Recommended Levels and ZEM List

Zone Experience Multiplier (ZEM)

If all things were equal, you would receive an equal amount of XP for killing equivalent mobs in different zones. This is not the case. Some zones give a higher amount of experience than others. Some zones actually give a significantly lower amount of experience. ZEMs were put in place to encourage players to adventure in less frequented zones, as well as reward those adventuring in significantly more difficult areas. For example, dungeons typically have higher multipliers than outdoor zones.ref

In the old days of live EQ the server sent the actual ZEM values, which were recorded by studious players. These values were used as a basis for the EQEmu numbers, and so are in place on most stock EQEmu servers. These numbers were never known to have changed over the history of classic EQ live.

Recommended Level Range by Zone

The different areas of Norrath are inhabited by creatures of greatly varying level. It is usually wise to adventure in zones that are level appropriate for your character. Of course, a full group can tackle a particular dungeon or area at a lower level than a solo character. Still, one can get a general idea of the levels ranges recommended for experiencing in any given zone. (ref)

Faydwer

Continent	Zone	EQA ZEM	% XP	XP Min	XP Max	Note
Faydwer	Ak'Anon	100	133%	30	40	Guards
Faydwer	Butcherblock Mountains	75	100%	1	45	Mostly 1-15 and 35-45 (guards)
Faydwer	Castle Mistmoore	90	120%	20	40
Faydwer	Crushbone	160	213%	10	20
Faydwer	Dagnor's Cauldron	75	100%	10	20
Faydwer	Greater Faydark	75	100%	1	10
Faydwer	Kedge Keep	100	133%	35	50
Faydwer	Lesser Faydark	75	100%	10	20
Faydwer	North Felwithe	100	133%	35	50	Guards
Faydwer	North Kaladim	75	100%	40	50	Guards
Faydwer	South Felwithe	75	100%	40	50	Guards
Faydwer	South Kaladim	75	100%	40	50	Guards
Faydwer	Ocean of Tears	75	100%	10	45
Faydwer	Steamfont Mountains	75	100%	1	10
Faydwer	Unrest	130	173%	10	35

airplane 0.75 akanon 1 arena 0.75 arena2 1 befallen 1.6 beholder 0.75 blackburrow 1 butcher 0.75 cauldron 0.75 cazicthule 1 codecay 1.45 towerbone 0.75 commons 0.75 crushbone 1.6 cshome 1 eastkarana 0.75 ecommons 0.75 erudnext 1 erudnint 1 erudsxing 0.75 everfrost 0.75 fearplane 0.75 feerrott 0.75 felwithea 1 felwitheb 0.75 freporte 0.75 freportn 0.75 freportw 0.75 gfaydark 0.75 grobb 1 gukbottom 0.8 guktop 1.5 halas 0.75 hateplane 0.75 highkeep 1.5 highpass 0.8 hole 1 innothule 0.75 kaladima 0.75 kaladimb 0.75 kedge 1 kerraridge 0.9 kithicor 0.75 lakerathe 0.75 lavastorm 0.75 lfaydark 0.75 mistmoore 0.9 misty 0.75 najena 1.3 neriaka 1 neriakb 1 neriakc 1 northkarana 0.75 nro 0.75 oasis 0.75 oggok 0.75 oot 0.75 paineel 0.75 paw 0.9 permafrost 0.8 qcat 1.6 qey2hh1 0.75 qeynos 1 qeynos2 0.75 qeytoqrg 0.75 qrg 1 rathemtn 0.75 rivervale 1 runnyeye 1 soldunga 1.3 soldungb 0.8 soltemple 0.75 southkarana 0.75 sro 0.75 steamfont 0.75 tox 0.75 unrest 1.3 nektulos 0.75 sodecay 1.05 soldungb_tryout 0.1 perma_tryout 0.1 kedge_tryout 0.1