Way for low level players to get 90 merits at 14

[Diantane]

Ifs fairly easy to get a large number of merits when you are 50, but they are harder for low level players to get.  So I discovered a way to get 90 merits, a few hundred thousand influence and 13 levels in two to three hours time.

 

At level 1 join a Death From Below trial. You'll get to level 6 or 7 in ten minutes @ double XP. Then go to the Hollows and get the Wincott and Flux Story Arcs but right about the time you get the last mission from Flux, "Frostfire", you will reach level 14. Its very important to watch this as you must turn off your XP in the Options as you can't go over 14 in order to get the next two arcs (Julius the Troll and Valshak the Mystic). When you reach the end of Valshak, you will have 90 merits.

 

Note: when you reach 14 and turn off your XP, delete your double XP buff so you can get influence. Once you finish these arcs, go ahead and turn your XP back on. If you are soloing the last two arcs, you should lower the dif to -1/1. Since you're not getting any XP and you will get through it faster.

[Ukase]

David Wincott story arc - 7 reward merits
Flux Story arc - 18 reward merits
Julius the Troll - 10 reward merits
Talshak the Mystic - 30 reward merits.  Not to be confused with Valshak the mystic. That had to be a typo from our OP. 

That's 65 merits, plus you get 20 bonus merits for completing all the arcs in that zone, plus the Excavator badge. So, 85 merits. 

Those 20 bonus merits and badge are also available for all these other zones as well.