Just a ship ride away. Buburimu.

[Arctyrael]

I really haven't noticed whether it is being used or not, but now that there are so many relative locations near it, and ways to get to it...

Who thinks Buburimu will now get the attention that Valkurm Dunes gets?

 

[Khajit]

I doubt it since people tend to be idiots about going to uncrowded exp areas where exp flows like water from having a full zone to onesself.
If given the chance I'd gladly go there.

 

[Shaidalyn]

I will be exping allll my jobs 10-20 in Bubu via LS statics ^.^ rawr

 

[CubsWoo]

Simply put, no.

Subjob-quest wise, Valkrum has easier mobs, most of which you fight there for XP anyway.

Buburimu exchanges flies for dhalmels, which at a low level are even more of a pain. They hit hard, Silence, DEF down, and none of those are eraseable at that level. Mandys are ok, but chainbreakers if they spam Dream Flower.

Valk has 49 crab spawns, Bubu 17. Crabs are easy. Pugils on the beaches tend to spawn in clumps. If you camp on the beach, it's a pain to pull anything but mobs on the beach because of the slopes.

Bubu, no. Drag people to K. Tunnel instead and chain Worms forever.

 

[Halifirien]

I think Buburimu will probably continue to be the wonderful BST leveling spot it has always been, but that most xp parties will not bother with it.

 

[Courtney]

At NA release Bubu was comparable to Valkurm for 13-20 level parties. The mob setup really is very similar, and if you started in Windy, this was the place to level. And while Dhamels may be a little tougher than flies, they are way cooler to fight.

Will it become popular again though? Almost certainly not. Everyone goes to Valkurm because everyone is already there... to get a pickup party, you have to go where the people are, not necessarily where the good mobs are.

And really, Korroloka is probably the best of the 15-20 areas anyway...

 

[Neyla]

Leave Buburimu to the BSTs. The lowbie ones need a break.

 

[CubsWoo]

Leave Buburimu to the BSTs. The lowbie ones need a break.

Unless you're talking about 10-15 or so, why wouldn't a BST go to the Sandy Carpenter's Landing entrance? When I was doing BST that place was great from like 15 or 16 all the way up into the 20s. And even before that I remember D. Wadi being not too bad.

 

[Courtney]

Bubu is a more an 18-26 range for BST. Plenty of room and plenty of nonlinking prey and mobs too...

Sandy entrance is a bit lower? and being close to the city you get plenty of bored people randomly killing things...

 

[chrono fantasy]

Buburima seems like a dark and depressing place in my opinion while the dunes is always bright and full of life. It could be the whole atmosphere because both places are exactly alike except a little different mobs, yet it's pretty much the same lvl range and everything.

Meriptaund mountain is another place 10-20 or some lvl in that range can go to exp at in a pty too I believe. At least I seen that place somewhere on a list of exp camps for ptys.

 

[Jakey]

I never exped in the dunes till my 3rd job...

bubub 4tw!

 

[Andreva]

Bah, I miss the days of Maze of shakrami parties. I still solo there everychance I get (read: anytime I level a job with ranged attack). Viva la maze makers!

 

[Zaltana]

Bah, I miss the days of Maze of shakrami parties. I still solo there everychance I get (read: anytime I level a job with ranged attack). Viva la maze makers!

QFT. that plase is a goldmine for low lvl exp. but every time i've tried to make a party for there all i hear is "the dunes" and K tunnel is just as good. it probably gets use more cause its easier to reach then the maze. thanx to those 2 zones my RNG and SMN never set foot in noobiville (valkrum).

 

[nofriends]

Im currently leveling my RDM (with help from an account of a RL friend, dual screen PLing yourself ftw) from 14-20+ in bubu. The dunes werent so bad for a while once all the PS2 newbies went through, but with the 360 release, it fear its back to its old tricks. So far ive yet to see any 12-15 parties near the outpost, just a few Blu and Pup trying to solo out some levels along with me.

It really is an awesome place to level, you can go from 12-18 in just one camp at the outpost, and move towards the mhaura zone and work on dhamels to go a little further. But I'm not complaining, more mobs for me and my little taru helper to kill. ^^

 

[kaikyaku]

Unless you're talking about 10-15 or so, why wouldn't a BST go to the Sandy Carpenter's Landing entrance? When I was doing BST that place was great from like 15 or 16 all the way up into the 20s. And even before that I remember D. Wadi being not too bad.

Bubu is a great place. Granted I’m a huge hypocrite as I drag my lvl 11 ass down to the dunes and put my flag up… but as bst this place is a haven of charmables.

I remember trying Carpenter’s around that lvl. If I remember, there are fungar and beetles at the entrances… both of which link like non other. If you take the Sandy entrance and make it to the boat docks you are fairly safe from any aggro.

Carpenters is great for the ambiance and I totally vouch by it… just don’t expect a pass-by-raise if you choose to go there.

Bubu has a lot of room to run and a convenient OP if you need it. E-9 was my not-so-secret secret area filled with mandies and bunnies.

Minus people who choose to solo at those lvl’s I don’t think bubu or Carpenters will ever be widely used ; ;

 

[wackygamer]

im in the same boat as jakey, I miss the good old days.. fighting in Shakrami and Bubu, didnt really adventure to Valk till like lvl 15 XD

 

[hellstorm]

Bubu is a great place. Granted I’m a huge hypocrite as I drag my lvl 11 ass down to the dunes and put my flag up… but as bst this place is a haven of charmables.

I remember trying Carpenter’s around that lvl. If I remember, there are fungar and beetles at the entrances… both of which link like non other. If you take the Sandy entrance and make it to the boat docks you are fairly safe from any aggro.

Carpenters is great for the ambiance and I totally vouch by it… just don’t expect a pass-by-raise if you choose to go there.

Bubu has a lot of room to run and a convenient OP if you need it. E-9 was my not-so-secret secret area filled with mandies and bunnies.

Minus people who choose to solo at those lvl’s I don’t think bubu or Carpenters will ever be widely used ; ;

to bad you cant op till
20

 

[Neyla]

to bad you cant op till
20

Which is fine for a BST since they'd be leveling there beyond 20.

 

[Negorissimo]

Buburimu will be remembered as the best place to get a Carbuncle's Ruby at low levels. ^^

Viva Bubu!

 

[Pasquale]

I remember back in the day people used to party in tahrongi and shakrami all the time. Camping just outside the path to Bubu, killing Dhalmels. I remember how hard it was to do anything in the maze sometimes because of all the parties crammed into one area, avoiding gobs left and right. Good times.

Nowadays, its impossible to get anyone to party in either of those areas it seems. The only people still in Tahrongi are blue mages or people getting power leveled. Everyone just packs up and hits the dunes as early as they can. Honestly, I hate the dunes. I think those are the worst levels ever.