Favorite nerfed farming spot
Age
Trolls and Minotours after lootscaling came into affect.
garethporlest18
Ettin farming most likely. Got about 5-6 Superior Vigors off that when they were worth something.
Talus Chute +Snake Dance farming on my warrior back before the Sup Abs+Knights+- damage was nerfed.
That same run on my 55 monk, but getting the free chest in Dreadknoughts. It was nerfed by the time I knew about it of course, but it still yielded pretty nice drops.
Griffon farming on warrior of course, that was great fun. 55 monk farming with SoJ and Balths Aura. Things died fast!
Also not so much a nerf as a past time.. but when people used to chest run Nahpui and Hell's Precipice. The former during that first double gold from chest weekend...some long hours and fun times there.
Talus Chute +Snake Dance farming on my warrior back before the Sup Abs+Knights+- damage was nerfed.
That same run on my 55 monk, but getting the free chest in Dreadknoughts. It was nerfed by the time I knew about it of course, but it still yielded pretty nice drops.
Griffon farming on warrior of course, that was great fun. 55 monk farming with SoJ and Balths Aura. Things died fast!
Also not so much a nerf as a past time.. but when people used to chest run Nahpui and Hell's Precipice. The former during that first double gold from chest weekend...some long hours and fun times there.
Artdeux
600HP Farming. It was fun being neigh invincible.
deluxe
Wammo griffon farming!
byteme!
Sorrow's Furnace pre-nerf book trick 5man team.
Griffon farming.
Griffon farming.
Chieftain Heavyhand
Ettins, Griffons, vermin, and minitors with my Wamo.
Ursan
And all the Perma builds that are no longer around.
Anet giveth and they taketh.
Love it when they giveth hate it when they taketh.
Ursan
And all the Perma builds that are no longer around.
Anet giveth and they taketh.
Love it when they giveth hate it when they taketh.
ahem.
Trapping the stygian veil. I miss it 
MMSDome
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Originally Posted by ahem.
Trapping the stygian veil. I miss it
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I MP I
Ettins, giants, griffons, tengu, frozen chest, and lost stronghold box (both of which are no longer in game. If you were around in 2005 you know what I'm talking about).
MisterB
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Originally Posted by ahem.
Trapping the stygian veil. I miss it
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Originally Posted by MMSDome
I would have to say I agree with you on this one, even though I did it after loot scaling
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cerb
55/SS UW before Factions was nice. Factions was okay, but Nightfall & Hard Mode made it T_T.
5-men SF was quite fun too!
Ahhh, the nostalgia...
5-men SF was quite fun too!
Ahhh, the nostalgia...
Cab Tastic
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Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke
Turai's Procession pre-Splinter Weapon nerf.
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Age
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Originally Posted by I MP I
Ettins, giants, griffons, tengu, frozen chest, and lost stronghold box (both of which are no longer in game. If you were around in 2005 you know what I'm talking about).
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Skye Marin
While I've played for a long time, I've only realized the fun and legitimacy of solo farming in the past year or two. My first farm was the Destroyer Core Terra Tank farm in Glint's Challenge. Hard mode through the first two waves. Sell the cores for 300g and golds, 7=5k. Not too shabby. I E/A Raptor farm on occasion, but the tourney prediction keys finance all I really want from the game now.
Angelic Upstart
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Originally Posted by I MP I
Ettins, giants, griffons, tengu, frozen chest, and lost stronghold box (both of which are no longer in game. If you were around in 2005 you know what I'm talking about).
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12chars.
daraaksii
Farming spot? No.
Ectos for 100gp at Rare Material Trader? Yes. That was a lucky night.
Ectos for 100gp at Rare Material Trader? Yes. That was a lucky night.
daze
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Originally Posted by 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.
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Jezzus. I wish i would have been privy to this farm before the nerf. That looked like loads of fun. I love Big explosions.
spun ducky
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Originally Posted by Age
I was since beta but never heard much about the frozen chest I did hear something about the stronghold box.
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Scary
The Fog Nightmare out site ToA to Talmark.
Love the previous drops and the Dust drops...
But no, dont only do they nerf the drops.....they even nerf the numberrs of
foe's ....yep a other great, dont play this job
Love the previous drops and the Dust drops...
But no, dont only do they nerf the drops.....they even nerf the numberrs of
foe's ....yep a other great, dont play this job
Pleikki
Ettins.. Was lot of fun farming runes ;D
R.Shayne
5 Man Splinter / Barrage / Pet Teams in Sorrow's Furnace, Tombs, and Urgoz. It was not that profitable but getting a good team of 3 Ranger's, 1 Monk, 1 Necro working together was just amazing to watch happen.
Underworld and Urgoz trapping teams, again was never supper profitable but was a lot of fun when you had a good team working together.
Now all these farms have been replaced with solo farm due to nerfs. I wonder why people complain when they can't find anyone to group with anymore.
Underworld and Urgoz trapping teams, again was never supper profitable but was a lot of fun when you had a good team working together.
Now all these farms have been replaced with solo farm due to nerfs. I wonder why people complain when they can't find anyone to group with anymore.
rkubik
My favorite was vermin before the loot scaling. For whatever reason I used to get perfect mods and like 5 black dyes. Was able to salvage over three stacks of steel as well. Ettin was fun too but go in on the end of that so I missed most of the good stuff. Didn't do Sorrows much but the other posts remind me of the days when greens were flying off the shelves.
maraxusofk
griffin and minotaur farming.
although not a farming spot, running the old chests in shiverpeaks for unconditionals and gold crystallines was fun.
although not a farming spot, running the old chests in shiverpeaks for unconditionals and gold crystallines was fun.
Loot Junkie
Nobody has mentioned abusing the Riverside Province mission for gold armors yet, too bad anet came along and nerfed that one. My personal fave has to be griffons since i got my first "godly"(remember when that word was used in reference to perfect low req weapons?)req8/15^50 sword there. The mention of ettins almost brings a tear to my warrior's eye.
Toffin
My favorite farming spot was dreadnaughts drift for the free chests, open each side and get 5-8 items, salvage them and warp. The guildies and I made a fortune doing this. 2 runners + 6 empty chars split = a whole bunch of crafting mats, sup vigor runes, and so on...
Also love the desert before the queen got there...
Can we have the chests back PWAEEEEESSSSSEE....
Also love the desert before the queen got there...
Can we have the chests back PWAEEEEESSSSSEE....
Gun Pierson
Loot scaling and AI scatter fundamentaly changed the way of farming. Pre nerf I had a good and easy time farming avicara, troll cave, griffs, minotaurs etc. Most fun was playing solo with my monk doing smite runs pre nightmares update and pre protective bond nerf.
In terms of money, I can still make enough gold to satisfy my gaming needs, yet the fun factor of farming decreased imo.
In terms of money, I can still make enough gold to satisfy my gaming needs, yet the fun factor of farming decreased imo.
Yang Whirlwind
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Originally Posted by Raku Clayman
*smip* 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). *snip*
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Those were the good old days, chatting on TS with the guild while killing Ettins with my WaMo!
Arkantos
Desert griffons, back in the good old days. Damn you, scarabs.
Sjeng
I liked the griffin/minotaur farm with my 55 monk.
I liked the vermin farm too. Now they scatter...
But the best place to farm, that didn't last very long unfortunately:
This. :'(
I liked the vermin farm too. Now they scatter...
But the best place to farm, that didn't last very long unfortunately:
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Originally Posted by exploiter
UW perma SF farming right after the SF buff
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TideSwayer
Remember how awesome Zealot's Fire was back in 2005? It would trigger on almost anything. Watch Yourself, Bonetti's Defense, Cyclone Axe, etc.
That, coupled with no AI scatter, made for some really quick farming runs.
That, coupled with no AI scatter, made for some really quick farming runs.
Big_Iron
1.) Griffin farming
2.) Ettin farming
Both with my warrior. *sigh* I miss those days...
2.) Ettin farming
Both with my warrior. *sigh* I miss those days...
fgarvin
There needs to be a pre-November 2005 Weekend Event. (or was it November 2006 that the desert died)
Pleikki
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Originally Posted by fgarvin
There needs to be a pre-November 2005 Weekend Event. (or was it November 2006 that the desert died)
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romeus petrus
Has to be 55 monk UW before the DN. Made my first stack of ectos there a lil over 3 years ago.
maraxusofk
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Originally Posted by Pleikki
meh people would abuse lootscaling and r7 drops and farm whole weekend and all oldschool stuff would drop. = Nty
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TAZTG
W/M Spots.
Solo - Ettins, Vermin, Team - H/H Boss Farm Many Locations (Kill Groups then Solo Boss)
55 Monk
Griffins, Hydra's, DeadSwords, etc.
55 Nec
Solo Many Bosses for Greens
My Favorite was the A/E Boss Farms before the Perma came about. When it first came out it was Kinda Hard on some bosses.
Rit. (Spirits)
Boss Rape Build, still works so its not really nerfed.
Solo - Ettins, Vermin, Team - H/H Boss Farm Many Locations (Kill Groups then Solo Boss)
55 Monk
Griffins, Hydra's, DeadSwords, etc.
55 Nec
Solo Many Bosses for Greens
My Favorite was the A/E Boss Farms before the Perma came about. When it first came out it was Kinda Hard on some bosses.
Rit. (Spirits)
Boss Rape Build, still works so its not really nerfed.
Funk ee Monk ee
Ahh yes Harvest Temple farming. All those lovely Flying 3's and roughly 100k/hr. *bows head for moment of silence*
Starmidder
Best place was the 4 keyless chests that spawned in the Arid Sea on top of the giant rock (where you finish the attribute quest). Each would drop 2-4 golds, which would have easily given me another 1k points toward the Wisdom title 
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This was also at the time where perfect vamp or sundering bow mods were worth quite a bit (20k-ish)
.This was also at the time where perfect vamp or sundering bow mods were worth quite a bit (20k-ish)
RockmanHero
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Originally Posted by Traveller
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