55 Factions Farming 101

Kali Magdalene

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Washington

N/

Well, I'm not calling you a liar, I just can't seem to make it work.

What're you doing that makes you leet?

Z'HA'DUM

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

E/Me

thanx 4 tha great guide!

the ones that i hate are the ritualists, they are not easy to kill with the former 55 skills... need interrupts to kill em

but i could succeed in killing the "wings axe" boss and the "lians lantern boss" getting the green items as a reward

but the problem is, you cannot skill for both of them at the same time, youll notice when you try it out...

Captain Arne Is PRO

Captain Arne Is PRO

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

WEAKSAUCE?




HEY, I LOVE YOU!



Maybe you should mention in the GW:F 55 about the the new solo build, which is also really good for soloing, 600 life build. O.O

Z'HA'DUM

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Arne Is PRO
WEAKSAUCE?




HEY, I LOVE YOU!



Maybe you should mention in the GW:F 55 about the the new solo build, which is also really good for soloing, 600 life build. O.O ??? wha?

Ecksor

Ecksor

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

kkthnxbai

Knights And Heroes [Beer]

im not doing anything to make me leet lol... i just am haha jk.. i dunno i guess i just practiced and got good at it

Lets Get to Healing

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

You want see?

True Gods of War [True]

Mo/W

Tsunami, i run PS,HB,ZF,SoJ,Mending,BS,Blessed Aura,MoR. This ok for Arborstone, etc?

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

mmmmmmmm pie.

Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

Favorable Winds [Gust]

Mo/

yeah. arborstone is pretty much easy. if you have just healing breeze, mending, balthazar's spirit, shield of judgement, and blessed sig you can basicly do the run. pretty easy. as for the 605, I'm still working out some builds for it. I won't say if I'm gonna make a guide for it though as there have been a lot of people asking me about it. Don't wanna disapoint people thats why.

Lets Get to Healing

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

You want see?

True Gods of War [True]

Mo/W

Is arborstone the mission?

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

mmmmmmmm pie.

Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

Favorable Winds [Gust]

Mo/

after you do the mission you end up in altrumm ruins. you exit from altrumm ruins. so no. its the explorable.

WiLdFiRe111

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Melbourne, Australia

[LBS]

I was wondering, would you view arborstone or trolls as more profitable? I'd say Arborstone, since there are more enemies per run, hence reduced farm code and the farm is a whole lot easier. There seems to be less keys dropped (Maybe that's just me) but you get a gold armor every ten runs or so. I don't know. What do you guys think?

Opeth

Opeth

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

Portugal

Dangerous Pumpkins [dP]

Rt/A

i've been farming nahpui and i dont use bonnetis =)

i use this build:

Monk/whatever

Divine Favor: 10 (7+3)
Healing Prayers: 10 (7+3)
Smiting Prayers: 16 (12+4)
Protection Prayers: 11 (8+3)


Balthazar's Spirit (Smiting Prayers)
Essence Bond (Monk other)
Mending (Healing Prayers)
Blessed Aura (Divine Favor)
Shield of Judgment [Elite] (Smiting Prayers)
Scourge Healing (Smiting Prayers)
Healing Breeze (Healing Prayers)
Protective Spirit (Protection Prayers)



I'm not sure about the stat points, since i'm not in the game atm, but isnt far from that xD


with that build, i can kill a group with 6-8 foes (2 star lights included)

moko

moko

??uo??o??

Join Date: May 2006

uh, 4 enchants? i run the same build, just without blessed aura, and i put zealots in it. zealots is actually more effective than the few seconds boost you get from soj, plus its less energy trouble :S

also, why do you use 10 points in healing prayers? you can use 9, because healing breeze and mending give you the same regen at 9 and 10, so putting 10 is useless. put them in divine favor instead :P

gna

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

You can also farm kappa outside gyala hatchery with a normal 55 monk, nothing special is needed. However, I never got any gold on the runs I have done. Maybe I was just unlucky, but I stopped after 10 run or so.

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

mmmmmmmm pie.

Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

Favorable Winds [Gust]

Mo/

I'll be doing a bit of testing around factions with my monk again. I'll post if i find something worthwhile.

Luciora

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Prophecy

E/Mo

Would be much appreciated TR

Tried the Arborstone run last night and it was fairly easy to do. No great drops though but atleast I am getting a lot of crafting materials Have been doing the Jades in the Bazaar and get some ok drops every now and then. Perhaps I am just not doing enough runs? I usualy do about 10 or so.

WRT the Jades, how many of them can you kill? I can run out and get the first 6 warriors nice and easy, then go round the back and get the 3 before Lian. Then I go to the other end of the piers (where you start Mayhem) get the wars there, make my way back killing all that I can find. Only problem I am having is the Rits! They outheal my damage too easily Also I can't seem to kill Lian on my own

Gong

Gong

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Thai Alliance

Can I wear any other armor instead of Tattoo?

I know that it gives more energy but I don't like them so is there any second-choice armor for 55 monk?

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

mmmmmmmm pie.

Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

Favorable Winds [Gust]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gong
Can I wear any other armor instead of Tattoo?

I know that it gives more energy but I don't like them so is there any second-choice armor for 55 monk? well you can wear any other armor. in fact, i didn't like tats as well and i didnt buy a second set of 55 gear untill factions came out. (i like the kurzick tats..its actually clothes).


as for jade brotherhood, i just grab whatever groups are near by each other (wont go out of the way to grab more groups). as for the boss, i usually just leave him alone. as for the ritualists, i just skip them. not worth the time.


as for new spots, i tried a lot of green farming today. sorry to report that most of the bosses worth mentioning for 55ing are already covered here (in the farming section).

what I have noticed is that there are A LOT of bosses that you can farm with a 55 monk/warrior sword or axe (disruption) build. and i mean A LOT. Some are not worth mentioning because the mods on the greens arn't all actually that great but I'm just saying a lot of the bosses in factions can be soloed with a decent 55 mo/w axe disruption build.

MOVING ON: I'm seeing a lot of potential in SB (not spell breaker) builds for solo farming. While farming greens today i noticed that some areas (with bosses) would be a heck of a lot easier to solo with SB than the normal 55 monk.


LASTLY: if anyone has a functioning "605 SB monk" (doesn't have to be 605 hp but you get the point) I'd like to see it in action before actually spending the time working out runs for it (IGN: Tsunami Rain). Thanks

Kali Magdalene

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Washington

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ecksor
im not doing anything to make me leet lol... i just am haha jk.. i dunno i guess i just practiced and got good at it Damn your eyes.

I tried it with plague touch to get rid of bleeding (which is how I tend to die every time), and it just gets reapplied.

lord of shadow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

London

Currently looking

on my necro i've taken to using 55 health with PS and SB, you dont bother with retrib damage but it makes you incredibly survivable

*no it's not my idea originally, i'm not claiming it is- just giving advice

using all 15al armour and attacking with a FFS (-10 armour) works for me