Need help with dye farming. - Guild Wars Forums

To Make War · Aug 20, 2006, 11:40 PM // 23:40

I'm a level 6 Warrior in pre-searing hoping to make some gold off dye farming, as well as my bear charming service. I don't know where to go to farm dyes though.

The Lich Ranger · Aug 20, 2006, 11:45 PM // 23:45

I usually farmed outside of fort ranik ( i think thats what its called)

Age · Aug 20, 2006, 11:45 PM // 23:45

There is no real great place in pre it is all random as most drops are.You just have to keep plugging away at it.

awsomeness healing · Aug 21, 2006, 12:34 AM // 00:34

i would say. elementalist go at fort ranik and any other professions go at catacombs farming gargoyals

Darkcraft · Aug 21, 2006, 12:44 AM // 00:44

I used to pick a lot up from the grawl near fort ranik,as has been said.
Also found bandits tend to drop them a lot too,but I do like to wonder the catacombes

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mitch herbort · Aug 21, 2006, 01:51 AM // 01:51

ive gotten alot of yellows oranges and greens and the occasional black from oaks north of the gate

Tachyon · Aug 21, 2006, 02:07 AM // 02:07

It's all random anyway! So it doesn't really matter where you kill stuff!

milias · Aug 21, 2006, 07:30 AM // 07:30

I heard the Catacombs may be a good place for farming dye in pre-sear, though I haven't really tried myself, so take it with a grain of salt. As for bear charming, you will need someone else to help you, b/c bears can interrupt your charm. Basically you need someone else to lure the bear outside your agro circle, so that it cannot use the break charm skill.

arcanemacabre · Aug 21, 2006, 07:50 AM // 07:50

From my own experience, I found that although dyes tend to drop anywhere in Pre, I preferred the Catacombs. I would just go down to where all the skeletons are and kill them all. I would end up getting a dye per run on average.

Tetris L · Aug 21, 2006, 07:53 AM // 07:53

A question not directly related: Can you access your guild hall from pre-searing? I guess not, but it's been so long ago that I've created my last Tyrian character.

MrGuildBoi · Aug 21, 2006, 08:07 AM // 08:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tetris L

A question not directly related: Can you access your guild hall from pre-searing? I guess not, but it's been so long ago that I've created my last Tyrian character.

You could last time, but an update fixed it so.. no

**Marty Silverblade** · Aug 21, 2006, 09:13 AM // 09:13

Once upon a time there was a person (that would be me), who knew alot about Guild Wars and was teaching the game to someone new. This new person decided to be a mesmer just because they look cool, not because she liked what they do. then this person took necromancer as secondary. As you may or may not know, there is a quest far into the catacombs that requres you to kill 5 crypt fiends. The new person kills the first one, and gets their first ever dye, a yellow one. Then I congratulated this person and hoped that they would get more. After they killed 2 more (3 overall), a red dye dropped. I laughed and said (in sarcasm {i was getting jealous by this time because I get all crap drops no matter where}), 'I'd laugh if the last one drops a black dye!' Guess what? This person kills the last one and a black dye drops. As a player who has played about 500 hours(at the time of this event, it is now way more), I had never gotten a black dye. I yelled out in anger (I've waited 500 hours and this person gets one in 20 mins...*$&%#(@*$)@*) and well... this person lived happily ever after.

Who says fairytales don't come true? Seriously though, I find the catacombs are a good place to look.

Z Man Boog · Aug 21, 2006, 11:39 AM // 11:39

bandits usually drop alot of dye.

~ZiGs

Painbringer · Aug 21, 2006, 01:40 PM // 13:40

They drop everywhere but I seemed to have the most luck doing the loop through the bandit camp and killing then Grawls zone and repeat

Kairanos · Aug 21, 2006, 01:58 PM // 13:58

Are there any particularly good places in the Factions side? I don't have Prophecies yet.

milias · Aug 21, 2006, 02:25 PM // 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tetris L

A question not directly related: Can you access your guild hall from pre-searing? I guess not, but it's been so long ago that I've created my last Tyrian character.

You used to be able to, due to a bug, which ANet promptly fixed. This did result in some post-sear items being transferred to pre-sear, however.

To Make War · Aug 21, 2006, 06:12 PM // 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade

Once upon a time there was a person (that would be me), who knew alot about Guild Wars and was teaching the game to someone new. This new person decided to be a mesmer just because they look cool, not because she liked what they do. then this person took necromancer as secondary. As you may or may not know, there is a quest far into the catacombs that requres you to kill 5 crypt fiends. The new person kills the first one, and gets their first ever dye, a yellow one. Then I congratulated this person and hoped that they would get more. After they killed 2 more (3 overall), a red dye dropped. I laughed and said (in sarcasm {i was getting jealous by this time because I get all crap drops no matter where}), 'I'd laugh if the last one drops a black dye!' Guess what? This person kills the last one and a black dye drops. As a player who has played about 500 hours(at the time of this event, it is now way more), I had never gotten a black dye. I yelled out in anger (I've waited 500 hours and this person gets one in 20 mins...*$&%#(@*$)@*) and well... this person lived happily ever after.

Who says fairytales don't come true? Seriously though, I find the catacombs are a good place to look.

That sucks. Well, thank you all for the tips. I think I'll try farming in the catacombs.

Aug 20, 2006, 11:40 PM // 23:40	#1
To Make War Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Aug 2006	Need help with dye farming. I'm a level 6 Warrior in pre-searing hoping to make some gold off dye farming, as well as my bear charming service. I don't know where to go to farm dyes though.

Aug 20, 2006, 11:45 PM // 23:45	#2
The Lich Ranger Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Home Guild: Children Of Orion Profession: Mo/Me	I usually farmed outside of fort ranik ( i think thats what its called)

Aug 20, 2006, 11:45 PM // 23:45	#3
Age Hall Hero Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Canada/BC Guild: STG Administrator Profession: Mo/	There is no real great place in pre it is all random as most drops are.You just have to keep plugging away at it.

Aug 21, 2006, 12:34 AM // 00:34	#4
awsomeness healing Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2006 Guild: SinS Profession: Mo/Me	i would say. elementalist go at fort ranik and any other professions go at catacombs farming gargoyals

Aug 21, 2006, 12:44 AM // 00:44	#5
Darkcraft Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Profession: R/N	I used to pick a lot up from the grawl near fort ranik,as has been said. Also found bandits tend to drop them a lot too,but I do like to wonder the catacombes .

Aug 21, 2006, 01:51 AM // 01:51	#6
mitch herbort Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ohio Guild: ... idk Profession: Mo/	ive gotten alot of yellows oranges and greens and the occasional black from oaks north of the gate

Aug 21, 2006, 02:07 AM // 02:07	#7
Tachyon Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stoke, England Guild: The Godless [GOD] Profession: W/	It's all random anyway! So it doesn't really matter where you kill stuff!

Aug 21, 2006, 07:30 AM // 07:30	#8
milias Grotto Attendant Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Defected back to America Profession: Me/E	I heard the Catacombs may be a good place for farming dye in pre-sear, though I haven't really tried myself, so take it with a grain of salt. As for bear charming, you will need someone else to help you, b/c bears can interrupt your charm. Basically you need someone else to lure the bear outside your agro circle, so that it cannot use the break charm skill.

Aug 21, 2006, 07:50 AM // 07:50	#9
arcanemacabre Grotto Attendant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kryta Province Guild: Angel Sharks [As]	From my own experience, I found that although dyes tend to drop anywhere in Pre, I preferred the Catacombs. I would just go down to where all the skeletons are and kill them all. I would end up getting a dye per run on average.

Aug 21, 2006, 07:53 AM // 07:53	#10
Tetris L Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Guild: Servants of Fortuna	A question not directly related: Can you access your guild hall from pre-searing? I guess not, but it's been so long ago that I've created my last Tyrian character.

Aug 21, 2006, 09:13 AM // 09:13	#12
Marty Silverblade Administrator Join Date: Jun 2006	Once upon a time there was a person (that would be me), who knew alot about Guild Wars and was teaching the game to someone new. This new person decided to be a mesmer just because they look cool, not because she liked what they do. then this person took necromancer as secondary. As you may or may not know, there is a quest far into the catacombs that requres you to kill 5 crypt fiends. The new person kills the first one, and gets their first ever dye, a yellow one. Then I congratulated this person and hoped that they would get more. After they killed 2 more (3 overall), a red dye dropped. I laughed and said (in sarcasm {i was getting jealous by this time because I get all crap drops no matter where}), 'I'd laugh if the last one drops a black dye!' Guess what? This person kills the last one and a black dye drops. As a player who has played about 500 hours(at the time of this event, it is now way more), I had never gotten a black dye. I yelled out in anger (I've waited 500 hours and this person gets one in 20 mins...$&%#(@$)@*) and well... this person lived happily ever after. Who says fairytales don't come true? Seriously though, I find the catacombs are a good place to look.

Aug 21, 2006, 11:39 AM // 11:39	#13
Z Man Boog Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Guild: [HOz] Profession: W/Mo	bandits usually drop alot of dye. ~ZiGs

Aug 21, 2006, 01:40 PM // 13:40	#14
Painbringer Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota Guild: Black Widows of Death Profession: W/Mo	They drop everywhere but I seemed to have the most luck doing the loop through the bandit camp and killing then Grawls zone and repeat

Aug 21, 2006, 01:58 PM // 13:58	#15
Kairanos Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Aug 2006 Guild: Legion Of The Forsaken [LotF] Profession: N/E	Are there any particularly good places in the Factions side? I don't have Prophecies yet.