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ltccone · Jun 17, 2008, 03:58 PM // 15:58

I'm try to be Ron Burgandy and get the Kind of a Big Deal title for the Hall of Monuments. I already have two titles, Protectors of Elona and Tyria.

So I need three more titles. I'm trying to figure out which ones I can get the quickest.

My progressions so far:

Lightbringer lvl 4
Sunspear lvl 9
Norn lvl 6
Deldrimor, Vanguard, and Asuran lvl 5

Unfortunately I finished the facet dragon quest before I knew it was a great way to farm norn points.

No other titles are even close.

I was thinking about the skill hunter tracks. I would think they would be more interesting than grinding for points, but the cost of all of those cap signets would be enormous.

Any suggestions?

JONO51 · Jun 17, 2008, 04:06 PM // 16:06

Do the three protectors then do ss+lb together.

kobey · Jun 17, 2008, 04:06 PM // 16:06

Skill hunter title imo will be good. Not too repetitive except for prophecies ones and also it is helpful if you unlock all the elites, be it for pvp purpose, heros, or unlocking with a tome for your other characters in future.

Shayne Hawke · Jun 17, 2008, 04:07 PM // 16:07

Are you saying you don't have Cantha? If you do, why not go for the other Protector title?

Other than that, most people seem to go with Sunspear and Lightbringer as their other two titles for the first five. You can search for the farm on the wiki, it's pretty straightforward.

If you don't have Cantha, then I'm not sure whether a Skill Hunter title or Reputation title would be faster for you.

Pooned · Jun 17, 2008, 04:08 PM // 16:08

I'd go for the Norn title. Even though you have completed the Path to Revelations, just hook up with someone who has it, and make sure it's HM.

I was r3 Ursan just a few hours ago, and now i'm r5 (Nearly 6), making many thousand points in a short space of time.

My personal favourite is Asuran, but that's only r5. I love the skills they have, so I would do that.

But it depends on what you enjoy, and what you think you can do fastest!

StarrTheInsane · Jun 17, 2008, 04:19 PM // 16:19

Yes, if you have cantha available, get protector on that. Elona Grand Master Cartographer is pretty easy too since you don't have to do anything past the vortex (and by now you've probably gotten most of the area explored anyway). Grab the texmod to get those bits and pieces.

Your sunspear is really close and you can do that at the same time as lightbringer. I went from just starting rank 3 to maxing LB over the course of about 4 days. The last day is a grind, but it's worth it. There's a faster place if you're just going for sunspear and for the full final rank you could get it in a couple hours. BUT since you're so close to that anyway and need LB also, just combine efforts.

take_me · Jun 17, 2008, 04:26 PM // 16:26

I'd have to agree with kobey. Get the Legendary Skill Hunter if you access to all areas in the game, but it will cost you 100k+ for the Signets and some nerves for the Prophecies-skills^^

ShoGunTheOne · Jun 17, 2008, 04:35 PM // 16:35

acturally you need 290k for the leg skill hunter

Core: 30
Prophecies: 60
Factions : 90
Nightfall : 110

zelgadissan · Jun 17, 2008, 04:41 PM // 16:41

Don't forget Nightfall is 111+core because of [Lightbringer Signet]

Anyway when I first got it, it was because of Legendary Cartographer and Protector of Cantha. Cartography is mind numbing but ungodly easy. That's my vote.

ltccone · Jun 17, 2008, 05:07 PM // 17:07

Thanks to everyone for their prompt and helpful replies!

I do have Factions. However I haven't done any of the Kurzik missions as I have a Luxon guild. I'm trying to run all of my avatars through the Luxon missions as I already have 10,000 Luxon faction and I don't want to waste any of it.

As for skillhunter it is attractive because each one counts as a title and legendary skillhunter counts as another. I know it will cost a lot of cash, but I have already paid for 8 sets of elite armor.

So what I think I will do is try for the skillhunter titles and grind LB and Sunspear for money when I need it. I still have The Last Patrol quest active which will help a lot to get LB points, plus you get good drops there.

Plus, I need to make some of my heroes better. I don't have any assassin or ritualist elites yet because both of those avatars of mine are still on the island.

I'm going to start with the Prophesies skills, so which ones take "some nerves?"

Can anything be worse than the Bison Tourney or Cold as Ice?

BTW, I have an avatar of each class, except for warriors that I have 4 of. I have one warrior for each type of weapon, plus a warrior in pre-searing. The one in pre-searing was for the Defender of Ascalon title, but death leveling was driving me NUTS!

Also, what is "texmod?"

ShoGunTheOne · Jun 17, 2008, 05:41 PM // 17:41

texmod is something that changes the texture of things ingame
eg. weapon skin, armor skin, NPC skin, GUI, and texture of general things
also, there are mods that helps on catographer title as it replaces the world map with a special map that tells you where you've explored and where you still need to

more info http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Texmod

zelgadissan · Jun 17, 2008, 05:41 PM // 17:41

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Originally Posted by ltccone

I'm going to start with the Prophesies skills, so which ones take "some nerves?"

Unlike Factions/Nightfall/EotN, Prophecies has some bosses that are random spawns; AKA you don't always know where to find them, if they're even there. Therefore you have to keep redoing the same area over and over until you get what you're looking for.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ltccone

Also, what is "texmod?"

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Texmod

It's a way to alter the graphics of the game to give you useful information, such as the dreaded "spirit range" of some spells, changes in graphical interface, or the most popular use, cartography aid. It is not supported by Anet but they have said they have no issues with you using it.

Also, may I suggest "Requiem for a Brain" and "A Show of Force" for your SS/LB farming.

kobey · Jun 17, 2008, 05:46 PM // 17:46

haha yeah, be prepared to do hell precipice, abaddon's mouth, mineral spring and many others at least 5 times each

ltccone · Jun 17, 2008, 06:01 PM // 18:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelgadissan

Unlike Factions/Nightfall/EotN, Prophecies has some bosses that are random spawns; AKA you don't always know where to find them, if they're even there. Therefore you have to keep redoing the same area over and over until you get what you're looking for..

OK, I understand. It took a few attempts for my Necro to cap SS because of that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelgadissan

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Texmod

It's a way to alter the graphics of the game to give you useful information, such as the dreaded "spirit range" of some spells, changes in graphical interface, or the most popular use, cartography aid. It is not supported by Anet but they have said they have no issues with you using it.

Also, may I suggest "Requiem for a Brain" and "A Show of Force" for your SS/LB farming.

Thanks! Unfortunately I have already completed both of those quests.

ltccone · Jun 17, 2008, 06:02 PM // 18:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by kobey

haha yeah, be prepared to do hell precipice, abaddon's mouth, mineral spring and many others at least 5 times each

Hey! I might get lucky!

Kurt · Jun 17, 2008, 06:06 PM // 18:06

I found Legendary Delver easy by farming Secret Lair of the Snowmen and personally I found it less boring then farming ss/lb. I did do most of the farming in last double bonus weekend tho.

A Urrang · Jun 17, 2008, 06:10 PM // 18:10

the quests for ss/lb farm is no problem at all

there will be someone in outpost with both quests 80% of the time anyways.

ltccone · Jun 17, 2008, 06:13 PM // 18:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurt

I found Legendary Delver easy by farming Secret Lair of the Snowmen and personally I found it less boring then farming ss/lb. I did do most of the farming in last double bonus weekend tho.

I definately want to get both the norn and dwarf titles at some point, because my W uses several of their skills.

I like several of the Asuran skills too, especially pain inverter. I doubt I will ever get all of their skills though, because I LOATHE Polymock.

N1ghtstalker · Jun 17, 2008, 06:50 PM // 18:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShoGunTheOne

acturally you need 290k for the leg skill hunter

Core: 30
Prophecies: 60
Factions : 90
Nightfall : 110

of all titles
those were my first 3 i maxed
i did legendary skill hunter first the first time
did them campaignwise as well
first proph cuz that's the one that's most troubling
then factions, wich is kinda easy but not that easy
then nightfall wich was the most expensive one to do
so if you wanna get a skill hunter for a maxed title on it
go tyrian skill hunter wich is cheapest, takes long and frustrating but that'll be done
then do all protectors
that's 4 titles
then do ursan or something

Jade · Jun 17, 2008, 09:10 PM // 21:10

If you're going to do the Legendary Skill Hunter, might I suggest using this tool here. It's called Mapping Out, I used it to get LSH on my necro and it helped out ALOT. It shows the location of each elite skill, the boss that it comes from, and on top of that it shows you if they have a green to grab as well. It also shows the locations of collectors and allows you to make notes on the map as well!

I'm actually shocked that it slipped all the way to the 3rd page of Community Works. It's one of those posts I always felt deserved "sticky" status.

Jun 17, 2008, 03:58 PM // 15:58	#1
ltccone Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near Cville, VA Guild: Hoog's Heroes Profession: W/	Kind of a Big Deal I'm try to be Ron Burgandy and get the Kind of a Big Deal title for the Hall of Monuments. I already have two titles, Protectors of Elona and Tyria. So I need three more titles. I'm trying to figure out which ones I can get the quickest. My progressions so far: Lightbringer lvl 4 Sunspear lvl 9 Norn lvl 6 Deldrimor, Vanguard, and Asuran lvl 5 Unfortunately I finished the facet dragon quest before I knew it was a great way to farm norn points. No other titles are even close. I was thinking about the skill hunter tracks. I would think they would be more interesting than grinding for points, but the cost of all of those cap signets would be enormous. Any suggestions?

Jun 17, 2008, 05:07 PM // 17:07	#10
ltccone Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near Cville, VA Guild: Hoog's Heroes Profession: W/	Thanks to everyone for their prompt and helpful replies! I do have Factions. However I haven't done any of the Kurzik missions as I have a Luxon guild. I'm trying to run all of my avatars through the Luxon missions as I already have 10,000 Luxon faction and I don't want to waste any of it. As for skillhunter it is attractive because each one counts as a title and legendary skillhunter counts as another. I know it will cost a lot of cash, but I have already paid for 8 sets of elite armor. So what I think I will do is try for the skillhunter titles and grind LB and Sunspear for money when I need it. I still have The Last Patrol quest active which will help a lot to get LB points, plus you get good drops there. Plus, I need to make some of my heroes better. I don't have any assassin or ritualist elites yet because both of those avatars of mine are still on the island. I'm going to start with the Prophesies skills, so which ones take "some nerves?" Can anything be worse than the Bison Tourney or Cold as Ice? BTW, I have an avatar of each class, except for warriors that I have 4 of. I have one warrior for each type of weapon, plus a warrior in pre-searing. The one in pre-searing was for the Defender of Ascalon title, but death leveling was driving me NUTS! Also, what is "texmod?" Last edited by ltccone; Jun 17, 2008 at 05:17 PM // 17:17..

Jun 17, 2008, 04:06 PM // 16:06	#2
JONO51 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2006 Profession: P/	Do the three protectors then do ss+lb together.

Jun 17, 2008, 04:06 PM // 16:06	#3
kobey GW Retiree Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Sg Unknown [KATE] Profession: W/	Skill hunter title imo will be good. Not too repetitive except for prophecies ones and also it is helpful if you unlock all the elites, be it for pvp purpose, heros, or unlocking with a tome for your other characters in future.

Jun 17, 2008, 04:07 PM // 16:07	#4
Shayne Hawke Departed from Tyria Join Date: May 2007 Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth] Profession: R/	Are you saying you don't have Cantha? If you do, why not go for the other Protector title? Other than that, most people seem to go with Sunspear and Lightbringer as their other two titles for the first five. You can search for the farm on the wiki, it's pretty straightforward. If you don't have Cantha, then I'm not sure whether a Skill Hunter title or Reputation title would be faster for you.

Jun 17, 2008, 04:08 PM // 16:08	#5
Pooned Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2008 Guild: Miles Militis Templum Profession: W/	I'd go for the Norn title. Even though you have completed the Path to Revelations, just hook up with someone who has it, and make sure it's HM. I was r3 Ursan just a few hours ago, and now i'm r5 (Nearly 6), making many thousand points in a short space of time. My personal favourite is Asuran, but that's only r5. I love the skills they have, so I would do that. But it depends on what you enjoy, and what you think you can do fastest!

Jun 17, 2008, 04:19 PM // 16:19	#6
StarrTheInsane Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Stephenville, TX Profession: D/W	Yes, if you have cantha available, get protector on that. Elona Grand Master Cartographer is pretty easy too since you don't have to do anything past the vortex (and by now you've probably gotten most of the area explored anyway). Grab the texmod to get those bits and pieces. Your sunspear is really close and you can do that at the same time as lightbringer. I went from just starting rank 3 to maxing LB over the course of about 4 days. The last day is a grind, but it's worth it. There's a faster place if you're just going for sunspear and for the full final rank you could get it in a couple hours. BUT since you're so close to that anyway and need LB also, just combine efforts.

Jun 17, 2008, 04:26 PM // 16:26	#7
take_me Furnace Stoker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe Guild: Country Roads [HOME]	I'd have to agree with kobey. Get the Legendary Skill Hunter if you access to all areas in the game, but it will cost you 100k+ for the Signets and some nerves for the Prophecies-skills^^

Jun 17, 2008, 04:35 PM // 16:35	#8
ShoGunTheOne Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Undercity Guild: 泰瑞亚联盟 Profession: E/	acturally you need 290k for the leg skill hunter Core: 30 Prophecies: 60 Factions : 90 Nightfall : 110

Jun 17, 2008, 04:41 PM // 16:41	#9
zelgadissan Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: The Warrior Priests [WP] Profession: Me/Rt	Don't forget Nightfall is 111+core because of [Lightbringer Signet] Anyway when I first got it, it was because of Legendary Cartographer and Protector of Cantha. Cartography is mind numbing but ungodly easy. That's my vote.

Jun 17, 2008, 05:41 PM // 17:41	#11
ShoGunTheOne Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Undercity Guild: 泰瑞亚联盟 Profession: E/	texmod is something that changes the texture of things ingame eg. weapon skin, armor skin, NPC skin, GUI, and texture of general things also, there are mods that helps on catographer title as it replaces the world map with a special map that tells you where you've explored and where you still need to more info http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Texmod

Jun 17, 2008, 05:46 PM // 17:46	#13
kobey GW Retiree Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Sg Unknown [KATE] Profession: W/	haha yeah, be prepared to do hell precipice, abaddon's mouth, mineral spring and many others at least 5 times each

Jun 17, 2008, 06:06 PM // 18:06	#16
Kurt Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Belgium Profession: N/	I found Legendary Delver easy by farming Secret Lair of the Snowmen and personally I found it less boring then farming ss/lb. I did do most of the farming in last double bonus weekend tho.

Jun 17, 2008, 06:10 PM // 18:10	#17
A Urrang Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Guild: The imperial guards [tigg] Profession: Rt/A	the quests for ss/lb farm is no problem at all there will be someone in outpost with both quests 80% of the time anyways.

Jun 17, 2008, 09:10 PM // 21:10	#20
Jade Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada...... Eh!	If you're going to do the Legendary Skill Hunter, might I suggest using this tool here. It's called Mapping Out, I used it to get LSH on my necro and it helped out ALOT. It shows the location of each elite skill, the boss that it comes from, and on top of that it shows you if they have a green to grab as well. It also shows the locations of collectors and allows you to make notes on the map as well! I'm actually shocked that it slipped all the way to the 3rd page of Community Works. It's one of those posts I always felt deserved "sticky" status.