Efficient Troll Farming (With Video)

Vermilion

Vermilion

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

NY

13 May 2006 at 06:02 - 41
Well I will definately be trying this later tonight..
errr..
morning. >.<

I've been using a LV/Mend build since I started farming trolls..so hopefully I can get used to this..of course, I go for the smaller groups also. Might as well kill em all since you're there, and if you spend a little more time to kill Krogg you can get:
- 2-3 MTTs
- Scrolls
- multiple item drops

Although I'll try it your way.

Gforce

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Isle Of Solitude

Super Kaon Action Team [SuKa]/[DoDo]

W/

03 Jun 2006 at 13:33 - 42
Right so Ive read your build, I probably use a way to defensive one myself, but I still think you can improve your build by doing one of these:
A. Add judges insight in your build, drop shield stance as killing other trolls will only take a few more seconds. Judges insight will avoid the +20 vs physical trolls got, and will also deal another 20% penetration. That means you hit atleast 1,5x more dmg.
B. With the vig spirit buff, you wont need a vamp axe. So get an elemental one to avoid +20 vs physical.

Also, you probably know 20% troll slaying is better then +7 vs physical, but I guess you left it out because its harder to get your hands on..

Ole Man Bourbon

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

03 Jun 2006 at 18:52 - 43
If you've got Judge's Insight up, you'd be dealing holy damage so you could stay with the Vamp Haft.

TheOneMephisto

TheOneMephisto

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

03 Jun 2006 at 19:19 - 44
Trollslaying would take the place of shelter wouldn't it? Because weapons are "of XXXXslaying" and the shelter is "of shelter".

Ole Man Bourbon

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

03 Jun 2006 at 19:56 - 45
Also, I think you'd want a 15% while enchanted, since enchants will ALWAYS be up.

I've always killed trolls with Shield of Judgment, but I've never used a vamp haft, only a cold one. Gonna try swapping out Vig Spirit for Judge's Insight with a vamp haft when I get a chance and go with

Axe: 13
Smite: 12
Heal: 7
Strength: 7
Tactics: 4

Vampiric Axe of Trollslaying (+15% while enchanted)
Strength-Enchant Shield with low req
Heal/Smite offhand

Live Vicariously
Balthazar's Spirit
Strength of Honor
Judge's Insight
Cyclone Axe
Bonetti's Defense
Shield of Judgment E

Should work, but starting may be a little tricky due to having to take damage to get up energy and interrupts have to be avoided.

Gotta round vamp axe haft and troll slaying mod. Grrr, pain in the . .

eternal pho

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Licious Fame Farmers {TLG}

W/E

03 Jun 2006 at 20:26 - 46
troll farming is over =( activates the anti-farming thing after consistent runs.

Xaero Gouki Kriegor

Xaero Gouki Kriegor

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Leather Rebels, (LR)

W/

03 Jun 2006 at 22:07 - 47
out of curiousty, how many runs of something triggers the script? and when it is triggered does it other areas you try to farm?

Metanoia

Metanoia

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

04 Jun 2006 at 03:18 - 48
I'm not sure if I missing something painfully obvious to everyone but me, which would explain why no one else has mentioned it, but couldn't you just drop Executioner's Strike for Renewing Smash and have a hammer on switch?

Wouldn't that allow you to use Gladiator's Defence 3 times at the beginning? You should be able to stay in the stance 1/2 of the time instead of 1/3 of the time afterwards, too.

Ps. People farm Trolls for the exp, not the drops. ^_^

Ole Man Bourbon

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

04 Jun 2006 at 17:39 - 49
Quote:
Originally Posted by Xaero Gouki Kriegor
out of curiousty, how many runs of something triggers the script? and when it is triggered does it other areas you try to farm? I takes a good hour or so for the drops to slack off. Maybe 30 runs?

Also, other areas are not affected.

grishnakh7

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

The Ownage Guys ( TOG )

W/Mo

26 Jun 2006 at 20:56 - 50
i tried, bud with a few other skills,
as elite, i took triple chop[F], Has same affect as ciclone axe
bud more damage ^.^
and with dragonchest axe 15^50 vampirick 3/1 and exhalted aegis.

Birdman

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2006

NJ

Famiglia Fino Alla Morte

W/Mo

28 Jun 2006 at 00:57 - 51
how did you get your health bars and everything to move around??? lol

grishnakh7

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

The Ownage Guys ( TOG )

W/Mo

28 Jun 2006 at 07:25 - 52
menu --> options ( F11 ) --> customise layout.

volsungxiii

volsungxiii

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/

28 Jun 2006 at 16:59 - 53
Thanks for this build!

Compared to your build, mines was just god awful. This is what I was using before:
Tactics: 16
Healing: 8
rest in Strength and Swords.

Gladiator's Defense {E}
Bonneti's Defense
Healing Signet (when necessary)
Riposte
Deadly Riposte
Watch Yourself
Mending
Sprint

This build revolved around the dmg provided by Glad's Defense and the Ripostes. But as you might have guessed, LARGE downtime. Basically I cycled thru Bonneti's twice inbetween Glad's recharge time.

But this build is so much faster, I tried it with success. Mines worked, but this one's so much better. Thanks

volsungxiii

volsungxiii

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/

28 Jun 2006 at 17:04 - 54
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ole Man Bourbon
I takes a good hour or so for the drops to slack off. Maybe 30 runs?

Also, other areas are not affected. You'll know when you triggered it when an ingame hint box pops up, saying farming in the same area will reduce loot. And it really does reduce (it's happened to me before). What happens after that? You get very little drops if any. Sometimes you get nothing at all from enemies. Just do something else (run people, do a quest or mission) and it'll be fine when you come back. Remember, if enemies are barely dropping anything (2 or 3 items out of a grp of 10, etc.), the anti-farm script's still active.

grishnakh7

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

The Ownage Guys ( TOG )

W/Mo

29 Jun 2006 at 05:35 - 55
it is handy when u have strength of honor with them too, maybe + 3 - 5 damage can increase ur damage a lot

$hade.

$hade.

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canada

[FiRM[]

R/

29 Jun 2006 at 06:48 - 56
I've been doing very efficient (Average 3-5 min) and easy troll farming with this build.

W/Mo

Sorry don't know Attributes but I only put points in Axe, Tactics, and healing.

Cyclone Axe
Mending
Live Vicariously
Bonnetti's defense
Glads defense {E}
Vigorous Spirit
Sprint
Heal Sig

Rhuobhe

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Less Crying is Key [kThx]

29 Jun 2006 at 17:11 - 57
Is this build faster or slower than the continuous gladiators defense build? (I'd guess slower, but I have not tested it out)

The build I'm talking about relies on 4 core skills, the rest is just filler really:
Gladiator's Defense {E}
Cyclone Axe (for adrenaline)
Teinai's Wind/Whirlwind (for knockdown)
"On Your Knees!" (to recharge Gladiator's)

Might also work well if you put some points into air and added Conjure Lightning..

Anyway the longest it should take to kill a group of trolls is 3 rounds of Gladiator's Defense (33 sec) this way, at 16 tactics you deal 37 damage with GD and 33 seconds = 22 hits assuming they are using axes. 37x22=814, which is more than enough to kill a troll.

Anyway, unless the OP's build kills the whole group of trolls before gladiator's recharges, then this build would be faster (at least in theory)

0r0m1$ [email protected]

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2006

White Masters Guild [PIDE]

R/Mo

08 Sep 2006 at 11:56 - 58
can you tell me the name of the music and the group??

0r0m1$ [email protected]

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2006

White Masters Guild [PIDE]

R/Mo

16 Sep 2006 at 11:06 - 59
pls i really like that music and i would like to get it all

0r0m1$ [email protected]

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2006

White Masters Guild [PIDE]

R/Mo

10 Oct 2006 at 15:18 - 60
c'mon pls give me the name and the singer of that music pls

karenlover

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2006

the fighting guild

E/Mo

11 Oct 2006 at 16:21 - 61
is the vamp axe that important? bacause i have a totem axe(green) that gives +6 energy

skfan666

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

Devils of Chaos

W/Mo

17 Oct 2006 at 06:52 - 62
Nice build, I like it, once I got it down...

Laughing Man

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

College Park

17 Oct 2006 at 22:11 - 63
Hmm I should try this sometime. I'm currently using an W/R and it works pretty well it's just slow.

As for the song

Song Title: Song 2
Artist(Band): Blur

Laughing Man

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

College Park

20 Oct 2006 at 19:01 - 64
Well I tried it and I can never kill them. I get them all close to dieing but then they wipe me out. I doubt a 9 HP difference matters.. (Superior Vigor goes for 33k so I went with the mid level one that costs 3k instead). So I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Edit: Played with the build and took the attribute points in str out and gave it to healing so live vicariously gives 4 instead of 3. And I get better survivability.

Raceai

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

CoF! I live and breath there.

The Swedish Legends

N/

12 Apr 2007 at 20:49 - 65
This build SUCKS with the new AI.

Stormlord Alex

Stormlord Alex

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Beyond the Forest of Doom, past the Cavern of Agony... on Kitten & Puppy Island

Soul of Melandru [sOm]

W/E

12 Apr 2007 at 20:54 - 66
... You wasted 25 energy, and a skill slot to Animate Bone Thread and tell us what we know already?

Have a pat on the head.

Issac

Issac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Earthrealm

W/A

13 Apr 2007 at 18:20 - 67
Does this build still work or do the trolls scatter?