Boldly go where no gardeners have gone before.
What keeps you going? What is it that makes you keep right clicking furiously on anything that sprouts out of the ground? You've tackled the titanium and mined the minerals of the earth, and uprooted the ...
To hell with the alliteration. You've done well to come this far in Vitality Extraction. Hitting 200 is the halfway point. And to some, it might as well be the halfway point to the halfway house. This is serious business at this point and there are no easy ways to go about this anymore. Brace yourself.
Things are going to get pretty serious at this point. There are a few fairly safe regions to do these, but they're less than optimal. Hell, if you wanted to do 200-250, you could do it all right outside the Beluslan Fortress walls. But those nodes are sparse and highly botted due to the non-aggressive nature of the enemies in the area. I wouldn't advise being below level 30 for the first half of this guide, and 35 for the second half. You need to at least be able to handle 2 enemies at once and that's the safest blanket answer I can give you for the regions I'll be sending you to. Can you handle it sooner? Probably. Should you? Depends on how desperate you are to be ahead of the curve on your tradeskills.
Make damn sure your backpack is clear. Each one of these nodes at this point will have at least one, sometimes two high quality/rare possibilities. Pure-types sell oh so nicely....
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200-235
Welcome to the Red Lava Cliffs, or the Salitnus Rise. Either one works about the same for this tier, because all you'll likely be tapping is Adamantium. Follow the outermost ridges on the rise as you approach the Ice Claw Village and you'll find plenty of Adamantium for the taking. Jump off the cliff and check the area below for more spawns and as you make your way up mining more, you'll find the nodes have respawned. If you prefer the more dangerous volcano route, do long paths along the road to Alsig Village. Platinum and Adamantite spawns all alongside it, and you can go along the southern of the two roads going east for more opportunities. If you reached a bridge with the Tree NPC, stop! You've gone too far! I've already scouted the area beyond it and there's nothing there :( If all else fails in this tier you can return to the Sprigg Habitat and harvest up another stack of Kirka and Chikra that you did for the last part before.
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235-250
...Now you have to go to the Red Lava Cliffs and run the exact same pattern if you did it already, and target Platinum. If you are level 30-33, I would find an ideal spot, between two or three good nodes, and just get in a grinding rhythm, extracting whenever the nodes are up. It can grate on you but you can level both extraction and your character at the same time at a respectable rate. Take all of the adamantite and platinum you can get, and be on the lookout for rarer crystal nodes as you trek to the east. While they aren't the best to skill up, at this point you know how much those silly handicrafters and alchemists will pay for these fancy stones. Unless you are one yourself, that is. In that case my apologies and I wish you luck on being self-sufficient on your endeavors... but take adamantium to 240 before you start passing it over at least, and go for platinum from there. Most people care less about platinum so you're more likely to find those nodes untouched than the smithing ores.
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250-280
If you're a tailor, you'll love me. Xilix is all over the damn place in the Alsig Crossroad. Look next to trees, in fields, behind you, you'll see it every few enemies. Hell, you'll even see it around town if you're one of those crazy bastards leveling up the skill before you can even handle the enemies in the area. Just look right outside the south gate and to the west after that, outside the southwest gate. Two easy spawns and you shouldn't have to touch a single enemy to get them, and a 250 log or two along the way. This can take you to 300 if you can stomach it. Of course, if you're feeling brave, I have something else in mind.
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280-300
You will likely hate me for this, but the fastest way to do it with no competition is to go to North Brusthonin. Yes, a level 45+ area. I am not sending you to die for no reason. At this point in the game you know how to judge aggro ranges and thread the needle when running in-between two aggressive enemies. You will make use of these skills and go to where no one really is at this point, at least to gather. Zeller and Pressa are in abundance in the area immediately west and north of the NPC guards of the border between the 20 and 45 zones. You should be able to access a Pressa node from within sight alone while standing at the guards, just northeast of them. If you're too much of a sissy to go out further, just harvest this to 300. If you want to get your feet wet and start scouting out the real nodes in the area and start spotting good stuff like Mithril and Subella, head west into Nabor Lake and follow the southern coast to start locating plenty of good node patterns. You just might see me touch on this in our next section as our first run!
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Vitality extraction is getting interesting, isn't it? Or at least, as interesting as right clicking a gathering point can get. With the game having such a low aggro range on 99% of the enemies in the game, this opens up a whole new world of low level gathering. Thankfully it requires some intelligence and finesse, so you can make yourself stand out from the crowd if you're looking to craft the best of the best before you're even capable of wearing it, or want enough tries at that Noble Worthy Ultimate Silly Orange You'll Replace in 5 Levels Anyway for your craft. The choice is yours, and the path is yours. We have one final step left. It'll be brutal. It'll require a high level, or a death wish. One of these is easier to deal with in this game than the other, but only you can answer that for yourself! Decide and we'll see you in our final segment of Asmodean Vitality Extraction!
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Asmodean Vitality Extraction Guide 100-199
Veggies and Steel. This is some trade skill, huh?
Are you tired of the people sitting next to quest givers with the items they need for 50,000 kinah when the reward is 5,000? Asmodeans know what I'm talking about, and I'm here to make your life significantly easier in part deux of our Vitality series for the emo angels in us all. This tier is daunting at first in Morheim, but after a quick glance here you'll realize that you just might be hunting in the wrong place for your vitality needs.
By the way, I'd advise you be at least 25 before attempting this guide. Some of the enemies in these areas don't play nice if you're below that. I take no responsibility for banshees trashing you before you can act if you don't listen to me. There are safer places, but they are nowhere near as good as these.
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100-140
I hope you like Titanium. You'll be right clicking all along mountains to the west of the Havenjark Cemetary of Brusthonin. Do very long sweeps so they have time to respawn behind you. You'll have to pass over the gold for now. Most people are here for that anyway, so you should have the titanium all to yourself. Finish 130-140 with the plant life in Eastern Morheim along the pass. There are plenty of good spawns here for your skill level.
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140-165
It's time for a Rabano Rampage. The farmlands to the south of our titanium ridge will provide all of the Rabano you could ever ask for, in massive amounts and clustered deposits. You'll have to fight for some of them, there's no way around it. It's worth it. You'll see and agree.
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165-190
Yes, you've seen this picture before. Time to depress the Gold market some more. Run the exact same circuit you did for titanium, and grab everything in your path. The titanium will sell well no matter what grade you pull. The gold is just plentiful, in my experience it doesn't sell very much due to a low demand of gold-quality handicrafts and tomes/orbs. You'll need a break after running the same route twice. We're almost there!
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190-199+
You can't beat the Sprigg Habitat. Look directly west of the main road going south to Mt. Musphel -- you'll see an enclosure loaded and surrounded by Kirka and Chikra. Run in a circle looting everything as it comes and remember that only the Wardens and Hunters will actually pick a fight with you. The gatherers are just like you, minding their own business!
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Monotony is the game for this tier, unfortunately. We've got massive clusters of the same thing over and over again. There are some benefits to this though, namely bank space. 800 titanium takes up the same space as 8 titanium, rather than having a rainbow of different vitality goods. Since most of this takes place in Brusthonin, you're safe from the occasional rifting party. Just be sure to change it up and do this in moderation. There's nothing to feel ashamed of if you quit the game because the experience grind was too much. There is a lot of shame in losing your will to play from a gathering overdose though! Remember, everything in moderation, and sell off what you can't use here! There's a big market for some of these, so check your server's economy and see if you can make some money with your efforts! After all, it's another 100,000 down the drain to hit Greater Extract Vitality... and I won't spoil how much the next one costs, you'll just have to see our next guide to find out (and cry!)
Are you tired of the people sitting next to quest givers with the items they need for 50,000 kinah when the reward is 5,000? Asmodeans know what I'm talking about, and I'm here to make your life significantly easier in part deux of our Vitality series for the emo angels in us all. This tier is daunting at first in Morheim, but after a quick glance here you'll realize that you just might be hunting in the wrong place for your vitality needs.
By the way, I'd advise you be at least 25 before attempting this guide. Some of the enemies in these areas don't play nice if you're below that. I take no responsibility for banshees trashing you before you can act if you don't listen to me. There are safer places, but they are nowhere near as good as these.
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100-140
I hope you like Titanium. You'll be right clicking all along mountains to the west of the Havenjark Cemetary of Brusthonin. Do very long sweeps so they have time to respawn behind you. You'll have to pass over the gold for now. Most people are here for that anyway, so you should have the titanium all to yourself. Finish 130-140 with the plant life in Eastern Morheim along the pass. There are plenty of good spawns here for your skill level.
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140-165
It's time for a Rabano Rampage. The farmlands to the south of our titanium ridge will provide all of the Rabano you could ever ask for, in massive amounts and clustered deposits. You'll have to fight for some of them, there's no way around it. It's worth it. You'll see and agree.
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165-190
Yes, you've seen this picture before. Time to depress the Gold market some more. Run the exact same circuit you did for titanium, and grab everything in your path. The titanium will sell well no matter what grade you pull. The gold is just plentiful, in my experience it doesn't sell very much due to a low demand of gold-quality handicrafts and tomes/orbs. You'll need a break after running the same route twice. We're almost there!
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190-199+
You can't beat the Sprigg Habitat. Look directly west of the main road going south to Mt. Musphel -- you'll see an enclosure loaded and surrounded by Kirka and Chikra. Run in a circle looting everything as it comes and remember that only the Wardens and Hunters will actually pick a fight with you. The gatherers are just like you, minding their own business!
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Monotony is the game for this tier, unfortunately. We've got massive clusters of the same thing over and over again. There are some benefits to this though, namely bank space. 800 titanium takes up the same space as 8 titanium, rather than having a rainbow of different vitality goods. Since most of this takes place in Brusthonin, you're safe from the occasional rifting party. Just be sure to change it up and do this in moderation. There's nothing to feel ashamed of if you quit the game because the experience grind was too much. There is a lot of shame in losing your will to play from a gathering overdose though! Remember, everything in moderation, and sell off what you can't use here! There's a big market for some of these, so check your server's economy and see if you can make some money with your efforts! After all, it's another 100,000 down the drain to hit Greater Extract Vitality... and I won't spoil how much the next one costs, you'll just have to see our next guide to find out (and cry!)
Aion: Asmodean Vitality Extraction Guide 1-99
Uproot those plants like it's Super Mario Bros 2!
Gathering professions have always been the simplest and turned the quickest profit for most MMORPG's. In Aion, not only can everyone do it no matter what profession they choose, but it's required to complete some quests unless you enjoy purchasing it from some entrepreneur running a private shop next to the quest giver for way more than it's worth. If you ever plan on cooking, smithing, alchemy, handicrafting, or tailoring... wait, that's everything. If you plan on doing a trade skill period, leveling your Vitality Extraction is extremely important. Often times the only thing that cannot be gathered in a great piece of gear are the respective Fluxes, the rest you can supply with zero cost if you stick with your extraction skills. You can check out my Aether Extraction guides if you prefer to suck the life from the skies rather than the ground.
It's time to show those stupid plants who is boss. Here we go!
General Tips
- If you're looking for specific rare elements, like Crystals, Rose Quartz, and other gems you may want to invest in a detection helmet from your Extraction training room in Pandaemonium. They're not cheap, but they can help when you're running circuits for rare materials to know if things are up from a long distance. These can be awfully expensive, so check the broker for them used first.
- Clear out your damn inventory! Bank everything you can when you can do it at outposts. Later on there are 3 types of ore you can get from each typical node (Shining Vortexes, Adamantite, Platinum are just a few) so you will need as much space as you can get if you plan on gathering as you grind, or just gathering period. Plants can produce fresh/high quality versions, and even some like Kirka will very rarely produce dyes for your equipment.
- Even if you don't skill up off it, gather the high demand items. Everyone will need the various metal ores. Tecoma logs go for over 1,000 each on Israphel at the moment. Never vendor your goods, always check the broker to see what you can sell your stash for if you don't plan on cooking or mixing it up later.
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1-45
Fish for Conide around the Altgard fortress if your skill isn't at least 20 already from your time before ascension, and loot Azpha liberally from the Moslan Forest to the west of the Altgard Fortress to get you started. Once you've got those in abundance, switch to Iron and Tecoma Logs, at 15 and 20 skill respectively. These are the staple ingredients for 1-100 handicrafting and both smithing, so gather as much as you can for your own use or for a profit. This should take you to 45 without any trouble.
Azpha is used in healing potions, so you may want to hold onto it.
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45-75
Gribade Crater Lake is where it's at for this segment. Kandula is in abundance all around the NPCs and there is even a quest to turn in 15 nearby. Once you hit 55, switch it up and fish in the lake as well. There are many fish spawns and very few people actually fish here. From here, you have two options depending on how high you are in level.
Kandula can also be used to create mana potions, which are infinitely useful for most classes as they grind, so a profit option is here as well.
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75-99 Option 1 - I'm currently leveling.
If you're still in your teens and keeping your vitality extraction high enough to level with you, Gribade Canyon is your ticket. They're hidden away amidst the enemies, but a plethora of 75 skill plants are here and your only good option to break into the 90s. Once you've accomplished that, head down to Impetusium and welcome to paradise. TONS of 80-90 gathering here. Take it to 99, upgrade, and I'd say take it to 110 here before moving on to Morheim or beyond.
Cooks will benefit the most from this option if you're looking for a variety of dishes to level on.
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75-99 Option 2 - I'm already level 25 or higher and skipped this early on because gathering sucks and oh god how do I harvest Azpha.
It's Horto time. You might recall that Brusthonin farms are absolutely covered in plants, which also produce a rare item from time to time for a repeatable quest. First stop is on the Polluted waste just north of the portal in, and loot to your heart's content. The enemies are aggressive but as long as you're tough enough to take two on at once, this is by far your best option. There are tons of extraction points in a small area, so live it up. You might make a fair bit of Kinah on the repeatable quest in the process as well.
Horto can then be turned around and cooked into maximum HP up food, great for PvP and tanks.
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Bam! Extraction level 1 is maxed out, and all it takes is a little effort and a lot of right clicking. You can try to make maximum profit by turning the raw materials into workable goods like Ingots and Wood for the respective skill-ups in the trades if you haven't started them already. Now that you've taken it to level 99 though, the curve is going to get tougher. The distance between levels is going to increase a bit, and competition for good spots will be intense as well. But you need not worry! I'll take you through the 100-199 range soon. Now get out there and saturate the Iron market.
Gathering professions have always been the simplest and turned the quickest profit for most MMORPG's. In Aion, not only can everyone do it no matter what profession they choose, but it's required to complete some quests unless you enjoy purchasing it from some entrepreneur running a private shop next to the quest giver for way more than it's worth. If you ever plan on cooking, smithing, alchemy, handicrafting, or tailoring... wait, that's everything. If you plan on doing a trade skill period, leveling your Vitality Extraction is extremely important. Often times the only thing that cannot be gathered in a great piece of gear are the respective Fluxes, the rest you can supply with zero cost if you stick with your extraction skills. You can check out my Aether Extraction guides if you prefer to suck the life from the skies rather than the ground.
It's time to show those stupid plants who is boss. Here we go!
General Tips
- If you're looking for specific rare elements, like Crystals, Rose Quartz, and other gems you may want to invest in a detection helmet from your Extraction training room in Pandaemonium. They're not cheap, but they can help when you're running circuits for rare materials to know if things are up from a long distance. These can be awfully expensive, so check the broker for them used first.
- Clear out your damn inventory! Bank everything you can when you can do it at outposts. Later on there are 3 types of ore you can get from each typical node (Shining Vortexes, Adamantite, Platinum are just a few) so you will need as much space as you can get if you plan on gathering as you grind, or just gathering period. Plants can produce fresh/high quality versions, and even some like Kirka will very rarely produce dyes for your equipment.
- Even if you don't skill up off it, gather the high demand items. Everyone will need the various metal ores. Tecoma logs go for over 1,000 each on Israphel at the moment. Never vendor your goods, always check the broker to see what you can sell your stash for if you don't plan on cooking or mixing it up later.
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1-45
Fish for Conide around the Altgard fortress if your skill isn't at least 20 already from your time before ascension, and loot Azpha liberally from the Moslan Forest to the west of the Altgard Fortress to get you started. Once you've got those in abundance, switch to Iron and Tecoma Logs, at 15 and 20 skill respectively. These are the staple ingredients for 1-100 handicrafting and both smithing, so gather as much as you can for your own use or for a profit. This should take you to 45 without any trouble.
Azpha is used in healing potions, so you may want to hold onto it.
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45-75
Gribade Crater Lake is where it's at for this segment. Kandula is in abundance all around the NPCs and there is even a quest to turn in 15 nearby. Once you hit 55, switch it up and fish in the lake as well. There are many fish spawns and very few people actually fish here. From here, you have two options depending on how high you are in level.
Kandula can also be used to create mana potions, which are infinitely useful for most classes as they grind, so a profit option is here as well.
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75-99 Option 1 - I'm currently leveling.
If you're still in your teens and keeping your vitality extraction high enough to level with you, Gribade Canyon is your ticket. They're hidden away amidst the enemies, but a plethora of 75 skill plants are here and your only good option to break into the 90s. Once you've accomplished that, head down to Impetusium and welcome to paradise. TONS of 80-90 gathering here. Take it to 99, upgrade, and I'd say take it to 110 here before moving on to Morheim or beyond.
Cooks will benefit the most from this option if you're looking for a variety of dishes to level on.
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75-99 Option 2 - I'm already level 25 or higher and skipped this early on because gathering sucks and oh god how do I harvest Azpha.
It's Horto time. You might recall that Brusthonin farms are absolutely covered in plants, which also produce a rare item from time to time for a repeatable quest. First stop is on the Polluted waste just north of the portal in, and loot to your heart's content. The enemies are aggressive but as long as you're tough enough to take two on at once, this is by far your best option. There are tons of extraction points in a small area, so live it up. You might make a fair bit of Kinah on the repeatable quest in the process as well.
Horto can then be turned around and cooked into maximum HP up food, great for PvP and tanks.
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Bam! Extraction level 1 is maxed out, and all it takes is a little effort and a lot of right clicking. You can try to make maximum profit by turning the raw materials into workable goods like Ingots and Wood for the respective skill-ups in the trades if you haven't started them already. Now that you've taken it to level 99 though, the curve is going to get tougher. The distance between levels is going to increase a bit, and competition for good spots will be intense as well. But you need not worry! I'll take you through the 100-199 range soon. Now get out there and saturate the Iron market.
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