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Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

19 Mar 2012 at 17:48 - 5853

Quote:

Originally Posted by GODh

I believe the same thing, but these essences never dropped very often for me... maybe they drop better when you can farm them solo, but i cant.

Sure you can. There is a wurm hole right there. Just jump in a wurm and blow them up.

jcwagers

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2007

19 Mar 2012 at 18:13 - 5854

You can always try the Hidden City. There should be a decent amount of them there and don't forget to save the other essences too. I think he asked for some of the others at some point too

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

19 Mar 2012 at 18:43 - 5855

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcwagers

You can always try the Hidden City. There should be a decent amount of them there and don't forget to save the other essences too. I think he asked for some of the others at some point too

Hidden City is where I've been farming. And yes, he also asks for Diamond, Sapphire, and Water Djinn essences at various times.

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

19 Mar 2012 at 19:51 - 5856

I had some saved up from a while back, so for once I could finally just go to Nick right away. But I remember the drop rate being bad. For now there only seem to be a lot of WTB ads at Bone Palace.

Alay

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2010

19 Mar 2012 at 20:50 - 5857

Just got them using a perma build at Hidden City:

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Agro red left and top, pull to blue spot, sliver spam down melee mobs. Run to right side, keeping agro on left over ranged NPCs, and pull to green spot, sliver spam down.

You can go deeper into the place to find more, but it's usually just faster to pop those two groups. Spawns are random too, so sometimes they're almost all Rubys, sometimes there's just one or two.

aspi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

eeew

N/Rt

20 Mar 2012 at 14:17 - 5858

That works pretty well Alay, just the things wont drop :/

Mouse at Large

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Scotland

Fuzzy Physics Institute

E/

20 Mar 2012 at 14:52 - 5859

Was not looking forward to this as I remembered trying to get them first time round. This time I got the 5 I needed in 7 runs with a 4 man team - go figure

Da Kenster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

A shoebox

The Boat Crew

W/E

20 Mar 2012 at 16:25 - 5860

Not the best drop rate for me, but I got it done in the area near Nick using a solo spirit spam build. Shame it was all junk. I will get a Gwen Doll from a present yet!

Alay

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2010

21 Mar 2012 at 02:06 - 5861

Quote:

Originally Posted by aspi

That works pretty well Alay, just the things wont drop :/

Yeah, took me ~20+ runs to get the 5 for my boyfriend (since there's no way he'll ever get these ones himself) then put off my five until some other time. I got about 13 sapphire ones though >.>

aurora2

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2012

In your dreams

E/

26 Mar 2012 at 14:27 - 5862

Anyone found him yet?

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

26 Mar 2012 at 15:48 - 5863

Quote:

Originally Posted by aurora2

Anyone found him yet?

You'll know when he's found when someone posts that they found him. You don't have to ask.

Urass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2008

UTC -5 or -6

26 Mar 2012 at 16:20 - 5864

Checked all the remaining EotN locations and saw no new Yak droppings.

Star_Jewel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2010

Denizen of Tyria since Feb. 2009

26 Mar 2012 at 16:37 - 5865

Guildwiki.de found him in Majesty's Rest, collecting 2 Thorny Carapaces per gift. Confirmed -- here he is in English.

thee access

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

MARA

W/Mo

26 Mar 2012 at 17:13 - 5866

Quote:

Originally Posted by Star_Jewel

Guildwiki.de found him in Majesty's Rest, collecting 2 Thorny Carapaces per gift. Confirmed -- here he is in English.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/a...d=13327797 56

i can confirm he's there

aurora2

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2012

In your dreams

E/

26 Mar 2012 at 18:07 - 5867

People seem to sell the carapaces for 1,5k/each.. Kinda funny because it's extremely easy to farm.

Star_Jewel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2010

Denizen of Tyria since Feb. 2009

26 Mar 2012 at 18:14 - 5868

They always try that early on Mondays. If you're buying, try later in the week when the prices will stabilize.

Lest121

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Army of Darkness

A/Mo

26 Mar 2012 at 21:01 - 5869

15k a set lol, I just got 2 sets for my accounts in 30mins....

Da Kenster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

A shoebox

The Boat Crew

W/E

26 Mar 2012 at 21:53 - 5870

Had some of these from my Maguuma run, and got 13 on the waltz there solo spirit spam, easy week

Mokeiro

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

26 Mar 2012 at 21:57 - 5871

Quote:

Originally Posted by aurora2

People seem to sell the carapaces for 1,5k/each.. Kinda funny because it's extremely easy to farm.

powerscammers aka powertraders aka nolife spammer child, i hope gw2 market system will get rid of this crap

Showtime

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

WTB Q9+5e Bows/Q8 14^50 Weapons

R/P

27 Mar 2012 at 02:08 - 5872

Quote:

Originally Posted by aurora2

People seem to sell the carapaces for 1,5k/each.. Kinda funny because it's extremely easy to farm.

It's the buyers fault paying too much just like with event drops lately. Some people figure gifts are 4-5k so anything under that is worth it for gifts if they don't have to get their hands dirty farming. Though I doubt many are paying above 1k each. Guess I'll farm em later.

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

27 Mar 2012 at 02:16 - 5873

had plenty en-mule...got another set on the way there...no problems with these dropping like flies.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

27 Mar 2012 at 03:16 - 5874

Yeah, these sellers aren't taking into account the degree of difficulty involved with farming the different items. They're just looking at the price of gifts. Djinn Essenses: very poor drop rate and not the easiest things to farm- 2k per isn't ridiculous. Thorny Carapaces: Decent drop rate & easy-peasy enemies. Why even bother buying them? Getting the needed amount can be done just getting to Nick, if you take a bit of a scenic route!

It was nice to see how fast the greedy sellers got shut down last week!

davehall

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

NA

W/Mo

27 Mar 2012 at 03:23 - 5875

Had plenty on on my prophs material mule for my five accounts plus 9 extra. Even with a full party of heroes, I'd collected another 10 by the end of my 3rd run to Nick.

Easy farm is right.

Wbrkr

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

27 Mar 2012 at 10:33 - 5876

Looking at this post i expected this week to be very easy but..

Im getting 1 carapace per 2 majesty rest runs. Taken a few hours to get 20. 30+ runs.

Cant understand how people reporting 10 per run, major exageration or something. Theres what only ~20 mobs or so. The drop chance feels same as every other collectable drop.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

27 Mar 2012 at 10:39 - 5877

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wbrkr

Looking at this post i expected this week to be very easy but..

Im getting 1 carapace per 2 majesty rest runs. Taken a few hours to get 20. 30+ runs.

Cant understand how people reporting 10 per run, major exageration or something. Theres what only ~20 mobs or so. The drop chance feels same as every other collectable drop.

Try farming the dry areas around Druid's Overlook. Plenty of devourers there.

dagrdagaz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2010

NL

E/N

27 Mar 2012 at 18:23 - 5878

I farmed around Druids Overlook and Ventari's Refuge, and the droprate was dreadfull

so....like....BAD luck....or overfarming seriously lowers the droprate.
I am a firm believer of the latter.

EDIT: today the droprate is much better

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

27 Mar 2012 at 20:16 - 5879

Last time he asked for the carapaces I used to clear Ettin's Back of devourers. Lots of them there.

Riany

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

Canada

Gods Walking Among The Mortals

R/N

02 Apr 2012 at 16:32 - 5880

April 2/12

Nicholas the Traveler: 3 Bone Charms in Rhea's Crater

Actual Malice

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2011

AP

W/A

02 Apr 2012 at 16:42 - 5881

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

Yeah, these sellers aren't taking into account the degree of difficulty involved with farming the different items. They're just looking at the price of gifts. Djinn Essenses: very poor drop rate and not the easiest things to farm- 2k per isn't ridiculous. Thorny Carapaces: Decent drop rate & easy-peasy enemies. Why even bother buying them? Getting the needed amount can be done just getting to Nick, if you take a bit of a scenic route!

It was nice to see how fast the greedy sellers got shut down last week!

Whoa, let me put in a plug for the proletariat! Kook wrote about the "degree of difficulty" without any sense of irony apparently, because s/he didn't seem to acknowledge the degree of difficulty (i.e. little or none) experienced by those who buy items to trade to Nick for as meager a sum as possible and then hope to sell the gifts for as much as possible. Expecting those who actually do the work to minimize their profits so the buyers can maximize theirs smacks of exploitation. Nobody forces anybody to buy anything. If somebody is willing to pay what somebody else thinks is an inflated price for Nick items, it's nobody else's business. This is not an unsophisticated clientele -- and the market works marvelously to suppress prices on an easy-farm week, without any need to disparage the farmers who try to test what people are willing to pay. "Nolife spammer child." Sigh. I wonder if Kook and Mokeiro appreciate how much they sound like capitalists who invariably think they pay their workers too much for too little work. If somebody wanted to do the work and then offer the items for little or nothing, then that would seem more to fit the definition of "nolife." Feel free.

KingCrab

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2009

W/E

02 Apr 2012 at 16:48 - 5882

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riany

April 2/12

Nicholas the Traveler: 3 Bone Charms in Rhea's Crater

These? http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Bone_Charm

Edit: Got it. These: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Bone_Charm_(trophy) Didn't make any sense to me since the other was not stackable.

Da Kenster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

A shoebox

The Boat Crew

W/E

02 Apr 2012 at 18:06 - 5883

You can opt to go the original route as posted on wiki, or another option is to start out at Aurios Mine with more Kurzick faction than Luxon faction, die, and you'll rez at the shrine in the middle surrounded by outcasts and can easily run over to the spot. Maybe even get lucky with a nice outcast drop from a chest in the area as well

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

02 Apr 2012 at 18:08 - 5884

I rememeber this farm, there is a farm route starting from Aurios Mines in Rhea's that takes you through lots of outcast and a few Outcast bosses for their greens plus the Oni group that drops the Ungues of the Oni.

Absolute-Zero

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

London

MYST

Mo/

09 Apr 2012 at 15:23 - 5885

3 modniir manes/per gift
varajar falls
Nic is near coldrok cannor [res shrine] on a little island in the frozen lake
nearest outpost olafstead..

someone else can pic post n confirm :P

Da Kenster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

A shoebox

The Boat Crew

W/E

09 Apr 2012 at 15:36 - 5886

Post is confirmed

Wbrkr

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

11 Apr 2012 at 18:31 - 5887

How have you guys been farming this.
I tried spirit spammer north of olafsted it worked but seemed slow due to the blocking stances on the berserker mobs and occasional knockdown

Da Kenster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

A shoebox

The Boat Crew

W/E

11 Apr 2012 at 21:38 - 5888

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wbrkr

How have you guys been farming this.
I tried spirit spammer north of olafsted it worked but seemed slow due to the blocking stances on the berserker mobs and occasional knockdown

I had most of mine from my vqs, did the rest with a spirit spam build in this area, sticking with the groups of 3-4 warriors/rangers. It is not an optimal build, but it did get the job. The biggest issue was trample, but using summon spirits helped heal the spirits and that worked well enough for me. Again, it's not optimal, but it can get the job done in a pinch.

Da Kenster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

A shoebox

The Boat Crew

W/E

16 Apr 2012 at 18:16 - 5889

Dalada Uplands, 3 Superb Charr Carvings per gift

Lest121

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Army of Darkness

A/Mo

16 Apr 2012 at 19:07 - 5890

Easy week have those in storage...

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

16 Apr 2012 at 19:24 - 5891

Yeah. Me too, I guess a lot have.

Ditto

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

17 Apr 2012 at 14:07 - 5892

For what it's worth I picked up the 7 carvings I needed quickly just doing the first couple rooms of the Warband of Brothers mission in HM on my rit with a generic ss build. Groups are small, maybe someone knows a faster way but that worked for me.