I am seriously considering putting in some cash-monies for a pet or 2. They auto-loot for you, look cute and I can internally justify it as paying into a monthly subscription. >.>
Fair warning, these things eat a TON of food. I often question if they cost more to feed than what they earn from looting. Also, different pets have different special abilities. Cats can find hidden harvest nodes, dogs detect pvp enemies, and birds find elite monsters.
Meh, food hasn't been a burden to me... I already have a beer making industry to feed my own workers. (One of my blues finally got promoted.) Plus I only got 1 pet, more then I need for the job it does.
I'm also not that bad in the cash department, profits everyday, despite the spending. Errr... I guess I'm saving up for stuff. Havn't figured out what exactly I'm saving for though.
At level 33.
Fun Tip: Early on, try to get an Ultimate Syd X type of weapon. Extremely cheap on market and high AP, but it can't be enhanced. You'd need a few enhancements in a green weapon to make it better then the Ultimate Syd types.
Accuracy is also useful if you tend to like to fight things that are light red/red... It seems that gap is starting to widen for me at level 33-ish... lots of missed attacks against light red pigs.
EDIT: ... I need more storage space = more contribution points. Already sitting at 99 contribution, at least half of that is dedicated to storage.