ettin farming - Guild Wars Forums

888 ate 888 · Nov 30, 2005, 02:17 AM // 02:17

did they reduce the effectiveness of that,too?

thanks for that amazingly quick response

Lou · Nov 30, 2005, 02:18 AM // 02:18

I think they nerfed the rune drops to a certain extent but not as much as other spots

twicky_kid · Nov 30, 2005, 02:31 AM // 02:31

the more you do one spot the less drops you will get.

if you do ettins 10 times a day you will get less loot.

Lou · Nov 30, 2005, 02:53 AM // 02:53

Havn't they nerfed drops even though. I know fatigue plays a big factor but I still seem to get way less golds then I used to farming popular spots.

twicky_kid · Nov 30, 2005, 04:41 AM // 04:41

anet claims to adjust them accordingly with how popular it is. ettins were the last stop for rune farming after all the popular places were nerfed.

good thing i farmed it to death 3 months ago before anyone found out about it.

best farming is to go to places most other's do not go. even if you have to make a team to do with the drops are worth it for runes. only reason to farm for runes is to unlock it. other than that the gold isn't much.

Shimus DarkRaven · Nov 30, 2005, 07:37 AM // 07:37

Noone has "Nerfed" any type of "Farming" just the ability to which you are able to do so. The AOE update just made AI run from AOE's. It's still highly possible to farm anywhere, just get a new build that doesn't rely on AOE's and take it smoother.

--The Shim

nightrunner · Nov 30, 2005, 08:08 AM // 08:08

You don't use AoE to Ettin-hunt (well I suppose you could, but it'd be rather unpractical). Anet did nerf the drops - runes drop much less frequently now. It's been reported by countless people, and I'm pretty sure Anet reported it somewhere.

Luckily, I got my Sup. Absorb before it happened. However, my freind reported that she'd gotten a Sup Vigor and 2 Sup Monk runes only a day or two after the nerf.

Red Sonya · Nov 30, 2005, 08:13 AM // 08:13

HAH HAH HAAAAA, they made mobs run from AOE attacks now? LOLOLOLOLOL

I have to ask though, why is it everytime the player figures out someway to farm solo well, they find a way to nerf it? Isn't this game not about the level grind and more about having FUN?

People talk about ebayers, buyers and sellers, but, isn't that money already in the economy anyway? It would be no different than me handing over the kewl million I have to a friend of mine, cept I don't charge him. Whoevers selling has put the time into the game to aquire that plat that they are selling it's not like they are minting it at the factory. lol

Personally I wouldn't give you a plug nickel for "game money", that really is taking away the fun of "earning" it the good ole fashioned way. WORKing for it.

There's nothing really to do post 20 anyway if you're not into PVP but farm, so, I don't see why more people don't just get out there and farm and Anet open farming back up to what it was awhile back FUN. It's FUN to find several gold items. So, put the FUN back into the game.

Valdis · Dec 03, 2005, 03:21 PM // 15:21

I would have to say that the drops were nerfed slightly..... I can still find superior runes, I have found 2 sup monk, 1 sup necro, ranger, mesmer, and 2 sup Ele runes in about 5 runs.......I have yet to get a BIG drop since the nerf but I was able to pull out a Sup Vigor and Absorb right before the update.

Nov 30, 2005, 02:17 AM // 02:17	#1
888 ate 888 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: W/	ettin farming did they reduce the effectiveness of that,too? thanks for that amazingly quick response Last edited by 888 ate 888; Nov 30, 2005 at 02:21 AM // 02:21..

Nov 30, 2005, 02:18 AM // 02:18	#2
Lou Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Springs colorado, denver when I'm not in school Guild: Looking Profession: W/	I think they nerfed the rune drops to a certain extent but not as much as other spots

Nov 30, 2005, 02:31 AM // 02:31	#3
twicky_kid Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Quite Vulgar [FUN]	the more you do one spot the less drops you will get. if you do ettins 10 times a day you will get less loot.

Nov 30, 2005, 02:53 AM // 02:53	#4
Lou Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Springs colorado, denver when I'm not in school Guild: Looking Profession: W/	Havn't they nerfed drops even though. I know fatigue plays a big factor but I still seem to get way less golds then I used to farming popular spots.

Nov 30, 2005, 04:41 AM // 04:41	#5
twicky_kid Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Quite Vulgar [FUN]	anet claims to adjust them accordingly with how popular it is. ettins were the last stop for rune farming after all the popular places were nerfed. good thing i farmed it to death 3 months ago before anyone found out about it. best farming is to go to places most other's do not go. even if you have to make a team to do with the drops are worth it for runes. only reason to farm for runes is to unlock it. other than that the gold isn't much.

Nov 30, 2005, 07:37 AM // 07:37	#6
Shimus DarkRaven Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Titusville, PA <nowhere> Guild: KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer> Profession: W/Mo	Noone has "Nerfed" any type of "Farming" just the ability to which you are able to do so. The AOE update just made AI run from AOE's. It's still highly possible to farm anywhere, just get a new build that doesn't rely on AOE's and take it smoother. --The Shim

Nov 30, 2005, 08:08 AM // 08:08	#7
nightrunner Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Francisco Profession: W/Mo	You don't use AoE to Ettin-hunt (well I suppose you could, but it'd be rather unpractical). Anet did nerf the drops - runes drop much less frequently now. It's been reported by countless people, and I'm pretty sure Anet reported it somewhere. Luckily, I got my Sup. Absorb before it happened. However, my freind reported that she'd gotten a Sup Vigor and 2 Sup Monk runes only a day or two after the nerf.

Nov 30, 2005, 08:13 AM // 08:13	#8
Red Sonya Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005	HAH HAH HAAAAA, they made mobs run from AOE attacks now? LOLOLOLOLOL I have to ask though, why is it everytime the player figures out someway to farm solo well, they find a way to nerf it? Isn't this game not about the level grind and more about having FUN? People talk about ebayers, buyers and sellers, but, isn't that money already in the economy anyway? It would be no different than me handing over the kewl million I have to a friend of mine, cept I don't charge him. Whoevers selling has put the time into the game to aquire that plat that they are selling it's not like they are minting it at the factory. lol Personally I wouldn't give you a plug nickel for "game money", that really is taking away the fun of "earning" it the good ole fashioned way. WORKing for it. There's nothing really to do post 20 anyway if you're not into PVP but farm, so, I don't see why more people don't just get out there and farm and Anet open farming back up to what it was awhile back FUN. It's FUN to find several gold items. So, put the FUN back into the game.

Dec 03, 2005, 03:21 PM // 15:21	#9
Valdis Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wichita, KS Guild: We Dupe Sojs {DUPE} Profession: W/Me	I would have to say that the drops were nerfed slightly..... I can still find superior runes, I have found 2 sup monk, 1 sup necro, ranger, mesmer, and 2 sup Ele runes in about 5 runs.......I have yet to get a BIG drop since the nerf but I was able to pull out a Sup Vigor and Absorb right before the update.