How to level up quick

[Thenishall]

And tips on this? It seems to be taking a while for me.

[Davy]

Takes a while for anyone. Do your quest, sail with a large crew, or head to Kingshead. I'm level 17, and it takes me about 2 days to level up. Hoping to get Grenades in 9 days.

[Allure]

Yea, there isn't really a "quick" way to do it.
And going to Kingshead underleveled is ******* :P (But I suggest voodoo and run around in circles like a chicken, and only attacking one...maybe two at a time).

For some weapon leveling up, I did a lot of prowling in Fort Charles and ran around to all the higher levels working on them.

For general leveling up, Sailing go after the big ships, only if you have a good battle nav strategy and do the story line, also while you're doing the storyline and it wants you to kill things, kill everything you see on your way (that you can) and if you see you're close to leveling up a weapon, just stay for that extra 10 minutes doing it

[Zhalin]

If you're under level 20, at Fort Charles. Just work your way through time after time.
Also, some people have already figured this out, but...on top of the gallows is a Grunt. A bugged Grunt. Who won't attack you (I don't think) while he's up there. Once he's on the ground, he'll attack you, but if he follows you back up the stairs, he'll just stop. And the grunts are from level 14-18, so...it's a nice start.
As for level 20+, I can't pick out just one way. I'm only around level 22. But the story quests around that level (for most) are usually repetitive, and award you a lot of 100 point notoriety boosts. So I'd say keep up with that. Or just go into the Navy forts, like Kingshead. But be stocked on tonics, of course.
Sorry I can't help more.

[Pirate Rose]

How quickly do you want to level? More than anything it's the amount of play time. I level by doing the quests and plundering.

[ScurvyCory]

Sail with a large crew or do your quests. I go about 1 level every 2 days. ( I'm level 20, it takes forever to level )

[Thenishall]

Where's Kingshead? How do I get there -.-

[ScurvyCory]

Look on the map, but don't go there alone if your not 25+ with really good weapons.

[Varmint]

If your Profile is correct and you are @ level 6.....

Here is what I did at your level and it worked 3 skills and I'm sitting at 10K in gold Level 7 Ship & Cannon (max since I have the Basic account).

I found a sea (not sure what elements caused this ship to appear over and over since I have seen the same thing but with a Sloop which are harder to track down in a Light Sloop) where the Navy Bulwark flagship appears just off Devils Anvil (DA). The Galleon is level 5 to 8 each time.

Park your ship just off the coast of DA with your gun facing towards Kingshead and where you can see the "opening" in the wall in DA. The Bulwark will respawn near there. Just keep adjusting each time. I use the cannon as much as possible then switch to Sailing to finish it off if I have too. Then board and there could be 3 crewmen in the 6 to 2 level range. Usually only one since everyone will flock there and shoot like crazy.

I worked Sailing & Cannons real hard there and got the additional Cutlass points from the boarding...not alot but it helps plus you will get a full cargo hold each time. Sail back to DA to cash in then do it again.

Just some numbers that I remember....
Max loot / plunder - 220 gold (got this more than once)
Usually about 70 gold.
Cannon - 30 to 50 points if I took her down without the board sides.
Sailing - around 30 points if I board sided her to death.
Took down 10 in just over an hour.

If you do it right you never need to repair with the galleons... the sloops are harder and take longer to take down and board plus the added time to repair...often.

[Allure]

Hahaa yeah...Kingshead...don't even bother looking it up, just try the other forts instead until you're super godly, or have friends to go to Kingshead with you...

I went there alone for the gernade mission, hahahaa...took me a darn long time but I did it in the end...but holy moly. Most intense mission ever to do at level 20, alone.

[Plunderin Mom]

To level up hand weapons more quickly, pick a weapon and then work with targets that are in the yellow range. Use the lowest couple of skills on your weapon until just before the target dies, and then use the special skills to finish it off. Takes a little longer but the experience points will be much higher (and they usually wont have done much damage to your health, so you can find another target and start over, usually, without having too waitt for your health to recharge).

With the voodoo doll, as soon as you can, put more skill pts on the skill that allows you to attune more targets. Attune 2 or 3 targets in the yellow range at a time and, because the affect of the voo doo is less when you have more than one attuned, you have to attack them more times and you can get some very high experience pts.

The bugged thug on the platform in Fort Charles is a good weapon leveler but, with no risk, it's boring (besides having to wait for him to respawn each time). I personally like a riskier, faster paced method.

[Vary]

It's only boring if you're paying attention. I've been sitting here reading the newspaper for the last twenty minutes with my pirate standing next to his spawn point, and mashing the control key over and over without even looking at the screen. Woot for bugs!

[Enrique]

Originally Posted by Plunderin Mom

The bugged thug on the platform in Fort Charles is a good weapon leveler

What is the bug with the thug?
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[Gabyta]

Originally Posted by Allure

But I suggest voodoo and run around in circles like a chicken, and only attacking one...maybe two at a time).

I love the way you explained this!!!!
I use to run in circles.. (like a chicken lol) and it works I just got my voodoo doll

[Lady Freckles]

Originally Posted by Enrique

What is the bug with the thug?
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He doesn't attack you - so he's great for working a weapon. You can button mash (as Vary put it) all you want and he won't hurt you. I've noticed a lot more people hanging out by this particular Thug lately, so word must be spreading.