Difficulty of getting Grandmaster Cartographer by class?

First off I have to say that it is really a no-brainer to get grandmaster cartographer for a ranger or a warrior

But lately I have embarked on getting that title for an ele, and it becomes quite apparent after a few quick deaths that eles are genuinely not meant for running. So.. has anyone managed to clear the whole map literally by clearing the whole map of mobs?

Um, yea. At least before they nerfed us.

I myself have not but my guildy Lady Erighan who uses an ele is at 90 something percent of the tyrian map

but did you really need to make a mad dash into a mob to find out that running with a ele is hard, but I will recomend some teammates like Lina Little Thom Cynn and Devona. With some patiance they will go anywhere for you and not complain that your going in the totaly wrong direction for the quest, or question your reasoning for needing all of the map uncovered.

And I think its hard for any class to get 100% of the map uncovered

e/mo. enchanting modified weapon. healing breeze. kinetic armor, burning speed. try it out.

my ele is at 86% with more than half of the southern shiverpeaks left to go

Earth buffs + Windborne Speed? Maybe E/Me Distortion?

I always kill all the mobs no matter what character I am playing...and I have been taking henchies for most of it (not ascalon...)...my monk is almost done, my ele and necro are over 80%, my mesmer is having the toughest time--even in ascalon, but sometime I will complete at least 90% with them all.....

it will take me time to want to repeat this mindless task 4 times.....so my monk will get the title and the others will have to wait.

if you cant run it, like in ice dome - just fight your way. its the only other way.
i fought with a warrior in ice dome to uncover it, you can't run into a mass of stone summit + heretics + giant herder + ice golems.

every class can get 100%, its just maybe more time consuming for an ele if he wants to run most of the time.

edit: oh and the first person i saw with 100%, was a Mesmer. Mesmer in rpg side with 100% map?? i RESPECT YOU.

Ive seen an ele and monk with 100%, i'd say its harder for an ele than a mes, fastcasting on the mesmer has uses, energy storage isnt much use when your running, other than that its purely down to secondary skills.

Yah, it’s definitely hard for an ele, but it’s not impossible so keep at it!

As for having to clear the mobs, there are some areas you can run with the right build and the use of henchies as a distraction for mobs. There are also some areas you have to run like the end of THK. For the most part you do have to try to kill all the mobs in your way.

In the end, I’ve had -60dp so often that it was strange to go into a town and see it missing. >_<

But I made it:

I made Grandmaster Cartographer with my ranger and would not quite call it a no brainer. There are quite a few areas that you simply cannot run and have to fight all the way through, or at least that is how I found it. Then again I never really tried to run much, I simply set off with a full hench party and fought my way to where ever that clouded piece of map happened to be.

On the subject of other classes getting the title, I went back to kill Shiro again last night in order to buy the 15K armour, and I saw a Mesmer with 100%! Now THAT deserves some respect I think. Not only did they get the entire Tyria map, but they have finished Factions playing the class that is without doubt the hardest to get into any PUG with.

Regards,

Hengis

My Ele is on 93.6% at the moment.

I have had to fight my way through all of the higher level areas - such as the bit inbetween Beacons Perch and Camp Rankor, and other various areas of Southern Shiverpeaks. And yes, you get 60% DP quite often x.x

Still got a bit to clear in a a few missions, hopefully i'll have at least Master Cartographer by tommorow! ^^

It's actually pretty easy, just requires alot of patience and much cursing of henches. I went through the whole thing using a signet smiting build without too much bother, though ice golems did wind me up something special

I managed to get both my ele and monk today to 60%.. let's just say I really don't enjoy healing henchmen while they kill the mobs slowly, whereas I could have just nuked them all using my ele with meteor shower

I agree about healing the henches, that's why I went smiting with my monk instead. You would be surprised just how effective it is, plus it's ALOT more fun than healing those eejits.

But aren't smites skills useless in PvE due to the AOE nerf?

Any good PvE usable skills that you'd recommend? I definitely enjoy my ele more currently. GoR meteor shower > anything that the henchies can throw out :/

I almost never run with my ranger, because I'm taking my time, and by fighting my way through, I see and explore some things I've never seen before.

My favorite bit of the exploring was getting into the western area of The Falls, the waterfalls alone are worth making the trip for.

The region that I am going to dread the most would be the drox run stretch by far.. intend to leave it for last, but still contemplating how I will ultimately have to clear that whole lot by hench power alone.

You just need an attitude adjustment dude. My elementalist has
always gone with a smile, where my warrior has feared to tread.
Running is not the only way to play the game.

With my Me/x, I've just been grabbing henchies and fighting my way through everything. The places where time can't be wasted (Dunes, THK, etc.) I've ignored fighting, but that's about it.

I'm at 98.3% and there's only one or 2 little spots that I can see that I haven't gotten to (maybe .2 or .3%) So I'm going nuts trying to figure out where I've missed! I double checked a couple areas yesterday and to my surprise (and dismay), even though I know I had been there, I'd get a tiny bit (.1%) more. Then I wen't and cleared out the long route on the RoF mission (I've always gone through the front gate) and thought the would be worth .2 or .3%, and only got .1! I also cleared out the little area west of where you fight undead Rurik, my total went nowhere!

*end venting*

For all of you grandmasters - congrats!

The question I have is: Am I going to be able to reach 100% without the combat areas in the Ascalon / Yaks arenas and without the old arenas uncovered?