Double SS + LB weekend

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

I mega-owned myself yesterday.

I was grinding for norn points, and after five or so hm vanquishings of Varajar Fells my brain was slowly melting to goo. That's my excuse.

After I'd completed the vanquishing, I went to Kerrsh to renew the aspect quest, clicked OK on his quest without reading the text... and got a reward.

I had forgotten to abandon the quest.

There went my chance of ever maxing norn reputation, double or not, in one brainfart of a click.
Or is there any other area in the game which yields about 6.5K norn points per hour?


As for Sunspear... I got to rank 9 by desolation-grinding, and that's when I realized that it's further from 9 to 10 than there is from 0 to 9. That realization just knocked the wind out of me. There are limits to how much boredom I can take for a title.


EDIT: Remember the days when GW was the mmorpg without mind-numbing grind? Those were the days, huh?

MarlinBackna

MarlinBackna

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

[TAM]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
I mega-owned myself yesterday.

I was grinding for norn points, and after five or so hm vanquishings of Varajar Fells my brain was slowly melting to goo. That's my excuse.

After I'd completed the vanquishing, I went to Kerrsh to renew the aspect quest, clicked OK on his quest without reading the text... and got a reward.

I had forgotten to abandon the quest.

There went my chance of ever maxing norn reputation, double or not, in one brainfart of a click.
Or is there any other area in the game which yields about 6.5K norn points per hour?


As for Sunspear... I got to rank 9 by desolation-grinding, and that's when I realized that it's further from 9 to 10 than there is from 0 to 9. That realization just knocked the wind out of me. There are limits to how much boredom I can take for a title.
As for your Norn issue, can't you just join a grinding PUG? You can find them at Olafstead, and I think that as long as someone in the party has the quest it will work.

As for SS/LB, THANK GOD THIS WEEKEND HAPPENED. I have been putting off finishing my warrior and starting my paragon, so this is good motivation, although I'd rather be DoAing

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

I'm thinking lots of maxed titles this weekend. Hooray for (even more) constant favor!

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

What the hell is the point of complaining that you maxed the title last week, or yesterday, or whenever. I'd rather be done with it than have to grind 5-10 more hours this weekend. Some people here do nothing but complain.

Tender Wolf

Tender Wolf

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2007

All over Tyria, Cantha, & Elona

The Eternal Night Vanguard [TEN]

R/

Glad I've got 2 accounts. lol I farmed my butt off to get them maxed on Tender, now I have Starli's to work on.

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2007

WHERE DO YOU THINK

W/

Thanks A-net!, now just add a Double Reputation Weekend and I will give some newbys in Shing Jea money

Nyktos

Nyktos

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2007

The Nyktos Guild [win]

Right when I roll a new Prophecies toon

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

Nice, I know if I want to get my next KoaBD rank, this is one of the easiest things to max and I really should do it. If only it wasn't so damn boring. At least this makes up for it.

It's still a shame that I didn't realise that there was a run that gave both SS and LB points, because I got R10 SS by grinding outside Gate of Desolation... Grr, oh well.

Kiragi Yagami

Kiragi Yagami

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Elician Mercinaries [eLm] Leader.

E/Me

a few questions for all those hardcore LB+SS rank farmers. one, how much faction for each will i get per wurm-outside-of-remains run during the double weekend, and do you think i have a chance of getting from r7 SS and r3 LB to max this weekend?

blue.rellik

blue.rellik

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Melbourne, Australia

None

W/

I can imagine the screen filling up with
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by blue.rellik
I can imagine the screen filling up with
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
Prepare for spam...SPAM IS COMING!!!
Trading in Kamadan will be hell...

Croco Clouds

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by blue.rellik
I can imagine the screen filling up with
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
'XXXXXXX has achieved the title of Legendary Spear marshal/Holy Lightbringer, the gods have extended their blessings'
Do u have to be in an outpost to get ur name announced in the spam?

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by RPGmaniac
Yay, they FINALLY roll this weekend out again. I max SS during the last one in the sulfurous wastes but I didn't learn you could farm LB there too until the day after the weekend was over and I couldn't be bothered to grind much more.

I'm R6 now but still have a way to go til R7.
Haha, I just found out I won't be home most of the weekend. I'm going to Green Bay for the Packer game. Funny because that's the reason I missed the double reputation weekend I think. Anet has such impeccable timing.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Croco Clouds
Do u have to be in an outpost to get ur name announced in the spam?
Port city or with the person who achieved the title.

Smile Like Umean It

Smile Like Umean It

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

E/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Croco Clouds
Do u have to be in an outpost to get ur name announced in the spam?
You can't really be in an outpost and maxing your title. Well, some stuff like Sweets or Drunkard you can.
Anyone in Kamadan, LA, or KC will see it when you max out. I think it shows up in your chat box too. Can't look at my pics right now, so can't be for sure.

prism2525

prism2525

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Among dead bodies.

The Republic of Sky Pirates

E/

Great I only have like 3.5k to max SS and.. 20k for LB.

Still doable i guess.

Saraphim

Saraphim

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Hand of Omega [WHO]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Smile Like Umean It
You can't really be in an outpost and maxing your title. Well, some stuff like Sweets or Drunkard you can.
Anyone in Kamadan, LA, or KC will see it when you max out. I think it shows up in your chat box too. Can't look at my pics right now, so can't be for sure.
I got Legendary Cartographer 3 days before they changed the favour system, so never got to see my name up 'in lights'.

I really wish the LB/SS fast farm (or even hard mode) had been known when I put my ele through NF. Because of my habit of completing all the side quests I never had the two quests available for HM, I farmed most of mine in the Domain of Secrets before HM came out.

Oh well, might as well do it on my paragon I guess, should generate a goodly amount of drops and cash at the same time.

Miss Puddles

Miss Puddles

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

Shiverpeaks Search And Rescue [Lost]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
There went my chance of ever maxing norn reputation, double or not, in one brainfart of a click.
Or is there any other area in the game which yields about 6.5K norn points per hour?
filling out HM hero's handbooks will get you 30k rep. and it's only slightly less mind-numbing than grinding varajar fells!

erfweiss

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Cold Black Eyes

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Croco Clouds
Do u have to be in an outpost to get ur name announced in the spam?
No, you don't. I saw the spam blurb about me hitting Legendary Guardian right after I completed the last bonus I was missing.

Smile Like Umean It

Smile Like Umean It

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

E/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Saraphim
I got Legendary Cartographer 3 days before they changed the favour system, so never got to see my name up 'in lights'.

I really wish the LB/SS fast farm (or even hard mode) had been known when I put my ele through NF. Because of my habit of completing all the side quests I never had the two quests available for HM, I farmed most of mine in the Domain of Secrets before HM came out.

Oh well, might as well do it on my paragon I guess, should generate a goodly amount of drops and cash at the same time.
Jeeze, you really did do it the hard way. I did a couple of the early levels with the quest, but that got boring fast. So I started doing the runs from the desolation mission. Super easy in the wurm and it's quick so I'm in town more often and it feels like small breaks so it didn't feel as repetitive.

There's another place to farm LB in RoT, but of course, like most that I should keep, I've already done the quest that I need. I still have the SS/LB quests out of pure luck.

I'm totally taking advantage of this weekend, but the truth is, I'm kinda dreading it. LB farming is freaking boring and I've yet to find a place that I can do more than two runs and not start drifting off into my own world. Hmm, guess I'l have to get someone on Skype or TS to keep me aware.

Drop of Fear

Drop of Fear

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

W/

/favor is almost at 10.000 minutes and it goes up by 700-800 each hour.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Great Al
Some people here do nothing but complain.
oh the irony

T H E S T A R

T H E S T A R

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Kamadan

[LGiT]

Mo/W

nice nice nice nice farm farm

blurmedia

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2007

UNCONTROLLABLE RAGE [moko]

10,000 minuted of favor at the time of writing this o.0

Kusandaa

Kusandaa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/Mo

10.5k ATM. Was at ~3.5k when I went to bed yesterday. I'm gonna have fun doing /favor every now and then . I find it highly amusing.

Nittle Grasper

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

E/

have to agree with kusandaa, it feels like summer vacation all over again lol

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

Yeah I gave out a WTF when I stepped into ToA this morning.

Oh hi Cheran *wink*

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

I wonder if anyone's reported A-Net for all of the "So-and-so has achieved "Holy Lightbringer" type spam in LA. Every 5-10 seconds someone's maxing out one of those titles. Hehe!

Lest121

Lest121

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Army of Darkness

A/Mo

17000 mins of Favor as I am writing this now.

Ruricu

Ruricu

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

치 The Spearmen 치

You all better go farm UW/FoW soon, there's only 12 days of favor left.

Death By Ketchup

Death By Ketchup

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

Canada

Eternal Transcendence [DRMR]

A/

hm looks like I'll be maxing it this week finally, just gonna max it on my sin and never attempt it again,to much grind for me to handle lol. X_X

at 35kSS and 40kLB, I say I'll have them maxed in 2 hours. >.>

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

I did the math, it probably changed though. We were getting 18 minutes of favor every minute and I figured out how much we would have by tomorrow night, midnight PST. 41000 minutes of favor by then, we'll see if I'm right. Probably not, but probably close. 28 days of favor for 41k minutes.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by garethporlest18
I did the math, it probably changed though. We were getting 18 minutes of favor every minute and I figured out how much we would have by tomorrow night, midnight PST. 41000 minutes of favor by then, we'll see if I'm right. Probably not, but probably close. 28 days of favor for 41k minutes.
Not to mention everyone who will nearly max it this weekend

Croco Clouds

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

Anet must be aware of the huge amount of PvE players this week. So they should make more PvE weekend rather than those stupid GvG/HA 2x faction.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Croco Clouds
Anet must be aware of the huge amount of PvE players this week. So they should make more PvE weekend rather than those stupid GvG/HA 2x faction.
The weekend events are fairly balanced between pve weekend -> pvp weekend -> pve weekend etc.

bilateralrope

bilateralrope

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Zealand

Xen Of Onslaught (Xen of the Pacific division)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo Nugget
Not to mention everyone who will nearly max it this weekend
And people who will complete other titles between the end of the weekend and when favor ends.

So when do you expect favor to end ?

blurmedia

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2007

UNCONTROLLABLE RAGE [moko]

phew finally maxed both after 11 hours of grinding almost 40k points in each title.

wtb life

Legendary Shiz

Legendary Shiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Croco Clouds
Anet must be aware of the huge amount of PvE players this week. So they should make more PvE weekend rather than those stupid GvG/HA 2x faction.
If you notice, they did those weekends and then came out with a skill balance and VoD changes.

They weren't doing it to simply annoy the PvEer's

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~
I wonder if anyone's reported A-Net for all of the "So-and-so has achieved "Holy Lightbringer" type spam in LA. Every 5-10 seconds someone's maxing out one of those titles. Hehe!
5-10 seconds? You're being too kind. Seriously, you can't even talk with anyone in an outpost because of all the title spam. I even said the same thing you did about reporting Anet, too. :P

6am3 Fana71c

6am3 Fana71c

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

21K minutes of madness. THIS...IS...FAVOR!!!1

Inger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

R/Rt

well i just contributed 6 more mins of favor... just maxed both lb and ss about 5 mins ago