Lack of grinding options

[Garfy]

This is not about exp rates. This is about how and where you can grind, and at the moment, these options are very limited.

First of all, there are no alternatives. You have to grind. You cannot progress unless you do.
At any one time, there is maybe 1-2 areas you can grind at.
On top of this, a party is not optional. You have one or you grind about a level a day or something stupid.
Finally, even with a party, having at least a Peltasta and one class with AOE damage (Krivis seems best at the moment) is core. Without Peltastas taunt you waste too much time pulling things (you have to AOE grind).

These things aren’t optional. You either do them or you grind at a snails pace.
It’d be nice if we had more areas to grind (especially in the final game which’ll have a lot more players competing for grind), we didn’t have to rely on a party and we didn’t have to rely totally on AOE grind.

[blountjacob]

Though I’d say it’s about time the frenzy of soloing-pandering MMOs (There’s on oxymoron for you!) got an exception, you have a solid point with your other comment!

I’d love to see more areas open up and for their to be a bit more variety, the oft-compared RO example was much beloved for its wide range of locales for any part of progression, and everywhere you could grind had something unique and interesting whether it be the monsters themselves, their drops, or simply the area itself.