Platinum Medals: The Goal of Many a Lvl 55 Player



 Platinum Medals - they're hard to get for one simple reason:  they're untradable,  which means they can't be sold on the broker from one player to another.  So how are they obtained?  Well,  most of the time,  not very easily.  The only quick way to get plats is through surveys.  Just click the scroll and accept your medals!  Easy! The reality is that this doesn't happen very often,  and for those of us who need alot of medals for eternal AP gear,  waiting for the next survey isn't the answer.  This brings me to the path that most of us in need of plats take:  the daily grind.  The 2 forts in Inngison each offer 2 quests to obtain plats and each quest is repeatable 40 times.  That's 80 medals per fort for a total of 160 obtainable thru daily quests.    Did I mention that these quests are kinda difficult?  Each quest demands 50 of the requested item just to get 1 plat.  You end up killing more than that for the item because it doesn't always drop.  I'd say the drop rate is about 7-8 out of every 10 mobs.  The other factor that makes these quests difficult is opposite faction intrusion.  It ain't safe out there!  The forts are located in riftable territory,  which makes grinding so many mobs a bit dangerous.  Players in my faction have solved this problem by grinding for these quests in groups,  which makes alot of sense.  It also makes for a shortage of mobs,  but the safety it offers is worth it.  Here's a pic of a mad shelled ksellid,  one of the daily quest mobs needed to get a plat.


Ksellids:  Your Key to Platinum Medals

 I'll post more on the fighting styles of these mobs and what to be prepared for when fighting them  in the near future.