Nicholas the Traveler - Location Discussion (Updated Mondays)

firstfire

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

E/A

Now giving 20 honeycombs per gift for 1 week only!

mastar of warrior

mastar of warrior

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

sweden

N/A

Mo/

More demand, Same supply, price would go upp i believe

False Maria

False Maria

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

Legendes Infernales

Rt/Mo

Hunter's Gifts for Traveler's Gifts in Fort Aspenwood (Luxon)


Sorry, Kurzies!

miskav

miskav

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

None

Mo/

You can go to eachother's FA/JQ areas.

mazza558

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

R/

I wouldn't mind 200 gifts per armbrace - but only one armbrace can be used.

But that'd be stupid.

Rebelor

Rebelor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

echovald forest---stone carvings---1 per gift

Ice Breaker

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

Finland

R/

1 stone carving for a gift!

GOGOGOGO

Jensy

Jensy

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2007

Phoenix, Arizona

Blinkie Ponie Armie [bpa]

N/Mo

Awww, c'mon. Pics or GTFO.

oracle.delphi

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

ontario, canada

Steel Beasts

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rebelor View Post
echovald forest---stone carvings---1 per gift
ummm big area care to be more specific?

and yeah 1 per gift...mmhmmm

Swift Thief

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

Aatxe Pirates [YaRR]

A/

Random Scrubinator

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

bah, just salvaged a bunch for granite after that arborstone ZQ

Divine Ashes

Divine Ashes

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chicago

LFG

R/

good...now how to farm stone carvings...

Whats funny is that I had this weird feeling he was in arborstone explorable...and was actually exploring it when I read this.

EPO Bot

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

Just one. ok. you get em from the stone pillar monsters, right?

BrettM

BrettM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2008

Fuzzy Physics Institute

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Divine Ashes View Post
good...now how to farm stone carvings...
There are only three places: Arborstone mission, Arborstone explorable, and Morostav Trail. Arborstone explorable is your best bet, as there are six stone whatsits in the pillars around each of the four stone bosses.

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by EPO Bot View Post
Just one. ok. you get em from the stone pillar monsters, right?
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Stone_Carving

Yep.

Angel Killuminati

Angel Killuminati

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

UK

That's the longer route to his location, you can pretty much turn left and keep straight.

Divine Ashes

Divine Ashes

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chicago

LFG

R/

Why aren't the stone guys around the bosses in Arborstone explorable appearing? I know they're there...I killed the bosses and they won't pop.

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

Quote:
Originally Posted by Divine Ashes View Post
Why aren't the stone guys around the bosses in Arborstone explorable appearing? I know they're there...I killed the bosses and they won't pop.
Same here

Zeldalink

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

Anet's developpers : Yeah good idea, 1 stone carving for a gift, but, tadaaaaaaaaaaaaam, we're going to remove the mobs dropping stone carvings to make it harder !!! MOUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!

Joke

jray14

jray14

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

NC, USA

Ohm Mahnee Pedmay [Hoom]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeldalink View Post
Anet's developpers : Yeah good idea, 1 stone carving for a gift, but, tadaaaaaaaaaaaaam, we're going to remove the mobs dropping stone carvings to make it harder !!! MOUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!
They didn't get their zkeys and therefore couldn't afford the journey to Arborstone this month.

ll Jamie ll

ll Jamie ll

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

Devon, England.

Desolation Lords [DL]

E/Mo

Yup.. arnt popping up for me either.. great another bug.. (illegidley)?

Swift Thief

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

Aatxe Pirates [YaRR]

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Angel Killuminati View Post
That's the longer route to his location, you can pretty much turn left and keep straight.
That's cause I was just looking around.

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

10 runs, they don't appear in either NM or HM. Got 1 carving so far from one of the bosses....

damkel

damkel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ll Jamie ll View Post
Yup.. arnt popping up for me either.. great another bug.. (illegidley)?
IF you have this quest active they will not appear. I know that much

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Song_and_Stone

Divine Ashes

Divine Ashes

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chicago

LFG

R/

at least im getting faction from these three bosses...and lockpicks...

ll Jamie ll

ll Jamie ll

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

Devon, England.

Desolation Lords [DL]

E/Mo

Apparently if you do this in HM, then they pop up, gonna try to confirm..

Edit: Nope.. they don't appear in HM either

mazza558

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

R/

It's probably better to do the beginning of the mission (first 8 mins or so) then.

ll Jamie ll

ll Jamie ll

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

Devon, England.

Desolation Lords [DL]

E/Mo

The pops up appear near the warrior boss.. but not with the others. Yeah i don't think it's a bug, ANet just wanted to make it harder.

Stark Dynasty

Stark Dynasty

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

UK

Hard Mode Legion [HML]

R/

Killing a couple groups of wardens and then the 3 stone bosses is a great way to farm Kurz faction. Done it many times and the stone dudes hiding in the pillars never poped up in that faction farm. Vanquished it last week starting with those bosses (and no pillar spawns) and at the end, while trying to find the last few foes I missed, found 5-6 stone dudes at the 3 boss locations just waiting. To die. Could their spawn be triggered only after a high number of kills in Arborstone?

EDIT: or perhaps as Jamie pointed out they spawn after fighting the warrior boss?

Rapscallion

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

Infidels

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Divine Ashes View Post
Why aren't the stone guys around the bosses in Arborstone explorable appearing? I know they're there...I killed the bosses and they won't pop.
I have something similar. The first time, since it's been a long time since I've been in there, I got them appearing after going around most of the map. The second time, when I went straight there, nothing Must be a requirement to kill a boss or something.

Anyone?

Rapscallion

Divine Ashes

Divine Ashes

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chicago

LFG

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stark Dynasty View Post
Killing a couple groups of wardens and then the 3 stone bosses is a great way to farm Kurz faction. Done it many times and the stone dudes hiding in the pillars never poped up in that faction farm. Vanquished it last week starting with those bosses (and no pillar spawns) and at the end, while trying to find the last few foes I missed, found 5-6 stone dudes at the 3 boss locations just waiting. To die. Could their spawn be triggered only after a high number of kills in Arborstone?
I encountered the exact same situation while vanqing arborstone a few weeks ago. I'm thinking it may take a while to trigger them? Or possibly, as posted, a high number of kills might be required.

I've tried in NM and HM and have no quests active. I may have taken Song and Stone a while ago and either finished it or abandoned it. Not sure.

ll Jamie ll

ll Jamie ll

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

Devon, England.

Desolation Lords [DL]

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stark Dynasty View Post
Killing a couple groups of wardens and then the 3 stone bosses is a great way to farm Kurz faction. Done it many times and the stone dudes hiding in the pillars never poped up in that faction farm. Vanquished it last week starting with those bosses (and no pillar spawns) and at the end, while trying to find the last few foes I missed, found 5-6 stone dudes at the 3 boss locations just waiting. To die. Could their spawn be triggered only after a high number of kills in Arborstone?

EDIT: or perhaps as Jamie pointed out they spawn after fighting the warrior boss?
Ahh, so many ideas. But im starting to think your right about having a certain number of kills.
If i remember rightly, back to aages ago when i solo farmed craw. I can't remember having pop ups. But a couple of weeks ago when i vanqed arborstone, i started to clear that area at about 100 kills, then the pop ups came.

Darkstar The Legend

Darkstar The Legend

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Boat Crew [boat]

W/

The pop ups by the 3 stone bosses in the southwest of the map will only pop up once you have fought and popped the enemies near the warrior boss. So my route is straight up the right to the warrior and his mob, then back down to the 3 bosses, and sure enough once i have fought the war boss the pop ups around the other 3 bosses also appear.

Divine Ashes

Divine Ashes

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chicago

LFG

R/

Confirmed...you have to kill the warrior boss for the stone guys to pop around group of three bosses.

Stark Dynasty

Stark Dynasty

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

UK

Hard Mode Legion [HML]

R/

Just tested this: Did NOT kill the war boss but DID spawn (and kill) the stone guardian spawn just east of him. After this the stoners DID spawn next to the 3 bosses to the south.

Next: I'm about to see if a high kill count in the area works without going so far to kill Mahr's bunch of stoners.

capashen

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2009

The Kaos Order [TKO]

E/

i'm farming them with 600/smite DTSC builds and it work

Stark Dynasty

Stark Dynasty

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

UK

Hard Mode Legion [HML]

R/

'Tis connected to kill count. Killing the 8 nearest warden groups worked, reckon that's about 50. Stoners popped. Didn't go anywhere near Mahr.

Have my 5 stone carvings now - productive testing ftw!

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

Going to the warrior boss works.

Ixillius

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2007

Weeping Stone island

Empire of Xone [EoX]

D/N

I've been trying to reach the warrior boss with my 130 derv.

Sofar no luck due to patrolling wardens.

Any idea if its even remotely possible to farm these with a 130?

Edit: Ignore this, sofar killed 3 warden mobs, getting closer to the boss.

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

Just team up:

600/smite to get N/E/Mo bosses, Perma to get warrior boss (and trigger spawns; 600 can do this, but warrior groups right outside are pita and have too strong healers if they get clumped.)

Fast, easy.