Req 8/7 Items

SweFighter

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2009

Ok people I have never ever got a Q8/7 req Item ingame. And They go for so much money. So I wonder if there is any special place for farming them. And do you do this farm in NM or Hm?. And if you are a Q8/7 farmer where do you farm?

LordScro

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2008

Ethereal Guard

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Q7/8 can drop anywhere in both NM or HM. It's foolish to try and farm for them as they rarely drop, especially Q7

FoxBat

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Amazon Basin [AB]

Mo/Me

I'd settle for inscribable q8 armor15 shields. There has to be a place to farm those.

LordScro

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2008

Ethereal Guard

W/

There is no specific place to farm them as they could drop anywhere.

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

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I'd settle for inscribable Req. 7 armor15 shields. There has to be a place to farm those. Fixed. Req. 7 AR 15 inscribable shields exist. Req. 8 inscribables can drop max. The Raptor Nestlings(HM) dropped a Req. 7 15 AR shield for me during the St. Patty's weekend. I've merched many Req. 8 15 AR shields because they're one point off in both directions for any usefulness to me.

SweFighter

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2009

So what can a Q7 15 AR be worth u think?

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

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Check Ventari. Depends on attribute. Strength = merch food.

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Originally Posted by SweFighter View Post
People don´t want Str?? I thought people wanted str lol I can't think why I'd want to only run 7 in Strength, apart from some niche farming build, maybe. Perhaps someone who can would be more interested in such a shield.

SweFighter

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2009

People don´t want Str?? I thought people wanted str lol

Ya, They main thing I´m lokking for is Shields and Axes/swords



Use the edit button instead of posting several times in a row - Marty

Expherious

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Wolfenstein Fuel Dump

Melandru's Elite Hunters [Hunt]

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When I started GW some extremely nice fellow gave me a Q7 Fellblade and a Q7 FDS for absolutley nothing I was like lvl 7 in Ascalon city!! (Both are max damage)

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2007

WHERE DO YOU THINK

W/

req 8 max weapons/offhands still drop, albeit very rarely.

req 7 max weapons/offhands don't drop anymore (some people will disagree with this)

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

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Originally Posted by SweFighter View Post
People don´t want Str?? I thought people wanted str lol

Use the edit button instead of posting several times in a row - Marty Warriors want max Str shields. People (paragons, possibly some caster professions) want req 7 AL 15 shields because they would put 7 into a shield attribute but couldn't afford the 8th point without compromising something. Strength is unwanted because Wars can only put points into that.

CE Devilman

CE Devilman

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

hell

Do U Trust Anet

N/Mo


from orr today..

but my bet is undead dragons...4-5 in a swamp

Coney

Coney

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2008

I think the way the 'breakpoints' work, r8/16 and r6/14 tactics shields are the only valuable ones (r7/15 in a few cases, perhaps - 5-10k). At least that's what I remember from playing w/ attribute points.

I got a few r6/14's, and a few r8/16's (inscribable, of course).

I don't know how many r8/16 non-insc and r8/15 insc shields I've vendored (lots - took 40 hours raptor farm just to get an r8/16 insc)...

Mr.Kotte

Mr.Kotte

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Me/

I've gotten quite a few 16AL r8's from DoA SC's. None gold though

SweFighter

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2009

So there is rly no diffrent if u "farm" in HM or NM to get them?

Mr.Kotte: tjenare =) svenne här.

SimplyAmazing

SimplyAmazing

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

Cho's Estate

Agents Of Indecision

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nope no difference, they drop anywhere, but your best bet for attempting to farm them, is any of the "noob" islands, beginning of factions and nightfall, and in HM so that it's worthwhile atleast, you will not get any nice skins, but you will get LOTS of low Q items, some are sometimes max, but low q's drop more often in these areas than anywhere else. i have a q8 max fellblade and i have no idea where i got it, it dropped for me when i first started playing the game on my first character almost 4 years ago. And because i was noob, i customized it!! lol. wish i never did that, anyway, good luck

JONO51

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

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I think really the best place to get r8 max stuff is from enemies in the lvl18-24 range. I remember getting a few q8 max gold shield from the dead sword farm (lvl20 enemies). They were bad skins though. Basically though, find aa enemy type that drops a skin you want etc, and hope theres a grouop of them in that lvl range. They'll be rare though, so dont expect one every few runs :P

Luca Firestorm

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2007

E/

i got a req 8 eternal ow 14^50 drop for me once, over 1000 hours of playing, 4 years, and thats the only gold q8 ive ever gotten. sum ppl think that q8s come from nm more. i dont know...

Marth Reynolds

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

Me/A

the Vaettir in Drakkar lake just outside sifhalla dropped me a req 8/16 armor shield of the wing blue last weekend :]

they seem rather low lvl but maybe a nice spot to farm em?

ANDY of GW

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

Mo/

ive picked up a few r8 items in the snowman dungeon, mostly blue and nothing of too much interest so far. though the majority of what i see drop are shields in that area. apologies if somebody already said anything about this before i posted (im a lazy read at times )

DeadlyBullet

DeadlyBullet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Russia N.Nowgorod

Sell Your Kidney And Buy Obsi[LoOL]

go NM chestrun at vermins,here i got r8 max celestial shield 5-6 mounth ago..

Schnellburg

Schnellburg

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

America -5 GMT

Me/

I've gotten a few r8 Healing Ankh's out of DoA, and a bunch of other R8's just doing Vanquishes.

distilledwill

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo



Recently dropped for me, ive a few others too. I have a r8 Eagle Defender which is pretty nice.

I can't really say where I got it, just generally fighting (and actually, kinda better in NM as you hit the fine line between a r8 15al and a r8 16al.

snodaard

snodaard

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Holland

[Uni]

Mo/

got a r8 gold eagle defender during Vanquishing noob island. out of a threasure chest

zelgadissan

zelgadissan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Warrior Priests [WP]

Me/Rt

I've received almost all my items of these in HM. From the Cathedral of Flames run in HM -
15/7 Command Skull Shield (two of them actually)
+12e/8 Death Grim Cesta
+12e/8 Domination Majestic Focus

From the Spectral Vaettirs (on my Obsidian Flesh ele, not keg farming) in HM -
+12e/8 Illusion Inscribed Chakram

Finally, from the Kournan mobs outside the castle thing in the Rilohn Refuge mission in NM -
max q8 Fiery Gladius, the animated skin

Honestly it's just random, I wouldn't know where to tell you to farm.

Kazamafury

Kazamafury

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Mo/

I got a q7 tactics 15 AR rare Great Conch when I accidentally forgot to switch to NM when I farmed the raptors during one of the events. Great Couch drops quite a bit during raptor runs so if you really want to try for a q7 15 AR, then NM raptor runs is the way to go.

Despite the hideous look, I was happy with the shield, as stated above, it is a very nice shield (stat wise) in PvP. Namely for monks. When I PvP with my monk and am using a stance such as Balanced / Discipline / Bonetti's or whatever, attribute distribution allows me to fit in 8 points in tactics. Since it is a q7 tactics shield, my monk has an additional 15 armor instead of 8 (max shield without meeting requirement gives half armor bonus). Now why not use a q8 shield instead? Two reasons:
- If you someone inflicts weakness on you, you'll have 7 in tactics, thus no longer meeting the shield requirement if you were using a q8 shield.
- I am not sure if there's a nice attribute distribution for 7 in tactics but 8 in tactics was a nice breakpoint for some stances before the nerf anyway.

Hope this helped.

|Chewie|

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

It has been confirmed that Q7 maxed weapons and shields no longer drop, I believe. They did in the beginning but were very rare. In a later update the minimum requirement was upped by one so to speak. Now, Q8 maxed weapons and shields are possible, but are usually light blue ones. I have gotten several of them, and they do still drop but quite rarely.
My most rare q7 drop is this shield I got in the good old days on a Hydra farm run in the desert.
Defender (gold)
Armor 16: (Requires 7 strength)
Health +44 (while Enchanted)
Received physical damage -3 (while hexed)

I donated to Retcute But Deadly. She has a very impressive collection on her website. I think she also has my old Q8 eternal shield inthere somewhere.

Somnus

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2008

I have a q7 longsword and a heck of a lot of other q8s mainly from prophecies though. I've also got a q8 inscribable shield

Eliza Deathblade

Banned

Join Date: May 2009

W/

One day i decided to farm Mountain Trolls just for the heck of it and i got a q8 divine favor raven staff and I use it to this day :P

Slushiiee x

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2009

Australia

[WOLF]

Mo/Me

i got a q8 inscribable storm bow 2daii from VsF

ImpressiveSkilled

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2008

Stop Kiting [cwrd]

Mo/

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I donated to Retcute But Deadly. She has a very impressive collection on her website. I think she also has my old Q8 eternal shield inthere somewhere. interesting, can you give the link of her site?

Razon

Razon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2008

Mo/

Well I got blue rq7 AR15 Tactics Crude from DoA one day.. but never gotten any other rq7 ar15 dropping for me.

landon1976

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2010

Mythical Dragons

I have had this in storage for more than 5 years? i just realized the req is only 7!!! i just posted a auction with this site starting at 40k!! i wish i started with a higher price?

SHEILD OF THE WING Req 7 Tactics, 16 armor, -1 damage when in stance.

Coney

Coney

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2008

When you farms raptors, a lot of 16 armor r8 tactics inscribable blue conches drop. I've dumped a ton of them for around 10k each. Alway look carefully at blue shields from EotN and Nightfall for 16 armor r8 - they are often times inscribable.

Yesterday, I just opened a chest in NM Factions mission Nahpui Quarter, and out dropped a gold 'large' spiked shield, 16 armor r8 strength. I've stashed it away, unidentified! Also, about 2 years ago, the same 16 armor r8 'large' spiked shield dropped for me in EotN (forget details, back when I was starting out)...

Adriaanz#Shiro

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

Guild Hall

Super Kaon Action Team [Ban]

R/E

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interesting, can you give the link of her site? http://www.guildwars-RED ENGINE GORE...GO/weapon.html

remove spaces, gwguru censors this.

Camel Sausage

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

Underworld

The Order of Kume

R/Mo

I've found the floor in DoA after a full DwG run to be one of the best places to farm these.

I've had a q8 conch from warband hm, and 7s/8s from raptors in both nm and hm while getting my warrior's asura rank from 3-9 (so a few runs..).

People rarely check their blues, so thats about the best thing you can "exploit" in my opinion.