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Shadow Aster · Jun 30, 2005, 02:16 PM // 14:16

Prior to the update yesterday, I went through Divinity Coast. I did 50 runs, like some people have been saying they were going to, and tallied up everything. In 50 runs I got 99 items:

49 White
18 Blue
18 Purple
14 Gold

To me, most of it was just for sale to the merchants. The monetary total came to just over 4 platinum (4111 after factoring in the cost of 2 identification kits) I only came across 2 gold items I actually took a salvage kit to. A staff with a +4 insightful head and a sword with a +27 pommel of fortitude. I wasn't too happy to get the OTHER upgrades from both items, but that's the way it happens sometimes.

I don't know if I'd do it again now (50 runs, post-update), but it seemed to be giving a pretty decent spread of items, from common to rare, yesterday.

Porkchop Sandwhiches · Jun 30, 2005, 03:08 PM // 15:08

I never farmed this barrel before the patch, but I ran out there and got 1 white item on a couple runs

noblepaladin · Jun 30, 2005, 03:12 PM // 15:12

I missed out on all the farming, I wasn't far enough into the game yet when farming was good and by the time I could solo drakes, etc it was already nerfed. Now I just discovered chest farming but it is nerfed. So fustrating to know that I played for over 150 hours and someone can get more stuff than me in an hour of chest runs. If I find out another farming spot/method, I'll be sure to abuse it as much as I can before it gets nerfed. Let's face it, there is no other way to get a set of godly items without farming like crazy.

Serenity Spirit · Jun 30, 2005, 10:14 PM // 22:14

Ive been trying the barrel run at DC, and it can be decent at times, but really isnt worth the run to that one barrel when I get about 1 gold roughly every 8-15 runs and about 1-3 blues and maybe 1-2 purples during those runs while getting about 15+ whites. Sometimes ill hit streaks of 2-3 whites per trip for like up to 5 runs in a row. Yesterday I had 3 golds in about 7 runs and then it was all white for the next 10+. So, I decided to run my warrior from copperhammer to ironmines to thunderhead to the grotto. Boy did that take some time and many deaths cause the henchs couldnt keep up to act as decoys. So I started doing the grotto 2x chest run and have yet to find a purple or gold in what is probably over 40 runs since yesterday. Ive done about 8 today and found all white and blue, with 4 trips being all whites. One trip had 5 blues though. Still not worth the time and hassle, but much quicker then DC in my opinion. I guess its back to DC for now.

Later
S.S.

Xeno Demachilo · Jun 30, 2005, 10:33 PM // 22:33

I only see 1 chest outside Grotto..Oh and it doesnt drop many purple or rares..It drops nice items though, to sell to the merchant..And ive gotten a Fiery Dragon Sword from that chest, and a Crystalline sword from the barrel in DC..

Serenity Spirit · Jul 01, 2005, 12:54 AM // 00:54

Xeno, if you go to that first chest and then continue to go north along the right side like your headed to thunderhead, which isnt far, youll come across a second chest. I get tons of white items that sell for decent gold, and some precious blue ones that have sold for a couple hundred, but thats about it. I had one max dmg white hammer and a couple max dmg white staffs drop. Theres just a lot of imps along the way to the second one and every now and then they will get the best of me and ill die because of that stupid mind freeze that slows your speed down. Ima go do some DC runs, anyone else know of any barrels that arnt hard to get to?

Later
S.S.

Maxiemonster · Jul 01, 2005, 12:56 AM // 00:56

AAAAAAAH, the Divinity Coast chest drops crappy items

It's useless to let those chest drop less... Farming isn't bad, they should just find another way to get rid of those botters.

Stupid ANet, let me farm ffs !

Serenity Spirit · Jul 01, 2005, 01:34 AM // 01:34

Just did 16 runs at DC in about 30 mins and its nerfed, atleast for me, compared to yesterday. Heres the 16 run break down:

1) 2x white
2) 1x blue
3) 2x white
4) 2x white
5) 2x white
6) 2x blue
7) 1x purple 1x white
8) 1x blue 1x white
9) 2x white
10) 1x blue 1x white
11) 2x white
12) 2x white
13) 1x blue
14) 1x blue 1x white
15) 1x white
16) 1x white

Later
S.S.

Squallox · Jul 01, 2005, 01:39 AM // 01:39

Yes DC is officially nerfed. It wasnt all that great anyway to be honest.

Serenity Spirit · Jul 01, 2005, 01:41 AM // 01:41

Well wheres a decent spot now? Its too hard for my warrior to solo monsters alone, and most of the time im on my guildmates are off or busy(small guild thats why). Any suggestions at all?

Thanks
S.S.

Xiaro · Jul 01, 2005, 01:41 AM // 01:41

Booo! Booo I say! now I have to find somewhere else to waste time lol

Evan montegarde · Jul 01, 2005, 02:26 AM // 02:26

I think that even if they're going to nerf chest farming, do that before monsters. I solo killed 18 lightning drakes (Sanctum Cayx2) and got 1 blue item out of all of it. I could easily have gotten more from running DC 5 times (before it got owned).

Ketendra · Jul 01, 2005, 03:11 AM // 03:11

How do you know that DC is "officially" nerfed? did you see a patch note somewhere that I missed?

Also, I did notice that I got less purple items then I used to, but I also noticed that in about 20 runs I got the same amount of gold items I did before the last patch. I got ALOT more white and blue items then I used to though, which works out better in my oppinion since most of the time the blue items are worth more than the purple, and more likely to get weapon upgrades from blue (which is why I farm in the first place, trying to unlock diffrent things).

Squallox · Jul 01, 2005, 03:25 AM // 03:25

Ok then its unofficially nerfed. Ask around the spot has had it. Unless you are into farming it all day/night long. It wasnt all that good in the first place. Now its even worse.

kelvanor · Jul 01, 2005, 04:44 AM // 04:44

tagged for future perusal

Aristotle · Jul 01, 2005, 07:03 AM // 07:03

DC is horrible now. I havent heard anything bad about grotto chest but i didnt like it anyways. I guess if you are determined enough to farm a damn chest you'll find another spot.

Angryhob0z · Jul 01, 2005, 07:22 AM // 07:22

this is a little off topic, but ive tried multiple places that have been posted here and i have a few questions...

1) what is the most common class among all the chest farmers here
2) are any of these even possible for a mesmer/level20
3) are you only counting what you get from chests/barrels, or are you counting what you get when you kill monsters along the way, or do you just run the entire thing over and over again without killing anything.

if the latter part of the 3rd question is the right situation, how in the hell does a mesmer freakin get money.... without henchies, or a party is it even possible?

for the questions that are coming, ive tried every place except for the grotto/ south shiverpeaks runs, havent gotten to those places yet.

bee65n · Jul 01, 2005, 07:59 AM // 07:59

for Angryhob0z.

1) For the place I used to chest farm, I used a Warrior. Sprint was the number one reason, and the high def armor was the other reason for it.
2) Possible, but not as effective.
3) For me, killing along the way was NOT an option. This is because the place I chest farmed at required the guys along the path to not be killed, in order for the chests to remain there day after day.

Let me finish off by saying this. I believe all forms of chest farmings have been nerfed, and that if you really want to farm, you're better off farming for gold, or gold armors (people still seem to be able to farm ettins/giants even though they stopped giving to me).

Angryhob0z · Jul 01, 2005, 08:10 AM // 08:10

the only effective way of farming i have found so far, is material farming in old ascalon... no xp, but super easy. i went through the breach in about 10 - 20 minutes, stopping to heal and recharge after every fight, and then went into diessa lowlands for 5 minutes, then stopped off at grenich, then went to flame temple corridor and kiled every charr but the 2 large groups, 1 by entrance to the big open area and 1 by exit. and it took me about an hour total breach, diessa, flame temple. i got 4 runes all minors, and only 1 upgrade, but tons of wood, tanned hide, bone, etc that i can sell for a chunk of change or hold onto and sell in bulk to armor crafters in droknars, lions arch if i feel like it.
then went to another area in old ascalon. i wont point out exactly which but i will say its been posted in this forum on a different thread and got a black dye and silver dye in 5 minutes.

after i sold SOME of the materials, and got some of them converted into their more expensive forms, i had made 4.5 plat and hadnt even sold the dyes... all for about an hour and a half of work.... sadly this is the most effective form of farming i have found for a level 20 mesmer/necro.

Borealis · Jul 01, 2005, 08:25 AM // 08:25

Bah screw the divinity coast chest, I found a new spot out in the snow. 3 minute run, 3 chests, 2 with gold 1 wth items, racked up 5k in no more than 20 minutes or less.

Now heres the part where I get pm'd by 10 ppl asking where it is

Jun 30, 2005, 02:16 PM // 14:16	#201
Shadow Aster Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005	Prior to the update yesterday, I went through Divinity Coast. I did 50 runs, like some people have been saying they were going to, and tallied up everything. In 50 runs I got 99 items: 49 White 18 Blue 18 Purple 14 Gold To me, most of it was just for sale to the merchants. The monetary total came to just over 4 platinum (4111 after factoring in the cost of 2 identification kits) I only came across 2 gold items I actually took a salvage kit to. A staff with a +4 insightful head and a sword with a +27 pommel of fortitude. I wasn't too happy to get the OTHER upgrades from both items, but that's the way it happens sometimes. I don't know if I'd do it again now (50 runs, post-update), but it seemed to be giving a pretty decent spread of items, from common to rare, yesterday.

Jun 30, 2005, 03:08 PM // 15:08	#202
Porkchop Sandwhiches Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fishing Village in Wizard's Folly Profession: R/	I never farmed this barrel before the patch, but I ran out there and got 1 white item on a couple runs

Jun 30, 2005, 03:12 PM // 15:12	#203
noblepaladin Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005	I missed out on all the farming, I wasn't far enough into the game yet when farming was good and by the time I could solo drakes, etc it was already nerfed. Now I just discovered chest farming but it is nerfed. So fustrating to know that I played for over 150 hours and someone can get more stuff than me in an hour of chest runs. If I find out another farming spot/method, I'll be sure to abuse it as much as I can before it gets nerfed. Let's face it, there is no other way to get a set of godly items without farming like crazy.

Jun 30, 2005, 10:14 PM // 22:14	#204
Serenity Spirit Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Guild: The Lynch Mob [TLM]	Ive been trying the barrel run at DC, and it can be decent at times, but really isnt worth the run to that one barrel when I get about 1 gold roughly every 8-15 runs and about 1-3 blues and maybe 1-2 purples during those runs while getting about 15+ whites. Sometimes ill hit streaks of 2-3 whites per trip for like up to 5 runs in a row. Yesterday I had 3 golds in about 7 runs and then it was all white for the next 10+. So, I decided to run my warrior from copperhammer to ironmines to thunderhead to the grotto. Boy did that take some time and many deaths cause the henchs couldnt keep up to act as decoys. So I started doing the grotto 2x chest run and have yet to find a purple or gold in what is probably over 40 runs since yesterday. Ive done about 8 today and found all white and blue, with 4 trips being all whites. One trip had 5 blues though. Still not worth the time and hassle, but much quicker then DC in my opinion. I guess its back to DC for now. Later S.S.

Jun 30, 2005, 10:33 PM // 22:33	#205
Xeno Demachilo Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Benefactors Of Darkness Profession: W/Mo	I only see 1 chest outside Grotto..Oh and it doesnt drop many purple or rares..It drops nice items though, to sell to the merchant..And ive gotten a Fiery Dragon Sword from that chest, and a Crystalline sword from the barrel in DC..

Jul 01, 2005, 12:54 AM // 00:54	#206
Serenity Spirit Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Guild: The Lynch Mob [TLM]	Xeno, if you go to that first chest and then continue to go north along the right side like your headed to thunderhead, which isnt far, youll come across a second chest. I get tons of white items that sell for decent gold, and some precious blue ones that have sold for a couple hundred, but thats about it. I had one max dmg white hammer and a couple max dmg white staffs drop. Theres just a lot of imps along the way to the second one and every now and then they will get the best of me and ill die because of that stupid mind freeze that slows your speed down. Ima go do some DC runs, anyone else know of any barrels that arnt hard to get to? Later S.S.

Jul 01, 2005, 12:56 AM // 00:56	#207
Maxiemonster There is no spoon. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Netherlands Profession: Mo/	AAAAAAAH, the Divinity Coast chest drops crappy items It's useless to let those chest drop less... Farming isn't bad, they should just find another way to get rid of those botters. Stupid ANet, let me farm ffs !

Jul 01, 2005, 01:34 AM // 01:34	#208
Serenity Spirit Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Guild: The Lynch Mob [TLM]	Just did 16 runs at DC in about 30 mins and its nerfed, atleast for me, compared to yesterday. Heres the 16 run break down: 1) 2x white 2) 1x blue 3) 2x white 4) 2x white 5) 2x white 6) 2x blue 7) 1x purple 1x white 8) 1x blue 1x white 9) 2x white 10) 1x blue 1x white 11) 2x white 12) 2x white 13) 1x blue 14) 1x blue 1x white 15) 1x white 16) 1x white Later S.S.

Jul 01, 2005, 01:39 AM // 01:39	#209
Squallox Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005	Yes DC is officially nerfed. It wasnt all that great anyway to be honest.

Jul 01, 2005, 01:41 AM // 01:41	#210
Serenity Spirit Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Guild: The Lynch Mob [TLM]	Well wheres a decent spot now? Its too hard for my warrior to solo monsters alone, and most of the time im on my guildmates are off or busy(small guild thats why). Any suggestions at all? Thanks S.S.

Jul 01, 2005, 01:41 AM // 01:41	#211
Xiaro Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Grenth's Rejects [GR] Profession: W/	Booo! Booo I say! now I have to find somewhere else to waste time lol

Jul 01, 2005, 02:26 AM // 02:26	#212
Evan montegarde Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005	I think that even if they're going to nerf chest farming, do that before monsters. I solo killed 18 lightning drakes (Sanctum Cayx2) and got 1 blue item out of all of it. I could easily have gotten more from running DC 5 times (before it got owned).

Jul 01, 2005, 03:11 AM // 03:11	#213
Ketendra Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York Guild: JackKnife Brigade Profession: E/Mo	How do you know that DC is "officially" nerfed? did you see a patch note somewhere that I missed? Also, I did notice that I got less purple items then I used to, but I also noticed that in about 20 runs I got the same amount of gold items I did before the last patch. I got ALOT more white and blue items then I used to though, which works out better in my oppinion since most of the time the blue items are worth more than the purple, and more likely to get weapon upgrades from blue (which is why I farm in the first place, trying to unlock diffrent things).

Jul 01, 2005, 03:25 AM // 03:25	#214
Squallox Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005	Ok then its unofficially nerfed. Ask around the spot has had it. Unless you are into farming it all day/night long. It wasnt all that good in the first place. Now its even worse.

Jul 01, 2005, 04:44 AM // 04:44	#215
kelvanor Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: colorado Guild: {AOE} Profession: Mo/Me	tagged for future perusal

Jul 01, 2005, 07:03 AM // 07:03	#216
Aristotle Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: Mo/R	DC is horrible now. I havent heard anything bad about grotto chest but i didnt like it anyways. I guess if you are determined enough to farm a damn chest you'll find another spot.

Jul 01, 2005, 07:22 AM // 07:22	#217
Angryhob0z Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: Me/N	this is a little off topic, but ive tried multiple places that have been posted here and i have a few questions... 1) what is the most common class among all the chest farmers here 2) are any of these even possible for a mesmer/level20 3) are you only counting what you get from chests/barrels, or are you counting what you get when you kill monsters along the way, or do you just run the entire thing over and over again without killing anything. if the latter part of the 3rd question is the right situation, how in the hell does a mesmer freakin get money.... without henchies, or a party is it even possible? for the questions that are coming, ive tried every place except for the grotto/ south shiverpeaks runs, havent gotten to those places yet.

Jul 01, 2005, 07:59 AM // 07:59	#218
bee65n Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005	for Angryhob0z. 1) For the place I used to chest farm, I used a Warrior. Sprint was the number one reason, and the high def armor was the other reason for it. 2) Possible, but not as effective. 3) For me, killing along the way was NOT an option. This is because the place I chest farmed at required the guys along the path to not be killed, in order for the chests to remain there day after day. Let me finish off by saying this. I believe all forms of chest farmings have been nerfed, and that if you really want to farm, you're better off farming for gold, or gold armors (people still seem to be able to farm ettins/giants even though they stopped giving to me).

Jul 01, 2005, 08:10 AM // 08:10	#219
Angryhob0z Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: Me/N	the only effective way of farming i have found so far, is material farming in old ascalon... no xp, but super easy. i went through the breach in about 10 - 20 minutes, stopping to heal and recharge after every fight, and then went into diessa lowlands for 5 minutes, then stopped off at grenich, then went to flame temple corridor and kiled every charr but the 2 large groups, 1 by entrance to the big open area and 1 by exit. and it took me about an hour total breach, diessa, flame temple. i got 4 runes all minors, and only 1 upgrade, but tons of wood, tanned hide, bone, etc that i can sell for a chunk of change or hold onto and sell in bulk to armor crafters in droknars, lions arch if i feel like it. then went to another area in old ascalon. i wont point out exactly which but i will say its been posted in this forum on a different thread and got a black dye and silver dye in 5 minutes. after i sold SOME of the materials, and got some of them converted into their more expensive forms, i had made 4.5 plat and hadnt even sold the dyes... all for about an hour and a half of work.... sadly this is the most effective form of farming i have found for a level 20 mesmer/necro.

Jul 01, 2005, 08:25 AM // 08:25	#220
Borealis Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: Black Rose Gaming Profession: Mo/W	Bah screw the divinity coast chest, I found a new spot out in the snow. 3 minute run, 3 chests, 2 with gold 1 wth items, racked up 5k in no more than 20 minutes or less. Now heres the part where I get pm'd by 10 ppl asking where it is