Nicholas the Traveler - Location Discussion (Updated Mondays)

travathian

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Ascalon Foothills cleared.
Plains of Jarin too.

Kashikali

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2010

bots

N/A

hes not in Fahranur, The First City either

LordDragon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2010

Dragons Den

E/

Not in Mamnoon Lagoon

ArtemisTheYounger

ArtemisTheYounger

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2009

Everlasting Sacred Path [ESP]

R/

Rumored on Wiki Talmark Wilderness, 5 Abnormal Seeds per gift

Looks like he's not there after al l....let the search continue :P

travathian

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by ArtemisTheYounger View Post
Rumored on Wiki Talmark Wilderness, 5 Abnormal Seeds per gift
He's not in the north area by the fire imps.

June Bug

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

Looked all over Talmark (WiK instance) and he is not there.

Bassma

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2010

Wow you guys are slow today finding him.

godis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2009

LOVE

N/Me

http://www.wartower.de/forum/showthr...=721033&page=7

No idea whats he looking for tho

Scott Ware

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2009

Texas

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by June Bug View Post
Looked all over Talmark (WiK instance) and he is not there.
Non WiK as well. no Nick

beaztor

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2009

Mo/

Talmark... No Nick here. I just finished mapping it a minute ago. he may not have spawned on my first run through though since that has been the issue as of late.

June Bug

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

The German site says he is looking for Abnormal Seeds. But where in Talmark is that?

AngelWJedi

AngelWJedi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2008

orlando,florida

Society of Souls [Argh]

Rt/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by godis View Post
oooo wtb a translation. xD

Fatouma

Fatouma

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2008

Germany

Sancta Lux [StLx]

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by godis View Post
This would be 2 Abnormal Seeds per gift.

snodaard

snodaard

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Holland

[Uni]

Mo/

we already had that one?

Fatouma

Fatouma

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2008

Germany

Sancta Lux [StLx]

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by snodaard View Post
we already had that one?
We had Tangled Seeds in January.

RedDog91

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by AngelWJedi View Post
oooo wtb a translation. xD
Quote:
Originally Posted by GoogleChrome browser auto-translation
"Whereabouts of the passengers between the 02/21/2011 to 02/28/2011: Talmark wilderness

Searched Item: Abnormal seeds (2-10)

Abnormal seeds are trophies, which are occasionally allowed to fall from plant-like creatures in Kryta

Farm possibilities:
Option 1

Note:
Nicholas will not be found during the war in Kyrta-Contents
"
Are the people who are searching the area still in WiK? That might be why you don't see him

Maria Murtor

Maria Murtor

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2009

St. Julian / Germany

Die Loge der Hoffnung

R/

He stands in the near of the Collector Ember Whisperwind, but only if you dont have the War in Kryta running.

Atro

Atro

Miss the good ol' days

Join Date: Sep 2009

Where don't I live?

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by RedDog91 View Post
Are the people who are searching the area still in WiK? That might be why you don't see him
I don't think would do that it would be unfair to those who havent done WiK

Nyta

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2010

Quote:
Originally Posted by RedDog91 View Post
Are the people who are searching the area still in WiK? That might be why you don't see him
All of my characters have finished WiK and I didn't see him.

Bellerophon Krysaor

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2006

Big Killer

Rt/

Just scroll down to check the one for this week ;p

Ariane

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

W/



Yes, he is there (where the secret passage is supposed to be). My paragon hasn't started WiK content, so she can see him.



Edit: if you have finished WiK, have you tried dropping all wanted quests from the quest log in order to see him?

aspi

aspi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

eeew

N/Rt

dont see nick near the collector, and I dont have wik running. Strange.

June Bug

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

WiK seems to bork up his appearances. Like in Watchtower Coast, WiK = no Nick, No WiK = Nick. But here it's a bit different again.

RedDog91

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Acolyte Firestar View Post
I don't think would do that it would be unfair to those who havent done WiK
Well, ANET doesn't do such things intentionally. Nicholas has been known to not spawn when you have something that affects the spawns in the area, and WiK is one of the worst spawn-screw ups.
And also, if you never started WiK to begin with, then it isn't a problem. Just farm on your best farmer and then use storage chest to give it to a toon that has finished/not started WiK to go get gifts from Nick

But of course he may just have a messed up spawn for unknown reasons, like he did a few weeks ago when he collected Stormy Eyes

Kashikali

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2010

bots

N/A

hes there all right... i went on a char who hasnt started WiK

Refia

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2008

Belgium

A/Mo

Chars who havent started WiK can see him fine, but those that have WiK active, or finished even cant seem to get him.

Porkchop Sandwhiches

Porkchop Sandwhiches

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fishing Village in Wizard's Folly

R/

I zoned in/out multiple times and don't see him on my character with any active WiK quests, but she has completed it. Bummer.

Black Metal

Black Metal

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2009

N/

protip: when there's a mission or a quest that involves different spawns, it's like a second copy of the map, and if you have that one active, you'll get the alternate map. Of course, Nick won't be added to it

Nerel

Nerel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2008

Australia, what you want my home address?

[CAT]

Mo/

I just ran out there on my warrior (who hasn't started WiK, and has no WiK related quests), no sign of Nicholas...

Buggy much?

AngelWJedi

AngelWJedi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2008

orlando,florida

Society of Souls [Argh]

Rt/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nyta View Post
All of my characters have finished WiK and I didn't see him.
same i finished wik on rt and he isnt their.

ChrisCo

ChrisCo

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

[ToR]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by AngelWJedi View Post
same i finished wik on rt and he isnt their.
Same here

highway

highway

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by godis View Post
Abnorm-Samen (2-10) = Abnormal Seeds

travathian

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Black Metal View Post
protip: when there's a mission or a quest that involves different spawns, it's like a second copy of the map, and if you have that one active, you'll get the alternate map. Of course, Nick won't be added to it
Protip: Competent programming by Anet would make this a non-issue.

Snograt

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

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

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

Hmm, let's take a guess at this.

We all know Nicholas doesn't spawn when certain quest-related spawns are in the area. What's the odds that the quest-related spawn in this instance is the secret river passage?

ChrisCo

ChrisCo

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

[ToR]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Snograt View Post
Hmm, let's take a guess at this.

We all know Nicholas doesn't spawn when certain quest-related spawns are in the area. What's the odds that the quest-related spawn in this instance is the secret river passage?
me thinks 99.9999999%

travathian

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisCo View Post
me thinks 99.9999999%
Nope. I took a character there who had complete Prophecies but never started any of the WiK quests. I walked there, no secret passage and no traveler.

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

It definitely seems that only pre-WiK characters can get to him. WiK-in-progress characters get an instance of the area with the Shining Blade camp. Post-WiK characters still get a different instance of the zone, the one with the secret passage and probably the camp too (I never visited the site post-WiK so I'm not sure if the camp's still there).

Luckily my only pre-WiK character had already reached the Temple of the Ages.

June Bug

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

Yeah. I brought a character that hasn't finished Proph and EoTN and he spawns. I'll just farm the seeds and transfer them to her and get my gifts.

Inasha

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2011

All my characters have finished Proph so I can't get him to spawn.

This just increases my annoyance with the fact that WiK starting is non-optional, even on accounts that don't have EotN, once you finish Proph

Nerel

Nerel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2008

Australia, what you want my home address?

[CAT]

Mo/

So far checked with...

A character who has WiK quests active : No Nicholas.
A character on an account that is eligible for WiK but has never taken a WiK related quest : No Nicholas
A character on an account without EotN, ergo NOT eligible for WiK : No Nicholas.


All were checked individually with only H/H in the party...

Quality work as always Anet

Edit: He spawned for my alt account's mesmer who hasn't finished Prophecies.

I was rather hoping that he wouldn't spawn so I could call shenanigans on the screen shots posted above, the alternative would be that Anet really is this haphazardly inept. Fix it.