I went back and re-explored some of the other content in this new patch. I took a glance this morning, but I went back and decided to train at Nightshadows for a few minutes. Holy crap, a good training spot where Flamethrower is actually useful. Got 1.5% with a Warrior Elixir, which amounts to 10.5%/hr at 117. I bet if I could figure out a better way to take the map, it would be as good as Newties for 11x Outlaws who maxed FT.
General look of the map:
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You can see it's pretty mobby.
Biggest grip is that Nightshadows are Ice-immune, so instead of going nuts with the FT/Ice combo, you have to drop an FT as mob control and then Burst Fire at least once. Takes a bit of skill, what with FT's low range taking you dangerously close to whacking range. If you get within whacking range, you waste time and you'd be better off spamming Burst Fire. Once we get the KMS skill updates, this shouldn't be a problem.
I think I'll try it tomorrow with my 11x CB friend and an HS mule and report on the exp rate. It beats a lot of other training spots at the level, and while Newties may still be better, this is definitely a great spot during 2x. It'll probably be even better at 12x, and once I can 2-3 hit I probably won't need FT either.
Edit: Oh, I forgot to mention, pot cost is pretty low compared to Newties as well. And this gives you a lot of opportunities to get that GM 1h sword scroll.
General look of the map:
You can see it's pretty mobby.
Biggest grip is that Nightshadows are Ice-immune, so instead of going nuts with the FT/Ice combo, you have to drop an FT as mob control and then Burst Fire at least once. Takes a bit of skill, what with FT's low range taking you dangerously close to whacking range. If you get within whacking range, you waste time and you'd be better off spamming Burst Fire. Once we get the KMS skill updates, this shouldn't be a problem.
I think I'll try it tomorrow with my 11x CB friend and an HS mule and report on the exp rate. It beats a lot of other training spots at the level, and while Newties may still be better, this is definitely a great spot during 2x. It'll probably be even better at 12x, and once I can 2-3 hit I probably won't need FT either.
Edit: Oh, I forgot to mention, pot cost is pretty low compared to Newties as well. And this gives you a lot of opportunities to get that GM 1h sword scroll.