Curse

bobrath · May 19, 2008, 02:31 PM // 14:31

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Originally Posted by Davros Uitar

This one made me smile - we had the same problem at Anvil rock

- that group of sprinting monotaurs that does the full circuit. You need 2 speed boosts to catch them and what party goes HM vanquish with 6 man and puts 2 speed boosts on a member. After chasing them and failing for about 10 mins we parked 5 members in one spot and I went and chased thier asses clean around the circle. Twas painful, but not as bad as repeating things would have been.

Yes! hated those minos with a passion. It almost felt like they spawned right at the edge of my radar and then ran off. Never did figure out their full patrol path. We did the same thing. Parked part of the group up along their path and that delayed them long enough for my chasing group to catch up and finish them off. Course it would have helped to know about this evil, evil patrol... Someone go Wiki it to further devalue the VQ title for everyone else.

Brian Fellow · May 19, 2008, 02:36 PM // 14:36

Minotaur patrols are the worst in Northern shiverpeaks, they have the increased speed + sprint to outrun you and they patrol across then ENTIRE freakin map.

I even lagged out in Diessa Lowlands with about 200 kills and probably 100 more to go that really made me mad.

GourangaPizza · May 19, 2008, 02:38 PM // 14:38

^ Tyrian maps are always a pain to vanquish: big map, too many paths. I always spend 2 -3 hours on a map. On the upside, vanquishing helps alot with your cartographer titles.

Apoc · May 19, 2008, 02:43 PM // 14:43

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Originally Posted by distilledwill

I H/Hed this area a few weeks ago and the same group eluded me for quite a while. I dont mind trying to find the final group, if you are comprehensive then its not usually a problem.

If you hate vanquishing, then don't vanquish. Job done.

Uh, did I say I hated vanquishing or even complained about it?

trankle · May 19, 2008, 02:50 PM // 14:50

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Originally Posted by Esan

My point is not that you set your sights on these rewards, which are in the end paltry and don't justify the time spent to earn them. My point is that at least a reward exists and is theoretically attainable. Vanquishing, cartography, guardian, and the rest of the grind titles have no reward whatsoever. The title is no longer enough of a reward, as it just means you'll be one of the thousands who also have it.

Yeesh.

No title has ever had any prestige. This is a video game. At the end of the day, the reward for completing a title is enjoyment. It may be hard to grasp, but satisfaction and enjoyment are motivators for many players.

Anyone looking for prestige or a tangible reward from a video game is delusional.

voltz_Maker · Jun 21, 2008, 08:44 PM // 20:44

No one likes to vanquish. But we are doing it for title.You can spend hours and hours killing monsters to vanquish an area. Sometime, when it comes to the LAST MOB, you can spend more time looking for it than doing the full vanq. Today, I was vanquishing Turai's Procession with 3x necro/hench. I spent 45 minutes and my bar was 99% completed. I tried to look for the last mob for more than 1 hour and I still didn't find it. Then, I ragequit.

I don't know if this thing only happens to me or it is pretty common for everyone.

scythefromunder · Jun 21, 2008, 08:46 PM // 20:46

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Originally Posted by voltz_Maker

No one likes to vanquish. But we are doing it for title.You can spend hours and hours killing monsters to vanquish an area. Sometime, when it comes to the LAST MOB, you can spend more time looking for it than doing the full vanq. Today, I was vanquishing Turai's Procession with 3x necro/hench. I spent 45 minutes and my bar was 99% completed. I tried to look for the last mob for more than 1 hour and I still didn't find it. Then, I ragequit.

I don't know if this thing only happens to me or it is pretty common for everyone.

If you bothered to search before making the thread, im sure youd find a couple of people that had the same problem and ended up /ragequitting.

BigT · Jun 21, 2008, 08:46 PM // 20:46

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Originally Posted by voltz_Maker

No one likes to vanquish.

You couldnt be more wrong, i love vanquishing and alot of the people i know love to vanquish, so think before you make broad statements

Horus · Jun 21, 2008, 08:48 PM // 20:48

did only few vanquished so far, at least 1 month break between every run >< yes, that's because i hate spending my time searching for that last mob and then not find it/disconnect while fightin it(yes, happened to me twice that i disconnected after searched full map taking 5mins~ to find last mob and then d/c and return to outpost - no idea why i didn't re log back into area...). So yes, happens to me too often to bother with vanquishing

Omnidragon42 · Jun 21, 2008, 08:52 PM // 20:52

I enjoyed it. I like killing things ^_^

Aztec Mijo · Jun 21, 2008, 11:03 PM // 23:03

vanquishing is fun but one of the most suspenseful parts is killing what u think is the last foe.

i usually use an essence of celerity for the sake of speed and, if need be, to help me search the map faster.

also when i vanquish i keep track of spots where i've likely missed a mob or i thought i spotted a patrol moving away.

Tyla · Jun 21, 2008, 11:09 PM // 23:09

/Sigh.

I know it exists and you want it to feel the essence of progression, but you don't necesarily require this to be honest.

joshuarodger · Jun 21, 2008, 11:33 PM // 23:33

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Originally Posted by scythefromunder

If you bothered to search before making the thread, im sure youd find a couple of people that had the same problem and ended up /ragequitting.

i believe he did use search and that's how he found this thread. maybe you meant before he made this post.

makosi · Jun 21, 2008, 11:34 PM // 23:34

My problem with vanquishing is henchmen. When I go with a friend/guildy + 6 heroes it's always a breeze (especially with double sabway).

However, when henchmen are the only ones available they're often pretty rubbish. In parts of Tyria (e.g. around Sanctum Cay) there are mobs of skales each with Chilblains and Fire Imps with Rodgort's Invocation. Alesia then comes to the rescue with Healing Touch and Healing Breeze.

/partywipe.

Screw it. I'm a legendary poacher now anyway. Time to work on legendary wall-hugger.

jaymat · Jun 21, 2008, 11:42 PM // 23:42

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Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

lol, I see it.

Near the lower-left portal to the next city, you can see a small passage from the portal to the body of water directly above it. It looks like an "L".

Ctrl + Alt + good eyes help.

thats the same guy i had trouble finding when i did it. took me bout 10mins to find him. a trick btw is to send ur heroes into different locations. if he dies u know where to go

кιωι · Jun 22, 2008, 12:18 AM // 00:18

No, its more the fact you use tri-nec

Konig Des Todes · Jun 22, 2008, 12:19 AM // 00:19

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Originally Posted by jaymat

a trick btw is to send ur heroes into different locations. if he dies u know where to go

Thats evil. Your evil!

Anyways, I love vanquishing ^^ so those who say no one does, dead, o so dead, wrong

. Although, the last groups can be a pain, darn ninja monsters.

Mark Nevermiss · Jun 22, 2008, 12:37 AM // 00:37

Obviously some of us just do not share Anet's ideas of fun sometimes. When HM got first introduced I went to Vanquish that very same area.. well suffice it to say I have never attempted to vanquish anything since.

Nessar · Jun 22, 2008, 03:07 AM // 03:07

Went to vanquish Talus Chute, I ran around for almost 2 hours trying to find the last monster to kill..never found it ._.

Ambuu · Jun 22, 2008, 03:34 AM // 03:34

Worst experience for me: Grawls in Ascalon

The Ulodytes heal and run, heal and run. They never stop. then the grawls team up and take out my heroes