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Dailydozen · Jan 30, 2010, 06:04 PM // 18:04

Noticed that there is an almost constant stream of people completing a quest near Lieutenant Thackeray in Eye of the North, any ideas what combo of things is being done?

Dailydozen · Jan 30, 2010, 06:13 PM // 18:13

might have posted a little early before investigating since casey just popped up with a quest with an awesome reward... maybe it is repeatable. only time shall tell

Death By An Arrow · Jan 30, 2010, 06:13 PM // 18:13

its Snowball Dominance.

A ranger and a necromancer (optimaly) team up to complete the quest in around 2 minutes.

the necro runs into the opposing mob and right when they become foes uses Holiday Blues and ICe fort

all the foes waste their iceforts here, and charge in to use Snow Down Your Shirt (or whatever it is, the hex).

The necro dies, everybody mobs up, and the ranger uses Flurry of Ice for big spammable damage.

it takes about 2 minutes for 5 Frosty Tonics, 10 Candy Cane Shards, and 500 Vanguard Rep.

Malla13 · Jan 30, 2010, 06:18 PM // 18:18

Or you can use a necro hero to sacrifice for the Holiday Blues and then start to help your team pick off the foes. It can be a little slow depending on what class you're playing, though.

Dailydozen · Jan 30, 2010, 06:25 PM // 18:25

thanks, guess that explains why the majority of people in the area have a party of two

x sithis x · Jan 30, 2010, 06:25 PM // 18:25

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Originally Posted by Death By An Arrow

its Snowball Dominance.

A ranger and a necromancer (optimaly) team up to complete the quest in around 2 minutes.

my fastest run was 34 seconds not including mapping

drkn · Jan 30, 2010, 06:26 PM // 18:26

yeah, any team, even with a hero, can complete it in around 2 minutes if you know what you're doing. n+r is much faster.

GODh · Jan 30, 2010, 06:28 PM // 18:28

Personally i do this using my Rt and a ranger hero... a well placed "Jack Frost" makes the opponent waste their ice fort. After that it is just a matter a clearing (i approach from the left). Average time is also 2 minutes.

Slasher of Darkness · Jan 30, 2010, 06:29 PM // 18:29

Yeah, snowball Dom. I rushed me a ranger just for that quest, and my friend is the necro, or I just use olias, it's just more troublesome with olias because that idiot can't stand still inside his fort and dies in a heartbeat. But it's doable.

Just.nl · Jan 30, 2010, 07:00 PM // 19:00

It is possible with 2 necro's also. 1 Necro will stand tank, use ice fort, HB and then runs back. Other necro runs in and use HB when other HB has fniished, then 1 necro dies and the other finishes it off.

The Necro/Ranger run is easier but a bit slower. Necro/Necro is a few seconds faster imo.

And this run is awesome btw ^^ Ive maxed my vanguard title from 5k points to 160k points in a few days

Eragon Zarroc · Jan 30, 2010, 09:06 PM // 21:06

wintersday redux quests...

Warvic · Jan 30, 2010, 09:08 PM // 21:08

It goes very fast with an necro hero, if you know how to micro it. I play a sin myself, not the best class for the quest. But runs take 1-3 minutes.

Masmar · Jan 30, 2010, 09:22 PM // 21:22

I hate doing it on my sin, its so unreliable

Lord Dagon · Jan 30, 2010, 09:35 PM // 21:35

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Originally Posted by Masmar

I hate doing it on my sin, its so unreliable

^this

i would recommend using a ranger or an ele+ a necro.

its a really simple thing to do, takes less then 2 mins, and u can max your party point title in 1,000 runs(500 if you run dual accounts) or even sooner depending on if you use the 10(or 20) candy cane shards on presents for the random ale/sweet/party points. Also, its probably the easiest way to max the hardest rep title in EoTN(vanguard fyi), you can get 500 rep per run and the runs last 2mins( my quickest was 20 secs w/ my ele). So, give it a shot its a blast and you can grind it to no end(also btw you get 1k per run if u run dual accounts).

Karate Jesus · Jan 30, 2010, 10:01 PM // 22:01

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Originally Posted by x sithis x

my fastest run was 34 seconds not including mapping

^ I've done 32 seconds before. Most people with a Ranger (player)/Necro (hero) can do it in under a minute.

It's a great way to farm PPs.

If anyone is interested in how to do it, the quest's page on GWW has a [poorly worded] guide. Here: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Snowb...arming_Methods

Lord Dagon · Jan 30, 2010, 11:11 PM // 23:11

yea i agree, the gww page is really poorly worded this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3kZd...eature=related has the video exspalining how to do it(its ranger and anecro but it can be done w/ any profession i belive). if a video is worth a thousand words.. imagine how much words this covers

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Dont Nerf The Perma · Jan 31, 2010, 03:40 AM // 03:40

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Originally Posted by Slasher of Darkness

Yeah, snowball Dom. I rushed me a ranger just for that quest, and my friend is the necro, or I just use olias, it's just more troublesome with olias because that idiot can't stand still inside his fort and dies in a heartbeat. But it's doable.

What you have to do is make your hero use snowball after he uses fort and blues. He will have the crap interrupted out of him but he'll keep trying to use it, and will stay inside the fort. Then you just make him use snowcone once fort wears out. Works like 95% of the time. But sometimes they feel like being retarded and will move anyways.

Verene · Jan 31, 2010, 03:47 AM // 03:47

Even if your necro hero is feeling suicidal and runs out of his fort and dies immediately, it's still stupidly easy.

Slasher of Darkness · Jan 31, 2010, 09:00 AM // 09:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verene

Even if your necro hero is feeling suicidal and runs out of his fort and dies immediately, it's still stupidly easy.

Yeah it's true, but it's annoying, takes a bit longer to mop up imo. I'll try that interrupting trick later

shanaya · Feb 01, 2010, 12:29 AM // 00:29

This is also a very quick and easy way to level up any heroes - just add them before accepting the reward then kick them before starting the next run. 5000xp a pop.

Jan 30, 2010, 06:04 PM // 18:04	#1
Dailydozen Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2010 Profession: R/	Wintersday Eye of North Grinding Noticed that there is an almost constant stream of people completing a quest near Lieutenant Thackeray in Eye of the North, any ideas what combo of things is being done?

Jan 30, 2010, 06:13 PM // 18:13	#2
Dailydozen Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2010 Profession: R/	might have posted a little early before investigating since casey just popped up with a quest with an awesome reward... maybe it is repeatable. only time shall tell

Jan 30, 2010, 06:13 PM // 18:13	#3
Death By An Arrow Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2009 Guild: The Kurzick Mob [Mob] Profession: R/	its Snowball Dominance. A ranger and a necromancer (optimaly) team up to complete the quest in around 2 minutes. the necro runs into the opposing mob and right when they become foes uses Holiday Blues and ICe fort all the foes waste their iceforts here, and charge in to use Snow Down Your Shirt (or whatever it is, the hex). The necro dies, everybody mobs up, and the ranger uses Flurry of Ice for big spammable damage. it takes about 2 minutes for 5 Frosty Tonics, 10 Candy Cane Shards, and 500 Vanguard Rep.

Jan 30, 2010, 06:18 PM // 18:18	#4
Malla13 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2009 Guild: Angeldustrial Bonsai Muffins [FFS] Profession: N/Me	Or you can use a necro hero to sacrifice for the Holiday Blues and then start to help your team pick off the foes. It can be a little slow depending on what class you're playing, though.

Jan 30, 2010, 06:25 PM // 18:25	#5
Dailydozen Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2010 Profession: R/	thanks, guess that explains why the majority of people in the area have a party of two

Jan 30, 2010, 06:26 PM // 18:26	#7
drkn Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wroc??aw, Poland Guild: Midnight Mayhem Profession: Me/	yeah, any team, even with a hero, can complete it in around 2 minutes if you know what you're doing. n+r is much faster.

Jan 30, 2010, 06:28 PM // 18:28	#8
GODh Jungle Guide Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: BFTW and DLRR	Personally i do this using my Rt and a ranger hero... a well placed "Jack Frost" makes the opponent waste their ice fort. After that it is just a matter a clearing (i approach from the left). Average time is also 2 minutes.

Jan 30, 2010, 06:29 PM // 18:29	#9
Slasher of Darkness Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lots of places~ Profession: D/	Yeah, snowball Dom. I rushed me a ranger just for that quest, and my friend is the necro, or I just use olias, it's just more troublesome with olias because that idiot can't stand still inside his fort and dies in a heartbeat. But it's doable.

Jan 30, 2010, 07:00 PM // 19:00	#10
Just.nl Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The Netherlands, Noord-Brabant Guild: Mu-Tants [MU] Profession: Me/	It is possible with 2 necro's also. 1 Necro will stand tank, use ice fort, HB and then runs back. Other necro runs in and use HB when other HB has fniished, then 1 necro dies and the other finishes it off. The Necro/Ranger run is easier but a bit slower. Necro/Necro is a few seconds faster imo. And this run is awesome btw ^^ Ive maxed my vanguard title from 5k points to 160k points in a few days

Jan 30, 2010, 09:06 PM // 21:06	#11
Eragon Zarroc Atra estern?? ono thelduin Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madness Incarnate Guild: [Duo] Profession: W/P	wintersday redux quests...

Jan 30, 2010, 09:08 PM // 21:08	#12
Warvic Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Netherlands Profession: A/W	It goes very fast with an necro hero, if you know how to micro it. I play a sin myself, not the best class for the quest. But runs take 1-3 minutes.

Jan 30, 2010, 09:22 PM // 21:22	#13
Masmar Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2008 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Guild: We Gat Dis [HRUU] Profession: E/	I hate doing it on my sin, its so unreliable

Jan 30, 2010, 11:11 PM // 23:11	#16
Lord Dagon Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Inside the Oblivion Gate Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE] Profession: E/Me	yea i agree, the gww page is really poorly worded this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3kZd...eature=related has the video exspalining how to do it(its ranger and anecro but it can be done w/ any profession i belive). if a video is worth a thousand words.. imagine how much words this covers .

Jan 31, 2010, 03:47 AM // 03:47	#18
Verene Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jan 2009 Guild: [SOTA] Profession: D/	Even if your necro hero is feeling suicidal and runs out of his fort and dies immediately, it's still stupidly easy.

Feb 01, 2010, 12:29 AM // 00:29	#20
shanaya Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Scouts of Tyria Profession: R/	This is also a very quick and easy way to level up any heroes - just add them before accepting the reward then kick them before starting the next run. 5000xp a pop.