Understanding Faction and Tomes - Guild Wars Forums

ramble235 · Oct 23, 2009, 09:02 PM // 21:02

I???m a new player and am not sure I understand this correctly.

For a PVE character, if I want to use an elite skill that is not yet unlocked, I can:

Step 1: Buy a Golden Flame of Balthazar from a player and use the 3000 faction points it gives me to unlock my chosen elite, and then

Step 2: Buy a profession-specific elite Tome from a player, and use it to learn that newly unlocked elite with my new PVE character.

Is that right?

Premium Unleaded · Oct 23, 2009, 09:07 PM // 21:07

Yup.
12chars

Lifestyle · Oct 23, 2009, 09:11 PM // 21:11

Or capture it with a signet of capture the old fashioned way :P

ramble235 · Oct 23, 2009, 09:13 PM // 21:13

Excellent. Thank you.

tw1tchdp · Oct 23, 2009, 09:52 PM // 21:52

normal flame of balthazars work as well, only 1k faction though.

*Darcy* · Oct 24, 2009, 12:11 AM // 00:11

Or you can PvP and earn your Balthazar faction that way.

Eragon Zarroc · Oct 24, 2009, 12:24 AM // 00:24

zaishen elite is an excellent way to make quick faction if u wish to unlock a skill quickly. just trap it. or you could go have a little fun in costume brawl until u get up to 3k faction

Boneyard Spleeneater · Oct 25, 2009, 02:47 AM // 02:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eragon Zarroc

zaishen elite is an excellent way to make quick faction if u wish to unlock a skill quickly. just trap it. or you could go have a little fun in costume brawl until u get up to 3k faction

This.

Buying a Flame of Balth is silly. The time it takes to make the amount of money to buy it (which I imagine is no trivial sum, at least a few plats), you could farm zaishen elite, or even just regular zaishen and get the faction yourself. Then you would have faction AND money.

Zaishen Challenge take 30 minutes for 6k faction with this. I used to trap the basic Zaishen with just one trapper (and select the team I was facing), but this build will work for either.

Kador · Oct 25, 2009, 05:17 AM // 05:17

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Originally Posted by Boneyard Spleeneater

This.

Buying a Flame of Balth is silly. The time it takes to make the amount of money to buy it (which I imagine is no trivial sum, at least a few plats), you could farm zaishen elite, or even just regular zaishen and get the faction yourself. Then you would have faction AND money.

Zaishen Challenge take 30 minutes for 6k faction with this. I used to trap the basic Zaishen with just one trapper (and select the team I was facing), but this build will work for either.

They would probably need far more than 3k faction just to make those heroes and builds available in the first place.

But the basic point is true, getting 3k Balthazar faction isn't too hard, even a single run through the training challenge nets about 900 faction if that's as far as you have progressed in PvP.

Oct 23, 2009, 09:02 PM // 21:02	#1
ramble235 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2009	Understanding Faction and Tomes I???m a new player and am not sure I understand this correctly. For a PVE character, if I want to use an elite skill that is not yet unlocked, I can: Step 1: Buy a Golden Flame of Balthazar from a player and use the 3000 faction points it gives me to unlock my chosen elite, and then Step 2: Buy a profession-specific elite Tome from a player, and use it to learn that newly unlocked elite with my new PVE character. Is that right?

Oct 24, 2009, 12:11 AM // 00:11	#6
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Or you can PvP and earn your Balthazar faction that way. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Oct 23, 2009, 09:07 PM // 21:07	#2
Premium Unleaded Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005	Yup. 12chars

Oct 23, 2009, 09:11 PM // 21:11	#3
Lifestyle Academy Page Join Date: May 2009 Profession: R/Mo	Or capture it with a signet of capture the old fashioned way :P

Oct 23, 2009, 09:13 PM // 21:13	#4
ramble235 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2009	Excellent. Thank you.

Oct 23, 2009, 09:52 PM // 21:52	#5
tw1tchdp Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: [CKIE] Profession: W/Me	normal flame of balthazars work as well, only 1k faction though.

Oct 24, 2009, 12:24 AM // 00:24	#7
Eragon Zarroc Atra estern?? ono thelduin Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madness Incarnate Guild: [Duo] Profession: W/P	zaishen elite is an excellent way to make quick faction if u wish to unlock a skill quickly. just trap it. or you could go have a little fun in costume brawl until u get up to 3k faction