Most efficient C rank spot?

[icewyrm]

Often if I can't find an S-rank party (or if the only ones there aren't working very well), I jump into C rank with my GH410 for a leisurely monster bash/crate wreck bonanza.

After doing a few runs on one stage last night, I decided I would record some info about each stage as I finished it, focusing on the 2nd tier boss stages. Keep in mind that I'm a 57 female human fortefighter, and that I took each level at a similar leisurely pace. What I was mainly interested in, was the total EXP and meseta gained over the duration of the level, but I included the mission rewards just for reference (obviously all S rank). I also included fight for food B since it's equivalent to a C rank mission elsewhere http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif


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*Parum*
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Plains Overlord C

Play duration : 10 Minutes

Reward:
8MP
700 Meseta

Total EXP+Meseta Gained
EXP ~2000
Meseta ~2000
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Sleeping Warriors C

Play duration : 12 Minutes

Reward:
6MP
600 Meseta

Total EXP+Meseta Gained
EXP ~2000
Meseta ~1500
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*Guardians Colony*
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Fight for Food B

Play duration : 10 Minutes

Reward:
7MP
650 Meseta

Total EXP+Meseta Gained
EXP ~1600
Meseta ~1550
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*Neudaiz*
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Rainbow Beast C
Play duration : 15 Minutes

Reward:
5MP
500 MES

Total EXP+Meseta Gained
EXP ~2500
Meseta ~2190
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Grove of Fanatics C

Play duration : 17 Minutes

Reward:
8MP
700 MES

Total EXP+Meseta Gained
EXP ~2650
Meseta ~1100
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Demons Above C

Play duration : 20 Minutes

Reward:
8MP
700 MES

Total EXP+Meseta Gained
EXP ~3000
Meseta ~3000
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*Moatoob*
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Desert Terror C

Play duration : 23 Minutes

Reward:
12 MP
1100 Meseta

Total EXP+Meseta Gained
EXP ~4140
Meseta ~3608
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Mine Defense C

Play duration : 13 Minutes

Reward:
9 MP
850 Meseta

Total EXP+Meseta Gained
EXP ~1800
Meseta ~2000
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As you can see, my optimal EXP gain rate over time for C rank missions, with my particular weapons/stats/navigational skills, is roughly 200 exp per minute, on plains overlord C. The other missions are generally between 150 and 166 exp per minute.

Just for comparison, I did a full party Mizuraki Defense S rank run a little while ago, and most of the players were in their mid forties or early fifties, and seemed to be using mostly B class equipment (similar to my own current lineup, by all accounts).

Mizuraki Defense S

Play duration : 30 Minutes

Reward:
34 MP
3800 Meseta

Total EXP+Meseta Gained
EXP ~6000
Meseta ~5000

As you can see, the raw amount of EXP per minute is pratically identical to a deragan run, and the meseta picked up is actually lower due to the increase drop spread.

This doesn't of course take into account PA fragments, higher level rares (11* mats etc) and other benefits that S rank missions have over the lower ones. Also, in a well organized, well equipped and max level party, runs can be completed much faster (less than 20 minutes), so obviously under those conditions MDS is numerically superior.

Also, seeing as bosses such as Onmagoug are far better targets for rangers rather than hunters, it's possible that demons above or desert terror would be more efficient than say, deragan for those characters.

So what do you think? For your character class/style, what would you say is the most efficient map to do C solo runs on?

Sorry if there was a thread like this already, I did a quick search but didn't dig one up >.>

[PMB960]

I like Moatoob VoC the most. It gives 9 MP and you can do it in 20 min or less with 2 level 20s.

[Cassiopeia]

Hah. I thought meseta dropped more often on a system defense/desert terror run, and now we've got the numbers to prove it.

[Kuya]

I think VoC gives only 7, it's Mine Defense (Mission after VoC) that gives 9 - I'm pretty sure...I just ran it http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[FlakariLeader]

Personally, I like running VoC because I can get at least some money and I can finish it in 9 minutes.

[Sychosis]

I always get at least 3,000 exp per GoF run, and never see anywhere near 4,000 per VoC run.

How accurate would you say this data is?

[-Ryuki-]

What about the mission after VoC? You get 9 MP from it, and you can do it under 20 minutes per run.

[icewyrm]

The exp rates can go up and down a bit depending on spawns. I can do a recheck on VoC, if you like. I'm pretty sure about GoF though. Keep in mind my GH410 was with me, and may have drained some exp.

Edit: Hold on, VoC wasn't a test map. Desert Terror was >.> Is that what you meant?
For the record, I just did a quick test VoC anyway, went from 1284440 to 1286759 (difference of 2319 EXP) in about 9 minutes. That seemed a little high, so I ran it again, yep, 8 minutes for 2359 exp. Which comes out to about ~300 exp a minute, which is pretty darn good actually.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: icewyrm on 2007-01-02 07:03 ]</font>

[Gamemako]

VoC is definitely the best for C-rank grinding. 2400 EXP per run and 7 mission points and a group of level 40 players can knock it out in 5 minutes flat. It's still the best mission point grind unless you can find a large high-level group for Omna S.