Change: New World

Farming

I set about to raise my level.

It was a very tedious process.

I wasn’t stupid enough to go running into that restroom and hoping for the best. There were probably at least 10 or so goblins in there, and I didn’t really fancy being ganked by a mob of ugly green midgets today.

Instead, I chose to play it safe.

I would wait, from behind my little corner in the wall, and eliminate the occasional goblin scout that left to venture solo. As time went by, and as I killed more goblin scouts, everything got easier. Not only did I gain more combat experience (and real experience), but the whole thing desensitized me to killing.

Normally that would be bad. I’d be labeled a psycho in the “Old World”. But now, when everything’s gone to hell, being a little crazy can be helpful.

So I continued my meticulous process of goblin farming.

It was slow going, of course. A goblin scout left the restroom every 5 minutes, so most of my time was spent waiting. At most, I had less than a minute of combat between each 5 minute interval. I wouldn’t say it was a very exciting process, but it was necessary.

While I hunted, I also collected all the weapons they used. In the process, I also identified all the goblin short swords that my grubby hands could get. And while doing so, I noticed that, like with the boxcutters, they varied in quality. The best quality sword I ran into was one that did 13-17 damage, and added +6 to agility, +3 to strength, and +4 to dexterity.

Doing the obvious thing, this was the sword that I was currently using.

I also noticed that all this physical activity sapped stamina from me. Luckily, the 5 minute intervals were enough time for me to recover that lost stamina, so I didn’t need to use the granola bar just yet.

Also, as I was killing the goblins, I noticed that in fact, they did drop loot.

Now, before I go any further, let me just say, the short sword I acquired from the monsters wouldn’t be counted as monster drops. No, they were just things I scavenged from their dead bodies. “Real” loot, were the things that randomly blinked into existence once I slayed a monster.

For example, the only thing that has dropped so far; Goblin Ring.