Sword of the New World

Is it still just about grinding AFK..or have they added real  quests and stuff. Somthing other than the kill 200 X quests from thoes dam statues.

Thanks.

The lack of quests is probably the game's weakness (along with the AFK grinding, as you call it).  They have actually added some, but they are pretty much in the high levels.

Well, that is disopointing.

There are quests at all levels (some listed lower down).

I’m level 25, 6 member family, so have seen only a fraction of the game; this far I’d say SotNW was a very low grind game. I’d rate it better than Guildwars, which is not known for grind.

I’ve been taking every employment office ‘Kill X’ mission I can, then getting the storyline quests and adding the ‘Kill X’ tasks from the statues.  By the time I’ve fought my way through an area to fulfil the quest I’ve killed enough for the statue task reward and a good part of the employment office ‘kill X’ mission is done. I like getting lots of rewards

Get the right weapons (Pioneer) and you just blast everything at high speed. SotNW fights are ‘Devil may Cry’ speed – fast; Respawn is also fast, so killing 200 is usually no trouble. The statue ‘Kill 20 X’ tasks are over too quickly. 

And best of all; what I really like about SotNW is the auto fight / heal. You can afk if your team is strong enough compared to the mobs.  So I can answer the phone / go to the kitchen etc and my ‘family’ is still working.

I’ve seen people afk for ages ( I collect the drops when they become free to anyone).  You can get some xp that way, but you don’t get drops, drops have to be picked up or they disappear.

Also, if your level is comparable to the mobs in the area then expect to find a dead team when you come back. Above the beginner levels the mobs have attacks that kick your team apart and out of auto.  A good use for afk is when you’re levelling a new family member.  Having that feature is a great time saving.

There is a lot in SotNW and it’s free. 

0 Reboldoeux  Claude Baudez  A Famous Sword 
0 Reboldoeux  Najib Sharif  Pigment of the Pond Monkey 
1 Reboldoeux  Andre  Removing the Mandradora 
1 Reboldoeux  Najib Sharif  Opoluto's Tea Box 
1 Reboldoeux  Panfilo  Provide supplies to 2nd group 
1 Queen's Gate  Ramiro  A Little Girl in Danger 
1 Reboldoeux Stone Pit  Jack  Jack's Request 
4 Reboldoeux  Idge  Old Armor 
4 Reboldoeux Stone Pit  Jack  Stone Pit Restoration Work 
8 Reboldoeux  Claude Baudez  Supply and Demand for Weapons 
8 Queen's Gate  Ramiro  Her Picture 
12 Reboldoeux  Claude Baudez  Guardian of Reboldoeux 
12 Reboldoeux  Panfilo  Holy Water of Al Quelt Moreza 
12 Reboldoeux  Andre  The Secret of Holy Water 
12 Reboldoeux  Najib Sharif  What Foreign Merchants Want 
17 Reboldoeux  Idge  Fanatic Mail 
17 Reboldoeux  Claude Baudez  Spirit Training 
17 Reboldoeux  Yeganeh  The Promotion Posters of Yeganeh 
20 Reboldoeux  Andre  Andre's Disappointment 
20 Reboldoeux  Andre  Crazy! Andre Janzur 
20 Reboldoeux  Andre  Rest for Dilos Latem's Spirit 
25 Reboldoeux  Yeganeh  Secure the Construction Site 
25 Reboldoeux  Yeganeh  Tools for Construction 
28 Reboldoeux  Yeganeh  Construction Confirmation Letter 
28 Reboldoeux  Yeganeh  Rubber and Steel 
30 Reboldoeux  Idge  Lost Blueprint 
31 Reboldoeux  Brunie  Brunie's Errand 
35 Reboldoeux  Idge  Idge Series 
36 Reboldoeux  Najib Sharif  Najib Sharif's Hobby 
38 Reboldoeux  Brunie  Horn of the Gold Horn Gargoyle 
38 Reboldoeux  Idge  Idge's Breast Plate 
41 Reboldoeux  Najib Sharif  Barkir Rifle 
50 Reboldoeux  Panfilo  Farm Keeper 
55 Reboldoeux  Najib Sharif  Curio Trade 
60 Reboldoeux  Najib Sharif  Appraisal of the Furniture of Vera 
60 Reboldoeux  Najib Sharif  Furniture Repair 
60 Reboldoeux  Claude Baudez  Indefatigable Assiduity! Claude Baudez! 
60 Reboldoeux  Najib Sharif  Illier Rococo-type Furniture 
72 Reboldoeux  Andre  Fabulous Fur 

That's really a not a lot of quests, though. I just started playing LOTRO, and there's probably more quests than those in the starter area.

And the grinding really starts once you hit level 100/Vet, when your exp counter goes to 00.0000

That's right, you have to kill about a million critters to reach 110/Expert.

Originally posted by ammonite

There are quests at all levels (some listed lower down).

I’m level 25, 6 member family, so have seen only a fraction of the game; this far I’d say SotNW was a very low grind game. I’d rate it better than Guildwars, which is not known for grind.

I’ve been taking every employment office ‘Kill X’ mission I can, then getting the storyline quests and adding the ‘Kill X’ tasks from the statues.  By the time I’ve fought my way through an area to fulfil the quest I’ve killed enough for the statue task reward and a good part of the employment office ‘kill X’ mission is done. I like getting lots of rewards

Get the right weapons (Pioneer) and you just blast everything at high speed. SotNW fights are ‘Devil may Cry’ speed – fast; Respawn is also fast, so killing 200 is usually no trouble. The statue ‘Kill 20 X’ tasks are over too quickly. 

And best of all; what I really like about SotNW is the auto fight / heal. You can afk if your team is strong enough compared to the mobs.  So I can answer the phone / go to the kitchen etc and my ‘family’ is still working.

I’ve seen people afk for ages ( I collect the drops when they become free to anyone).  You can get some xp that way, but you don’t get drops, drops have to be picked up or they disappear.

Also, if your level is comparable to the mobs in the area then expect to find a dead team when you come back. Above the beginner levels the mobs have attacks that kick your team apart and out of auto.  A good use for afk is when you’re levelling a new family member.  Having that feature is a great time saving.

There is a lot in SotNW and it’s free. 

 

yeah, uh. So nothing has changed.

Just curious, what game(s) do you think are good?

I liked this one, except for the endless grind and AFK leveling and no quests.

Yeah, I really like this game as well, but I just don't have anything to do in it any more.

I'm never going to reach Expert, so even grinding doesn't hold much charm anymore (Playing 15 hours in the Land of Death when I bought the items for it, I went up 1% point. I simply can't take 3 months of playing that much. At a more casual level, it would take me years).

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