New World: Aeternum - Pt 4: The Ancients & Fish...ing? - Solo Playthrough

Part 4 Solo playthrough as much as possible. Will also try to clear all side quest during any playthrough.

Juggling a working Dad Life and Game Life. I would like to enjoy this journey as much as possible from life skill upgrades to battling enemies in the world of Aeternum!

Solo Playthrough attempt conditions including gearing up
No usage of Trade system
No Dungeons (maybe until after main stories)
No utilization of XP Buffs

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As I'm still fairly unfamiliar with the end game stuff or along the way, do let me know in the comments if there is anything that could help in gearing up the character. I would also like to learn and understand the game more and any advice would be much appreciated.

P.S, I have a main character that I play with friends but I rushed through the story just to get up to endgame quick. In this run it will be mainly about the story and questing