stealthfighter

The following guide is posted at MMO Explorer.



Maximizing Advanced Achievement (AA) points in Everquest 2 has become crucial for PVP success. AAs have the power to greatly increase your PVP effectiveness and can add new combat arts to your repertoire. This guide is to help those interested in maximizing their AA points from levels 1 through 14. Most of the principles are applicable clear to level 70.
Why levels 1 through 14?
Many players on PVP servers have three goals for levels 1 through 14.

• Levels 1-9: From levels 1 through 9, players cannot engage in PVP. PVP is not allowed until level 10.
• Levels 10-12: Beginning at level 10, players can now engage in PVP and can be killed themselves. Additionally, at level 10 players begin to gain advanced achievement experience. Once a player hits level 10, most PVPers have one leveling goal. That goal is to get to level 12 so that they can wear mastercrafted gear.
• Level 12-14: Once a PVPer can wear mastercrafted gear, he can start competing in PVP. However, since the PVP level range is 4 levels in the T2 zones (Antonica and Commonlands), in order to maximize effectiveness most PVPers level to level 14 to dominate over level 10 players. Therefore, the first level that PVPers "lock" in at is level 14. Future posts will explore PVPing beyond level 14.

How to Maximize AA points (As a Qeynos toon)?

• Levels 1-7: For levels 1 through 7 I recommend that leveling on the newbie island. This is the fastest xp for these levels.
• Levels 8-9: For levels 8 through 9 do the quests in Oakmyst Forest. However, once you get to level 10 quests, stop completing them until you hit level 10. You only get AA experience for level 10 and above quests. Therefore, to maximize your AA, you want to complete all of the quests in Oakmyst Forest up to the level 10 quests so that once you hit level 10, the remaining quests will provide AA experience. You do not want to complete level 10 quests before hitting level 10 because you will not get AA experience for it. Additionally, you do not want to complete quests below level 10 once you hit level 10 because you will get adventure experience but no AA experience. Remember, this is about maximizing AA points to be more effective for PVP.
• Level 10: Once you hit level 10, disable adventure xp so that you will not gain adventure xp when you kill mobs. You will still get adventure xp for completing quests and discovering new locations.
• Level 14: Once you hit level 14 and assuming you want to stay at level 14, you need to stop gaining adventure experience. With adventure xp disabled, that means you need to stop completing quests and discovering new locations.

What Quests to Complete from Levels 10 - 14?
Once you hit level 10 I recommend that you follow the following questing plan:

1. Finish the Oakmyst Forest quests.
2. Do the quests at The Caves.
3. Do the quests at the Hunters' Cabin in Antonica and Dancer's quests at the Claymore Monument. Do not do the Matsy Rollingpin quests because they do not give AA experience.
4. Do the "History of" book quests sold by the librarian in Mage Tower in South Qeynos.
5. Do the quests at thewizard spires in Greater Faydark.
6. Do the quests at Windstalker Village.

Once you finish these quests, you should be at level 14 and ready for PVP.

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