Solo Adventuring

[Atraos]

HI

I have been playing this game for probably around 6-8 months now and must say i am very impressed. One thing i have noticed however is that once you reach around lev 25-30 there is not much to do unless you are partied. I tend to play during the day UK time so hardly anyone around for grouping. This tends to mean i have very little to do except things i have already done time and time again. Maybe i am missing loads and there is lots to do that i just havent found, I have tried Alaron, i cannot get to Maod, Undermountain is too hard. All of the supposed "Mid Level" stuff is too hard for someone on there own. It would be nice to have something that someone of my level could do without being grouped that is still challenging but not impossible.
There is only so many times the Howling Peaks can be cleared out!
If i am missing stuff here and there is lots to do please accept my apologies for the slight Rant.

Must still say though depsite all the above still very impressed with the game.

Thanks

[darcrod]

Hello

As another fellow European, I can agree with you, there are always many more players at which often are odd times for me, particularly from 10:00 to 18:00 GMT the number of logged players is very low.

Mobs have power relative to their level, and you get xp by killing mobs comparing your level against theirs, so if you create a mid-level area with toned down mobs, or tone-down an area's mobs, in the end wouldn't be very different from a mid-level character walking through a low-level area. You can always go to a mid-level area and try to pick mobs when they are alone or in numbers that you can handle, but you must be careful because dying while they are very few characters online is troublesome to say the least.

I suppose that you have tasted already trades, component-gathering, weapon/spell training, book-writing, I find that these tasks are good enough when you can't do anything else.

My best advice is seeing what characters are regular at your time, and seeing if you have a compatible character with any of them, or create a new one that would be it, then don't be afraid to use the amulet of communication and keep in touch, surely he/she would appreciate it (since he/she is likely to be on your same boat).At worst classes that can heal/buff themselves have a better time soloing than others but this is something that should be avoided as much as possible.

Hope it helps.

[Atraos]

Yes i see your point, i am curently wandering around talking to whom i can about starting a trade but i seem to hit a brick wall everytime, either people are reluctant to part with the knowledge or they simply do not know!
Anyway i shall keep on trucking and see what happens!

Thanks for the reply

[Kirkus]

Another option would be to design an area. Create a mid-level area. There are lots of possibilities without even having to stretch your imagination muscle. In other words there are plenty of places that just haven't been coded yet. If you need ideas look to the builders discussion boards, there is a whole section devoted to areas that need builders. Perhaps one of these will be what your looking for. If not, come up with your own idea.

I am of the opinion that we should have areas for all levels that don't require or need players to group up. These should NOT necessarily be the most exciting, as I feel that the more exciting, challenging areas SHOULD require us to form groups. Then we should have, once again, areas for groups of all levels, 10-20 20-30 30-40 and 40-50.

[Premhin]

Where is the list of areas that need builders? I did a hunt and a search, but couldn't track it down.

[Lathlain]

Looking at the current forum structure, I don't believe the "areas under construction" list is visible to non-builders.

In the context though, I think a more poignant question would be "Which areas already have builders?". The canon FR world is simply huge, and the reasonably short list of areas that people are currently building barely scratches the list of possible locations you could make! If you're aspiring to become a builder and would like to embark on your first project, the typical process would be to pick a relatively small job (such as a temple or mini 'dungeon' area) with no more than 50 rooms in it. Places such as Athkatla, Baldur's Gate and Calimport are incredibly large projects (sometimes in excess of 500 rooms), and aren't ideal for new builders.

Remember that an area doesn't need to be an existing canon one. Feel free to design your own area to build, or to use the sample campaign settings on the WotC website (for example) to get some inspiration. Of course if you need any help - because starting to build IS a daunting prospect - you need only ask!

[Kallias]

What are you looking to do while solo? I usually solo for a mechanical reason, since doing it while trying to make interesting role play slows things down significantly. There was a time where I was in your shoes, where I played awfully late and rarely was around when my buddies where. My solution to not being able to do much, was to level. The higher level you are, the more you can do on your own.

While that advice seems boring grinding stuff out. The quicker you level the quicker you get to experience more and more of the game while you're by yourself. Dieing sucks, you're far less likely to get blipped and have to sit around for 8 hours twiddling your thumbs if you're level 50.

[Peverell]

Where is the list of areas that need builders? I did a hunt and a search, but couldn't track it down.

There's an "Area Ideas for Builders" sub-forum, which is what I believe is being referred to; you have to ask to be added to builders to view it. There's only one suggestion posted there, as far as I can see.