Fear not, fellow farmers
Alexi Jotun
I really don't think its worth the trouble to farm the imps for their IDSes... I mean, even if you do get an IDS, the other loot they drop sucks, and you probably won't find a buyer for the IDS even IF you get one.
mathijn
he gots a point
Ima Hob0
i dont think he does. lots of people will still buy IDS's, and also, maybe some people want to do this run just to have one. i know i do
Ima Hob0
Can someone please post a video of this? It was fricking near impossible to get to the ice imps, also, avicaras wouldnt stop chasing me for half the fricking map, then, the ice imps werent hitting 0's like i thought they might as posted by someone on page 1, i forgot the name, but they didnt, and i was nearly dead from those fricking avicara. Area net hates my guts, i hate them so much, that i would tell them to their faces, fix these bad spawns ya stinking morons, and on top of it all, i spent valuable money to be used on my more noobish characters, but now its gone, and im not very good at earning money. So can someone please post a video of a succesful trip? including the run, and the fight. if there is a video posted, can someone direct me to the page?
PS: Screw u Area Net.
PS: Screw u Area Net.
Ima Hob0
I am really sorry about what i wrote yesterday in the post above this. i was just upset. Area Net, im sorry for what i said. but still, i would like to see a video of someone doing this successfully.
dinocroc109
Impossible to get to Mineral Springs!!!! 
W/e, IDS farming is antiquated. Not enough cash for the time.
Anarion Silverhand
Yea, if you can't make it to Mineral Springs, this run is not for you.
Kintaro Kinslayer
Hi - im geting battered by the Imps guys not the zero loss like you showed - What is going on ??
Kintaro Kinslayer
I have been practing with different skill sets and still The Buggers Kill me - Ice spear -9 dam and maelstrom -12
I am going MENTAL HERE
I am going MENTAL HERE
Imaginos
I have'nt done one of these runs in a long time but I'll hazzard a guess for you as to why you're taking more damage.
Anet nerfed the global defense bonus you got from having just one piece of Knights armor, so instead of -2+-3 (sup rune) you're getting less damage reduction. As small as this is it did add up.
Also I bet that the current people having issues with this run have lower AL then the OP via his items/armor.
Maybe if you got a suit of the AL100 armor and a sup asorb rune +-3 shield while hexxed you'd be fine, but your strength would need to be 13 to not lose out.
Anet nerfed the global defense bonus you got from having just one piece of Knights armor, so instead of -2+-3 (sup rune) you're getting less damage reduction. As small as this is it did add up.
Also I bet that the current people having issues with this run have lower AL then the OP via his items/armor.
Maybe if you got a suit of the AL100 armor and a sup asorb rune +-3 shield while hexxed you'd be fine, but your strength would need to be 13 to not lose out.
Kintaro Kinslayer
Thx for the heads up - Im off to buy 100AL armour - if this dont work im quitting.
Id like to see one of the pro's try the run again just so as i know when to wave the white flag.
Id like to see one of the pro's try the run again just so as i know when to wave the white flag.
Kintaro Kinslayer
WAVES the WHITE FLAG
Thanas
Errm armour change means that absorption on shield only applies to phys dmg. This post was probably started before the shield mod updates. Also I've never gone to ice cave without watch yourself to cover heal sig. I also tend to use the vim build.
pegasux
i have the same prob with the dmg...it's the ab's nerf that has gotten us. we used to have -3 abs rune global, -1 knights global, -2 and -3 shield global. that's a full -9 dmg that was taken away =(.
Shakkara
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Armor_of_Sanctity
Francis Crawford
Quote:
Originally Posted by Imaginos
I have'nt done one of these runs in a long time but I'll hazzard a guess for you as to why you're taking more damage.
Anet nerfed the global defense bonus you got from having just one piece of Knights armor, so instead of -2+-3 (sup rune) you're getting less damage reduction. As small as this is it did add up.
Also I bet that the current people having issues with this run have lower AL then the OP via his items/armor.
Maybe if you got a suit of the AL100 armor and a sup asorb rune +-3 shield while hexxed you'd be fine, but your strength would need to be 13 to not lose out. Does the absorption bonus still work at all against elemental damage?
Anet nerfed the global defense bonus you got from having just one piece of Knights armor, so instead of -2+-3 (sup rune) you're getting less damage reduction. As small as this is it did add up.
Also I bet that the current people having issues with this run have lower AL then the OP via his items/armor.
Maybe if you got a suit of the AL100 armor and a sup asorb rune +-3 shield while hexxed you'd be fine, but your strength would need to be 13 to not lose out. Does the absorption bonus still work at all against elemental damage?
Francis Crawford
By the way, if I had a lot of ice imps to fight the first thing I'd think of is Stoneflesh Aura. It should reduce both Malestrom and wand attack damage down to zero. The rest of your build determines whether any Mind Freeze damage gets through.
Kindle Arrows damage is reduced to zero as well, even for non-godly levels of Earth Magic.
That said, finding the energy would be problematic. A Zealous Weapon might be a big help ...
Kindle Arrows damage is reduced to zero as well, even for non-godly levels of Earth Magic.
That said, finding the energy would be problematic. A Zealous Weapon might be a big help ...
Shakkara
Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis Crawford
By the way, if I had a lot of ice imps to fight the first thing I'd think of is Stoneflesh Aura. It should reduce both Malestrom and wand attack damage down to zero. The rest of your build determines whether any Mind Freeze damage gets through.
Kindle Arrows damage is reduced to zero as well, even for non-godly levels of Earth Magic.
That said, finding the energy would be problematic. A Zealous Weapon might be a big help ... Stoneflesh Aura wouldnt work, as it has a 2 sec cast time and maelstrom interrupts all casting, so it wouldn't get through.
Kindle Arrows damage is reduced to zero as well, even for non-godly levels of Earth Magic.
That said, finding the energy would be problematic. A Zealous Weapon might be a big help ... Stoneflesh Aura wouldnt work, as it has a 2 sec cast time and maelstrom interrupts all casting, so it wouldn't get through.
YoNkErS 2k5
ok yea this is all a nice little fairytale till the big RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing nerf came and changed a.i. now avicara giles and wise FOLLOW u TO the imps regardless of speed effects or terrain. giles strip all enchants so 55 is done, wise hit ineptidue for war 150 dmg + blind, gg. id like to see one of u do a complete run. rofl cuz u cant. ive tried. ign = frenzied killer, nock urself out
Stank Tank
I used to do this alot after the armor nerf. Sentinel's armor and a zealous hilt, pull the golems and kill em first. If the Avicaras chase you now, just clear way to cave with heroes/henchies then park em and it should still be very doable.
Riken Chrono
stank how do you get the henches there? do you really fight through everything?
Stank Tank
Honestly i haven't done an IDS run in a LONG time but I'm sure u could run through Tasca's as usual (well i guess) and fight from there. Maybe I'll try it and see...
Stank Tank
Well...it's maybe not possible at least as W/Me. Hafta fight all the way to cave. Including Tasca's. Cleared the imps outside but I got slaughtered twice trying to pull the golems out of the cave and gave up. Seems like everybody chased me, imps kept me hexed continually and golems knocked me down continuously so it's definitely cranked up now. Never saw it ever even remotely that hard before. And after I died the first time, face-down by the statue I wondered if the heroes and henchies could even FIND me cause' I left em way back at the Tundra Giant area...but after about 3 minutes they came in, loyal as always! And they gave their lives for me so I couldn't do that to em again. If anyone else tries it I recommend extraordinary caution pulling golems because once you aggro more than one group in the cave they don't seem to forget it and they all react after that. I aggroed a bunch to kneel and get favor cause' it used to be no problem with Dwayna's blessing but it ain't so ez now. Geez I remember before the armor nerf and the monster update you could just waltz in there and do em' all. I wouldn't sell an IDS for under 50k now.
chessyang
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stank Tank
I wouldn't sell an IDS for under 50k now.
naw...... sold 2 so far for 30k each =)
I solo this with W/Me. yes it takes 4 ever. have to use some CC =). and i have to try with the hero's/henchman someday.
a note. when you have the bird guys follow use the body block and kill them off slow. the Wise + Healer = death (or /resign).
I solo this with W/Me. yes it takes 4 ever. have to use some CC =). and i have to try with the hero's/henchman someday.
a note. when you have the bird guys follow use the body block and kill them off slow. the Wise + Healer = death (or /resign).
mad cow diease
how do you get into the cave solo if u want to show me email me a [email protected]
placebo overdose
wow super duper old ^_^
ArKaiN
Back, undead thread! THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU
Nkah Sennyt
Nein necro du fromage.