Now that the game is almost 4 years old, what was your favorite farming spot that got nerfed? There are so many. While it isn't necessary to do so, try and tell us what you farmed and what character you used.
I'm sure a lot of people will say Griffin farming with a 55 monk, but, my favorite was Ettin farming for runes with my Warrior. A Superior Absorption yielded around 70-80K and a Sup Vigor got you a quick 30K(I think). I still think it's funny when the Ettin would wave it's buddies to come and club you.
Favorite nerfed farming spot
Raku Clayman
exploiter
UW perma SF farming right after the SF buff
KamikazeChicken
Giant and then Ettin farming. That number of golds now would max a person's wisdom title in no time flat.
Abedeus
Ettins :/ I so loved farming them with my N/Me.
Also, not a farming spot, but Stoneflesh Aura. It was so easy to upkeep without +20% mod...
And of course troll cave.
Also, not a farming spot, but Stoneflesh Aura. It was so easy to upkeep without +20% mod...
And of course troll cave.
Rydia Merchan
I miss the SS/SV 55 style farm at Unwaking Waters! I did it fast casting on my mesmer and man was it great. My husband got a perfect caster Golden Phoenix blade when they were new. I was able to buy my ranger's fow armor and my para and necro's vabbian armor (when it was brand new and insanely over priced for gems) I remember my hubby got several "anti-farming" messages.
I also used to 55 gates of kryta...that paid for all of my monk's armors and equipt., runes for all of my heroes, my warrior's armor and equpt. and some of my mesmer's stuff. GoK was luctative before and after hardmode.
I also used to 55 gates of kryta...that paid for all of my monk's armors and equipt., runes for all of my heroes, my warrior's armor and equpt. and some of my mesmer's stuff. GoK was luctative before and after hardmode.
The Red Messenger
i enjoyed every nerf to farming they ever made. all it meant was more guildies were interested in joining me in my campaign adventures soon after the nerf left them with nothing to do
Martin Alvito
HM Urgoz. Got three weeks out of it before someone posted it here, and they were glorious.
Traveller
Griffin farming was really fun at the time. I made money for my first 15k set that way. The Urgoz spirit farm was also great while it lasted.
Also, this.
Also, this.
Gift3d
running a time for heroes with a build that took 1:30 to kill the great destroyer
it was nerfed by greedy 55 monks with degen, now its worth like 500-1k for a hard mode run
but i made a good 500k off that before the greedy newbs ruined it.
it was nerfed by greedy 55 monks with degen, now its worth like 500-1k for a hard mode run
but i made a good 500k off that before the greedy newbs ruined it.
tuna-fish_sushi
@gift3d: doesn't that make you greedy, not wanting other people to make money...
Best farm was that chest in dreadnaughts drift, you get a .00001% chance to become an instant millionaire with one of those crystaline swords.
Best farm was that chest in dreadnaughts drift, you get a .00001% chance to become an instant millionaire with one of those crystaline swords.
ac1inferno
All my spots after loot scaling. Not complaining though, since I know why Anet had to do it.
Killed u man
When Original 55 UW farm got nerfed (Balths Aura), various farm nerfs due to AoE AI update...
HawkofStorms
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HM Urgoz. Got three weeks out of it before someone posted it here, and they were glorious.
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The Meth
Does that bug that appeared for a few days that caused enemies who killed each other to give drops count? That got me some easy money just following enemy mobs as the cleaned out HM areas for me 
. The suiciding enemies in urgoz were a fun thing too.
. The suiciding enemies in urgoz were a fun thing too.
GhostKairi
55 UW Before Dying Nightmares. Got my monk there on the day of the nerf, done one run, and got around 13Ecto... GG To Old Times.
upier
Aspenwood.
What's the deal with giving the Kurzick players better AI!??!
*shakesfist*
What's the deal with giving the Kurzick players better AI!??!
*shakesfist*
shogun avatar
My first and dearest: maatu keep. Dunno why, but i just liked to farm with warrior there. Curse you dragon mosses....
Koning
Old griffons and the posted shiroken farm 
Nessar
55 GoK & Outside of Bergen in HM. Made tons of cash there, got vabbi for my ele and some armor for my monk.
I think thats it....
I think thats it....
Shayne Hawke
Turai's Procession pre-Splinter Weapon nerf.
Arduin
Ettins, hands down. Before Vigors and Absorption dropped from 80k to pocket change, anyway.
unkleanone
gotta be ettin farming for sup runes on my warrior and ele and then Griffons on my warrior as well...God how my warrior used to pwn. Now he just collects dust.
Neo Nugget
Griffons and urgoz spirit farm. Ah the good old days.
pOmrAkkUn
Wurm farming when Bleached Shells was 1k each. xD
Marty Silverblade
Trolls and ettins.
Daenara
Shiroken farming outside harvest temple.
Esoteric Mesmer
Trolls outside Droknars Forge, with the original 55 using protective bond. When people would pay for power leveling. Also the shadow from sin in the UW, i was using that build way before everyone else when ecto was well above 5k.
Zabe
Shiroken farm. Sooo easy money that had no stop to it
Raku Clayman
Great posts so far. I forgot about worm farming. That was a real challenge.
I had a lot of fun going with a group to green farm Sorrow's Furnace. You could sell a Razorstone Axe for 90K or a Bortak item or Brohns for over 100K in 10 seconds.
I had a lot of fun going with a group to green farm Sorrow's Furnace. You could sell a Razorstone Axe for 90K or a Bortak item or Brohns for over 100K in 10 seconds.
spun ducky
I think my favorite farms that hardly anyone still playing would remember is tengu outside of riverside province which use to be a super botted area. Grand drakes in divinity coast mission. Lightning drakes in gates of kryta and keep in mind those grand drakes use to drop a gold for everyone of them just about back in late beta/early release. Elona reach farming and not the minotaurs the sand drakes outside of the mission. I would say the biggest money maker of all was chest running twin serpent lakes back when it was full of keyless chests. I made millions back in the day off of crystallines and other ultra rare items.
Dreikki
Shiroken, Ettins, Griffons.
Pretty much all of them tbh.
Pretty much all of them tbh.
Kamara
My favourite was Necro-55ing North Kryta Province with the Titan quest active. Loot scaling killed it, but it was pretty fun and required a bit of thought thanks to the Water titans carrying Maelstrom. Couldn't actually *do* the quest, but could clear out a pretty large chunk of the zone.
Nice source of runes, gold titan-related items and there was a spot at the north end of the spot where a gold rune would *always* drop. Got a lot of 50k+ Sup Abs and Sup Vigors from that.
Oh oh oh. I don't think anyone's mentioned this yet. But the "Battle of Turai's Procession" quest on a R/Rt or Rt/R. Dear god that was hilarious. It was a pretty fun way for Survivors to get XP too.
Nice source of runes, gold titan-related items and there was a spot at the north end of the spot where a gold rune would *always* drop. Got a lot of 50k+ Sup Abs and Sup Vigors from that.
Oh oh oh. I don't think anyone's mentioned this yet. But the "Battle of Turai's Procession" quest on a R/Rt or Rt/R. Dear god that was hilarious. It was a pretty fun way for Survivors to get XP too.
MMSDome
Caromi Tengu outside of riverside province. Used to be the bets most profitable farm selling unid runes.
EDIT: Nerfed September 2005
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Game_...September_2005
under monster balance changes
Does anyone remember this farm?!?!
EDIT: Nerfed September 2005
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Game_...September_2005
under monster balance changes
Does anyone remember this farm?!?!
nkuvu
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Oh oh oh. I don't think anyone's mentioned this yet. But the "Battle of Turai's Procession" quest on a R/Rt or Rt/R. Dear god that was hilarious. It was a pretty fun way for Survivors to get XP too.
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Personal favorite used to be vermin farming. Killed by loot scaling.
MisterB
AFK SS/LB points.
Dante the Warlord
I REALLY enjoyed HoS CRs and I also enjoyed d-core farming - which gave me 15k an hour or more, just on items for sell =). I got a white/black dye every once in a while and SOOOO many golds and a 20/20 sundering and +30 HP mods for swords and also a r9 longsword I sold for 10k there =( im sad that the farm was nerfed (or destroyers were buffed). I really enjoyed that farm, though few people actually appreciated it.
sosycpsycho
oh so many all that was listed + hydras in desert, The many quest in factions where you could farm runes form kurzick or luxon enemies (one of very few assassin mobs at the time that wore armor). I miss Troll farming, all green farming in general including the massive 3 man MM factories in sorrows furnace. I miss Gladiators defense farming many things on warrior, and Lastly I miss spectral farming that was taken from us due to the shadow bomber.
TideSwayer
55/105 Arborstone Wardens pre-loot scaling (and I guess pre-whatever buffed the Wardens Of Seasons to make them hard to kill with whatever build I was running at the time. they aren't a nuisance really, but you used to be able to clear everyone in your path back in the day). It was an easy 4k+ just on drops alone, then you add in several golds, lots of amber weapons which made dust, lots of tanned hides, and -20 health jug offhands which 55's used to buy up back in the day for like 2k. Nowadays, I don't think that farm is worth doing all that much. Too much walking for like 1-2k. I didn't stick to the main room mobs. I used to do a giant circle around the area.
Factions farming in general is good because Highly Salvageable and Increased Market Value mods show up a lot. I also used to farm Pongmei Valley, Vermin, and the A New Escort quest Dragon Moss. New Escort Dragon Moss was awesome for plant fibers and spiritwood. Loot scaling kind of puts me off of farming these days in general. Did it to most everyone, I think. Only builds like the 600 where you can take out large numbers of mobs seem worth doing anymore (unless you're material/rare material farming particular mobs).
The Colossal Scimitar farm hasn't been nerfed but that's probably the one farm that I used to do a hell of a lot but don't anymore (for whatever reason). As I'm now working on my ID title, maybe I should get back into it. I remember that lots of golds seemed to drop there.
Factions farming in general is good because Highly Salvageable and Increased Market Value mods show up a lot. I also used to farm Pongmei Valley, Vermin, and the A New Escort quest Dragon Moss. New Escort Dragon Moss was awesome for plant fibers and spiritwood. Loot scaling kind of puts me off of farming these days in general. Did it to most everyone, I think. Only builds like the 600 where you can take out large numbers of mobs seem worth doing anymore (unless you're material/rare material farming particular mobs).
The Colossal Scimitar farm hasn't been nerfed but that's probably the one farm that I used to do a hell of a lot but don't anymore (for whatever reason). As I'm now working on my ID title, maybe I should get back into it. I remember that lots of golds seemed to drop there.
Parson Brown
W/Mo Ettin farm outside Beetletun for Runes.
55Mo Trolls outside Droknar's for tusks and chest drops
55/105Monk Naphui Quarter for Celestial weapons. (Not Nerfed, but I got tired of it)
Perma-UW farm as an ele. Never liked my sin enough to use her there.
55Mo Trolls outside Droknar's for tusks and chest drops
55/105Monk Naphui Quarter for Celestial weapons. (Not Nerfed, but I got tired of it)
Perma-UW farm as an ele. Never liked my sin enough to use her there.
cheeze123
I remember farming minotaurs in elona reach with my warrior... good times.