1st Phase complete (that ?-3 took 4ever. Hate RnG direction nodes, even more so in such quantities).
Back to farming, leveling and upgrading my gear till Phase 2 begins.

Skyehmm: why 1-3 and 2-1 ?
( do get the 12 stage, but why 3 and not 4 ? Nets 507 xp and usually around 2K gold with 5 chests on the map. Seems like a better choice to me, unless I am missing something ?

Originally Posted by Myrdin

( do get the 12 stage, but why 3 and not 4 ? Nets 507 xp and usually around 2K gold with 5 chests on the map. Seems like a better choice to me, unless I am missing something ?

I would say because 12-3 gives you more gold, and also seeds (which translates to gold eventually). Also, there is less RNG involved in getting the chests in 12-3 and you can easily maximise the distance your squads travel too.

I've never farmed 12-4, only 12-3, but ampy drops from 12-3 can happen quite frequently (well, not that frequently, but you know.

Originally Posted by Myrdin

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Skyehmm: why 1-3 and 2-1 ?
( do get the 12 stage, but why 3 and not 4 ? Nets 507 xp and usually around 2K gold with 5 chests on the map. Seems like a better choice to me, unless I am missing something ?

1-3 and 2-1 for the 12 stamina gardens.
Those are two stages that I have seen being mentioned a few times in this forum, so I assumed they were good places to find the 12 stamina gardens. So no special reason other then that really. There are other stages that can spawn the 12 stamina garden, but I just stuck with 1-3 for a while.

With 12-3 it's just like thewind32 said, ampy's do drop there and the exp ratio is nice. And once you learn a proper setup with the tents at the start you will clear most of the map every time, (some RNG involved of course with some arrows).

The 12-5 stage has the best exp ratio, but it is also one of, (if not the), hardest stage in the game at the moment.

I see. Thats quite intriguing. Never though about tyring to farm the low level quests to get the first Garden. Is the first Garden worth the effort ? (cant really recall it as it has been a long time since I visited that one).
As far as I can tell in 12-4 the ampys keep dropping relatively at good rate (not the best but you know). However seeing your comments I think I will try to run the -3 map a few times for comparison.

Originally Posted by Myrdin

I see. Thats quite intriguing. Never though about tyring to farm the low level quests to get the first Garden. Is the first Garden worth the effort ? (cant really recall it as it has been a long time since I visited that one).
As far as I can tell in 12-4 the ampys keep dropping relatively at good rate (not the best but you know). However seeing your comments I think I will try to run the -3 map a few times for comparison.

You won't get any lvl 100 manyus in the beginner garden, but lvl 20 manyus are quite common there. So it depends on what you need. I have a bunch of unevolved low level girls still, so for now it's alright for me.

The 2-1/1-3 + 12 stamina garden farming is for lower levels, when your girls are still unevolved or below lvl 20 evolved. It is the best way to get exp fast. Combined with having a decent exp ratio you will level fast and your girls will level faster as a result.

Once past that, 12-3 and 12-5 are your best choices because once you go past evolved lvl 20, the cost is going to pile up and you'll be coin starved unless you start doing the higher maps instead. The 50 stamina gardens are horrible for the records.

Now, for the whole 12-4 vs 12-3. Let's get this straight - 12-3 grants more coin, about the same seed, costs less and also has a way easier chances to get the chests. 12-4 is a... to describe it lightly: megafuckingrngpaininthearseoffuckingdoomanddestruc tionwithacherryonthetop.

Might have overdone that, but all in all 12-3 gives better in everything but exp ratio, and that ratio is a "magnificent" 0.2 per stamina.