The old Hot zone Quests in PoK just dont cut it anymore. Does anyone know of a good spot to just Grind old school to get decent XP ? I was trying some ChapterHouse mobs and quests and the xp is literally 0.005 % per kill =/
Hot zones now change when the server is either updated, crashes or is taken down for something. So just go to Franklin Teek out side the lobby and he will tell you what they are. All augs drop in the zones even when not hot.
I do not think that any of the current (rotating) level 95 Hot Zones have augments. I've been in the active 95 Hot Zone for many hours in the last few months and no drops. I'd love to be proven wrong... ;p
Dark Black Gem dropped yesterday in Fortress Mechanotus off of a mechanic. Seems like in at least this instance, they are reusing hotzone augments from other zones. Just as a note, the character in question has never been to Hills of Shade, so definitely did not get it there.
I hunted a lot in Direwind Cliffs 6 months ago and got Carrion Offering many times, doesn't look like hotzone Augment to me. New to me in this zone was today Oceangreen Clover.
Well, it looks like the hot zones can change DAILY. When I took the level 95 task today the zone changed from Sarith to Pillars of Alra. The level 90 changed from Fear Itself to Arthicrex. SAME GOES FOR ALL THE LOWER LEVEL ZONES! This is rather intriguing and a GREAT way to get players to explore a variety of zones. I like it! Also makes it pointless to bind in a hotzone expecting to go back every day...
I do wonder if there is a fixed set of zones and if they cycle back thru the same sets periodically...
- Hero's Forge armor has a new look! You can change your existing Hero's Forge ornaments between the new and old versions by right-clicking them. - Corrupted Shissar Fangs may now be found on many Shissar. Norx Blackheart, who is currently studying in the Overthere, will be able to use these items to create a new set of armor ornamentations for you. - New Hot Zones have been implemented! Head for the following zones in the following level ranges for bonus experience, and see Franklin Teek and Skal Nethul in the Plane of Knowledge for new quests. -- Level 20 - Warslik's Wood -- Level 25 - Marus Seru -- Level 30 - Frontier Mountains -- Level 35 - The Dawnshroud Peaks -- Level 40 - Jaggedpine Forest -- Level 45 - Burning Woods -- Level 50 - Corathus Creep -- Level 55 - The Bloodfields -- Level 60 - Undershore -- Level 65 - Plane of Air -- Level 70 - Wall of Slaughter -- Level 75 - Oceangreen Hills -- Level 80 - Hills of Shade -- Level 85 - Old Bloodfields -- Level 90 - Valley of Lunanyn -- Level 90 - The Grounds
For Skal Nethus' Hot Zone quest "Skal's Waking Nightmare"
Fighting an enemy in ANY new hot zone can spawn a white con "Skal's Waking Nightmare". Nothing online about it, seems to be a white con no matter what zone you are in. As an 82 Rogue, it spawns an extremely hard white con "Skal's Waking Nightmare" on death of a HZ enemy. Mine, whether it be in Vergalid, Feerrott, or Ashengate, would quad for up to 4700 and attacks rapidly. Tier 5 Healer Merc on Reactive cannot keep up.
Killing one will complete a check on the quest "Skal's Waking Nightmare", which requires you to kill one spawn from each hot zone. At the end, the reward is
"The Sum of Skal's Nightmares Magic, Lore, No Trade, Augmentation Class: ALL Race: ALL Size: Tiny Req. Level: 85
HP: 150 Mana: 100 End: 100
Stamina: 0 (+3) Agility: 0 (+3)
SV Fire: 12 SV Cold: 12"
May not be much to go on but it's what I can find.