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LootRun
Primer
 t's likely that everyone
reading this guide is
starting from a different
point. Maybe you have
a level 50ish character in a
guild. Maybe you just
started EQ2. Maybe you
just started a Fae and you
need some money to equip
her. No matter... in
all circumstances I
recommend you start a new
character to be used
exclusively for LootRunning.
Your brand new character can
start from scratch, without
any help from other
characters and be earning
platinum in a few short
hours (5ish).Why start
a new character?
Grouping or joining a guild
can hurt your LootRunning.
For the most part you will
be doing loot runs that last
30-45 minutes (repeatable if
you like). So you can
log on your LootRunner, do a run -
then bring on your main to
play with friends and guildmates. This
allows you to give
generously to friends and
group members since you
already have the platinum
you need to buy the best
gear. If you use a
guilded character on your
loot runs then the entire
guild will see your looted
legendary and fabled items
-- they may start begging
for these items (in some
cases demanding them!), they
are likely to ask to join
you - slowing you down, or
you may just get branded as
a "Loot Whore". It's best
to earn your platinum in
peace without social
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Isn't it expensive to
equip a character to kill
named mobs? It can
be... The higher your
level, the better your gear
has to be to kill named
mobs. However, if you
take my advice and start
from scratch... it's dirt
cheap. A level 12
character equipped in mostly
handcrafted can easily earn
a few platinum everyday in
Qeynos or Freeport. I
recommend when you start out
that you sell 'Treasured'
and buy 'Handcrafted'.
Splurge on the key pieces.
For instance a melee class
should have an Imbued
(possibly Mastercrafted)
chest and weapons. Be
sure to contact outfitters
and scholars directly for
the best deals. Buy or
harvest your own rares, ask
crafters that are working
that tier anyway, and great
gear is very inexpensive. My most
recent Fae LootRunner cost my
main character a total of
zero to equip at level 12.
She earned nearly 1 platinum
by selling treasured items
she looted before hitting
level 12. At 12 she
was able to buy the rares
for a full set of
Mastercrafted Jewelry, a
Handcrafted set of armor,
and Adept III's of the
important spells. I
don't recommend buying
anything before level 10,
the first 9 levels fly by
without good gear.
*You should negotiate with
crafters from your main
character and mail items to
your LootRunner.
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The key here: sell
'Treasured" and then hire
crafters to make your gear.
Keep in mind that even low level
'Treasured' gear and adepts are
selling for 4-6 gold on most
servers. This means that
if you loot 20 such items on the
way to level 11, you have earned
about 1 platinum. |
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Are all named mobs
equally difficult?
No, they all vary in
difficulty. You'll
find that the early tier
zones, such as those in
Qeynos and Freeport have a
variety of named mobs that
are solo, or very easy group
mobs. This changes in
the later tiers when nearly
all named mobs are ^^^ group
mobs. If you are
following the guides for
Qeynos and/or Freeport,
you'll notice that it's
mentioned when a mob is a
difficult ^^^ group mob.
The later guides only
mention if the mob is easier
than ^^^. You may also
notice the occasional non-aggro
named mob. Take full
advantage of this to walk up
to them and prepare for your
fight. |
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How do I sell the loot? Very
good question! There is only one right
way to sell the loot, and that is by placing
the loot in boxes in your room. Do not
sell your loot in channels (you're likely to
get flamed, lied-to, and ripped off), do not
sell to guildmates, just list it for a fair
market price on the broker. Do not
underprice - charge what the market will
bear. Do not overprice - you need to
make room for the future loot runs.
Buy a couple Strong Boxes or Salesman's
Crates and stick them in the spots you
access from your Market Board. Learn
to use the search tools to figure out proper
pricing. If you are selling an item
that is not already priced on the Broker,
then always assume it is an item 'In-Demand'
and price accordingly. You'll be
looting a lot of the same items, so keep
track of which ones sell fastest - you may
want to bump up the prices on the hottest
sellers. Tip: Tier 1 and Tier 2
bracelets are hard to come by, these items
always sell at premium prices. |
What
class should I
choose?
It's up to you.
I am sure they
all have the
potential to
kill named mobs.
There
are 24
classes, I do
not have
experience with
most of them.
Here are some
qualities that
can make LootRunning
faster and more
enjoyable:
The ability to
bypass trash
mobs.
You don't want
to have to kill
every mob on the
way to the named
mobs.
Invisibility
works great for
this. So
does Feign Death
Flopping -- just
run a train of
mobs right to
the named, then
FD at it's feet.
Additionally you
can sometimes
accomplish this
goal by leveling
to the perfect
level - grey out
the trash and
keep the named
mobs green.
Any class can
use Totems of
the Chameleon to
become
invisible...but
you can't use
them until level
30.
The
ability to fight
in close
quarters.
Sneaking up to
the named mob
and killing them
won't work very
smoothly if you
need a lot of
space to fight -
which would
attract adds.
Some scouts,
priests, and
mages need room
to work.
The
ability to heal.
Non-healing
classes do not
leave a lot of
room for error.
The
ability to kill
quickly.
LootRunning is
faster and
easier when your
character can
deal substantial
DPS.
The
ability to move
quickly in
in-door zones.
Classes that
cast Spirit of
the Wolf or Path
Finding are
wonderful.
However, you can
just buy Totems
of the Wolf,
which are usable
at level 15.
The
ability to track.
Seeing which
Named Mob is up
is very useful,
saves a great
deal of time.
The
ability to
escape.
Escape can get
you across zones
or out of
trouble fast.
Here are some
of the classes I
would recommend:
Bruiser, Monk,
Necromancer, and
Conjurer.
Each does decent
DPS, has some
sort of healing, and has a
way of bypassing
the trash mobs.
But feel free to
choose any class
you like and
give it a try.
What if I
have 2
computers?
If you 2-box or
play with your
significant
other - then
choose a combo
that addresses
the above
qualities as
much as
possible.
Note:
2-boxing adds
very little
efficiency to
Tier 1 and Tier
2 loot runs -->
after that it
becomes very
beneficial.
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What level should I
get to? You
can start LootRunning as
early as 7ish on the
newbie Isle (Greater Fay
is not so good).
However, I recommend you
plan to hit at least
level 11 and equip with
handcrafted armor -
jewelry - spells.
From there you can turn
off experience and
experiment with what you
are capable of killing.
You can likely hunt
named mobs from level 7
to 11 (6 is grey to a
level 11 character).
If you want to kill
tougher mobs you will
probably need to hit
level 12 and equip in Mastercrafted
gear, level 8 will be
the lowest green conning
mobs. Here is a
chart to show you when
you out-level the mobs: |
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Your Level |
Lowest Green Con |
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5 |
2 |
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6 |
3 |
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7 |
4 |
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8 |
5 |
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9 |
6 |
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10 |
7 |
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11 |
7 |
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Your Level |
Lowest Green Con |
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12 |
8 |
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13 |
9 |
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14 |
9 |
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15 |
10 |
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16 |
11 |
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17 |
11 |
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18 |
12 |
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Your Level |
Lowest Green Con |
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19 |
13 |
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20 |
14 |
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21 |
14 |
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22 |
15 |
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23 |
16 |
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24 |
16 |
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25 |
17 |
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Your Level |
Lowest Green Con |
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26 |
18 |
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27 |
18 |
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28 |
19 |
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29 |
20 |
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30 |
21 |
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31 |
21 |
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* From 31 on
it's always (your level)
- 10 to figure
out what is green.
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| What tools do I need for LootRunning? Totem of the
Wolf (level 15+), Totem of the
Chameleon (level 30+), high quality
food/drink, Essence of Health potion
(all levels), and highly recommended
the Noxious Remedy (all levels)
potions to counteract disease traps
from Exquisite Chests.
Additionally it is highly
recommended that you get the free
Map Updater download here:
EQ2Interface |
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Everyone
seems to
recommend
questing for
loot, why
don't you?
Because
questing
blows.
Sure it can
be fun and
it's a good
way to earn
achievement
experience...but
for making
platinum,
it...well,
it blows.
Most of my
guides will
show you how
to earn a
platinum or
2 in under
an hour --
earning
platinum by
questing
takes days. |
| Don't
you get
better loot
by grouping?
Yes you do.
But chances
you will win
it are
slimmer.
Plus... You
are are
likely to
see less
loot when
you group.
Moving more
than 1 or 2
people
through a
dungeon or
zones to
kill names
can become a
serious PITA
and
sssloooow.
There are
exceptions:
At the
highest
levels
grouping is
almost
essential.
With a
well-honed
team of
players that
often group
together for
the purpose
of grabbing
loot, things
can get
done. |
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about the
higher tier
zones?
Give me
time.
The guides
take longer
than you
would think
to put
together.
I am working
my way up
from the
lowest
tiers.
Keep in mind
that the
lower Tiers:
1, 2, 3, and
4 offer some
of the best
loot runs in
the game.
The higher
tiers take
longer to
navigate,
and the loot
is sporatic.
You can
score the
rare 30
platinum
piece, but
it takes
luck and
often a week
or two of
loot runs.
The lower
tiers
typically
pay out over
a platinum
worth of
gear per
hour....
that's a
conservative
number for
me. |
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What do
I do if
I can't
quite
kill the
named I
really
want to
kill?
Typically
the
answer
is buy
better
gear.
Upgrade
to
masters
in key
combat
abilities/spells,
get
better
armor/weapons.
However,
tactics
can play
a big
part.
Try
stunning
early,
try
saving
the stun
until
just
before
you use
a heal,
try
debuffing
with a
hex
doll,
try
buying
some
potions
that add
a little
damage...a
heal...
etc.
If you
have to,
level
up. |
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What if
groups
of
people
are
killing
my named
mobs?
Let
them.
Go play
your
main for
a while.
Or start
another
loot
runner
for a
different
zone/loot
run.
Don't
argue
with
people,
don't
run past
groups
working
towards
a named
mob - be
nice, be
considerate
of
others,
even be
generous
about
it -
don't be
an
asshat.
Remember
how hard
it was
to earn
loot
before
you
started
loot
running?
Give
these
poor
groups a
break
and let
them
have
their
fun.
Being
nice
doesn't
mean
making
friends
--
remember
that
being
free of
social
entanglements
helps
you earn
plat
faster. |
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Wouldn't
it be
easier
to
mentor
down my
high
level
character?
Yes, it
would.
However,
farming
the
early
zones
solo
with
your
mentored
character
is
really
exploiting
the
mentoring
feature.
If you
plan to
become a
LootRunner,
create
level
appropriate
characters
please.
The
exception
is if
you want
to earn
achievement
experience
FAST
-- just
mentor
down and
pick off
the
named
mobs in
Tier 2+
zones.
These
guides
are very
useful
for
gaining
achievement. |
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Click
HOME to
access the
recommended
guides:
"Qeynos
Tier 1 Guide" and "Freeport
Tier 1 Guide".
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