Nicholas the Traveler - Location Discussion (Updated Mondays)

Iuris

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that's interesting, what are people supposed to do with 20 charr hides after they've already gotten their gifts?
Salvage for fur squares? Or maybe just re-sell 15 down the line...

zinfamous

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so someone tell me WTF this thread is not stickied?

Big_Daddy

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Originally Posted by zinfamous View Post
so someone tell me WTF this thread is not stickied?
AMEN Brother!!
We can strip out all speculations, prizes and builds and have a decent thread that just focuses on:
a) Where Nick is on the current week
b) WTF is Nick asking for that particular week.

As for the rest: OMG, let the people find out for themselves! That by itself is 75% of the fun! (other 25% are the prizes).

jray14

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Originally Posted by Big_Daddy View Post
AMEN Brother!!
We can strip out all speculations, prizes and builds and have a decent thread that just focuses on:
a) Where Nick is on the current week
b) WTF is Nick asking for that particular week.

As for the rest: OMG, let the people find out for themselves! That by itself is 75% of the fun! (other 25% are the prizes).
If I may tweak your suggestion a bit, it seems to me that most people merely want to know (1) where is he, (2) what's he asking for, (3) how do I farm 'em, and (4) how much will I need to fork over to buy 'em.

So, how about a thread that only permits the following:
(a) screenshots of Nicholas, accompanied by a text version of his dialogue (to make it searchable)
(b) discussion on farming the required item (which can involve builds as far as I care)
(c) discussion on trading price of the item

Then we can have a separate thread like the Zaishen Chest Drop one for people to post their winnings.

Aussie Boy

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I vote for a sticky too but without all the other posts even have it locked so just the mods can add where/what and link to farming if needed for what he wants
after confirmation of location.
How about it Inde or any other mods?
Thread is way over 100 pages now and id close this and stat a new one each week he moves then following week close that start a new one.
Or does that sound like a bad idea.?

glacialphoenix

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Originally Posted by Black Metal
that's interesting, what are people supposed to do with 20 charr hides after they've already gotten their gifts?
IDK. And yet the party screen was full of them. I think by that time people just wanted to get rid of their charr hides and still earn some kind of profit. The WTS was mostly limited to selling gifts - WTS/WTB booze, rock candy, etc.

BrettM

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Originally Posted by jray14 View Post
So, how about a thread that only permits the following:
(a) screenshots of Nicholas, accompanied by a text version of his dialogue (to make it searchable)
(b) discussion on farming the required item (which can involve builds as far as I care)
(c) discussion on trading price of the item
To tweak your tweak, I would suggest that the farming/trading thread be separate as well. Look up the location/collectable on the (a) thread, then just go to the latest posts in the (b/c) thread if you need to know how to acquire the items. That way those who already have or know how to get the items and have no interest in buying or selling them can just skip all that.

HawkofStorms

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Originally Posted by Aussie Boy View Post
I vote for a sticky too but without all the other posts even have it locked so just the mods can add where/what and link to farming if needed for what he wants
after confirmation of location.
How about it Inde or any other mods?
Thread is way over 100 pages now and id close this and stat a new one each week he moves then following week close that start a new one.
Or does that sound like a bad idea.?
Bad idea. Best way to actually find Nicholas quickly is to allow people to post on this thread when they find him after he changes Monday. This thread is helped used to coordinate the search (ie, "nope he's not in The Breach" or "I checked all the jungle" or "nope the guy saying he was in The Wilds was a hoax"). Restricting it to only allow mods to post is counterproductive.

I really don't see the problem. The most recent item is always explained in the last 5-10 pages. It's not like you have any reason to be on page 30 looking for today's info.

Since the first post gets updated each week I don't see the problem. Having multiple pages would just get too confusing over time if you wanted to ever look for an old thread (for historical purposes).

Aussie Boy

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Sorry should have been more clear in my post.
I meant split it into 2 and only sticky the location once confirmed by a few people from the other thread and only the mods had access to post in sticky.
Other thread can stay even if it gets to 1000 pages as a found him maybe/ discussion /what i got etc / archive thread.
Well if still a bad idea ignore it.

nkuvu

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Originally Posted by HawkofStorms View Post
I really don't see the problem. The most recent item is always explained in the last 5-10 pages. It's not like you have any reason to be on page 30 looking for today's info.
The first post in the thread is also updated with current information regarding location and collectible items.

AngelWJedi

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sounds like a good idea. but you forget one thing. those idiots that make fake screenies or fake posts. if you make a sticky you would have to deal with that on both posts. sorry for my ramble i'm half awake with a terrible cold. ;_;

ll Jamie ll

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So, about 1hr-1hr 30 mins until he moves.

Any guesses as to which campaign? I'm guessing eotn since he has only been there once..

EDIT: Nicholas has moved! Let the search begin

forever

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It's time he's moving. I guess he probably will be somewhere in charr homeland. Anyone is out there looking?

Mpidemie

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I guess he's in the Zaishen Menagerie at the jingle bear, collecting 1 zkey per gift.

edit: gogo guys. run there, run there, run there

ll Jamie ll

ll Jamie ll

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Im searching the same two hypothesis' every week. Sylvari tree, and the huge place you go in the last Asura mission. After that i search random places.

He isn't at sylvari.
He isn't at the golem kiln place either.

EinherjarMx

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Originally Posted by ll Jamie ll View Post
Im searching the same two hypothesis' every week. Sylvari tree, and the huge place you go in the last Asura mission. After that i search random places.

He isn't at sylvari.
He isn't at the golem kiln place either.
my guesses are that he will be near that tree by the time gw2 goes live
i'd say Gyala Hatchery explorable asking for jade chunks XD

N1ghtstalker

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the hunt is open
first one to bring his head wins a prize

i'm gonna go check the norn area's and after that asuran

Bubba

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I was looking in grothmar, but nothing, moving onto sacnoth now

Short

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Originally Posted by N1ghtstalker View Post
the hunt is open
first one to bring his head wins a prize
So if we kill him we get a prize but doesn't that mean that you get 4 less than usual and deprive the rest of the GW Population of their 5 presents? Don't listen to this guy, he be bad.

Bristlebane

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Originally Posted by Short View Post
So if we kill him we get a prize but doesn't that mean that you get 4 less than usual and deprive the rest of the GW Population of their 5 presents? Don't listen to this guy, he be bad.
I guess that depends on what head you bring.. haha, ewww just ignore me :P

N1ghtstalker

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nothing in ice cliff chasms

oyesur2

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LOL on a weekly bet with guildies on where Nick will be this week and I guessed Verdant Cascades. Got lucky and found him! he's taking 3 shriek claws per present. He is out of umbral Grotto, in the middle South boarder of the zone. working on a screen capture.

screen shots

ll Jamie ll

ll Jamie ll

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Nothing in Fahranur the First city either.

EDIT: That's a confirmation, verdant cascades 3 skelk claws.

SpyderArachnid

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Originally Posted by Black Metal View Post
that's interesting, what are people supposed to do with 20 charr hides after they've already gotten their gifts?
Well most people buy extra for their other accounts.

Others for guildmates and friends.

I know when I bought extra, I bought them for my family so they didn't have to do the farming for them. Made it easier on them. Plus bought a couple extra for some friends.

exploiter

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I guess he meant to say Skelk claw

AngelWJedi

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gah! i hope not. those things drop less then the scales and where would you farm them? >> and if its true why 3 D: why not one per gift?

Dzjudz

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Confirmed verdant cascades

3 skelk claws per present.

N1ghtstalker

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he's taking 3 skelk claws in verdant yep

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Originally Posted by oyesur2 View Post
LOL on a weekly bet with guildies on where Nick will be this week and I guessed Verdant Cascades. Got lucky and found him! he's taking 3 shriek claws per present. He is out of umbral Grotto, in the middle South boarder of the zone. working on a screen capture.
3 Skelk claws. Confirmed.

Souly

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Quote:
Originally Posted by oyesur2 View Post
LOL on a weekly bet with guildies on where Nick will be this week and I guessed Verdant Cascades. Got lucky and found him! he's taking 3 shriek claws per present. He is out of umbral Grotto, in the middle South boarder of the zone. working on a screen capture.
it's a lie !
edit: oh wait, found him...ran in the wrong direction

Darkstar The Legend

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Quote:
Originally Posted by oyesur2 View Post
LOL on a weekly bet with guildies on where Nick will be this week and I guessed Verdant Cascades. Got lucky and found him! he's taking 3 shriek claws per present. He is out of umbral Grotto, in the middle South boarder of the zone. working on a screen capture.
can confirm this, just ran out there.

Kerwyn Nasilan

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BAH, after last weeks I guess we get a hard one. So how might we be farming these honorable build gurus?

Mordiego

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Topinambour

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Since most of the skelk can't remove enchantments i'm thinking of obby/sliver eles or 55 monks ( 600/smite would be complicated due to scourge healing/mark of death) but i'm gonna test the three

Miss Sarah Lauren

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Another week no presents, yay!

EPO Bot

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Where do those things drop anyway? I checked my spoils mule and i have two skelk FANGS. Is it outside of the dungeons?

oyesur2

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wow.. i can't type... xD

ll Jamie ll

ll Jamie ll

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Originally Posted by Topinambour View Post
Since most of the skelk can't remove enchantments i'm thinking of obby/sliver eles or 55 monks ( 600/smite would be complicated due to scourge healing/mark of death) but i'm gonna test the three
I was thinking 600 too! Scourage healing is nothing & mark of death shouldnt be an issue since you still have life attunement as a lil' boost. Sliver might be annoying due to balth's aura/symbol of wrath.

EDIT: The basic 600/Smite with life attunement works well!

SpyderArachnid

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They drop right outside of Umbral Grotto. Tons of Skelk everywhere. First run so far, and still going, I've already got 4.

Topinambour

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Skelk Afflictor/Reaper/Scourger, right in the verdant cascades..