Buy a whackton of the lowest level healing and power potions from the potion shop, the max stack is 1,000. Then you just go up against whatever enemy is closest to your current level (more importantly: lacks the 25% penalty) and just farm there until you got some good gear.

Just accept that you're going to have to use a potion or two every encounter. You used to be able to just drop down an enemy level but since the 25% penalty, you're basically forced now to fight against enemies near your level. Once you get good armor you won't need to use potions anymore so in a way they're kinda like an investment.

The only time i'd suggest going against an enemy stronger than you is if you both have a really good set of gear, and the next enemy is weak to your primary style. The main downside there is that they may drop equipment you can't use at your level.

make sure you use your class weapon and strength pots. they make a huge difference.

I usually never have to use a potion now days, my tips:

1 - Fight creatures 5 levels below your level. You will have an extra 50 HP than them, this can help a lot to balance out the fact you can't guarantee you have the appropriate armours for your level.

2 - If you have membership, always make weapons for your level. Make sure you get purples. I replace my gear every 10 levels. Level, 50, 60, 70, etc

3 - Don't Passive train combat. If you do, you are just boosting your level without giving yourself the chance to get the dropped weapons/armours you need from them.

Hope that helps.

Thank you all for the tips!. :)

2 more tips, mind you the second is just a quality of life thing:

1 - Always attack your enemy from at least 5 tiles away if you can with a ranged weapon. Don't range enemies that range themselves, it will usually always be worse for you.

2 - Set your settings to 1 click attacks and set your ranged attack to the spacebar. Then you just need to click enemy, hit spacebar. Massive quality of life thing.

Oh dang I didn't know we could even do that second thing, many thanks. :D

Originally posted by Paulytnz:

2 more tips, mind you the second is just a quality of life thing:

1 - Always attack your enemy from at least 5 tiles away if you can with a ranged weapon. Don't range enemies that range themselves, it will usually always be worse for you.

2 - Set your settings to 1 click attacks and set your ranged attack to the spacebar. Then you just need to click enemy, hit spacebar. Massive quality of life thing.

I don't see a setting in Keybinds for "1 click attacks". Is it called something else?

Originally posted by AnonymousPony:

Originally posted by Paulytnz:

2 more tips, mind you the second is just a quality of life thing:

1 - Always attack your enemy from at least 5 tiles away if you can with a ranged weapon. Don't range enemies that range themselves, it will usually always be worse for you.

2 - Set your settings to 1 click attacks and set your ranged attack to the spacebar. Then you just need to click enemy, hit spacebar. Massive quality of life thing.

I don't see a setting in Keybinds for "1 click attacks". Is it called something else?

Go to:

1 - Settings
2 - Controls
3 - In the "do first action" (in the mouse options) select left click

Hope it helps. :)

Originally posted by Paulytnz:

Originally posted by AnonymousPony:

I don't see a setting in Keybinds for "1 click attacks". Is it called something else?

Go to:

1 - Settings
2 - Controls
3 - In the "do first action" select left click

Hope it helps. :)

Great, thanks! This will definitely make things easier.