Is FoW Farming Dead? (For Warrior and Dervish?)

Government Flu

Government Flu

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Paradoxa Zoloft Asylum [PXZ]

W/R

First of all, I apologize if there's already another thread like this, but this question has been bothering me. With the implementation of the +25 armor cap, is farming the Fissure of Woe possible with the warrior or dervish class anymore?

Now, I really enjoy using my warrior, especially for FoW since her high armor managed to tank all the spiders in the area if need be, but with the armor cap, I'm certain this is no longer possible. I do have a dervish that I've farmed FoW a few times with, although maintaining his enchantments is really an annoying chore, and without the extra armor, won't he too fall victim to the cave spiders?

So basically, if the armor cap has ruined FoW farming with the warrior and dervish classes, I can't go back to get more shards...and this could become a major problem since I'm trying to get 3 extra pieces of obsidian armor.

If FoW is no longer farmable using these two classes, which one can I use to go back at it?

Share your opinions and experiences, please. Thank you in advance.

Destro Maniak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/

Well this might bother some people here but I also never tried this. Anyway Go W/MO baltazars spirit-mending-healing breeze life vicarously(whatever it is) and kill stuff. You wont take 0 damage as physical resistance did but you will have like 8 pip of regen 4 is gone so 4 total regen and life vicarously will heal you prety good. Other than that you can put spare point into smiting os that baltazars spirit could give you mroe adrenaline.

I NEVER TRIED THIS JUST IDEA

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

Short answer: No. As with any major update, builds must be adapted, especially for solo-farming. There is, for example, a W/Mo variant for FoW farming that is totally unaffected. Please look in the sticky thread that started all the W/X Spider farm.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=77852

@Destro: That build will not work.

Xiaxhou of Trinity

Xiaxhou of Trinity

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

CA

Scythes of Chaos [SoC], [PNOY] alliance guild forums: http://socguild.cjb.net

E/

nub question: what is the armor cap? pls explain thoroughly because i am in need of specifics =] Does this mean that terra tanking with the different armor buffs is nerfed? Or is this an old update, because for some reason I wasn't able to even farm ice imps with ele resist, dolyak, watch yourself! on.

Abedeus

Abedeus

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Niflheim

R/

Because few skills can't raise your armor above +25 AL. Only the highest one counts (like if you have Dolyak, Physical and WY!, only Physical will count - as for me). And no, warrior farm isn't nerfed, because you get only 3-4 damage from attacks, without WY! will be 8-10 damage. That's pretty much, but maybe we can take hero bonder?

RhanoctJocosa

RhanoctJocosa

Legendary Korean

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

W/

^ If you have Dolyak Signet(+31 armour) and Watch Yourself!(+26 armour) you only get +31 armour.

OT: I have no idea about Dervish builds, but Racthoh's W/Mo version of his spider farm still works. Saything that, I still think it can be done with Dolyak alone. As for UW, as far as I know only the W/Me build will work (the one with Signet of Midnight + Epidemic).

My War Can Solo Everythin

My War Can Solo Everythin

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

W/

No
War/ele or war/ass can still farm fow easily.
Dunno bout dervish, tho.
I usually farm fow with duo monk-war, the fastest way imo.

blue.rellik

blue.rellik

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Melbourne, Australia

None

W/

War/Me can still solo spiders without any trouble. Since the most common builds bought physical resistence and watch yourself (which I only used to cover healing signet), I'll just replace WY with something else. Probably I will survive or another attack

master of cookies

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

order of clerics

P/

I dont think dervs will have any problem because they only used the +40 from physical resistance anyway and mystic regen to give full regen even against spiders. well thats the build i used, ppl can also recharge forms now with the new sunspear pve only skill, derv farming is possibly easier in FoW now than it will be for warriors coz they cant boost armour asmuch and didnt use enchants so mystic regen wouldnt help them.

Solo farming is gonna change alot now with the new skills, i just think itll get easier.

Jay0

Jay0

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

UK

GoF

Mo/

nope.. none of my war or derv fow builds are nerfed

ACreator

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

Mo/

just use the new skill that gives +100 armor.. .is all u need

shogun avatar

shogun avatar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Croatia

Precko Boys [PREX]

W/

read the skill. it say all OTHER allies

beltran13579

beltran13579

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Mo/E

would being W/E and running armor of the earth be a good replacement???

Being

Being

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

Society Of Souls [Argh]

R/

I found using Knights insignia and Physical Resistance to be enough.

I take 0dmg and the odd 3dmg from time to time.


I just made up a build and it worked.


Enraging Charge/Sprint
Healing Signet -Well for running past skales
Lion's Comfort
Whirlwind Attack
Hundred Blade -Gets adrenaline up well
Free Slot
'For Great Justice!'
Physical Resistance

Many other builds work i just made this one up so not all is lost.

Skuld

Skuld

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]

A/

extend enchantments + healing hands? or extend enchantments + SoA?

Elkodust

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Haters Gonna Hate

Mo/Me

Ok, so its not dead, But is it still worthwhile? Like will i still make money if i go solo?

ArKaiN

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

Lotus Branca[Lbr]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Elkodust
Ok, so its not dead, But is it still worthwhile? Like will i still make money if i go solo? Well, yes. Shards are still worth like 2k, and the golds are still very good. A perfect chaos axe still sells for a lot, and so do shadow things.
Actually I think as the price of ecto gets progressively crappier, people will start running FoW again.

Swift Thief

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

Aatxe Pirates [YaRR]

A/

No, physical resistance is still +40 armor. That is enough.

Ross C Anderson

Ross C Anderson

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Lords Of The Devils' Soldiers [LODS]

W/

would being W/E and running armor of the earth be a good replacement???

No. They have interrupts, that is why you use Physical resistance, because it has no casting time.

Dogma Blutlust

Dogma Blutlust

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Germany...

W/

instead of +120 ac or somewith like that u have 2 possibilities imo:

75% block all the time
or
great heal xD

maybe a war/par build with soldiers defense..be creative^^

sethyp

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2007

UK

W/Mo

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...=1#post2914158 - my build here could work for FoW beach farming, i havnt tried yet as i aint a FoW fan but i reckon i might be quite effective (take sprint in the free skill slot) - arch

Dogma Blutlust

Dogma Blutlust

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Germany...

W/

maybe some one try this pls?