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sixdartbart

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Peace Machine GRRR [DiE]

W/N

03 Jan 2011 at 20:17 - 4610

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sookie

A better map would be good...one showing an outpost or adjoining explorable area.

Go out there and make one then.

The level of handholding that people seem to need in this game these days is disturbing.

Szymaa

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Super Zealous Youths

R/

03 Jan 2011 at 20:55 - 4611

My god, might this mean that there will be people in Maguuma Stade this week?

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

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03 Jan 2011 at 21:05 - 4612

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sookie

A better map would be good...one showing an outpost or adjoining explorable area.

...Dry Top is a tiny explorable. It says the name of the zone and shows where in the zone Nick is, what more do you really need?

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

03 Jan 2011 at 21:36 - 4613

Quote:

Originally Posted by Szymaa

My god, might this mean that there will be people in Maguuma Stade this week?

Seems like most are concentrated in Ventari's Refuge, like during carapace week last year.

Urass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2008

UTC -5 or -6

03 Jan 2011 at 22:34 - 4614

Maps for the needy...

Mentioned farm area:

Breadcrumbs to Nick:

Grav

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2010

New Zealand

W/

03 Jan 2011 at 22:46 - 4615

There are also several Thorn Stalkers right at the start of the Bloodstone Fen mission.

MrSchism

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2010

Inside Joke

W/R

03 Jan 2011 at 22:46 - 4616

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urass

Maps for the needy...

Mentioned farm area:
[IMG]

Breadcrumbs to Nick:
[IMG]

Bah. You beat me to it.

byteme!

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

On Earth

W/P

03 Jan 2011 at 23:22 - 4617

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sookie

A better map would be good...one showing an outpost or adjoining explorable area.

You need a map to find Nick in "DRY TOP"????!

MrSchism

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2010

Inside Joke

W/R

03 Jan 2011 at 23:55 - 4618

Playing "Devil's Advocate" here, but maybe Sookie was making a point that unlike previous Nick maps, this one was lacking.

It was useful (and major thanks to SirJackassIII), but this community -does- have inexperienced players. I had to look around my map for where Dry Top was; I don't spend much time around there.

Fay Vert

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/

04 Jan 2011 at 00:25 - 4619

Dry Top is famous for being the one place in prophesies that people haven't been to (or even know it's there)

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

04 Jan 2011 at 01:25 - 4620

Well... Speaking for myself.... It was one of the first maps that I chose for VQ'ing in Tyria. :P Other than that, not one of the places I visited the most.

killergp123

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

E/Me

04 Jan 2011 at 01:45 - 4621

There is also people like me who just came back to GW after almost 2 years afkness and don't remember where each explorable area is. It wasn't hard to find via wiki, but it's not like it takes too long to include a town in the picture for reference.

Star_Jewel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2010

Denizen of Tyria since Feb. 2009

04 Jan 2011 at 01:54 - 4622

I prefer going out of Aurora Glade to Dry Top -- just seems like less hassle than Ventari's.

Don't have to farm this week, since I still had a ton stashed away from when he wanted carapaces out there. I easily farmed those with spirit-spam on the eastern side of Ettin's Back, so these should be similar.

Sookie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

NoCenTex

[AKA] Guild Leader

R/

04 Jan 2011 at 02:52 - 4623

Quote:

Originally Posted by sixdartbart

Go out there and make one then.

The level of handholding that people seem to need in this game these days is disturbing.

I had no idea that I would be warmed up just for requesting a map...geez. Wiki has been down most of the day.

Sookie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

NoCenTex

[AKA] Guild Leader

R/

04 Jan 2011 at 02:56 - 4624

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verene

...Dry Top is a tiny explorable. It says the name of the zone and shows where in the zone Nick is, what more do you really need?

My Rit is not a native of this campaign and I have very little of it mapped. I didn't know that i would have to explain my request for a map with an outpost. I just wanted a frame of reference. I had no idea I would be met with such nastiness...dang, people. Lighten up.

Sookie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

NoCenTex

[AKA] Guild Leader

R/

04 Jan 2011 at 02:59 - 4625

Quote:

Originally Posted by byteme!

You need a map to find Nick in "DRY TOP"????!

no...I just wanted to know where it was with respect to the closest outpost. I will have no problem finding Nicholas...I just wanted to know which outpost to map first.

Thank you all for being so understanding.

davehall

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

NA

W/Mo

04 Jan 2011 at 03:12 - 4626

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sookie

I had no idea that I would be warmed up just for requesting a map...geez. Wiki has been down most of the day.

The unofficial wiki is up and is located at http://www.guildwiki.org/Main_Page

shmek

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

04 Jan 2011 at 03:33 - 4627

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sookie

I had no idea that I would be warmed up just for requesting a map...geez. Wiki has been down most of the day.

The true and original wiki at www.guildwiki.org (though its unofficial) is up just fine as usual.

Ceryndrion

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

The Remorseful Day

R/Mo

10 Jan 2011 at 15:23 - 4628

10th january - Dragons Gullet, collecting 3 gruesome ribcages..

Tom Swift

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2007

10 Jan 2011 at 15:43 - 4629

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ceryndrion

10th january - Dragons Gullet, collecting 3 gruesome ribcages..

um -- isn't it a couple hours early?

Ceryndrion

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

The Remorseful Day

R/Mo

10 Jan 2011 at 15:45 - 4630

That's what I thought.. but there he was..

Tom Swift

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2007

10 Jan 2011 at 15:52 - 4631

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ceryndrion

That's what I thought.. but there he was..

You're right he has moved - must have gotten tired of dry top a little too soon

Dragon's gullet - i hate that place

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

R/

10 Jan 2011 at 15:54 - 4632

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Swift

um -- isn't it a couple hours early?

nah, he changes locations at 15:00 UTC
the time of Tom's post was 15:23 UTC

EDIT
confirmed his location when I went to shoot farm video

really easy to farm. Got 17 in 1 run.
30 minutes of farming = 51

-Makai-

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2007

WA

DH

Rt/

10 Jan 2011 at 19:12 - 4633

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicholas the Traveler

You know, I was thinking the other day, and I realized that, if you took my requests for items out of context, one might construe that I am a rather twisted fellow. The truth is that I simply try to make the best use out of even the strangest objects around the world

Yep. It's only a matter of time before he tries to make a "plagueborn suit".

Bassma

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2010

10 Jan 2011 at 19:30 - 4634

gah what a boring run miles away from an outpost

Bellatrixa

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2010

Under a blanket drinking tea and being British n_n

Brothers of Other Mother [BoOM]

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10 Jan 2011 at 19:41 - 4635

I didn't manage 17 in one run (more's the pity). I got 5 on my first run and the remaining 10 on my second. Flagged my heroes by the portal as I went in and then soloed.

Urass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2008

UTC -5 or -6

10 Jan 2011 at 20:32 - 4636

Full run map for the uninitiated:

Abominable farm area (from marker on):

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

R/

10 Jan 2011 at 20:38 - 4637

Before you get your hopes up from my previous post, I only got 17 in 1 run because 1 Abomination dropped 2 and the boss dropped 3, and this was in addition to a good run.
Averaging 7-8 per run.

AndrewSX

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2010

Italy, Turin

Lake

E/

10 Jan 2011 at 21:25 - 4638

Got 13 in my first run...now i'm going to farm a little around Nick and then take my gifts.

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

11 Jan 2011 at 00:49 - 4639

got 5 my first run....and no idea if I am going to get the rest...its a long run (as was mentioned) and I did my carto---maybe one of my other characters needs to map that area then I will get the rest (this is one of the few items I never kept many of---actually MOST of the low level ascalon stuff I never kept--minus stuff for the holiday collectors)

Urass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2008

UTC -5 or -6

11 Jan 2011 at 01:25 - 4640

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosyfiep

got 5 my first run....and no idea if I am going to get the rest...its a long run

I know I'm wrong, but it sounds like you mapped back to outpost after clearing the Abominations with a "long run" back... if so, it`s much quicker to not map out, but run back to the zone & zone out/in.

It took me 4 runs for the 30 I needed.

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

R/

11 Jan 2011 at 04:09 - 4641

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosyfiep

got 5 my first run....and no idea if I am going to get the rest...its a long run (as was mentioned)

just rezone at the portal
the 1 minute run back to portal is a lot shorter than 3 and a half minute run to area

LordDragon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2010

Dragons Den

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11 Jan 2011 at 04:48 - 4642

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urass

I know I'm wrong, but it sounds like you mapped back to outpost after clearing the Abominations with a "long run" back... if so, it`s much quicker to not map out, but run back to the zone & zone out/in.

It took me 4 runs for the 30 I needed.

Like you it took me 4 runs for the 30 I needed. I had only killed about half the abominations by the time I got 30 on that last run so I cleaned the rest of them up. That added 4 extra. On the second account I fought my way to nick and had 5 more drop on the way.

That made me take a 3rd account in and low and behold, I was at 14 by the time I reached Nick. Passed him by, killed the rest and had to zone just to get that frigging last GS. Wasn't intending on taking the 3rd account in but the drop rate made it worth the time.

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

11 Jan 2011 at 06:02 - 4643

yeah---I had to go, couldnt wait around to do more (RL stuff ya'know)....yeah if I had had more time I would have just kept on zoning......

RIGHTKaane

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2010

| Righteous Indignation |

W/A

11 Jan 2011 at 08:11 - 4644

Took me three runs. 7 first, 6 second, then finished the set of 15 and stopped.

Esuna

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

NYC

Squee Squeeeeeeeeeeeeee [yay]

Mo/

11 Jan 2011 at 08:44 - 4645

Two runs here! 12 on the first, 3 later near Nick.

Hobbs

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

Organised Spam [OS]

W/

11 Jan 2011 at 15:30 - 4646

Yep, 2 runs: 10 first 7 second. Gave my spare 2 away in Grendich. Easy week this week.

rotaulave

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Ftl Fla

Knights of Pallas [KOP]

W/Mo

17 Jan 2011 at 16:14 - 4647

For those that have a second account and a second computer even a netbook with the 2nd account on it take to the zone point then park him at the zone point go and clear and then instead of running back just zone with the 2nd account and rezone to start over i averaged 40/hr

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urass

I know I'm wrong, but it sounds like you mapped back to outpost after clearing the Abominations with a "long run" back... if so, it`s much quicker to not map out, but run back to the zone & zone out/in.

It took me 4 runs for the 30 I needed.

Xiao Erh

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2008

Zero The Company [ZERO]

D/Mo

17 Jan 2011 at 17:14 - 4648

Found Nicholas in Dalada Uplands looking for 3 Superb Charr Carvings per gift. This is one tough assignment. Will send pics as soon as uploaded.

Here is the pic:

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

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

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

17 Jan 2011 at 17:27 - 4649

Interesting - on the same day his earlier self is collecting plain ol' Charr Carvings in pre-searing