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makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

16 Oct 2006 at 15:46 - 242

Quote:

Originally Posted by boxterduke

Smart.
Thats what I do when a preview is out, although I do not do chest runs (my luck stings with chests) but I farm and get lots of gold and good drops.
gg

Or you can farm greens, rares AND gold at the same time

MsMassacre

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

16 Oct 2006 at 16:03 - 243

I was amazed how many people I say in towns whining about not getting greens. Every single time without exception, when I looked, they were standing there with a full squad of henchies. It might be TRIPLE DROP weekend, but the odds of YOU getting an item in an 8 person team is still 1 in 8.

Anyway, my numbers:
4 sskai swords in 10 kills (solo)
2 ghials staffs in 4 kills (duo w/ friend)
2 nundak bows in 7 kills (duo + 2 henchies by neccesity)
1 tarnaen shield in 3 kills (duo)
1 aahrash shield in 2 kills (duo)
1 reefclaw in 3 kills (solo)
1 brightclaw in 3 kills (duo)
1 strongroot in 4 kills (solo)
1 wing's ax in 1 kill (duo)
1 byzzr's benediction in 6 kills (solo)
0 geofer shields in 3 kills (solo)
0 kaolin wands in 1 kill (solo)
0 jacquis' aegis in 1 kill (duo)
0 rot's greens in 7 kills (duo + 2 henchies by neccesity)

MsMassacre

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

16 Oct 2006 at 16:03 - 244

I have no idea how that doubled. My appologies.

ElinoraNeSangre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Near Seattle, WA

Talionis De Cineris [EXUR]

N/Me

16 Oct 2006 at 16:16 - 245

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeathByAmor

I don't waste time with greens. While everyone was having "fun" farming greens I was chest farming and made around 800k this weekend.

Not everyone plays just to get piles of cash.

Me, I wanted to get some weapons I didn't have to pay someone for, and get some stuff for other people.

I did the tally last night; 10 greens. Considering I still drummed and went to the gym and lived a more or less normal life, I think that's pretty good.

The event brought out the best and worst in people; there were a lot of people working together to make sure everyone got what they wanted. There were also people bragging that they let the team wipe and waited to take the item after the hold on it disappeared.

Overall, I was extremely happy with this event, and it really got me excited to play. Thanks ANet!

-kelkel

dr1zz one

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

16 Oct 2006 at 16:29 - 246

It felt like the drop rate was 30X. I had a great time stocking up greens for my heros and casters. Koss will be happy.
I had my eyes set on getting a few particular greens and got more than i needed.
5x Rajazan's Fervor...had to upgraded caster totem axes..
7x Merki's Gaze...left more on the ground...had a hard time giving these away
4x Sunreach's Shield
3x Falham's Daggers...started leaving these on the ground.
4x Ghial's Staff
2x Stonereaper
2x Janyes
4x Kaolin accursed
5x Kaolin prot
3x Ssyn staff
1x Spiritgarden Repose
1X Woespreader
1x Scar Eater
1x greenbow just outside Cavalon
1x Ironclaw....traded from a guildie for a Rajazan.

edit: I guess I could have bought all of these, but the thrill of the hunt and actually seeing the item drop for you is priceless. I did share my luck with guildies and friends.

Tijger

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/E

16 Oct 2006 at 16:35 - 247

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElinoraNeSangre

Not everyone plays just to get piles of cash.

Me, I wanted to get some weapons I didn't have to pay someone for, and get some stuff for other people.

I did the tally last night; 10 greens. Considering I still drummed and went to the gym and lived a more or less normal life, I think that's pretty good.

The event brought out the best and worst in people; there were a lot of people working together to make sure everyone got what they wanted. There were also people bragging that they let the team wipe and waited to take the item after the hold on it disappeared.

Overall, I was extremely happy with this event, and it really got me excited to play. Thanks ANet!

-kelkel

QFT.

My experience was the same and I did the same as well (aside from the gym and drumming, lol). I helped 8 people getting the greens they wanted and yes, if it dropped for me I gave it to them no matter what the items value is/was.

I got all the greens I wanted for myself and for my future heroes as well and had a great time playing with friends and devising tactics to take the various bosses down.

We loved it, thanks Anet from me and my wife

Tela

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/R

16 Oct 2006 at 17:52 - 248

I was really dissapointed with this weekend, i farmed like 6 or so bosses solo about 30 times each got 2 greens total, and i did the math on one boss and i would have had to have farmed him 500 times with normal drops in a group of 8 to get the one green. i cant express how much time i wasted this weekend for next to nothing. please, if your have a "special"weekend event for people, make sure they acually get something from it, not another dissapointment from anet, like i have been so acustomed to. So yeah my drops were WORSE because of the weekend, i blame retarded programmers or retarded programmers, or probably both, thanks for jack shit, i almost thought for a second i would get a decent drop for ONCE guess i iwas wrong,

achilles ankle

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

USA

The Primevil Spartans

A/

16 Oct 2006 at 19:08 - 249

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arcanis the Omnipotent

What really bites is, depending on your class, you arent allowed to go on farming run anyway.

Rangers, Assassin, Rits and Mesmers are completely excluded from any farming parties.

All anyone really wants is a 4 man MM Necro, SS Necro (Or Nuker), Stance Tank and Healer monk party.

Try to join one of these when you arent the right class and you get bitched at. Or you could stand in an outpost for an hour and a half (which I did) finally get in a group, have someone "More Important" join and tell the leader to kick you out, which they did...

Thanks Anet for making it impossible for anyone forced to use henches to get anything at all.

Wonderful idea, screw us over more. Love it. What's next? "Mesmers cant wear armor" weekend.

In this case u either 1. go with a guild group and alter a farming group to include these classes or 2. solo it...alot of these ppl who have gotten 4 or 5 copies of each green must have soloed or gone with guildy's cuz pugs leave if one of em doesnt get the green on the first run.(quote me on that if u choose)
plz dont say u cant solo b/c everything can solo u just gotta buy the right skills and have the right proffesion combo.

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

16 Oct 2006 at 19:25 - 250

I went out with hehchies and got Ssun's Staff. That is the only green i gotten since i didn't feel like going around Cantha looking for bosses. But i have to say this event were fun to played. Now, its time to sit back and watch the greens prices to drop.

Serafita Kayin

Exclusive Reclusive

Join Date: May 2005

Tuscaloosa, AL

Seraph's Pinion (wing)

R/Me

16 Oct 2006 at 19:31 - 251

I didn't get crap, my wife didn't get crap, and at last check my guildies didn't get crap.

At this point, I feel I was lied to about drop rates. Honestly. I have gotten 1 green as long as I have played Guild Wars, and bought/traded for the rest. Something is wrong when I can spend days farming, and it drops for everyone but me. 4-5 hours straight, with time played elsewhere to reset the code, and I still get jack.

I've considered buying another account just so I can get a better seed. It's that bad.

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

16 Oct 2006 at 19:41 - 252

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serafita Kayin

I didn't get crap, my wife didn't get crap, and at last check my guildies didn't get crap.

At this point, I feel I was lied to about drop rates. Honestly. I have gotten 1 green as long as I have played Guild Wars, and bought/traded for the rest. Something is wrong when I can spend days farming, and it drops for everyone but me. 4-5 hours straight, with time played elsewhere to reset the code, and I still get jack.

I've considered buying another account just so I can get a better seed. It's that bad.

Hey Serafita

Sorry about the bad luck with drop rates... but congrat that you joined the club of "A-Net screw with my green drops" club! Population... 1 millions and counting.

Nathan the Skank

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

Cincinnati

Sleepless Farmers

W/E

16 Oct 2006 at 19:56 - 253

I got 7 greens to drop for me Friday afternoon. The trick I used: do a mission before you started farming (hence get rid of the "anti farm code") and all your drops are worthwhile. I got sskai's sword twice in a row, and on one of those runs I killed geoffer and got his shield.

Moral of the story: If you're drops suck, do a mission!

Badger2

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/

16 Oct 2006 at 20:23 - 254

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nathan the Skank

Moral of the story: If you're drops suck, do a mission!

I don't farm, unless running around maping and killing whatever gets in your way is farming.. Once I get an area mapped it's a while before I go back, unless a guildie needs help someplace I've just been.

Until this weekend I have never respawned an area ad nauseam and I didn't get a single green. However the ranger construct that drops the Kayolin (sp?) longbow did drop me a white hammer

Gigashadow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Bellevue, WA

W/

16 Oct 2006 at 20:33 - 255

I didn't do much, I just solo farmed Geoffer's Bulwark for a bit and got 7 shields for about 45 minutes of work. I had to split it up and do half in the morning and half in the evening, as I got the anti-farming code warning. The shields are for my heroes in Nightfall.

Serafita Kayin

Exclusive Reclusive

Join Date: May 2005

Tuscaloosa, AL

Seraph's Pinion (wing)

R/Me

16 Oct 2006 at 20:36 - 256

The results of this weekend should prove that the randomization algorithms used aren't very random.

That, and anybody wanna give me some greens?

Pkest

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Hooded Reavers of Eternal Life(Ankh)

R/

16 Oct 2006 at 20:42 - 257

Well someone must have been reaping the 3x drop rewards because I spent about 60k on 1/3 priced greens in prep for Nightfall.

broodijzer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

void

Mo/

16 Oct 2006 at 20:46 - 258

I capped skills with my monk last weekend, full henchie team, killed about 25 bosses in Cantha I think, and got 3 greens. not bad

BassVII

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

Right here

N/

16 Oct 2006 at 20:57 - 259

I solo'd everything with my necro

2x Sskais sword-4 tries
3x Chehbabas Longbow-10 tries -_-
2x Spiriteaters-10 times
0x Hukhrahs-10 times
2x Ssyns staff-7 tries
0x Siskas Staff-6 times
4x Nundaks Bows-6 tries
1x Rots Putrescence-5 times

I got very little greens at all, I was either very unlucky, or because I farmed the underfarmed bosses, maybe ANET just put it on the normally farmed bosses, not my underfarmed ones

(not many go for the 3 yetis, or mez in the middle of nowhere surrounded by 50 monsters)

Chest Farmed a bit and made 200k

I find soloing funner than chest running

I had limited time of play though, 6 hours of playing, I kill those bosses fast

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

16 Oct 2006 at 21:22 - 260

I got a Geoffer's Bulwark, Wing's Axe, Ssaresh's Daggers (killed him while going for Seacrash, who never did drop his wand btw), and the Windcatcher, and all of it with three henchies. I also bought a Reefclaw's Refuge because Reefclaw was being a jerk and wouldn't drop it.

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

16 Oct 2006 at 21:29 - 261

I only got 2 greens and some of us in our alliance farmed for moslty just 3 or 4 5 times would of been better.

Andisa Kalorn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

[PMS]

16 Oct 2006 at 21:39 - 262

It seems strange that some of you weren't getting much greens. I had no problem, and I was mostly farming solo on my A/E and my mes, both of whom I'd been farming on quite heavily before the event. And I actually did trigger the anti-farming code on my A/E two days before the event.

But I didn't do a mission or anything with her, I just solo farmed a different boss, got a green, and then returned to the boss I got the warning on and got a green there (and this was before the weekend).

Perhaps its character based? My ele is really unlucky with shards but gets a lot of superior vigors. My mes seems to get a lot of greens. I don't know what's going on, but it seems that it really isn't random... but I don't think the problem is the farming code either.

MasterThrawn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Gryffindor

16 Oct 2006 at 21:44 - 263

Well - guess I'll wait to see what greens Nightfall has to offer... Cantha

Alberic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

United States

[AB]

R/

16 Oct 2006 at 22:13 - 264

The final count from 3x Green Weekend:

5 Ritual Lord's Staves
4 Rajazan's Fervors
2 Woe Spreaders
1 Kaolin Accursed Staff
1 Sskai's Sword

Those were from the handful of hours that I played on Saturday. All in all, a pretty good weekend.

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

16 Oct 2006 at 22:35 - 265

Yeah I had a good weekend for the greens. I got 10 all together.. though my bf i think got four.. and my friend only got one and was upset.

Soulwhisper's Guardian
Kaolin Wand
Vengeance Seeker
Orosen's Staff
Reefclaw's Refuge
Milthuran's Staff
The Darkwish
Mohby's Artifact
Lorelle's Longbow
Geoffer's Bulwark

I think most of the reason was because I didn't bother farming at some of the mostly farmed areas.

Ulivious The Reaper

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Shadowed Assassins

W/Mo

16 Oct 2006 at 22:40 - 266

well, i'm pissed with myself thanks to thi weekend, about a month ago i spent 6 hours straight farming Jacquis and end up getting one after 2 trys... ><! then another like 4 trys later, made me mad but for now, back to running chests

Linksys

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

16 Oct 2006 at 22:53 - 267

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badger2

I have got to be the unluckiest GW player there is. I went out with guildies, pugs and henchies (gasp). I 6 manned, 5 manned, 4 manned and I even tried some 3 man teams. Couldn't bring myself to try solo ( a man has got to know his limitations), but not a single green droped that had my name on it.

Edit
Actually I did get the Purifier. Does anyone even use that thing? And no I'm not a farmer so the so-called farm code doesn't even come into play.

I was told that henchies will take green drops, even if you can't see them. I always went without them.

Gares Redstorm

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Nomadic

Elite Danger Society

W/Me

16 Oct 2006 at 23:11 - 268

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hyper Cutter

...Ssaresh's Daggers (killed him while going for Seacrash, who never did drop his wand btw)...

lol. I got 4 Seacrash's Influences while trying to get Ssaresh's Kris Daggers and didn't get one of those.

I usually farmed one and moved on, cause I'm a green collector, but it was fun suprising some of my guildies with extra greens I farmed for them. Most did drop on the first or second try, though some didn't drop any green at all which I didn't think would happen. All in all, over the weekend I got 19 new greens for my collection, so I think it was a great event. Hope we get to do it again

Illuminus

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2005

16 Oct 2006 at 23:42 - 269

Did anyone try to get themselves Quansong's Focus in the Temple? Thats one greeny i just couldnt get myself.. i tried farming him, but he kept using Spirit Light. Now i will have to buy it

.

Riken Chrono

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

around the corner and up the block

Hero

17 Oct 2006 at 00:16 - 270

heres a list of waht i got after 7 hours of farming greens this weekend.

37 Sskai Swords
8 Stone Reapers
5 Rajazan's Fervors
3 Jacqui's Aegis
2 Reefclaw's Refuge
6 Strongroots Shelter
2 Milthurans Staff
3 Ritual Lord's Staff
4 Wing's Axe
2 Lorell's Jade Longbow
17 Byzrr's Benediction
21 Geoffers Bulwark
3 Kaolin's Wand
2 Sunreach's Shields
All from soloing

Gares Redstorm

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Nomadic

Elite Danger Society

W/Me

17 Oct 2006 at 00:27 - 271

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asgar Lightwind

Did anyone try to get themselves Quansong's Focus in the Temple? Thats one greeny i just couldnt get myself.. i tried farming him, but he kept using Spirit Light. Now i will have to buy it

.

GF wanted one so I went in there. Got one on the second try. Quansong can't cast Spirit Light if he doesn't have any energy (Spirit Shackles).

Ni7ro

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

17 Oct 2006 at 01:01 - 272

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riken Chrono

heres a list of waht i got after 7 hours of farming greens this weekend.

37 Sskai Swords
8 Stone Reapers
5 Rajazan's Fervors
3 Jacqui's Aegis
2 Reefclaw's Refuge
6 Strongroots Shelter
2 Milthurans Staff
3 Ritual Lord's Staff
4 Wing's Axe
2 Lorell's Jade Longbow
17 Byzrr's Benediction
21 Geoffers Bulwark
3 Kaolin's Wand
2 Sunreach's Shields
All from soloing

Hmmm

115 greens/7 hours = 3,6 minutes for solo every boss (and the boss has to drop the green always)
Yeah right..

Anyway regarding to topic got greens that i wanted/needed for me and future heroes in NF

Feminist Terrorist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Oh Noes! The 'burbs!

17 Oct 2006 at 04:09 - 273

What's weird is that my ele is the one that usually gets the green drops since she's usually first into an area. Not this weekend though. I got lots of whites. If I could have, I would have farmed with my warrior who is bizarrely lucky, but not very far along in the game. I've gotten very few greens in Cantha. Maybe it's the milk moustache that Anet is taking their sweet time in fixing.

justadude

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

R/Mo

17 Oct 2006 at 06:53 - 274

I really like the event. It was fun running in the four man groups and the money made was decent. The best part was the lax atmosphere regarding the goods. I was able to trade for the things I wanted and thus get the Greens I wanted to have, but did not get.

Linksys

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

17 Oct 2006 at 07:00 - 275

People try to trade for profit, but I want to see more and more trading for fun. Without caring so much about getting more value than the other person. I saw some of that this weekend. It would be fun to have an item, then trade for another. Then for the heck of it, trade for something else. This can happen if there are more and more greens circulating around. More emphasis on trading so both people get what they want, and less on charging steep prices.

Sirus Dibley

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

England

Me/N

17 Oct 2006 at 07:33 - 276

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ni7ro

Hmmm

115 greens/7 hours = 3,6 minutes for solo every boss (and the boss has to drop the green always)
Yeah right..

Anyway regarding to topic got greens that i wanted/needed for me and future heroes in NF

Agreed - total bs. Always best to work out the maths before you spin a whopper.

Nickhimself

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Your face

True Gods Of War [True]

W/Mo

17 Oct 2006 at 07:41 - 277

I got all of the green items that I was after, so i'm happy.

I wish we had more events like this.

Sid Soggybottom

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

17 Oct 2006 at 08:13 - 278

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riken Chrono

heres a list of waht i got after 7 hours of farming greens this weekend.

WTB Brooklyn Bridge

Blackhawk

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

N/

17 Oct 2006 at 13:05 - 279

I done OK out of it but the most important thing to me was that all the groups I was in all worked together and shared the Greens and I also met some really nice players which is worth more than any Green

Riken Chrono

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

around the corner and up the block

Hero

17 Oct 2006 at 14:07 - 280

i can show you....

Doomlord_Slayermann

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Chicago IL

Dark Phoenix Risin [DPR]

W/P

17 Oct 2006 at 14:42 - 281

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riken Chrono

i can show you....

If you did get all that, it wasn't in seven hours.