snowball dom qns (how to keep hero still) - Guild Wars Forums

bangzi · Dec 26, 2009, 03:12 PM // 15:12

my question is as above
most of time my nec hero would be moving around and making it impossible to hold ice fort
trying to do this farm with my warr who has little or no chance of getting a human nec player to party with
thanks!

Lord Dagon · Dec 26, 2009, 04:37 PM // 16:37

hmm im not sure of your problem exactly... just move your necro into the middle next tot the rune trader i believe. Right there he should not move or have any problems losing ice fort. Although i personally suggest if you have 2 accounts and the other account has a necro run guild wars multi launch(not a bad 3rd party program you can find it on this site). Using GWML on 2 accounts farming the same thing in roughly a minute allows you to get 2x the reward at the same speed. Altho you do need to be able to multi task somewhat for this its in my opinion the most time/effecint way to farm this. (Over the last 3 days ive built up over 6 stacks of tonics)

bangzi · Dec 26, 2009, 05:09 PM // 17:09

hi there, thanks for the reply

the thing is i would like to max the vanguard title for my warr and i dont have a 2nd acc so i cant benefit from e dualfarm

the problem im facing is that once i cast 'holiday blues' on my nec hero, he would move immediately after that thus cancelling out icefort

DBMan · Dec 26, 2009, 06:02 PM // 18:02

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Originally Posted by bangzi

hi there, thanks for the reply

the thing is i would like to max the vanguard title for my warr and i dont have a 2nd acc so i cant benefit from e dualfarm

the problem im facing is that once i cast 'holiday blues' on my nec hero, he would move immediately after that thus cancelling out icefort

Him moving won't cancel the Aoe degen. It's fine.

Just stand by the Eotn door/Norns and pick em off one by one

Dont Nerf The Perma · Dec 26, 2009, 06:10 PM // 18:10

Target a necro from the group (because an opposing necro using blues is your biggest threat) and once your hero is done using fort and blues order them to use snowball. They will always be interrupted but it will keep them still until fort wears off 90% of the time. When fort wears off make them use snowcone to help them survive a second or two longer. Then you can jump in and use fort once they die to catch the aggro.

paddymew · Dec 26, 2009, 07:09 PM // 19:09

You could also rush a Nightfall ranger to level 10 and get to EotN, where he can be used as a snowball farming bot.
Rangers have the most overpowered snowball skill for the dominance q.

MercenaryKnight · Dec 26, 2009, 08:26 PM // 20:26

Don't put him on avoid combat that would most likely make him run away from the enemies. Set him to defence but also block out holiday blues, snowcone and ice fort to cast manually.

MisterB · Dec 26, 2009, 11:38 PM // 23:38

There are two flags that affect heroes: party and the individual hero flag. Snowball dominance only allows one hero, so if you flag your hero using the hero #1 flag, they will usually remain stationary if set to guard. The heroes move around in relation to your position when using the "ALL" flag.

Holiday Blues is not necessary to complete this quest; plenty of people did it last year before the skill was changed.

Kalends · Dec 28, 2010, 06:58 PM // 18:58

I had this problem for a while, my fix was to use flag #1 only and set him on aggro.

Cast HB, Ice Fort, queue up a regular snowball then hit Snowcone as his HP dips. He'll try to cast the snowball at least once, but he might run around after but it still gives you a couple more seconds of groupage.

Prince Rogrs Nelson · Dec 28, 2010, 07:13 PM // 19:13

I micro the hero pretty much until death. As long as you keep casting it should work. If s/he is positioned correctly, after HB and ice fort, you can get snow down the shirt on staci. Then you should still have time to hit with a snowball (and you should have pre-cast hidden rock, and yellow snow if it's on the bar that round). Then keep trying to throw snowballs until the hero's health drops. Then, right before you need to cast snowcone, see if you can get an avalanche (if it's on the bar) onto staci. If it gets interrupted or you get KD'd, you're ok because you can still use snowcone.

I've been dual-accounting it lately, but when I used a hero this method worked well. Wait for the ball, though...I generally don't start running in on the main until the hero is just about dead.

O Bama · Dec 28, 2010, 07:27 PM // 19:27

Just disable "Snow Down the Shirt" on necro preventing them from rushing the enemy.

Rites · Dec 28, 2010, 07:44 PM // 19:44

lols, my poor Olias

yes use #1 to flag him in middle of group, then when red hit holiday blues, ice fort, then i usually just hit MMM snowcone so he takes the aggro (and dies) while my group comes in

Dec 26, 2009, 03:12 PM // 15:12	#1
bangzi Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: limbo land Guild: meh Profession: W/N	snowball dom qns (how to keep hero still) my question is as above most of time my nec hero would be moving around and making it impossible to hold ice fort trying to do this farm with my warr who has little or no chance of getting a human nec player to party with thanks!

Dec 26, 2009, 04:37 PM // 16:37	#2
Lord Dagon Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Inside the Oblivion Gate Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE] Profession: E/Me	hmm im not sure of your problem exactly... just move your necro into the middle next tot the rune trader i believe. Right there he should not move or have any problems losing ice fort. Although i personally suggest if you have 2 accounts and the other account has a necro run guild wars multi launch(not a bad 3rd party program you can find it on this site). Using GWML on 2 accounts farming the same thing in roughly a minute allows you to get 2x the reward at the same speed. Altho you do need to be able to multi task somewhat for this its in my opinion the most time/effecint way to farm this. (Over the last 3 days ive built up over 6 stacks of tonics)

Dec 26, 2009, 05:09 PM // 17:09	#3
bangzi Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: limbo land Guild: meh Profession: W/N	hi there, thanks for the reply the thing is i would like to max the vanguard title for my warr and i dont have a 2nd acc so i cant benefit from e dualfarm the problem im facing is that once i cast 'holiday blues' on my nec hero, he would move immediately after that thus cancelling out icefort

Dec 26, 2009, 06:10 PM // 18:10	#5
Dont Nerf The Perma Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2009 Profession: A/D	Target a necro from the group (because an opposing necro using blues is your biggest threat) and once your hero is done using fort and blues order them to use snowball. They will always be interrupted but it will keep them still until fort wears off 90% of the time. When fort wears off make them use snowcone to help them survive a second or two longer. Then you can jump in and use fort once they die to catch the aggro.

Dec 26, 2009, 07:09 PM // 19:09	#6
paddymew Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2008 Profession: D/	You could also rush a Nightfall ranger to level 10 and get to EotN, where he can be used as a snowball farming bot. Rangers have the most overpowered snowball skill for the dominance q.

Dec 26, 2009, 08:26 PM // 20:26	#7
MercenaryKnight Forge Runner Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Wolf of Shadows [WoS] Profession: P/	Don't put him on avoid combat that would most likely make him run away from the enemies. Set him to defence but also block out holiday blues, snowcone and ice fort to cast manually.

Dec 26, 2009, 11:38 PM // 23:38	#8
MisterB Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy Guild: [ban] Profession: W/	There are two flags that affect heroes: party and the individual hero flag. Snowball dominance only allows one hero, so if you flag your hero using the hero #1 flag, they will usually remain stationary if set to guard. The heroes move around in relation to your position when using the "ALL" flag. Holiday Blues is not necessary to complete this quest; plenty of people did it last year before the skill was changed.

Dec 28, 2010, 06:58 PM // 18:58	#9
Kalends Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2008 Profession: Rt/	I had this problem for a while, my fix was to use flag #1 only and set him on aggro. Cast HB, Ice Fort, queue up a regular snowball then hit Snowcone as his HP dips. He'll try to cast the snowball at least once, but he might run around after but it still gives you a couple more seconds of groupage.

Dec 28, 2010, 07:13 PM // 19:13	#10
Prince Rogrs Nelson Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Guild: Reign of Judgment (RoJ) Profession: Me/	I micro the hero pretty much until death. As long as you keep casting it should work. If s/he is positioned correctly, after HB and ice fort, you can get snow down the shirt on staci. Then you should still have time to hit with a snowball (and you should have pre-cast hidden rock, and yellow snow if it's on the bar that round). Then keep trying to throw snowballs until the hero's health drops. Then, right before you need to cast snowcone, see if you can get an avalanche (if it's on the bar) onto staci. If it gets interrupted or you get KD'd, you're ok because you can still use snowcone. I've been dual-accounting it lately, but when I used a hero this method worked well. Wait for the ball, though...I generally don't start running in on the main until the hero is just about dead.

Dec 28, 2010, 07:27 PM // 19:27	#11
O Bama Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2009	Just disable "Snow Down the Shirt" on necro preventing them from rushing the enemy.

Dec 28, 2010, 07:44 PM // 19:44	#12
Rites Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Deep in the belly of Texas Profession: R/	lols, my poor Olias yes use #1 to flag him in middle of group, then when red hit holiday blues, ice fort, then i usually just hit MMM snowcone so he takes the aggro (and dies) while my group comes in