Golden Temple release aftermath.

Alright a little foreword here. This thread is about maps released by Golden Temple as viable grinding spots. Please do not come in here and say something like "IT REQUIRES NX SO IT SUCKS!" or something like that. This is about good maps for training in Golden Temple .

From my experience, the great white mama monkey's are some of the best training you can do from 30 to early 40's. The blue goblin's give less exp, so even white mama monkey's beat out blue goblins.

In my opinion, Truckers also beats out blue goblins. But what about 50 - 60? MP3 puts up a very strong case, it has been one of the best if not the best training spot for 50-60. Can golden temple compete with MP3? Using a 2xp exp card alongside training in golden temple would yield 4x exp.

So SouthPerry, what do you think? Can training in golden temple beat out some competitors? What about 70+ training spots, can golden temple offer some good spots?

I would love to get some first hand training experience in 50+ maps at golden temple. I'm trying to write a mini-guide for the place and need some testimonials.

My friend was getting fantastic EXP in the blue goblins, as he is a F/P. They're weak to fire. At late 3x, he was getting ~80% every half hour there. So for F/P or Blaze Wizards, it'll be a great training spot, if for just half an hour a day.

White Mama monkey's are really quite nice with the HP/exp ratio, the map and spawn aren't bad either. Making ring mules and all it provides a good place to grind from as early as 20 up to (maybe past) 50, as long as you can move quickly and kill most of the map every 5 seconds. So far I have made a few Adv. Ring mules there using the Slinger class because it can 1-hit kill by late 30s and by early 40s you can have recoil shot to help wipe the map. I have found that using a 2x card and 5 rep mules (2x) and 2 golden tickets yields lvl 20 - 50 in around 3 hrs and 15 odd minutes. Compared to other leveling methods it seems pretty consistent and reliable (compared to cpq). I did play around with other mobs but white mama monkey's seem the best out of the lot: granted I haven't tested all the maps for all lvl ranges.

White Mamas are ridiculous. I went from 24-30 in 30 minutes with a party 2x rep. On a Bandit. I wasn't even 2hkoing 100%.

I was training on White mama monkeys, I didn't go to the blue goblins since I 2 hitted them and 1 hitted mama monkeys. On 4x I got from 35-39 in 30 mins.. +_+ I got about 2 lvls each 30 mins after that til 50. I was amazed at how good the exp was.

And 500nx is at least affordable I guess, since you can make an hour outta the ticket go for an hour and a half if you jump out and in before it ends. 8D

My friend was getting fantastic EXP in the blue goblins, as he is a F/P. They're weak to fire. At late 3x, he was getting ~80% every half hour there. So for F/P or Blaze Wizards, it'll be a great training spot, if for just half an hour a day.

White Mamas are a lot better, trust me.

They're easier to 1hko (1050 hp instead of 2200) and give more exp (200 instead of 170), even for a F/P. At late 3x I was getting ~250% per half hour on family rep 2x.


On the other hand, the monkeys don't drop Sunbursts and Goblins do. So if you're planning to fight Ravana, you'll have to go to the Goblins at some point.

My friend was getting fantastic EXP in the blue goblins, as he is a F/P. They're weak to fire. At late 3x, he was getting ~80% every half hour there. So for F/P or Blaze Wizards, it'll be a great training spot, if for just half an hour a day.

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Really?

Meh. White Mama Monkeys would still be better.

When i saw the high level monsters, i thought they did release the JMS version of Golden Temple... But they added the cash shop things, and made the tickets obtainable 1 time a day.
JMS one didn't have a limit on getting those tickets.
Also, for 70+ spots, try the inverted temple's blue goblins, they're amazing for any job. Also, if you want money, try hunting the inverted stone monsters, level 76 i believe. They drop Chaos Scrolls. Not very often, but at least they do.
I found one while hunting for Ravana Orbs with my Aran in JMS, if they got the monsters without any change, they might drop those also. If anyone wants a proof, here it is.

Ya white mama monkeys are god's gift to 50 and under maplers.

I would like to see some feedback from people lvl 60+ to get a good grasp on how good these maps are for higher level training.

I read somewhere around the forum that Red goblins were good for 50+ melee, not sure if it's true and not sure about other classes, but looking at the stats sounds good to me.

I used a 30 mins 2x exp at stone goblins this morning on my level 60 aran and i want from 20 to 90% in those 30 minutes. It means 140%/hour on 2x and 70%/hr on 1x at level 60. Thats pretty godly if you ask me...

Roid - Level 54 - 4,400 HP - 168 EXP
White Mama Monkey - Level 34 - 1,040 HP - 200 EXP

Right there shows that this place is going is be pretty good up until maybe around level 58. Personally, paying 50 cents for an hour and a half of this place is a really good deal. I've trained in the place on 2 characters I've made since the patch, one trained on Monkeys from 28 to 50 in maybe 4 hours total on some part x4 and mostly x2.

I read somewhere around the forum that Red goblins were good for 50+ melee, not sure if it's true and not sure about other classes, but looking at the stats sounds good to me.

Ya I felt the same way when I was looking at Mob Info from the latest patch. My only concern is that since MP3 has such a massive amount of mobs and a ridiculous spawn rate that MP3 will beat it out because of that.

I havn't tested this yet and I'm just arm waving. Using a 2x exp card at red goblins at 50+ could beat out MP3. I'd like someone to confirm for me

Edit; Berzerk do you think doing White Mama Monkeys from 40 - 50 using a 2x exp would beat out Truckers with a 2x exp card in terms of %/hr?

I've trained at golden temple until 90, then moved on to Gallo's, which is incredibly better. I don't think I'll be training at temple anymore.
The stone goblins and red goblins in mirror mode give crap exp compared to the rest, so you have to stick to not mirror stone goblins (501 exp) until you can train efficiently at mirror blue goblins. I stayed at mirror blue goblins till 90.

I love the temple. I really hope it stays.

Plus, 500 nx for a total of 2 hours a day (30 mins from quest and 1.5 hours on nx) is pretty nice. I can train ring mules there and get to 50 in a few days.

I trained my bishop there for 30 minutes in the 120 monkey dungeon. I did better on 2x there than I do at 4x on Skelle for % per hour wise. The spawn is awesome and it's all clumped together (no travel).

But mostly I've been training nibs on those white monkeys. I start them there at lvl 15 and they get to lvl 26-30 in 30 minutes. ;O

On x2, Oblivion 4 usually nets me around 15-16%, haven't gone to find out how much I can there in many levels.
On x2, I get 17-18% on Wild Monkeys.

I hope the Golden Temple stays.

Just got my Gunslinger from lvl 35 to 50 in about 4 hours. God bless white mama monkeys....

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Really?

Meh. White Mama Monkeys would still be better.

I must say that my F/p ring mule was really great at blue goblins as well though. I tried both and I'd advise everyone for diversity sake to take both once (White mama monkeys first with early fire arrow and magic claw). Blue goblins are more mobby then White mama monkeys and are also fire weak so the hp difference gets less.

I trained my bishop there for 30 minutes in the 120 monkey dungeon. I did better on 2x there than I do at 4x on Skelle for % per hour wise. The spawn is awesome and it's all clumped together (no travel).

But mostly I've been training nibs on those white monkeys. I start them there at lvl 15 and they get to lvl 26-30 in 30 minutes. ;O

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Brb, going there now.