welcome back

1. as you may know, jarl doesn't drop locked anymore, only ydra forest map and up. i prefer kraken mines 3, you can lvl and farm.
2. stanlee is a good pet for not much golds, has dmg, armor, health, and aa gives 20% dmg and crit.
3. lots of nerfs buffs etc probably best to explore the game n forums a bit.
4. i wouldn't get the xp pack personally, use the plat for buying energy in goblin event starting tomorrow and sell at auction to make gold.
5. farm for jewels in shuyal/tindirin, farm for locks in km3, some do arena (though i find it a waste of time)
6. there will be gear released for goblin event, so best to buy during event. potency or assault gear for warrior, brutality or assault for mage.