Editing The Grinder's Guide...to Grinding! (section)

==Level 30-40==
Welcome to the harrowing, harsh, and incredible cruel world of PvPing! During this phase (especially if you're a low level in this range) you will be beaten, kicked down, and generally bullied on. Higher levels LOVE when people turn level 30. They're prime targets for them to hit on, and easy kills when they're caught off guard. 

If you haven't turned on the "show monster" feature on your mini-map, now is the time to do it. This makes identifying monsters and players easier. Simply go to your options, click on system settings, and go to the Map area. You should be able to select the option to show monsters (which will appear as white dots) on your map. As a default, players should show as green dots. Using this mini-map, you should be able to tell if a potential PvPing player is nearby. For those of us with low vitality builds, this is very needed while questing to make sure you're not attacked by a player from behind while doing something important. (This is called "Creeping", and it's cowardly.)


PLACES TO GRIND: 

*'''Valley of the Hidden Orchid'''
*'''Tomb of Heroes''': (NOTE: despite the rumor that "If you PvP in a dungeon, you'll get banned" there are still people who go in there anyway. If you're going to grind in the dungeon, be wary of other players, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM BIG CLANS, and ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RED NAMES. More than likely, you're next.)(See note regarding BH 29)
*'''Scorpion Valley'''
*'''Shattered Jade Shore''' (This is mostly for higher levels in this group.)(See TIP)
*'''Widow's Coast'''
*'''Lake of the Plume'''
*'''Volcanic Purgatory'''

'''NOTE: BH 29--'''

BH 29, known as the Tomb of Heroes (Or Secret Passage) is an area with levels that, despite the name, are NOT LEVEL 29! They are not even close. Most of the monsters in this dungeon are about 35, and I believe that's the lowest level. If you're going to grind here, you also, as stated before, have to look out for PvPers. Go with a squad to this dungeon, if possible, and keep yourself armed with some HP potions. A lot of the monsters in this area cast the POISON effect, which deals wood damage over time. Now if you're a mage class, this shouldn't hurt QUITE as much because of arcane armor. Other classes however may have a hard time with this. Be wary about the POISON effect when grinding here.

'''TIP: THE SHINING TIDEWOOD--'''

A peaceful and somewhat remote area for grinding at the Tidewood is a small piece of shore nearest to the Everflow. This small bit of beach is perfect for grinding, since there are small armies worth of Bloodthirsty Hexweb Kings, Sage Tombstones, and other easy-to-kill-when-prepared mobs. You can also retreat back to the Walled Stronghold to the west if you ever need some time to dump inventory, or buy up new items. There are also quite a bit of materials near the Shattered Jade Shore, to include this small section of land, and with level 1 materials nearby at the Hill of the Swarm and Etherblade, farming these should be simple. (I make a small mention that this is the point in time where level 2 materials are available for gathering! Bon appetit!)

'''''HERE IS WHERE QUESTS GET A LITTLE SCARCE, AND GRINDING IS A COMMON THING!'''''

That's right. Here is about the time where quests start loosing a bit of their former magic. You get fewer and fewer of them (and they get harder, naturally) and they also seem to give less goodies. Once you hit 40, these problems should lift because of the 10 level bump in the road you just passed.