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What’s your current progress on Team Affinity Season 1 Chapter 1? Are you still looking for a way to reach 100% quickly? No need to bother anymore. In this guide, we will provide both offline and online methods to help you complete Team Affinity quickly.

Offline Method

First, let’s start with the offline method.

Repeatable Single Player Missions

The first thing you should determine is what single player missions you wish to accomplish. Or, if you want to complete multiple divisions at once, see what repeatable single player missions you can complete. Note that repeatability is the key here.

We can see that in AL East, the total requirement is 20 bases, but they don’t have a pitcher. But if you go to AL Central division, you’ll find that their single player missions are both hitters hitting a total of 20 bases and pitchers pitching a total of 9 innings. Then, if we go all the way to AL West, you’ll find a total of 3 innings pitched and 20 bases here.

So the repeatable missions for all divisions appear to be 20 total bases for hitters, and then for pitchers, it’s either 3 or 9 innings.

Play vs CPU

So now how do we do this most effectively? MLB The Show 24 has a game mode called Play vs CPU that may help.

It’s worth noting the stats for this game mode. Once you exit, the stats will count towards your progress on any mission you want to complete. You read that right, if you only hit with the first hitter, then all you need to do is get 4 bases with the first hitter. If you hit a home run, you’re out and done with the mission.

In this mode, you will see the difficulty of playing against CPU rookies at the start of the match, and all you have to do is choose a way to play against them. I recommend that you race them with the easiest difficulty possible.

Note that the first place you place is your fifth-best starting pitcher. Why did you do this? Because generally speaking, they’ll also field their fifth-best starting pitcher, which is their worst starting pitcher, and that gives you an advantage.

Considering you’re hitting with diamonds now, you’re going to have different lineups, depending on what you’re using. Of course, if you have more budget for MLB The Show 24 Stubs, choosing Legends must be the best.

Assuming I’m only playing in AL East, since it doesn’t have pitches, I select two hitters, Trea Turner and Mike Trout. When I unlock the third hitter, Ken Griffey Jr, I’ll make them 1, 2, and 3.

At this point, it doesn’t matter if all of them are out, because when the fourth hitter walks up to hit after the third hit, I’m going to quit right away. I could keep rinsing and repeating this process until I had 20 bases. This would be the most ideal approach if you focus exclusively on hitters.

Mini Seasons

Assuming you want to train hitters from distinct divisions, and also want to train some pitchers, then I wouldn’t necessarily recommend Play vs CPU game mode, since it’s a complete game. We’ve got a faster way for you to continue innings pitching while also benefiting from hitting the batsman at your preferred pitch.

A great way to do this is within Mini Seasons. You can enter any of Mini Seasons, but I highly recommend choosing Classic Mode since you can hit two targets at the same time.

You can then restart your Mini Seasons each time by holding X until you get to a new Mini Season, then edit the roster and make sure you have at least six consecutive home runs.

You can choose a high-elevation park, or you download a high-elevation custom baseball diamond so your hitters can hit non-stop home runs.

Team Affinity’s mission is to hit 20 home runs in a season and total 50 home runs on Veteran difficulty.

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Unfortunately, if you’re going Mini Seasons route, you’ll be racing on Veteran difficulty, but you’ll likely still be way ahead because you don’t need to win those races at all. So you don’t even have to worry about that, just worry about 3 innings pitched and hitting the tank with hitters.

Another unfortunate thing about Mini Seasons is that, unlike Conquest, since your pitcher will be sharing energy throughout the game, it doesn’t reset. So if you use Pitcher A, then most likely the next game you’re going to have to use Pitcher B, and then most likely the next game you’re going to have to use Pitcher C.

You can work around this, but you’ll have to start Mini Seasons of every time you complete these missions. Therefore, it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to complete both repeatable missions for each season in one go.

Conquest

Let’s say you don’t want to do this and you want to play on the easiest difficulty and use the same image every time. For example, let’s say you’re in an AL West game and you want to pitch three innings each with Raisel Iglesias or Jose Altuve. Conquest would be great for that.

Because the beauty of Conquest is that once you have a certain number of territories next to stronghold, you can always play on novice difficulty.

Another tip I would like to add is that if you are going to use Play vs CPU mode to gain innings, I highly recommend playing this way at home unless you are facing Rockies Team.

If you’re facing a Rockies Team, it doesn’t matter if you’re playing at home or away. But if you’re playing at home with the pitcher you pitch to, then you’ll be able to choose your custom ballpark. This will be your priority in order to gain base totals while completing innings pitched.

Online Method

For online mode, I would say you can participate in events.

Events currently allow you to use Team Affinity Season 1 cards to build a team. Next up just like the offline game mode, let’s actually see how Team Affinity’s online rewards stack up in terms of repeatable missions.

You will see that online you need to complete a total of 10 bases in each division before pitching, which is much less than offline. And we’ll see, for AL Central, it’s two pitchers pitching three innings in center field, but the total number of hits is always 10. And then if we look at AL West, you’ll see there’s a total of two innings pitched here, and those are repeatable.

So how do we do this in events? We will continue to build event teams using Team Affinity card that we will eventually need. Therefore, within the lineup, you will prioritize which Team Affinity card you need to get the total bases.

If you don’t have any pitchers at the moment, this means you need to hit first. No matter how many hitters you have, as long as your last hitter hits, you are executing a Team Affinity mission.

If you’re still batting in the first inning and don’t want to finish the entire match right after you finish batting, you can just quit and go to the next game. This doesn’t matter as the event will not be reflected in your personal record, it will only reflect the current ranking of the event. So you might as well take advantage of three hitters hitting a home run on the road.

Unfortunately, once you hit a ball with hitters, you won’t quit even if you’re not there. Instead, you’ll pitch an entire three-inning game using the number of innings pitched you need to count.

But like many seasons, the event shared energy throughout the tournament. So if you use Pitcher A in Game 1, you most likely won’t be able to use him again in Game 2 unless you want someone with no energy.

So what you can do is, if you prioritize pitching missions and hitting missions, then after every game, you use up all those pitchers.

Or, let’s say you only have two pitchers, so you pitch Pitcher A for three innings in the first game and Pitcher B for three innings in the second game. In this way, it is likely that by the third game, Pitcher A will not have enough energy to continue pitching the third game.

So every time you complete your second race, all you have to do is simply forfeit your entry. While giving up your eligibility will cause you to start over, your tournament starts with zero wins and a brand new pairing rating, or you can use Pitcher A.

Rinse and repeat the process and you’ll get two innings of pitching each time. You don’t have to win these events, all you need to do is get the stats.

Anyway, that’s the complete guide to complete Team Affinity Season 1 Chapter 1 in both offline and online modes. Don’t hesitate, try it now!

Recently, the developers released a trailer for Path of Exile 3.24. In this trailer, we can discover that Necropolis will be making enormous changes to Ruby, Topaz and Sapphire flasks, changing their bonuses from 50% Resistance and 20% Less Damage Taken to 40% Resistance and +5% Maximum Resistance.

This change will have a big impact on high-end defense builds for later farming Valdo’s Maps and Uber Bosses. In this guide, I want to talk about the impact these flask changes can have on endgame builds and explain my thoughts.

The Synergy Of Transcendence & Loreweave

So the first thing we should discuss is Transcendence. This is a Timeless Keystone that applies your armor value to elemental damage taken.

Ever since Transcendence changed all maximum elemental resistances from -5% to -15%, the go-to gear for this Keystone has been Loreweave. Because Loreweave can set your Maximum Resistance to a specified value, you can completely overcome Maximum Resistance penalty.

This is usually a very expensive high-end setup, usually requiring a Double Corrupted Dawnbreaker, a Double Purity mod, Watcher’s Eye, and a ton of flask effects with Taste of Hate to deal with the physical damage you’re going to take.

And since the body armor slot is now occupied by Loreweave, you can’t use Lightning Coil. This means you need more POE Currency to complete high-end builds.

Recently, however, some players have experimented with using Transcendence without Loreweave and trying to scale Maximum Resistance in other ways to combat the resistance penalty. Such as Charms in Affliction League or Tattoos in Trial of the Ancestors League, or even shield modifiers on Crucible Tree during Crucible League.

For example, Molten Strike Pathfinder build I used before completely ignored the resistance penalty and rolled at 55% or 60% of maximum elemental resistance, which was crazy.

Flask Changes

But in POE 3.24, with the changes to these elemental flasks, the new flasks will provide a more consistent way to get a bunch of maximum resistance.

Compared to things like Charms and Tattoos that usually disappear once the league ends, I think this will change the meta of how high-end defense builds are put together primarily on Pathfinder or Mageblood characters.

Related: An In-Depth Analysis Of The Potential Impact Of Flask Changes In POE 3.24 Necropolis

Melding Of The Flesh

When I first saw these changes, one thing that stood out to me was the fact that Melding of the Flesh existed. Because it was previously impossible to convert Less Damage Taken modifier on one of these elemental flasks to also apply to the other two elemental damage types.

This is why the vast majority of builds run all three flasks, namely Ruby, Topaz and Sapphire flasks, to fortify defenses against almost everything they encounter.

This is also why Tempered by War setup with Dawnbreaker, Purity of Fire, and Sublime Vision started to become very popular. Because it’s so powerful, able to focus all your defenses on one damage type and significantly reduce the risk of Elemental Penetration.

But as Ruby, Topaz and Sapphire flasks changed in POE 3.24 to provide Maximum Resistance, there is a new option to use a single flask to obtain Maximum Resistance for each element type through Melding of the Flesh.

This means that scaling Maximum Resistance with Transcendence may become the first choice for very high-end defense setups like Valdo’s Maps and Uber Bosses farms.

If this does start to become a popular way of building around Transcendence. I think items like Aegis Aurora will start to be used more, especially since builds that don’t use Loreweave will free up body armor slots for items like Lightning Coil. This will also make Dawnbreaker no longer a mandatory item to achieve 100% physical damage conversion.

Traitor Keystone

There is also Traitor, which is another Timeless Keystone. Now obviously you can’t use this with Transcendence, as both are exclusive to Timeless Jewels and are limited to one piece.

But Traitor does provide the opportunity to use Melding of the Flesh to gain maximum resistance to all three elements from a flask or other item.

Among them, Micro-Distillery Belt and Traitor have a good synergy. Since you’ve kept at least one flask slot empty, this belt actually provides 30% of the flask effect, equivalent to 1%-2% of maximum resistance. Depends on the amount of flask effects you get from other sources.

Keep in mind that each 20% increase in flask effect will now provide an additional 1% of maximum resistance to the new flask, so I expect to see some strategies using this combination of mechanics.

Also, this would be great for a Chieftain who doesn’t need Melding of the Flesh Jewel, and getting a bunch of maximum fire resistance from the flask slot will allow you to randomly equip. I look forward to seeing what else players can come up with using this setting.

Elemental Flask

I think it’s also worth mentioning here that a Pathfinder set up with Melding of the Flesh will free up two flask slots that were previously used for the other two elemental flasks.

This means you can now take two identical flasks, such as two Magic Sapphire Flasks, or even two Taste of Hate Flasks, and enchant them with Enkindling Orbs to increase the flask effect to 70%. You need to alternate between the two so that the other can get charges when not in use.

Since the two flask slots are cursed, this will give you the most resistance you can get from the flask. If you do this with a Magic Flask, you can even get 133% of the maximum resistance.

Conclusion

Overall, I think some endgame or high investment setups are going to see a pretty big shift. One thing that’s definitely noticeable about this change is that these builds will have a harder time dealing with Elemental Penetration than before. So it will be very interesting to see how the metadata adapts to these changes in POE 3.24.

Especially if you're someone who’s played some of the high-end Pathfinder Builds, or Mageblood Builds with high-potential defense setups, you may be paying attention to these changes as well. I’d love to hear your thoughts on these flask changes.

With the arrival of Skull and Bones Season 1, a brand new ship will appear in Smuggler’s Pass after completing a total of 45 tracks, and this is Barque Ship. You’ll then get the blueprint to craft it and add it to your fleet.

This new ship is exceptional and adds a much-needed support character to the medium-sized ships in the game. There’s a lot you can do with this ship considering how universal its benefits are, but in this guide, I want to talk about how to build a Healer Barque Build.

As a therapy ship, that’s primarily what it was designed for. If you’re in a group doing plunder or Elite Warships, there’s a lot you can do to keep your teammates in the fight longer and make high-level plunder easier. So let’s get started.

How To Get A Barque Ship Blueprint?

The newest support ship currently available from Skull and Bones, Barque, packs a ton of healing power to keep you and your allies afloat in battle. However, it is difficult to obtain it, so we will first show you how to add it to your fleet in the game.

You can only obtain Barque by completing Smuggler’s Pass in Season 1. Thankfully, it’s free, so you don’t have to buy the premium version.

It does take a lot of work to get, though. You need 45 Smuggler’s Marks, which you can earn by raising your Infamy and completing challenges. Unlock any 45 rewards in Smuggler’s Pass, a milestone that will give you Barque Ship Blueprint, as well as the ship’s full cosmetic set.

Revitalized Perk

Next, let’s talk about this ship’s big perk, Revitalized. Barque restores 0.5% of Severe Damage and Hull Health to all nearby allies every second.

This is an incredible perk. Not only does it provide great self-sustainability for your own ship, but when nearby plunder or Elite Warships are active within a range of 300 meters, this allows you to provide consistent passive healing to everyone around you.

If that’s not enough, the ship can also use Skull and Bones Items to provide Stamina, Severe Damage, and additional healing bonuses. This means you can use Barque as a damage ship with a self-healing bonus, giving you good sustain.

But I wanted to make it a repair ship that could be deployed in a team environment to benefit the team even more. So, doing this, I used a Repair Bombard III on both the bow and stern. The powerful AoE splash damage makes it super reliable and more beneficial than Repair Long Gun and can affect multiple ships within its radius.

And they also have a shorter reload time, and with the extra bonuses from the ship’s extra perk and the furniture that we’ll talk about later, you can get really solid bursts of healing out of it.

Also Read: Skull And Bones: Is Ouroboros The Best Armor To Take For Ship Build In Season 1?

Weapons

Now there are a few ways you can build the rest of your weapon slots. In theory, we just need to put more repair weapons on the port and starboard sides and do nothing but heal.

However, I decided to take a more flexible approach and place two Dardanelles Guns on either side to give the ship some damage output if no one in the team needed healing. This way, you can contribute to the attack instead of being a sitting doctor doing nothing.

And thanks to the gear score of Dardanelles Gun, this has the bonus of allowing Barque to reach level 12.

Finally, of course, there’s Repair Mortar III, which will give you a massive high-level treatment of an area. Considering its range, it works well for teammates who are further away from you. Moreover, the healing effect of Repair weapons is considerable, and it is the key to this ship.

Furniture

Now, with furniture, there’s a lot you can do here. Because I want to harness the power of healing as much as possible, I will make First Aid Station my Major Furniture.

This increases the healing of your repair weapons by an additional 30% when your teammate’s overall health is below 33%. This provides a great boost to key treatments. It makes sense to me, considering that’s what we’re after.

Secondly, Joinery Workshop I also make sense, as it again provides an additional 10% healing for your repair weapons. Therefore, the healing power of our repair weapons is amazing.

Also, I added Bombard Powderhouse I and Mortar Powderhouse I to increase the area of effect of repair weapons. After testing, we found that this does change the width of your Mortar’s radius. Also, this is useful when landing repair shots on moving allies from a distance.

The rest of the slots are more flexible, but I decided to use Lightened Mast I for now to increase acceleration to help me find teammates faster. It also helps me avoid enemy Mortars if I camp somewhere and focus on healing.

Armor

Finally, there’s Black Prince Armor, largely because of it I got to level 12, which is key.

Black Prince is one of the best hull armors in Skull and Bones. It has protection against Ablaze, Piercing, and Explosive damage, which is very comprehensive.

Players can also rely on it to increase the health level of their ship through its additional Resolute perk. When a ship’s health drops below 33%, Resolute activates and reduces damage by 50%. They will take more hits when attacking warships and plunder settlements and forts.

That’s pretty much it. I had a lot of fun using the ship in a healing role, group plunder, and against enemies. There’s a lot you can do with Barque, so I’d love to hear your build ideas. Good luck!

Myth of Empires is a new massively multiplayer survival sandbox game launched by Angela Game. Players will be immersed in a multi-civilized world, experience rich gameplay of survival, construction, management and creation, lead tribes to conquer cities and conquer territories, and ultimately build their own empire!

In the open world, player freedom and survival elements occupy the most important position. If you want to get a head start on your path to power, here are 10 things you need to know about Myth of Empires.

10. Leveling Up

The open world of Myth of Empires is filled with a variety of threats. Omnipresent dangers such as wildlife, hunger, roving bandits, and NPC factions await the reckless survivors.

Happily, there are many ways to mitigate these risks and fend off the predictors, making not just survival possible, but prosperity possible.

Early crafting recipes provide ways to craft tools and weapons to feed and protect yourself. Specialization areas range from weapon specialization and hunting to animal taming and land cultivation, providing a focus for long-term mastery of goals and specialization.

You can also speed up your character leveling by investing more Myth of Empires Copper Coins to increase your likelihood of survival.

As your character levels up after just a few hours of gameplay, you can fight others using a range of available weapons, gather resources to build an impenetrable base, and slowly become more powerful.

9. Gather Resources To Stay Alive

But trying to stay alive in the early stages of Myth of Empires can be difficult because you need to constantly collect resources. This makes it easy for players to focus on the short-term goal of simply surviving the next day and night. However, it is important not to miss out on long-term planning.

Unfortunately, farming resources in the game is annoying and inefficient, so you’ll want to find ways to make it as easy as possible. The cart icons may appear on your map, these represent resource collection points. A group of powerful human NPCs will guard the loot, and you must defeat them to collect it all.

8. Quickly Traverse The Map

To collect resources effectively, fast travel is very necessary. Quick map traversal is an ability that allows you to get from point A to point B faster. Before you begin, set up a bed because you can come back to it no matter where you are.

A word of caution, though: be sure to have boxes in and around your bed, as you’ll lose everything you carry while fast traveling. But once you reach level four, you can drop these chests.

7. Explore And Exploit Caves

There are many caves in the open world waiting for us to explore and use. For example, you can use these hidden caves to hide your most valuable resources from others. You can also get a lot of MoE Copper Coins and rare resources from it.

These caves offer new worlds you can explore as well as countless other features. These include being used as a fast travel point in the area, a place to establish a base away from prying eyes, or an operational center for resource extraction in the area.

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6. Capture Magistrate Building

Magistrate building is a core location that many players are eyeing. It is located in the eastern part of the map and is surrounded by various camps. More specifically, how control of it determines dominance over the region.

Capturing Magistrate building gives you control over the rich local copper and iron resources surrounding the building. Controlling this resource is a sought-after position and you can earn up to 100k Copper Coins per day. Please always be prepared for a battle to capture the area.

5. Establish A Guild Network

What's more, with these capture points, you can also start building Mines, Quarry and Lumberyards and take your abilities to the next level.

Once you defeat the enemies guarding the point, you can select the flag and see where to build the guild building to start harvesting resources for you.

Do this enough times and you’ll build a strong guild network. So whether you’re playing on a PVP or PVE server, it’s important to be wary of attacks.

4. Try To Avoid Violent Conflicts

Next, you can lead a guild and create alliances to unite or conquer other players and NPC factions. It’s also a great way to achieve your enduring legacy.

There are many opportunities to meet potential allies in mines, farms and other resource locations. Here you can chat with locals, perfect your social etiquette, and increase your noble rank.

But be careful, violence can result if things don’t go well. Frequent attacks will increase the level of hostility of rival NPC factions and even local wildlife, causing them to launch a large-scale counterattack against your camp.

3. County Battles

There’s always the danger of war breaking out in Myth of Empires, and County Battles mark server-wide conflicts to establish ultimate control.

These battles are divided into two phases, which see the balance of power between the factions change. Some players will gain dominion, benefit from local resources, and set tax levels to moderate or crazy levels.

2. Tame Other NPCs To Work For You

Earning a position of power allows you to befriend other players and NPC factions and get them to work for your cause, making it a diplomatic mission well worth the investment.

If you’re charismatic enough, you can convince others to collect resources for you, which can help you avoid being compromised by others on your path to power.

1. Choose The Best Horse Partner

Many activities in Myth of Empires are closely related to horses. Horses can be used to transport goods, pull carts, and ride the wind, but only the strongest horses make the most loyal and fearsome battle partners.

Equestrian combat benefits from relevant crafting and ability trees, and, just like its human counterparts, is animated with motion-captured movements to ensure each horse is as realistic as possible.

All in all, with a wide range of PVE and PVP options, crafting recipes, building projects, and plenty of horses, Myth of Empires offers plenty to do for those looking for a multiplayer survival sandbox experience. Following these secret game-changing tips can help you progress quickly.

In this guide, we’ll share some ways to earn XP in Diablo 4 Season 3 and quickly progress from level 1 to level 100. I’ll also be adding some quick tips and tricks to level up more efficiently along the way. Without further ado, let’s get started!

Before The Start

First, when creating a new seasonal character, be sure to select Seasonal Realm, skip the campaign, and select World Tier 1. Because World Tier 1 will give us the best XP to difficulty ratio compared to World Tier 2.

Once we reach the shelter, you will need to complete seasonal tasks first. This isn’t the fastest way to level up, but it’s necessary to unlock our seasonal content.

Quick Way To Level Up From Level 1 To 50

By the time you’ve done this, you should be around level 20 and we’re ready to start leveling up quickly. To this end, I’ve come up with 3 high-priority leveling methods.

Legion Event

For levels 1 to 50, you need to keep track of when the next Legion Event starts. Arrive at Legion Event approximately 2 minutes early to take advantage of the 15% multiplier XP bonus we accrued from the campfire.

It’s worth noting that you’ll receive an additional 10% bonus by inviting any hanging player to join your party. After completing Legion Event at level 38, I gained approximately 160,000 XP in just 8 minutes.

Whispers

Beyond that, you need to complete Whispers first. Specifically, you need Whispers in the area where Arcane Tremors occur.

It’s an extremely fast way to maximize your Grim Favors while also encountering tons of enemies that are bundled together, which is exactly how we want to level up quickly. Whispers in Arcane Tremors zone netted me 200,000 XP in 5 minutes at level 36.

Domhainne Tunnel Resets

The fastest but most tedious and boring way to upgrade is to do Domhainne Tunnel Resets. This dungeon is located west of Corbach Waypoint. Basically, to do this, you need to complete the first few extremely enemy dense rooms.

After clearing the room, exit the dungeon, open the map, and click Reset Dungeon in the lower right corner. You can then jump back into the dungeon and complete the process repeatedly. XP you gain per hour from this dungeon will depend entirely on how quickly your enemies clear out.

Also Read: Diablo 4 Season 3: New Gameplay Coming In Patch 1.3.3! - Overview Of Gauntlets And Leaderboards

Tips & Tricks

Also, here are some tips and tricks that will help you greatly increase your efficiency in leveling up from level 1 to level 50.

First, you can invest more Diablo 4 Gold in some upgraded builds and optimize them for clearing waves of enemies. This is one of the biggest factors in leveling up quickly.

Don’t forget to use your Codex of Power early on to improve your damage or resource generation. You unlock Legendary Aspects by completing the corresponding dungeon, then talking to Occultist to imprint Legendary Aspects of your choice onto a piece of armor. Certain classes require certain Legendary Aspects to really improve their ability to clear enemy waves.

Please spend as little time as possible on the menu, and this includes managing your inventory. You need to make the most of your time by doing anything that rewards XP. Try to equip a new piece of gear every 10 levels after 20.

Don’t forget to complete your career quests. These will appear as white priority quests at level 15 for most people and 25 for Necromancers.

You’ll also need to use your Season Blessings, specifically Urn of Aggression, which will then be rewarded with a 20% XP multiplier that will remain in effect.

Don’t Try Capstone Dungeons Too Early

To enter World Tier 3 and 4, we need to clear Capstone Dungeons. I recommend doing these at levels 50 and 70. Clearing Capstone Dungeons too early may be more headache than it’s worth. And transitioning to a new World Tier too early may result in slower upgrades if enemies are too powerful.

Our first Capstone Dungeon, Cathedral of Light, is a simple 2 floor dungeon, each with its own boss.

How To Tansition To The New World Tier?

To transition to the new World Tier, visit Kyovashad’s World Tier Statue. You’ll be rewarded with massive XP, but at the cost of hindered resistance and tougher enemies.

Transitioning World Tiers can be difficult and it’s important to focus on collecting new Sacred Quality gear. The same is true when transitioning to World Tier 4 using Ancestral Gear.

In each higher World Tier, there are three things you need to upgrade efficiently: weapon damage, armor, and resistance. Make sure to save your legendary gear and Legendary Aspects you need for a smooth transition into your endgame build.

The Best Leveling Method For Levels 50-100: Nightmare Vaults

In my opinion, leveling up from level 50 to level 100 couldn’t be easier. My favorite way is to do Nightmare Vaults.

When you’re primed and ready to level up faster, complete Whispers for a 100% chance of dropping Nightmare Sigils. You need to keep doing this until you receive a Vault Sigil.

There are 4 Vaults here, each with their own layout and trap format. Each Vault begins with an initially opening set of rooms, followed by a statue. Interact with this statue 3 times to get 30 stacks of Zoltun’s Warding. With so many Zoltun’s Wardings, you’ll be able to completely ignore the traps that can really slow down your leveling efficiency.

At the end of Nightmare Vaults, you’ll have plenty of perfect gear for equipping and upgrading Legendary Aspects, Governing and Tuning Stones for improving your Seneschal Robot, and Glyph XP for getting the most out of your Paragon Board. This is why Nightmare Vaults are extremely effective in the endgame.

Keep in mind that Vaults can also be Whisper Objectives, which means you’ll also benefit from extra Whisper XP and Endgame Boss Varshan summon items.

Gear Selection

Gear level 50 to 100 will depend entirely on your knowledge and resources of your class’s strengths. The benefit of equipment is that it speeds up your play through time, which basically doubles your leveling speed. You can do this by understanding the best Legendary Aspect on each piece of equipment and looking for higher rolls on drops.

Survivability usually comes from Aspect Of Disobedience, total armor affixes on the head, body and legs, and your resistance, which depends on your World Tier.

I suggest you’d better start by creating a list of Paragon Glyphs to reach level 15 and then research the best routes for your Paragon Board. These factors, combined with your skill level, will determine how quickly you can level up.

Friends Help To Level Up

Another option for leveling up quickly is to have a friend provide you with power upgrades.

My favorite method is to level up an alternate character from level 1 to level 100. Start by completing your seasonal missions as usual, followed by your friends completing your World Tier 3 and 4 Capstone Dungeons.

You can now also look for Gear or Paragon Glyph XP when your friends are running Nightmare Vaults, and you can benefit from their clears just by sitting at the entrance.

In short, following these leveling methods is enough to help you smoothly upgrade from level 1 to 100. I wish you good luck!

Hello adventurers! Today, we will talk about a quest chain in WOW Classic SOD Phase 2 that has attracted the attention of many players, Dark Rider.

As we all know, among the series of new content introduced in Phase 2, the most popular ones are runes. Dark Rider quest chain will reward a new rune for each class, so most players will want to complete it, eventually. So, without further ado, let’s get started!

Require

This mission involves killing level 41 elites, but technically, there is no level requirement. However, you need to travel to multiple locations, so I would recommend starting the mission at level 40 and using a mount to make it easier to succeed.

In addition, don’t forget to prepare some WoW SoD Gold before you start. It will make your exploration journey smoother!

Start Quest

To start this quest chain, first head to Deadwind Pass. Most players will need to travel through Duskwood to get there.

For Horde, that likely means starting in Stranglethorn Vale. If you’ve already chosen a flight path in Swamp of Sorrows, you can start there.

Follow the road to find the camp in the northeast corner of the area and talk to Dalaran Agent there to pick up Ariden’s Sigil. Note that you or someone in your party will need to have this trinket equipped in order to proceed to the next steps.

Also Read: WOW Classic SOD: A Complete Leveling Guide To Arcane Mage Healer In Phase 2

All Dark Rider Locations

Next, you’ll need to travel to seven other locations around the world to find Dark Rider. In each location, you need to run around with Ariden’s Sigil until you find a place where you can get Dark Presence buff.

When you get this buff, you can quickly tell if there are Dark Riders around because a pair of eyes will appear above your character when you enter the area. Just be aware that you won’t be able to find Dark Presence buff if you’re already mounted.

When you are in an area with a Dark Presence aura, use your Ariden’s Sigil trinket to summon Dark Rider. This is a level 41 elite.

Please note that if multiple people in your party use this trinket at the same time, you can summon multiple Dark Riders, but you only need one. Everyone on your team can loot their Dalaran Relic. You’ll need 7 pieces of Dalaran Relic in total, each of which can only be looted from a specific location. These seven positions are:

Deadwind Pass

The first location is very close to your starting location on Deadwind Pass. Follow the road a short distance towards Duskwood and then north to the end of the river. Remember, you must be walking and running here and have a trinket equipped.

Swamp Of Sorrows

Next, head east into Swamp of Sorrows and run northeast. Dark Presence buff here is located slightly southeast of Fallow Sanctuary.

Duskwood

Retrace your steps west through Deadwind Pass to Duskwood and then to Raven Hill Cemetery. You’ll find Dark Presence on the east side of the cemetery.

Arathi Highlands

Now you need to head to Arathi Highlands. Alliance can get here via Wetlands, while Horde can get here via Hillsbrad Foothills. Dark Presence buff here can be found in the northeast between Hammerfall and Dabyrie’s Farmstead.

Badlands

The next location is Badlands, which are probably the hardest of these areas to reach, especially for Horde players. You need to head south through Wetlands and Loch Modan to get here. Dark Presence is located near the center of the area, in an open valley between large hills.

Barrens

The last two locations are on another continent. Head to Barrens first and follow the road south of the intersection to find Dark Presence.

Desolace

You will find the last Dark Rider in Desolace. Alliance has a flight path close to this area, but if you haven’t chosen it yet or if you’re a Horde player, you might choose Stonetalon Mountains to get here. Dark Presence here is located in the northern part of the area between Thunderaxe Fortress and Sargeron.

Turn In Dalaran Relics

It doesn’t matter in which order you defeat Dark Riders. But once you have all Dalaran Relics, go back to Dalaran Agent in Deadwind Pass and you’ll get a small amount of WOW Classic SOD Gold and XP for each Relic you turn in.

When all seven Dalaran Relics are turned in, you will complete the ultimate mission and receive the corresponding runes for your class. The runes you get are:

• Druid: Rune of the Jungle King
• Hunter: Rune of Close Combat
• Mage: Missile Barrage Rune
• Paladin: Rune of Infusions
• Priest: Luminous Epiphany
• Rogue: Rune of the Assailant
• Shaman: Rune of Two-Handed Mastery
• Warlock: Rune of Forbidden Knowledge
• Warrior: Rune of Ruthless Precision

Outro

That’s the complete guide to Dark Rider quest chain in WOW Classic SOD. With this, you’re ready to get another rune!

Before entering, I recommend that you plan your travel route according to your actual situation so that you can maximize the efficiency of farming all Dalaran Relics. Anyway, hope this guide is helpful.

In this guide, I’ll be sharing a new build I’m trying out in Affliction League, Rain of Arrows Champion. This is a Solo Self-Found oriented character, you can also play it in Trade League and try to push it to its limits.

This build is particularly advantageous for Solo Self-Found, as getting the items you need isn’t difficult, POE Currency budget is low, and gear progression is very simple.

This character is a good mapper, clears the map quickly, and has good tanking abilities. Although its single target is not very good, it is not the worst, and it is enough to promote Atlas, farming tier 16 maps, making Logbooks, Heist and other quests.

Equipment Selection

A very important item for this build will be the bow. The first thing we need to get is Triple Elemental Damage Bow.

Bow

The best way to get this bow is to use Rog from Expedition, basically fill up your prefix and re-roll. That way, it will most likely give you a high-level elemental damage prefix, and then give you the suffix you want, such as critical chance, attack speed, and critical multiplier.

Belt

Also very important is our Perseverance Vanguard Belt, which has great synergy with Champion Ascendancy.

Because we have access to Grace and Determination Auras, we have high armor and evasion. We basically get a lot of attack damage from the belt. In the meantime, we also get Onslaught, for example, some cold resistance and life.

I think the best way to get belts in SSF is to use Ancient Orbs, since the chance of hitting Perseverance with Ancient Orb is about 1 in 20.

So basically you just need to run Harbinger. With Scarabs you can also use Seventh Gate so you can get Harbinger on your map device. It shouldn’t be too hard to hit since it only took me 8-9 Ancient Orbs to hit Perseverance.

If you’re on Solo Self-Found, it’s not super difficult to hit it. If you are in Trade League, you can choose to purchase it for 1 Chaos Orb point.

Amulet

Another unique item I use is Amulet, Hyrri’s Truth. It basically gives us a high level of Precision, good Crit Multi and Culling Strike.

Although this item is not mandatory, it is nice and easy to use. And we can use it to save gem slots since we don’t have to equip Precision gem.

Then, for the rest of your gear, try to get Armor and Evasion bases, which are also important. Then there are your typical Spell Suppression, Resistance, Chaos Resistance (if possible), Strength, and Intelligence stats. This way, you can equip all your gems.

Ring

Any extra damage you can get, especially in the ring. You gain elemental damage and flat damage by attacking.

But I’m not running reduced Mana Cost on my ring, which is unnecessary for my setup after running Inspiration.

Helmet

I have an Eldritch Implicit on my helmet, which reduces Mana Cost of attacks. Also, I’m running Life Mastery: skills cost life instead of 30% mana. We also run Mana Leech, where you gain 1 passive point of life and mana.

Quiver

Then, with the quiver, just try to get as much damage as possible, and your quiver will also get extra life.

My life is a little low currently, only 3.6k, but you can easily reach 4k life. Because some of my items have an unsatisfactory life, even my quiver has no life at all. So you can definitely reach a higher life.

Flask

If you’re trying to get as much damage as possible, don’t forget about your flasks: Quicksilver, Diamond, Granite and Jade, with the suffixes: Dodge, Armor, Critical and Attack Speed. The best prefix you can get is gaining 3 charges when you are hit by an enemy.

Also Read: An OP Build For Dominating Guardian Maps & Invitations In Path Of Exile 3.23 - Ignite Death Wish Elementalist

Passive Tree

For the passive tree, we chose Champion Ascendancy.

The first two labs got your Fortify. For the third lab, I chose First to Strike, Last to Fall so that I could take advantage of Adrenaline.

This is actually very useful for this build as we have a trick to easily reach low health with Corrupting Fever. This is basically in the 3-link of Corrupting Fever, Lifetap Support and Second Wind Support.

Whenever we use Corrupting Fever, we reach low health, and we have Adrenaline. You can then use your Life Flask or Enduring Cry if you prefer to restore your life. This is an excellent trick.

Your final lab: Inspirational. This is a pretty standard passive tree for this character. Since this is a lot of damage, you can try farming your clusters in Solo Self-Found.

Large Clusters can be attack damage or bow clusters and gain significant effects at the start. It would be great if you could get two.

Then there are Medium Clusters: with Eye to Eye and Repeater for projectile damage, they are really good.

Then I also run two Mana Reservation Efficiency Small Clusters. Now you may not need to run both, depending on whether you want to run Herald of Ice or not. I ran it because it helped a lot with mapping.

Skill Gems

For gems in our 6-link, try getting Vaal version of Rain of Arrows. It’s actually a nice boost to damage.

Then the supported gems are pretty standard: Mirage Archer, Trinity, Inspiration, Increased Critical Damage, and Elemental Damage with Attacks to get your qualities running your lab or just using GCP.

Then don’t forget your Corrupting Fever 3-link, and then Manaforged Arrow and Lifetap connection. Lifetap can help reduce mana cost, and Frenzy and Ensnaring Arrow can also deal with extra damage.

You can also get Power Charge on Critical Support, and the way I generated it was using Wildwood Ascendancy. If you have more charm sockets, you can get extra crits at max Power Charges, or you can get a crit multiplier per Power Charge or whatever.

Finally, don’t forget your extra Utility Gems and Aura Gems. The six Auras we are running are Clarity, Precision, Defiance Banner, Herald of Ice, Determination and Grace.

That’s all for this Rain of Arrows Champion build guide. If you decide to play this character, I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Skill Moves have a tremendous impact on FC 24, but are you really using the right skill when you need it? In today’s guide, we give you 5 different Skill Moves from easiest to hardest. Mastering these will give you a technical edge in Skill Moves!

5. Ball Roll

Now it’s time to start with Ball Roll, a 2-Star Skill Move, the simplest skill move that almost every player in the game can perform.

It has many uses. You can change the direction of the ball to create new passing or shooting angles. When needed, it’s away from the opponent player and you can simply push the right analog stick left or right towards your player to perform a Ball Roll.

But remember, you can’t do this while running. Therefore, make sure to release Sprinting button before performing it continuously. Using Ball Roll will give you better control of the ball.

Because you change the direction of the ball most of the time during dribbling, using Ball Roll away from the defender gives me space and new shooting angles to pass after the catch.

I see the opponent coming my way, and I see the potential receiver moving downside. So I rolled the ball there to get some time to see where the defender was going and to get a more direct passing angle.

If the opponent reacts to this and covers the center, this allows me to play the ball out wide again. Even if I don’t have a direct passing angle, Ball Roll helps me create a new angle after passing the ball.

4. Stepovers

I’ve finally reached the next level of Skill Moves, which are Stepovers that give you tremendous bursts of speed and short distances.

They require the player to have a 2-Star Skill Move and are composed of two parts. The first part is the initial moves you can perform with the right analog stick.

The second part is exit from the move, which is given by input from the left analog stick. Move the right analog stick towards the front of the player, rotate it 90° left or right, and perform normal Stepovers on the other side. Reverse Stepovers can be performed by starting Stepovers on the player’s left or right side, then rotating the right analog stick 90° to push it forward.

You can change the direction of the ball in the second step of a Stepover with the help of the left analog stick. This has its uses. You can evade defenders easily. You just look to see where the defender is going and space will open up, then take a step in that direction with your left analog stick.

However, the most common usage is to execute it directly to increase speed. The trick is not to press Sprinting button before moving. But after you start taking a step forward, you can hold down Sprinting button after the first step has been completed.

It may take a little time to learn Stepovers, but mastering them can help you get past defenders and score goals with ease.

3. Elastico

Moving towards the next Skill Move, Elastico can completely crush the opponent. It is worth noting that spending EA FC 24 Coins to purchase an excellent player to perform this 5-Star Skill Move can maximize the advantages.

There are two variations of this Skill Move. They allow you to change the direction of the ball by pushing it twice with the same foot. You can perform Reverse Elastico by first pushing the right analog stick to the player’s right and then rotating it 90° clockwise.

You simply push the right stick to the left and rotate it 90° counterclockwise, and the two Elasticos can be used to dodge aggressive opponents across the pitch.

If you see a defender coming directly towards you, use Elastico as you will be able to quickly change the direction of the ball by briefly touching it twice. Although they are all around the court, I mainly use them in or around the box to create deadly scoring opportunities, especially Reverse Elastico.

Also Read: EA FC 24: Tips & Cheapest Method You Need To Know To Complete High Efficiency SBC

2. Heel To Ball Roll

Next, this is a more complex Skill Move, Heel To Ball Roll. This is a 4-Star Skill Move that allows you to protect the ball and change its direction at the same time.

You can get behind the player simply by holding down L1/LB button and pushing the right stick towards the player’s front.

However, this isn’t the only input you’ll need. You have two different exits after the initial execution, and you must choose your exit direction using the left stick and pointing to the left or right of the player.

This mechanic is ignored in most cases, but it works perfectly in a 1v1 running duel. Because you only have to change the angle of your running direction slightly, it will slow you down quickly, but then give you a Diagonal Speed Boost, which can completely tip off a defender’s balance.

1. McGeady Spin Cancel

Now we finally come to the last one, McGeady Spin Cancel. As you can understand from the name of Skill Move, the move consists of two parts performing a McGeady Spin and a Cancel.

But why do we need to cancel this 5-Star Skill Move? The move itself allows you to rotate yourself. However, to push the ball 90° to the left or right in more tense situations, this can be really difficult to use. But canceling the move in the middle gives you more control over the ball without pushing it too far.

Here’s how to get 5-Star Skilled player to do this. Just push the right analog stick in the direction you’re running first, then tap it to his right or left. This will launch McGeady Spin.

After completing the combo, hold down L2+R2 or LTR+RT buttons simultaneously and select the exit direction with the left analog stick. This cancellation will give you extra steering flexibility and you can turn in the direction you want quickly. In fact, this may be the fastest way to perform a 180° turn without allowing your opponent to react.

The best way to use this Skill Move is to convince your opponent that you’re leaning too far towards a certain angle. Once the opponent attacks, you can find the position for this situation deep on the flank or inside the box. You can quickly use McGeady Spin Cancel to turn around and avoid the player in front of you.

Like I mentioned, if you want to turn backwards quickly, this McGeady Spin is a killer. This makes the opponent believe that you are going to a dangerous place, forcing them to over-commit and execute this nifty move, giving them no time to react and exploit the free space in front of you. This can lead to immediate scoring opportunities!

Regardless, most Skill Moves from easiest to hardest can have an enormous impact on FC 24, each with a different purpose. But after mastering these moves, you’ll easily outrun your opponents and score goals in matches!

I don’t know if you realize this, but Mageblood, the most expensive item in POE Softcore Trade League, is at an all-time low right now! If you’ve never tried it, this is your best chance to get it.

So how did this Mirror-Tier Unique Item get all the way down to 98 Divine Orbs? This is mainly because of the large number of raw drops dropped by Magic Finder, as well as Voidborn Reliquary Key, which drops like candy balls.

Once you get Mageblood, don’t waste it like I did! There are some powerful builds in POE that can gain astronomical benefits from Mageblood. Some of them don’t even require any other expensive items. Here we talk about the 7 best Mageblood builds in POE 3.23.

1. Pure Armor Stackers

Number 1, Pure Armor Stackers are one of the most powerful builds in a long time. A proper build would require over a million flat armor to tank most Uber attacks. Not only do they reduce physical damage, but they also maximize resistance through a large amount of aura, making them one of the most tanky combos in Path of Exile.

• Items: Replica Dreamfeather, Unwavering Stance and Iron Reflexes.
• Flasks: Granite, Basalt, Jade, Stibnite and Silver Flask.
• Classes: You can try out several variations of these builds, including Juggernaut, Champion, Ascendant, and even Chieftain!
• Skills: As a melee attack build, its skill selection includes Smite, Molten Strike and Lightning Strike.
• Wildwood: For Mageblood builds, Primalist will be chosen in most cases. Since Armor Stackers use multiple auras, charms that increase mana retention efficiency are widely used. Also, Guardian’s Charms can provide a percentage of reserved mana as additional armor, which is very beneficial for these builds.

2. Doryani’s Prototype Builds

Number 2, Doryani’s Prototype Builds are extremely high damage builds even for Uber bosses. Because they have the unique ability to turn nearby monsters’ lightning resistance into yours.

The only downside to these builds is that they cannot withstand the one-second Mana Siphoner and other lightning damage over time, such as Laser Beams from Maven battles. They need a lot of armor, as this affects not only their physical damage reduction but also their lightning damage reduction.

• Items: Melding of the Flesh and other resistance-reducing items such as Thread of Hope and Ventor’s Gamble.
• Flask: Ruby and Sapphire. If damage is your priority, you can also use Granite and Basalt, or Diamond and Silver Flasks.
• Classes: Doryani’s Prototype builds have no specific set of Ascendancies. Popular play styles in POE 3.23 include Elementalist, Inquisitor, Champion and even Deadeye.
• Wildwood: Popular builds in POE 3.23 include Smite Champion and Lightning Conduit Elementalist. Because of their inherent weakness and inability to take lightning damage over time, Inquisitor’s Charms applying Consecrated Ground are considered their best option.

3. Aura Stacker

Number 3, we have Aura Stacker, which was once the most powerful build in POE history. If created correctly, they can still overwhelm most high-end builds.

But its setup requires several gems to activate, and POE Currency costs from Divine Orbs to Mirror of Kalandra are high. Because of their Squishy Passive Tree and Gear, Mageblood is needed in most situations to limit their critical hit chances or greatly increase their attack and cast speed.

• Items: For low-budget builds, use Shavronne’s Wrappings or Victario’s Influence, as well as Prism Guardian. While the more expensive version uses the rare Vaal Regalia, which features massive energy shields and enhanced aura effects.
• Skills: In most cases, they use Purity of Fire, Cold and Lightning, and Grace and Determination.
• Classes: Aura Stacker becomes Ascendants or Champions, because of its synergy ascendancy points.
• Wildwood: Hierophant’s Charm and Mana Retention Efficiency are great for these builds.

Also Read: A Concise Overview Of The Boneshatter Juggernaut Build In Path Of Exile 3.23

4. Magic Finders

Number 4 we have Magic Finders. There are multiple versions of these builds. Except for Poison Caustic Arrow, these benefit greatly from Mageblood.

These builds are very weak to limiting resistances and critical chance, and most also require a consistent movement speed. The faster they build, the faster they can farm the map, earning more POE Currency per hour.

• Items: Most of them use Goldwyrm.
• Flasks: Progenesis and Divination Distillate are must-haves for Magic Find builds. With Mageblood you can even add a Gold Flask for 95% more effectiveness!
• Classes: As of POE 3.23, the best Magic Find Mageblood builds include Tornado Shot Deadeye and Chieftain Self-Ignite builds.

5. Cast On Crit Builds

Go to number 5 and you’ll be surprised how many Cast on Crit builds crave Mageblood. Because Cast on Crit builds require high attack speed, critical hit chance, speed, and lots of defense.

• Flasks: You gain critical hit chance from Diamond Flasks and one of their suffixes. The second best option for COC builds is Silver Flask, which greatly enhances Onslaught effect.
• Items: Since most COC builds require close range attacks, a solid layer of defense is required. Bloodnotch, Badge of the Brotherhood, and Hatred Watcher’s Eye all work well.
• Classes: While you can run Cast on Crit builds with any class, over 60% of players prefer Occultist version because of its synergy with Power Charge Stacking.
• Wildwood: For Power Charge Stackers, Assassin’s Charm with multiple critical hits per Power Charge is the best.

6. Lab Runner Builds

Number 6 on the list is Lab Runner builds. The priority for these builds is just movement speed, followed by the basic defense of running Uber Labs. Mageblood has perfect synergy with these builds, as they can meet all of their needs at higher ranges.

• Flasks: The first choice is Quicksilver Flask with a level 1 movement speed suffix. You can even get faster speeds from Silver Flask.
• Classes: Lab Runner is mostly Ranger builds. For Mageblood, Deadeye or Raider are the best choices. You can earn a lot of currency by running Labyrinth.

7. Squishy Builds

Finally, to recap, Mageblood’s biggest use case is Squishy builds using items like Annihilating Light, Melding of the Flesh, and the like. You can even use Mageblood to level up your character, as its minimum level requirement is 44.

So the use cases for Mageblood are very broad. These builds shown here desperately needs one.

Whether you're an experienced player or just coming out of Season of Blood, you may want to speed up your leveling process to get into the endgame activities. This season introduces Gauntlet leaderboards, expected to be released mid-season, requiring players to reach World Tier 4 to complete, adding even more incentive to reach the top level as quickly as possible.

Whether you’re playing alone or teaming up with friends, mastering the best strategies, activities, and builds is crucial to completing Season Journey and Battle Pass with ease. So, without further ado, let’s dive into my tips for leveling up quickly in Diablo 4 Season 3.

Select Leveling Build

Choosing an efficient leveling build is a key factor in the speed of the leveling process. While experimenting with various builds and play styles is always an option, if your goal is to level up quickly, it’s recommended that you follow a build guide tailored to your chosen class. Guides like these optimize your damage output, survivability, and mobility to speed up leveling progress.

If you choose Rogue class, an excellent and leveling-friendly build is Twisting Blades build. This setup prioritizes high single-target and AoE damage, using a combination of melee and ranged abilities.

Skip Campaign

If you’ve completed Story Mode before, there’s no need to replay Campaign to level up your seasonal character. By choosing to skip Campaign when creating your character, you can immediately dive into open-world activities that provide more XP.

Select World Tier

One of the key decisions you have to make when leveling is which World Tier to play. World Tier is a difficulty setting that affects enemy strength, the quality and quantity of loot drops, and the availability of endgame features.

My advice is, if you want to level up quickly and efficiently, stick to World Tier 1. While World Tier 2 gives you 20% more XP and 15% more Diablo 4 Gold rewards, it also makes enemies and bosses more powerful, which can significantly slow down your progress.

World Tier 1 lets you complete quests and strongholds easily and earn Renown rewards, giving you extra stat points and paragon points.

However, if you’re playing in a group, this advice changes. With more players sharing the damage, you can tackle World Tier 2 more easily and benefit from increased rewards.

Start Season Of The Construct Quest As Soon As Possible

Start Season of the Construct quest as early as possible with a level 1 character to jump-start your Season Journey. And completing this quest quickly unlocks your Seneschal Companion, adding a useful robot ally to your leveling journey.

Unlike previous seasons, Season 3 tasks are not limited to completing Season Chapters. As a result, you should be able to complete story missions quickly, making it a worthwhile and efficient endeavor.

Use Gems To Boost Stats

Inserting gems into your gear can provide valuable stat improvements as you progress.

One thing to note is not to spend unnecessary D4 Gold on jeweler to remove gems. If you salvage gear with gems on it, the gems are automatically returned to your stash.

Selectively Equip Aspects

Be selective for equipping Aspects that make substantial improvements to your build. Especially considering the high cost of frequently changing gear during level 50. And given the regular gear upgrades, it’s wise not to invest too much into it early on.

However, certain aspects can significantly simplify your leveling process, depending on your class and build. You can prioritize these Aspects and imprint them on your amulet, as this gear slot tends to be upgraded less frequently. It is worth noting that printing an Aspect on Amulet can enhance its effect by 50%.

This strategic approach ensures you benefit from valuable aspects without spending too much on frequent gear changes.

Also Read: Diablo 4: What Build Would Be Better To Choose In Season 3? - Class Changes & New Balancing

Complete Tree Of Whispers & World Events

Without knowing the exact XP rewards for seasonal events, I can say with a high degree of confidence that the best way to level up early is to complete Tree of Whispers.

Players deal with them effectively by selecting areas where Whispers of the Dead are concentrated and completing multiple objectives simultaneously in a short period. For example, finding an area with dungeon quests that coincide with Whispers quests can greatly improve your leveling efficiency.

By successfully completing Whispers of the Dead, you gain a variety of benefits. Accumulating 10 Grim Favors allows you to get new equipment from Tree of Whispers. This method is the most efficient way to level up and equip your character in the early stages of the game.

If you feel strong enough, feel free to complete Legion and World Boss events as they are available on the map.

Upgrade Your Health Potion

Keep an eye on your Health Potion and when vendors in town offer upgrades. You can get a nice simple herb cache by doing quests in Kyovoshad. Go to World Tier statue in the north of the city and accept the side quest, Raising Spirits.

To complete this mission, just stand next to the soldier and select “Cheer” on the emotion wheel. A cache of handy herbs will drop for you, which should be enough to upgrade your Health Potion.

Events For Effectively Farming XP

If you have reached level 50, at this point, you need to complete some more efficient activities to grind XP.

Nightmare Dungeon

You can collect Sigils to enter Nightmare Dungeon by farming Whispers of the Dead. When completing Nightmare Dungeon, you must remember to achieve your goals as quickly as possible and ignore trash mobs as much as possible. The faster you reach dungeon bosses, complete dungeons, and open new dungeons, the faster you earn XP.

Helltides

As part of Diablo 4 1.3.0 Patch, Helltides will be active every hour and will be a significant source of gear. Most importantly, you’ll need it to complete Boss Ladder to get unique items.

World Bosses

You’ll want to fight World Bosses once they become available, as they drop guaranteed high-level gear. Once you’re ready, complete Capstone Dungeon to advance to World Tier 3. They can be anywhere between level 50 to level 70.

To sum up, this Diablo 4 leveling guide provides players of all levels with different information and tips to help them level up efficiently in the game. While it may not provide the most engaging gaming experience, this repetitive strategy works well for those who are solely focused on leveling up quickly. Regardless, make sure you have fun in Diablo 4!

In this guide, we’ll look at how to use Harvesting Skill Line in New World to earn tons of gold while leveling up your Harvesting skills.

We will compare the results using three different methods and provide you with the market prices for all items on my server. Therefore, you can decide which method is most profitable for your server based on the price.

Disclaimer

Before we get into the first method, a quick disclaimer. I use a full set of Harvesting Equipment with 700 gear score, a very good Sickle, top level Harvesting Trophy, Powerful Proficiency Boost, and 350 Intelligence to complete all these methods. And I also have a PVP Flag to really maximize my New World Coins earnings.

While grinding, you can even get the most lucrative Music Buffs and top-tier packs on your sickle if you want to take your character to another level on the fly.

Let’s take a quick look at the current prices of all the different Fibers and Threads on my server Maramma. This way you can see how they compare to your server.

As you can see, they are all reasonably priced, but Silk Thread is clearly the most expensive. I’ll provide a different approach in case this isn’t the case with your server. Without further ado, let’s get started!

Method 1: Hemp Farm

But now let's get into the first method, which is farming Hemp. This is a very simple method that can be done in many places.

But the reason I would love to redo this area of Windsward is because I really like the aesthetic of this area. There is also a Fast Travel Point here. You can collect a lot of Hemp as quickly as possible, and eventually accumulate a lot of New World Coins.

Feel free to search New World map for a location that suits you. You need to make sure there are enough eggs laid and you never run out of pickings.

You can even look for locations with lots of other resources to get the various items found on locations like Restless Shore. Even though there are usually more people here, you should still get excellent results running back and forth here.

Once you’ve chosen your location, feel free to use any of the previously mentioned items. Then throw your gear together to pop Powerful Proficiency Boost.

I like to use a Fire Staff and a Great Axe or Rapier when doing this to speed up my running between plants, and using a Sickle can really help speed up collecting those gains.

Also Read: New World: How To Optimize Lightning Damage For PVP With This Boltcaster Build?

Let’s see what we can expect from an hour of sanding this area.

I ran Windsward for 30 minutes and went to Trading Post and sold everything, leaving me with 2,223 gold. Most of it came from Fiber, which ultimately brought 1,850 gold coins.

This means that if I multiply that by 2, you can expect to earn approximately 4,447 gold per hour through this method, not to mention your Aptitude Crates.

Currently, each Fiber is worth 25 gold on my server. So compare the prices, maybe it will be more profitable on your server.

Method 2: AFK

Next, we have the second method, which is AFK.

This method is useful when you want to get some extra gold, but don’t want to constantly run around the game testing.

I use this brilliant method with Cutlass Keys Map. You can use it here as well, or just look for any area on New World map that has a large amount of the resource you want to target.

So, for example, if Silk Thread is top-priced on your server, look for a place that has a few Silk Thread spawns in an area, and then surround it with some other nice resources as a bonus.

The great thing about this place is that it not only has Silk Thread and Wirefiber but also Spinfiber and even some Wyrdwood Tree and Runewood Tree. There were a few Hemp plants nearby, but I jumped over them during the grind to minimize running around.

Now let’s look at everything I got from sitting in this place for 30 minutes, jumping into the game every 10 minutes or so.

When I sold these on Trading Post, I made 2,430 gold. This is surprising for the effort I put in. This means if I multiply this number by 2, you can expect to earn 4,860 gold per hour.

It’s great to do this AFK method because you can make more money than Hemp farming method and it takes a lot less effort.

During this time, I also acquired many Aptitude Crates, which can further increase my profits. Don’t forget that you have to check the prices on the server before starting.

This is a very reliable location for a server as populous as Maramma. But if too many people use this location later, you can simply look for another location on New World map with a similar amount of resources. There are many places as good as this.

Method 3: Multi-Task

Finally, we have method three: Multi-Task. For this one, we just tested against the most commonly used materials on the server. I chose Silk Thread because it had the highest price.

Then, you need to find a place not too far from Fast Travel Point, where there are many resources you want. I use this small area in Weaver’s Fen Map because there are a lot of spawn points there, and it doesn’t take long to grab them.

All I did was teleport to Fast Travel Point and hit all the spawns, including any Wirefibers. Then teleport out and continue doing what I was doing in New World. Then I’ll come back in 10 to 15 minutes and repeat the process.

Now, to test these numbers, I took a quick look, and it took about 6 minutes to go through and collect everything in the area before teleporting out.

But for testing, I didn’t get any Fibers, nor did I get a lot of resources. It is indeed selling for 651 gold coins on Trading Post.

But given the 15 minute wait, let’s say you can do this 3 times per hour. This means you can harvest 1,953 gold per hour, with a harvest time of approximately 18 minutes. That’s not bad, especially if you do a lot of other things on the side, and you’ll also get some Aptitude Crates to boost profits.

If you want to really focus on Gathering, you can turn it into a route. If done well, you can cycle this route repeatedly.

After running here for 30 minutes straight, I sold everything in Trading Post and earned 2,256 gold. If multiplied by 2, that means you can get around 4512 gold per hour here. Of course, you can make more or less if the prices on your server are different.

Outro

Overall, the amount of gold that can be earned is pretty impressive since it’s so easy to do, and adding Aptitude Crates will only increase your earnings.

This guide covers three ways you can craft gold in New World with Harvesting Skill. I will list the benefits of three different methods so that you can get an overview of them all and choose the one that suits you best. Let me know which method is most profitable for your server. Good luck!

Recently, the developers announced WOW Dragonflight patch 10.2.5, titled Seeds of Renewal.

This patch bridges the gap between ongoing major content patches and the next patch for the game. This means there won’t be as much content as Patch 10.2, which was released on November 7th. But players still can take part in various developments of World of WarCraft’s overall story and gameplay.

While patch 10.2.5 won’t be Dragonflight’s last patch, it will kick off the expansion’s ending while still allowing World of WarCraft to transition into the next era as The War Within begins.

In this guide, we’ll talk about some of the key updates in WOW Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5 and their impact. Without further ado, let’s get started.

Dragonriding

In patch 10.2.5, Dragonriding is coming to all of Azeroth. Since the start of the expansion, players have only been able to use their Dragonflight Mounts in Dragon Isles. But in the next patch, you’ll be able to soar across Azeroth’s preexisting continents with all the new mounts you earned in this expansion.

Also Read: WOW Dragonflight: How About The New Mounts In The Latest Upcoming Patch 10.2.5?

In patch 10.2, we can use traditional flying mounts in Dragon Isles, and in the next patch, the reverse will also be true. Dragonriding is available throughout Azeroth, but is limited to a maximum Dragonriding speed of 80%.

Gilneas

Gilneas is one of the most forgotten zones in World of WarCraft. In the new patch, it will become the centerpiece of a new storyline that allows players to take back the city in the name of Alliance.

Although Gilneas was introduced to World of WarCraft in 2010 as the starting area for the then-new Worgen race, it has been largely unused since then.

However, in patch 10.2.5, we will be fighting alongside the former Gilnean King, Genn Greymane. He will lead his troops back to his homeland in an effort to regain his homeland.

It’s worth noting that Reclaiming Gilneas will not be testable on PTR.

The End Of Dragon Isles Story

Because the story that takes place in Dragon Isles will end next year, patch 10.2.5 will probably bring an end to what we played in Dragonflight last year.

Since the next patch will allow players to progress through Epilogue chapter of Dragonflight story, this will probably resolve outstanding issues across all areas of Dragon Isles.

Players will also be able to discover some additional Dragon Isles content through Azerothian Archives. Players can learn about how this continent existed before Dragonflight incident through weekly public events held in Azure Span.

Follower Dungeons

World of WarCraft Dungeons is getting a new system that lets you complete dungeons with AI-controlled NPC companions.

This new feature, called “Follower Dungeons,” will focus on helping new players learn the mechanics of Dragonflight dungeons. But seasoned veterans can also practice their mechanics and team composition.

However, Follower Dungeons are only available in Dragonflight dungeons in normal mode. Players can choose to queue alone or enter the dungeon with up to four other players. Once they’re inside, NPC followers will fill in any missing roles. When using NPC followers, all players will still receive the same rewards as a normal dungeon with a full party.

Outland Cup

While you’re dragonriding outside Dragon Isles, why not test your skills in Outland Cup?

You can take part in 13 games spread across Outland on Public Test Servers. You don’t even need to unlock Dragonriding, just rent a dragon to take part. Most importantly, taking part and winning the competition will also be rewarded with rich WOW Dragonflight Gold and loot.

More Customization Options

The developers are continuing to add more customization options to another batch of WoW races. Among them, Draenei, Warlock Tyrant, and Darkglare demons will receive unique customization, and Trolls will see five new hair colors. Most importantly, this will provide completers with dedicated Customization Achievements.

Dragonflight is friendly to players who want to expand their character’s appearance. Multiple races and classes have received updated models and new customization features.

The vast amount of customization that Dracthyr Evokers enjoyed when they were added to the game at the start of Dragonflight set the standard for the entire expansion. However, the rest of the current races in the game are continuing to catch up.

Class And Race Changes

• Dracthyr: All Dracthyr races are now given Soaring ability. This means they can now fly like Dragonriding, with energy and all their other abilities.
• Evoker: Preservation evokers who have trouble maintaining Reversions may like the fresh change as it makes rotations feel smoother. Essence Burst can now be triggered when casting Reversions. Unfortunately, the mana cost of most spells has been increased by 10%.
• Monk: Dance of the Wind’s dodge chance increases by 10%, and increases by an additional 10% every four seconds until the player dodges the attack. Ancient Teachings now increase Stamina by an additional 5%.
• Shaman: When Shaman uses Earth, Fire, and Storm Elementals, they appear smaller than allies and enemies. To Shaman, they will still appear larger.

The above are all the key contents of this patch 10.2.5. As expected, they will release the patch before the end of January. But according to the developers, Seeds of Renewal will be launched on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, although there is still no exact release time.

Regardless, this new content has a lot of players excited. Let us look forward to its arrival!

Now that Season of Discovery Phase 1 is coming to an end, let’s take a look back to determine which class nearly broke the game on this SOD Class Tier List.

Class Tier List

We will evaluate these classes from various angles, from DPS to WOW Classic SOD Gold production to PVP. It will help you decide which classes to make, and it will also tell us which class is likely to snowball into the best class in Phase 2. So let’s get started.

B Tier

First, we’ll rank each class based on their overall progress in Season of Discovery and their performance at the endgame level.

Priest

If we want to start from Tier C, our choice must be Priest. The first is because Priests are bad in PVE and people won’t even consider taking them to raids.

But I have to admit that Priest is the best healer in Season of Discovery, just like in Vanilla, although Shadow spec leaves a lot to be desired.

Playing as Shadow Priest is much better than in the base game thanks to abilities like Mind Sear and Homunculi. But it’s still not as powerful as other Ranged or Magic DPS Classes. And usually, a priest is more effective as a healer in a team. This means it’s faster to be invited to join the group.

If you want to play one of the best healing classes in the game, choose Priest to easily be invited to PVE groups. Those who want to play Shadow Priest will enjoy the class changes and new Runes, which will probably be enhanced in future stages. Therefore, for the final strength ranking of Phase 1, I still choose to place Priest in B Tier.

Shaman

For B Tier, we also have Shaman. Shaman is in a better position overall than before thanks to a pleasant set of Tanking Runes, as well as other stuff that buffs Shaman’s specs.

However, like Druids, Shaman is good at many things but not good at any one thing. Indeed, Shaman tanks are far from the worst in SOD, and they are now becoming decent healers.

Shaman are easy to level up and relatively easy to play, but in the endgame they struggle to achieve high damage output. Shaman is also a good choice if you want to play any role in dungeons but don’t mind being slightly outclassed by more powerful classes in SOD.

A Tier

The first class in A Tier will be Warlock.

Warlock

Warlock can bring a lot of utility to the team. He can summon party members to their locations and get Soulstones and Healthstones.

In SOD, Warlock can also try a new specification through Metamorphosis Rune. Warlocks have proven to be decent tanks, and their damage output has the potential to be great.

Demonology and Destruction Warlocks have great new tools in SOD, but Affliction Warlocks are somewhat left behind. Combined with the summoned Demon pet, Warlock quickly becomes a more complex class than most other classes.

With the right rotation and pet management, it can become a powerhouse and almost never die.

Mage

So the next class to enter A Tier is a Mage. Mage class is one of the most popular classes in WOW Classic for several important reasons.

It has many uses for groups, as it can summon Portals to quickly travel across continents. Mage can also summon Water and Food for the team for free. And their ability to control their enemies is nearly unparalleled.

Mage in SOD and Vanilla are good at AOE damage and PVP. They’re also able to take on the role of healer in SOD, with three new Runes turning Mage into an Arcane healer and damage-slinging machine. It's difficult to reach maximum DPS, but a skilled Mage player can bring a lot to the party.

Also Read: WOW Classic SOD: How To Continuously Farm Hyperspawn In Season Of Discovery Phase 1?

Druid

The next class is Druid. Druids, like Shaman, can play all three standard group roles, but they’re not the best choice for anyone. Unlike Shaman, Druid now gets Windfury via Wild Strikes Rune.

For DPS, Feral Druids are great in both PVP and PVE, but aren’t top tier yet. Guardian Druids are excellent tanks, but Paladin is still better than them.

As for Restoration Druids, the focus on healing over time is unique, but not as powerful as Priest or Paladin’s emergency healing options. Balance Druids are also in a better position than Vanilla, but they are not as competitive as other DPS specs in SOD.

Paladin

We also can’t forget about Paladin, a powerful class in Phase 1 raids. While Paladins can be just as good at healing as Priests and are some of the best tanks in the game, Retribution Paladins still can’t compete with other melee DPS classes.

Paladins are more fun to play in SOD, thanks to new Runes that shake up their relatively boring rotation, like the level 2 Crusader Strike. But this is not the class a player who wants to stick to DPS should choose.

Warrior

We arrived at the last class of A Tier, Warrior. At its highest level in Phase 1, Warrior performs well as a tank and DPS. But until they have good gear, the level will suffer.

Warrior is a class that relies heavily on auto-attack, although they did get some new Runes, changing up Vanilla’s rotation a bit.

While Warriors may be difficult to level up and have to reach max level to become good, they top the new Raid leaderboards for both DPS and tank roles in BFD and dungeon content.

So if you want to play a standard melee damage dealer with a rotation that isn’t as complex as other classes, and don’t mind spending time leveling up, choose Warrior. What they lack in leveling and PVP, they make up for in endgame PVE content.

S Tier

We finally arrived at S Tier. If you regularly check WOW Classic logs and data, you’ll see that Rogue is definitely the top melee DPS in the game.

Rogue

Rogue in WOW Classic SOD gets some nifty new Runes and the ability to tank with Just A Flesh Wound Rune.

Rogue, like Warrior, will have difficulty in the early levels because they don’t have many powerful abilities. But when the player gets Poisons and Vanish, Rogue starts to destroy the damage meter.

While Rogue is good for PVP, with a maximum level cap of 25, the class doesn’t have core parts of PVP toolkit, such as Blind and Cheap Shot.

Rogue Tanking is fun, but managing Combo Points while relying on evasion stats instead of armor can make things tricky.

If you want to try a new tank style, or if you like to quickly rotate and clear everything with extremely high DPS output, choose Rogue, just don’t take the battlefield lightly.

Hunter

Finally, let us enter the last class of Phase 1, Hunter. Hunter was so far ahead of the other classes in SOD that the class received multiple nerfs within the first week of the season.

The class is now closer to other classes in SOD, but still tops the list in PVP and PVE.

One drawback of Hunter is that its rotation is not much different from Vanilla. Its new Runes add some variety, but players still have to follow Aspect of the Lion meta.

Although Hunters are unmatched in PVP and excellent in PVE, they are not as easy to master as some players think. And we expect that as Season of Discovery continues, this class will be further weakened.

Final Thoughts

In short, there is no best class or worst class in Season of Discovery. Each class has its own fun. But some simply deal more damage, are more effective tanks, provide more healing, or simply have fewer drawbacks than other SOD classes.

FC 24 is one of the toughest games of the series so far. As far as gameplay goes, we all want to deny the issue of getting bogged down on offense and facing heavy defensive pressure. However, there is one key aspect that frees you up when you use your wings effectively and allows you to reach your full attacking potential.

In today’s guide, we’ll explore the secrets of wing play in FC 24, different techniques to beat your opponents, and learn how and when to use them to unlock wing play.

Create Movement

First, you need to create some movement there. There are multiple ways to do this.

You can use L1 LB button to send one of your side players around to the wing. You simply point at the player with the left analog stick before briefly tapping L1 LB button. You’ll immediately see the body language change and the player starts running forward.

Another way to create this type of movement is to pass it. If your player has the ball in his hands, you want to run with the ball and eventually pass it to your teammate. Hold down L1 LB button and after the pass, you’ll see his burst of run on the baseline.

In both cases, the defensive player may cover the obvious passing lane created by the moving player. So if this is the case, don’t throw the ball directly at the runner. But you can use a third player as a link player to create different passing angles for your goal. Therefore, it is crucial to invest more FC 24 Coins to improve the overall statistics of players.

So let’s say you create some movement, cutting yourself into one-on-one confrontations to win back. So what do you do? There are many options.

Cutbacks

Let’s start with Cutbacks. First, with Cutbacks method, you pull the ball back to center with a sharp turn and explore your passing options.

Once your wingers are far ahead, some attacking players will join in from the back and in transition. And the defense has yet to settle, making them perfect passing targets once you run to the end line.

At this point, make sure to press the button to stop sprinting and then turn sharply toward the center side. You simply move using the left analog stick or with skills and watch the runner behind you find the best position to pass the ball.

If he can move out wide, I see opponents trying to catch me on the run, and that’s what I need to take advantage of. Because I knew he would keep sprinting just to catch me. That’s why I let go of the sprint button and used Ball Roll to make a sharp turn and get him out of the picture.

Now I see the obvious passing option, but the opponent also sees him. Because I made a fake move to the left, my opponent was a little slow to react. I get the ball on target, clear my front and get a good scoring chance.

Also, Player Lock is a powerful mechanism that can be used with cutbacks. Player Lock isn’t just for attackers. As a defender, you can also use it to disrupt play and steal the ball from your opponents, reading the game like a seasoned pro.

Also Read: Top 7 Promising Young Strikers In EA FC 24 Career Mode

Explore The Goalline

You will also have another opportunity, and that is to explore goalline. Sometimes your opponent wants you to perform cutbacks, in which case this method works perfectly.

If the opponent still wants you to turn cutbacks, you can simply go deep into the goal line and watch the players inside to create scoring opportunities. Please note, do not panic when exploring goals. If your opponent is still covering passing lanes, try to find the perfect opportunity.

Controlled Sprint is a great tool that works perfectly while exploring another excellent mechanic of the game.

This method is a Driven Pass. If you’re exploring the goalline, your forward can walk directly in front of the goal, which allows you to perform a powerful Ground Pass. Here, hold down R1 RB button to perform a Driven Pass, allowing for a free goal.

Crossing

Next, we turn to another method, crossing. Inside the box, this method is underrated but powerful.

There are two areas where you need to be very careful. The first is the movement of your potential target within the box. If he’s not really covered and is heading toward the goal, then that’s your chance.

There you have to adjust the power of the passer based on the distance between him and the target, you need to change it.

If you’re a fan of Crossing, you’ll love Whipped Pass PlayStyle+. Because with Whipped Pass+, we pin the ball between two and three bars of power. This type of Long Ball also works outside of the box.

Switching Sides

When you control the ball to one side of the court, you’ll find that if you stay on the same side for too long, the opposing team will turn to that side. Especially if the opponent uses a high depth formation of Pressure tactics, this will become a problem that needs to be avoided. You need wingers and full-backs on the other side.

As mentioned before, because the opponent will automatically turn to one side, it will leave the other side open. At this point, switching sides with a winger can create incredible opportunities for you. But how do you use it as an offensive weapon?

Personally, I sometimes purposely grab the bolt too much on one side so that when the defender closes in on me, I take my attention away from the other side.

I’m looking for teammates on the other side of the court where I can pass the ball to. I’ll switch sides with Long Ball because my wingers and fullbacks are already active there. I took advantage of the space created by the wing change and perfectly accumulated the power of the winger’s change, giving us an easy chance to score.

Attacking Wingbacks

At the end of the guide, an important section is retained. You may have seen how aggressively I use my wing backs on offense, which will bring another dimension to your offense.

If your winger is under pressure from two players, your wing backs can easily create a new passing position for the forward. Not only do you get rid of the pressure, but you start a very dangerous attack.

Next, if your wing backs join the attack, your wing players may move more towards the center between the full backs and forwards. This means you can fill one more position and pass to that additional position.

You’ll also have a variety of passing options. Assuming your winger has the ball in midfield, it will be a pleasure to defend him if you only have the midfielder passing the ball. But here, things change.

For example, I see my wing backs push forward and immediately find their free space. If you find there is space in front of you, you can use the wing back. It’s simple, don’t hesitate and rush because most of the time the opponent won’t expect it. This way, you can create excellent scoring opportunities in all aspects.

Therefore, after adopting these methods, you will become an actual threat from the side and cause real difficulties for your opponents. Use your agile wingers and dominate your game!