2008 Mini Polar Bear : Myth or Reality?

Lady Ana Stacia

Lady Ana Stacia

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Germany

Beware of our Temper [BooT]

Me/

ty Both, and I will be keeping it

Neyon

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2008

VKO

W/

I wonder if doing all the other wintersday quests affects the drop rate.

jammerpa

jammerpa

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Sunny FLA

Omega Knights

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Ana Stacia View Post
I farmed about 20 runs today!
Gratz Lady !

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

conrats to Lady Ana Stacia

Quote:
Originally Posted by Neyon View Post
I wonder if doing all the other wintersday quests affects the drop rate.
I highly doubt it.

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

Which profession is best to run this quest? And which quest runs faster? Personally I want to get a lotta CC shards and farm the items in the chest..

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

warr - fastest
monk - easiest

Fanita

Fanita

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2008

W/P

how do you people just run past the grentches????

BBG345

BBG345

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2007

Somewhere down the road.

Make love not [War]

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fanita View Post
how do you people just run past the grentches????

Steps:
1). Equip some good ol Defensive items (though nothing of this will help hehe)
2). Prep your running stance, look on youtube how to run properly
3). RUSH EM!
4). kill
5). open chest and slap yourself if nothing rare drops.

Words of wisdom by Coco

Dreikki

Dreikki

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Kemi, Finland.

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

Mo/

Just run past the ones that are fighting the snowmen, I usually kill those three grentches that aren't fighting but you can just run past them if you want to. If you are having trouble running past them, learn to dodge the snowballs.

tenetke

tenetke

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

Nights of Fortune

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fril Estelin View Post
Gratz! Happy Wintersday! (beware of the jealous )
You definitely fall within that category.

Quote:
I hope the antifarm code is on for these Rift Warden quests. I'd hate this rare item to be gotten by people who spend this time of the year farming...
See this is interesting. You wish bad things on people for farming during this time of the year. I can only assume when you say "this time of year" you mean Christmas. So following that you wish something bad on people who farm during Christmas. Yet the statement doesn't make sense. You are the complete opposite of what Christmas is.

If you said
Quote:
I hope the antifarm code is on for these Rift Warden quests. I'd hate this rare item to be gotten by people farming
That would be living up to what you said. Yet you went on to put this time of year. So you contradict yourself. If you had said
Quote:
I hope that the people who spend this time of the year farming get one
That would have made sense.

So, stop being jealous and stop with the ill wishing. I may not get one, but you don't see me wishing ill of others. People like you give Christmas in general a bad name.

BBG345

BBG345

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2007

Somewhere down the road.

Make love not [War]

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by tenetke View Post
You definitely fall within that category.



See this is interesting. You wish bad things on people for farming during this time of the year. I can only assume when you say "this time of year" you mean Christmas. So following that you wish something bad on people who farm during Christmas. Yet the statement doesn't make sense. You are the complete opposite of what Christmas is.

If you said


That would be living up to what you said. Yet you went on to put this time of year. So you contradict yourself. If you had said


That would have made sense.

So, stop being jealous and stop with the ill wishing. I may not get one, but you don't see me wishing ill of others. People like you give Christmas in general a bad name.

GO DR. HOUSE!
Therapy ftw

exploiter

exploiter

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

ign Punk Isnt Dead

R/

Congrats...
cant say im not jealous, but never mind, enjoy it

bebe

bebe

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

http://tinyurl.com/4g5ueb8

Put the peanut in the peanut hole!

Grats to Lady Ana Stacia for getting one! ^^;

Now back to farming I will go. x_o

farmerfez

farmerfez

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

You should know

W/

what quest did you do?

dr love

dr love

...is in denial

Join Date: Sep 2006

Hyperion

starcraft 2

P/Me

i find ranger's flurry of ice very effective against grenchs...
btw im trying to buy a polar bear when in town between questing and all these guys keep saying stuff like "duhhh polar bear is only worth 1k. yea gw wiki and guru says so."

here to troll

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2008

i find assassin is one of the easiest to run as, if you see a snowball coming your way, side step for +50 health and dont get hit by a snowball

X Shadow Reaper

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2008

Does strengh of snow chest drop bear?

ElinoraNeSangre

ElinoraNeSangre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Near Seattle, WA

Talionis De Cineris [EXUR]

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by tenetke View Post
So, stop being jealous and stop with the ill wishing. I may not get one, but you don't see me wishing ill of others. People like you give Christmas in general a bad name.
I feel that the people that give Christmas in general a bad name are people that obsess over the wrong things.

I look at all the time spent farming for a bear, and I'm planning on using that time to help stuck friends get out of the snow, get them to the grocery store so they have what they need, take in people without electricity, or go shopping to get friends/family presents and then go spend time with them so I can give them to them. To me, *that* is what Christmas is. It's not up to me to dictate what it is for others, though, just like I don't expect people to spend their Christmas like I do.

I watched people make posts about how they wasted days farming for this last year for nothing and how awful it was that they didn't get one and how much it ruined their holiday and how mad they were that the drop rate was so low, ect. If that's the case? Turn off the computer and go outside. Sheesh. People who take it that seriously and that are bitter and angry or jealous when someone else gets something they didn't? Sorry but the most fitting drop there might just be a lump of coal, in the Christmas spirit.

People farming with a smile on their face, not neglecting their family time to do it, who approach it with a good attitude, who just say "congrats! Now I gotta go get one!" and leave it at that, or the people who are just plain nice people and aren't turning this into a big mess, those people in my estimation deserve something. Karma and all that.

I'm glad to hear someone get one without having to farm for days - good for you, Lady Ana! :: hugs :: And good luck to Miss Temptress! :: more hugs ::

Dark[Devil]

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

New Jersey

Quote:
Originally Posted by X Shadow Reaper View Post
Does strengh of snow chest drop bear?
Yes it does. Congrats to those who have gotten a bear, and good luck to those searching for one.

Starmidder

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Lady Ana got hers from Strength of Snow, you can tell because her screenshot has Avalanche in it. If she did the other quest, it would have yellow snow. Both quests have the Wintersday Chest though, so it would be dumb and extremely improbable for both not to drop the bear.

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

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LOL'd

Its Rampage

Its Rampage

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2008

Kamadan, District 2

[KoL]

A/

What guest must you do to get it?

Jongo River

Jongo River

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Its Rampage View Post
What guest must you do to get it?
LOL, that gave me tears. I'd hate to be staying at your house for christmas.

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ElinoraNeSangre View Post
I'm glad to hear someone get one without having to farm for days - good for you, Lady Ana! :: hugs :: And good luck to Miss Temptress! :: more hugs ::
And a very nice Wintersday to you ElinoraNeSangre! You can almost hear the Wintersday spirit flying over Guru...

Its Rampage

Its Rampage

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2008

Kamadan, District 2

[KoL]

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Its Rampage View Post
What guest must you do to get it?
Oops, really bad typo there, what quest do you have to do?

Lady Ana Stacia

Lady Ana Stacia

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Germany

Beware of our Temper [BooT]

Me/

Thanks to all for the congrats Yes the quest I was doing was the Strength of Snow for those curious!

I wish everyone luck in getting the bear if you are trying for it and wish you all Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah etc

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Its Rampage View Post
What guest must you do to get it?

LOL'd
I'm seriously laughing to tears

Rihanna

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2007

Fuzzies Anonymous

E/Me

Nice Work Getting That Bear ! I was not that lucky so far sadly ... but still working on it!

Dark[Devil]

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

New Jersey

Quote:
Originally Posted by Its Rampage View Post
Oops, really bad typo there, what quest do you have to do?
The Strength Of Snow from Rift Warden in LA or Kamadan.

You may also get it from Straight to the Heart quest, however, that is more difficult to do.

Unreal Havoc

Guest

Join Date: Dec 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by ElinoraNeSangre View Post
I feel that the people that give Christmas in general a bad name are people that obsess over the wrong things.

I look at all the time spent farming for a bear, and I'm planning on using that time to help stuck friends get out of the snow, get them to the grocery store so they have what they need, take in people without electricity, or go shopping to get friends/family presents and then go spend time with them so I can give them to them. To me, *that* is what Christmas is. It's not up to me to dictate what it is for others, though, just like I don't expect people to spend their Christmas like I do.

I watched people make posts about how they wasted days farming for this last year for nothing and how awful it was that they didn't get one and how much it ruined their holiday and how mad they were that the drop rate was so low, ect. If that's the case? Turn off the computer and go outside. Sheesh. People who take it that seriously and that are bitter and angry or jealous when someone else gets something they didn't? Sorry but the most fitting drop there might just be a lump of coal, in the Christmas spirit.

People farming with a smile on their face, not neglecting their family time to do it, who approach it with a good attitude, who just say "congrats! Now I gotta go get one!" and leave it at that, or the people who are just plain nice people and aren't turning this into a big mess, those people in my estimation deserve something. Karma and all that.

I'm glad to hear someone get one without having to farm for days - good for you, Lady Ana! :: hugs :: And good luck to Miss Temptress! :: more hugs ::
+1

Well said.

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

my left arm;s broken, all i can do is stay home,eat,watch tv, farm my 30th title...and waste time NOT GETTING bear,but having a good laugh over it.
Thats what hollyday gonna be for me this year

naughteblonde

naughteblonde

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

The Rabid Hamsters [NUBY]

E/

I'm disabled, housebound and my other half is out so I'll farm all I fancy!

Well Done Lady Ana! Im damned jealous but glad you got one!

therangereminem

therangereminem

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

R/Mo

so there like 10 pope sellign them atm all for 1750 ecto for a ded one

i dont think you pople really know this but there not as rare as you thought

most do abotu 10 hours to get one, 8 min each run do 100 runs and get one if your unlucky you might have to do 300runs

Earth

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

I'm actually doing the Strength of Snow quest for experience (just made a necro, see if I can get to 20 doing only that quest) and well, a polar bear would be neat but I wouldnt'really be sad or whatever if I didn't get one.
Don't really understand why people keep crying over it tbh.

It's actually not so boring when you just watch tv while doing it


btw grats to anyone who got one

exploiter

exploiter

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

ign Punk Isnt Dead

R/

eh, there will be already hundreds of bears at that rate 100-300 runs

therangereminem

therangereminem

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by exploiter View Post
eh, there will be already hundreds of bears at that rate 100-300 runs

ok put it this way it was been out for 27 hours you can not do 300 runs by now

even if you didnt take a break 200 runsus max and that not peeing eating cooking, or sleeping

ive done at 80 runs total and its hard not to take a break you woudl have o b really into wanting one and not be a kid say a 30 yearold with no kids no partner and no job, and still have internet lol thast not goign to happen

i say 80 runs is max for anyone atm i have kids and stuff and i have spent allnight instead of sleeping farming , and then doing my life things wihtout sleep tonight its bed time

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by exploiter View Post
eh, there will be already hundreds of bears at that rate 100-300 runs
qft
more like 1 per 100,000 runs

therangereminem

therangereminem

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Reflect View Post
qft
more like 1 per 100,000 runs
then how do 30+pople got one already

afya

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by therangereminem View Post
then how do 30+pople got one already
really?

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

like 50 000 ppl at least going for it, making average of 50 runs
so
2 500 000 runs, 30 bears
closely to 1:100 000