Droknar's Run's Almost Impossible

NeXuS8

NeXuS8

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Wild Bladez

W/Mo

Wow just did a run to Droks and with the new update it got so much harder, the firsts parts are harder cause there imps on begining avicara and now ice golems use deep freeze and pinesoules use their traps and more mobs . Snake didnt change same as usual i think prices are gonna go up at runs.

Alcaza Bedabra

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Jaine's Outpost

Mo/E

Somehow, the proffesional runners are still making it.

I paid a guild mate into a run to Drok's, and it cost 2k. The most expensive runner I saw wanted 3.5k

Considering the difficulty and the nature of the service, I'd say that's a fair price, really. I make around 5k in a day just running around killing things randomly. No hard hit for me.

I like it. gives the entrepeneurs a tougher job, makes their runs worth something.

Somehow... somehow they're still making it.

The ice imps are really tough, btw...

Myung Rin

Myung Rin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2005

INDO

Mo/W

while u run, pls stop by at voice of grenth at Lornas pass [near portal to drougnaout] and statue of dwayna in case to get dwayna blessing .. it cost u 50g and also reduce ur Dp [if u have] by paying her 100g / 2% DP

One and Two

One and Two

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

hey. i love the word impossible. right now, the list expands.

its impossible to monk solo uw.
its impossible to run droknar's.
its impossible to kill new charr with only 4 characters.
its impossible to sell my gold items.

care to add to the list? or perhaps you didnt catch the sarcasm.

Alcaza Bedabra

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Jaine's Outpost

Mo/E

It's impossible to land men on the moon.
It's impossible for the Mongols to breach the Wall.
It's impossible to split the atom.
It's farking incredible how the runners are still able to run to Drok's...

conker

conker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

nowhere

none

impossible to fly up to the moon without any tools... and for u imaginary people (i meant impossible for a normal man not super people lol)

Alcaza Bedabra

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Jaine's Outpost

Mo/E

Well, to be fair, he did say almost impossible.

The runner I observed took three tries before getting over the Pass.

Mandy Memory

Mandy Memory

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

W/

I made it fine, but then again...most runners dont use the dime a dozen builds they used too

get one of those new runs, the ones that stop at war camp

Manderlock

Manderlock

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

TX

Crimson ScS

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alcaza Bedabra
Somehow, the proffesional runners are still making it.

I paid a guild mate into a run to Drok's, and it cost 2k. The most expensive runner I saw wanted 3.5k

Considering the difficulty and the nature of the service, I'd say that's a fair price, really. I make around 5k in a day just running around killing things randomly. No hard hit for me.

I like it. gives the entrepeneurs a tougher job, makes their runs worth something.

Somehow... somehow they're still making it.

The ice imps are really tough, btw...


Wow wow wow, you PAID a GUILD MATE. Sounds like you have afew asshats in your guild.

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

what happened the the Charr? that makes them impossable

Sniper22

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

I almost made it with my Mo/W, i think with smite hex i can make it into dreadnoughts, i just past the last group of golems, i had 40 and and i was bleeding, i casted healing signet, but WAIT! i got poisioned! Then i died. I'm still working on making it, holy viel is my replacement for vital blessing. Damn ice golems hex me with deep freeze, ice imps just look like teddy bears now. But smite hex only has a 1 sec activation compared to 2, so i can get rid of that and run

Injektilo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Gladiatores Victorialis [GV]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Manderlock
Wow wow wow, you PAID a GUILD MATE. Sounds like you have afew asshats in your guild.
That's what I thought when I first read it too. Guild-mates exchanging money for any other reason than that the one receiving the money is in desperate need seems... strange to me.

I doubt ANet would intentionally make the run impossible since they basically condone running in general.

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E
what happened the the Charr? that makes them impossable
Its the "The Last Day Dawns" quest you get from the Vision of Glint in Droknars.

Noobs fail to realize that if you bring a E/N That specializes in the use of Wards and Wells, you can easily beat that quest, Or you can use a Ranger with traps, since all the mobs move towards you.

NeXuS8

NeXuS8

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Wild Bladez

W/Mo

Yea i made it im a pro runer always made it the first part just got me outta guard(Tried 2 times ) now the easy part is Snake Talus outside of beacons is hard....

Orbberius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Running is possibly the most (only? ) enjoyable thing in PvE. I'm glad ArenaNet doesn't want to outright stop it. Making it hard but not impossible only adds to the fun.

Arcanis the Omnipotent

Arcanis the Omnipotent

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Nova Alliance

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by One and Two
its impossible to sell my gold items.
This one would be possible if people would just reduce their prices back down to something closer to when the game started.

Remember when Black Dye costed 4K and we thought that was alot of money?

Warskull

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jul 2005

[out]

Arena.net very intentionally made running more difficult. Triggering the respawn points now requires you to be much closer and the enemies chase far longer.

ashed

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arcanis the Omnipotent
This one would be possible if people would just reduce their prices back down to something closer to when the game started.

Remember when Black Dye costed 4K and we thought that was alot of money?
Black dye used to go for 200 gold back when I started....

and that made people mad...overpriced they said. Oh to be back in those days...

Andy_M

Andy_M

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Worthing, UK

(Don't fear) The Beaver

I guess those Ice Imps had to go somewhere now their chest-guarding services are no longer needed just outside of Marhans...

Sayshina

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Orbberius
Running is possibly the most (only? ) enjoyable thing in PvE. I'm glad ArenaNet doesn't want to outright stop it. Making it hard but not impossible only adds to the fun.
First off, when black dye cost 200G a really good gold drop was like 3G. Apples and oranges I'm afraid.

Secondly, there are lots of people who seriously believe there never HAS been a man on the moon. If you listen to them they have a better arguement than the alien retards to, so who am I to say they can't be right?

Now for the quote above. The best part of this game USED to be racing to the imbue quest. They nerfed that and now it's impossible to find guys to race. Sure the quest works a bit more like what Anet wanted, but the race was by far the best PvE experience going. I got beat by an Ele once, oh the shame...

maxpower

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

i did a few runs today and they're still possible...

the deep freeze problem is nothing a little smite hex couldn't fix

audioaxes

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

ya what kind of build is that when you have to pay a guildmate to run you

Enigmatics

Enigmatics

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Tenafly, NJ

Defenders of Rillanon

W/Mo

People need to stop the demented, repetetive free verse proise-inspired bull crap. It's not nice to mock people because they're frustrated; "impossible" is used very loosely these days.

Divinitys Creature

Divinitys Creature

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Somewhere between the Real World and Tyria ;P

The Gothic Embrace [Goth]

Pay 5k and get a runner to just run you only, it's so much roomier in the party that way :^P

One and Two

One and Two

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arcanis the Omnipotent
This one would be possible if people would just reduce their prices back down to something closer to when the game started.
He didnt catch my sarcasm. O well...

Gwenhywar

Gwenhywar

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Shameful Spirits [SsP]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Manderlock
Wow wow wow, you PAID a GUILD MATE. Sounds like you have afew asshats in your guild.
Why don't people read before making stupid comments ...

he said he "paid a guild mate INTO the Droknar's run". Meaning, he paid a runner to run his guildie!

Well, that's how I understood it at least

LD50

LD50

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2005

I Have Rats In My Anus

Somehow, I managed to score a free run (right after the update) from some nice fellow who mostly wanted to see if he could even do it. Took him upwards to 5 tries, but he made it.

Maybe this new difficulty will produce some kind of running tag-team of two players with complimentary skills.

NeXuS8

NeXuS8

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Wild Bladez

W/Mo

what i think is harder with 2 runner cause u need to stop and wait on some parts on snake and if u got another unner what if he take some of the monster on u i think i its better with 1 more cash

Algren Cole

Algren Cole

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

I can still make the run on my ranger...you should be able to do it on a WaMo

Asplode

Asplode

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Chicago, IL

Rebel Rising [rawr]

Waymoes 4tw.

It's impossible to make every player happy, my addition to the list.
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Oh, and I think those mobs always did those things, that is, slow you, cripple you, etc.