Farming purple Crystalline Swords - possible with each profession

SaGGGan

SaGGGan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

what's that??!

Ever wondered why there are so many purple Crystalline Swords, Dwarven Axes, Serpent Axes, Ascalon Mauls and all those rare skinned Weapons around, that usually only drop from Chests that appear during some special Quests?

Think most of you know the 3 Chests that spawn during the Kilroy Stonekin Quest in Sorrows Furnace, and propably even some used to farm it in Groups or farm it "solo" atm.

Think most of them who do it "solo" now will blame me for revealing this, but I never liked keaping secrets like this.

It's easily done with each profession, I think Searing Flames Elementalist should work best, but all others will do fine too.

You just form a group in Deldrimor Warcamp, I always chose 3 SF Heroes - 2 Ele 1 Nec/Ele -, Mhenlo, Linda, Cynn and Eve, while I used to be Warrior.
2 Monks and the rest Damage, maybe some Interrupts and Enchantment Remove against Herders and Dolyak Masters/Priests are useful too.

Just make your Way to Sorrows Furnace through Grenth's Footprint and pick up Kilroy Stonekin on your way.

In Sorrows Furnace there are 3 Chests that spawn during the Kilroy Quest.

After clearing the Area from Enemies those Quests will spawn, ready to be opened by you.
But don't open them instantly. Now that's the most important part! Flag your Heroes out of your Range, until their Names get grey.
When they aren't in your Range anymore, you can open the Chest, simulating that you are alone in your group - all Dropps from the Chest will be yours.

A lot of rare skinned Weapons drop there, Crystallines, Dwarven Axes, Serpent Axes, etc.
Unfortunately the Chests don't dropp Gold Weapons, all are purple, so 14^50 is the best Damage Mod you can get - which is still very good for a Crystalline Sword.

TheYangg

TheYangg

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

None

Mo/Me

The system is working... theoretically, because purple weapons usually have no, or a very bad damage-mod, 14^50 is extremely rare, as any ^50...
Even IF you get a Crystalline Sword/Dwarven Axe/Serpent Axe, you need a huge amount of luck getting a good one...

Even non-Max dmg is possible, usual...

tuna-fish_sushi

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

Ive never done much in Sorrows furnace how long does the quest take to do once inside the furnace with kilroy?

SaGGGan

SaGGGan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

what's that??!

Then why have you just wanted a PC for two 14^50 Crystallines?
Nono ... the Chance to get a good Drop is not so bad, you won't find a Crystalline each run, that's right, but there is a good Chance to get one, and rare Damage Mods are not as rare as you want us to think, got 13ench, 14ench, 13^50 Chrystallines and Serpents by myself.

Haven't done the run for some Days now, but think it took about 10-20 Minutes or something like this.

TheYangg

TheYangg

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

None

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by tuna-fish_sushi
Ive never done much in Sorrows furnace how long does the quest take to do once inside the furnace with kilroy?
The whole run takes about 20-30min

Quote: Originally Posted by The Phantom
Why did you post this... honestly, not to be rude or anything, but the farm has been here forever and now it has about a 75% chance of getting nerfed. And than all those purple items will go back to being rare, and prices will increase, and so on.... 'cause I found 3 14^50 crystallines (one non max-dmg) and he none, so he's jealous and want's me to get nothing for my crystallines. (as you can see in this Thread...)

Pickle

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Scotland

R/

Kilroy farming has been around for a while, someone made a great guide on it a while back on Game amp.

I dont see it getting nerfed, making 2-3k each run is not really that much when you think about it, plus, getting a rare weapon doesnt happen often, meaning the system is still working.

SF was made to give out these swords and axes on rare occasions, I cant see it getting nerfed

TheYangg

TheYangg

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

None

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pickle
SF was made to give out these swords and axes on rare occasions, I cant see it getting nerfed But if you "solo" this, your chance getting one of these is 7times higher... so i too think this is going to be nerfed soon...

SaGGGan

SaGGGan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

what's that??!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pickle

I dont see it getting nerfed, making 2-3k each run is not really that much when you think about it, plus, getting a rare weapon doesnt happen often, meaning the system is still working.
You get those rare skinned Weapons quite freqeuntly. It's not like you get tons of it, but considering how often you get Crystallines elswhere, it's a huge amount!

Quote:
SF was made to give out these swords and axes on rare occasions, I cant see it getting nerfed Don't think SF should be nerfed, that's ok. It just shouldn't be possible to flag your Heroes like that, so that GW thinks you are alone in the Party and gives you all the Items.

Pickle

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Scotland

R/

I have been doing Kilroy runs for a while now, solo each time. I can do my runs in about 15 mins now. But still I have only had 2 Crystaline Swords in 1 day and 1 Dwarven Axe. Thats the only rare skins I have had.

If this was going to be nerfed, it would have been by now. Well I do hope so

pegasux

pegasux

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Mexico < PUKE >

Elite Rogues Inc. [ER]

Sagggan, Thanks for letting the rest of us here know about the Kilroy farm. I remember hearing something about that before but never bothered cause i was too busy green farming. Players like you who share are what makes GW a fun game...which is why i always reveal farm spots and builds when i find em =). And Phantom, if you knew of the spot already they you must have already farmed the life out of it so who cares? There is only so much gold you can stockpile.

Senator Tom

Senator Tom

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2005

California

[Dark]

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I do it with me as a mm, (barbs, mark of pain w/ fiends) two warrior hench and two monk hench. its easy.

also, "if you solo blah blah 7x chance" no, when the chests pop up, leave them unopened. just go flag your hench into a big group of stuff after you have completed the quest then go back and open chests and you get all the drops.

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

out of my 20 months in playing..i didnt even know this quest existed..thnx ganna have ago at this

WoW! this is good..just got me 1st chest..only a purple rune..but hey! thnx for posting this man

is that supposed tho happen? i got 3 items from chest :P (2nd)

theres chest 3 done

Krytan Axe rare?

Riceboi

Riceboi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Few things come to mind:

1) I knew about this forever ago.
2) Not worth my time. I make more money with my other farming spots that will remain MY OWN.(even if I found crystallines)

Have a good night everyone.


PS-ANET WILL NERF THIS!

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

i guess golds dont actually drop from these then

[DE]

[DE]

Hugs and Kisses

Join Date: Oct 2005

Scars Meadows

Only purples drop from the Kilroy quest chests. This means the highest damage mod you can get is 14%. But still, a purple crystalline can sell for a decent amount. (Also you can get other weapons besides crystallines such as eternal bows).

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

yeh, i just got a krytan Axe.as u may know lol

just merched it acidently..max aswell..req9

talk of the devil..just got an eternal bow...req 13 lmao

zarge

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

not really worth the time been doing this for 4 hours nothing half-way decent

Aeon_Enceladus

Aeon_Enceladus

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kuwait

Travellers of the Enlightened Road [WHO]

W/

Are you serious!?

The cat's out of the bag..

I've been doing this run for over 6 months xD Great.

Still, everyone enjoy, but it is RARE (x10) to get a Crystalline

AscalonWarrior

AscalonWarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kokkola, Finland

Mo/

Ah well, I don't care what people say here. Thanks for sharing this Going to try asap.

byteme!

byteme!

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

On Earth

W/P

This is the only legitimate place for pure pve'ers to obtain these skins. They aren't even max. I don't see what all the fuss is about.

Kraker01

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2006

Thank u so much SaGGGan for sharing

Tried twice this morning with hero&henchie. Have to try again with my guildy

Oznog

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

ND-USA

W/Me

Thanks for posting this. The run works but I think the likelihood of getting anything valuable-i.e. Crystalline, Serpent Axes, etc. is virtually nil. I did this run 17 times yesterday and got nothing for my trouble but non-max staffs/wands and purple armor.

Colossal waste of time if you ask me.

King's Spectre

King's Spectre

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Syracuse, NY, USA

The Amazon Basin (AB)

W/

I was hoping that nobody would post this. Not because I don't want others to have a share in the loot, but because anet *has* been pretty heavy handed with keyless chests once they've come up in the forums. I just enjoy the stoneskin run and it's fun to hope for a cool skinned weapon while I'm at it.

Bhaaltazar

Bhaaltazar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Forgotten Myth

N/Me

This is kinda old way of farming.. Its out for quite some time and Crystaline drops are extremly rare. Most of the times you get Purples armour drops which u salvage, if ur lucky, to some major vigors or few other runes of some value.

This run is only good if u get bored with other types of farming.

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

Yeh, ive done afew runs..pretty boring, best thing i got was a sup healing..not even from chest lmao

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by King's Spectre
I was hoping that nobody would post this. Not because I don't want others to have a share in the loot, but because anet *has* been pretty heavy handed with keyless chests once they've come up in the forums. This first came up on the forums a year ago, a little while after SF came out, and has been posted about every so often. It's a little late for hope.

manitoba1073

manitoba1073

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

ManitobaShipyards Refit and Repair Station

(SFC)Star Fleet Command,(TDE)The Daggerfall elite,(SOoM)Secret order of Magi

Well they are really quest chests not so much keyless chests also

Avatar Exico

Avatar Exico

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Way to Cold at Home:Illnois and School:Iowa.

We Trip Hard On [AcID]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by SaGGGan
Ever wondered why there are so many purple Crystalline Swords, Dwarven Axes, Serpent Axes, Ascalon Mauls and all those rare skinned Weapons around, that usually only drop from Chests that appear during some special Quests?

Think most of you know the 3 Chests that spawn during the Kilroy Stonekin Quest in Sorrows Furnace, and propably even some used to farm it in Groups or farm it "solo" atm.

Think most of them who do it "solo" now will blame me for revealing this, but I never liked keaping secrets like this.

It's easily done with each profession, I think Searing Flames Elementalist should work best, but all others will do fine too.

You just form a group in Deldrimor Warcamp, I always chose 3 SF Heroes - 2 Ele 1 Nec/Ele -, Mhenlo, Linda, Cynn and Eve, while I used to be Warrior.
2 Monks and the rest Damage, maybe some Interrupts and Enchantment Remove against Herders and Dolyak Masters/Priests are useful too.

Just make your Way to Sorrows Furnace through Grenth's Footprint and pick up Kilroy Stonekin on your way.

In Sorrows Furnace there are 3 Chests that spawn during the Kilroy Quest.

After clearing the Area from Enemies those Quests will spawn, ready to be opened by you.
But don't open them instantly. Now that's the most important part! Flag your Heroes out of your Range, until their Names get grey.
When they aren't in your Range anymore, you can open the Chest, simulating that you are alone in your group - all Dropps from the Chest will be yours.

A lot of rare skinned Weapons drop there, Crystallines, Dwarven Axes, Serpent Axes, etc.
Unfortunately the Chests don't dropp Gold Weapons, all are purple, so 14^50 is the best Damage Mod you can get - which is still very good for a Crystalline Sword. These Chests really fulfill on what you said and all said is very true. with 8 Henchies and no Heros i got a Grape req 9 14^50% Krytan Axe from those chests.

Jabilo

Jabilo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Science Faction

Mo/

Crystallines are still pretty rare from these chests (for me anyway), Dwarvens and Serpents seem to appear slightly more often in my experience. I've farmed this a few times a week since the thread on getting the full chance of green drops by sending hench away appeared - and I've never had a Crystalline. 3 Dwarvens and I think 6 Serpents with a few random items like Krytan Axe, White Scythes, Dwarven Hammer and a crappy Magmas Arm.

These chests are a little wierd for quest reward chests also, it seems you can get anywhere between 1 and 6 (maybe more, but I haven't had more than 6) items from these chests sending hench away, where as the quests chests in Fissure of Woe and Underworld I can't remember the last time I saw more than 1 item come out of them and pretty much all parties I've been with there are 8 humans, so no lost items to hench. So the only way I can see anet altering this if they actually do change it, would be to reduce the number of item drops from them to match the FoW and UW chest quest chests - and they've never had a problem with rare skins dropping from those.

SaGGGan

SaGGGan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

what's that??!

Quote:
Originally Posted by onerabbit
lol..i see..well that was a silly thing to do Yeah, it was kinda stupid, but I would do it again I think.


Chrystallines are still slightly rare from these chests, that's correct, but considering where else you can "farm" Crystalline Swords, the chance to get one there is rather big.

Got about 5 in like 3 days of escessive farming, some with good Damage Mod, some without any.

Maybe it's really a waste of time, but I just thought everyone should know this and have the chance to do this farm on their own, or just know that purple Crystallines aren't so rare anymore and so they aren't worth something like 100k - 100k + 50 Ecto.


Im glad this thread didn't go as far as the same one got in the biggest german GW Forum, where I opened one to.
Lots of people were really mad at me I think, some even said I've ruined there fun for playing GW.

AscalonWarrior

AscalonWarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kokkola, Finland

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by SaGGGan
Im glad this thread didn't go as far as the same one got in the biggest german GW Forum, where I opened one to.
Lots of people were really mad at me I think, some even said I've ruined there fun for playing GW.


Did this couple times yesterday, just got some crappy runes and weapons 1 Major Vigor

Z'HA'DUM

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

E/Me

i got a crystalline after 3 runs lol

AscalonWarrior

AscalonWarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kokkola, Finland

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Z'HA'DUM
i got a crystalline after 3 runs lol Ooh Still waiting for my Crystalline

mrcake

mrcake

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/N

I did about 10 runs, got a crystalline and dwarven axe drop on the same run (about my fifth run) have had 2 major vigors loads of other runes and junk.
And 2 gold chests one of which gave me a zealous sword mod but i had to buy keys so the mod just about coverd that.

pegasux

pegasux

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Mexico < PUKE >

Elite Rogues Inc. [ER]

4 runs for me so far and nothing yet but i'll keep going in 2x a day just to test my luck.

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

ive dun about 5 runs..best thing i got is a krytan axe..wich went to merch and a dwarven hammer..are they even rare?

Neriandal Freit

Neriandal Freit

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Spiral of The Red Rose, Kryta (Columbus, IN)

Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

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Only rare if they have a built in mod (IE: 14% 50>) or such, but for the most part the hammer/axe is "Rare", but only valued "Rare" if the built in mod (IE: 14% 50>) is there for it.

Eli Rela

Eli Rela

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

N/

All I see it as a place to get some Major Vigors for heroes :-)
I got Dwarven Axe with terrible mod and Mursaat Hammer that went to a friend (it was a pity to just through it away)

King's Spectre

King's Spectre

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Syracuse, NY, USA

The Amazon Basin (AB)

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Savio
This first came up on the forums a year ago, a little while after SF came out, and has been posted about every so often. It's a little late for hope. It's even on Wiki that these chests have a shot at dropping a rare-skinned item. The "send away the hench" trick is what has me worried that the chests will simply be deleted.

Do the UW chests have a chance of gold drops or are they all grape as well?

manitoba1073

manitoba1073

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

ManitobaShipyards Refit and Repair Station

(SFC)Star Fleet Command,(TDE)The Daggerfall elite,(SOoM)Secret order of Magi

OMFG are the rest of you so dense. Seriously. the Chests are quest chests they appear after you finsh the quest, they will not get nerfed. They are not like the DD chests. And yes ive known about it for a while.