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Jessy

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

14 Sep 2005 at 05:07 - 1

If you are into capturing elite skills, you certainly know that some are more ... whatcha call it ... difficult to get. This can be due to the boss hiding or the boss being surrounded by a wall of strong enemies.

Personally, I think that the skill Feast of Corruption is the one most difficult to get. I took a friend up there today - there being Dreadnought's Drift, and if you have never heard of that place the reason is that it is in the middle of nowhere - it literally takes forever due to the location of the closest outpost and the number of enemies on your way. So we travelled for an hour or two, and I got to laugh like crazy because the guy didn't show up.

(We figured out a way to tickle him awake though

)

Anyway, feel free to share your capturing experiences for the amusement of all ...

wheel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Topeka, Kansas

Tyrian Fo Lyfe [word]

14 Sep 2005 at 05:17 - 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jessy

If you are into capturing elite skills, you certainly know that some are more ... whatcha call it ... difficult to get. This can be due to the boss hiding or the boss being surrounded by a wall of strong enemies.

Personally, I think that the skill Feast of Corruption is the one most difficult to get. I took a friend up there today - there being Dreadnought's Drift, and if you have never heard of that place the reason is that it is in the middle of nowhere - it literally takes forever due to the location of the closest outpost and the number of enemies on your way. So we travelled for an hour or two, and I got to laugh like crazy because the guy didn't show up.

(We figured out a way to tickle him awake though

)

Anyway, feel free to share your capturing experiences for the amusement of all ...

pay a runner or have someone in your guild run you there from rankor or beacons. simple. rankor would be easier, but it's not a big deal. you could be in dreadnought's in like 7 minutes or less probably.

Mimi Miyagi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Port Orchard, WA

The Second Foundation: [TSF]

14 Sep 2005 at 06:25 - 3

You know the boss is a giant worm, right? It's underground until you get close to it.

It was probably there, you just didn't get close enough to where it spawns.

Tactical-Dillusions

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Grimsby, UK

R/

14 Sep 2005 at 07:12 - 4

Shield of judgement seemed to be a nasty one to cap in my experience but the most difficult one for me was shield of deflection.
It's so annoying doing the ring of fire 12 times waiting for the spawn.

The boss actually did spawn during the runs with PUG's, twice infact but our team died.

Hahaha, a boss worm in dreadnaughts, rofl. Poor necro's

Aetherfox

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Mo/R

14 Sep 2005 at 07:23 - 5

gotta be the two human coldstone bosses in perdition... they don't stay in one place and wander everywhere, and it's hard to catch them. =p also you end up clearing out the whole map and still being not sure if they spawned or not, since they could wander into an area YOU ALREADY CLEARED.

Blue Steel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Blue Empire [BLUE]

W/Mo

14 Sep 2005 at 07:25 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aetherfox

gotta be the two human coldstone bosses in perdition... they don't stay in one place and wander everywhere, and it's hard to catch them. =p also you end up clearing out the whole map and still being not sure if they spawned or not, since they could wander into an area YOU ALREADY CLEARED.

Absolutely. I have every elite in the game and the coldstones were far and away the worst. No question in my mind at all.

blane

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Singapore

Sg Knights

N/Me

14 Sep 2005 at 07:28 - 7

Feast of Corruption is not that hard if u know the place it will spawn. I went there from Warrior Camp with the help of the map from the internet. For me the hardest one so far is Well of power in mineral spring and Soul Leech in Abaddon's mouth.

Thanas

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Star Riders (StR)

N/

14 Sep 2005 at 07:30 - 8

I just happened upon feast of corruption. Was running from raknor to beacons with henchies to clear map and I just stumbled upon the worm. He was dead in a matter of secs however. Fortunatey I had a sigil armed and thought it would be silly to miss the opportunity so I used it and captured feast of corruption. Have all my necro elites bar one now and a fair few others for secondaries. I am finding the most difficult to be the necro elite in Abbadons mouth, mainly because its such a pain to that mission. I think the skills called soul leech or something like that.

Kampfkeks

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

14 Sep 2005 at 07:31 - 9

With a small bit of really awful luck, the most worst eliteskill to get a grip on can be Shield of Deflection and Migraine. I've literally restarted those goddamn Ring of Fire Mission 47+28 (Shield of Deflection + Migraine) times. Yes, that is right, 47+28 times. And on top of that... the front spawn never worked for me so i had to clear the whole fricking annoying volcano with each try to get either SoD or Mig.
I've now got a trauma on Ring of Fire... i hate that mission like no other and i'm basically uncapable of even thinking to re-enter it at any given time for any given reason. I just can't.

yesitsrob

Elite Guru

Join Date: Sep 2005

Manchester, England

SMS/Victrix

14 Sep 2005 at 07:38 - 10

Barrage! Argh... I get to where the wurm is supposed to appear in Abaddons mouth.... just isn't there.. no wurm, so I just go get one of the monk elites instead.... where the wurm should be was some stinkin' eidolon - i'm already infused k thx

So then I think right - why not get is off *insert spoiler*... yeah him - sadly, finding a PUG that understands "can we kill markis before the jade armors so i may use capture sig" is difficult... possibly due to the fact most people on european servers are actually european.. and don't speak english, so that attempt failed

So I think... right, I'll try Iron mines with henchies then - so I get to the bit with the two seige ballistas... jade ranger boss was there... OH crap! - Henchman don't get infused... spectral doom on all of the.... I escape.. repeat, they are on 60% DP, I'm on 0 - in the end I give up.... not forgetting that there are still 1 or 2 more mursaat type bosses after this.

I think I'll just attempt abaddons mouth again and hope for the damn wurm to show up

Arcador

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

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R/N

14 Sep 2005 at 11:16 - 11

I....hate....oathshot.....and henchmen....

ElderAtronach

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/Me

14 Sep 2005 at 11:41 - 12

Quote:

So then I think right - why not get is off *insert spoiler*... yeah him - sadly, finding a PUG that understands "can we kill markis before the jade armors so i may use capture sig" is difficult... possibly due to the fact most people on european servers are actually european.. and don't speak english, so that attempt failed

The last 2 jade armors only pop out after you kill Markis. You have plenty of time to use the cap sig before the rest of the party finishes the 2 jades, unless they can kill both in less than 2 seconds. In which case... um, /bow

coldslammer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

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W/Mo

14 Sep 2005 at 11:56 - 13

we'll ive just about gotten most elites and i would have to say without a guild, fiest of corruption is hard to get.

basically yr team would consist of a runner, to save fighting through lonars pass, then fighting yr way through millions of summit, some giants, just to get to the tough to crack wurm who luckily always spawns in thes same place, and i tell u fiest of corruption hurts, someone here posted a screenshot of someone doing 555 dmg with 1 cast of FOC.

i couldnt be bothered with the above process, so i just spent 3k faction on it, and made a pvp character, toyed with it for a while, it has potential with other skills, still yet to be figured out.

i would love to see this become a spike build in tombs, where those mofos who group up in a ball, everyone spams FOC....can you say ouch.

Kampfkeks

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

14 Sep 2005 at 12:01 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by coldslammer

i would love to see this become a spike build in tombs, where those mofos who group up in a ball, everyone spams FOC....can you say ouch.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=59615

Xero Silvam

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

Holland

PM me if you want to know

Mo/

14 Sep 2005 at 12:44 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jessy

If you are into capturing elite skills, you certainly know that some are more ... whatcha call it ... difficult to get. This can be due to the boss hiding or the boss being surrounded by a wall of strong enemies.

Personally, I think that the skill Feast of Corruption is the one most difficult to get. I took a friend up there today - there being Dreadnought's Drift, and if you have never heard of that place the reason is that it is in the middle of nowhere - it literally takes forever due to the location of the closest outpost and the number of enemies on your way. So we travelled for an hour or two, and I got to laugh like crazy because the guy didn't show up.

(We figured out a way to tickle him awake though

)

Anyway, feel free to share your capturing experiences for the amusement of all ...

Why did I see this Monster necro boss Wurm on one of my droknars runs then? I'm almost sure he used feast of corruption..

Leriel Frostbringer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Poland > Sopot

BoS

N/Mo

14 Sep 2005 at 13:07 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aetherfox

gotta be the two human coldstone bosses in perdition... they don't stay in one place and wander everywhere, and it's hard to catch them. =p also you end up clearing out the whole map and still being not sure if they spawned or not, since they could wander into an area YOU ALREADY CLEARED.

Actually from my two-hour observations made before finally capturing obsidian flesh:
- It's relatively easy to see which of them spawned, requires killing ~2 groups of golems and avoiding next one. They seem to wait till you spot them, and THEN starting to wander.
- Not totally sure, but most noticably, they keep running away switching between groups that are left alive. That means going clockwise (they circulate anti-clockwise) wouldn't work. They do not stay sticked to group You attacked while they were in (so if you go chasing them and are with henchmen, GL&HF), but it seems possible that they suddenly join group you are currently fighting. Someone somewhere mentioned, that it's not You who find them - they find You. Same happened to me, but while I was fighting absolutely last group on their large route

Jenosavel

Master of Beasts

Join Date: Jul 2005

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

14 Sep 2005 at 13:10 - 17

Quote:

Why did I see this Monster necro boss Wurm on one of my droknars runs then? I'm almost sure he used feast of corruption..

The non-boss wyrms which are everywhere on a Droknar's run use Feast of Corruption as well. You just can't capture it from them; you'd need to hit up the boss one for that.

Shanaeri Rynale

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

DVDF(Forums)

Me/N

14 Sep 2005 at 15:27 - 18

I just got feast and I have to say it was easier than some of the other elites. The only hard part would be finding a runner. I got a guild runner to run us from Rankor to Dreadnaughts and killed a few tundra giants on entrance.

There is a huge mob of death guarding the entrance to the valley and we got wiped once trying to lure them. However if you look at the map there it's a sort of O shape with the top of the O being blocked.

So you lure the mob of death to you, run like hell to the top of the blocked O then all die, you then res and the mob of death is stuck at the top of the O.

you then fight 4 stone summit mobs+azures that pop out in ambush and after that it's clear run up the hill to the wurm.

It's doable with henchies plus one runner.

Ollj

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

14 Sep 2005 at 15:32 - 19

feast of corruption, grenths balance and hundred blades, just because they are all far back in the game and hidden.

Imbalanced

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Wrong Guild

14 Sep 2005 at 15:37 - 20

The Feast of Corruption boss is now (also?) in Spearhead Peak. He's on the east path from Copperhammer to Granite, south of the Ferocious Strike boss, pretty close to Copperhammer mines.

I don't know if he always spawns though, he did at least the last time I was there.

Shanaeri Rynale

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

DVDF(Forums)

Me/N

14 Sep 2005 at 15:41 - 21

What I hate about skill capping is the random nature of the bosses. I spent hours in perdition rock looking for echo.

trelloskilos

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Guitarring Adventurers Society

R/N

14 Sep 2005 at 15:52 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by yesitsrob

Barrage! Argh... I get to where the wurm is supposed to appear in Abaddons mouth.... just isn't there.. no wurm, so I just go get one of the monk elites instead.... where the wurm should be was some stinkin' eidolon - i'm already infused k thx

You're gonna hate me for this, but Barrage is also available from Markis on the Moladune co-op, and is easy to get. Guaranteed spawn (After all, he is the end boss), & not too many enemies (Especially if you run up to the seer, then just carry on with the mission ignoring the infuse task)....

....the only thing is that you have to make your party aware that you want to cap the elite, and to only aggro 2 jade bows hidden in the pillars, THEN kill Markis, THEN kill the other 2 jade bows, otherwise, the mission will end before you can cap the skill.

Aracos79

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Great Southwest

Shadowstorm Mercenaries

E/

14 Sep 2005 at 15:54 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imbalanced

The Feast of Corruption boss is now (also?) in Spearhead Peak. He's on the east path from Copperhammer to Granite, south of the Ferocious Strike boss, pretty close to Copperhammer mines.

I don't know if he always spawns though, he did at least the last time I was there.

Can anybody confirm this? FoC is the last necro elite that I need, and if I can avoid having to make a trip to Dreadnought's I'd love that.

yesitsrob

Elite Guru

Join Date: Sep 2005

Manchester, England

SMS/Victrix

14 Sep 2005 at 15:56 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by trelloskilos

You're gonna hate me for this, but Barrage is also available from Markis on the Moladune co-op, and is easy to get. Guaranteed spawn (After all, he is the end boss), & not too many enemies (Especially if you run up to the seer, then just carry on with the mission ignoring the infuse task)....

....the only thing is that you have to make your party aware that you want to cap the elite, and to only aggro 2 jade bows hidden in the pillars, THEN kill Markis, THEN kill the other 2 jade bows, otherwise, the mission will end before you can cap the skill.

no i knew... if you read the second 2 paragraphs of my post, you'll see I tried it, personally I find Abaddon's Mouth easier than Iron Mines... i think Iron Mines is the most difficult mission with henchies

Zeru

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

14 Sep 2005 at 16:15 - 25

Shield of Deflection is so ridiculous. The boss never spawns, even with the better rates, and it takes a fair amount of time to get to the first spawn and practically an hour to get to the second one. It doesn't help that henchies get rocked and most human teams don't go the second way. I've spent about 6~ hours trying to get it and still haven't.

Ether Prodigy and Migraine are in the same boat, but at least their bosses spawn more.

Carinae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Inside

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

14 Sep 2005 at 16:16 - 26

Can I offer some advice from a Necro that has alreay kill Maw and caputed FoC?

The trip from Snake Dance to DD builds character and skill. Do it repeatedly. It gets easer and easier with practice. If you can master this part of the game, you can beat anything in GW.

Aracos79

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Great Southwest

Shadowstorm Mercenaries

E/

14 Sep 2005 at 16:21 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeru

Shield of Deflection is so ridiculous. The boss never spawns, even with the better rates, and it takes a fair amount of time to get to the first spawn and practically an hour to get to the second one. It doesn't help that henchies get rocked and most human teams don't go the second way. I've spent about 6~ hours trying to get it and still haven't.

Ether Prodigy and Migraine are in the same boat, but at least their bosses spawn more.

You can check all the spawn points even if you go through the front door. In fact, I prefer that way. Go in the front, clear out the fortress, then use your nukers to blow the seal on the "back door". Then you can go check the breeze keeper boss spawn at the back of the volcano. Not to mention a crack at another Mursaat outside the gate.

Shanaeri Rynale

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

DVDF(Forums)

Me/N

14 Sep 2005 at 17:05 - 28

Quote:

The trip from Snake Dance to DD builds character and skill. Do it repeatedly. It gets easer and easier with practice. If you can master this part of the game, you can beat anything in GW.

I quite agree, i spent hours clearing out the darned place looking for well of power

Aracos79

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Great Southwest

Shadowstorm Mercenaries

E/

14 Sep 2005 at 17:22 - 29

Umm... Well of Power is in Mineral Springs, which is a completely different trip than SD/DD. :P

Silmor

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

14 Sep 2005 at 17:23 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carinae Dragonblood

The trip from Snake Dance to DD builds character and skill. Do it repeatedly. It gets easer and easier with practice. If you can master this part of the game, you can beat anything in GW.

I had to do the entire run four times in a row (once for my Mo/R for escape and punishing shot, twice for my N/Me thanks to err=7 just before Maw, then another time for W/E for earth shaker). There's about five encounters you just keep getting: mob of summit herders and a master, mob of gryphons, mob of azure shadows, mob of tundra giants, mob of trolls. Each encounter is identical and gets repetitive incredibly fast, but the tundra giants really take the cake.

I don't consider beating the same mobs over and over again 'mastering' anything, especially considering their bland composition - the only thing I got better at was knowing which mobs I could avoid to lessen the pain of having to fight yet another group with predictable outcome. However, if the challenge of Guild Wars constitutes 'repetitive boring pain', then yes, beating Snake Dance properly prepares you for the game.

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

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

14 Sep 2005 at 17:29 - 31

Shield of Judgment with henchmen, one of thee hardest; all he does is freaking heal the other guys; 2 mesmers 2 melee and 1 gulie.

the only thing that was more time consuimg was all of frozen forest for everyclass.

the stone summit types; then the tree types.... leave from copperhammer for the stone summit; leave Iron mines for tree types....

some other skill ill hate to get are the Feast of Curroption; Punishing shot; and back breaker. those are the upper ones. but hopfully the war camp will make this easier.

exuces the grammar and lack of spelling; i pulled an all nighter of farming...

crimsonfilms

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

14 Sep 2005 at 18:09 - 32

If you ever get on random arena you will see that Res Sig is the most difficult skill to bring...uhm I mean to cap :/

film

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Arkansas

ToA

R/Me

14 Sep 2005 at 18:18 - 33

i found quickshot was hard to get.... he wanders completely around perdition rock and rarely spawns... as for FOC i just bought it, what w/ increased faction and all. Although i have been up to help a buddie cap it... i feel everyone should experience it, quite fun.

coleslawdressin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Victory on Demand [VoD]

Me/Mo

14 Sep 2005 at 18:35 - 34

For me, spellbreaker. I have taken probably 4 trips the whole way through and more than that going to the first supposed spawn spot.. bastard is never there.

Shanaeri Rynale

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

DVDF(Forums)

Me/N

14 Sep 2005 at 18:43 - 35

Quote:

Umm... Well of Power is in Mineral Springs, which is a completely different trip than SD/DD. :P

Lol, sorry dizzy redhead moment. I meant blood is power.

stumpy

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2005

Canucklehead BC, Canada

Advanced Necro Undead Society

14 Sep 2005 at 18:45 - 36

all of them ... easy ... most annoying for me was Aura of Faith because I FORGOT INTERRUPTS ... how could I be so silly ... I just killed everything else ... and hit my ctrl 'Im targeting this healing azz' then walked away from my computer for a good 20 minutes and came back and he was floating at about 25% health. I will never forget that ... most annoying (self inflicted) skill cap wound of the game.

tomcruisejr

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

14 Sep 2005 at 18:54 - 37

before the update on signet of capture, the most elusive is powerblock. and the stances.

now, capping is not that elusive. difficult ones to get is Feast of Corruption and Shield of Deflection.

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

14 Sep 2005 at 18:57 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheel

pay a runner or have someone in your guild run you there from rankor or beacons. simple. rankor would be easier, but it's not a big deal. you could be in dreadnought's in like 7 minutes or less probably.

If he is leaving from Raknor there is not need to pay a runnner and useing Stefan and Thom who both have charge will to it easy enough it doesn't take long I go up there and farm good place to do it.

cookiehoarder

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Melbourne, Florida.

[HTR]

14 Sep 2005 at 19:05 - 39

Just get it with faction.

NekoZ

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Long Island

So Goth We Crap [Bats]

14 Sep 2005 at 19:52 - 40

Feast of Corruption was definately one of the hardest to cap. When I went for it I kept using Henchies, and the 60% DP didn't help the fact that we simply couldn't beat the wurm. Then two of my friends helped and we got it first try. Jus takes patience. Capped every necro elite, that one and Aura of the Lich (try with henchies -_- have to get him to spawn at the closet location) had to be the hardest to cap.