AoS player returning (have some questions about Provocation)

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Angalor

Neophyte
Good evening guys!

Just started yesterday after about 8 years without playing UO. My goal is mainly to PvP but I'd like also like to do some endgame bossing and all that kind of stuff.

Reading some guides I noticed that almost everyone recommended the provo archer build for beginners, so I did.

Started with provo at ogres reaching 65.0, skeletal knights until 70.4, but now i'm not getting any gains at all. What should I do?

Best regards
 
AreYouKidden

AreYouKidden

Grandmaster
Try provoking them on to yourself - I think you get better gains that way if I remember correctly.

Vesper GY is good it has all the mobs needed to get to GM, also Deceit dungeon, there's a table in there called the bard table, you teleport up to it, or get someone to give you a rune (find a rune library), and you can't be hurt by melee mobs, so everyone sits there and works their bards. PK's do stop by occasionally to keep you honest, but in dungeons you get +50% skill gains, so it may be worth it.

https://www.uoforum.com/wiki/index.php/Provocation

Recommended Leveling
0-50: Buy from NPC
50-65: Skeletons or Zombies (Can be provoked to yourself)
65-80: Skeletal Knights (Can be provoked to yourself)
80-100: Rotting Corpses (Can be provoked to yourself)
 
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Angalor

Neophyte
AreYouKidden said:
Try provoking them on to yourself - I think you get better gains that way if I remember correctly.

Vesper GY is good it has all the mobs needed to get to GM, also Deceit dungeon, there's a table in there called the bard table, you teleport up to it, or get someone to give you a rune (find a rune library), and you can't be hurt by melee mobs, so everyone sits there and works their bards. PK's do stop by occasionally to keep you honest, but in dungeons you get +50% skill gains, so it may be worth it.

https://www.uoforum.com/wiki/index.php/Provocation

Recommended Leveling
0-50: Buy from NPC
50-65: Skeletons or Zombies (Can be provoked to yourself)
65-80: Skeletal Knights (Can be provoked to yourself)
80-100: Rotting Corpses (Can be provoked to yourself)
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Hey dude! I appreciate your reply.

Yeah, thats exactly what I'm doing right now. Provoking skeletal knights (to me) at Jhelom. Had like 40 minutes (and counting!) without any gains at all. Will surely do Rotting Corpses at 80! (BTW: could your please tell me where to find a rune library linked to them?)
 
AreYouKidden

AreYouKidden

Grandmaster
Pretty sure the Trinsic Townhall, just south of the East bank, has a rune there.. or ask in UOF General on Discord, someone will surely help you out there.
 
AreYouKidden

AreYouKidden

Grandmaster
Doesn't sound like you have this issue, but check to make sure the skill is still turned up to gain - also you have a max cap of 700 skill points, make sure you haven't hit the cap, if so turn something else down. Even set the skill down, then back up again, in case something glitched (though thats not common).

Then try a different skeletal knight, and if it's still not gaining, perhaps page a Gm - I suspect you'll find some gains though! At no point should you go 30+ minutes without gains at that level though!
 
Phrygian

Phrygian

Master
You can start Rotting Corpses before 80. Just get someone to port you to the bard table and have at it. Can GM Music, Archery, Provo, Tac, Anat, and Healing all while there.
 
Phrygian

Phrygian

Master
Make a 2nd account, have a dead character at the table to bandage and train healing/anat. Get a bunch of arrows and some bows, level your archery on the Rotting Corpses. Just always leave 1 Rotting Corpse alive, so that everyone can be happy and gain. Once a second spawns, kill it, etc. Just keep 1 up for sure.
 
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Angalor

Neophyte
Phrygian said:
Make a 2nd account, have a dead character at the table to bandage and train healing/anat. Get a bunch of arrows and some bows, level your archery on the Rotting Corpses. Just always leave 1 Rotting Corpse alive, so that everyone can be happy and gain. Once a second spawns, kill it, etc. Just keep 1 up for sure.
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Oh wow, thanks for the pro tip. I don't have money for arrows/bandages ATM. Will try to do some for today so I can do what you told me.

TYVM!
 
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