the afk is still there as i write this
AFK Lightbringer = Gone
luinks
and no one bothered to verify the veracity of this statement...
the afk is still there as i write this
the afk is still there as i write this
Kalki
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Originally Posted by Relambrien
So yeah, each person enjoys the game differently, and I don't appreciate someone trying to impose their views on me...
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TechnoSword
I don't have anything to be ashamed about. I worked hard to earn my protector of cantha and my grandmaster cartographer of cantha as well. Im also working on my Elonian titles as well. I dont really think ive tainted my character by cheating by doing the afk lightbringer. Its not like I used a program or anything to achieve it either. I had to discover it myself with only tidbits of information other people were willing to give out and had to correctly align positioning, timing, and being able to control my heros to aggro correctly. It may not have taken as much effort and time as the other titles (took me around 3 days until i got used to it) but I still had to put effort into what I did to be able to build up to the title he has now. And for the lucky / unlucky titles, there isnt much point besides having a huge sum of money because I dont know a single person who can buy 1,000 tickets and stare at his computer screen for 6 hours while he slowly builds up to a title.
It is after all just a game, and ment to be enjoyed by everyone, but everyone doesnt enjoy the exact same things. One person might like questing while another likes to do nothing but pvp. I enjoy farming and even though its nerfed I try (though very poorly) to create my own builds to work on and when I heard about afk farming i got interested about it immediately.
*right now im trying to develop a ride the lightning build but a prot spirit buts a stop to that in a second =/
EDIT* and of course i post this after 6 other posts come in...I hope it still makes somewhat sense
It is after all just a game, and ment to be enjoyed by everyone, but everyone doesnt enjoy the exact same things. One person might like questing while another likes to do nothing but pvp. I enjoy farming and even though its nerfed I try (though very poorly) to create my own builds to work on and when I heard about afk farming i got interested about it immediately.
*right now im trying to develop a ride the lightning build but a prot spirit buts a stop to that in a second =/
EDIT* and of course i post this after 6 other posts come in...I hope it still makes somewhat sense
Relambrien
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Originally Posted by Kalki
I'm not imposing my views on you, but I am right and you are wrong. Whether you can see that or not doesn't matter. It was an exploit. End of story.
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Oh, and don't get me wrong, I don't disagree that it was an exploit, and of course it needed to be fixed. I just don't plan on ever using the points I got for anything, as, like I said, I just did it for the fun of it. Seriously, the character I did it on is probably never going to do any more missions in Elona, since I use it for things like farming. Sorry if that wasn't conveyed in my earlier posts. Yes, I know, I enjoy strange things and I do strange things, it's the way I am :P
What I'm trying to say is that I agree that it's an exploit and needed to be fixed because of those who would use it for profit. I just don't like it when someone tells me how I should play for pure fun.
To be clear: I'm not wishing they hadn't fixed it, I'm just saying that because they fixed it I can't have as much fun. But, as luinks above me says, did they really fix it? Even if they did, it's fine with me that it was fixed. I'm just disappointed that I don't have much else besides PvP to do, but that's my problem, not yours, so don't bother yourselves with it ^^
@Ernada: Don'tcha hate when you post about something someone said and they post just before you do? ><
NOTES ON EDITS: It seems like everytime I look at this post I realize I left something out...so I'll be fixing it when I feel I can say something better.
The Ernada
I dont think anyone was trying to impose their views on anyone. But when you're trying to deny that it was an exploit that needed/needs to be fixed, that's where you're wrong.
Youre AFK getting points, for crying in the mud. How is that not an exploit?
Youre AFK getting points, for crying in the mud. How is that not an exploit?
Grasping Darkness
displaying ranks and people that care enough to look at others ranks like theyre an awesome person for obtaining them ive always thought was a bit odd but whatever floats your dingy. gl hf
Thallandor
Well for those who havent done it already:
Dont update the game = keep afking = keep gaining LBP from being AFK.
Not everyone updates their game every time a new one comes along, unless these changes were streamed directly.
I never Afked for LBP as i have problems finding enough time to play/sleep as it is and electricity bills are stacking up, but is not hard for some one to come in and read about an update before deciding if they want to patch it asap or not.
Dont update the game = keep afking = keep gaining LBP from being AFK.
Not everyone updates their game every time a new one comes along, unless these changes were streamed directly.
I never Afked for LBP as i have problems finding enough time to play/sleep as it is and electricity bills are stacking up, but is not hard for some one to come in and read about an update before deciding if they want to patch it asap or not.
Jodie O
Poor popi, you will have to do the Lightbringer points like everyone else now 
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<3 Popi.
))))<3 Popi.
Merre
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and no one bothered to verify the veracity of this statement...
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dude...i just tried it...killing the spawned torments do not give you lb points anymore...so i dunno what you're killing.
ShaneOfMach
Someone explain to me how you guys are AFKing Lightbringer points...?
Tachyon
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Wouldn't break my heart if they reset all the titles back to R4-5..
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I don't have the luxury of spending every waking hour playing the game though, I have work, a family and a social life to contend with.
aohige
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Originally Posted by Kalki
It's a bug and an exploit, period. If it wasn't an exploit, then why was it changed. I'm gonna assume you're new to computer video games if you can't discern what is an exploit or not.
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It's not, however, an exploit of a bug. You might want to get your facts straight.
They didn't "fix bug", they simply changed the game mechanics so it's not "exploitable" anymore.
It's no diffrent than them adding wurms and slowdowns to make Drok's run harder.
Former Ruling
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Either way I don't really care, I only AFK'ed for rank 4 then stopped, 4 is enough.
TechnoSword
I thank all of you for supporting my side of the arguement partly =)
MMSDome
good now it actually takes some skill to get the title, now you guys actually have to earn it like some of us have.
Guardian of the Light
Dang it I just learned about it yesterday.
It still was good while it lasted. (I've yet to get to Rank 4 since the henchies managed to kill the monster last night)
All well it's one of those things that has to be nerfed even though you don't want it to
It still was good while it lasted. (I've yet to get to Rank 4 since the henchies managed to kill the monster last night)
All well it's one of those things that has to be nerfed even though you don't want it to
Andisa Kalorn
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killing the spawned torments do not give you lb points anymore.
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Kalki
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Kalki, it's an exploit of the game system mechanics.
It's not, however, an exploit of a bug. You might want to get your facts straight. They didn't "fix bug", they simply changed the game mechanics so it's not "exploitable" anymore. It's no diffrent than them adding wurms and slowdowns to make Drok's run harder. |
There's really no way to know if it was a bug or not, since Anet hasn't stated whether gaining LB points from spawned monsters was intended or not. If it wasn't intended then it is indeed a bug.
Sigh, I just hope this new area opens soon!
Eclair
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good now it actually takes some skill to get the title, now you guys actually have to earn it like some of us have.
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If you still just have to kill torment monsters at 2x points, I really wouldn't call killing 25,000 skill. I'd say setting up the run takes more skill than just mindlessly killing 25,000 monsters. I mean, sure you call target and what not, but Torment land is pretty easy once you set up your heroes and what not.
birdfoot
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Depending on what kind of new content they add for farming lightbringer points, that may not actually be true.
If you still just have to kill torment monsters at 2x points, I really wouldn't call killing 25,000 skill. I'd say setting up the run takes more skill than just mindlessly killing 25,000 monsters. I mean, sure you call target and what not, but Torment land is pretty easy once you set up your heroes and what not. |
Batou of Nine
Nah. No skill involved. Like anything, it simply took patience and practice.
Some simply caught on faster then others. I was one of those but didn't make my goal in time.
Currently r6 LB, only 3k away from r7, wanted r8... This all took place in under 2 days. I do wish i had time to hit r8...
But all in all, it WAS an exploit and all of us scheming LB AFK farmers knew it was coming lol!! I only enjoyed it for a couple days but MY how i enjoyed it! Zoomed from r2 to r6 quite fast... a couple nights and a few hours here and there. Wanna know the funny part?....
I found out about this by accident! I had gone afk in a zone to make lunch and came back seeing my henchy/hero party bashing on 4 spear of torments and 1 Scythe. Apparantly they had taken out a whole mob patrol and they decided to leave the spear till last, with all the degen we had the spears kept spawning. So i went on GwG and used the godly SEARCH feature and found that juicy LB thread with tons of details on ways to farm multiple groups of Spear of Torments... Man how excited i was! First time i went out got 2 groups setup, after that i went for more and more groups... hehe... Ah the good ol' days, i'll miss em.
Ok boys! On to the next exploit!!
cheers!
Some simply caught on faster then others. I was one of those but didn't make my goal in time.
Currently r6 LB, only 3k away from r7, wanted r8... This all took place in under 2 days. I do wish i had time to hit r8...But all in all, it WAS an exploit and all of us scheming LB AFK farmers knew it was coming lol!! I only enjoyed it for a couple days but MY how i enjoyed it! Zoomed from r2 to r6 quite fast... a couple nights and a few hours here and there. Wanna know the funny part?....
I found out about this by accident! I had gone afk in a zone to make lunch and came back seeing my henchy/hero party bashing on 4 spear of torments and 1 Scythe. Apparantly they had taken out a whole mob patrol and they decided to leave the spear till last, with all the degen we had the spears kept spawning. So i went on GwG and used the godly SEARCH feature and found that juicy LB thread with tons of details on ways to farm multiple groups of Spear of Torments... Man how excited i was! First time i went out got 2 groups setup, after that i went for more and more groups... hehe... Ah the good ol' days, i'll miss em.
Ok boys! On to the next exploit!!
cheers!
Avarre
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Erm, while we're at it, anyone know a good area for farming points? As in, an area with:
A) whispers informant/forgotten priest near the entrance B) lots of simpler enemies (margonites or monoliths, for preference)? So far, the best bet seems to be the wossname area where do All alone in the dark quest. |
Gonzo
All I can say is about time.
Iuris
Well, I'm at just over 2500 LB points, gained fair and square chomping Djinn and Roaring Ethers (I may have been AFK sometime, but only because my dear heroes and henchmen could get the group without my aid), and damn proud of it!
I got my first 100 points killing Crags and Lands in the Dejarin estates, THAT was hard work
Erm, while we're at it, anyone know a good area for farming points? As in, an area with:
A) whispers informant/forgotten priest near the entrance
B) lots of simpler enemies (margonites or monoliths, for preference)?
So far, the best bet seems to be the wossname area where do All alone in the dark quest.
I got my first 100 points killing Crags and Lands in the Dejarin estates, THAT was hard work
Erm, while we're at it, anyone know a good area for farming points? As in, an area with:
A) whispers informant/forgotten priest near the entrance
B) lots of simpler enemies (margonites or monoliths, for preference)?
So far, the best bet seems to be the wossname area where do All alone in the dark quest.
Kais Unduli
I was doing it the old fashioned way, since I can't really leave my comp AFK for long periods of time. Good riddance.
Sophitia Leafblade
Yey good work Anet, less afkers , yey soon we wll be able to max out the titles anyways, sometime around Wintersday i believe but hold me to that.
, yey soon we wll be able to max out the titles anyways, sometime around Wintersday i believe but hold me to that.
winkgood
Wow, Anet excels at screwing over their customers. So the few people who took advantage of the exploit now have a permanent in game advantage over those that didn't (especially with this upcoming weekend) and now its impossible for other players to do the same. I say either leave it the way it was, or reset everyone's lightbringer titles down to zero to make it fair. This is a real issue as lightbringer ranks actually change the balance in the game. It would be like adding weapons in the game that do extra damage then suddenly taking them away so that future people couldn't get them but not doing anything about the old weapons. 40% extra damage to be exact.
Savio
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Lightbringer Procession - Note: AFK Farming/Exploit Has been Removed
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Lightbringer Procession - Note: AFK Farming/Exploit Has been Removed
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