Nicholas the Traveler - Location Discussion (Updated Mondays)
Mikizz
I got my essences west from the Bone Palace this morning. You can take the first patrol using the Junundu and there are a few patrols north from there...
disarm76
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Originally Posted by Coney
All you need is 1 monk bonder - not 3...
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edit: in NM
SkekSister
Farmed just the first room in the hidden city last night for about 3 hours on and off whilst eating my dinner. Got 15 saph essences and sold them for 3k each, so I got immediate sales on them.
I went 600, with a hero smiter and used the DTSC build. Park bonder at the top of the entry stairs and aggro right side + pop ups + the patrol at the back of the room. Then left side both groups + pop ups.
I found Ebon assassin and Finish him sped the run up a wee bit over the standard 600 builds. You can do the whole room in around 5 mins. Rinse n repeat.
(Oh and salvage your ruby essences and roaring ether hearts for .. rubies (duh))
I went 600, with a hero smiter and used the DTSC build. Park bonder at the top of the entry stairs and aggro right side + pop ups + the patrol at the back of the room. Then left side both groups + pop ups.
I found Ebon assassin and Finish him sped the run up a wee bit over the standard 600 builds. You can do the whole room in around 5 mins. Rinse n repeat.
(Oh and salvage your ruby essences and roaring ether hearts for .. rubies (duh))
HuntMaster Avatar
Farmed the city for 3 hours. Got 25 D essences, 13 R essences and 5 S essences. ( 7h/h) for speed on my warrior. Don't have the means to solo on my warrior and its my only character up to that point for now.
Outcome: No sword, No doll.
PS: Wiki listed Nick as taking Grawl necklaces. So I guess wiki, yet again, failed.
Outcome: No sword, No doll.
PS: Wiki listed Nick as taking Grawl necklaces. So I guess wiki, yet again, failed.
Kook~NBK~
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Originally Posted by HuntMaster Avatar
PS: Wiki listed Nick as taking Grawl necklaces. So I guess wiki, yet again, failed.
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- that's Nicholas in Pre-searing that wass collecting grawl necklaces yesterday!
HuntMaster Avatar
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Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~
Actually, YOU fail
- that's Nicholas in Pre-searing that wass collecting grawl necklaces yesterday! |
Well that explains it and also explains why that list on wiki was so confusing. I did indeed fail and live to fail another day!
Painbringer
I did the quest Gift of the Djinn (you need to finish the mission Dasha Vestibule for this area 1st to get the quest) I killed and killed and killed and got only one for 1 1/2 hours. Got a butt load of ruby ones and a few diamond but the stingy sapphires held on to there crap.
Basic Perma Sliver build and was pumped up by a monk hero so AOE would not kill me over time. You can solo the boss rather easly but i found the Diamond Djinn to be a major pain I mean major painfully slow they spam the angelic and leaders comfort. May need to change to a mesmer perma to see if it is better.
Basic Perma Sliver build and was pumped up by a monk hero so AOE would not kill me over time. You can solo the boss rather easly but i found the Diamond Djinn to be a major pain I mean major painfully slow they spam the angelic and leaders comfort. May need to change to a mesmer perma to see if it is better.
jray14
6 runs: 2, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0
Shoulda quit while I was ahead
Fire Lord dropped THREE ruby essences on my last run (that is, 3 just for me, as I was HH-ing it). Never seen that before. Water Lord was constipated.
A question: On 3 of my 6 runs there was a huge horde of like 40 extra newly spawned djinns hanging out at the two traps on the west path near the south entrance on my way back. On the other 3 runs that portion of the map was a ghost town. Anyone know what determines that, or is it just luck of the draw?
And FYI don't worry about minimizing your group size, because collectable drops are loot scaled. Wiki says it's so, and it's corroborated by the fact that I had about the same average as you guys are quoting with a full HH party.
Shoulda quit while I was ahead
Fire Lord dropped THREE ruby essences on my last run (that is, 3 just for me, as I was HH-ing it). Never seen that before. Water Lord was constipated.
A question: On 3 of my 6 runs there was a huge horde of like 40 extra newly spawned djinns hanging out at the two traps on the west path near the south entrance on my way back. On the other 3 runs that portion of the map was a ghost town. Anyone know what determines that, or is it just luck of the draw?
And FYI don't worry about minimizing your group size, because collectable drops are loot scaled. Wiki says it's so, and it's corroborated by the fact that I had about the same average as you guys are quoting with a full HH party.
ShadowsRequiem
I was farming the djinns in the same zone as the traveler got 3 the first run 0 second and 2 the third. Lot of nice drops too, elite ele tomes, gold scythes, and lots of grapes.
All of this was done in HM with SV necro.
All of this was done in HM with SV necro.
Mouse at Large
I'm solo killing the djinns/ethers outside Bastion with ele perma Obs Flesh/Stone Striker/Kinetic/Mantra of Earth build. Slowish, but do-able in NM
Daesu
Here is what I did to farm 10 sapphire djinn essences. I bring along my 600/smite using both my accounts so I get all the drops.
There are many djinns but there are not many sapphire djinns in the city so find a better area if you can. For the city, I didn't even need the quest and you dont even need to do this in HM, if you prefer not to. You can just kill the sapphire djinns at the starting area of the city and repeat.
There are many djinns but there are not many sapphire djinns in the city so find a better area if you can. For the city, I didn't even need the quest and you dont even need to do this in HM, if you prefer not to. You can just kill the sapphire djinns at the starting area of the city and repeat.
Aussie Boy
I think Anet is tweaking Nics drops cause I am getting stuff all from the stingy sapphires.
Yet I went and did a few runs for Hydra claws and there dropping way better than when Nic wanted them.
I also noticed this when he wanted the Roots a week later when he wasn't collecting them I was getting way more drops per per run.
What do you guys think?
Tin foil hat time LOL
I'm going to try the essences next when he changes and see if my theory holds true.
Yet I went and did a few runs for Hydra claws and there dropping way better than when Nic wanted them.
I also noticed this when he wanted the Roots a week later when he wasn't collecting them I was getting way more drops per per run.
What do you guys think?
Tin foil hat time LOL
I'm going to try the essences next when he changes and see if my theory holds true.
Darkstar The Legend
there has always been a theory that the rate of drops is dependant on the number of players farming them.
So more players farming whatever nic wants means that each person gets fewer.
This theory was never really tested and confirmed, just one of this anecdotal things people would always come out with when discussing farming.
So more players farming whatever nic wants means that each person gets fewer.
This theory was never really tested and confirmed, just one of this anecdotal things people would always come out with when discussing farming.
Aussie Boy
If its true can Everyone stop farming please so I can get my 5 lol
lol
Nemesis of God
Nope. Still w8ting till end of week, when price drops.
Black Metal
I used to believe that it doesnt matter how many players in a zone impact drops, at one point Gaile said as much.
But I was doing lb/ss runs in Sulfurous Wastes. I did it all day, and only ONCE did Alem drop his green.
But I was doing lb/ss runs in Sulfurous Wastes. I did it all day, and only ONCE did Alem drop his green.
Daesu
It is not just killing Djinns but killing the RIGHT kind of Djinns. Also not all sapphire Djinn would drop their essence, so that makes it kind of rare. Personally, I wouldn't waste time killing the other kinds of Djinns, if I dont have to and as far as the essences are concerned, doesn't make a difference between HM and NM.
hitsuji182
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Originally Posted by Daesu
It is not just killing Djinns but killing the RIGHT kind of Djinns. Also not all sapphire Djinn would drop their essence, so that makes it kind of rare. Personally, I wouldn't waste time killing the other kinds of Djinns, if I dont have to and as far as the essences are concerned, doesn't make a difference between HM and NM.
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PS. I was farming with active quest "Gift of the Djinn".
disarm76
Soloing the first room with perma. Quite fast, aggro all room and kill fire/Saphire only. Did like 25 runs and got 7 essences. :s
Sol Faithman
Sheesh, these things are rarer than Rocking Horse poo. 600/smite and eventually got 10 just clearing the first room.
Dante the Warlord
I have to say this is probably one of the hardest farms for nick that ive seen in a while, only 7 more to go >_<..
zinfamous
I don't get it...I got 12 or so in about an hour of solo farming with 55.
made a lot of dough.
sometimes 3 per run in first run.
made a lot of dough.
sometimes 3 per run in first run.
Red-Tide
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I don't get it...I got 12 or so in about an hour of solo farming with 55.
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disarm76
nevermind, replied a pm and it posted here. X|
Sjeng
from GWO, might be helpfull:
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Originally Posted by Mirrr
As I said before good old 55 works like charm:
PS SoA Shielding Hands Healing Breeze Spoil Victor You move like a dwarf or Finish Him Balthazar's spirit Blessed Aura Blood 12 Healing 10 Prot 10 DF 10 Attributes might be a wrong but I don't have GW on this PC. Roaring Ethers aren't a problem if you are careful and don't aggro too many of them. And last thing... you want sapphire djinn essences, so kill sapphire djinns and ignore the rest, its much faster this way (and you won't have energy problems too). |
gw_poster
I made a hybrid 600/smite solo build that works well in NM, survives in HM but does not kill fast enough for me:
Mo/x
Smiting 12+1+3
Protection 12+3
AL15 - radiant/attune
hp - about 430 or so, weapon- caster axe and +27e (12e+15e/-1) off-hand
Protective Spirt
Spirit Bond
[Ray of Judgement]
Ebon Vanguard Sin Support
Finish Him!
Retribution
Balthazar's Spirit
Essence Bond
My ebon and norn titles are r1 and it works fine, but if you don't have pve only skills, switch out for scourge healing and scourge enchantment which i've tested and it works too Target ethers first and be sure you cast sb just before engaging them in case they get e-surge off otherwise just jesus beam the sapphs with finish him! to, well, finish him! and then sin support to mop up
Mo/x
Smiting 12+1+3
Protection 12+3
AL15 - radiant/attune
hp - about 430 or so, weapon- caster axe and +27e (12e+15e/-1) off-hand
Protective Spirt
Spirit Bond
[Ray of Judgement]
Ebon Vanguard Sin Support
Finish Him!
Retribution
Balthazar's Spirit
Essence Bond
My ebon and norn titles are r1 and it works fine, but if you don't have pve only skills, switch out for scourge healing and scourge enchantment which i've tested and it works too Target ethers first and be sure you cast sb just before engaging them in case they get e-surge off otherwise just jesus beam the sapphs with finish him! to, well, finish him! and then sin support to mop up
AydenQuinn
I got mine yesterday, and I did pretty well. I got another keg of aged hunter's ale and an everlasting crate of fireworks among some other stuff.
Painbringer
Not sure what the H#&& i am doing wrong but I am soloing them and so far for 3 hours wurth of farming i have only 3 
Bad luck at its finest
Bad luck at its finest
beanerman_99
I tried this last night using H/H because drops are supposedly the same. I had the quest active and cleared the first room at least 10 times. I got ZERO essences to drop, not even from the Ruby or Diamond Djins. The only thing they ever dropped was 30-35 piles of Glittering Dust.
I use my ele because my Sin doesn't have the EOTN skills. Any solo builds that an ele with all skills can use here?
I use my ele because my Sin doesn't have the EOTN skills. Any solo builds that an ele with all skills can use here?
Aldric
Used my Vwk rit and did 2 quick runs in the Hidden city for 6 of them , took about 20-30 mins all in i think.
Snograt
So I figured - hardest drop to farm yet, presents are going to be really worth it this time, right?
Wrong.
/sigh.
At least I learned something - I really suck at 600/smite. No idea what I was doing wrong. Ended up just running the same ol' hydra 55 build from a couple of weeks ago - did the trick.
Wrong.
/sigh.
At least I learned something - I really suck at 600/smite. No idea what I was doing wrong. Ended up just running the same ol' hydra 55 build from a couple of weeks ago - did the trick.
Jhadur
Not sure why people are having problems farming these, took 5 runs through first room of hidden city with Perma Sin and sliver.
Got nothing good from the gifts though as per normal
Got nothing good from the gifts though as per normal
mooi mer
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Not sure why people are having problems farming these...
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We got from 10 gifts:
1 Traveler's Bo Staff
30 Honeycombs
5 Red Rock Candies
10 Bottle Rockets
10 Mysterious Tonics
5 Cottontail Tonics
5 Mysterious Summoning Stones
Gun Pierson
Happy camper here, made a fortune last days. My main as 800 monk (600 is too slow) together with my second account as smite support. 100% drop rate and cry of pain went through those djinns as a hot knife through butter, way better than 'Finish him'. 16 minutes a run (HM) to clear the two big squares (apart from starting square) resulting in 2-6 drops each run. Reminded me of UW pre nerfs. Btw, the Sapphire Djinn dervish boss might drop 2 essences when killed.
Aussie Boy
lol i gave up farming and traded aged hunters ales for mine and also the excess essences
i got ( 30 ) made a handy profit pity the presents were crap.
Oh well waits for next week and i think Truffles.
i got ( 30 ) made a handy profit pity the presents were crap.
Oh well waits for next week and i think Truffles.
Melkorium
I ended up solo farming old school with my warrior West of Bone Palace. Used Defy pain with Ripostes and Healing Signet (lol) and got the 5 in about an hour. Alot more fun than perma too.
malevolence
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I'll tel you. It's called bad luck. Yesterday I got 3 in 2 hours farming alone, my partner 7 in 40 min!
We got from 10 gifts: 1 Traveler's Bo Staff 30 Honeycombs 5 Red Rock Candies 10 Bottle Rockets 10 Mysterious Tonics 5 Cottontail Tonics 5 Mysterious Summoning Stones |
Today I will try again , just clearing the starter area. Wish me luck.
beanerman_99
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Originally Posted by Aussie Boy
lol i gave up farming and traded aged hunters ales for mine and also the excess essences
i got ( 30 ) made a handy profit pity the presents were crap. Oh well waits for next week and i think Truffles. |
I am now keeping all collectible drops from any and all monsters I kill...just on the off-chance that they will one day be wanted by Nic. Demon Relics-I am ready for that one LOL
Edit: got 10 poppers, 20 rockets, myster tonics and summon sotnes this time around
gw_poster
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Originally Posted by Aussie Boy
lol i gave up farming and traded aged hunters ales for mine and also the excess essences
i got ( 30 ) made a handy profit pity the presents were crap. Oh well waits for next week and i think Truffles. |