glacial gloves here...

AlienFromBeyond

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

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I wonder how they would look on a Paragon...

SPiTL3R

SPiTL3R

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Finland

Servants of Underworld [SOU]

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Doesn't look too good. :/

HKSdivision

HKSdivision

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

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/doh! I was planning to get it on my Warrior too but after seeing those pictures I think I'll get it for my Necro.

Longasc

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

I wonder to which of my chars/armorsets these would fit at all.

Maybe my Female 15k Luxon Ritualist, which has a nasty "gauntlet" instead of gloves.

But I think the novelty wears off quickly. Maybe there are other parts out there, too. Then your char would look like frozen ice... or like a Frozen Elemental...^^

IIIPowerIII

IIIPowerIII

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Canada

R/Mo



ATM fit well with my Fow, since it doesnt cover my arm at all, so no clipping. Just need to redye it to fit with the glove :P

DarkRaptorX

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

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Eh, they are decent.

Aerial Assault

Aerial Assault

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2007

IGN: Ingame Notoriety

IGN: Ingame Notoriety

Quote:
Originally Posted by SotiCoto
Hold on.

Are these glacial gauntlets statistically better than other hand-armour in-game?
Thats what I was thinking too...

+5 energy for derv gauntlet

+30 to elemental for ranger rather than 15elemental+15 specific element

Imbalanced? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Series

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerial Assault
Thats what I was thinking too...

+5 energy for derv gauntlet

+30 to elemental for ranger rather than 15elemental+15 specific element

Imbalanced? Correct me if I'm wrong. The Primary Ranger's base armor provides moderate protection. It has 70 base armor and +30 Armor versus Elemental attacks, +5 Energy and +1 Energy Recovery. A starting Primary Ranger can expect to have 25 Maximum Energy and 3 Energy Recovery.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Ranger

These gloves take the effect of whatever your professions gloves normally have.

Aerial Assault

Aerial Assault

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2007

IGN: Ingame Notoriety

IGN: Ingame Notoriety

^^Thanks for clearing that up. I need to stop neglecting my Ranger & Derv, forgot what attributes were normally on their armor ;x.

Friar Khan

Friar Khan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

California

Quote:
Originally Posted by kenichiukiya
hey care to share how u farming it as a rit?? i am a rit but i can't find a way to farm them =S

or anyone knows how? This is the best way I found to solo them as a Rt...

Rt/Me
16 Restoration Magic
12 Domination Magic

Essential skills:
[skill]Vengeful Was Khanhei[/skill][skill]Backfire[/skill][skill]Wielder's Boon[/skill][skill]Resilient Weapon[/skill]

Optional skills:
[skill]Wastrel's Demise[/skill][skill]Power Spike[/skill][skill]Resilient Was Xiko[/skill][skill]Power Return[/skill]

Although you can survive aggroing 4 of them, it's easiest and quickest to manage the aggro so that you can focus all your effort into killing 1 at time. Here's basically what you do: Cast backfire on it so it'll get itself nearly dead after it spams about 4 spells or so. Meanwhile cast Resilient Weapon to counter the degen. Also, it helps to run into adjacent range at this point so long as you don't aggro a second vaettir. Then use VwK to finish it off.

If everything goes perfectly the vaettir will die after hitting you only once and you'll still have about 8 seconds left before backfire recharges (so basically they take just a dozen seconds to go down ). Sometimes they'll decide to use ether feast after the backfire has worn off. If you don't manage to interrupt that ether feast they'll take a bit longer to kill, but they'll still be history pretty quick. If you aggro more than one, it's not the end of the world, but it'll take longer because backfire does the most damage when they're full of energy to spam their spells on you.

I always used henchies to get to the vaettirs (which of course meant I had to flag them away so they didn't get my drops). I never bothered to see if I could slip past the patrols without henchies since most of the time I was obviously rezoning using the portal to Bjora Marches.

Edit: Forgot to add the template code - OAWiIwh8YxupcgR3FoYGPnYA

A_Muppet

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Am I the only one who thinks that they look really.... dumb?

WinterSnowblind

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by HKSdivision
/doh! I was planning to get it on my Warrior too but after seeing those pictures I think I'll get it for my Necro. Yeah. The problem is that the Warriors are much bigger than the other classes, these gauntlets just make their arms look tiny. It also doesn't help that most of their armour has long sleeves, so this just makes them look cut off.

Oh well, it matches my whole wintery theme, but I plan on getting another pair for my Female Elementalist. In my opinion, it suits them best. Can't wait to see the glowing ones on Monks though.

trobinson97

trobinson97

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guildless :(

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Quote:
Originally Posted by A_Muppet
Am I the only one who thinks that they look really.... dumb?
Nope, you're not.

Darksun

Darksun

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

USA

Karr's Castle

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by A_Muppet
Am I the only one who thinks that they look really.... dumb? meh... depending on what character is wearing them, and what armor they have on, it can look really dumb, or pretty cool to me..

snakehunter

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2006

Uk

Land Of Exiles

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i see that now gwen has opened more people are using mesmer skills ^^ they have always owned hehe. and the gloves are VERY cool, planning on getting them all for my warrior and dervish... maybe something else (when the game is released)

KazeMitsui

KazeMitsui

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

pretty sure its all up in yo face

[WHAT]

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i love how over the course of say 3-4hrs farming them i then sold enough of them to make 100k thanks pvers
and yea i first got them on my ranger the previous night i likey them. yay

freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Agracul
how do u farm them? Right this is a secret, so shhh!!

In the instance Drakkar Lake, there is a circular area at the bottom right. When you get near the entrance you see a rabbit and as you get close it moves into the cave and down a path.

As you enter it looks empty with just rabbits running around.

As you get inside and aprouch the old tree the entire area changes and dozens of spirits apear around you, including the ones which drop the rare material needed for those gloves.

Now your talking about 10+ of each those creatures.

Chances are if you kill all of them, that atleast one or two of the rare materials will drop. Now just keep re-doing that same area over and over again and it wont take long to get 35 of them.

Its best to take an MM and make sure he has minions first, otherwise you WILL die. But that makes no difference, because its actually easier to kill them after you ress and re-enter and pick them off from the downwards ramp.

Now shhh!!!

Blue man

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

anyone can tell me how to do this on an ele? would e/r with melandrus work?

KazeMitsui

KazeMitsui

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

pretty sure its all up in yo face

[WHAT]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by freekedoutfish
Right this is a secret, so shhh!!

In the instance Drakkar Lake, there is a circular area at the bottom right. When you get near the entrance you see a rabbit and as you get close it moves into the cave and down a path.

As you enter it looks empty with just rabbits running around.

As you get inside and aprouch the old tree the entire area changes and dozens of spirits apear around you, including the ones which drop the rare material needed for those gloves.

Now your talking about 10+ of each those creatures.

Chances are if you kill all of them, that atleast one or two of the rare materials will drop. Now just keep re-doing that same area over and over again and it wont take long to get 35 of them.

Its best to take an MM and make sure he has minions first, otherwise you WILL die. But that makes no difference, because its actually easier to kill them after you ress and re-enter and pick them off from the downwards ramp.

Now shhh!!! now now thats totally wrong why go with a party of 8 and decrease your chances of farming them and then make the run even longer? (i love pvers)
easiest way is doin this:
1) go to the area that is east of sifhalla
2) run to the place where you would normally map to bjora marches
3) in that little town before you map are 15 of the things that drop the stones
4) you can aggro them seperately and its easy
5) be a toucher you can take on 4-5 at most
6) runs are about 5-6mins long
7) takes about 2-3hrs to farm 35 unless youre madd lucky
8) faster than the above poster
9) i made 100k from this
10) have fun i love pvers!

11) i have no clue why i gave away my secret to 100k in 2-3hrs !!!

Oni-Claire

Oni-Claire

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Italy

Demoni Creatori ONI

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i farmed over 300 of the was selling 35 for 30k i farmed them with my war

i don't know how to put skill that u can see in pic but this is the built

KWV,
VENGEFUL WEAPON,
DOLYAK SIGNET,
ENDURE PAIN,
SIGNET OF STAMINA,
SPRINT,
ENRAGING CHARGE,
HEALING SIGNET.


u need the sprint to run there and zone after what u have to do is only rezone after u clean. u can take a lot of them together just watch out to keep your ene low so they can't heal. KWV will do the rest.

Arwen Granger

Arwen Granger

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Melbourne, Australia

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by KazeMitsui
11) i have no clue why i gave away my secret to 100k in 2-3hrs !!! Because by now nobody will pay 100k for those stones. They started from like 3k per down to like 700g each so not worth farming them no more...

KazeMitsui

KazeMitsui

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

pretty sure its all up in yo face

[WHAT]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Arwen Granger
Because by now nobody will pay 100k for those stones. They started from like 3k per down to like 700g each so not worth farming them no more... and that is why you winnnnnnnn

Oni-Claire

Oni-Claire

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Italy

Demoni Creatori ONI

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and LOL 2-3 hour for 100k is a waste of time in 2-3 hour u can do lot more buying and reselling or just farm. LOL

Rhys

Rhys

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

MA

D/W

Doh! Everyone has icy forearms but my [male] mesmer I suppose it might be because our armor is always long sleeved, with the exception of rogue's armor.



I should have only needed to pay half the amount of glacial stones!!

Shalashaska

Shalashaska

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Netherlands

The Elonian Order [TeO]

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Now you need 100 of those freaking stones

Zeph

Zeph

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Wales, UK

Expect Extreme Violence [EEV]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shalashaska
Now you need 100 of those freaking stones That's just silly. Talk about a increase.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

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100?Gah that sucks. I hope its a bug.

Wulfgast

Wulfgast

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Louisville, KY, US

Rite of Passage [RP]

W/Rt

That's... stupid. Especially since everyone could get them for much less during the preview. GJ, Anet.

TigMagick

TigMagick

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

Gods Ravan [GR]

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Yes, its not fair what about ppl that pre-ordered but didn't recive it in time? Or b/c of the bug thought they couldn't get the pre-order....

Please tell me this is just a bug/ oversight? This way only 1 of my chars would likly get it... Unless you want to pay out the nose to farmers.

Moloch Vein

Moloch Vein

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Reactive Hexing Sucks

[Thay]

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This is clearly no bug.

HKSdivision

HKSdivision

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

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This stinks. I was 5 away from getting my pair and to find out that we need 100 now!

Not a bug:

WinterSnowblind

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

I'm sure glad I got mine early.

rogh daxh

rogh daxh

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

:O now the collector needs 100 stones instead of 35, that sux

Wulfgast

Wulfgast

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Louisville, KY, US

Rite of Passage [RP]

W/Rt

Has anyone noticed if these cause clipping issues with shields?

Croco Clouds

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

Hey 100 Glacial Gloves is better than 250 Destroyer Cores, just look how ppl buy them at 1K!

Wulfgast

Wulfgast

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Louisville, KY, US

Rite of Passage [RP]

W/Rt

Clipping, anybody? I don't want to waste time getting these stones if the gauntlets just shoot right through equipped shields. :P

willypiggy

willypiggy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

D/Mo

omfg, was reading the thread getting happy, thinking if i spent my day on this tommorow i would get some, and then i see i need 100 -.- farm time.

Serafita Kayin

Serafita Kayin

Exclusive Reclusive

Join Date: May 2005

Tuscaloosa, AL

Seraph's Pinion (wing)

R/Me

Seeing as I've been vanquishing for the ridiculous grind for armor, and none have dropped for me yet, Anet has effectively removed any chance I had of obtaining these. Out of all the kills of that vaettir type thingy I've made, nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zero.

GG Anet.

My Sweet Revenga

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

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Starting to feel like one big fat stall tactic for GW2. 250 destroyer cores.... I have yet to get ONE ever since the game went live and I've killed a LOT of destroyers. And anet has no intention of making any modification to the drop rate as you can see from the latest update, they decreased the cores needed for that quest from 10 to just 3.

Need diessa chalices for the blindfold? I got one killing my first mob when I first went into that dungeon. Haven't gotten another once since and believe me. I'VE TRIED.

Anybody got a Rin Artifact for the dread mask yet? Not me.....

Sigh. I'm making more plat than I am getting these drops so I'm thinking I might as well just start buying what I need. Before I thought 1 plat per chalice was insane! But now I'm seeing it's better than what I've been trying to do.... at least charr carvings are dropping on a regular basis. At this rate, I should have a ninja mask by..... christmas?