Elite Skill Capping: Xinrae's Weapon
JONO51
I'm working towards leg skillhunter atm on my para, I'm working through skills per profession and I'm at around 60% of them capped (i was about 50% due to going for leg survivor). Mixes things up rather than doing the same area for the 5th time etc. Most annoying so far was Flourish which took forvever getting there.
Pat Of Storm Caller
In my opinion, Feast of Corruption wasn't actually that hard.. It was somewhat fun for me, RoF elites take the cake.
Proff
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Originally Posted by Kayelyyb
FoC is not talus chute it is half way between beacons and droks. i forget offhand where it is it is next area after lorinar pass. and it is harder to get thanfire islands imho
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Alleji
I'd have to say the elites in Abaddon's Mouth. I hated henching that bloody mission 5 times to get all of them. FoC is annoying too, but at least it's guaranteed after you spend an hour fighting your way through the endless dwarves.
I suppose elites that are only in RoT would be up there too, but in Nightfall we got heroes, which made things a whole lot easier...
-Alleji Atreides
Elite Skill Hunter (5)
(Yes, old school. :P)
I suppose elites that are only in RoT would be up there too, but in Nightfall we got heroes, which made things a whole lot easier...
-Alleji Atreides
Elite Skill Hunter (5)
(Yes, old school. :P)
The Toe Tag
Practiced Stance
Ranger Elite
Mineral Springs
Not too hard of a fight but the spawn rate for this boss is the lowest of any in the game,Shared spawn points with 5 other bosses(this might have been patched sense i capped it) took me a month to get him to spawn for me.
Made me hate skill capping.
Ranger Elite
Mineral Springs
Not too hard of a fight but the spawn rate for this boss is the lowest of any in the game,Shared spawn points with 5 other bosses(this might have been patched sense i capped it) took me a month to get him to spawn for me.
Made me hate skill capping.
Antheus
Ever since tomes were introduced, there are no hard elites anymore.
Darkstar The Legend
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Practiced Stance
Ranger Elite Mineral Springs Not too hard of a fight but the spawn rate for this boss is the lowest of any in the game,Shared spawn points with 5 other bosses(this might have been patched sense i capped it) took me a month to get him to spawn for me. Made me hate skill capping. |
Trylo
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Originally Posted by artay
Dont make me relive the past pain of capping Obsidian Flesh.
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i also really dislike rit and derv bosses that have some nasty 300+ hits
also i remember having a hard time getting earth shaker... it spawned at the end of snake dance... henchies are baed...
edit: all of these were pre heroes etc... i mean no elite is hard to get now
The Toe Tag
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Originally Posted by Darkstar The Legend
erm there are 6 bosses that share 6 spawn points. All the bosses should spawn in the instance if you explore it all. Its only annoying in that almost everytime it will be the last spawn point you check.
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zling
actually RoF elites arent too tough to get. at least the ones that their bosses may spawn near the portal...
just go out and back in until you see the boss around the portal area. just like I did today to cap Glyph of Renewal, Echo, Bull's Charge and Charge for my Warrior...
just go out and back in until you see the boss around the portal area. just like I did today to cap Glyph of Renewal, Echo, Bull's Charge and Charge for my Warrior...
StormDragonZ
I'm bringing this thread back from the dead.
I'll have to agree on that. Once capped, a tome makes it easier, but I'll always go out and cap it again and again through continuous destruction and killing of weird demons and creatures.
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Originally Posted by Antheus
Ever since tomes were introduced, there are no hard elites anymore.
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Witchblade
Worst imo, Snake Dance / Frozen Forest ^^
Lest121
I started skill capping a month ago, while some areas in Prophecies are annoying Nothing beats ROF, what a Pain........... to the OP at least the boss will be there, i don't care if it takes me an hour to reach the location as long as he's there.
mystical nessAL
Wish it was like that on every elites, elite skills should be challanging to capture as they are special.
Siadina Sorrowchild
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Originally Posted by VitisVinifera
Feast of Corruption when it that gigantic worm north of Drok's (far southern end of Talus Chute, I believe) was the only boss to cap it from......when there were no heroes......
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Muhahahaha Maw of the Mountian about 4 hours of tracking when he didnt spawn in his home. 60dp and a couple of dead henchies...Yeah i am gonna have to go back now and re-pwn his wormy self.
CagedinSanity
I have no idea how random Dervish nerfs have effected Form-using bosses, but they were almost like mini-missions when I brought a H/H team with my Dervish to cap all the forms. I needed a guildie team for Balthazar, that 300 damage was beastly. This was 16 months ago (the age of my dervish, approx.)
I helped a friend cap Dwayna and Melandru about a couple months ago. A near whipe but it wasn't too bad.
I helped a friend cap Dwayna and Melandru about a couple months ago. A near whipe but it wasn't too bad.
Yang Whirlwind
I remember trying to cap Quick Shot in Perdition Rock a long time ago.
Tried a lot of times with no luck until finally me and some guildies cleared every single monster, then spread out combing the map for that damned boss separately. After 20 minutes running all over the place we gave up.
She should have been a sure spawn there since Harn Coldstone wasn't!
The next day I heard rumors about a glitch preventing that boss from spawning. One week later I got confirmation that she was back and capped her easy.
About 5-6 hours total. Hardest cap I did for because of that glitch.
Tried a lot of times with no luck until finally me and some guildies cleared every single monster, then spread out combing the map for that damned boss separately. After 20 minutes running all over the place we gave up.
She should have been a sure spawn there since Harn Coldstone wasn't!
The next day I heard rumors about a glitch preventing that boss from spawning. One week later I got confirmation that she was back and capped her easy.
About 5-6 hours total. Hardest cap I did for because of that glitch.
pOmrAkkUn
meh Perdition Rock ........
Long time ago.... I spent 20 mins to run around looking for the walking boss and found out he was not the one I want T-T
Long time ago.... I spent 20 mins to run around looking for the walking boss and found out he was not the one I want T-T
Peachie
I have two characters with legendary skill hunter. The first one used no tomes as most of the caps that took a long time to get to were done with guild members. When I came to do it again I did them all in order by profession and campaign. So Ritualist skills in Elona were right near the end of it all and I really didn't want to go and get Xinrae's, especially not on my own. Fortunately I'd gotten an elite tome while capping from other Rit bosses earlier on- it was used for Xinrae's.
Not sure about actual difficulty- nothing is really that hard to be honest. But after capping most of the other skills and getting mostly fed up of it, it was the skill I had the least motivation to go out and get.
Not sure about actual difficulty- nothing is really that hard to be honest. But after capping most of the other skills and getting mostly fed up of it, it was the skill I had the least motivation to go out and get.
Smile Like Umean It
It's not really that big of a pain to get. Mostly cause I'd already finished Nightfall months before. It was actually my last cap and got me LSH.
Oh, yeah. After capping both of those on my ranger and needing them for my ele I quickly learned the trick of going up the middle and meeting them halfway. Of course, more likely than not it was the wrong one. E/R and still can't get the damn skill.
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Originally Posted by Brian Fellow
Maxine Coldstone in RoF for Quick Shot before Factions. The fact she randomly spawns AND has a gigantic circular patrol route would make me add her to the ignore list along with her companion Harn Coldstone.
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Red Sonya
All Elites are easy to obtain if you have oh 7k to 9k 
Yah know this is another thing that has helped to kill pugging. Making it so easy to just buy elites instead of working for them. I have to ask ummm exactly what do we adventure for anymore? You can buy weaponsmith items and create just about anything now. All max gear is simple to get. So where's the adventure/fun anymore like when Prophecies was new?
Yah know this is another thing that has helped to kill pugging. Making it so easy to just buy elites instead of working for them. I have to ask ummm exactly what do we adventure for anymore? You can buy weaponsmith items and create just about anything now. All max gear is simple to get. So where's the adventure/fun anymore like when Prophecies was new?
ShadowsRequiem
Perdition Rock was a huge joke all you had to do was keep zoning to get most of the elites right up front to the right where the 2 bosses spawn.
The other elites werent hard to get either.. mobs of 3-4 isnt bad.
The other elites werent hard to get either.. mobs of 3-4 isnt bad.
SirSausage
Heh, I've had problems with the boss that has VwK. THAT was a real pain.
If you want it so bad, just do some pvp (RA, TA) to get b-faction, unlock it and fork some money for that Elite rit tome.
If you want it so bad, just do some pvp (RA, TA) to get b-faction, unlock it and fork some money for that Elite rit tome.
N1ghtstalker
i'm elite skill hunter and the worst cappings were snake dance and Ring of fire islands
especially the islands were a pain
especially the islands were a pain
Avarre
I didn't really have a problem with Perdition - none of it was hard, it just involved zoning, and really, with the amount of farming done, a little zoning is nothing.
Xinrae was pretty much just another stroll in RoT. It was the last area I had to deal with after finishing the missions, since DoA wasn't out, so I didn't find exploring it to be a burden.
Didn't use any tomes on my main, because I was still compulsively capping them all manually. If I had to pick the most difficult, it would be FoC in the early days of prophecies, or perhaps Shadow Shroud outside the Harvest temple. Heroes made NF pretty simple.
Xinrae was pretty much just another stroll in RoT. It was the last area I had to deal with after finishing the missions, since DoA wasn't out, so I didn't find exploring it to be a burden.
Didn't use any tomes on my main, because I was still compulsively capping them all manually. If I had to pick the most difficult, it would be FoC in the early days of prophecies, or perhaps Shadow Shroud outside the Harvest temple. Heroes made NF pretty simple.
Fug the Unwashed
Ahhhh....skill capping. You have no idea how hard it can be unless you have heard or screamed these words: No! Don't kill him! I haven't capped the elite yet! Only the old-timers suffered through the indignity or having to cap an elite while the boss was alive AND using the skill. Some of the early players may recall how hard it was to keep from smashing your fist into the monitor the third time some PUG-monkey killed the boss you were trying to cap from, just before you got your siggy off...uncool. Try capping Barrage off Markis while he's being pummeled by Meteor Shower..."Oh, gods! Don't let him DIE!!!" Ah, the good old days...
Angelic Upstart
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Originally Posted by VitisVinifera
Feast of Corruption when it that gigantic worm north of Drok's (far southern end of Talus Chute, I believe) was the only boss to cap it from......when there were no heroes......
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Ahhh Maw the Mountainheart, those were the days, that was a trek and a half then .
Angelic Upstart
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I can't really say much, but I say that NO Elite skill is very hard.
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But today you kids dont know you are born...'nods off in his bathchair'...
Steboy93
None are really hard, just annoying when the random spawn doesn't turn up
Above all, the most annoying are RoF elites and random spawns near the top of talus chute imo.
Above all, the most annoying are RoF elites and random spawns near the top of talus chute imo.
Personette
I feel like most of the posters in this thread have kind of missed the point of the original question.
he wasn't saying, "Assuming you've completed all the missions in Nightfall, is Xinrae's weapon the hardest to cap?"
He was saying, "Assuming that your ritualist was, say, the third or fourth character you brought over to Elona, and you abandoned it at Chantry of Secrets months ago, but now you want Xinrae's weapon? And you have to do ten more missions and many quests to get to it?"
That's what happened to my ritualist, and from that perspective Xinrae's weapon sounds REALLY hard to get.
he wasn't saying, "Assuming you've completed all the missions in Nightfall, is Xinrae's weapon the hardest to cap?"
He was saying, "Assuming that your ritualist was, say, the third or fourth character you brought over to Elona, and you abandoned it at Chantry of Secrets months ago, but now you want Xinrae's weapon? And you have to do ten more missions and many quests to get to it?"
That's what happened to my ritualist, and from that perspective Xinrae's weapon sounds REALLY hard to get.
Ishtar Serket
There's not too many skills I'd say were hard capping, most were just time consuming.
Onslaught in RoT was a pain since every single time I'd get other patrols aggroed and that just led to DP (this was before the introduction of hard mode since I personally think they made RoT fairly easy after that was introduced).
Boon Signet in Ferndale...those Gardeners will royally piss you off if you don't daze them all..even if their elite skills aren't affected by that skill...
Healer's Covenant wasn't too easy for me either though I think that was just because I had a bad spawn since I recall 2 other monk torment creatures in the group.
Most other elites I rarely got any DP when trying to cap them so I'd have to say those three were the 'hardest' though still really easy...
I'll also join in on the RoF hate on the random boss spawns. Nothing says a great time like wasting 40+ minutes to cap an elite only to find out its not there...
Onslaught in RoT was a pain since every single time I'd get other patrols aggroed and that just led to DP (this was before the introduction of hard mode since I personally think they made RoT fairly easy after that was introduced).
Boon Signet in Ferndale...those Gardeners will royally piss you off if you don't daze them all..even if their elite skills aren't affected by that skill...
Healer's Covenant wasn't too easy for me either though I think that was just because I had a bad spawn since I recall 2 other monk torment creatures in the group.
Most other elites I rarely got any DP when trying to cap them so I'd have to say those three were the 'hardest' though still really easy...
I'll also join in on the RoF hate on the random boss spawns. Nothing says a great time like wasting 40+ minutes to cap an elite only to find out its not there...
ALF71BE
I found RoF caps fun. You could bring two or three signets and save time. Some of the Hydra/Ettin bosses can be checked right away when leaving from Ember Light Camp. The drakes only require to go through initial mob.
Tbh, no cap was "hard". It's NM. I find many annoying, especially when the light saber guy wipes my party in 5 seconds ([[weapon of fury]). Ssyn Coiled Grasp was also a pain since I forgot the signet, twice.
Prophecies is so damn easy that getting to where the guy's spawn is no problem. And most of them are easily capturable next to an outpost. Maw is the exception.
Xinrae's Weapon is one of the elites I enjoyed to cap, because I love big aggros and you can make a pretty big one in the shrines zone.
Yeah those two, was stuck there like for 15 minutes (for both).
Agree, is fun.
Tbh, no cap was "hard". It's NM. I find many annoying, especially when the light saber guy wipes my party in 5 seconds ([[weapon of fury]). Ssyn Coiled Grasp was also a pain since I forgot the signet, twice.
Prophecies is so damn easy that getting to where the guy's spawn is no problem. And most of them are easily capturable next to an outpost. Maw is the exception.
Xinrae's Weapon is one of the elites I enjoyed to cap, because I love big aggros and you can make a pretty big one in the shrines zone.
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Boon Signet in Ferndale...those Gardeners will royally piss you off if you don't daze them all..even if their elite skills aren't affected by that skill... Healer's Covenant wasn't too easy for me either though I think that was just because I had a bad spawn since I recall 2 other monk torment creatures in the group. |
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Lady Raenef
They're all easy.
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A11Eur0
This was the last elite that I captured. It wasn't even that bad of a run to get it...I think it was 10 minutes of fighting or so?
Savio
They aren't hard, just tedious. Stupid [Earth Shaker].
Lyynyyrd
Elites were hard to capture when you had to use the 2 second cast Signet as they used their skill.
Once that changed, Elites were easy.
All of them.
Once that changed, Elites were easy.
All of them.
Avarre
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Originally Posted by Savio
They aren't hard, just tedious.
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Red Sonya
ALL Elites are easy to aquire nothing hard or annoying about aquiring them now when you have the CASH to BUY them.
FyrFytr998
Balth's Faction + Elite Tome = Easy as pie.
AKB48
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Originally Posted by Avarre
Guild Wars PvE.
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/win thread