OK, our first extended exp session in Plane of Valor validates the rumors that we have heard: the exp there is sick. You can?t seriously consider exping anywhere else once you get a taste of Tier 2. There sessions over the last few days.

First, Iris and Ary took us on a guided tour of PoV and the usual camps so we would know what was open and what to look for. Then we camped ?LC? or left courtyard for about 2 hours. Even with extended downtime and slow kills due to (our) gimpness, we got like 14% regular exp.

Next, we join a GoB BoT key farming in progress that subsequently turned into a aborted raid on a mini-boss. Even with over 40 people in the raid we got 4% in 2 hours, unheard of. We have laid waste to NToV for over 4 hours and gotten 1%.

Finally, last night. A 4-hour bloodletting got us from 58.62 to 59.02 in easy fashion. We were camped in OC (outer cave) killing Razorfiends and tree frogs. We had our normal exp lineup (Bianca, Gaerett, Qcenchanter and myself) plus Foofy, a kooky cleric that we grouped with a few times before in PoD and Ckmonkey, a true nut case (I personally think it?s required for all high end monks to be like this). She pulled like a nut and good-naturedly resented every moment something wasn?t being slain. We went until we couldn?t take it and it was getting late for me to be getting up early. In addition, we netted 4 talons, 2 Eps and an assortment of other crap that added up to about 381pp. We will be back.

I can't see any reason that we will not be 60 by the end of the week. The exp is just that good. Then, it's all AA for a while. This ranger needs AM3 and EQ in the worst way.