Legendary Survivor - the safe, easy and quick way to XP farm the title

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

nice guide - but is there a video for para solo? and does it work post-nerf of GftE?

Armond

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

California

W/E

Sin = Cantha. Cantha = easy to main island if you do all the secondary profession quests (which you should, as a survivor). From there, just 600 the jade brotherhood. It'll be like 10k max for your first set of armor, which you should be able to get just by doing the plot. :P (My new mesmer's not going to open storage until he loses or gains r3 survivor, except to get equipment for the 600ing. :P)

Kitty RawR: Maybe it's just me loving my SoJ :P

Ambuu

Ambuu

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Armond
Sin = Cantha. Cantha = easy to main island if you do all the secondary profession quests (which you should, as a survivor). From there, just 600 the jade brotherhood. It'll be like 10k max for your first set of armor, which you should be able to get just by doing the plot. :P (My new mesmer's not going to open storage until he loses or gains r3 survivor, except to get equipment for the 600ing. :P)

Kitty RawR: Maybe it's just me loving my SoJ :P
Well said! I shall bring him back to life... after i do some HM Raptor farming =D

Antithesis

Antithesis

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

BrisneyLand

Sphincter Says [What]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by tyla salanari
nice guide - but is there a video for para solo? and does it work post-nerf of GftE? I haven't played GW for a couple of months but started again yesterday. I've just got my Rit to the The Marketplace to start the run and will post the vid shortly. I'll pull my finger out and add the rest of the videos in the next few weeks, Para i can post in a couple of days.

I haven't used the Para build in awhile, but i think i was using GftE in conjunction with a Scythe to power Blazing Finale for constant burning. Honesty, you could just stand there and renew Spirit Bond, it's just a bit more fun to stick a few offensive skills on the bar.

Stick to the Short run with a Para, i got creamed by the Mesmer's interrupts due to lag on the Medium run

Antithesis

Antithesis

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

BrisneyLand

Sphincter Says [What]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Archaic
I don't understand why credit is being given for the idea. I mean...he wasn't first to think of it, so why do people credit him for the idea? People we're(at least I was) farming those Jade since the beginning of factions. I used to farm the first 6 Jades with a 55 for gold runes. There's nothing original about the location, it was posted long ago. Mickey gave me the idea that it could be used for the LS title in that thread, so i set out to test it.

In the original version of the guide i mentioned the build is based on the old 600 Troll Farmer (when SB could be kept up indefinitely) and the 600/Smite UW duo - i make no claim to that either. I figured that was obvious. The reference was removed due to excessive wordiness - the original guide disappeared because it exceeded a revised post character limit.

What i did was vary the skills and expand upon them to include up to 3 bonders for my own amusement more than anything. I just wanted to see how high i could push my HP The build worked, so i posted a guide, added templates for all X/Mo classes, took some videos and explored beyond the 6 Jade Knight rune run.

I'm not after recognition, it's my small contribution to give back to the community. If the guide helps someone get the LS title, that's great...happy to help. If you don't like it....meh. I've got better things to do with my time than worry about it.

Armond

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

California

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Armond
Sin = Cantha. Cantha = easy to main island if you do all the secondary profession quests (which you should, as a survivor). From there, just 600 the jade brotherhood. It'll be like 10k max for your first set of armor, which you should be able to get just by doing the plot. :P (My new mesmer's not going to open storage until he loses or gains r3 survivor, except to get equipment for the 600ing. :P) Heh, [email protected] max armor for a 600 survivor. (And this is my third mes going for survivor, all of the same name, as various stupidities lost me the title twice already today...)

Armond

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

California

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Antithesis
That was a tad amusing I've heard I win humor when I should be sleeping. :P

im no farmer

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Mo/

Theres a quick and safe way for lvl 10s to 20 if you have EotN and its by quiting a quest then repeat involving some knucklers
Also this questing area is a great place to farm for ale and honeycombs ,if you are in no rush to get legendary survivor,for sugar and drunk titles

Antithesis

Antithesis

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

BrisneyLand

Sphincter Says [What]

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Yeah there's a couple of spots in GW:EN that are great for XP farming. And with lower level toon access to EotN included in the latest update, it should be easier than ever to farm the LS title. It's worth heading to Eye of the North just to pick up the level 20 heroes - 4 or 5 are available within 10-15 minutes of entering the Far Shiverpeaks.

John Panda

John Panda

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

in my house

The Arctic Maruarders [TAM]

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Boxing Is much safer and i think more exp each run in hm using hero scrolls you get 40kexp in 12 minutes or less!

Deadslap

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

Rt/

Congrats John! I can't even get any of the Survivor titles lol.

John Panda

John Panda

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

in my house

The Arctic Maruarders [TAM]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadslap
Congrats John! I can't even get any of the Survivor titles lol. thank you i didnt do anything spectacular me and some friends started a new rits and i just happend to get r1 survivor so i decided i'd farm for legendary so i fought to gunnars hold and farmed their for 3 days <: in total.. took 38 hours from start to finish

Arusha

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

CoA

Me/N

I reached Legendary Survivor last week with the help of this guide.

22 hours 11 minutes. That includes at least three hours of idling and lots of chatting in alliance chat though.

Would never have started if I hadn't remembered seeing this guide when it was first made. So, thanks a lot.

Apollo Adams

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2007

Anets Most Wanted [HaX]

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2 LS Thanks to this post.

Monk and Ranger. Now I'm workin on my Warrior, and Sin.

Hoooray

Jeremy Untouchable

Jeremy Untouchable

Wow Stole my freetime

Join Date: Mar 2006

Arkansas

None

W/E

i just tryed this and got killed 64 hours and 30k on capsigs wasted...

Solus Spartan

Solus Spartan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Australia

[Lawl]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeremy Untouchable
i just tryed this and got killed 64 hours and 30k on capsigs wasted... Use english please, what extactly happened?

Armond

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

California

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeremy Untouchable
i just tryed this and got killed 64 hours and 30k on capsigs wasted... It's a pretty idiot-proof farm if you have any experience with 600/smite. I'd suggest getting said experience before trying it out on a survivor next time.

Kermitz

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

Pure Beards [PuBe]

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Do some killroy's extra vaganza punch out in hard mode and enjoy fast and safe
exp and even nice drops like dwarven axe, amesthyt aegis and so on...
You won't lose money on that run

Performance Pudding

Performance Pudding

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

post ascalon

Over The [Wall]

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it took me about 30 hours of lazy leaching fff runs but that was then gwen wasnt out >.<
btw

Armond

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

California

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kermitz
Do some killroy's extra vaganza punch out in hard mode and enjoy fast and safe
exp and even nice drops like dwarven axe, amesthyt aegis and so on...
You won't lose money on that run This is far faster and only takes about 5k to set up with a minor vigor... Maybe less...

Antithesis

Antithesis

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

BrisneyLand

Sphincter Says [What]

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Kilroy's doesn't guarantee you an easy LS title farm - if the timer reaches 0 you die. If you lag out, you can die.

That said, Kilroy's and HM snow worm farming are viable EotN LS title farming spots. Particularly the latter as the lvl 28 snow worms have no ranged attacks. RezDogg posted a thread about this, i'll find some time this week to add these and other LS farming spots.

Jeremy Untouchable

Jeremy Untouchable

Wow Stole my freetime

Join Date: Mar 2006

Arkansas

None

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Solus Spartan
Use english please, what extactly happened? Not sure really, I have done lots of 55/600 monking...maybe i let prot run out but i think i just got lagged.

Anyway. Its dangerous....At least compared to Snow Wurms in HM. lol
no worrys...i'm not deleting the toon...

Avai

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

I got to 514k xp and then the first two groups of 3 Jades spawned as a single group of 6 Jades. They took turns, attacking me and then running away to heal as the others attacked me. Eventually Symbiosis went down (as I had not been paying due attention) and I lost the title in the blink of an eye. I was impressed at how quickly I got up to 514k xp though, so I'll be remaking the character to try for it again!

Thanks for the awesome guide!

vueytt

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2007

Behind you =P

x Peace and Love x [PaL]

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Thanks i got it in 12 hours 21 minutes, used the 250g scrolls

Eli Rela

Eli Rela

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

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well, got to 853K... and rubber-banded/lagged all over the place...in INT dist

...do not cry for me Argentina... this is just a game

I will continue as soon as I pry a hatchet out of this monitor... it stuck there.

Armond

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

California

W/E

Lol?

(comment is too short... but wtf else to say to that)

giroe

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2006

i just made some calculations, i have found out it can be done within 8 hours.
i have calculated this, 1 jade at hm give 300xp without scrolls, in one run u can kill around 40 jades. thats within a time limit of 10 minutes. thats 12k xp in 10 minutes. So i you are using scrolls that mean u get 36k every 10 minutes.

now the calculations starts assume u have the money and buy a lot of scrolls of lightbringers 3x xp.
300*3*40=36.000 xp
1337/36=37.2 runs
37.2x10=372 minutes
372/60=6.2 hours.
lets say u need at least 1.30 hours too get to the mainland and some hero's be4 u can start farming.
all together u will be done in within 8 hours u will have lets say 10 minutes too fool around xD

Ow yeah the money part now xD:
37.2 runs , i will make it 38
1 scroll cost now? 2.5~3k?
38*2.5= 95k gold
38*3= 114k gold



Guess u can almost buy this title, the power of calculations

btw i tried it and it works, althoug i didnt made it too the end i died sigh...

vueytt

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2007

Behind you =P

x Peace and Love x [PaL]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by giroe
i just made some calculations, i have found out it can be done within 8 hours.
i have calculated this, 1 jade at hm give 300xp without scrolls, in one run u can kill around 40 jades. thats within a time limit of 10 minutes. thats 12k xp in 10 minutes. So i you are using scrolls that mean u get 36k every 10 minutes.

now the calculations starts assume u have the money and buy a lot of scrolls of lightbringers 3x xp.
300*3*40=36.000 xp
1337/36=37.2 runs
37.2x10=372 minutes
372/60=6.2 hours.
lets say u need at least 1.30 hours too get to the mainland and some hero's be4 u can start farming.
all together u will be done in within 8 hours u will have lets say 10 minutes too fool around xD

Ow yeah the money part now xD:
37.2 runs , i will make it 38
1 scroll cost now? 2.5~3k?
38*2.5= 95k gold
38*3= 114k gold



Guess u can almost buy this title, the power of calculations

btw i tried it and it works, althoug i didnt made it too the end i died sigh...

lol Antithesis already calculated this :P

Quote: Originally Posted by Antithesis
Realistic time to reach Legendary Survivor

Hard run with Hunter's Insight scrolls = 7.57 hours for 60 runs.

Sorn Xarann

Sorn Xarann

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Us Are Not [leet]

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My monk hero won't maintain any bonds on me, and for whatever reason, (wireless keyboard?) i cant shift click disable, does this make survivor unreachable for me?

UnKn0wN415

UnKn0wN415

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Bay Area

Looking 4 PvP Guild!

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli Rela
well, got to 853K... and rubber-banded/lagged all over the place...in INT dist

...do not cry for me Argentina... this is just a game

I will continue as soon as I pry a hatchet out of this monitor... it stuck there. same thing I think I was 10K or less for my title then I lagged out after about 20 sec it went back to normal and I was dead...

vueytt

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2007

Behind you =P

x Peace and Love x [PaL]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sorn Xarann
My monk hero won't maintain any bonds on me, and for whatever reason, (wireless keyboard?) i cant shift click disable, does this make survivor unreachable for me? IF the hero does not maintain the bonds on you, that obviously means you are not disabling the skills.

I also use a wireless keyboard so that is not the reason, are you sure you are holding down the "SHIFT" button and clicking the heroes skills? (You hold shift and don't let go, then click the hero skill it will have a red cross over the skill, once u see the cross let go of the shift button and repeat for the rest of the skills).

Armond

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

California

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sorn Xarann
My monk hero won't maintain any bonds on me, and for whatever reason, (wireless keyboard?) i cant shift click disable, does this make survivor unreachable for me?
Wireless keyboard shouldn't make a difference. If vueytt's suggestion doesn't work (I would highly recommend using the left shift), shift might be bound improperly... difficult to tell if that's the case.

Best bet is to make two tests:
    Try typing in something (anything) into the chat box while holding left shift. If it comes out in all caps, good. If not, there's a bigger problem. In that case, try it in something other than Guild Wars (Notepad or Microsoft Word would be ideal). Hit f11, go to "controls", pick anything, click where you can assign a new hotkey (middle- to lower-left part of the screen), and hit left shift. If it complains that it's already assigned to suppress action or some such, good.
    Report back with information for more instructions!

    Rohan

    Rohan

    Frost Gate Guardian

    Join Date: Aug 2006

    Wasted Days [wD]

    I do the easy run with that one scroll where you have to kill an enemy every 30 seconds. The only problem I'm having is that my scroll usually expires just before I kill a jade in the second group...Anyone have any tips to help me out so I can maximize the experience I get in each run?

    Oh yeah, I'm running a single bonder

    vueytt

    Pre-Searing Cadet

    Join Date: Aug 2007

    Behind you =P

    x Peace and Love x [PaL]

    R/

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Rohizzle
    I do the easy run with that one scroll where you have to kill an enemy every 30 seconds. The only problem I'm having is that my scroll usually expires just before I kill a jade in the second group...Anyone have any tips to help me out so I can maximize the experience I get in each run?

    Oh yeah, I'm running a single bonder Run in aggro 2 groups, beware tho whilst pulling the second group you will lose the symbiosis. Aggro the second group then quickly run in the symbiosis range keeping protective spirit + spirit bond on you at all times.

    Rohan

    Rohan

    Frost Gate Guardian

    Join Date: Aug 2006

    Wasted Days [wD]

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by vueytt
    Run in aggro 2 groups, beware tho whilst pulling the second group you will lose the symbiosis. Aggro the second group then quickly run in the symbiosis range keeping protective spirit + spirit bond on you at all times. Hmmm well I've decided that if I do die, no way I'm restarting because I hate this grind...

    Your method sounds awfully risky and I'm being a huge pansy in doing this farm , so I guess I'll just stick with the scrolls that give 175%. Thanks for the help though

    Sorn Xarann

    Sorn Xarann

    Frost Gate Guardian

    Join Date: Mar 2006

    Us Are Not [leet]

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Armond
    Wireless keyboard shouldn't make a difference. If vueytt's suggestion doesn't work (I would highly recommend using the left shift), shift might be bound improperly... difficult to tell if that's the case.

    Best bet is to make two tests:
    Try typing in something (anything) into the chat box while holding left shift. If it comes out in all caps, good. If not, there's a bigger problem. In that case, try it in something other than Guild Wars (Notepad or Microsoft Word would be ideal). Hit f11, go to "controls", pick anything, click where you can assign a new hotkey (middle- to lower-left part of the screen), and hit left shift. If it complains that it's already assigned to suppress action or some such, good.
    Report back with information for more instructions! Thanks guys, apparently, i had to go into controls to find that the supress action hotkey was deleted, so easy but frustrating fix.

    Thanks again

    Armond

    Frost Gate Guardian

    Join Date: Jun 2006

    California

    W/E

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sorn Xarann
    Thanks guys, apparently, i had to go into controls to find that the supress action hotkey was deleted, so easy but frustrating fix.

    Thanks again Not having suppress action bound stops you from disabling hero skills? Didn't know that. Thanks.

    Dahl

    Dahl

    Wilds Pathfinder

    Join Date: May 2005

    Ontario, Canada

    Exalted Legionnaires [ExL]

    I've sort of come up with my own setup using similar skills here. basically i have two bonders and I myself use VwK. My only problem is when I get to the boss group, that lousy ritualist keeps healing. I can manage to kill everyone but the rit and the boss. Any suggestions? Yes, I am using both holy wrath and retribution.

    Covah

    Forge Runner

    Join Date: Aug 2006

    Ontario, Canada

    Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

    Me/Rt

    scourge healing.