"In this country, you gotta make the money
first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you
get the power, then you get the women."
- Tony Montana, Scarface
For
those of you reading this who aren't religous gamers, leveling is the
art of advancing your character as fast and efficiently as possible.
Here are some tips:
Fighting is King
Simply, there is no faster way to gain levels than to fight non-stop.
Period. Jobs are nice, hits pay well, but at the end of the day plain
old fighting is the fastest way to gain levels. Make sure to read the
section on fighting for a good overview, and here are a couple of
addtional tips:
- To
level strictly with fighting, you must fight as often as you can. Every
ten minutes is ideal if you can fit it in to your schedule (I know most
can't dedicate that much time, but if you're on the computer at night
surfing, you definitely can). By that time your stamina will
regenerate, and you can go through another full round of attacks
- Attack
mobsters you can just barely beat. This isn't always easy determine,
but as you progress you will learn the limitations of your character,
so fight the toughest mobsters you can beat. This usually involves
gauging their mob size, level, total number of fights, and kills. This
will give you the maximum experience you can get from every enounter.
Yes, you will lose some. But getting 10-15 experience each win will
more than make up for a few losses, especially since beating up on
wimps will only yeild 1-5 experience.
- Avoid hits at all
costs. They will drain your experience fast, and handcuff your leveling
effort. So spread your attacks around so you don't piss too many people
off.
- Forget about your win-loss record. Some people take pride in having
10-1 win/loss ratio in fights, but really these type of stats don't do
a full-time fighter much good. In fact, its better to have a medocre
win/loss record, so fools don't realize how much of a bad-ass you
really are, and you can crush them when they attack you. Overall number
of fights, along with kills and deaths, is generally a better overall
indicator of a fighter's prowless than win-loss records.
Choose Your Jobs Wisely, Young Grasshopper
Not all jobs are created equal. Some give superior money, some give
toys. However, If you are trying to level fast, there is only one job
you should be doing: plain old drug dealing (not by sea or air, the
first one). While other jobs give larger amounts of experience, drug
dealing gives you the highest energy/experience ratio (150%). And the
next closest job isn't even in the same ballpark, so case closed. When
I want to level fast, first thing I do is use up all 80 energy I have
on 8 drug dealing jobs, and collect my cool 120 experience points.
After level 80, you will get the Illegal Weapons Smuggling job, and
the prep job that corresponds to it, the Aquire Illegal Weapons job.
After level 80, you'll want to focus on doing Aquire Illegal Weapons,
because it gives the same experience ratio as drug dealing, and it will
then allow you do do the bigger job Illegal Weapons Smuggling for a
pile of cash and a 10% chance at aquiring AK-47's with rocket launchers.
Plan Each Playing Session
A good tactic to use during your playing session is to use up all your
attacks first, then do any jobs or banking you have to do. Heal up, and
by this time, you will have regenerated most, if not all, your stamina.
Then launch another round of attacks before logging off. This basically
gives you 5-6 attacks per playing session, even if you only have 3
stamina.
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