55 Factions Farming 101

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

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Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Blomman
what to do with the ritualists they dont want to die ffs!!! I just skip them.


Also, I'll be posting an Arborstone walkthrough in about an hour.

--edit--
Arborstone Walkthrough is up.

pegasux

pegasux

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Mexico < PUKE >

Elite Rogues Inc. [ER]

Hey thank's Tsunami! People like you are what is needed in GW! All to often selfish people emerge and want to hored everything because they want XXX amount of gold just for bragging rights. I want to contribute to this thread by saying that there is a mission (Kurzick-Not sure of town name though) where you get the staff from the Kurzicks where there are a TON of undergrowth that are very easy to farm and kill...you just have to get past the 3 groups at the start of the mission. I have not taken a 55 there but if my warrior can do it then I'm sure you guys can definately do it with a 55. And yes Arborstone is easy and profittable. Thanks again.

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

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thank you pegasux for your kind words. On another note, I've been informed that you can also start arborstone farming from House zu Heltzer (kurzick capitol) and have added this piece of information into my guide.

Zerfl

Zerfl

kaggw0rschd

Join Date: Mar 2006

-none-

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by creed-shaman
without bonettis youd be in a lot of trouble if you pulled more then 5 guys not with SoJ on u.. and if it ends -> just run a bit in a circle and cast again if available ..

ps, hb, soj, channeling[diversion|ignorance(wing)], mantra of resolve, blessed, balth, mending -> ffs

works fine here

ibex333

ibex333

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Brooklyn, NY

[EYE]

Rt/A

I have been farming Arborstone for a while now... It's a great source of salvage materials, but the wardens NEVER drop any golds!!! I did like 30 runs already.

pegasux

pegasux

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Mexico < PUKE >

Elite Rogues Inc. [ER]

Out of curiosity have you guys farmed the Yeti's and Jades outside Maaku? I have been trying to get a green from the 3 bosses out there but now a single one yet. The 3 are 1 rit, 1 as, and 1 warrior.

Kcp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

OBF

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Theres a gangload of yetis outside fort aspenwood on luxon side. No good drops have fell for me. A couple bosses are in the mix as well. Lots of stolen provisions for the collector. Only did 1 run so I couldnt tell you if the bosses there drop greens.

IMO yetis werent even slightly profitable, easy yes.

pegasux

pegasux

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Mexico < PUKE >

Elite Rogues Inc. [ER]

They do drop fur squares in bunches of 10 though which are nice imo =) I got 1 gold from the Rit yeti but a junk one =(. Where is the collector for the provisions and jade bracelets? Thanks

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

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Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ibex333
I have been farming Arborstone for a while now... It's a great source of salvage materials, but the wardens NEVER drop any golds!!! I did like 30 runs already.
You have to keep in mind the Anti-Farming Code. Also, warden's do drop golds as I've gotten a few (and many superior runes as well).

Quote: Originally Posted by pegasux Out of curiosity have you guys farmed the Yeti's and Jades outside Maaku? I have been trying to get a green from the 3 bosses out there but now a single one yet. The 3 are 1 rit, 1 as, and 1 warrior. Yes I have. However, as you already know, bosses and ritualists are hard to kill so I just left that alone.

Quote: heh.. there you go. That's what I was saying. Time to find a new farming spot.

Some Suggestions:

1)Sskai Dragon's Birth a Naga boss in Boreas Seabed. - Very Hard or impossible to farm. Very easy to get to. Trying to make a build that would work... Will post if I do.

2)Craw Stonereap in Arborstone(explorable area) - Extremely high, stacking hex degen. Currently working on effective build.

3)Smiting Monk Boss in Arborstone(explorable area) - already found a way to farm him. Use diversion to stop his shield of regeneration, use SOJ to kill. Should work, but annoying and hard.

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

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Join Date: Aug 2005

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farming greens? anyone know what the drop-rate is like on that (ex. drops/runs)?

ibex333

ibex333

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Brooklyn, NY

[EYE]

Rt/A

Well the drop rate isnt too good, but it's worth it. Check out kosh's yeti post. That yeti boss drops his shield pretty well. I got it once in every 3-7 runs...

And the rest.. they differ. For example it took me like 25 runs before I got "Daggers of Xuekao".

ubermancer

ubermancer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

******************* Refuge From Exile [RFE]

Consider making a pure boss killer. Word of Censure, Spear of Light, Kairen's Wrath, Symbol of Wrath, Balthazars Aura, Zealots Fire, Scourage Healing, etc. What the other mobs drop is likely to be irrelevant, so just kill the bosses fast and hard.

pegg2k7

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Men From DelMonte

Mo/

The Daggers of Xuekao I got on my third attempt, luck I guess but I wont be farming him again, it took way too long to sell the daggers. So far after 5 runs nothing from the yeti, how's the market for his shield?

kosh

kosh

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

hydrponic agriculture society [Herb]

Mo/

ok....after that silly old yeti, ive tried some one more...harder to say the less.

Royen Beastkeeper, hes a ranger bow that can be found in Nahpui Quarter (Explorable).

ive spent about 10 hours and 12-15 k on skiilz trying to kill him. here is the prob:

1.i can get all the way to him. easy. (kill or not kill any npc on the way is a matter of do or do u not.

the only npc u cant almost never kill are the rit. they use Soothing Memories.

now here is the prob. when u ge to him you aggro about 5-7 other ncp that are around him. if u kill them u get no energy once you are left with him alone. if u dotn kill them ,well u get 43 constant energy,,but most of the time he got like 4 of those rit around him that heal him.


ive tried many diff skillz and class. no luck yet. also he uses troll regen so that add.
ive played with the build long and tried it... 8 skillz seem just not enough to make it solo.

edit: imo hes not even worth it that much, from about 30 tries... only seen him holding that bow 2-3 times.but i just want him to die!!!!.

Odium

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2006

Hawaii

Quote:
Originally Posted by kosh
ok Royen Beastkeeper, hes a ranger bow that can be found in Nahpui Quarter (Explorable).

ive spent about 10 hours and 12-15 k on skiilz trying to kill him. here is the prob:

1.i can get all the way to him. easy. (kill or not kill any npc on the way is a matter of do or do u not.

the only npc u cant almost never kill are the rit. they use Soothing Memories.

now here is the prob. when u ge to him you aggro about 5-7 other ncp that are around him. if u kill them u get no energy once you are left with him alone. if u dotn kill them ,well u get 43 constant energy,,but most of the time he got like 4 of those rit around him that heal him. I've also been trying to kill him. The problem i was having was how to deal with those damn mesmers. There's 3 right at the base of his hill that you have to agro to get to him and they interupt like crazy. How do you usually deal with the interupts?

kosh

kosh

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

hydrponic agriculture society [Herb]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Odium
I've also been trying to kill him. The problem i was having was how to deal with those damn mesmers. There's 3 right at the base of his hill that you have to agro to get to him and they interupt like crazy. How do you usually deal with the interupts? Mantra of Resolve-For 30...78 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 10...5 Energy or Mantra of Resolve ends.

xD.

madman mick

madman mick

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/Mo

yeh nice build, too bad it will get nerfed.

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

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Quote:
Originally Posted by madman mick
yeh nice build, too bad it will get nerfed. too bad what will get nerfed?




Notice: don't flame him. discussion only.

Parn

Parn

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Dfw Texas

[Cry] Cries of Frustration.

Mo/

Kosh: did ya try mesmer secondary with Sympathetic Visage and Glyph of Concentration...let those guys beat on you and just ball them up and run into boss/Rits...necro secondary with shivers?....IDK just a thought

Alexi Jotun

Alexi Jotun

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

New York

Official SteamPowered Guild (Valves Valiant Tyrian Fighters, [VVTF])

Quote:
Originally Posted by madman mick
yeh nice build, too bad it will get nerfed. Everything they can nerf already got nerfed. For example, zealots fire makes baddies run away, making it much more difficult to get a good area of effect going.

kosh

kosh

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

hydrponic agriculture society [Herb]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Parn
Kosh: did ya try mesmer secondary with Sympathetic Visage and Glyph of Concentration...let those guys beat on you and just ball them up and run into boss/Rits...necro secondary with shivers?....IDK just a thought
Originally Posted by kcp
Theres a gangload of yetis outside fort aspenwood on luxon side. No good drops have fell for me. A couple bosses are in the mix as well. Lots of stolen provisions for the collector. Only did 1 run so I couldnt tell you if the bosses there drop greens.

IMO yetis werent even slightly profitable, easy yes. I haven't gotten that far yet (yeah..I really gotta stop farming hehe). I'll check them out as soon as I get there.

--edit--
geminisaga, please no flaming in the future.

Exile Of Heaven

Exile Of Heaven

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Netherlands

Farmers Union [CASH]

Mo/

Nice guide Tsunami, great work,

2 bad i only got the one outside The Marketplace atm but it farms great, loads of purple items, wich are fun
Only need 2 see more golds :P(hehe who wouldnd);P

tuna-fish_sushi

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

yeah i havent seen wardens drop gold but they are easy to kill
<3 soj's knockdown and lacerate gives them -5 regen and 10% less health^^

Nahqui quarter (sp?) I just chest run i have a pattern that goes across the whole map. the stars just arent dropping anything. And you can only get celestials through chests ><

Thallandor

Thallandor

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Singapore

Seers of Serpents [SoS]

R/

Keep up the good work and keep them coming Tsunami

Marth Reynolds

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

Me/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Parn
Just watchout for those necros in the market area....I war running (exploring)everywhere with my 55 and they have a spell that goes through SpellBreaker and kills ya instantly..

Another place that is good to farm if you can run there is UnderCity...All those Kappas...Great didn't think about Screenshots though.... The Am Fah Necromancers use barbed signet. wich will steal 60 health and since it's a signet SB won't stop it :P

*Am still trying to figure out what the outcasts use to kill 55 hp monki's they sure know how to kill me fast.....

B Ephekt

B Ephekt

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Team Crystalline [TC]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Marth Reynolds
The Am Fah Necromancers use barbed signet. wich will steal 60 health and since it's a signet SB won't stop it :P That's incorrect. SB won't stop the damage because it's life stealing which isn't physical or elemental damage. The fact that the 'damage' originated from a signet has nothing to do with it.

prodikal

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

i wish there was a way to avoid nightmare weapon :-/ it always ends my run after 1 group in nahpui

remmeh

remmeh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Apathy Inc [AI]

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by B Ephekt
That's incorrect. SB won't stop the damage because it's life stealing which isn't physical or elemental damage. The fact that the 'damage' originated from a signet has nothing to do with it. That's incorrect. SB won't stop the damage from Barbed Signet because it's a signet. SB would stop the damage from say, Vampiric Gaze because it's a spell.

Khift

Khift

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO]

P/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Marth Reynolds
*Am still trying to figure out what the outcasts use to kill 55 hp monki's they sure know how to kill me fast..... Unholy feast.

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

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Mo/

update: haven't been getting ANY gold drops from wardens outside hzh nor outside arborstone (the town). The only gold drops that I've been getting are Superior runes and thats it.

ibex333

ibex333

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Brooklyn, NY

[EYE]

Rt/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsunami Rain
update: haven't been getting ANY gold drops from wardens outside hzh nor outside arborstone (the town). The only gold drops that I've been getting are Superior runes and thats it.
glyph is ele skill if im not mistaken. also mantra of resovle is laot better...insted of spamming 5 energy skill every time u hit reslove once and thats it. energy is not a prob cuz u getting planty from baltzz spirt. SV will be nice unless they lose 3 energy for each melee attack, so with about 3-4 in ill magic u got 10 sec energy lose with 20 sec cooldown. he regen to fast. also shivers will work just fine but then u have no way of getting to the boos w/o reslove on you.

again the prob is: if you kill them all around him. u stand left with him. u have to cast prot sprit once in 18-20 sec=10 energy.
soj = 15 energy
Spirit Shackles=10 energy. thats 35 enrgy every 20 sec or so. u have to keep Spirit Shackles to keep his hp in the same rate til soj rechrge. u have to keep prot spirt up. breeze is no need with just him. i ditch baltzz aure and bless aura cuz i need the energy so u got only -1 energy regen and +3. and still i cant kill him. energy is all the prob.

on the other hand. if i use a diff 55 build that i made i keep all around him alive..im in a pool of energy but... those rit just keep healing with Soothing Memories. i dare you try to kill 1..only 1 of those. not to mantion 4-5 near him. im not saying it cant be done to kill one..just take alot of time. with Tranquil Was Tanasen on them u cant interp them so they heal and heal. also they dont attack fast enough to make soj any good on them. every group that i kill like that the only one stand standing in the end is the rit.

so again my prob. if u kill all those around him. u left with no energy to kill him.

if u dont kill them they just keep healing him to damm fast.

ive spent about 20 hours or so now. cant try anymore more now. my monk is in the deep and you know who took over there so no rides in. so hes parked there.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexi Jotun Everything they can nerf already got nerfed. For example, zealots fire makes baddies run away, making it much more difficult to get a good area of effect going. hmm are you sure? ive been doing zealot lots of time and the AOE help... i cant tank alot more with the 2 sec window... u got to much aggro? hit prot and breeze right away...half of the group will run and the rest just going on you.

it make aggro control alot easier. not all nerf has an upside, this one has for sure, just need to know how to use it right.

Quote:
Originally Posted by madman mick
yeh nice build, too bad it will get nerfed. idk whice build u are talking about.

--edited by: Tsunami Rain-- Reason: Please use the edit function. Merged 3 consecutive posts.

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

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Mo/

I'll be updating this thread most likely tomorrow or saturday.

Changes to look for:

-More Farming Locations
-User Friendly
-Screen Shots
-Possible Videos
-Older Locations Clarified
-And More

Yes..big update..hope I don't fall asleep.

pegasux

pegasux

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Mexico < PUKE >

Elite Rogues Inc. [ER]

Right on thx Tsunami

Kiram

Kiram

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Ariminvm

Angeli dell'Apocalisse [ADA]

Mo/Me

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

Favorable Winds [Gust]

Mo/

thats impressive.

On another note...Starting Update NOW! ;p

--edit--

Its been about 2 hours and 15 minutes, I need a break. I'll finish this up when I get back.

Also, Don't expect videos. My gamecam isn't working. It closes my guild wars screen as soon as it gets into login screen. (help would be very appreciated). My hand cramed up from writing so I'll stop here

deluxe

deluxe

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Monkeyball Z

S.K.A.T. [Ban]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiram
i've been soloing that for a while, also chestrunning with a few guildies is nice.

remmeh

remmeh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Apathy Inc [AI]

R/Mo

wow. grats. did you kill the necro boss? :P

thrice

thrice

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Grotto

No guild

Mo/Me

very nice, kiram.

Nitradamus

Nitradamus

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Norway!

The Demonic Brotherhood

N/E

Can any of these places be farmed with a 55 necro?

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

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Mo/

I'm pretty sure that arborstone can be farmed with an SS.