Still Viable 55hp locations?

aotdsyndrome

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Maguuma Jungle

My Girlfriend Left Me For [Koss]

R/

so, with all the old drop rate nerfs (hydras, trolls, etc...), which places are still a viable 55hp farm, yielding good drops?

Abonai Laguna

Abonai Laguna

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Isle of the Dead [CoC] GH

Company Of Corpses [CoC]

E/

hydras in nm is a steady income actually.

Flem

Flem

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

NA

N/Me

Pretty much all farming seems to yeild low results now. Only really good items only come from chests now, it seems.

Warriorsrmint

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

W/

I still get a few K's worth every run at HM Gates of Kytra with a 55monk.

Sanakthe Victus

Sanakthe Victus

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2007

Holland

N/Mo

I can't see one more Hydra. Farmed it to death, drops are getting worse and worse.

ShadowofWar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

Draconus Reincarnatus [DRGN]

Mo/

Personally i still find doing hard mode in Gates of Kryta along with The First City to be good. You get your tomes you get your possibility of locked chests (except in Gates of Kryta since its a mission) and you get your salvage and golds. All you can do really anywhere is hope for a lot of "merchant food" But all in all especially this weekend Gates of Kryta and The First City will be your friend if all you can do is 55.

Renowned Spartan

Renowned Spartan

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Boku Wa Kawaii Neko Desu [MS13]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadowofWar
Personally i still find doing hard mode in Gates of Kryta along with The First City to be good. You get your tomes you get your possibility of locked chests (except in Gates of Kryta since its a mission) and you get your salvage and golds. All you can do really anywhere is hope for a lot of "merchant food" But all in all especially this weekend Gates of Kryta and The First City will be your friend if all you can do is 55. Gates of Kryta hardmode yields "Locked Chests" and regular chests. In fact, I'd say after farming Gates of Kryta 10 times, I've had 8/10 Locked Chests popping up with 7 of them producing golds...many high req crap stuff but the occasional Sephis Axe...but I haven't stumbled across a 15^50 yet.

Fuzzy Taco

Fuzzy Taco

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Level Twenty One [HAX]

N/

This has a few 55able areas. most (if not all) of them can be done by a Mo/N, too.

ShadowofWar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

Draconus Reincarnatus [DRGN]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Renowned Spartan
Gates of Kryta hardmode yields "Locked Chests" Well in my experience I have found 0 chests strangely and I forgot that missions do have chests, just out of the way most of the time though. So thanks for reminding me.

MrSlayer

MrSlayer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

United Kingdom

Quit Whining And [PLAY]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadowofWar
Well in my experience I have found 0 chests strangely and I forgot that missions do have chests, just out of the way most of the time though. So thanks for reminding me. NF Missions do not, but Canthan and Tyrian do

Renowned Spartan

Renowned Spartan

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Boku Wa Kawaii Neko Desu [MS13]

W/E

*UPDATE* just pulled a 15^50 Req 9 Sephis Axe out of there about 2 hours ago...HM Gates of Kryta FTW!

Guruman

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2008

D/A

Well, 'I' say HM hydra farms are still valuable yesterday i made 5k and got an Elite ele Tome, 3 reg ele tomes, and A Gold Q8 +5 19% ench FDS got this all in 1 run.

I switch blessed signet out for zealots fire. if you cast ur skills wisely u'll get enuf nrgy from the attacks.

ShockValue

ShockValue

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Blood of the Martyr [Hope]

Mo/

After the Mystic Regen nerf, I seem to be getting creamed in Gates of Kryta. CAn someone remind me of the old healing breeze build that can be used in there now? (or is there a better one?)

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

You just need to put in healing breeeze and put points in healing and take out MR as well as remove the points out of earth.You can then go to other secondaries as well,Mo/W for Bonetti's Mo/Mes for Mantra or Resolve.You could go Mo/E for the Gates of Kryta and use shockwave.

Renowned Spartan

Renowned Spartan

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Boku Wa Kawaii Neko Desu [MS13]

W/E

I don't know if you're using E/D or D/Mo for the farm but the E/Mo is the best possible farming class combination for this farm.

Balth Aura
Glyph of Renewal
Sliver Armor
Stoneflesh Aura
Healing Breeze
Aftershock (I use this for extra damage)
Mending Touch (You need this for the conditions that come off the minions)
Armor of Earth

Keep up Stoneflesh Aura all the time, combined with Armor of Earth you will take no damage but that from minions letting off degen attack skills...then just mend condition them...heal breeze to regen your health if you need it....Glyph of Renewal the Sliver armor so that you maintain a constant flow of damage....enjoy.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

^^I do believe he is asking for a Monk not an Ele as to Mystic Regen.

Wobrak

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Order of the BlackSheep

I still regularly farm The First City with my 55 Monk and I still use Mystic Regen.

I haven't farmed Gates of Kryta in quite some time, so I can't speak on that area.