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Smoke Nightvogue

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Moscow, Russia.

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R/Mo

27 Apr 2006 at 22:39 - 1

Hi everyone =) After the third attempt, I was finally able to do it. The original idea came from that thread, where I was setting up a deaths farming record, and once a player named Thy Guardian has reached one million of deaths, I decided to establish a new record that would be the opposite to this. The first two times I have failed on a Droknar's run, though I've beaten all of the missions up to Aurora Glade with two neverdying characters, I was desperate to finish the game quickly so I tried to sneak unkilled on a Droknar's run. Ironically, the Log Out button didn't help me twice to avoid a double patrol near Res shine upon entering Dreadnought's Drift, and since both of my characters were around level 10, it was a matter of two seconds to get them killed. So after these two attempts, I began to think that the ascension is the only way to do it and created a Warrior/Monk instead of my Mesmer/Monk character. Additionally, I had a guildmate in SoT who said that he'll buy me 15k armor if I'll actually finish the game with 0 deaths, yet according to him, it was impossible. I don't know what lead him to that conclusion, but it definitely seemed possible to me, as playing Guild Wars for 2,5 years can give you enough inspiration to achieve things that look very difficult on the first sight =) Beating the Mirror wasn't a problem as I simply used Riposte and Deadly Riposte skills against him. The Henchies have also been very helpful and proven themselves to be wholesome allies when I was playing alone. Upon reaching the desert, I've also been helped by some folks from Russian Invasion guild, so I'd like to thank them all here. The credit goes to: Joe Free Wind [RusI], Alien Rus W [RusI], Sloner Immortal [RusI], Amun Khealer [RusI], Fowler Protogonist [HeaD] and Dunkan Aidaho [RusI]. Also I'd like to thank S K A P S T E R [SoT] & Great Skeeve [SoT] from Soldiers of Thunderstorm, my guild. In addition to the screenshots attached, I've also recorded a video of our 0 deaths celebration that took place in Hell's Precipice Int D1.

The movie is located here, have fun watching it:
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/00_..._Precipice.mpg (Save Target As)

The complete pack of the screenshots is presented below:
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/01_..._at_Amnoon.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/02_GWG_Ascended.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/03_...agons_Lair.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/04_GWG_at_Tomb.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/05_..._Ice_Caves.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/06_...Iron_Mines.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/07_...ng_of_Fire.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/08_...dons_Mouth.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/09_..._Precipice.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/10_...recipice_2.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/11_...dead_Rurik.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/12_...the_Prince.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/13_...es_of_Lich.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/14_..._of_Lich_2.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/15_..._of_Lich_3.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/16_Lich_Gets_Owned.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/17_...e_Complete.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/18_Cinematic_1.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/19_Cinematic_2.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/20_Cinematic_3.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/21_...nars_Forge.jpg
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/22_...h_0_Deaths.jpg

Just Another Dude

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W/

27 Apr 2006 at 22:41 - 2

Wow, thats nice... seems like it would be hard to do without at least 1 or 2 deaths at least *claps*

Ninetail Trickster

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A pleasant place that needs more rain. T_T

The Rose Society

27 Apr 2006 at 22:42 - 3

My hat would go off to you.
But I'm not wearing one.
Do you take scalps, perchance? o_o;

Hippocheesebarn

Academy Page

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USA

Greener Pastures [DVDF]

W/

27 Apr 2006 at 22:44 - 4

Excellent work man, that's impressive, on both ends of the spectrum.

Glacius

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The Homestarmy

27 Apr 2006 at 22:48 - 5

Meh, lvl19 in Abbadon's Mouth. You were obviously run through the game. Not exactly impressive.

ignis

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Norway

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Mo/

27 Apr 2006 at 22:48 - 6

may all of our base belong to you! респект, соотечественник!

linh

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Mo/

27 Apr 2006 at 22:50 - 7

Very impressive. But do you fear that in Hell Mission, if a lag happened, you would die first time and must do all again from pre searing ?

castanaveras

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27 Apr 2006 at 22:58 - 8

Wow great job!

Smoke Nightvogue

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R/Mo

27 Apr 2006 at 22:59 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ninetail Trickster

My hat would go off to you.
But I'm not wearing one.
Do you take scalps, perchance? o_o;

Noo, I'm too kind to do that!

Smoke Nightvogue

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R/Mo

27 Apr 2006 at 23:00 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by linhlh

Very impressive. But do you fear that in Hell Mission, if a lag happened, you would die first time and must do all again from pre searing ?

Actually it was happening, 2 times on a Droknar's run and I also had that "you've been dropped due to a lag" error on the final mission. The second attempt to finish it was all right though =)

asmo

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Experientia Docet [OHX]

E/

27 Apr 2006 at 23:00 - 11

Nice work, and Glacius, he had to kill at least the lich to beat the game, if nothing else, he did that

Smoke Nightvogue

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R/Mo

27 Apr 2006 at 23:09 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by ignis

may all of our base belong to you! ðåñïåêò, ñîîòå÷åñòâåííèê!

My cheers to Rus Corp, the best spike guild around!

SoT & RUS alliance is on the way! ^_^

imaginary friend

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marhans grottoooo

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R/Me

27 Apr 2006 at 23:13 - 13

impressive but 43 hours 55 minutes in 3 days? ROFL

Smoke Nightvogue

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R/Mo

27 Apr 2006 at 23:16 - 14

Back to the old days of January 2004, I was spending like 24 hours online in the Alpha

Stabber

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Plane of Oblivion

Sigilum Sanguis [keep]

Me/W

27 Apr 2006 at 23:32 - 15

Bravo!

Now for your next task: become GWFC round 2 champs with 0 deaths.

jules

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Xen of Sigils [XoO]

27 Apr 2006 at 23:45 - 16

Nice work. Now to do those titan quests..

fiery

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maryland

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R/

28 Apr 2006 at 01:36 - 17

3 days, Major monk protection, major power leveling, eh *clap*.

Sagius Truthbarron

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Animal Factory [ZoO]

A/

28 Apr 2006 at 02:04 - 18

Try getting 1.4 million exp without dying once.. See what happens.

*wink*
*wink*

mys master

Academy Page

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N/Mo

28 Apr 2006 at 02:24 - 19

nice job!

Hockster

Banned

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28 Apr 2006 at 03:16 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sagius Truthbarron

Try getting 1.4 million exp without dying once.. See what happens.

*wink*
*wink*

It would have been more of an achievement if he wasn't run through everything. Only 43 hours of play time and a few noob quests still not done?

Big deal. Anyone can not die when they just sit at the very beginning.

Ricebox

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W/E

28 Apr 2006 at 03:20 - 21

impressive!

Smoke Nightvogue

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R/Mo

28 Apr 2006 at 03:29 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hockster

It would have been more of an achievement if he wasn't run through everything. Only 43 hours of play time and a few noob quests still not done?

Big deal. Anyone can not die when they just sit at the very beginning.

Sorry, but I wasn't sitting anywhere. If you want I can make a video where it will be seen that all of the main storyboard maps are complete.

Smoke Nightvogue

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R/Mo

28 Apr 2006 at 03:54 - 23

Ok, here it is, hope that's enough to proof it wasn't a run:
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/00_...racter_map.mpg

SAQ

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Radicals Against Tyrants

N/

28 Apr 2006 at 04:14 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyber Smoke

Ok, here it is, hope that's enough to proof it wasn't a run:
http://www.sotzone.ru/gw/0deaths/00_...racter_map.mpg

I think he also meant that someone/people can run you through ther missions without you doing anything. Maybe you participated in some of the missions, but not all.

But congrats if you did it by fighting through yourself, and not being babysitted.

Muse of Shadows

Frost Gate Guardian

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28 Apr 2006 at 04:16 - 25

I can easly believe he did it all without being ran. The last time I made my necromancer (currently remaking again - dont like the name much, and on the rong account...), at the 40 hour mark, I had completed all missions, quests, and bonus' (exepting dunes and iron mines bonus - were completed later) up to ember light camp, as well as had all necromancer and mesmer skills, exepting about 10 elites.

I was not ran anywhere, and I was level 20 half-way through the jungle.

SAQ

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Radicals Against Tyrants

N/

28 Apr 2006 at 04:38 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muse of Shadows

I can easly believe he did it all without being ran. The last time I made my necromancer (currently remaking again - dont like the name much, and on the rong account...), at the 40 hour mark, I had completed all missions, quests, and bonus' (exepting dunes and iron mines bonus - were completed later) up to ember light camp, as well as had all necromancer and mesmer skills, exepting about 10 elites.

I was not ran anywhere, and I was level 20 half-way through the jungle.

Yes, you probably did it legitimately. But someone pointed out, if you check his earlier screen shots, he was ONLY lvl 19 when he reach Ring of Fire. Like you said, you got to lvl 20 in the jungle... and he is ONLY lvl 19 at Ring of Fire!?

Oh and I just checked, he was only lvl 10 at Amnoon Oasis..

Smoke Nightvogue

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R/Mo

28 Apr 2006 at 04:44 - 27

That means only one thing - I wasn't repeating every mission 2-3 times, like it usually happens.

mtm

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W/

28 Apr 2006 at 04:49 - 28

Whether it's an interesting experiment, this is a team project on making a character that survives through all the missions in the game without dying. He was in a party that was working for him, i think. It's still an impressive team achievement, but not much to be proud for the char itself :P

A small example: You posted a picture showing you in Dragon's Lair at lvl 17, let's assume at the beggining of the quest. (So let's assume that you ascended and raised to level 17).
A lvl 17 character has between 104.000 and 115.599 experience.
Ascension itself gives 50k exp. This means that this character, just before ascension, had minimum 54k and max 65k exp, which mean you were lvl 12-14 just before ascending.
A character who went "normally" through the missions, would: a. Have a higher level.
b. Had lots of difficulties getting in ANY party in the post-ascension missions being lvl lower than 20. Try to enter Iron Mines or Ice Caves missions with a lvl 18 char: noone will take you (and they would be right in most cases).
So this is a very difficult thing, but "Guild Wars God" is a baby-sitted character throughout the game missions, which is very different than what the expression "a character who finished the game without dying" implies.

Wacky

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Me/

28 Apr 2006 at 04:58 - 29

Give the guy a break.

And in any case, getting into a group for Ice Caves or Iron Mines at a low level is easy - just take henchies.

Poison Ivy

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Hopping

Mo/A

28 Apr 2006 at 05:06 - 30

Toally mad...

SAQ

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Radicals Against Tyrants

N/

28 Apr 2006 at 05:30 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyber Smoke

That means only one thing - I wasn't repeating every mission 2-3 times, like it usually happens.

If you did it through the legitimate way fighting your way through all the missions and getting from point A to B, you won't be lvl 10 in Amnoon Oasis. And I doubt you quested much with henchies.

Smoke Nightvogue

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R/Mo

28 Apr 2006 at 05:47 - 32

I used the henchies alot, especially prior to Aurora Glade, but I wasn't doing additional quests that aren't needed to complete the game. You can see the second video I posted to see what exactly was passed and what's not.

Diablo???

Forge Runner

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SPQR

N/R

28 Apr 2006 at 05:50 - 33

Wicked sick, I tried that once... but damn lag screwed everything up.

Yogi's Pain

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E/Me

28 Apr 2006 at 05:55 - 34

Say what you want about the guy, and you have. But none of you have the screen shots to show how easy it is other than him. I have no doubts that being ran through the game and doing nothing can be done. However I do have doubts that most of you don't have the friends capable of running you through the game.

However he did it, this seems to be an original post. Nobody else has stepped up saying they did it. So give him the credit he deserves.

Congrats

Denshoni

Academy Page

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E/Me

28 Apr 2006 at 06:02 - 35

Screw the naysayers, that's quite an achievement. On the 3rd attempt was it? If I died the first 2 times trying to do this, I would most likely give up. You'd be crazy not to accept some help. He even said he was ran at certain points so being blatantly negative just makes you look silly.

And even if you went and did it the long way, completed all quests/missions, etc, you'd more than likely still get negative feedback regardless.

You sir, win. Everyone else, including myself, will continue failing now.

Smoke Nightvogue

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R/Mo

29 Apr 2006 at 19:35 - 36

Thanks for the compliment, Den, here's the long awaited reward that I've got today - a brand new Survivor title =) I believe that I'm the first player in Guild Wars to ever get this thing so I'd say the whole quest was worth the efforts

**cheers & thanks to ANet**

n1k

Ascalonian Squire

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E/Me

29 Apr 2006 at 19:59 - 37

Sick title! Thats awesome

ThunderStruck

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The Arctic Marauders [TAM]

29 Apr 2006 at 20:58 - 38

Wow, is it even POSSIBLE to make it to the next level of that title????

Maxiemonster

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Netherlands

Mo/

29 Apr 2006 at 21:58 - 39

If you're an experienced farmer, you can easily get that second title. Be farming trolls outside of Droknar's for example, you can get a 250K experience a day or something.

Smoke Nightvogue

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R/Mo

07 May 2006 at 20:09 - 40

I'd say I'm ok with farming, and therefore... here we go with the next title:

Btw, I don't think it's a good idea to farm Trolls in the ice cave, there's a chance you might get killed because they're surrounding you from all sides. The best place to do "Survivor" farm in Prophecies for W/Mo is Diviner's Ascent (don't forget to put Scrolls of Slayer's Insight on =)