With the JK mobs nerfed some the run isn't as profitable as it used to be...are there other, more lucrative runs I could be doing, or is it about on par with others now and thus winning by familiarity?
Profitable runs after JK nerf?
Vanaduke.
That guy is a jerk. Awesome fight with the guy though. The long levels to the guy is probably a sure bet for future runs.
as for the JKP.... Welp... work on making DAs and GFs??? When the gremlins come and start unbinding things, they will burst out the markets again. I guess it does win on the level of "ease" though. Pile up rock salts too?
??? totally speculation and guesswork, of course ???
work on making DAs and GFs??? When the gremlins come and start unbinding things, they will burst out the markets again.
If I were OOO I would make it so that "unbinding" would be an option when you craft something that increases the amount of energy required to make the item, not add an unbinding option later on. It makes a lot more sense.
Anything with more than one arena in the second half of the tier... or Grim Gallery or Cravat Hall.
If you get into the first Arena as soon as possible, you'll have a little bit of time before the second Arena gets rotated up next. That'll make your run into 3 Arenas, followed by Graveyard if you're lucky, then wait a bit for Grim Gallery (rotation in Scarlet Fortress levels is fast) and then go to Cravat Hall. After that I'd just go up since the last two levels probably isn't worth as much.
not really the arenas in strat 3 dont give much, theres one gate with 2 challenge areas in strat 4 i think try that one instead.
Aurora Isles! In strata 2 it gives 2k crowns, in strata 3 it gives 1.5k. Can't wait till I see that level in Strata 4.
I have not seen a difference in the profit at the RJP, so that could mean that the IMF (maybe...) got a heat increase.
If you are struggling for heat, & crowns here's a few areas that WILL give you a good amount instead:
Graveyards-Heat & crowns (If you fight the undead at least...)
Arenas-Just continue on and beat all 3 waves
Aurora Isles (as stated by Silty)
FSC
Scarlet Fortress/Grim Gallery & Carvet Hall (as stated above)
If anymore suggestion come in, I'll add them...
It's not like you can just skip 3rd stratum. Without Danger Room or any of the levels listed by Vermilion242 you're most likely going to lose money doing any other levels (not counting the MATs you get).
What the hell is Aurora Isles? I've looked and don't see it anywhere.
Aurora Isles is always a depth of 4 possible "floating green island" icons, representing Low Gardens, Jelly Farm, Stone Grove and... something else, I forget. It shows up less commonly than the Jigsaw Valley pairs (Emerald Axis / Emerald Axis II, etc), but is represented by the same icons.
And gives more crowns, of course.
well - the levels are pretty easy, so for your effort it's prolly still the best run lol.
You can make more if you work t3 though, especially vana.