Curse

bored · Dec 26, 2008, 07:30 PM // 19:30

not so sure if this is so good, atleast its easy and a switch from vanq.
go from vasburg armory to eternal grove and kill both scareater and wiseroot shatterstone in HM. using 2 perma slivers it takes about 3mins
gives 1k+faction, need to kill 12 foes total before hitting bosses to get max reward. solo it takes double time about 6mins.
only thing to watch out for is masterless minions...
because of AoE spells from eles.
blessing cost is payed back with drops easy.

a bit slower than old HFFF done solo.
a bit faster done dual, of course dual=less drops

Luminarus · Dec 27, 2008, 12:09 AM // 00:09

Still slightly slower then the old HFFF, but could be worth it.

Rabina Hood · Dec 27, 2008, 01:50 AM // 01:50

i'd be up for it if we could get more ppl. my ign is rabina Hood

stef247 · Dec 30, 2008, 01:55 PM // 13:55

I tried to solo this and it appears reasonable when dualing this.
As a single perma, it takes quite long to kill 12 foes and to manage the targetting of Wiseroot (that shatterstone boss) while maintaining energy.
It will take some practice because I'm quite unexperienced in SLIVER permaing.

Though, I wonder how this is going to yield 1k+ per run, since killing 12 yields about 250 faction, and the bosses do 250 each, so all in all it's about 750 faction.

Spiritz · Dec 30, 2008, 02:29 PM // 14:29

This i was farming at time of the update and tho it seems viable there is also a few minor problems.
1. Scareater can be taken down with perma sliver in seconds and is probably the easiest as sliver always targets him over everyone else.
2. Any kirins that die who have minions you have to watch out for - the ele foes cast some blind skill that also affects multiple foes - its aoe blind as sf should block it normally.Then the ele foe uses something like chain lightning on the minions and yes u can get for huge amount. ( took me a while to find out who was casting what )
3. Shatterstone will also attack any minions who have no owner causing the same as no2.

Just 2 ele foes can actually kill you which is a pain.
Also 1 downside is you have to farm when its under the alliance control of the faction you want - luxon for luxon faction otherwise your paying an wasting faction.

There is a post on here somewhere that has the rough estimate of how much faction you can earn vanquishing and the rough time - one place is easily 20k faction in roughly an hr via vanquishing.
Also 3 mins - is that full run or 3 mins a boss ?
you can take down scareater and shatterstone with 1 sf each but shatterstone has the problem of not being targetted till most foes are dead usually - why sliver can pick scareater 100% of time but go for shatterstone who also is caster and 60 ar and it goes for kirins or warriors - and the same foes are around you when u do scareater ... confusing.

bored · Dec 31, 2008, 08:39 AM // 08:39

ok done dual its about 3-4mins/run using 2 perma slivers one going for wiseroot and one for scareater. the one going right(scareater) meets 2 groups of foes after 1st sliver a 3rd group joins. usually is the time when the 2nd perma going left (Wiseroot) have balled all groups up around him, as soon foe counter hits 12 1st perma goes for (scareater)
since sliver always target that boss you get the skill recharge so wiseroot perma gets to use sliver again faster. and the trouble of targeting wiseroot is what gives the extra faction and while the wiseroot perma try to kill him, the scareater perma finish of his groups. Usually ends up in 30-40 foes killed. 35x20=700+250+250=1200.

also both permaslivers use same builds atleast i do with my guildie.
that way if one being unlucky and dies the other can finish it and when the "dead" perma maps to town other one gets his wanted drops. so no need to wait for res.

perma skills
GolE
Ebon battle standard of honour
Sliver
ear bite
brawling headbutt

last 2 skills target wiseroot

to help speed up run until sliver targets him.

if you see a hex (blurred vision) move away...or you are dead if more than 2
dragon roots or wiseroot targets you, if you cant, try to kill the minion with lowest hp fast..

drops are gothic weapons but all seems to be 15%vs hexed:P
elite tomes, alot of materials (granite, plant fiber, spiritwood)
and the white/blue/purple merchfood.

other downside is you can only farm faction when the right faction owns the place.
when it dont i just play the game.

and primary, like most people i used this for tome farming but tested with a guildie and noticed it can be used to farm stuff and faction at a decent rate at same time.

and there is.
better places to farm faction
better places to farm elite tomes
better places to farm gold drops
better places to farm materials