I spent more time charm soloing in Plane of Tactics in EQ tonight, and the xp was decent overall, though I couldn’t say for certain that it was better than HoH. It was certainly more interesting though, as I worked my way through the tunnels rather than sitting still. I even killed the Diaku Supplier once, though the loot was rather useless compared to Defiant armour. The Fabled Diaku Armorer popped as well, but at level 80-something I had to steer clear of him.

The one annoying part was that occasionally the oracles would land a slow on my charmed pet, rendering him useless for a few minutes, and there wasn’t always another one I could switch to. Clerics can normally cure the slow, but I guess the mercenary isn’t that smart… The slows annoyed me enough that I left Tactics when I was at 97% xp and I ground out the last little bit back in HoH, hitting level 71.

I picked up my new spells from the bixie impostor in Stone Hive, but it’s not really an impressive set at that level. Two runes, a shielding upgrade, a cripple, and an animation. Nothing that really enhances my killing power much, though the animation will be nice for low-level questing and farming, but I won’t get the real meat like charm and mez until 72. Clearing the HoH basements is down to 3% per wave now…