Curse

MercuriusTerMaxum · Sep 03, 2006, 10:17 PM // 22:17

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Originally Posted by Draxanoth

Why on earth would you ever post this? You just ruined perhaps the best farming location in the game..... now it'll be filled with billions of troll farming zombies and no one will ever see a rare drop again. Didn't anyone learn from the griffons fiasco? We killed on loot with that farm for weeks till someone released a video.... They'll probably strip out the Shiroken and replace them with a boss vermin that drops a protection staff....

One word: minotaurs.

There are still tons of griffons to kill in the desert if you arent to blind to notice them.(Skyward Reach, The Scar)

Draxanoth · Sep 03, 2006, 10:52 PM // 22:52

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Originally Posted by MercuriusTerMaxum

One word: minotaurs.

There are still tons of griffons to kill in the desert if you arent to blind to notice them.(Skyward Reach, The Scar)

Yes, there are. They also don't drop a fraction of the gear they did before someone leaked them. Minotaurs? Oh yes, tanned hide and horns is great. Maybe a rare whenever the moon eclipses. You'd rather tell everyone about your favorite spot and get tons of white items than 8 rares? Hmmm a req 8 phoenix blade and golden maul.... or gold and spirit stones....

ibex333 · Sep 03, 2006, 11:15 PM // 23:15

I cant believe this s*it.... it hasnt even been one week since this was posted, and anet already nerfed this place. I did 50+ runs today, and all i got was a shit req13 19% below golden maul, a crappy plat bow, a garbage long bow with 13 req, and 3 gold crappy daggers. No phoenix blades, no 15^50s, nothing....
Even the dragon mosses at saint anjecka's drop better than these shiroken after the nerf. The only thing this is good for now, is exp and soul stones.

I want to say thanx to the creator of this build. He/she is a true genious.
You gotta be pretty clever to think of this.

As for idiots who say that this should never have been posted:

How many times do you have to be told that Anet doesnt have to read this forum to know that you are abusing that place??
Anet is omnipresent. They know EVERYTHING that goes on in their game. They monitor your usage hours, what you do with your character, etc. It doesnt take them long to see what you are doing.
I was one of the first people in GW to farm dragon mosses. They got nerfed well before the build was posted in the forums...

MercuriusTerMaxum · Sep 03, 2006, 11:26 PM // 23:26

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Originally Posted by Draxanoth

Yes, there are. They also don't drop a fraction of the gear they did before someone leaked them. Minotaurs? Oh yes, tanned hide and horns is great. Maybe a rare whenever the moon eclipses. You'd rather tell everyone about your favorite spot and get tons of white items than 8 rares? Hmmm a req 8 phoenix blade and golden maul.... or gold and spirit stones....

I can get 10k in about 35 minutes from minos, that includes a few rares. Griffons are decent too, as are the hydra in the same area. Infact I get 2-4 golds per hydra/griffon run. So they added kekphet and removed a few Griffons, big deal. Golds drop more from higher level foes, so obviously they drop more from Shiro'ken, unless they remove the Shiro'ken that will not change. So please take your RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE RED GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE FUD and stuff it, and spare the flames. There are Mino, Hydra, Giant, etc. builds everywhere and tons of people farming them(in the case of minos even tons of bots) and they are still profitable. I still 55 hydras, I still get 2-4 gold drops per run and nothing has been done to change that in the several months since I started.

MercuriusTerMaxum · Sep 03, 2006, 11:36 PM // 23:36

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Originally Posted by ibex333

I cant believe this s*it.... it hasnt even been one week since this was posted, and anet already nerfed this place. I did 50+ runs today, and all i got was a shit req13 19% below golden maul, a crappy plat bow, a garbage long bow with 13 req, and 3 gold crappy daggers. No phoenix blades, no 15^50s, nothing....
Even the dragon mosses at saint anjecka's drop better than these shiroken after the nerf. The only thing this is good for now, is exp and soul stones.

I want to say thanx to the creator of this build. He/she is a true genious.
You gotta be pretty clever to think of this.

As for idiots who say that this should never have been posted:

How many times do you have to be told that Anet doesnt have to read this forum to know that you are abusing that place??
Anet is omnipresent. They know EVERYTHING that goes on in their game. They monitor your usage hours, what you do with your character, etc. It doesnt take them long to see what you are doing.
I was one of the first people in GW to farm dragon mosses. They got nerfed well before the build was posted in the forums...

I have also done 50+ runs today And I have not noticed any change in drop rate. This includes several multi gold drop runs. Incase you didnt know mods are random. Just because you were luckey before doesn't spell nurf.

MercuriusTerMaxum · Sep 03, 2006, 11:36 PM // 23:36

lag caused double post >.<

ibex333 · Sep 03, 2006, 11:51 PM // 23:51

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Originally Posted by MercuriusTerMaxum

I have also done 50+ runs today And I have not noticed any change in drop rate. This includes several multi gold drop runs. Incase you didnt know mods are random. Just because you were luckey before doesn't spell nurf.

Ehh.... Well I guess I am unlucky. But you gotta admit that when someone does 50 runs and gets practically nothing, that really leads you to believe something was nerfed.

By the way... What did you get? (the good stuff I mean)

disarm76 · Sep 03, 2006, 11:57 PM // 23:57

I find a way to make it simple with a Mo/Me:

Protective Spirit
Protective Bond
Sympthatic Visage
*Ancestors Visage
*Mantra of Resolve
Retribution
Balthazar's Spirit
Essense Bond

*Not really necessary. just in case.

With retribution enemies take 10 damage each time they attack, this help then getting killed.

How to not being interrupted casting Sympthatic Visage:
When you're about to aggro the last group cast PS and PB, then aggro and turn to get near the Rangers in the back.
As you turn cast Sympthatic Visage and then get near the rangers. It work 90% of the times with me.

MelechRic · Sep 03, 2006, 11:58 PM // 23:58

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Originally Posted by ibex333

Ehh.... Well I guess I am unlucky. But you gotta admit that when someone does 50 runs and gets practically nothing, that really leads you to believe something was nerfed.

By the way... What did you get? (the good stuff I mean)

I wouldn't think this will be nerfed any time soon. Look at Vermin Farming... plenty of people claiming 4-5k per run. That's been going on for some while.

MercuriusTerMaxum · Sep 04, 2006, 12:05 AM // 00:05

The Visages DO stack, this can come in handy, esp if you notice the HSR kick in on one as with both active at the same time they die twice as fast.

llsektorll · Sep 04, 2006, 12:51 AM // 00:51

Looking back at the build i think a warrior/mesmer build here is feasible....

duno maybe it'll work... im sure you can do it just gotta tweak it a bit my warrior got deleted and my new one isn't that far so i can't test it out but try it see if it works..

gladiators defense
bonetti's defense
cyclone axe
balthazar's spirit
live vicariously
vigorous spirit
sympathetic visage
ancestors visage

ubermancer · Sep 04, 2006, 01:08 AM // 01:08

My Me/W/Mo tried it and it worked great! Good find!

manitoba1073 · Sep 04, 2006, 08:23 AM // 08:23

heres y i like my skill set

Thom Bangalter · Sep 04, 2006, 10:44 AM // 10:44

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Originally Posted by llsektorll

Looking back at the build i think a warrior/mesmer build here is feasible....

duno maybe it'll work... im sure you can do it just gotta tweak it a bit my warrior got deleted and my new one isn't that far so i can't test it out but try it see if it works..

gladiators defense
bonetti's defense
cyclone axe
balthazar's spirit
live vicariously
vigorous spirit
sympathetic visage
ancestors visage

I want a W/Me/Mo!

onerabbit · Sep 04, 2006, 10:51 AM // 10:51

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Originally Posted by manitoba1073

heres y i like my skill set

Tell us more!

laurson · Sep 04, 2006, 12:49 PM // 12:49

I have trouble with killing the rangers as a Mo/Me, any suggestions

Alexi Jotun · Sep 04, 2006, 01:40 PM // 13:40

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Originally Posted by laurson

I have trouble with killing the rangers as a Mo/Me, any suggestions

Aggro up everything, then run near the rangers.

MercuriusTerMaxum · Sep 04, 2006, 03:03 PM // 15:03

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Originally Posted by onerabbit

Tell us more!

Look at the iw spirit bond build on wiki for more info <.<

p.s notice the DP XD.

I have no idea how they got there all the mobbs on the way remove enchants >.<

tuna-fish_sushi · Sep 04, 2006, 03:20 PM // 15:20

hmm 30 + runs and ive only gotten 2 rare items and not even a white phoenix blade...

And I did 15 runs on the same day the first thread about shiroken farming i havent noticed a difference in drops

ibex333 · Sep 04, 2006, 04:46 PM // 16:46

I found the answer to interrups for the monk which works 95% of the time.
Use mantra of concentration - NOT mantra of resolve.
Mantra of resolve can drain all your enegry under some circumstances, which might deny you from recasting PS or SB at a crucial moment. It even led me to loose my enchants once.
Mantra of concentration usually works great, unless it gets interrupted by wild blow, which is unlikely.

I know that mantra of concentration will only allow you to sact one Visage, but I noticed that once the Shiroken are under the effects of one Visage they usually WILL NOT interrupt you when you cast the second one due to being drained of energy.

MercuriusTerMaxum - there's no IW spirit bond on wiki. There's only the spirit bond build with no mention of IW. Please dont be lazy and help us out.