When to Quest

[Eustace the Monk]

Good afternoon all,
I have finally made it to lv 26 (in no real position to say "you should do it this way")and am I glad I waited for many of the quests until I leveled through combat. The teleport and weapons quests, I did early, for good and obvious reasons. The Pearl Quests, on the other hand, should be saved for later in your leveling for multiple reasons. While you are early in levels, kill, kill, kill. This will allow the most rep paid for the easiest enemies. Once you reach lv 25+ and have to go kill stumps to get 100 rep per enemy, you will regret not having the quests to gain your quick 100 to get Gibbs a drink.

The way I see it, whether you're level 2.5 or level 25, you get paid the same amount of rep for the quests. Save them for when you'd rather take 12 seconds to dig a hole, versus 3 minutes to kill a lv35 stump. The other reason to wait for the Pearl Quests is this: It is not finished yet. (It is now available, so this part is a little out of date) What are you rushing for, relax, take your time, let others finish first, so they can help you find that burried chest in the Queen's Den.

One other tip to help with the length of some of the quests (Besides having friends or guildmates hang out in the spots so you can teleport to them) is to cheat the smuggling. Of all the times you need to smuggle back and forth to Port Royal, just teleport there, board your ship, drop anchor, and teleport back. It saves the long trip that is filled with the distraction of enemy ships, waiting to be plucked off.

Any objections or counters to this theory are welcomed and anticipated. Enjoy.