Froob Guide

[Brian00]

Nyel's Froob Guide

I think it is time for a froob guide to help all the new players out there using the free accounts.

If you are willing to help with comments and suggestions for this thread, please remember that froob accounts CANNOT use any items that require Shadow Lands, Alien Invasion, or Lost Eden expansion packs. That severely limits froob access to good weapons and armor. This guide is intended to help.

This guide might also help a new player pick a profession: Nyel's AO Guide to Professions

I included IP costs for common nano skills and weapon choices. Be sure to conserve IP when possible (don't max out nano skills that you will not need).

[Brian00]

This is a list of my top picks for armor. Please note that most ACs come from the helmet, chest, pants, and back armor -- if you are short on credits, consider upgrading those first and letting the boots, sleeves, and gloves wait until you can afford them.

Click on any of the armor parts in the equipment configurator to see the individual stats.

CAS Symbiotic Armor
solid choice, fairly inexpensive, has low cold damage resistance Tradeskill Guide

Carbonum Plate Armor
solid choice, inexpensive, parts easy to buy and have created, great for leveling due to ease of replacement with higher level armor using same base stats, low energy and radiation damage resistance

Omni Carbonum Plate Armor
more expensive than regular carbonum plate, I would not spend the credits until the twink is maxed out for leveling or the toon can wear the QL 200 version, low energy and radiation damage resistance

Omni-Tek Steel Ribbed Armor
honestly I dont remember how to make this armor, I never used it personally but many friends loved it, has low radiation damage resistance

Barter Armor TRADER ONLY
this armor is made in the same basic manner as CAS, it has low chemical damage resistance Tradeskill Guide

Cyborg Death Squad FIXER only (or FP agent)
Cyborgs drop this armor, it has low radiation damage resistance

Armor of Yearning META PHYSICIST only
Medusas drop this armor, it has low projectile and melee damage resistance

Azure Reveries DIFFICULT to get
this armor must be camped by killing the Mercenaries, it is a time consuming process, has a Level 175 plus requirement, if you have the ability to get this armor -- you should not be reading this guide

Superior Sentinel DIFFICULT to get
this armor must be camped by killing the Omni Tek Bosses and turning in parts, it is a time consuming process, if you have the ability to get this armor -- you should not be reading this guide

Omni Armed Forces DIFFICULT to get
this armor must be camped by killing the Clan Bosses and turning in parts, it is a time consuming process, if you have the ability to get this armor -- you should not be reading this guide

Living Dragon Armor DIFFICULT to get
this armor must be camped by killing the Dragon, it is a time consuming process, if you have the ability to get this armor -- you should not be reading this guide

NOTE: I included a list of armor for high level toons to aspire to one day. I do not suggest any new players even try to camp or buy armor that says "if you have the ability to get this armor -- you should not be reading this guide." I merely included those sets of armor to show that there is decent armor for a 200 level froob to wear without having to buy the expansions.

Most of my toons are omni or neutral so my armor picks lean more toward omni. Perhaps a few clanners will give some suggestions for good clan only armor.

[Brian00]

selected weapons and items -- there are many more that I left out, these are my top picks

Temple of Three Winds -- level cap 60 dungeon Dungeon Guide

2 hand edged -- Frost Scythe and stygian desolator

1 hand blunt -- howling skull

1 hand edged -- phase blade

NCU belt -- gurdian circuit board

NCU memory -- dark memories or memory loop

Biomare Foremans -- level cap 100 dungeon Dungeon Guide

SMG -- gamma ejector

Pistol -- customized desert reet

Crypt of Home (near Broken Shores) -- level cap 110 dungeon

2 hand blunt -- howlet enforcer or MP

2 hand edged -- panther enforcer or MP

1 hand edged -- chiroptera adv or enforcer

SMG -- blackbird fixer or soldier

Pistol -- dark pistol crat only

Inner Sanctum -- Minimum level 125 dungeon Dungeon Guide

2 hand edged -- frost-bound reaper and abyssal desecrator

1 hand edged -- icebound heart and gelid blade

Shotgun -- maw of the abyss

Pistol -- prelude to chaos adv only

Shoulder Pad -- might of the revenant

Smuggler's Den Dungeon Guide

1 Hand Edged -- mantis scissors

2 Hand Edged -- queen blade

Cyborg Barracks Dungeon Guide

Assault Rifle -- hellfury assault cannon and hellspinner shock cannon

Mercenary Camp

Pistol -- reign of patricia (adventurer only) and pain of patricia

Boss Loot, Mission Loot, Shop Terminals

Assault Rifle -- division 9 soldier only

Rifle -- longshot agent only, and caterwaul agent only, and yatamutchy X-3

2 Hand Blunt -- punishment rod enforcer only, drops from Obediency Enforcer

Shotgun -- Krutt Waltzing Queen and Vektor Dragon

Pistol -- Joint Clans Scout adv only

[Brian00]

doctor nanos

Main Nano skills needed are BM and MM for healing, TS is used for HoTs, MC for DoTs

Max Nano Skill Needed for top nanos: MM 811, BM 1038, PM 862, MC 952, TS 811, SI 697

IP cost on scale of 1 to 4:

Nanos: BM 1, MM 1, TS 1.6, MC 1.6

Weapons: Pistol 1.6, Martial Arts 2, Shotgun 2.4, 1 Hand Edged 2.4

Special Attacks: Burst 3, Full Auto 4, Fling Shot 2.4, Brawling 2.8, Fast Attack 2.4, Sneak Attack 3.2

Items of Interest

customized desert reet pistols, pain of patricia, maw of the abyss, phase blade, gelid blade

[Brian00]

enforcer nanos

Main nano skills needed are BM and PM for Mongo, PM and SI for weapon buffs, BM and MC for essence, MM and BM for challenger

Max Nano Skill Needed to cast top nanos: MM 689, BM 700, PM 870, MC 700 TS 0, SI 870

IP cost on scale of 1 to 4:

Nanos: BM 2.5, PM 2.5, SI 2.5, MC 2.5, MM 2.5

Weapons: 2 Hand Blunt 1.4, 2 Hand Edged 1, 1 Hand Blunt 1, 1 Hand Edged 1, Piercing 1

Special Attacks: Brawling 1, Fast Attack 1.5, Sneak Attack 2,

Items of Interest

frost scythe, stygian desolator, howlet, panther, chiroptera, frost-bound reaper, abyssal desecrator, queen blade, punishment rod

[Brian00]

fixer nanos

Main nano skills needed: MM, BM, TS for HoTs; MM, TS, SI for NCU buff; PM and SI for weapon buffs, PM and TS for roots, TS and SI for snares, TS and SI for run buffs, MM and MC for grid armor

Max Nano Skill needed to cast top nanos: MM 787, BM 589, PM 787, MC 696, TS 846, SI 960

IP cost on scale of 1 to 4:

Nanos: BM 3.2, MC 2.5, MM 2.4, PM 2.4, SI 2.4, TS 3.2

Weapons: MG/SMG 1

Special Attacks: Burst 1.5, Flingshot 1.6

Items of Interest

gamma ejector, blackbird
grid armor
implant disassembly clinic

[Brian00]

trader nanos

Main nano skills needed are: PM and TS for wrangles, PM and SI for tradeskill buffs, PM and SI for calms, PM and TS for roots, MC and TS for AC drains, PM and TS for skill drains,

Max Nano Skill Needed for top nanos: MM 683, BM 787, PM 960, MC 868, TS 960, SI 709

IP cost on scale of 1 to 4:

Nanos: PM 1.5, TS 1.5, SI 1.8, MC 1.5

Weapons: Shotgun 1.5

Special Attacks: Flingshot 2.5, Aimed Shot 2.5

Items of Interest

maw of the abyss, krutt waltzing queen, vektor dragon
trader shops for 25% more credits for items and blood plasma
barter armor
learn to tradskill items for credits

[Brian00]

reserved for engineer

engineer nanos

Items of Interest

customized desert reet, prelude to chaos, pain of patricia, crafted engineer pistols Tradeskill Guide

[Brian00]

reserved for adventurer

adventurer nanos

Main Nano Skills are MM and BM for heals, and PM and SI for morphs, MC is also needed for shields

Max Nano Skills Needed to cast top nanos: MM 931, BM 931, PM 787, MC 793, TS 0, SI 787

IP Cost on a Scale of 1 to 4

Nanos: MM 1.8, BM 1.5, PM 1.8, MC 1.8, SI 1.6

Weapons: 1 Hand Edged 1, Pistols 1

Special Attacks: Fast Attack 2, Brawling 2.4, Sneak Attack 1.5, Fling Shot 1, Burst 1.8

Items of Interest

Pistols = customized desert reet, prelude to chaos, reign of patricia, pain of patricia, BBI faithfuls
1 Hand Edged = phase blade, chiroptera, mantis scissors, icebound heart, gelid blade, SOL fire executioners

[Brian00]

reserved for agent

agent nanos

Items of Interst

longshot, caterwaul, yatamutchy X-3

[Brian00]

reserved for bureaucrat

bureaucrat nanos

Items of Interest

customized desert reet, dark pistol, prelude to chaos, pain of patricia
bureaucrat suits Tradeskill Guide
nelly's black dress
coffee machine

[Brian00]

reserved for Martial Artist

martial artist nanos

[Brian00]

reserved for Meta Physicist

metaphysist nanos

Items of Interest

howlett, panther, MP nano created weapons and shields
yearning armor

[Brian00]

soldier nanos

Main nano skills needed: PM and SI for weapon buffs, MM and MC for damage modifiers, MM and MC for AC buffs, MC and TS for reflect shields,

Max Nano Skill Needed to cast top nanos: MM 913, BM 730, PM 959, MC 830, TS 591, SI 959

IP cost on scale of 1 to 4:

Nanos: PM 2, SI 2.4, MM 1.6, MC 1.5, TS 3.2

Weapons: Assault Rifle 1, MG/SMG 1.5, Pistol 1

Special Attacks: Burst 1.5, Flingshot 1, Full Auto 1.5, Aimed Shot 1.8

Items of Interest

blackbird, division 9, hellfurry assault cannon, hellspinner shock cannon

[Brian00]

reserved for Nano Technician

nano technician nanos

[Deceptive]

Should be nice once it's all done. er if you need this space (if you decide to need more space) you can ask mod or someone to delete this post.
I think its good that someone is compiling a full guide for once.

[ledhead]

As a small note that just about every guild i see is missing is (here's the shocker) froobs aren't all lvl 200...

area level guides and a list of "dungeons" with their levels would be handy. I remember way back in the day there was a huge list of level ranges for zones including mobs of interest. I think the mobs of interest became the dynaboss list by now but the rest of the zone still has things

[Brian00]

Here is the path I took ages and ages ago before all of the expansions came out:

Start up area until level 5-10
Subway until I got bored but get the treatment Nucleus Basalis and multi wield Juggler's Treat rings before level 25
Missions until about level 25-30
Temple of Three Winds kill the regular mobs in blue clothes until level 40
Virus Builders level 40 to 55
Temple of Three Winds level 40 to 60 kill legos and bosses for loot
800x800 camp until level 80-95
Cyborgs until level 130-140
Missions and dynacamps (download a map upgrade to find the levels Sphere Map) until level 200

When you get bored, do the sided shoulder pads quest Part 1 then Part 2 finally Part 3

[Brian00]

I suggest everyone makes a level 25+ trader alt to sell items to the trader shop, even if you need to make a second free account to do it. (Trader shop automatically pays 25% more credits than regular shops.)

buy a bio com device and turn monster parts into blood plasma and have a level 25+ trader sell them to the trader only shop

team mission bosses drop CRUs which sell to other players for alien raids (currently 80k to 100k per quality level)

loot all chests and dead mobs from missions and have a level 25+ trader sell them to the trader only shop

any weapons or items that buff base abilities, XP%, or treatment can be sold to other players for a decent amount of credits ( I once bought XP pistols from a shop for about 30k each and sold them for 2 mil per pair, and I sold the entire backpack in less than a week.)

concrete cushions (100k to 250k per pair)
Nucleus Basalis Ring (100k to 500k each)
Juggler's Treat Ring (250k to 3 million)

QL 190+ gold rings and robot junk sell for 1-3 million per bag to tradeskillers

mantis eggs sell for 1-3 mil each used to make VTEs which sell for 10 mil each or 25 mil a pair Tradeskill Guide

QL 190+ soul fragments sell for 1 to 2 mil each

QL 160+ cold stones sell for 1 to mil each (190+ sell quickest)

[Axela]

A tradershop sells 25% more if
1) Assuming the comparison shop is to Clan/Neutral/NPC.
2) Assuming the CL of the comparison is the same.

For Omni characters, its 10% margin on all OT marked shops (thus a +15% difference) Unless there is a fix on Miir shops and OT Maps, any Clan/Neutral can have access to it.

It might be beneficial for people who are still low in levels, casual froob players playing many low level characters. But if one plays only 1 character, once he/she reaches TL4-5, it may not be worth the time to do the transfering, as the more CL you have on the main, lowers the difference in return. Time spend in transfering could have been doing another looting run to fill up the lootbags. Furthermore, RK mobs give credits too.

Great guide by the way. It would be nice to point froobs towards AOFroobs, which has a good collection of information, tips and guides that benefit them.