Yohlon Haven = The "new" Elona Reach
lightblade
The international district of this place is filled with Mo/W. You don't see any other professions here. All of them go out toward Arkjok Ward. Looks like the new AI and the "anti-bot" code didn't stop them at all.
milias
What's in Arkjok Ward? Termites?
Gimme Money Plzkthx
If you're gonna complain at least tell me how to farm it =P
lightblade
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Originally Posted by milias
What's in Arkjok Ward? Termites?
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milias
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Originally Posted by lightblade
Don't know...I'm still investigating.
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lightblade
Well, there's 3 groups of "Boarillas" outside Yohlon Haven that's not limited to the AoE AI. And you can indeed pull all 3 groups together. I don't think this is any slower than Ice Imp farm and I do believe it can be done by bot.
Smile Like Umean It
There are termites there. I took my monk out there to farm sunspear points because I couldn't access certain quests without it. Plus I have gotten a few good drops along the way.
twicky_kid
Its the 3 groups of paragons.
Because they are not melee they do not flee when they get low on health and kill themselves on SoJ. It is right beside a zoning point into another area. Respawns are very quick and the run might take you 4 minutes.
They drop a lot of minor runes and materials. Most items sell for 30-40g.
Because they are not melee they do not flee when they get low on health and kill themselves on SoJ. It is right beside a zoning point into another area. Respawns are very quick and the run might take you 4 minutes.
They drop a lot of minor runes and materials. Most items sell for 30-40g.
waterz
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Originally Posted by twicky_kid
Its the 3 groups of paragons.
Because they are not melee they do not flee when they get low on health and kill themselves on SoJ. It is right beside a zoning point into another area. Respawns are very quick and the run might take you 4 minutes. They drop a lot of minor runes and materials. Most items sell for 30-40g. |
twicky_kid
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Originally Posted by waterz
That doesn't really sound profitable, eh?
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New areas it takes about 10 runs or so.
MMSDome
why farm termites when hekets are so much easier :|
korcan
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Originally Posted by waterz
That doesn't really sound profitable, eh?
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KurtTheBehemoth
Damn, IM caught. Gotta shut down my sweat shop. crys. how am igonna make money now.
jk
jk
Maria The Princess
its also the termites. theres like 4 big mobs right at entrance. to be honest there very fast to farm with 55 ele.
frenzy + phoenix =1hit K.O
frenzy + phoenix =1hit K.O
Stixxx
since most bots you see there are Mo/W, i think theyre only going for the Paragon groups. If you do that about 10 hours a day it might bring in a pretty penny, but like casual farmers like me it isnt really worth it...
btw, i farm with a monk also. i dont have an ele
btw, i farm with a monk also. i dont have an ele
Grolubao
It's the paragon groups. There are 3 groups of it. It's kinda profitable yes...
Curar Partida
They farmt his spot becuase each monsters can drop a pile of ne where from 40-80 and they drop Gold items quite frequenly. These gold items almost always have either a perfect mod (excluding sundering) or a 15^50 inscription.
Grolubao
I can't say they have good drops, but hey, trolls don't have them too and people farmed them to death.
Gaile Gray
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Originally Posted by lightblade
The international district of this place is filled with Mo/W. You don't see any other professions here. All of them go out toward Arkjok Ward. Looks like the new AI and the "anti-bot" code didn't stop them at all.
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Originally Posted by twicky_kid
It is when you hit minor war and vigors all the time. Since very few people are farming that area the drops diminish much slower compared to other areas that are over farmed. Over farmed areas I notice the diminish on the 2-3rd run. New areas it takes about 10 runs or so.
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But to theorize that "This area is popular, so there are fewer things to be gained there, or there are lower-quality items dropped" is, in my instinct, entirely incorrect. I will verify this when I get back to the office next week, just to be 100% certain.
Velvet Wing
hooray for Gaile for paying attention ^^
Nice to see some people who actually care for what they make..
Nice to see some people who actually care for what they make..
Coridan
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
But to theorize that "This area is popular, so there are fewer things to be gained there, or there are lower-quality items dropped" is, in my instinct, entirely incorrect. I will verify this when I get back to the office next week, just to be 100% certain.
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Maria The Princess
not only that Bots are not due to be gone, but the new "hard to farm" AI may push some casual players to ebeay gold more often.
IMO Anet is shooting themselves in the foot
IMO Anet is shooting themselves in the foot
milias
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Thanks for pointing this out. I hadn't noticed that area, and while I'm pretty sure our good Support folks have, I'll send along the info to them!
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You're assuming that the anti-botting code somehow relates to individual areas? And that if an area is more visited than another, the drops are fewer? I do not believe you are correct in that theory. Each generation (instance) of a map is unique, and I have never heard that we monitor the number of instances and reduce the drops. What we do do is reduce the drops if a player goes into an area over and over again in a short period of time, for that directly impacts professional farmers and bot users. Which is a good thing!
But to theorize that "This area is popular, so there are fewer things to be gained there, or there are lower-quality items dropped" is, in my instinct, entirely incorrect. I will verify this when I get back to the office next week, just to be 100% certain. |
Pebbles
If you want to see bots in action just goto the Granite Citidel Bursting at the seems with Mo/W Bots all Farming there Icy Dragon swords.
They run to one sign... Then they run to the other sign... Then they run out the portal to Mineral springs.
They run to one sign... Then they run to the other sign... Then they run out the portal to Mineral springs.
Kay84
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Originally Posted by Pebbles
If you want to see bots in action just goto the Granite Citidel Bursting at the seems with Mo/W Bots all Farming there Icy Dragon swords.
They run to one sign... Then they run to the other sign... Then they run out the portal to Mineral springs. |
Skorpio
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Originally Posted by Pebbles
If you want to see bots in action just goto the Granite Citidel Bursting at the seems with Mo/W Bots all Farming there Icy Dragon swords.
They run to one sign... Then they run to the other sign... Then they run out the portal to Mineral springs. |
twicky_kid
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Originally Posted by Pebbles
If you want to see bots in action just goto the Granite Citidel Bursting at the seems with Mo/W Bots all Farming there Icy Dragon swords.
They run to one sign... Then they run to the other sign... Then they run out the portal to Mineral springs. |
There is a higher risk of losing money when they buy the expansions because if they get banned they have to go buy them all over again.
This is a nice farming spot for the gold piles. They kill themselves quickly and are right beside a zone point.
CagedinSanity
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Originally Posted by milias
Termites are actually pretty easy to farm, since they use Frenzy >.<
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I'm going to go kill some termites now.
Blackhawk
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Originally Posted by Maria The Princess
not only that Bots are not due to be gone, but the new "hard to farm" AI may push some casual players to ebay gold more often.
IMO Anet is shooting themselves in the foot |
Tactical-Dillusions
Put a lovely shatter mesmer there and two healers.
marshy man
>_>
i was just about to go out there and start farming >.<
im poor as hell
i was just about to go out there and start farming >.<
im poor as hell
ryanryanryan0310
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Originally Posted by milias
Termites are actually pretty easy to farm, since they use Frenzy >.<
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lightblade
There's a very effective way to stop bots.
REMOVE the auto item select (aka ';'). Bots rely heavily on this 'smart' function to pick up all the drops.
alternatively...
Make you able to drop items in town, so players can actively mess up the bot's program
REMOVE the auto item select (aka ';'). Bots rely heavily on this 'smart' function to pick up all the drops.
alternatively...
Make you able to drop items in town, so players can actively mess up the bot's program
ValaOfTheFens
I usually go there because its the closest place to Modti Darkflower and I've been fishing for Modti's green. Plus the chests are in predictable places and the enemies aren't overwhelming. Well, you just have to make sure not to aggro mobs passing by, which is almost impossible for me b/c I'm a MM and my minions aggro anything that moves. Also, I usually get piles and piles of gold. About 2k per run.
lyra_song
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Originally Posted by lightblade
There's a very effective way to stop bots.
REMOVE the auto item select (aka ';'). Bots rely heavily on this 'smart' function to pick up all the drops. |
ateddybear
OMG NO. Don't touch this area please. My only means of getting decent amounts of gold. zzzz THANKS ALOT GUYS :'(
Keira Darkwind
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Originally Posted by Blackhawk
QFT thats the main problem with dealing with the botters a-net completely buggers it up for those people who may only say farm for a couple of hours a week just to get enough money to actually be able to buy something then think "well screw this" and get the credit card out instead.
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Marverick
The beetles in Arkjok Ward were never profitable for a casual farmer... only bot programs. Gold drops are ~50 each, and rare/purple items aren't remotely near max damage.
Since when were monks able to farm IDS? Especially Mo/W... Avicara Brave use Savage Slash and when there's about 50 of them right in the Mineral Springs entrance... yea... Bonetti's will not save you
Since when were monks able to farm IDS? Especially Mo/W... Avicara Brave use Savage Slash and when there's about 50 of them right in the Mineral Springs entrance... yea... Bonetti's will not save you
ValaOfTheFens
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Originally Posted by lyra_song
I think this would be a great idea. But i think item drops would need to become more visible, since, some items are hard enough to click on as is.
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Blackhawk
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Originally Posted by Marverick
The beetles in Arkjok Ward were never profitable for a casual farmer... only bot programs. Gold drops are ~50 each, and rare/purple items aren't remotely near max damage.
Since when were monks able to farm IDS? Especially Mo/W... Avicara Brave use Savage Slash and when there's about 50 of them right in the Mineral Springs entrance... yea... Bonetti's will not save you |