
Karnor's Castle-85
Kurn's Tower-150
Lake of Ill Omen-60
Sebilis-85
Skyfire Mountains-80
Swamp of No Hope-75
The Overthere-75
Trakanon's Teeth-75
Veksar-100
Warsliks Woods-75


LoY:
Crypt of Nadox-85
Dulak's Harbor-85
Hate's Fury-
The Gulf of Gunthak-85
Torgiran Mines-85

Luclin:
Acrylia Caverns-90
Akheva Ruins-85
Dawnshroud Peaks-75
Echo Caverns-80
Fungus Grove-75
Grieg's End-90
Griming Forest-80
Hollowshade Moor-75
Katta Castellum-85
Marus Seru-75
Mons Letalis-75
Netherbian Lair-80
Paludal Caverns-160
Sanctus Seru-85
Scarlet Desert-75
Shadow Haven-100
Shadweaver's Thicket-75
Shar Vhal-75
Ssraeshza Temple-100
Tenebrous Mountains-75
The Deep-85
The Grey-65
The Maiden's Eye-75
Twilight Sea-75
Umbral Plains-90


Odus:
Kerra Isle-90
Paineel-75
Stonebrunt Mountains-75
The Warrens-150
Toxxulia Forest-75

PoP:
Plane of Innovation-119
Plane of Justice-119
Plane of Nightmare-119
Plane of Storms-119
Plane of Torment-
Plane of Valor-119
Ruins of Lxanvom-119

Velious:
Cobalt Scar-75
Crystal Caverns-85
Dragon Necropolis-85
Eastern Wastes-75
Great Divide-75
Iceclad Ocean-75
Icewell Keep-85
Kael Drakkel-85
North Temple of Veeshan-
Siren's Grotto-85
Skyshrine-85
Sleeper's Tomb-90
Thurgadin-85
Tower of Frozen Shadow-85
Velketor's Labyrinth-85
Wakening Lands-75
Western Wastes-80

[NoxCruor]

Wow, that listing really helps a lot!  I didn't notice it before at EQBeastlords.  Thanks for bringing it here.  Admins, think we can sticky this list in another seperate/locked topic so that others can see it without it needing to be bumped?

[Hereki]

Just to clarify, the 80 ZEM is not a 80% experience bonus over normal zones.  It is actually a pretty average zone rating.

The benefit of LGuk is twofold: old world mobs with low hp, low ac, and hit for nothing; plus undead that don't run.  The downside is as already mentioned: it is a farming zone now, for faction and FBSS.

[ShaitynAB]

Yes, the chart above considers anything higher than a 75 to have a bonus and anything lower to have a penalty.