Nicholas the Traveler - Location Discussion (Updated Mondays)

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Run from Amnoon Oasis is much faster imho.

aspi

aspi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

eeew

N/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yawgmoth View Post
Run from Amnoon Oasis is much faster imho.
From Augury you get lot's of minotaurs on the way.

-Makai-

-Makai-

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2007

WA

DH

Rt/

I've been farming them north of Heroes' Audience. You have to fight through some sand elementals first, but it's worth it--may as well save up those lodestones for another week.

Here's a visual reference:

joea64

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

Northern VA, USA

Above and Beyond Duty (Duty)

Rt/Mo

There are about 20-30 minotaurs in Prophet's Path northeast of Heroes' Audience/southeast of Amnoon Oasis, on the eastern side of the first teleporter going east from Amnoon (Nicholas is standing near the eastern side of the teleporter, as per the map). A boss minotaur (Cootle Sizzlehorn) might spawn. I got 4 horns on my last farm run.

WhiteAsIce

WhiteAsIce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2008

R/

I farmed the first part of Elona Reach. As long as you avoid the Dune Burrowers, you will find nothing but Minotaurs.

As far as running to Nick goes, I think it's harder to get there from Amnoon because the Jade Scarabs follow to the teleporter, and then I can't activate it. Instead, I ran from Augury Rock. I didn't need any protective spells, just my run stances.

wilebill

wilebill

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mt Vernon, Ohio

Band of the Hawk

W/Mo

Just go out from Augury with a spirit spammer, plenty of minotaurs for 10 horns, then jog on up to teleporter. Some boss minotaur was out there, but not much of a slowdown.

kennywong

kennywong

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

GMT +8

Instead of using my rit to sos for nich items, i decided to use my sin to farm Mino horns this week. Not bad for a change

http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Build:A/Mo..._Blades_Farmer

Swap Golden Fox Strike for Jagged Strike & Wild Strike for Fox Fanges as these Mino use stance

Still no mini or gold weapon from Nich this week

rotaulave

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Ftl Fla

Knights of Pallas [KOP]

W/Mo

I farm the beginning of the Elona mission about 12 or so minators at the begging and another 2-4 just past the bridge. 2minute farm just start mission and run out. As a War im set at 16axe 11 str 7 HP and 4 tactics

I use Healing Hands - vig spirit -Great Dwarven armor - LoD - Cyclone axe
bonnetti defence - Mind block and Furious Axe

My axe is 20:20 +15^50 +20% last longer and customized my shield is 30 -2enchanted or +45 -2 enchanted.

you can use more HP and less Str if you dont have GDA then another shield skill, Doly maybe ok, since you aggro all and just pound away with cyclone furious keepting Bonnetti up for E and HH and Vig for HP very easy run soloing with a war/mo 2 min and you got about 2-3horns and a few hides for another day.

Clost

Clost

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2007

France

ODN

Me/

Any 55HP Me/Mo works well at the beginning of the Elona mission.

Munkypoo7

Munkypoo7

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

Miami, Florida, United States

Lunatics Running the Asylum [CRZY]

R/Rt

July 5th, Panjiang Peninsula, Collecting 3 Naga Hides per gift

Larqh

Larqh

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

R/

All the hides I left on the ground this weekend.... /doh

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Larqh View Post
All the hides I left on the ground this weekend.... /doh
Same here...

However, a trip and a half through Raiyan Caves got me what I needed, so yay.

Snograt

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Larqh View Post
All the hides I left on the ground this weekend.... /doh
I'm fairly sure they do that on purpose.

Giggling.

Mintha Syl

Mintha Syl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2010

Uh, what a luck, I think I was in such a hurry I didn't sell my loot on some crappy char

aspi

aspi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

eeew

N/Rt

Yeah easy week, just wish I thought about keeping the hides this weekend.

Angel Killuminati

Angel Killuminati

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

UK

Yeah I must have merched about 50 hides this weekend after farming Darkness at Kaitan quest with my 330 rit, but luckily had 32 hides in storage.

Voodoo Rage

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by aspi View Post
Yeah easy week, just wish I thought about keeping the hides this weekend.
I was funny too because I posted in alliance chat, "It would be SO like Anet to make Naga Hides next week's Nick item."

Thankfully it was something that was pretty quick to farm again but geez, from now on I'm never throwing ANYTHING away...

aspi

aspi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

eeew

N/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Voodoo Rage View Post
I was funny too because I posted in alliance chat, "It would be SO like Anet to make Naga Hides next week's Nick item."

Thankfully it was something that was pretty quick to farm again but geez, from now on I'm never throwing ANYTHING away...
My guess is this week he is back in Kryta because he heard about the WiK and now wan't some trophies in the form of white mantle badges or emblems Been hanging on to those for a while now.

kennywong

kennywong

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

GMT +8

WM Emblem can be traded during Halloween, iirc

-Vodka-

-Vodka-

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2009

UK

Mo/

Week of: 12th July 2010
Location: Haiju Lagoon
Collecting: 1 Gold Crimson Skull Coin

R666

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2009

Milton Keynes, UK

Woman Make Me A Sandwich NAO

D/W


sykoone

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mystical Chaos

E/

He's been found in Haiju Lagoon collecting Gold Crimson Skull Coins, 1 per gift. Maps on wiki.

Mintha Syl

Mintha Syl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2010

1 only? are they so rarely dropped? it's been ages since I last went in the lagoon so I can't really remember.

kennywong

kennywong

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

GMT +8

Gonna try if having the quest "The Captured Son" active will spawn more level 15 (NM) Crimson Skulls as only these drop gold coins

Cuilan

Cuilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2008

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by -Vodka- View Post
Week of: 12th July 2010
Location: Haiju Lagoon
Collecting: 1 Gold Crimson Skull Coin
There's like only one foe there that drops it.

The bridge that connects the two lower areas of Panjiang Peninsula all the way across the rest of the lower left areas. Go there.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

there are about 4 that CAN drop it...but its only the level 15 crimsons that do---not many of them anywhere (there are some around the quimeng quest area too).
Yes its a pretty rare drop--only had a few in storage from the years I have been playing (yes I keep everything like that).....but you can kill that group in haiju pretty easy with sos rit

thelessa

thelessa

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Texas

Purple Puzycats

R/Mo

How about HM would they drop then?

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

Quote:
Originally Posted by kennywong View Post
Gonna try if having the quest "The Captured Son" active will spawn more level 15 (NM) Crimson Skulls as only these drop gold coins
Just tried that and there's definitly more level 15's there around 6-7 or so usually I think there's only 3 - the boss drops silver ones.

ranger rothers

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

Got mine in Panjiang Peninsula by the Warr Boss, 3 lvl 15s (one spawns on bridge). Zone in and out of Kinja, repeat.

Cuilan

Cuilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2008

Me/

The quest Quimang's Last Stand also offers more chances to get coins and you even have a gang of npc helpers on your way to them.

Mustache Mayhem

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

BEN

R/N

I got all mine on the beach by that boss.. strange I never get anything from nick gifts.. but icy dragon sword popped out of 5 gifts today!

DigitalFear

DigitalFear

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2009

My mother's basement.

Me/

Jahai Bluffs, 5 Elonian Leather Squares. Pic coming in a sec.

Egli

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2010

Bataillon Quebecois

Confirmed, 5 Elonian Leather Squares.

Ranger Jaap

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

GG Anet what where you thinking using a rare material as nicholas item. now they are out of stock. artisans wont work also out of stock.

Aldric

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2007

[IG]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger Jaap View Post
GG Anet what where you thinking using a rare material as nicholas item. now they are out of stock. artisans wont work also out of stock.
125 Dust and 125Hide can be farmed in no time at all if the traders are out of raw mats for the artisans. One of the easiest and cheapest weeks yet.

Riot Narita

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger Jaap View Post
GG Anet what where you thinking using a rare material as nicholas item. now they are out of stock. artisans wont work also out of stock.
-_-

He's there for a whole week. Wait 1 day, or even 2. Presto! Cheap materials from the trader if you CBA to farm them.

Black Metal

Black Metal

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2009

N/

jaap, there's a rare material trader in the same zone offering elonian leather squares

5 tanned hides, 5 dusts, 50g per elonian leather square

Thalador Doomspeaker

Thalador Doomspeaker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2008

The Ruins of Rin

Incarnation of the Reaper [GRIM]

W/

Ah, this will be an easy week for me. Already had 5 Elonian leather squares in my storage along with 100+ piles of glittering dust and tanned hide squares for the artisan.

Ranger Jaap

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Black Metal View Post
jaap, there's a rare material trader in the same zone offering elonian leather squares

5 tanned hides, 5 dusts, 50g per elonian leather square
Someone said the artisan was out of stock to.

Targren

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Primeval Warlords[wuw]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger Jaap View Post
Someone said the artisan was out of stock to.
Can artisans even be "out of stock?" I thought they were "creating" the mats out of the ones you give them.