Rune Farming - Ettin exploitation
Cirian
Quote:
Originally Posted by Knido
got another ettin build:
Axe - 12+4
Strength - 9+1
Tactics - 9+1
Eviscerate
Penetrating
Disrupting
Frenzy
Dolyak Signet
Healing Signet
"For Great Justice!"
Sprint
use dolyak signet + FGJ + Frenzy, hit eviscerate, pen, disrupt their heal sig, and 3 ettins go down per FGJ shout
its intense :P Looks tasty
Axe - 12+4
Strength - 9+1
Tactics - 9+1
Eviscerate
Penetrating
Disrupting
Frenzy
Dolyak Signet
Healing Signet
"For Great Justice!"
Sprint
use dolyak signet + FGJ + Frenzy, hit eviscerate, pen, disrupt their heal sig, and 3 ettins go down per FGJ shout
its intense :P Looks tasty
dont feel no pain
frenzy builds ftw
(quoted from my thread)
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can take down a ettin in less than 8 secs , sometimes 5
w/e
10 fire magic
16 sword (+4)
11 tactics (+3)
u will have around 400 health
fiery sword of defence
15% enchanted
customized
sheild = malions sheild
skills
conjure flame
frenzy
server artery
gash
galrath slash (have taken a ettin down in 5 secs without using this))
victory is mine
healing sigit (never use realy)
sprint
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got to love conjure
(quoted from my thread)
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can take down a ettin in less than 8 secs , sometimes 5
w/e
10 fire magic
16 sword (+4)
11 tactics (+3)
u will have around 400 health
fiery sword of defence
15% enchanted
customized
sheild = malions sheild
skills
conjure flame
frenzy
server artery
gash
galrath slash (have taken a ettin down in 5 secs without using this))
victory is mine
healing sigit (never use realy)
sprint
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got to love conjure
.killjoy
what do u guys mean when u say by acelon settlement? i cant seem to remeber if thats a zone.. adn where is it??
Beat_Go_Stick
Aaaargh! I accidentally salvaged a perfect +15>50 +5 Fiery Dragon Sword of defense last night *cries* Can't believe I did that...the mouse cord caught and my finger hit the button at just the wrong time.
Result: Fiery Sword Hilt :'(
I'll have to try this with my Icy one and Conjure Frost now
....and BTW, to get to the Ascalon Settlement, follow the map above to the top peak of the dotted red line. It's there but not a town you can teleport to.
Result: Fiery Sword Hilt :'(
I'll have to try this with my Icy one and Conjure Frost now
....and BTW, to get to the Ascalon Settlement, follow the map above to the top peak of the dotted red line. It's there but not a town you can teleport to.
Cyker
Good build, I changed it up, I droped the sprint and Galrath slash, I took Vigourse spirit and defensive stand.
When you move to the NKP and back to bettlerun dont really need, you can sneak by or, heck I just ran from them a few times. It's pretty easy to take on 3, keep Vig up and you never get below 190 hp's few times I stayed above 300, (only 382hp's). I may change to the shield block, to stop there healing signet's instead of the stance.
When you move to the NKP and back to bettlerun dont really need, you can sneak by or, heck I just ran from them a few times. It's pretty easy to take on 3, keep Vig up and you never get below 190 hp's few times I stayed above 300, (only 382hp's). I may change to the shield block, to stop there healing signet's instead of the stance.
stupoop
i've recently started farming ettins with 55 monk with SOJ,holy strike, and disrupting chop...
kills them pretty fast but i've only gotten maybe a couple minor runes per 3 runs and just alot of tanned hides and leather squares
Each run, i go up from bergen hot springs killing all the ettins in the area, then port into ascalon settlement and kill those in the area(even the ones all the way to the east)prot back..kill those...and ascalon settlement one last time.
I thought I wsa farming them too much, so i did troll farming,griffon farming,missions(fort ranik farming charr hides), and even quests in between each ettin run...and still not even a major rune...
kills them pretty fast but i've only gotten maybe a couple minor runes per 3 runs and just alot of tanned hides and leather squares
Each run, i go up from bergen hot springs killing all the ettins in the area, then port into ascalon settlement and kill those in the area(even the ones all the way to the east)prot back..kill those...and ascalon settlement one last time.
I thought I wsa farming them too much, so i did troll farming,griffon farming,missions(fort ranik farming charr hides), and even quests in between each ettin run...and still not even a major rune...
Cyker
Got myself quite a few majors, none great and 2-3 superirs, made enough to finally get my guild hall
Dekay
I finally got my Superior Absorbation.. I almost lost my faith in this farming but I finally got it 
I'm so happy!
Thanks for the build dont feel no pain
I'm so happy!Thanks for the build dont feel no pain
.killjoy
well i got 4 golds so far no sup.. yet all major..
Thorath Of Krosa
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Originally Posted by Splatter Mcnasty
Personally, I would take out Flurry and replace it with Savage Slash to interrupt their healing signet...which they use very frequently.
Where do you find the flurry skill?
aB-
Because my weapon was already modded with a shocking axe haft, I used conjure lightning instead of conjure flame. With 10 in the air attribute I found myself doing 9 bonus damage to ettins, 18 while they were using healing signet. My question is this: does conjure flame add more damage to your attacks than conjure lightning?
dont feel no pain
hmm well on my side i sometimes do more than said , so yeah i guess
quickmonty
Quote:
Originally Posted by .killjoy
what do u guys mean when u say by acelon settlement? i cant seem to remeber if thats a zone.. adn where is it??
It's North Kryta Province (the zone). When you first enter NKP you go through the Ascalon settlement, with all the NPC's walking around.
To all you who have had no luck ..... be persistent. I have had many runs with nothing but majors and minors, but I've also has some great runs, one of the best being two superior vigors, a superior healing and a major vigor. I now have superior vigors for all my characters and a superior absorbtion for my warrior.
Good luck.
To all you who have had no luck ..... be persistent. I have had many runs with nothing but majors and minors, but I've also has some great runs, one of the best being two superior vigors, a superior healing and a major vigor. I now have superior vigors for all my characters and a superior absorbtion for my warrior.
Good luck.
Thorath Of Krosa
OMG I went out on my first run with that build and made 31k I love this build
Rhuobhe
I wish anet would make all gold armors superior runes.
I wouldnt mind if I got loads of purps, and blues and only the occasional gold, but I HATE getting tons of golds only to find major runes.
Oh well, I can't complain as I've had 2 sup absorbtions last week. (1 from ettins and 1 from titans)
The gold/purp/blue system does seem out of whack though
I wouldnt mind if I got loads of purps, and blues and only the occasional gold, but I HATE getting tons of golds only to find major runes.
Oh well, I can't complain as I've had 2 sup absorbtions last week. (1 from ettins and 1 from titans)
The gold/purp/blue system does seem out of whack though
chris_zugar
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhuobhe
I wish anet would make all gold armors superior runes.
I wouldnt mind if I got loads of purps, and blues and only the occasional gold, but I HATE getting tons of golds only to find major runes.
Oh well, I can't complain as I've had 2 sup absorbtions last week. (1 from ettins and 1 from titans)
The gold/purp/blue system does seem out of whack though i agree after finally thinking my luck changed i wait to id them all at same time had 3 golds 4 purps and came out 5 majors and none worth anything i got to say im still having bad luck considering best drop so far is major vigor but ima try some more (i really need a sup vigor and absorb for pvp)
I wouldnt mind if I got loads of purps, and blues and only the occasional gold, but I HATE getting tons of golds only to find major runes.
Oh well, I can't complain as I've had 2 sup absorbtions last week. (1 from ettins and 1 from titans)
The gold/purp/blue system does seem out of whack though i agree after finally thinking my luck changed i wait to id them all at same time had 3 golds 4 purps and came out 5 majors and none worth anything i got to say im still having bad luck considering best drop so far is major vigor but ima try some more (i really need a sup vigor and absorb for pvp)
akkarin
Does this all still work?! cause i cannot find the place where you can just go out and in again to get more ettins oO
Sinnr
Quote:
Originally Posted by delcolt
Ok, so just to get things clear, whats the best run for farming ettins? the place outside beetletun has around 12, but when i go to the one near ascalon settlement, i only see around 7.
I am not sure if anyone else has figured this out yet. But there is a quest in the Ascalon Settlement area that is called I think "The Prized Pig". If you take that quest and then go find the pig. Which is just down a bit on the path to the right when you zone in from Beetlenun. Once you touch the pig and start herding him back to the farmer this triggers eight more Ettins to spawn and come right at you in intervals.
In fact once you zone into AC from beetlenun you can look back through the zone portal and see the ettins.
If you don't ever finish the quest you can do this repeatedly. I have been using it basically since I started farming them.
-Dark Patriott
In fact once you zone into AC from beetlenun you can look back through the zone portal and see the ettins.
If you don't ever finish the quest you can do this repeatedly. I have been using it basically since I started farming them.
-Dark Patriott
mohh
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinnr
In fact once you zone into AC from beetlenun you can look back through the zone portal and see the ettins.
I've seen them there too and was wondering if you could pull them back towards you with a bow? I'll have to test this out.
Rhuobhe
I tried this but never had any drops from these ettins at all. Can someone confirm this? I think they are dropless because they are part of a quest.
akkarin
dont know.. but when im following the quest and the maps i can find those outside of beetlenun (~12) but if i go through the portal i find just 6 (and they are quite (very) far away too Oo
so how is that run ment? couse that second map is showing a patch that will not lead to ettins at all oO
so how is that run ment? couse that second map is showing a patch that will not lead to ettins at all oO
SnipiousMax
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhuobhe
I tried this but never had any drops from these ettins at all. Can someone confirm this? I think they are dropless because they are part of a quest.
They are part of the 'save the pig' quest (not sure what its name is) and I've never got them to drop anything. If you run down to where the pig is, they start running towards you...but its not worth it as they don't drop much (if anything.)
akkarin
so could anyone tell me if those maps still work?! or is this build too old and it got all fixed?!
Amsterdam
Quote:
Originally Posted by akkarin
so could anyone tell me if those maps still work?! or is this build too old and it got all fixed?!
Nothing to be fixed, those maps work perfectly, I did this run last night and found 2 sup runes in 1 run lucky me. The second zone, if you follow the map past the settlement there should be from 9-15 ettins, depending on spawns. And there is always an extra group of three that are on the bluffs down the beach a little ways. It may be a short walk, but this zone is worth doing.
lucky me. The second zone, if you follow the map past the settlement there should be from 9-15 ettins, depending on spawns. And there is always an extra group of three that are on the bluffs down the beach a little ways. It may be a short walk, but this zone is worth doing.
Undead Shadowknight
it still works - i got 3 golds in 1 run last night but came out with all poo. thing is you can over farm a place and then nothing will drop. just stay away for a while and then come back.
Sinnr
Quote:
Originally Posted by SnipiousMax
They are part of the 'save the pig' quest (not sure what its name is) and I've never got them to drop anything. If you run down to where the pig is, they start running towards you...but its not worth it as they don't drop much (if anything.)
Strange I am sure I have had at least 2 purples and a gold drop from them. I will have to keep track and confirm this.
tuperwho
Can anyone post a ranger trapper build for this? I have only done trapping as part of a 4 man UW group, so want to know what you use to do it solo, and hopefully without Oath Shot. Thanks in advance.
akkarin
is anyone online right now or could someone come online in the next hour and show it to me pls? ^^
Undead Shadowknight
Quote:
Originally Posted by akkarin
is anyone online right now or could someone come online in the next hour and show it to me pls? ^^
akkarin, i am not online right now but it is pretty simple. You can start out in Bettlerun and head east, go thru gargoyles and birds. Should see ettins there. continue east more ettins. road should curve se some follow it. maybe more ettins. then zone to nebo (there are some more birds right before exit, i would run right by them or dont even hit them).
in nebo if you havent done pig mission yet. head east and talk to farmer, one of the first people you will see in settlement then head south on road until u see pig. usually ettins begin to spawn and will come at you once you start pushing the pig some.
still in nebo other ettins are located just east of the settlement. usually 3 or 4 groups of them.
oh all of this is in kryta.
in nebo if you havent done pig mission yet. head east and talk to farmer, one of the first people you will see in settlement then head south on road until u see pig. usually ettins begin to spawn and will come at you once you start pushing the pig some.
still in nebo other ettins are located just east of the settlement. usually 3 or 4 groups of them.
oh all of this is in kryta.
akkarin
well and i cant find those 3 or 4 groups =/ but i will have a look again.. thanks anyways =)
Undead Shadowknight
just go thru the settlement (east of it), u should see hills, they should be right there.
hodjeur
I have to complete defend kryta .... anyway, i adapted my own farming build, and it works well, i got fire sup first group ^^ ty for this tremendous thread.
Sk23Von
For those of you having problems finding this place, heres a map.
chris_zugar
Quote:
Originally Posted by Amsterdam
Nothing to be fixed, those maps work perfectly, I did this run last night and found 2 sup runes in 1 run lucky me.
Is it wrong for me to hate you, lol im finding gold major runes but does favor have anything to do with it? i found 2 gold with favor and nuttin without. still no sup absorb or vigor
lucky me.
Is it wrong for me to hate you, lol im finding gold major runes but does favor have anything to do with it? i found 2 gold with favor and nuttin without. still no sup absorb or vigor
tuperwho
Ok, got a question for all the veterans out there. How do you decide when to salvage the rune, and when to sell the armor to the merchant? I know that sometimes the armor merchant value is worth more, but am poor at telling exactly when.
Also, for the white ettin pauldrons and ettin hides you pick up..... do you salvage, or ID and sell to merchant? I need to squeeze all the $ out of this I can. I'm so poor.
Thanks!
Also, for the white ettin pauldrons and ettin hides you pick up..... do you salvage, or ID and sell to merchant? I need to squeeze all the $ out of this I can. I'm so poor.
Thanks!
SnipiousMax
Quote:
Originally Posted by tuperwho
Ok, got a question for all the veterans out there. How do you decide when to salvage the rune, and when to sell the armor to the merchant? I know that sometimes the armor merchant value is worth more, but am poor at telling exactly when.
Also, for the white ettin pauldrons and ettin hides you pick up..... do you salvage, or ID and sell to merchant? I need to squeeze all the $ out of this I can. I'm so poor.
Thanks! Just look down the list at a Rune Merchant and you'll easily be able to see which ones are worth your time...but generally speaking.
You SHOULD keep:
Any monk Sup rune.
Sup Fire
Sup/Major Absorbtion
Sup/Major Vigor
Sup/Mnr Sword
Sup Marks/Wilderness Survival
Sup Axe (? not sure about this one)
Sup Death
There might be one or two others...but they don't come to mind.
Most of the rest are pretty much worthless. Once you've unlocked most of your runes, or outta financial strife, you can Salvage before you identify and sell the unid'ed runes you don't need. That's squeezing alot MORE gold outta the rune run than just selling the armors.
Also, for the white ettin pauldrons and ettin hides you pick up..... do you salvage, or ID and sell to merchant? I need to squeeze all the $ out of this I can. I'm so poor.
Thanks! Just look down the list at a Rune Merchant and you'll easily be able to see which ones are worth your time...but generally speaking.
You SHOULD keep:
Any monk Sup rune.
Sup Fire
Sup/Major Absorbtion
Sup/Major Vigor
Sup/Mnr Sword
Sup Marks/Wilderness Survival
Sup Axe (? not sure about this one)
Sup Death
There might be one or two others...but they don't come to mind.
Most of the rest are pretty much worthless. Once you've unlocked most of your runes, or outta financial strife, you can Salvage before you identify and sell the unid'ed runes you don't need. That's squeezing alot MORE gold outta the rune run than just selling the armors.
Rhuobhe
Add minor strength and tactics to the list above. Also DEFINATELY sup axe (4-5K atm)
Best thing to do is check out the sell prices at the trader and decide what is worth salvaging.
Best thing to do is check out the sell prices at the trader and decide what is worth salvaging.
tuperwho
yeah, I can tell the expensive sup. runes. It's the minors and majors: if the merchant is selling for 100, it's only gonna get 25 to sell to the merchant, right? Thus selling the armor to merchant is better?
Also, what about the white armors? Salvage or sell?
Also, what about the white armors? Salvage or sell?
Rhuobhe
Dont waste your time with white armors. Save yhour inventory space for blue or better. More efficient that way.
Pick up humps and hides since they stack and of course money. Don't pick up anything else.
Pick up humps and hides since they stack and of course money. Don't pick up anything else.
Undead Shadowknight
you can salvage the white armors for crafting items like tanned squares etc. I mean sometimes you can get 5 tanned squares from 1 paladron (or whatever they are called).