To Level 93

About 22% into 92, I quit. v9 came along, and meeeeeeh.

Just couldn't stand it. Ice missile nerf, blinkpool nerf, every friend quitting, etc.

v11 came a long, and I joined back again. Nerfs still there, but friends were back and a halfway decent pvp system.

I decided to ditch my 3/4 Myurian +5, and go with a full out Ellean set - gah, I love the gloves. The modifiers are sorta useless, but I wanted a little extra defense.

Why? Because I restatted at this point to full INT - hit and run. Time to stop being lazy, and start using earthquake!

So, all my ellean pieces are statted with int/sta, with the exception of my suit. They are various +'s, but the lowest was a +3 on my gaunts. I removed the 28% def and added 16% attack. Water remained on my suit.

At first, I died a lot, learning how to aoe again. I liked normal kerns now, cause my damage went from a shoddy 2.8k to 4.3k. Plus, you have more space to run, and you have this little spot where you can get rebuffed while waiting for a respawn. Plus, they drop a lot. :3

Here's what I learned about hitting and running at kerns:

1. Don't use ice missile to gather anymore. Use windfield. The more you use windfield, the higher the chance that it works - so you don't have to do it later.
2. Use the edge of the fire spot to buff up. Kerns don't spawn there (although giant may walk over it).
3. Start collecting from near the small side (at that rock on the cliff), and then collect from the sides of the hill. Then collect the kerns on the other side with big rib cage/bones. While passing there, collect kerns in middle of the valley.
4. Use the u-turn area near the big fire thing to hit and run.
5. Run around in a wide circle around kerns to maneuver them into a tight group.
6. Windfield the kerns that are running really fast after you collected. It's okay if you have one that is un-windfielded, cause you can tank one.
7. While using earthquake, target the group that is windfielded.
8. Run back to the fire after you finish aoe, so your RM doesn't get ganged by aggros during re-spawn.