Double Luxon and Kurzick Weekend

Karate Jesus

Karate Jesus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Texas

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/

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Double Luxon and Kurzick title points

Starting at Noon Pacific (-8 GMT) this Friday, you will receive double points for exchanging 1,000[sic] faction for Jadeite or Amber, for exchanging 3,000 faction for an alliance skill, and for transferring 5,000 faction to raise your alliance's reputation. This bonus will last through 11:59 PM Pacific (-8 GMT) on Sunday.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Weekend_events
Interesting way to make up for Nicholas' Amber obsession, but at least it's something.

madriel222

madriel222

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denver, Colorado

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/A

Nice to see they haven't updated the event description since Amber and Jade started costing 5k faction...

upier

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

Oooooh, I LOVE this weekend!
Have to at least log in a few times till Friday so that I can kick it off with a full bar of faction ready to be donated!

Karate Jesus

Karate Jesus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Texas

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/

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Originally Posted by madriel222 View Post
Nice to see they haven't updated the event description since Amber and Jade started costing 5k faction...
Lol, I didn't even notice that. Well +1 for Anet's copypasta abilities.

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

With 600/Smite taking a hit and the DTSC and MQSC groups possibly being out of luck, I can't wait to see how full JQ, FA, and AB get in the next few days, and how riddled of bots the first two become.

Marverick

Marverick

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

R/

mhmm JQ syncing ftw?

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

I've got a feeling that the waiting for JQ/FA/AB won't be a problem on the Luxon side. Hehe

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

I just vanquished Kurzick and Luxon areas last weekend. Ah well, I'll do a few kurzick areas for the title I guess.

snowman relic

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2009

your just a meatsheild to me

N/Mo

Lol all anet needs to add now is a ZC with jade quarry/fort aspenwood this weekend to make it a triple threat

Ksenofont

Ksenofont

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2008

Poland/Ireland

We Are From Poland [Pol]

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by snowman relic View Post
Lol all anet needs to add now is a ZC with jade quarry/fort aspenwood this weekend to make it a triple threat
FA quest is on sunday 28.02

Divine Ashes

Divine Ashes

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chicago

LFG

R/

I'd love to see some more of those late night bots, Luxons

The Scorpion Knight

The Scorpion Knight

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

Guess I'll do some JQ and AB.

Chasing Squirrels

Chasing Squirrels

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i need to study this weekend

Dark Saviour

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

Saviours of the Innocent

R/

Ugh... Just finished off legendary vanquisher and really don't want to vanq anything again for a good, long while... :-/

Nonetheless, I'll probably still vanq the entire Kurzick side of things a few times over this weekend... Not likely to ever actually max the title, but I futilely try. :-(

Saph

Saph

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2009

R/

If kurz manage to get/keep Vasburg Armory this weekend, I might have to spend most of my time vqing Eternal Grove. I <3 that place.

Trader of Secrets

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Suck balls, nerfing 600/smite right before this. For those who dtsc, load up your kurz faction before the update, then you can dump it first thing when this event kicks.

drkn

drkn

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2009

Wroc??aw, Poland

Midnight Mayhem

Me/

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Suck balls, nerfing 600/smite right before this. For those who dtsc, load up your kurz faction before the update, then you can dump it first thing when this event kicks.
considering that the nerf would come on thursday (CET unknown) and the event starts on friday (CET evening), you would have ~60k faction to spend on the alliance, to accumulate 240k points to your title. that's neat, but those who actually do dtsc for town control can easily get much more than that in the ~24h gap, even by regular vqing morostav if 600/smite gets severely nerfed.
it's a good option for those who occasionally gain faction and focuses mainly on getting their statues in hom.

SkekSister

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2008

Brighton UK

I just hope DTSC is still viable after the update. I am sitting on 29 titles and only need 4m more Kurz Faction to get my GWAMM. It would be a kick in the teeth to have to revert to some super slow faction farm on a double faction weekend ...

Earth

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

This thread is not about any of the upcoming nerfs/buffs, but about the upcoming weekend event.

You can discuss the upcoming balance update here.

Keep on-topic.

Sethellington

Sethellington

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

nn

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trader of Secrets View Post
Suck balls, nerfing 600/smite right before this. For those who dtsc, load up your kurz faction before the update, then you can dump it first thing when this event kicks.
Well I think that's probably the point isn't it? I'm sure there's a lot of people that want a lot of faction quickly and will be willing to work for a new method in the 24 hrs after nerf :P

Hengis

Hengis

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

London

Better Than Life (BTL)

R/

Weeee!! The Kurzick title track is the last one I need for GWAMM (already maxed Luxon).

Got 6.6million so far.. 3.4 million to go. This weekend should make a nice dent in that number!

Stop The Storm

Stop The Storm

Keeping DoA Alive

Join Date: Jan 2007

England

Were In [DoA]

A/N

nice nice, been waiting for this

Ajax91

Ajax91

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2009

Birmingham, UK

Omen Angels [OMEN]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~ View Post
I've got a feeling that the waiting for JQ/FA/AB won't be a problem on the Luxon side. Hehe
Lets hope so aye!

Shadow Feathers

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2010

Do a lot of the low end P vs P here either in Ft. Aspenwood or JQ. Rule of thumb has always been Luxon side has always been a much shorter wait to get into then the kurzicks. I've also seen way more bots on the Luxon side and an apathetic crowd which doesn't like to report them on that side. I have both titles maxed so I bounce back and forth on either side all things depending but if I want a short wait and fast faction, I always go luxon. This weekend should prove interesting though with people wanting their amber chunks.

Anyone else tend to find these same things ? I'd like to know how others experiences have been. I'm usually in there a few times each day or in the evenings.

Shorter waits on Luxon side and way more bots

Kurzick side much longer waits and sometimes many afkers due to the long waits or ppl just thinking they are going to win anyway and hoping no one will notice. I would have to say though that unless you have folks sync joining in JQ most of the JQ games do go to the kurzicks.

aspi

aspi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

eeew

N/Rt

I haven't done any of the luxon or kurzick titles, any ideas which side is the best for this weekend?

Zebideedee

Zebideedee

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W

N/Me

Woot, Kurzick is last title I need for GWAMM, then I can semi retire till GW2 comes out!

Ps. Aspi if you're vanq'ing I find that the Kurzick areas have a lot more monsters than Luxon.

Painbringer

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

This is a great way for me to replace the amber I just merched (1 hr spamming amber 1k vs. 1 min sell sell sell sell for 900 gold) Time is the decider for me. I did make the trader drop down in the 800 range at the end of my selling frenzy This should be a good weekend for me.

Wyndy

Wyndy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2008

in the know

Chronic Chaos

N/Me

I remember from the last event that A-net seemed to open more instances for Fort Aspenwood so the wait times aren't too bad for the Kurzick side, better than usual in fact.

Dark-NighT

Dark-NighT

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Stygian Veil

Shoop Da Woop [Lolz]

N/Mo

Ah good, more vanquishing in luxon areas, silent surf here i come.

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by madriel222 View Post
Nice to see they haven't updated the event description since Amber and Jade started costing 5k faction...
I swear they mentioned this last time around and may have even fixed it to...thats really strange.

distilledwill

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

Amigad!

Im away this weekend Just when I'm looking to max my title... daaamn!

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

No way more bots on the KUR side.. and lechers.

I played a game last night with 4 lechers. I wanted to just map out but then I would be just as bad as them. so, our team just all stood in the fort and waited for the 10-0 score instead of giving half the team faction on our backs.

This has to be changed and I do not care how good 4 people are, your never going to in 4-8.

aspi

aspi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

eeew

N/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by imnotyourmother View Post
No way more bots on the KUR side.. and lechers.

I played a game last night with 4 lechers. I wanted to just map out but then I would be just as bad as them. so, our team just all stood in the fort and waited for the 10-0 score instead of giving half the team faction on our backs.

This has to be changed and I do not care how good 4 people are, your never going to in 4-8.
Ever played Quake 2 Lithium mod? They had a great way for campers(similar a-holes to leechers)to either be killed or start moving. Bots might solve this but it's better than nothing

Solas

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

E/

so the best way to get faction this weekend is vanqing random kurz/lux areas?

SkekSister

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2008

Brighton UK

Both DSC and MQSC seem to be gone, at least until someone comes up with a pug friendly team. So aye grab yer guild or heroes n vanq as fast as you can.

isildorbiafra

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

The Netherlands

W/

Lol to all you SF & 600/smite vanquishers afther last nights update. Now if you want to max your titles; head over to pvp and get ready for a good ass whippin. Finaly titles you'll have to earn. ^^

I'm looking forward to collect at least 50 zkeys over the weekend.

Space

Space

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2009

UK

No Goats No Glory (BAAA)

Looking forward to some fun AB matches, these weekends usually bring out the decent players on both sides.

SkekSister

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2008

Brighton UK

Quote:
Originally Posted by isildorbiafra View Post
Lol to all you SF & 600/smite vanquishers afther last nights update. Now if you want to max your titles; head over to pvp and get ready for a good ass whippin. Finaly titles you'll have to earn. ^^
AB & JQ != pvp

Maxing the titles via vanquishing is earning it just as much as playing 'pvp'. You kill stuff, you get points ... Just because you prefer doing it one way doesn't mean another way is wrong.

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

I can imagine that Seeping Wound sins will be popular in JQ this weekend.

I was thinking that some kind of Demonic Flesh nuker might be successful at taking out shrines, but that would have required the Shadow Form change to leak over into PvP.

Deakon

Deakon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

Arkansas

Just The Four Of Us [TRIO]

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Space View Post
Looking forward to some fun AB matches, these weekends usually bring out the decent players on both sides.
heheheh You used "AB" and "decent players" in the same sentence. j/k

I didn't know Faction Weekend was coming but still managed to grab the ZC for JQ on several of my chars.

I've already maxed my Kurz doing JQ almost exclusively. One donate from r10 on Luxon. It appears to me that I'm earning Lux faster than Kurz simply due to the timer. I can get in 2-3 matches on the Lux side in JQ in about the same time I got 1 match on Kurz side. If we lose every match, the faction earned is about equal. If we win at least one in 6, Lux comes out ahead.

Also on the bot thing... I don't see bots very often in JQ anymore. (Maybe it's the time of day that I play) Still lots of nubs and leechers though. Nothing depresses me more than starting a match on my contagion bomber and realizing I have 4 AoE using, quarry scattering elementalists on my team. Oh... and 3 warriors.