Having trouble finding where to farm this week's items for Nicholas the Traveler? Guild Wiki didn't post a guide how to farm the item this week?
Look no further! I have created a youtube channel that will be updated every week with the best area(s) to farm the item. Who wants to read text guides when there are in-depth video guides available? Each video guide will include in-game footage showing my personal way of farming and a webcam feed of my explaining other viable techniques and detailing trouble areas, possible issues, and more!
The video series has been featured in the official GW community news as well as numerous fan-sites and guild websites.
Videos go up every Monday night, usually close very late and sometimes won't be available until after midnight, going into Tuesday. On some special occasions videos will be up sooner.
Link to channel: WeeklyNickGiftFarms
If you have questions about how to kill the monsters each week, or you have a suggested area to farm (contact me early on in the day on Monday), you can whisper me in-game @ Rolin Mori
Video Tutorials for Traveler gifts - updated weekly!
RedDog91
Jenn
Legit links, and really interesting idea. Thanks!
Lord Dagon
nice video. deffinatley goign to be keeping a close eye on you. video froze for me @ about teh 46 seconds mark so dont know whats up with that but im sure if it had kept working it woulda been a great video 
RedDog91
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nice video. deffinatley goign to be keeping a close eye on you. video froze for me @ about teh 46 seconds mark so dont know whats up with that but im sure if it had kept working it woulda been a great video
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Lord Dagon
haha ok. Seems alot of websites and such(gwg,gww,now youtube) are having stuff doen with servers. *shurgs* must be that time of year xD. but yes it seems like its deffinatley going to be a good guide. and you get them up faster then the pvx link to farming nick stuff. oh and FYI i stole ur build 
RedDog91
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haha ok. Seems alot of websites and such(gwg,gww,now youtube) are having stuff doen with servers. *shurgs* must be that time of year xD. but yes it seems like its deffinatley going to be a good guide. and you get them up faster then the pvx link to farming nick stuff. oh and FYI i stole ur build
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o well...the build is modified from an old RA build (that I think has been removed from PvX?). Very easy to use and almost fool-proof for the purpose of the video.
Xiaquin
Hey that was pretty cool, I was just going to avoid Nicholas this week but now I might give it a shot. Thanks for this.
Edit: Just remembered, isn't there a time you have to wait when you zone before loot really starts to drop or is that a rumor?
Edit: Just remembered, isn't there a time you have to wait when you zone before loot really starts to drop or is that a rumor?
Sir Tieger
Nice job.
I'll definitley be keeping track of these
I'll definitley be keeping track of these
Owik Gall
Just tried the farm in my physical character. I have been able to pull it off with a little difference to how it's done in the vid.
First I'd like to mention that the Fugal Wallow groups with the Dredge and at the first NPC brawl there was always a gang-up on the afflicted with two Dredge groups, including two wallows. Occasionally the brawl ends quick, so there's a warning for you all.
I did a variation of this run by waiting for the brawl to end, then, with a long bow I pull the wallows that had 2 dredge guardians with them. Once I got their attention I withdrew to the area of the priest near the rez shrine. There I just wait for the wallows and duke it out while the priest heals me. I brought a large damaging build to quicken each fight and always made sure the fight isn't too close to the priest because it has Heal Area (or something like it). The Dredge Guardians knocks down which made killing the wallows a bit longer. Also they have Wild Blow, so stances aren't suggested. Once I killed the two, I map out, go back outside, and repeat.
Mind you, I'm Kurz and the priest is Lux, so if I had it any differently I would've just gone into the second brawl and use the vids plan there. Instead, I have a huge risk of getting killed without getting to the trophy. So this variation I did for the physical is a safe way that ends up dealing with fewer wallows, but it got the job done.
First I'd like to mention that the Fugal Wallow groups with the Dredge and at the first NPC brawl there was always a gang-up on the afflicted with two Dredge groups, including two wallows. Occasionally the brawl ends quick, so there's a warning for you all.
I did a variation of this run by waiting for the brawl to end, then, with a long bow I pull the wallows that had 2 dredge guardians with them. Once I got their attention I withdrew to the area of the priest near the rez shrine. There I just wait for the wallows and duke it out while the priest heals me. I brought a large damaging build to quicken each fight and always made sure the fight isn't too close to the priest because it has Heal Area (or something like it). The Dredge Guardians knocks down which made killing the wallows a bit longer. Also they have Wild Blow, so stances aren't suggested. Once I killed the two, I map out, go back outside, and repeat.
Mind you, I'm Kurz and the priest is Lux, so if I had it any differently I would've just gone into the second brawl and use the vids plan there. Instead, I have a huge risk of getting killed without getting to the trophy. So this variation I did for the physical is a safe way that ends up dealing with fewer wallows, but it got the job done.
RedDog91
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Edit: Just remembered, isn't there a time you have to wait when you zone before loot really starts to drop or is that a rumor?
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Just a tip to make killing them easier.
Hobbs
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Hey that was pretty cool, I was just going to avoid Nicholas this week but now I might give it a shot. Thanks for this.
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RedDog91
Bumping for new video!
If you misses it in the first post, here it is again: Glowing Hearts
If you misses it in the first post, here it is again: Glowing Hearts
carbajac
"Sloth Hunter Shot!!"
That's cool man, I like it...Subscribe!
That's cool man, I like it...Subscribe!
RedDog91
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"Sloth Hunter Shot!!"
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I didn't even realize I shouted that until I went to edit
Xiaquin
I haven't really spent a lot of time in Wilderness Survival, so I was surprised to see it work so well. I put Ignite+Incendiary Arrows in my build while helping a guildy do some big WiK quests, and I love it now. Much more workable than Barrage and more fun.
RedDog91
Ignite/Incendiary is the original combination i used before splinter/barrage was possible (before factions release). And after splinter/barrage became popular, I added splinter into the mix with ignite/incendiary.
I find this combination to work better on groups of enemies that are more spread out, as Incendiary Arrows hits nearby foes (thus doubling its range over Barrage). But for heavily populated groups, Barrage is often a better coice, as it will hit more of them and the arrows deal more damage.
Feel free to use builds and skills that I showcase in the videos, but be reminded that the object of my videos are to show the location of the farm. When a farm is easy, I will use a lesser-capable profession (by that I mean one that can't farm very much, except with gimmick builds in a few places) to show that anyone can do the farm with any profession.
I find this combination to work better on groups of enemies that are more spread out, as Incendiary Arrows hits nearby foes (thus doubling its range over Barrage). But for heavily populated groups, Barrage is often a better coice, as it will hit more of them and the arrows deal more damage.
Feel free to use builds and skills that I showcase in the videos, but be reminded that the object of my videos are to show the location of the farm. When a farm is easy, I will use a lesser-capable profession (by that I mean one that can't farm very much, except with gimmick builds in a few places) to show that anyone can do the farm with any profession.
Apok
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Ignite/Incendiary is the original combination i used before splinter/barrage was possible (before factions release).
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RedDog91
It was that or before I personally used splinter/barrage.
My memory is bad, therefore when I think back on things I do in-game, I often confuse dates relating to when I did something and when I did something else.
My memory is bad, therefore when I think back on things I do in-game, I often confuse dates relating to when I did something and when I did something else.
jonnieboi05
Yea... You're no where near what I would call a "quality farmer". No offense and no disrespect, but what should take you half the time (if that?) is taking you forever.
And SoS says "hi". Why the hell does your Ranger have such low health? o.0
I'll just stick to how I do things and solo farm via SoS with my 7 leeching alts.
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And SoS says "hi". Why the hell does your Ranger have such low health? o.0
I'll just stick to how I do things and solo farm via SoS with my 7 leeching alts.
/notsubscribed
Xiaquin
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Yea... You're no where near what I would call a "quality farmer". No offense and no disrespect, but what should take you half the time (if that?) is taking you forever.
And SoS says "hi". Why the hell does your Ranger have such low health? o.0 I'll just stick to how I do things and solo farm via SoS with my 7 leeching alts. /notsubscribed |
Also, SoS? Pretty lazy, anyone can just drop that on a skill bar and not need a video to demonstrate. I happened to get a good idea from one of his builds, and I've two years into my ranger.
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Current farm is Nicholas in Nebo Terrace, interested to see what build you run, RedDog. Gonna have to rely on regen unless you don't mind getting knocked down. Of course, there's always I Am Unstoppable. Personally, I ran my dervish since it was perfectly suited for the job.
carbajac
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Yea... You're no where near what I would call a "quality farmer". No offense and no disrespect, but what should take you half the time (if that?) is taking you forever.
And SoS says "hi". Why the hell does your Ranger have such low health? o.0 I'll just stick to how I do things and solo farm via SoS with my 7 leeching alts. /notsubscribed |
The glowing hearts weren't hard to get, if you had to be a quality farmer to get them, get better.
Chillax
RedDog91
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Yea... You're no where near what I would call a "quality farmer". No offense and no disrespect, but what should take you half the time (if that?) is taking you forever.
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@Xiaquin
I did a few practice runs on 4 different professions to see which one I liked best. I have not been able to shoot the video as of yet though because I was a pallbearer at a funeral yesterday.
RedDog91
This week's video is up.
And I got it up before the folks at wiki could even find a place to farm. BONUS!
Link to Spiritwood Planks video
And I got it up before the folks at wiki could even find a place to farm. BONUS!
Link to Spiritwood Planks video
carbajac
Pretty cool, I wouldn't have thought to actually farm the spiritwood but rather the wood and dust. Kinda neat though that only 3 drops will get you your Nick take.
I remember the old 55 troll farm outside of Drok's used to drop tons of raven staves and was real fast and I'm guessing vaettirs for dust? I'm not sure where people farm dust anymore.
I remember the old 55 troll farm outside of Drok's used to drop tons of raven staves and was real fast and I'm guessing vaettirs for dust? I'm not sure where people farm dust anymore.
RedDog91
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Pretty cool, I wouldn't have thought to actually farm the spiritwood but rather the wood and dust. Kinda neat though that only 3 drops will get you your Nick take.
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The Kirin in the area can also drop Spiritwood, but they take significantly longer to kill and have a much higher rate to drop granite instead.
And for once, I actually posted my video on the discussion page (on wiki) for where to to farm and 7 hours later when they edit the page...the said to farm island guardians. I tried those before the other area...3x slower. Even on wiki they say its too slow.
TalanRoarer
Although I probably won't use the videos; good work man.
Darcy
Interesting idea, RedDog91. I'll remember this thread for when my regular farmer can't reach the current week's farming area. Thank you for the hard work.
Meridon
I think this is a great idea!
Also, I'd be happy to help out. I usually do nick as soon as he's available, and therefore I'm often relying on my own creativity to come up with an efficient concept
I'll add your IGN when I get home, as I'm at college now
. Also, here's two suggestions for your videos:
-Have you considered adding a guide in your video to get to Nicholas? Personally (also as primary Ranger) I'm a big fan of solo running, and I could definitely help out in gathering tips for getting to Nicholas every week, in a party/solo.
-Have you considered adding a guide for farming items for Pre-Searing Nick? I don't know if anything like that has been done before, but currently I'm also farming Nick in Pre every day, in order to get 150 gifts. With only 13 possible collectables, it would only take a two-part or three-part video to show the best locations for each collectable in Pre. These videos could probably be geared towards better time efficiency, since if you're farming Nick in Pre for longer periods of time (like me), it's useful to know how to minimize your time spent every day.
Either way, let me know what you think. I'll give you a PM in-game when I see you on. If you are interested in having me submit my tips and tricks on a weekly basis, let me know!
Also, I'd be happy to help out. I usually do nick as soon as he's available, and therefore I'm often relying on my own creativity to come up with an efficient concept
I'll add your IGN when I get home, as I'm at college now
. Also, here's two suggestions for your videos:-Have you considered adding a guide in your video to get to Nicholas? Personally (also as primary Ranger) I'm a big fan of solo running, and I could definitely help out in gathering tips for getting to Nicholas every week, in a party/solo.
-Have you considered adding a guide for farming items for Pre-Searing Nick? I don't know if anything like that has been done before, but currently I'm also farming Nick in Pre every day, in order to get 150 gifts. With only 13 possible collectables, it would only take a two-part or three-part video to show the best locations for each collectable in Pre. These videos could probably be geared towards better time efficiency, since if you're farming Nick in Pre for longer periods of time (like me), it's useful to know how to minimize your time spent every day.
Either way, let me know what you think. I'll give you a PM in-game when I see you on. If you are interested in having me submit my tips and tricks on a weekly basis, let me know!
RedDog91
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-Have you considered adding a guide in your video to get to Nicholas? Personally (also as primary Ranger) I'm a big fan of solo running, and I could definitely help out in gathering tips for getting to Nicholas every week, in a party/solo.
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I however, do not have the time to put into it, the few hours I spend each week on the videos are the few hours I have out of class (I am a college student, as you are)
RedDog91
Fixed the problem. Video is now on correct channel.
Inscribed Shards
Inscribed Shards
Snograt
Realised the Nick location thread was lacking a link to your guides, so I took the liberty of updating the OP there: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10369450
RedDog91
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Realised the Nick location thread was lacking a link to your guides, so I took the liberty of updating the OP there: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10369450
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The more people it helps the better.
RedDog91
Video for this week is up.
If you missed it on page one, the link can be found here
Also, since most people are currently trying to get points for the HoM, you may find video for Spiritwood Planks helpful for getting a black moa chick. The planks are rarely in the trader's stock these past few days
If you missed it on page one, the link can be found here
Also, since most people are currently trying to get points for the HoM, you may find video for Spiritwood Planks helpful for getting a black moa chick. The planks are rarely in the trader's stock these past few days
Amazing Avery
This is really good! thank you very much
RedDog91
Video for this week is up.
Shadowy Remnants
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OK, now it's really up. YouTube's video processing was down yesterday afternoon so the video didn't show up till about 1:00AM
Shadowy Remnants
EDIT:
OK, now it's really up. YouTube's video processing was down yesterday afternoon so the video didn't show up till about 1:00AM
Snograt
Free bump, seeing as all the confusion this week might mean people missed this 
carbajac
Again, good luck on the novel, what's it gonna be about? Plus, won't your deadline fall getting real close to finals?
Where will GW fit in all of this!!
Boy am I glad I'm done with college, woot!
Where will GW fit in all of this!!
Boy am I glad I'm done with college, woot!
RedDog91
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Again, good luck on the novel, what's it gonna be about? Plus, won't your deadline fall getting real close to finals?
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I have no control over the deadline, but if I can keep my current pace then I'll be done well before my finals.
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Or, on weeks when I have no spare time, I may link to someone else's video should they choose to participate. Anyone interested in how that would work out if they want to help out can send me a private message here on the frums or through my youtube channel.
X Tatoo U
Thanks for posting the new video! You may want to change the title - it still says week of Nov 22.
RedDog91
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it still says week of Nov 22.
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For some reason it won't change..I've edited the original post 3 times now and it won't change it in the list of threads, yet it does change it when you're viewing the thread...even when I take the date out it's still messed up.