What Else Can I Do For HoM? - Guild Wars Forums

Kagome · Feb 22, 2011, 10:17 PM // 22:17

I have 7/8 for Fellowship (I need to get the heroes I haven't got + Imperial Phoenix), am in the process of getting minis, and am too poor to get the armor/weapons. I have the Protector titles for all three campaigns as well as the Hero titles.

Maxing out things like Sunspear sounds really tedious to me. I have rank 8 Sunspear but it seems like it will take forever to just kill monsters in Hard Mode to get to Rank 12. D: I'm thinking of doing the easier dungeons and maybe Skill Hunter titles... I also have 85 points in Zaishen... What do you guys suggest I work on? :3

TheGizzy · Feb 22, 2011, 10:26 PM // 22:26

I'm finding Vanquishing to be a lot more fun than I expected... coupling that with Cartography, it's also helping me (currently) to max my Sunspear since I'm doing Nightfall areas and snagging bounties that are unavailable to me in normal mode. I went from rank 8 to 9 vanquishing Istan and two areas in Kourna and I'm on my way to rank 10.

In these early areas of Nightfall, I'm challenging myself to complete my vanquishes with just myself and three heroes, no henchies. I'm getting a lot of nice drops, and since I'm hitting chests with lockpicks I'm helping my lucky/unlucky titles as well... and ID'ing the gold drops is helping with wisdom.

So I feel like I'm getting a lot accomplished in terms of my titles, and having fun in the process.

Kook~NBK~ · Feb 22, 2011, 10:34 PM // 22:34

It depends on what you want to do. Like TheGizzy said, if you want to max out SS, then vanquishing is a very good way to go. It gives a ton of points towards SS (I got almost 2,800 SS Points in under an hour vanquishing Issnur Isles alone), and you'll be working on both the Cartography and Vanquisher Titles at the same time. Plus, you'll also be making money for things like Armor, Hero armor, weapons, and Mini-pets.

Doing the WiK stuff can get you on your way for the weapons -10 Medals of Honor = 1 Oppressor Weapon. (IMHO, they're better looking than the other eligible weapon sets, anyway.)

Odinius · Feb 22, 2011, 11:28 PM // 23:28

Skill hunter was by far the most enjoyable title to do!
Vanquishing was nice too as long as you can team up with someone.

God of Tempest · Feb 22, 2011, 11:35 PM // 23:35

I vanquished Elona H/H, maxing my SS title in the process, and I also had texmod up the whole time so that I could max my carto. So I got three titles done at once, and 7/8 LB. It's not that hard, and it's fun, so I'd definitely suggest doing that.

Verene · Feb 23, 2011, 03:20 AM // 03:20

Another person popping in to say to vanquish Elona - I maxed out my Sunspear doing that and got Lightbringer to around 45,000, and from there it was easy to get the last few points; it also got me to 96% mapped without putting any effort in to scrape areas. Basically, by vanquishing Elona, you're working on four titles at one time. Very efficient.

Star_Jewel · Feb 23, 2011, 04:28 AM // 04:28

Putting in the effort to vanquish a bit will max you before you know it. I got up to R8 Sunspear through normal play -- which took a long time -- and I, too, thought, "Man this is gonna take forever to max," but once I started vanquishing, it jumped faster than I expected. Doing areas with a lot of bosses will net you the most points for time spent, of course.

If you aren't in a hurry and dread the grind, you might wait until the last weekend of March to work on this. I think it's now safe to assume this year is following last year's Weekend Events -- so that weekend should be Double Sunspear/Lightbringer.

gremlin · Feb 23, 2011, 04:53 AM // 04:53

I think at some point your going to have to get the armour since getting the cash for those is easier than some of the titles, and indeed far cheaper than some titles.

Have you read the guides where you maximise your time by working on several titles at the time time.
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You can do cartography while vanquishing capping elites etc done in the right areas you are gaining ranks in sunspear as well.

Not my kind of thing but some find it works well for them, I just do anything that gets me money and buy what I need.

Kagome · Feb 23, 2011, 06:26 AM // 06:26

Oh I guess I'll start vanquishing then. :P

Should I do this in hard mode? And how long does it usually take? Should I install the text mod thingie too?

And yeah, I'm trying to get the medals but its taking forever to finish the quests. >_<

**cosyfiep** · Feb 23, 2011, 06:48 AM // 06:48

vanquishing can only be done in HM...and if you want to do cartography, texmod is a good choice to show you which spots you have missed.

and yeah doing ss/lb on a double points weekend helps TONS.

Iuris · Feb 23, 2011, 07:21 AM // 07:21

And if you think Sunspear title is tedious, try the Lux/Kurzick ones...

(that was meant sarcastically, btw. THOSE take time)

Bryandt · Feb 23, 2011, 07:25 AM // 07:25

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Originally Posted by Kagome

Oh I guess I'll start vanquishing then. :P

Should I do this in hard mode? And how long does it usually take? Should I install the text mod thingie too?

And yeah, I'm trying to get the medals but its taking forever to finish the quests. >_<

The best way I found to earn Medals of Honor is to do the Risen quest from the Hearts of the North quest chain. It can be repeated as many times as you like and only takes about ten minutes to complete. It'll net you 5 war supplies for each completion, a platinum and a bunch of Vanguard points.

You can supplement this with the repeatable Wanted quests if you wish.

TheGizzy · Feb 23, 2011, 11:52 AM // 11:52

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Originally Posted by Kagome

Oh I guess I'll start vanquishing then. :P

Should I do this in hard mode? And how long does it usually take? Should I install the text mod thingie too?

And yeah, I'm trying to get the medals but its taking forever to finish the quests. >_<

Vanquishing can only be done in hard mode. If you switch to hard mode and look at the map of Elona, you'll see that each area has a red helmet near the name. Once you have vanquished an area, that helmet turns to gold.

You'll also notice that whenever you enter an area in hard mode, you get a little red helmet on your user interface, same place your enchantments/conditions display - it will keep count of how many you've killed in that area, and how close you are to a complete vanquish. It too turns gold once you've killed the last foe in the area, so you know you're done.

Vanquishing an area can take a couple of hours if it's a high-density foe area. I think the longest one I've done so far was Lahtenda Bog. You can see a lot of really good info (including average # of foes in each area) here.

Kliikzorz · Feb 23, 2011, 12:13 PM // 12:13

I think the first quest of Hearts of the North quest chain is faster for getting war supplies. You can do it in 4-5 min with a little running and fighting and you get the same amount of exp,money,war supplies and vanguard points as other.

Feb 22, 2011, 10:17 PM // 22:17	#1
Kagome Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Profession: R/A	What Else Can I Do For HoM? I have 7/8 for Fellowship (I need to get the heroes I haven't got + Imperial Phoenix), am in the process of getting minis, and am too poor to get the armor/weapons. I have the Protector titles for all three campaigns as well as the Hero titles. Maxing out things like Sunspear sounds really tedious to me. I have rank 8 Sunspear but it seems like it will take forever to just kill monsters in Hard Mode to get to Rank 12. D: I'm thinking of doing the easier dungeons and maybe Skill Hunter titles... I also have 85 points in Zaishen... What do you guys suggest I work on? :3

Feb 23, 2011, 06:48 AM // 06:48	#10
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	vanquishing can only be done in HM...and if you want to do cartography, texmod is a good choice to show you which spots you have missed. and yeah doing ss/lb on a double points weekend helps TONS. __________________ where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar?

Feb 22, 2011, 10:26 PM // 22:26	#2
TheGizzy Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: A giant mitten Guild: TeAe Profession: E/R	I'm finding Vanquishing to be a lot more fun than I expected... coupling that with Cartography, it's also helping me (currently) to max my Sunspear since I'm doing Nightfall areas and snagging bounties that are unavailable to me in normal mode. I went from rank 8 to 9 vanquishing Istan and two areas in Kourna and I'm on my way to rank 10. In these early areas of Nightfall, I'm challenging myself to complete my vanquishes with just myself and three heroes, no henchies. I'm getting a lot of nice drops, and since I'm hitting chests with lockpicks I'm helping my lucky/unlucky titles as well... and ID'ing the gold drops is helping with wisdom. So I feel like I'm getting a lot accomplished in terms of my titles, and having fun in the process.

Feb 22, 2011, 10:34 PM // 22:34	#3
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	It depends on what you want to do. Like TheGizzy said, if you want to max out SS, then vanquishing is a very good way to go. It gives a ton of points towards SS (I got almost 2,800 SS Points in under an hour vanquishing Issnur Isles alone), and you'll be working on both the Cartography and Vanquisher Titles at the same time. Plus, you'll also be making money for things like Armor, Hero armor, weapons, and Mini-pets. Doing the WiK stuff can get you on your way for the weapons -10 Medals of Honor = 1 Oppressor Weapon. (IMHO, they're better looking than the other eligible weapon sets, anyway.)

Feb 22, 2011, 11:28 PM // 23:28	#4
Odinius Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: [OBEY] Profession: N/R	Skill hunter was by far the most enjoyable title to do! Vanquishing was nice too as long as you can team up with someone.

Feb 22, 2011, 11:35 PM // 23:35	#5
God of Tempest Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2008 Guild: We The Forgotten Tryst [WTF] Profession: A/	I vanquished Elona H/H, maxing my SS title in the process, and I also had texmod up the whole time so that I could max my carto. So I got three titles done at once, and 7/8 LB. It's not that hard, and it's fun, so I'd definitely suggest doing that.

Feb 23, 2011, 03:20 AM // 03:20	#6
Verene Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jan 2009 Guild: [SOTA] Profession: D/	Another person popping in to say to vanquish Elona - I maxed out my Sunspear doing that and got Lightbringer to around 45,000, and from there it was easy to get the last few points; it also got me to 96% mapped without putting any effort in to scrape areas. Basically, by vanquishing Elona, you're working on four titles at one time. Very efficient.

Feb 23, 2011, 04:28 AM // 04:28	#7
Star_Jewel Jungle Guide Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Denizen of Tyria since Feb. 2009	Putting in the effort to vanquish a bit will max you before you know it. I got up to R8 Sunspear through normal play -- which took a long time -- and I, too, thought, "Man this is gonna take forever to max," but once I started vanquishing, it jumped faster than I expected. Doing areas with a lot of bosses will net you the most points for time spent, of course. If you aren't in a hurry and dread the grind, you might wait until the last weekend of March to work on this. I think it's now safe to assume this year is following last year's Weekend Events -- so that weekend should be Double Sunspear/Lightbringer.

Feb 23, 2011, 04:53 AM // 04:53	#8
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	I think at some point your going to have to get the armour since getting the cash for those is easier than some of the titles, and indeed far cheaper than some titles. Have you read the guides where you maximise your time by working on several titles at the time time. ie You can do cartography while vanquishing capping elites etc done in the right areas you are gaining ranks in sunspear as well. Not my kind of thing but some find it works well for them, I just do anything that gets me money and buy what I need.

Feb 23, 2011, 06:26 AM // 06:26	#9
Kagome Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Profession: R/A	Oh I guess I'll start vanquishing then. :P Should I do this in hard mode? And how long does it usually take? Should I install the text mod thingie too? And yeah, I'm trying to get the medals but its taking forever to finish the quests. >_<

Feb 23, 2011, 07:21 AM // 07:21	#11
Iuris Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: Crazy ducks from the Forest Profession: W/	And if you think Sunspear title is tedious, try the Lux/Kurzick ones... (that was meant sarcastically, btw. THOSE take time)

Feb 23, 2011, 12:13 PM // 12:13	#14
Kliikzorz Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2010 Guild: Copy Profession: R/Rt	I think the first quest of Hearts of the North quest chain is faster for getting war supplies. You can do it in 4-5 min with a little running and fighting and you get the same amount of exp,money,war supplies and vanguard points as other.