Whats the biggest, easiest, quickest spawn to kill for holiday drops?
ImperialPriest
I've always gone with undead from gates of kryta, but I'm wondering with the current drop rates being so amazing is there a better place?
Lyv
Vaettirs in Jaga Moraine.
Possibly Raptors outside Rata Sum.
Possibly Raptors outside Rata Sum.
fires element
vaettir have 60 foes you kill in a couple minutes and just zone back to bjora marches and then back into jaga to reset spawns. raptors have 34 foes to kill that takes about a minute to kill and zone back into rata sum by either using a leecher or just resigning. if you do raptors and you aren't using leechers make sure to zone out of rata sum then back in so when you resign you spawn at the portal and don't have to run across the whole town
Voodoo Rage
Just to throw out one more option, I've been farming the first two waves of the snowmen in the Koris Deeprunner dungeon (HM). I know it might not be the most optimal farm but some people might want to try something different. Basically with Shadowform up, you don't take any damage. Personally I do it with the Ranger/Assassin combo and use whirling defense to wipe out both groups in a single blow. The trick is to ball them up so there are no stragglers.
ImperialPriest
Is there nothing better? The undead farm is under 3 minutes for 32 kills, with the added bonus of a tradeable item during holidays for more consumables.
The farm is in NM, so for other drops vaettir is a good substitute, but right now I only care about holiday drops trying to max booze title.
The farm is in NM, so for other drops vaettir is a good substitute, but right now I only care about holiday drops trying to max booze title.
lucaa_tlw
Imo, raptors are the best way to farm holiday drops.
A fast vaettir run will take about 2 mins and a few seconds, plus the time to zone back (10 secs maybe? or more?).
A raptor run takes 45 seconds, and you only need a second or 2 to resign.
Vaettirs: 60 foes in 2 mins 15 sec
Raptors= 30/33 foes in 50 sec
The math says raptors win.
A fast vaettir run will take about 2 mins and a few seconds, plus the time to zone back (10 secs maybe? or more?).
A raptor run takes 45 seconds, and you only need a second or 2 to resign.
Vaettirs: 60 foes in 2 mins 15 sec
Raptors= 30/33 foes in 50 sec
The math says raptors win.
ceka88
best for holiday items is destroyer farm
must be something about 60-80s foes in 4-5min
u also get rit tomes and destroyer cores here and u dont need to farm this for 2 hours like vaettirs >.<
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/836/gw001m.jpg/
must be something about 60-80s foes in 4-5min
u also get rit tomes and destroyer cores here and u dont need to farm this for 2 hours like vaettirs >.<
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/836/gw001m.jpg/
Riot Narita
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Originally Posted by lucaa_tlw
Vaettirs: 60 foes in 2 mins 15 sec
Raptors= 30/33 foes in 50 sec
The math says raptors win. Depends.
I wouldn't call 60 Vaettirs in 2:15 "fast".
I do 36 Vaettirs in 1:07 (video).
BUT this needs a 2nd account as a doorman, to make the turnaround as fast as /resign for raptors.
I LOL @ the 45sec Raptor claims. Video please, because all the time I leeched Raptor runs, I never saw anyone get anywhere near that. Using the times that I actually SAW people do Raptor runs, the maths says Vaettirs win.
And anyway - any differences between Vaettirs/Raptors is much less significant in this particular event, because you have to spend a large amount of time picking up all those drops!
Raptors= 30/33 foes in 50 sec
The math says raptors win. Depends.
I wouldn't call 60 Vaettirs in 2:15 "fast".
I do 36 Vaettirs in 1:07 (video).
BUT this needs a 2nd account as a doorman, to make the turnaround as fast as /resign for raptors.
I LOL @ the 45sec Raptor claims. Video please, because all the time I leeched Raptor runs, I never saw anyone get anywhere near that. Using the times that I actually SAW people do Raptor runs, the maths says Vaettirs win.
And anyway - any differences between Vaettirs/Raptors is much less significant in this particular event, because you have to spend a large amount of time picking up all those drops!
Icy The Mage
You're assuming it takes 2+ mins to do Vaettir, it's really not hard to do it under lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RObe0C-an9g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RObe0C-an9g
Riot Narita
Nice video, haven't seen that method before. Does it still work?
Not that I'm going to bother wheeling out a new farming character, at this stage in GW.
(GW2 will be out before there's another event to farm).
Not that I'm going to bother wheeling out a new farming character, at this stage in GW.
(GW2 will be out before there's another event to farm).
Icy The Mage
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Originally Posted by Riot Narita
Nice video, haven't seen that method before. Does it still work?
Not that I'm going to bother wheeling out a new farming character, at this stage in GW.
(GW2 will be out before there's another event to farm). Still works, but it's faster to just use a second account to gate for you instead of jumping out yourself :P
Not that I'm going to bother wheeling out a new farming character, at this stage in GW.
(GW2 will be out before there's another event to farm). Still works, but it's faster to just use a second account to gate for you instead of jumping out yourself :P
Grover
When i do Vaettir, my timer is always still 2 minutes by the time im zoning back. Large number of gold items for ID and there are 60 (not 36). Vaettir are for farming drops so just kill them all.
There is too much of chance of failure with Raptors so i dont farm them, sorry.
I love to farm gargoyles as R/A. It only require at most 4 skills and enchant weapon. no special armor or anything They drop 12-13 granite, old school gold items, and regular and Elite tomes for Monk, Ele, and Mesmer. My counter always shows
1 minute when i resign. PM if you want info.
There is too much of chance of failure with Raptors so i dont farm them, sorry.
I love to farm gargoyles as R/A. It only require at most 4 skills and enchant weapon. no special armor or anything They drop 12-13 granite, old school gold items, and regular and Elite tomes for Monk, Ele, and Mesmer. My counter always shows
1 minute when i resign. PM if you want info.
lucaa_tlw
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Originally Posted by Riot Narita
I wouldn't call 60 Vaettirs in 2:15 "fast".
This is how I do it, but I dont take any credit for the tactics as I shamelessly stole them from another video I saw :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSMZ-NDUwas
Quote: Originally Posted by Riot Narita
I LOL @ the 45sec Raptor claims. Video please, because all the time I leeched Raptor runs, I never saw anyone get anywhere near that.
Me doing it a lot of time ago, its still exactly the same after the updates.. Its more like 50 secs and not 45.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm1jSdvvpAA
Btw, I dont have a second account to use to zone back and forth, so the fast vaettir farm cannot be applied in my case
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