Epic levels and past lives

[SulleyMan]

Hi guys, I've been playing this game on and off since the level cap was 16 and because of the intermittent play i've ended up falling further and further behind in the power gap. I'm mostly a solo player, and would like to feel a bit more oomf going about things, and so i've got a handful of questions I could use some advice on.

What past lives are the most valuable? Currently i have most heroics barring bard, cleric, druid, monk and no racial or epics. I hear it's easier to farm out epics before heroics but what class/race combo would have the easiest time of doing that? Also what's a good time frame for finishing an epic life if you really grinded it out? I've collected 6 reincarnation reset timers over the years, and never reached TR'ing point within 3 days to use them. I'm really just looking for immediate power boosts as i feel reaper 1 solo can be a slog on a lot of characters for me ( I have about 23 reaper points).

Any info would be greatly appreciated. I want to love this game more, but feeling weak and slow has really put a damper on it. I'd love to find some low gear high strength solo builds for Epic and heroic speed leveling that would give me the boost i need.

Sorry for the spam questions and info dump, its my first time using the forums, im getting more lost as time goes on and more classes/difficulty layers are added and I'm really looking for a catchup.

Edit : I have everything unlocked as far as im aware, character and content wise.

[Halciet]

Hi guys, I've been playing this game on and off since the level cap was 16 and because of the intermittent play i've ended up falling further and further behind in the power gap. I'm mostly a solo player, and would like to feel a bit more oomf going about things, and so i've got a handful of questions I could use some advice on.

What past lives are the most valuable? Currently i have most heroics barring bard, cleric, druid, monk and no racial or epics. I hear it's easier to farm out epics before heroics but what class/race combo would have the easiest time of doing that? Also what's a good time frame for finishing an epic life if you really grinded it out? I've collected 6 reincarnation reset timers over the years, and never reached TR'ing point within 3 days to use them. I'm really just looking for immediate power boosts as i feel reaper 1 solo can be a slog on a lot of characters for me ( I have about 23 reaper points).

Any info would be greatly appreciated. I want to love this game more, but feeling weak and slow has really put a damper on it. I'd love to find some low gear high strength solo builds for Epic and heroic speed leveling that would give me the boost i need.

Sorry for the spam questions and info dump, its my first time using the forums, im getting more lost as time goes on and more classes/difficulty layers are added and I'm really looking for a catchup.

Edit : I have everything unlocked as far as im aware, character and content wise.

I certainly recommend planning out your lives. Make sure you are getting your Heroic + Iconic lives together and not wasting anything, at this point Racial pairs well with Epic Lives. I do not recommend just rinse repeating Epic lives unless those are all you have left as losing 1st time bonuses on subsequent lives hurts.

If your goal is to catch up on Past Lives, zerging playstyle is obviously beneficial to doing that; obviously if you do not enjoy blitzing through quests then it is not worthwhile to do so. The game should not feel like work.

A build you enjoy, gear and past lives that support that build are a must. For soloing the Martial Epic Past Lives are great, having enough extra AC that you can usually use levers/etc. without being interrupted. Anything to save time is good. As gearing can be an issue I recommend coming up with a build that can use the same gear through every life.

Any lives that improve your damage output are good, if you like Bows / Crossbows, ranger lives are fantastic. If you like two hander then Ancient Power is great. What character/playstyle do you like?

[SulleyMan]

I certainly recommend planning out your lives. Make sure you are getting your Heroic + Iconic lives together and not wasting anything, at this point Racial pairs well with Epic Lives. I do not recommend just rinse repeating Epic lives unless those are all you have left as losing 1st time bonuses on subsequent lives hurts.

If your goal is to catch up on Past Lives, zerging playstyle is obviously beneficial to doing that; obviously if you do not enjoy blitzing through quests then it is not worthwhile to do so. The game should not feel like work.

A build you enjoy, gear and past lives that support that build are a must. For soloing the Martial Epic Past Lives are great, having enough extra AC that you can usually use levers/etc. without being interrupted. Anything to save time is good. As gearing can be an issue I recommend coming up with a build that can use the same gear through every life.

Any lives that improve your damage output are good, if you like Bows / Crossbows, ranger lives are fantastic. If you like two hander then Ancient Power is great. What character/playstyle do you like?

So
Pairing heroic + iconic, gotcha, understood
I was thinking spamming epic because they seemd the most impactful initially, for further lives with their actives at level 1, but ill group them up for efficiency - I could use a bit of guidance on the level 20-30 route as i havent done an epic life since before the changes (looking for ideal quest routes and just general tips for how it works now vs before).
I mainly enjoy the double crossbow builds for inqui, and casters (mainly played wf wiz/sorc to get around self healing, never tried bard, and i have the alch past life). Since gearing is an issue, i'd love a build that can get me those epic martial lives easily, and then i could go back and snag the rest of my heroics for completionist.

Thanks for your help pal, I appreciate your response.

[Halciet]

As you have no Racial (42 Total) and no Epics (51 Total) you can certainly grind some Epics out initially as there are 9 that do not fit the pairing. (Would normally pair those with some Heroic, but you have a lot of those).

Not sure how many Iconic you have, but of the now 54 Heroic Past lives the Iconic will pair with 27 of those and might be difficult to pair with a heroic you do not already have.

Certainly the benefit of Dual Shooter is being able to almost ignore what your class actually is and still be able to function, albeit suboptimally.