Tihark Orchard (mission) Question - Guild Wars Forums

Pyromancer74 · Jun 23, 2011, 06:22 PM // 18:22

If you pay 5 Platinum to Royal Finance Minister Oluda, will that count as a festival activity?

wilebill · Jun 23, 2011, 06:27 PM // 18:27

Yeah, but don't think you have to. You can go in direction opposite to that where the princes are and there is someone who wants to sell you a gift for another pretty price. Kill them for their impertinence and take the gift for free. Leastwise I think that's how it works; been a long time since I did that.

Walk through here.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Tihar..._%28Mission%29

Quaker · Jun 23, 2011, 06:40 PM // 18:40

I don't know if paying the 5k counts but, as above, you can kill Jejumba and get the gift for free. Jejumba is not difficult to kill. She's around the back of the central fountain.

Spiritz · Jun 23, 2011, 07:20 PM // 19:20

You can skip the mime - get the vase first then pass it to the minister then ( even tho no ! is above his head ) click on him again and pay the 5k and it will count.Just did it on my sin and without doing the infernal mime

Ghull Ka · Jun 23, 2011, 07:32 PM // 19:32

Yeah man, don't pay NPCs your hard earned cash.

Find someone to murder instead.

Quaker · Jun 23, 2011, 09:10 PM // 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spiritz

You can skip the mime

Considering how easy (and repeatable, if you screw up) the mime is, it seems silly to pay 5K to skip him.

*Darcy* · Jun 23, 2011, 11:40 PM // 23:40

Considering how long it took me to beat the mime, I wish I had known about that before.

BladeDVD · Jun 24, 2011, 12:13 AM // 00:13

I love this zmission. About 7 min per character with a cupcake, easy zcoins.

/dance, mime fight, vase (i use a spirit spam build when I do this and kill jejumba), reenact the fight (summon spirits, recast SoS), drunk contest, talk to 3 princes, kill skree.

The mime can be a pain until you remember the emotes. The ones that I sometimes get mixed up are:

/taunt (holds his hands up and moves head from side to side)
/pickme (holds his hands up and points to himself)

/roar (raises one fist into the air)
/cheer (raises both hands in the air)

aspi · Jun 24, 2011, 07:57 AM // 07:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spiritz

You can skip the mime - get the vase first then pass it to the minister then ( even tho no ! is above his head ) click on him again and pay the 5k and it will count.Just did it on my sin and without doing the infernal mime

Never knew that, I would pay 5k with a smile if I dont ever have to do the mime from hell again.

Godrik Gandolfi · Jun 24, 2011, 08:14 AM // 08:14

Thanks for the tip about the 5k - was about to go back and get the masters on this tonight and was not looking forward to the frustrating mime thing at all - I expect you've just saved me quite a bit of time :-)

gremlin · Jun 24, 2011, 08:24 AM // 08:24

for an option to kill the mime I would gladly pay another 5k

akelarumi · Jun 24, 2011, 08:27 AM // 08:27

Thanks for the question. I edited the wiki page a few months ago cause of some discussion in my guild and my guildleader who had to buy a new keyboard cause he smashed his old one when doing the mime. A lot of people don't know this. The 5k bribe is counting as the 6th festival event. giving you the possibility to skip on of the others (most common is the mime). Make sure you first give the vase before you do the bribe.

Pyromancer74 · Jun 24, 2011, 10:53 AM // 10:53

I mean, without getting the vase. If you just pay the 5k to that guy, will that also count as an activity?

*Darcy* · Jun 24, 2011, 11:05 AM // 11:05

Yes, it does count as an activity.

Jeree95 · Jun 24, 2011, 11:58 AM // 11:58

You can also skip the payment by having 5k with u when u start the conversation, but dropping it near urself in the middle of it (before clicking the last "agree" to pay the 5k), then pick up ur 5k. This allows you to pay the 5k without losing any money, though it might be considered as cheating or bug abuse, so I'm just pointing this as an option, not encouraging anyone to actually do that. I myself found out about this from the Wiki after doing the mime thing, didn't find it really too hard/frustrating. Got masters at the second try of this mission (at the first one I died at the harpies as I didn't know of them before) without reading the guide at all :P

syronj · Jun 26, 2011, 01:41 PM // 13:41

I don't pay the bribe, and instead kill the nearby guard to get the phoenix feather, giving it to Jejumba in order to get the vase. 5k is too much to have to pay. I usually skip the mime, though I did succeed once in getting all the emotes right.

Way2dead · Jun 26, 2011, 02:41 PM // 14:41

tbh, just killing her is the best thing you can do, she doesn't nearly no damage at all

cataphract · Jun 27, 2011, 12:05 PM // 12:05

Never pay 5k because you don't make any platinum that way.
Simply kill Jejumba because her damage output is almost nonexistent.
Mime is so retardedly easy to beat because he uses ten emotes.

thelessa · Jun 27, 2011, 03:22 PM // 15:22

Now that I know that there is a way to skip the mime I will do that instead. For those of use that can not type fast enough, that is nice to know.

cataphract · Jun 28, 2011, 06:08 AM // 06:08

Average typing speed is somewhere between 50 and 60 words per minute. Basically a word a second. And since emotes consist of a single word one would have to have hooves or fins not to be able to type fast enough for Lumo the Mime.

Quote from Wiki:

Quote:

3.Defeat Lumo the Mime in a mime duel. This contest can be repeated.
This is done by copying each of Lumo the Mime's next 10 emotes within several seconds.
If you use the wrong emote, try again; you only lose if you fail to type the correct emote before the time limit.
Also try repeating the previous emote, if Lumo does not seem to give you credit.
If you lose, Lumo will /taunt you and say "You move with the grace of a baboon! I warned you that you stood no chance! Be gone from my sight." Afterward, you must restart the duel.
He only uses a small number of emotes:
/beg ??? He falls to his knees.
/boo (also /scare) ??? He raises both hands abruptly and thrusts his head and arms forward, towards the player.
/bored ??? He shrugs his shoulders forward with arms at side.
/breath and /catchbreath ??? He bows forward, breathing heavily.
/cheer ??? He stretches both arms in the air.
/dance ??? He does the male ranger "breakdance".
/doubletake ??? He thrusts his head towards the player twice.
/drum, /flute, /guitar, /violin ??? He plays the respective "air" instrument. In case of the flute he stands on one leg.
/excited ??? He claps his hands.
/flex ??? He does a classic Greek pose with one arm towards the ground and one behind his head.
/goteam ??? He puts his hand towards you and bows and stands.
/laugh ??? You can see his chest shaking.
/pickme ??? He points towards himself with both arms.
/point ??? He points towards the player with one arm.
/ponder ??? He puts his hand towards his chin.
/roar ??? He stretches one fist in the air.
/shoo ??? He waves both hands in front of his chest, towards the player.
/taunt ??? He waves both hands beside his face and shakes his head.
/wave ??? He waves with his left arm.

I would like to direct your attention to the bold text - "several" being more than "one". Call me crazy but typing 10 easily recognizable emotes over spending 5k isn't really a choice at all.

Jun 23, 2011, 06:22 PM // 18:22	#1
Pyromancer74 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2011	Tihark Orchard (mission) Question If you pay 5 Platinum to Royal Finance Minister Oluda, will that count as a festival activity?

Jun 23, 2011, 06:40 PM // 18:40	#3
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	I don't know if paying the 5k counts but, as above, you can kill Jejumba and get the gift for free. Jejumba is not difficult to kill. She's around the back of the central fountain. Last edited by Quaker; Jun 23, 2011 at 06:42 PM // 18:42..

Jun 23, 2011, 06:27 PM // 18:27	#2
wilebill Desert Nomad Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt Vernon, Ohio Guild: Band of the Hawk Profession: W/Mo	Yeah, but don't think you have to. You can go in direction opposite to that where the princes are and there is someone who wants to sell you a gift for another pretty price. Kill them for their impertinence and take the gift for free. Leastwise I think that's how it works; been a long time since I did that. Walk through here. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Tihar..._%28Mission%29

Jun 23, 2011, 07:20 PM // 19:20	#4
Spiritz Forge Runner Join Date: Apr 2007 Guild: DMFC	You can skip the mime - get the vase first then pass it to the minister then ( even tho no ! is above his head ) click on him again and pay the 5k and it will count.Just did it on my sin and without doing the infernal mime

Jun 23, 2011, 07:32 PM // 19:32	#5
Ghull Ka Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Guild: Grenths Helpdesk Profession: N/	Yeah man, don't pay NPCs your hard earned cash. Find someone to murder instead.

Jun 23, 2011, 11:40 PM // 23:40	#7
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Considering how long it took me to beat the mime, I wish I had known about that before.

Jun 24, 2011, 12:13 AM // 00:13	#8
BladeDVD Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hawaii Guild: Clan Of Elders Profession: N/	I love this zmission. About 7 min per character with a cupcake, easy zcoins. /dance, mime fight, vase (i use a spirit spam build when I do this and kill jejumba), reenact the fight (summon spirits, recast SoS), drunk contest, talk to 3 princes, kill skree. The mime can be a pain until you remember the emotes. The ones that I sometimes get mixed up are: /taunt (holds his hands up and moves head from side to side) /pickme (holds his hands up and points to himself) /roar (raises one fist into the air) /cheer (raises both hands in the air)

Jun 24, 2011, 08:14 AM // 08:14	#10
Godrik Gandolfi Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Canterbury, UK Guild: The Path Least Travelled Profession: W/	Thanks for the tip about the 5k - was about to go back and get the masters on this tonight and was not looking forward to the frustrating mime thing at all - I expect you've just saved me quite a bit of time :-)

Jun 24, 2011, 08:24 AM // 08:24	#11
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	for an option to kill the mime I would gladly pay another 5k

Jun 24, 2011, 08:27 AM // 08:27	#12
akelarumi Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2009 Profession: E/	Thanks for the question. I edited the wiki page a few months ago cause of some discussion in my guild and my guildleader who had to buy a new keyboard cause he smashed his old one when doing the mime. A lot of people don't know this. The 5k bribe is counting as the 6th festival event. giving you the possibility to skip on of the others (most common is the mime). Make sure you first give the vase before you do the bribe.

Jun 24, 2011, 10:53 AM // 10:53	#13
Pyromancer74 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2011	I mean, without getting the vase. If you just pay the 5k to that guy, will that also count as an activity?

Jun 24, 2011, 11:05 AM // 11:05	#14
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Yes, it does count as an activity.

Jun 24, 2011, 11:58 AM // 11:58	#15
Jeree95 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Finland Guild: [Hunt] Profession: P/W	You can also skip the payment by having 5k with u when u start the conversation, but dropping it near urself in the middle of it (before clicking the last "agree" to pay the 5k), then pick up ur 5k. This allows you to pay the 5k without losing any money, though it might be considered as cheating or bug abuse, so I'm just pointing this as an option, not encouraging anyone to actually do that. I myself found out about this from the Wiki after doing the mime thing, didn't find it really too hard/frustrating. Got masters at the second try of this mission (at the first one I died at the harpies as I didn't know of them before) without reading the guide at all :P

Jun 26, 2011, 01:41 PM // 13:41	#16
syronj Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2007	I don't pay the bribe, and instead kill the nearby guard to get the phoenix feather, giving it to Jejumba in order to get the vase. 5k is too much to have to pay. I usually skip the mime, though I did succeed once in getting all the emotes right.

Jun 26, 2011, 02:41 PM // 14:41	#17
Way2dead Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2010 Profession: Me/	tbh, just killing her is the best thing you can do, she doesn't nearly no damage at all

Jun 27, 2011, 12:05 PM // 12:05	#18
cataphract Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ashford Abbey Guild: Hey Mallyx [icU] Profession: Mo/Me	Never pay 5k because you don't make any platinum that way. Simply kill Jejumba because her damage output is almost nonexistent. Mime is so retardedly easy to beat because he uses ten emotes.

Jun 27, 2011, 03:22 PM // 15:22	#19
thelessa Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas Guild: Purple Puzycats Profession: R/Mo	Now that I know that there is a way to skip the mime I will do that instead. For those of use that can not type fast enough, that is nice to know.