Glint's Afk Farm

greenough

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

A/E

22 Apr 2011 at 18:07 - 1

This is a build that can easily afk glints challenge in NM for Dcores and Cloths.
I had posted this in another thread but thought i would be better suited in the farming section.

I run all minor runes on hero's and most run shield/spear caster set. make sure the 5 Mes's are set to aggressive, the Rit on guard and the E/Mo on avoid.

Don't forget to display your Deldrimor title.

This build is not 100% flawless but i have gone on runs of 30+ before a fail. there is also 1 rare spawn where a Distroyer of lives will spawn outside of argo range, it is towards the end so just come back at your regular time and get hero's to target it, after that its just another minute to kill 4 bosses.

Run in and go up in front of the baby dragon, flag hero's and stand where i stand in the picture below and wait until 1:30, when 1:30 hits place EoE and then watch some T.V.

Picture of where to place hero's. Make sure there is an ineptitude hero on the left side and the other on the right side.

Most runs will end in the low 19 minute mark with some getting into high 18's. highest score i've ended with is 2139.

If you feel like the hero's are never dying then you can drop flesh on the 2 Me/Rt and make them Me/E with GOLE to speed things up a little.

Just a side note, keep an eye out on the blue shield drops, i've had three 7/15 tac spiked targe drops which were all sold for over 100k each.

OQhkAoB8AGK0LAC4KAKQe2yXGwFD
OQZDAqwDKnw0b65AHoBZAyA
OQhkAoB8AGK0LAC4KAKQe2yXGwFD
OQZDAqwDKnw0b65AHoBZAyA
OQhjAgCcoOnAT30Dny1kmTuhJA
OACjEyiM5MXzyp3kZixkmTuhJA
OgNDwcb/O1CaRdTLWPurkEPC

Quote:

Originally Posted by drkn
Link to the video of the farming: click!

The builds are the same as used in the OP, only used the common heroes instead of specialised mercenaries.
EoE may be not used at all, but it speeds up the process a bit and i wasn't really AFK anyways, so i popped it every now and then. If not being completely AFK, you might also take Winds and Summon Ice Imp. By Urals Hammer! may help in critical moments, which sometimes occur; but as said, nothing is really necessary and it may be done completely AFK.
The run took 20 minutes and 35 seconds. The only thing the player actually has to do is be present by the end to collect worthy drops and open the chest.
Heroes sometimes die, it's nothing to worry about. Your toon may sometimes die, too, so it's not advised to farm Glint's AFK for survivor.
One odd thing, though, is that despite heroes are set to aggressive, they do not rush out to attack Destroyers of Compassion at the beginning of the second wave, until they come up and start attacking the party.

If the thread's author has nothing against it, a mod could paste the link to this post and/or the video to the opening post, please.

stretchs

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

Untimely Demise [Err了] - SOHK

22 Apr 2011 at 18:11 - 2

Any chance you can post the skill codes as you image only shows the icons and is very small and when you click to enlarge it does not do so.

Thanks for the info and help

FoxBat

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Amazon Basin [AB]

Mo/Me

22 Apr 2011 at 18:22 - 3

For you people lacking mercs, there are alot of builds that can pull this off. A communer + paras works for example. You can use minions but they're really slow, as they will go and attack some stuff out of range of your guys, and the last few mobs of a wave not dying will prevent the next form starting.

greenough

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

A/E

22 Apr 2011 at 18:24 - 4

Quote:
Originally Posted by FoxBat

For you people lacking mercs, there are alot of builds that can pull this off. A communer + paras works for example. You can use minions but they're really slow, as they will go and attack some stuff out of range of your guys, and the last few mobs of a wave not dying will prevent the next form starting. hes right, i have done this without merc's and it is alot slower, the minions make wave 1 and 2 really slow. you have to think outside the box to get a build that works without merc's.

Wabo

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2008

None - Looking for a PvP HA Guild.

22 Apr 2011 at 18:26 - 5

Hey, i was wondering if this method of finishing this challange is considered cheating. Because you practically do not have to do anything for it, just stand still and let your heroes work for you, so you can basically afk. Isn't this an unfair advantage against other people? (however they can decide to do this aswell) On the other hand, everything happens in-game and there isn't any 3rd party software involved.
But still, is it just me, or is this an unfair advantage?

Please be nice

Any statement of Arenanet that this method is allowed is more than welcome! So I will be glad to try it out myself

--> I'm just taking care of my account since I have spend many hours on it and trying to max my HoM points for GW2, It would be such a shame if it will be lost due to some AFK'ing xD. Thanks!

greenough

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

A/E

22 Apr 2011 at 18:31 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wabo

Any statement of Arenanet that this method is allowed is more than welcome! So I will be glad to try it out myself

--> I'm just taking care of my account since I have spend many hours on it and trying to max my HoM points for GW2, It would be such a shame if it will be lost due to some AFK'ing xD. Thanks! so i guess flagging hero's ahead of you to kill mobs for griffons quest in FOW would be considered cheating in your mind?

darthlight

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

22 Apr 2011 at 18:32 - 7

Quote:

Any chance you can post the skill codes as you image only shows the icons and is very small and when you click to enlarge it does not do so.

Thanks for the info and help Enlarged skill icons: http://www.postimage.org/image/64ca8f9x2/

Ghull Ka

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Seattle, WA

Grenths Helpdesk

22 Apr 2011 at 18:37 - 8

@cheating:

I generally let the heroes/hench do all the work anyway. Most vq's I do are done by just moving my character around the map and watching tv; the hench kill everything for me.

*shrug* So, this mission doesn't require you to move, that's the difference... otherwise the hench do everything for you, as usual.

PS: If I guessed the attribs in his build right (and if i didn't screw it up), here are the codes you can use:

OQhDAYwjSvAIgrA5ZoAZALfXM
OQhDAYwjSvAIgrA5ZoAZALfXM
OQZDAowjKnw0b65AHoBZAyA
OQZDAowjKnw0b65AHoBZAyA
OQhjAgCcoOnAT30Dny1kmTuhJ
OACjQOhsIPXzyp3EjxMlmTuhJ
OgNDwcPPP1CaRdrecX1ikEPC

I wish I had some merc heroes, I'd try it out, looks neat. Kind of boring, but neat all the same.

Evolution Nights

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2011

Earth

[DH]

22 Apr 2011 at 18:55 - 9

Is this worth doing?

gw_poster

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

so cal

22 Apr 2011 at 20:09 - 10

28 members 14 guests viewing atm so yeah might be worth it otherwise it could just mean that we are all in fact that bored.

. Fwiw im going to try it

zweetreet

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

balthazars legend force

R/Mo

22 Apr 2011 at 21:04 - 11

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

22 Apr 2011 at 21:06 - 12

I gotta be doing something wrong, on the first waves my flagged mes heroes run over the ledge and eventually die, can't even get past first wave, they are all set on fight and have skill runes.

zweetreet

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

balthazars legend force

R/Mo

22 Apr 2011 at 21:12 - 13

yeah they do run around..
but shouldn't matter..
if you don't flag your other heroes ( they run a bit to heal them.. )
and than it's pwnd

Zyph

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2011

Santa Cruz

[FtLx]

Rt/Mo

22 Apr 2011 at 21:22 - 14

Sounds like fun, gotta give this a shot when I'm done with Portal 2 this evening

Thanks!

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

22 Apr 2011 at 21:45 - 15

Finally got it to work after 5-6 tries, spent 25k on runes.
So the timer pops up after the last boss is defeated, so you can't truly be afk then come back pick up drops and repeat?

greenough

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

A/E

22 Apr 2011 at 22:01 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by zweetreet View Post

hell yeah it's worth doing..

drops from 2 runs :

2x cloth of the brotherhood ( 10x ea )
2x lockpick
1x black dye
tons of Destroyer Cores

and golden eggs / chocolate bunny's because of the special weekend..

and all this by being afk..

i'm making 18 minute runs with 3 unruned mesmers.. and crap weapons on all my heroes

http://img829.imageshack.us/i/gw001q.jpg/ should check the top left of your screen shot before you say afk, if your not going to afk its faster to add a Minion bomber and another spirit spammer and just run back and forth.

Wabo

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2008

None - Looking for a PvP HA Guild.

22 Apr 2011 at 22:42 - 17

Anybody has substition builds if you do not use Merc heroes already? I'm currently not available to make builds as of personal issues/private life. If somebody hasn't yet figured out a substitute build, we can discuss it further in here?

Coney

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2008

22 Apr 2011 at 23:25 - 18

I seriously doubt NCsoft is going to frown at $20/$30 spent for mercs to make it a snooze-fest for the player...

EDIT: Plus another $20/$30 for new character slots to grow the mesmer mercs (assuming you have filled all available, and don't want to delete them)...

EDIT': Besides, this afk is the same thing that has been done for years, farming the mini polar bear mini during wintersday...

Expherious

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Wolfenstein Fuel Dump

Melandru's Elite Hunters [Hunt]

22 Apr 2011 at 23:28 - 19

This is as "unfair" as running, its in the game and its not against the EULA, so what i say is... EXPLOIT THE HELL OUT OF IT BEFORE ANET NERFS IT!

greenough

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

A/E

22 Apr 2011 at 23:29 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coney

I seriously doubt NCsoft is going to frown at $20/$30 spent for mercs to make it a snooze-fest for the player... my thinking exactly, guarantee some kid has already asked his mom for her credit card number. highly doubt they will care about this if its making them money. especially with gw2 coming out. this will be useless after its release.

Zyph

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2011

Santa Cruz

[FtLx]

Rt/Mo

23 Apr 2011 at 00:49 - 21

dylanmaster1

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

Wuu Kong Thong

O Y A M A

23 Apr 2011 at 01:54 - 22

can anyone give me template codes cause i only got 1 mesmer and 3 necros O.O and a bunch of eles and monks

TaeZ246

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2010

Here

[WMO]

23 Apr 2011 at 04:16 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zyph

Any supreme reason I can't shuffle main/secondary jobs around on some of these heroes? I'm sort of a new player and know pretty much nothing about Mesmers, is Fast Casting really that important that you need 5 mesmer main heroes?

EDIT: I'm just going to try it. Ive tried at least one of the mesmers on an ele hero with GOLE, no energy problems and aside from the loss in fast casting it works fine

BadgerznPie

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2008

Mo/

23 Apr 2011 at 04:21 - 24

Great build, works very well. Thanks OP!

technofern

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Disciples Of James

W/R

23 Apr 2011 at 07:44 - 25

Could somebody post the builds for those that are too poor to own mercenaries

Bigger Redd

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

Demon Dawg Knights [DAWG]

Mo/Me

23 Apr 2011 at 08:59 - 26

Works well, thanks! Most of my heroes are under 500hp, random caster weapons and no troubles at all. Have Xandra, Olias and Melonni all as the other 3 mesmers.

EoE and Alkar's Alchemical Acid on me.

Zyph

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2011

Santa Cruz

[FtLx]

Rt/Mo

23 Apr 2011 at 10:28 - 27

So I'm currently testing it with a ragtag team of runeless, starter weapons heroes. Also, don't have 5 mezes

The most I can get out of it is up to wave 4.

My team is (using the exact same skills the OP posted):
D/R: me
Me/Rt: Ineptitude
Me/Rt: Ineptitude
E/Me: Energy Surge
E/Me: Energy Surge (he's only level 17, hurr durr working on it)
Rt/Me: Energy Surge (Resto variant)
Rt: SoS
E/Mo: Ether Renewal

I'm starting to think that maybe it'd be worth it to invest in a merc hero, as I only have 1 Mes character. It seems like fast cast is indeed a bit more useful than I had thought. Though, I'm not too keen on spending an unnecessary 10 bucks, so I'll keep at this and try to get it to work.

I'll see to beefing this team up with weapons and runes, as well as getting stupid Sosuke to level 20.

Is there any reason the SoS Rit has Splinter Weapon? All I do is throw acid and drop EoE, and he keeps casting it on me and me alone. :/

Spiritz

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

DMFC

23 Apr 2011 at 11:48 - 28

zyph - i think they cast splinter only on you because im guessing your holding a melee weapon ( your technically melee class ) and we know how picky heros and splinter weapon can be.
I think the op has sort of designed the build around any profession use - so some classes may get splinter weapon more due to weapons.
Thats the only thing i can think of.

TaeZ246

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2010

Here

[WMO]

23 Apr 2011 at 15:12 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenough

Just a side note, keep an eye out on the blue shield drops, i've had three 7/15 tac spiked targe drops which were all sold for over 100k each.
What do you mean by 7/15 shields? do you mean req 7 with +15 armor? why would those sell for so much?

Fierabras

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

[Dibs]

23 Apr 2011 at 15:16 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaeZ246

What do you mean by 7/15 shields? do you mean req 7 with +15 armor? why would those sell for so much? Low req, nice stats

Icecream

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2010

Ice Tooth Cave

Zealots Of Shiverpeak

Mo/

23 Apr 2011 at 15:27 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaeZ246

What do you mean by 7/15 shields? do you mean req 7 with +15 armor? why would those sell for so much? They're used in PvP such as GvG.

The Real Avalon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Belgium, Ostend.

Mo/A

23 Apr 2011 at 15:56 - 32

I'm wondering why my Vekk (e/mo) doesn't do squat when he's set on avoid combat mode. Is there a reason to the fact that he DOES NOT cast?

TaeZ246

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2010

Here

[WMO]

23 Apr 2011 at 16:09 - 33

Ok so i managed to do it with no mercs using the same builds as OP. Sosuke was level 16 when i started and came out 18 so good leveling and he did fine. I wasn't afk, but i wasnt using EoE, i was just ran around and picked up drops between waves. Also if anyone is wondering, it doesnt work in HM....at all.

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

23 Apr 2011 at 17:52 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaeZ246 View Post

loopysnoopy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2010

England

The Ministery Of Cookies (MC)

W/Mo

23 Apr 2011 at 18:17 - 35

Just a couple of questions regarding placement of the Mesmers, Where do I put the inept mesmers are they up front? or is the esurgers up front?
The rest I think I gather and does the emo stay on guard or avoid ? Same with the other heros do I put them on attack mode or guard

greenough

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

A/E

23 Apr 2011 at 19:09 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by loopysnoopy

Yuna Matsumarui

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2009

Me/

23 Apr 2011 at 20:55 - 37

I've been doing this for today..

done 18 runs, succeeded in 16 of them. the first two runs failed because the heroes were put on aggressive, but I fixed that by putting all of them except for E/Mo on guard.

I found that the only real thread is that your E/Mo gets nuked by mirror of disenchantment or Shatter Enchantment. if that happens, he runs out of energy fairly quickly, not even mentioning the infuse health troubles.

I bought merc heroes especially for this set

illusion 12+1+1
Fast Casting +1
Domination Magic 12+2+1 for breaking point on Esurge and Panic (in case I want to run something else)

40/40 sets hardly necessary with Fast Casting Attribute.

loopysnoopy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2010

England

The Ministery Of Cookies (MC)

W/Mo

23 Apr 2011 at 21:18 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenough

all of that was explained on the first post. Yes but I've done 20 runs and every time I've followed your instructions we get wiped in the first wave all heros and mercs are runed, all have caster spear sets still no use just wanted clarification. As your images wont enlarge every time I click 1 of them it says no image. Will swap to staffs and wand sets and replace splinter thanks for your answer.

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

23 Apr 2011 at 23:46 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Real Avalon

I'm wondering why my Vekk (e/mo) doesn't do squat when he's set on avoid combat mode. Is there a reason to the fact that he DOES NOT cast? Heroes set to avoid combat will not target foes. If you want them to, for any reason at all (like SoLS or Inspiration interrupts/emanagement), you need to set them to guard.

Zyph

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2011

Santa Cruz

[FtLx]

Rt/Mo

23 Apr 2011 at 23:53 - 40

Victory!

I ditched Sosuke and brought in my Mes character as a merc hero (I caved). I didn't even end up giving him a weapon as I didn't bother to check (first time using a merc hero). 2 deaths during wave 4, but not too many other issues.

I admit I wasn't really afk, I was throwing acid and keeping EoE up. This time I think I'll bring BotGD, won't go afk til I get the hang of it.