Legendary Survivor Title - Guild Wars Forums

Akeido · Mar 24, 2009, 05:16 AM // 05:16

I'm over halfway there at 800,000xp at 13 hours played on this character.

I was just wondering what the fastest sprint to Legendary Survivor is, if anyone knows.

I get about 35k exp per run and each run takes 10-11 minutes.
So I should have about 14-15 more runs to do for a grand total of about 16 hours played.

I'm sure it's been done way faster. I wasn't rushing to get to lvl 10 by any means.

DarkFlame · Mar 24, 2009, 06:06 AM // 06:06

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10358074

^ Max Survivor hasn't been very impressive for quite some time now, unfortunately.

xron · Mar 24, 2009, 07:45 AM // 07:45

IMO, if you wanted to go for leg surv the only honourable way of getting there is through normal game play i.e. get the title properly rather than grinding kilroy.

Myself and two friends started survivors and while mine died at 750k due to a freak incident capping a derv skill, my two friends are still going strong around 8-900k and we are expecting to get them legendary this weekend.

It is so much more of an achievement doing it this way but well it seems you've already started brawling so I guess u'll continue that way. good luck.

NuclearSlug · Mar 24, 2009, 08:06 AM // 08:06

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Originally Posted by xron

IMO, if you wanted to go for leg surv the only honourable way of getting there is through normal game play i.e. get the title properly rather than grinding kilroy.

Myself and two friends started survivors and while mine died at 750k due to a freak incident capping a derv skill, my two friends are still going strong around 8-900k and we are expecting to get them legendary this weekend.

It is so much more of an achievement doing it this way but well it seems you've already started brawling so I guess u'll continue that way. good luck.

In the end, the only thing other people will see is "Legendary Survivor" Not, "Legendary Survivor By Capping Elites, Not Grinding Kilroy"

...some of us have jobs and families and can't afford to spend every waking hour playing.

You're on the right track, it only takes time.

Elder III · Mar 24, 2009, 10:47 AM // 10:47

35k per run is very respectable... you can't do it much faster than that.

ON the other hand, I agree that the title is "tainted" now - no real sense of achievement in it anymore.

I remember the elation I felt on reaching lvl 1 Survivor the "old fashioned way" the first time.... it's just not the same anymore. Although, a basically free and easy title is nothing to pass up either (if going for Kind of a Big Deal title track).

jonnieboi05 · Mar 24, 2009, 11:10 AM // 11:10

yep. my gf and i just both got legendary survivor in 9 hours worth of gameplay. gogo keg farming vaettirs on perma's.

i'd recommend doing that if you want it on a 'sin and have access to to the skill bar required. ^^

leetLoLa · Mar 24, 2009, 12:34 PM // 12:34

yea keg farm

Eragon Zarroc · Mar 24, 2009, 01:41 PM // 13:41

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Originally Posted by DarkFlame

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10358074

lols at 42k exp every few minutes. it'll cost u a little bit in scrolls though ;-)

TheodenKing · Mar 24, 2009, 02:05 PM // 14:05

The value of the accomplishment is measured by the person achieving it.

Hanok Odbrook · Mar 24, 2009, 02:38 PM // 14:38

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Originally Posted by TheodenKing

The value of the accomplishment is measured by the person achieving it.

Amen to that. Unfortunately that is a fact that is lost on a great many people. One should go for this title as they go for anything in the game - in the manner that they enjoy the most.

Hanok Odbrook

poasiods · Mar 24, 2009, 03:01 PM // 15:01

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Originally Posted by NuclearSlug

In the end, the only thing other people will see is "Legendary Survivor" Not, "Legendary Survivor By Capping Elites, Not Grinding Kilroy"

...some of us have jobs and families and can't afford to spend every waking hour playing.

You're on the right track, it only takes time.

Though I don't really have an issue against those who grind for the title, I would never bring myself down to it. Getting the title may take forever, but people doing so are actually playing the game by completing missions, finishing quests, and meeting other players while doing so. Yes, we're all busy. No, that doesn't mean it's unreasonable to devote yourself to steady gameplay over a long period of time. I'd rather get few hours in every couple of days for it by actually playing the game rather than pressing buttons for 9+ hours straight. Just my 2 cents.

As for the OP, I hear Kilroy is the fastest while snow wurms are pretty much the safest.

zling · Mar 24, 2009, 03:06 PM // 15:06

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Originally Posted by NuclearSlug

In the end, the only thing other people will see is "Legendary Survivor" Not, "Legendary Survivor By Capping Elites, Not Grinding Kilroy"

...some of us have jobs and families and can't afford to spend every waking hour playing.

You're on the right track, it only takes time.

well, nobody forces you to go for Legendary Survivor in the first place, so this whole "I'm busy, I also have a life, blahblahblah" just doesn't work...

there are so many stupid things in this game nowadays that this "tainted" title is only 1 of those unfortunatly

xron · Mar 24, 2009, 04:52 PM // 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by NuclearSlug

In the end, the only thing other people will see is "Legendary Survivor" Not, "Legendary Survivor By Capping Elites, Not Grinding Kilroy"

...some of us have jobs and families and can't afford to spend every waking hour playing.

You're on the right track, it only takes time.

No but to me it's the fact that I know I would have gotten it through playing the game rather than "cheating" through Kilroy. That's all that matters to me.

Emeraq · Apr 23, 2009, 04:29 AM // 04:29

What is the best way of starting this track? And I'm looking for more of an answer than "don't die" or "be careful"
I'm looking for direction, IE hit 10 in Pre, have someone run you to LA in post, then run you to Nightfall and level there... something to help get me focussed.

Kusaki Mursaki · Apr 23, 2009, 12:26 PM // 12:26

This title is still quite popular because it somehow looks nice and fancy, though maybe not so difficult anymore. It is actually maybe the simplest and the fastest max for players with good internet, however it is still a serious challange in the case if you have lag-spikes or screen freeze issues even not so often. Screen freeze means death in kegs, kilroy or market popular exp farm places or even if you are unlucky during elite skills capturing. So in the last case maybe the only option is to farm the worms outside Boreal (perhaps this is the real purpose of those creatures). Therefore the value of the title is somethat personal: you getting it bombing hm vaettir's in a few hrs, or via careful strategy during long term play.

Seline Nerlim · Apr 24, 2009, 10:36 AM // 10:36

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Originally Posted by Kusaki Mursaki

This title is still quite popular because it somehow looks nice and fancy, though maybe not so difficult anymore. It is actually maybe the simplest and the fastest max for players with good internet, however it is still a serious challange in the case if you have lag-spikes or screen freeze issues even not so often. Screen freeze means death in kegs, kilroy or market popular exp farm places or even if you are unlucky during elite skills capturing. So in the last case maybe the only option is to farm the worms outside Boreal (perhaps this is the real purpose of those creatures). Therefore the value of the title is somethat personal: you getting it bombing hm vaettir's in a few hrs, or via careful strategy during long term play.

Its so true that survivor is just a very nice looking title, I have a mesmer on survivor reached first rank and now i havent played with that character in a while because of lag spikes that have become more frequent in the last two months.

Axwind · May 09, 2009, 09:12 PM // 21:12

I don't know how people say survivor is easy. I've never even gotten rank 1 before. And I'd prefer not to get runs to get to places farther along than I'd normally be at. I'm not made of money like some longtime vets are, so scrolls are out. Don't have EOTN yet either. The game is only easy when you use heroes and/or gimmick builds, if you try to play normal it's too hard to get this title. At least it seems that way.

Vindalan Mathios · May 09, 2009, 09:27 PM // 21:27

I just achieved my first Legendary Survivor the other night, on my Mesmer. I'm glad it's over, now I'll never need to attempt it again.

And for those who think that using Kilroy to do it is "dishonorable" they should take note of what the title is for: "reaching 1,337,500 experience without dying" not "complete the whole game without ever dying." The Kilroy run is still risky. My first attempt at Legendary was on an Assassin, he failed at about 800K experience because of lag. Second attempt was a Paragon, he lost at about 1.1 Million experience, though admittedly, that was my fault. I got distracted when my roommate was slamming stuff around in teh bathroom, only to look back and see I had two seconds left. I panicked tried to spam "Stand up!" and didn't make it. Fail.

How a person chooses to get the title is their own business. Some people want to play it safer, others want to take risks.

The important thing is that the statue is in my Hall of Monuments and I never have to farm for it ever again.

Good riddance.

And good luck to anyone else who is going after it.

Bluefeather · May 09, 2009, 10:13 PM // 22:13

I have 3 LS (Warrior, Para and Necro). All through Killroy.

Althought I got those titles the easy way, yet I feel so confident that I did it well and invested much time in it.

I don't know if those who criticize LS through Killroy have an LS title. I wish they felt the nervousness (dont have better word) of going to Gunnar's at level 10, and the nervousness of not getting disconnected while doing brawling.

Yesterday, I was in Rata Sum and leech for Asura points. I was leeching. And I said that title doesnt have any effort. So, i respect LS better than that Asura.

Anyway, im proud with my 3 LS.

free_fall · May 10, 2009, 04:46 AM // 04:46

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Originally Posted by Emeraq

What is the best way of starting this track? And I'm looking for more of an answer than "don't die" or "be careful"
I'm looking for direction, IE hit 10 in Pre, have someone run you to LA in post, then run you to Nightfall and level there... something to help get me focussed.

Ya, if you're Proph, get run to LA, then go to Kaineng to get max armor. You can go back to Tyria and continue on there to lvl 20 or stay in KC and do all the quests to get to lv 20. Then go to Elona and get your heroes and play there (unless you want the nerve-wracking-ness of attemping Vizunah to continue in Factions). If you're a Factions char, just go to Elona when you hit 20.

In Elona, just play until you get the choice of Magrid or MoW - take Margrid, because you should already have Olias by then. (Margrid's mission is easier than MoW's to get past Moddock.) Play until you get Kodash Bazaar open, then head north to Mihanu Township, then farm the Holdings of Chokin map for several weeks until you get the title. It's a pretty safe place to farm XP.

Mar 24, 2009, 05:16 AM // 05:16	#1
Akeido Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2008	Legendary Survivor Title I'm over halfway there at 800,000xp at 13 hours played on this character. I was just wondering what the fastest sprint to Legendary Survivor is, if anyone knows. I get about 35k exp per run and each run takes 10-11 minutes. So I should have about 14-15 more runs to do for a grand total of about 16 hours played. I'm sure it's been done way faster. I wasn't rushing to get to lvl 10 by any means.

Mar 24, 2009, 06:06 AM // 06:06	#2
DarkFlame Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ascalon Profession: E/	http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10358074 ^ Max Survivor hasn't been very impressive for quite some time now, unfortunately.

Mar 24, 2009, 07:45 AM // 07:45	#3
xron Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denbigh, Wales Guild: Zero Zero Profession: R/	IMO, if you wanted to go for leg surv the only honourable way of getting there is through normal game play i.e. get the title properly rather than grinding kilroy. Myself and two friends started survivors and while mine died at 750k due to a freak incident capping a derv skill, my two friends are still going strong around 8-900k and we are expecting to get them legendary this weekend. It is so much more of an achievement doing it this way but well it seems you've already started brawling so I guess u'll continue that way. good luck.

Mar 24, 2009, 10:47 AM // 10:47	#5
Elder III Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ohio Guild: I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY) Profession: R/	35k per run is very respectable... you can't do it much faster than that. ON the other hand, I agree that the title is "tainted" now - no real sense of achievement in it anymore. I remember the elation I felt on reaching lvl 1 Survivor the "old fashioned way" the first time.... it's just not the same anymore. Although, a basically free and easy title is nothing to pass up either (if going for Kind of a Big Deal title track).

Mar 24, 2009, 11:10 AM // 11:10	#6
jonnieboi05 Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mableton, Georgia Guild: Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]	yep. my gf and i just both got legendary survivor in 9 hours worth of gameplay. gogo keg farming vaettirs on perma's. i'd recommend doing that if you want it on a 'sin and have access to to the skill bar required. ^^

Mar 24, 2009, 12:34 PM // 12:34	#7
leetLoLa Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pawn! Guild: Who Are You [wAu] Profession: W/Mo	yea keg farm

Mar 24, 2009, 02:05 PM // 14:05	#9
TheodenKing Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: DoA Guild: Dark Order of Retarded Knights (doRk) Profession: N/Me	The value of the accomplishment is measured by the person achieving it.

Apr 23, 2009, 04:29 AM // 04:29	#14
Emeraq Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2009 Guild: Vigilantes of Ascalon Profession: E/	What is the best way of starting this track? And I'm looking for more of an answer than "don't die" or "be careful" I'm looking for direction, IE hit 10 in Pre, have someone run you to LA in post, then run you to Nightfall and level there... something to help get me focussed.

Apr 23, 2009, 12:26 PM // 12:26	#15
Kusaki Mursaki Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2007 Guild: mad guards Profession: W/	This title is still quite popular because it somehow looks nice and fancy, though maybe not so difficult anymore. It is actually maybe the simplest and the fastest max for players with good internet, however it is still a serious challange in the case if you have lag-spikes or screen freeze issues even not so often. Screen freeze means death in kegs, kilroy or market popular exp farm places or even if you are unlucky during elite skills capturing. So in the last case maybe the only option is to farm the worms outside Boreal (perhaps this is the real purpose of those creatures). Therefore the value of the title is somethat personal: you getting it bombing hm vaettir's in a few hrs, or via careful strategy during long term play.

May 09, 2009, 09:12 PM // 21:12	#17
Axwind Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Guild: Heaven Seal Profession: R/Mo	I don't know how people say survivor is easy. I've never even gotten rank 1 before. And I'd prefer not to get runs to get to places farther along than I'd normally be at. I'm not made of money like some longtime vets are, so scrolls are out. Don't have EOTN yet either. The game is only easy when you use heroes and/or gimmick builds, if you try to play normal it's too hard to get this title. At least it seems that way.

May 09, 2009, 09:27 PM // 21:27	#18
Vindalan Mathios Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Oct 2005 Profession: R/E	I just achieved my first Legendary Survivor the other night, on my Mesmer. I'm glad it's over, now I'll never need to attempt it again. And for those who think that using Kilroy to do it is "dishonorable" they should take note of what the title is for: "reaching 1,337,500 experience without dying" not "complete the whole game without ever dying." The Kilroy run is still risky. My first attempt at Legendary was on an Assassin, he failed at about 800K experience because of lag. Second attempt was a Paragon, he lost at about 1.1 Million experience, though admittedly, that was my fault. I got distracted when my roommate was slamming stuff around in teh bathroom, only to look back and see I had two seconds left. I panicked tried to spam "Stand up!" and didn't make it. Fail. How a person chooses to get the title is their own business. Some people want to play it safer, others want to take risks. The important thing is that the statue is in my Hall of Monuments and I never have to farm for it ever again. Good riddance. And good luck to anyone else who is going after it.

May 09, 2009, 10:13 PM // 22:13	#19
Bluefeather Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philippines Guild: [PNOY] Profession: W/R	I have 3 LS (Warrior, Para and Necro). All through Killroy. Althought I got those titles the easy way, yet I feel so confident that I did it well and invested much time in it. I don't know if those who criticize LS through Killroy have an LS title. I wish they felt the nervousness (dont have better word) of going to Gunnar's at level 10, and the nervousness of not getting disconnected while doing brawling. Yesterday, I was in Rata Sum and leech for Asura points. I was leeching. And I said that title doesnt have any effort. So, i respect LS better than that Asura. Anyway, im proud with my 3 LS.