Bandit raid dye farming(Pre-Searing) - Guild Wars Forums

hooded player · Jun 06, 2008, 12:15 AM // 00:15

Can someone please give me an estment of getting a black dye from this

Hollygen · Jun 06, 2008, 12:21 AM // 00:21

About the same as getting a black dye from killing anything solo. Very slim, but not unheard of

hooded player · Jun 06, 2008, 12:25 AM // 00:25

ok cause i just got one

the savage nornbear · Jun 06, 2008, 01:23 AM // 01:23

There is a rumor that dyes drop more often in pre-searing but it is unproven as far as I know.

Stockholm · Jun 06, 2008, 01:35 AM // 01:35

It's not that dye drops more in pre it's that you play solo and get all drops your self, and the diffrent items that drop are not as many.

ajc2123 · Jun 06, 2008, 01:36 AM // 01:36

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Originally Posted by Stockholm

It's not that dye drops more in pre it's that you play solo and get all drops your self, and the diffrent items that drop are not as many.

the first part is slightly misleading because people solo farm all the time, but the second part is true. Thats why it DOES drop more often though lol.

Also, I'm pretty sure you could sell that little dye for more in Pre-searing to the Perma Pre characters. However most Perma Pre's already have their black armor if they wanted it so....I've never been too good at pricing.

DarkFlame · Jun 06, 2008, 01:53 AM // 01:53

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Originally Posted by ajc2123

the first part is slightly misleading because people solo farm all the time,

I'm not sure whether or not Gaile said that Loot Scaling wasn't added to Pre-sear. Regardless, that smaller party size would mean that even if Loot Scaling applied there, the majority of the drops would still be assigned to the solo player.

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Also, I'm pretty sure you could sell that little dye for more in Pre-searing to the Perma Pre characters. However most Perma Pre's already have their black armor if they wanted it so....I've never been too good at pricing.

They use it in place of ectos and to put their money after they reach the 100k gold cap. Not much else use for them there.

ajc2123 · Jun 06, 2008, 01:58 AM // 01:58

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Originally Posted by DarkFlame

I'm not sure whether or not Gaile said that Loot Scaling wasn't added to Pre-sear. Regardless, that smaller party size would mean that even if Loot Scaling applied there, the majority of the drops would still be assigned to the solo player.

Dye isn't affected by loot scaling either way though. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Loot_scaling

Uuhnt · Jun 06, 2008, 02:31 AM // 02:31

Bandit Raid Dye Farming in pre searing is extremely effective. That's all i do with my prophecies characters before i bring them through.

Dawgboy · Jun 06, 2008, 05:58 AM // 05:58

Loot Scaling isn't in effect in pre sear or any beginner areas. Take any lvl 20 out in Kamaden(NF "pre-sear") and you'll get monsters droppng 95% of the time.

That said, I've got 2 blacks in prophs pre-searing out of a total of 6, no others in other newb lvls.

A Leprechaun · Jun 06, 2008, 06:07 PM // 18:07

I heard a while back a rather plausible theory about why dye drops more frequently in pre-searing, if it does at all.
It was something like: Dye is only worth 1g at a merchant and so it is classed as a very low-level item (in terms of worth) and since you only get low level items in pre-searing, and other low level areas, you are more likely to have a dye drop.

I don't think its is true, I get 1-4 dye drops every time I do Chaos Plains so I can't think pre-searing would be better.

~A Leprechaun~

Fungus Amongus · Jun 07, 2008, 02:43 AM // 02:43

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Originally Posted by A Leprechaun

I heard a while back a rather plausible theory about why dye drops more frequently in pre-searing, if it does at all.
It was something like: Dye is only worth 1g at a merchant and so it is classed as a very low-level item (in terms of worth) and since you only get low level items in pre-searing, and other low level areas, you are more likely to have a dye drop.

I don't think its is true, I get 1-4 dye drops every time I do Chaos Plains so I can't think pre-searing would be better.

~A Leprechaun~

Rubbish

Chance of dye might be higher due to fewer available drops in pre. That's all.

Artisan Archer · Jun 07, 2008, 06:34 AM // 06:34

It's pretty good. During the different weekends I've farmed the bandits/skales and in the last one I got 6 black, 4 white and like 25 other ones in 3 days of farming for a total of 20 hours.
I'd say the rates are pretty good.

Teknikaali · Jun 07, 2008, 08:21 AM // 08:21

Just as a side-note.. a 'tutorial' I made a year ago about the pre-searing dye-farming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8MEwxUA704

A Leprechaun · Jun 07, 2008, 11:24 AM // 11:24

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Originally Posted by Fungus Amongus

Rubbish

Chance of dye might be higher due to fewer available drops in pre. That's all.

Hey its not my opinion, its just a theory I read somewhere.

~A Leprechaun~

Jun 06, 2008, 12:15 AM // 00:15	#1
hooded player Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: in the land of butt ass freezing weather Profession: Mo/E	Bandit raid dye farming(Pre-Searing) Can someone please give me an estment of getting a black dye from this

Jun 06, 2008, 12:21 AM // 00:21	#2
Hollygen Core Guru Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Guild: Blinkie Ponie Armie [bpa] Profession: R/	About the same as getting a black dye from killing anything solo. Very slim, but not unheard of

Jun 06, 2008, 12:25 AM // 00:25	#3
hooded player Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: in the land of butt ass freezing weather Profession: Mo/E	ok cause i just got one

Jun 06, 2008, 01:23 AM // 01:23	#4
the savage nornbear Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2008 Guild: The Raging Cadavers [rage] Profession: R/	There is a rumor that dyes drop more often in pre-searing but it is unproven as far as I know.

Jun 06, 2008, 01:35 AM // 01:35	#5
Stockholm Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Censored Guild: Censored Profession: R/	It's not that dye drops more in pre it's that you play solo and get all drops your self, and the diffrent items that drop are not as many.

Jun 06, 2008, 02:31 AM // 02:31	#9
Uuhnt Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2007 Profession: E/Me	Bandit Raid Dye Farming in pre searing is extremely effective. That's all i do with my prophecies characters before i bring them through.

Jun 06, 2008, 05:58 AM // 05:58	#10
Dawgboy Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Guild: Antisocial Misfit	Loot Scaling isn't in effect in pre sear or any beginner areas. Take any lvl 20 out in Kamaden(NF "pre-sear") and you'll get monsters droppng 95% of the time. That said, I've got 2 blacks in prophs pre-searing out of a total of 6, no others in other newb lvls.

Jun 06, 2008, 06:07 PM // 18:07	#11
A Leprechaun Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: W/	I heard a while back a rather plausible theory about why dye drops more frequently in pre-searing, if it does at all. It was something like: Dye is only worth 1g at a merchant and so it is classed as a very low-level item (in terms of worth) and since you only get low level items in pre-searing, and other low level areas, you are more likely to have a dye drop. I don't think its is true, I get 1-4 dye drops every time I do Chaos Plains so I can't think pre-searing would be better. ~A Leprechaun~

Jun 07, 2008, 06:34 AM // 06:34	#13
Artisan Archer Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2007 Guild: Free Wind Profession: R/	It's pretty good. During the different weekends I've farmed the bandits/skales and in the last one I got 6 black, 4 white and like 25 other ones in 3 days of farming for a total of 20 hours. I'd say the rates are pretty good.

Jun 07, 2008, 08:21 AM // 08:21	#14
Teknikaali Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2007 Profession: Rt/	Just as a side-note.. a 'tutorial' I made a year ago about the pre-searing dye-farming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8MEwxUA704