farming ettins by beetletun worth it - Guild Wars Forums

devils wraths · Mar 19, 2006, 12:54 PM // 12:54

i havent been there for a while and wondering do they still drop a few golds and purple runes

Jiao Yang · Mar 19, 2006, 12:55 PM // 12:55

Yes they do.

devils wraths · Mar 19, 2006, 01:10 PM // 13:10

cheers for helping

Tsunami Rain · Mar 19, 2006, 01:12 PM // 13:12

Yes I have to agree..<3 that spot.

Big_Iron · Mar 19, 2006, 01:47 PM // 13:47

Just started farming there. I got two Sup Monk runes and my first run.

I go about once a day now. I don't want the anti-farm code to kick in.

Dracus Steelbow · Mar 19, 2006, 10:42 PM // 22:42

they are definetly worth it, i have gotten a sup absorb (4 days ago) and a sup vigor a while ago from them

R A C · Mar 20, 2006, 01:16 AM // 01:16

I've been doing trap farming there a bit, as I don't have a warrior at lvl 20 yet (17, desert, so close!). But I haven't gotten anything good yet. I think 2 gold armors, one was a major rune, the other was a worthless sup rune, ele or something. One other frustrating thing was a zealous bow dropped, but I ended up with wood planks. -__- I get so frustrated when I hear about people getting multiple good runes on the first run. Grr.

Bahumhat · Mar 20, 2006, 01:31 AM // 01:31

Gave me a Supieror Absorbtion on my first run. ^_^

..but the other rune was major tactics :S

me12me12 · Mar 20, 2006, 01:35 AM // 01:35

i got 2 sup absorptions there

Pheng Yang · Mar 20, 2006, 01:39 AM // 01:39

i got nothing there so far, major monk runes~

Billiard · Mar 20, 2006, 01:41 AM // 01:41

I seem to get maybe 1 gold drop every other run and 1 or 2 purple armous each run. My best day was a Sup Absorb and 2 monk runes. I mostly run it for unlocking runes on new accounts though - but the cash is not bad.

Kassad · Mar 20, 2006, 01:52 AM // 01:52

My best run was 2 Sup Vigs and 1 Sup absorp, back when they were both 100k each.

hyori finkl · Mar 20, 2006, 02:00 AM // 02:00

I've found a total of 2 sup absorbs and 3 sup vigors there along with many other sup runes, but I haven't farmed there in a while. So I'm not sure on the drop rate anymore.

Lord Valkyr · Mar 20, 2006, 04:05 AM // 04:05

A couple of months ago when I first farmed there, I would get at least a couple of purples and a gold each run. The best drop I ever got was a superior vigor. After that my drops started to get a bit crappy, so I stopped farming. Now I just did a few runs after reading this thread and all I got were hardened humps and white pouldrens out of about 10 runs.

Griff Mon · Mar 20, 2006, 04:22 AM // 04:22

I do this run all the time, but unlike most, I come out of Lions Arch, I got a pretty reliable Wa/Mo build than can solo three of them at a time and I always go through the settlement and come back to reset the Ettins.

I have done this about 50 times and have made a lot of cash off of it, but have never had anything better than a Superior Monk, Necro, or Warrior Rune. As many of the golds are actually purple, and many of the purples are actually blue, I make a point of Identifying them first before I salvage them. You get more from the merchant if they are not salvaged sometimes than from the Rune Trader. I have had a few Major Absorption and Major Vigors, but that is about it.

Where I do make a lot of cash is off the Fire Imps outside Lions Arch as they tend to drop Lumps of Charcoal and the occasional vial of dye.

Mar 19, 2006, 12:54 PM // 12:54	#1
devils wraths Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: the fianna [fi] Profession: E/Mo	farming ettins by beetletun worth it i havent been there for a while and wondering do they still drop a few golds and purple runes

Mar 19, 2006, 12:55 PM // 12:55	#2
Jiao Yang Lunar Rabbit Join Date: Dec 2005	Yes they do.

Mar 19, 2006, 01:10 PM // 13:10	#3
devils wraths Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: the fianna [fi] Profession: E/Mo	cheers for helping

Mar 19, 2006, 01:12 PM // 13:12	#4
Tsunami Rain mmmmmmmm pie. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Guild: Favorable Winds [Gust] Profession: Mo/	Yes I have to agree..<3 that spot.

Mar 19, 2006, 01:47 PM // 13:47	#5
Big_Iron Desert Nomad Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Edge Guild: Tormented Weapons [emo]	Just started farming there. I got two Sup Monk runes and my first run. I go about once a day now. I don't want the anti-farm code to kick in.

Mar 19, 2006, 10:42 PM // 22:42	#6
Dracus Steelbow Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in my basement for the last 20 years Guild: Radicals Against Tyrants Profession: R/	they are definetly worth it, i have gotten a sup absorb (4 days ago) and a sup vigor a while ago from them

Mar 20, 2006, 01:16 AM // 01:16	#7
R A C Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In my parent's basement Profession: R/Mo	I've been doing trap farming there a bit, as I don't have a warrior at lvl 20 yet (17, desert, so close!). But I haven't gotten anything good yet. I think 2 gold armors, one was a major rune, the other was a worthless sup rune, ele or something. One other frustrating thing was a zealous bow dropped, but I ended up with wood planks. -__- I get so frustrated when I hear about people getting multiple good runes on the first run. Grr.

Mar 20, 2006, 01:31 AM // 01:31	#8
Bahumhat Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere Guild: C A K E[YuM]	Gave me a Supieror Absorbtion on my first run. ^_^ ..but the other rune was major tactics :S

Mar 20, 2006, 01:35 AM // 01:35	#9
me12me12 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2006	i got 2 sup absorptions there

Mar 20, 2006, 01:39 AM // 01:39	#10
Pheng Yang Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Guild: My Name Is Yang [Yang] Profession: Mo/A	i got nothing there so far, major monk runes~

Mar 20, 2006, 01:41 AM // 01:41	#11
Billiard Doctor of Philosophy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pacific Northwest Guild: Team Love [kiSu] www.teamlove.us	I seem to get maybe 1 gold drop every other run and 1 or 2 purple armous each run. My best day was a Sup Absorb and 2 monk runes. I mostly run it for unlocking runes on new accounts though - but the cash is not bad.

Mar 20, 2006, 01:52 AM // 01:52	#12
Kassad Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: W/	My best run was 2 Sup Vigs and 1 Sup absorp, back when they were both 100k each.

Mar 20, 2006, 02:00 AM // 02:00	#13
hyori finkl Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: in a chasm too comprehense for the nature of humans Profession: A/P	I've found a total of 2 sup absorbs and 3 sup vigors there along with many other sup runes, but I haven't farmed there in a while. So I'm not sure on the drop rate anymore.

Mar 20, 2006, 04:05 AM // 04:05	#14
Lord Valkyr Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: N/Mo	A couple of months ago when I first farmed there, I would get at least a couple of purples and a gold each run. The best drop I ever got was a superior vigor. After that my drops started to get a bit crappy, so I stopped farming. Now I just did a few runs after reading this thread and all I got were hardened humps and white pouldrens out of about 10 runs.

Mar 20, 2006, 04:22 AM // 04:22	#15
Griff Mon Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the Elfen Forests of Washington State Guild: Damage Radius Profession: N/	I do this run all the time, but unlike most, I come out of Lions Arch, I got a pretty reliable Wa/Mo build than can solo three of them at a time and I always go through the settlement and come back to reset the Ettins. I have done this about 50 times and have made a lot of cash off of it, but have never had anything better than a Superior Monk, Necro, or Warrior Rune. As many of the golds are actually purple, and many of the purples are actually blue, I make a point of Identifying them first before I salvage them. You get more from the merchant if they are not salvaged sometimes than from the Rune Trader. I have had a few Major Absorption and Major Vigors, but that is about it. Where I do make a lot of cash is off the Fire Imps outside Lions Arch as they tend to drop Lumps of Charcoal and the occasional vial of dye.