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Thanks again guys, for the smith/shopper build I have decided to go with Dobri's Utility TG. Should have done more research prior to posting. I sort of forgot the TG existed.

That's brilliant! I've been starting a new multiplayer local game, then hitting the start island's merchants, then to Thylisium for it's two sets of traders. Rinse and repeat creating a new game each time

Thank you for the fast and great response. That solved most of my questions. Thank you! Guess I should probably attempt to make my own smith/shopper build and see what kind of critiques I can get before actually leveling it. Was overwhelmed with all the information at the start of the game, I just came to rely on other people's guides for my chars.

I recently came back to the game after not playing for roughly two years. From my previous playing session, I have a 30 HE shopper which I was trying to level in tandem with my 40 Seraphim, but I think I got a bit burnt out on that idea. Since coming back I have created a voodoo Dryad which is mid 30s (planned on the fast leveling VD shopper trick, but couldn't find any information on which patches that trick actually worked, so I ended up just running circles around the desert gathering scarabs and scorpions in mini disease trains behind me ). And now I finally made myself a HC (first HC char) "Putrescine" Hybrid Dryad which will most likely need the help of shoppers on her way up, hence the reason for this thread. So I have a few (possibly obvious) questions if someone would take the time to enlighten me: Are there any shopping locations better than others? Most efficient way to shop? (Local multiplayer and shop one location? Port around to different cities? If so which are popular/most NPCs/your favorite route) Which levels should I have dedicated shopping characters parked at? Is there a pre-written build/guide to a high level blacksmith/shopping char anywhere I seem to be missing? If not, what would be the best option(s) for this type of character? (Please explain to me like I am an idiot, I still don't fully understand most of the acronyms or some concepts of what to take in tandem with other skills in a build) Do low level (10 or lower) +1 bargaining rings exist? (I have found Amulets and +bargaining on gear so far, but not a single ring yet) So far my shoppers include: Level 2 HE Level 8 Dryad Level 30 HE Level 37 Dryad Thanks in advance. I'm still a huge noob, and would be lost without guides here on darkmatters. Really appreciate all the time and effort that has gone into the forums and wiki in this community.