Aye! There is a lot of people who say Oblivion 2 is better for its spawn rate and map layout compared to Oblivion 4. Some say Oblivion 4 rates and layout are just as good. Other might even say that they prefer Skeles/Petrifighters (biased because of certain classes). Which map is your favorite for end game grinding? Do you have an other map you prefer for end-game griding? Specify the map and reasons so we'll all know.
As an I/L Archmage my favourite is ob2, though both ob2 and ob4 are better exp with telecasting than Petri/skeles by a fair margin. Ob2 drops a gazillion pinakas, has a nice rotating map layout and TMA requirement to 1hit is higher than Petris (1257) but lower than skeles (~1305) for I/Ls. Disadvantages? NPCing items take a good 3 minutes unless you use 2x VIP TP and you need a 124+ bishop to HS. No one buys leech there too
I like the layout of 4 better, but honestly I think the blue maps are overall better- the Qualm Guardians drop Earring Int 10% which are just *tasty*
I would like to know which map is better too~ would like to relieve some nostalgia grinding on mobs as a warrior for exp instead of bossing or hunting BF (which is of course nice but kinda luck dependent). For now it is either Oblivion 2 or 4? 5 is not considered at all? I was thinking maybe I could find Lyka all that.
Everyone I have talked to about it tells me flat out that Road to Oblivion 4 is superior for grinding than Road to Oblivion 5, but in my experience, I can level up faster in 5. The bonus of having Lykas spawn to occasionally try for a Chaos is nice as well. I also usually jump around in various Leafre maps, just to keep things interesting.
