Question about anti-farming - Guild Wars Forums

Angelic demoness · Dec 29, 2006, 09:47 PM // 21:47

In the past 2-3 days my boyfriend has been repeatedly killing a locust boss in the hopes of getting his daggers. At the same time I have been killing a spider boss trying to get his bow. Neither of us have been successful, and in the last several attempts we have both noticed that the bosses seem less and less likely to drop anything at all, including gold.

Have we been hit with the anti-farming code? Neither of us got the pop up-message about it, it just seems like something is going on. If that is the case, how long do we have to leave these two bosses alone before our chances of getting the right drop increase again?

Jelloblimp · Dec 29, 2006, 10:05 PM // 22:05

white > blue > purple > gold > green , order of droprate. There should be a statistical difference in what drops you get if killing the same mob over & over (that is you should get more whites then gold for example).

(Greens are 1% droprate or something?)

Also heanchmen & heroes get their share of drops if they are in range (if name is grayed out then they dont get drops).

If you got no message, then anti-bot code has not set in & its just plain old bad luck.
(Lunto's pinchers shouldnt be too expensive to buy if you identify white drops before selling to merchant for maximum profit

)

shardfenix · Dec 29, 2006, 10:10 PM // 22:10

Jello you're off a little.

Like all other tutorial popup boxes, the anti farm message will only display once per character.

The farm code works whether you see it come up or not, and I believe it starts working on the 3rd or 4th run, but only slightly. The only ways to get rid of it are to fight other monsters and exit through a different warp, by waiting a day, or by switching to international districts.

Angelic demoness · Dec 29, 2006, 11:16 PM // 23:16

I'll clarify a few things: When I say the bosses have stopped dropping anything, including gold I meant gold as in money, not as in gold items. They simply don't drop anything at all lately.

And neither of us have ever seen the anti-farm message pop up - as far as we recall at least.

Anyway, thank you for the answers. I guess we will just leave them alone for a couple of days and try again

Keira Darkwind · Dec 29, 2006, 11:38 PM // 23:38

I think the anti farm message only comes up if you have hints on. If they've stopped dropping at all you probably hit it. go and do some quests/missions for a while to reset it.

MegaMouse · Dec 30, 2006, 01:18 AM // 01:18

Do what I do tho keep the AntiFarming code off of me. I will purposely go into another area and kill a few monsters there before returning to th first area. This has worked for me.

Mega Mouse

Dec 29, 2006, 09:47 PM // 21:47	#1
Angelic demoness Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2006	Question about anti-farming In the past 2-3 days my boyfriend has been repeatedly killing a locust boss in the hopes of getting his daggers. At the same time I have been killing a spider boss trying to get his bow. Neither of us have been successful, and in the last several attempts we have both noticed that the bosses seem less and less likely to drop anything at all, including gold. Have we been hit with the anti-farming code? Neither of us got the pop up-message about it, it just seems like something is going on. If that is the case, how long do we have to leave these two bosses alone before our chances of getting the right drop increase again?

Dec 29, 2006, 10:05 PM // 22:05	#2
Jelloblimp Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Guild: [KCHS] Profession: W/N	white > blue > purple > gold > green , order of droprate. There should be a statistical difference in what drops you get if killing the same mob over & over (that is you should get more whites then gold for example). (Greens are 1% droprate or something?) Also heanchmen & heroes get their share of drops if they are in range (if name is grayed out then they dont get drops). If you got no message, then anti-bot code has not set in & its just plain old bad luck. (Lunto's pinchers shouldnt be too expensive to buy if you identify white drops before selling to merchant for maximum profit ) Last edited by Jelloblimp; Dec 29, 2006 at 10:07 PM // 22:07..

Dec 29, 2006, 10:10 PM // 22:10	#3
shardfenix Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Il Power Overwhelming Il [HaX]	Jello you're off a little. Like all other tutorial popup boxes, the anti farm message will only display once per character. The farm code works whether you see it come up or not, and I believe it starts working on the 3rd or 4th run, but only slightly. The only ways to get rid of it are to fight other monsters and exit through a different warp, by waiting a day, or by switching to international districts.

Dec 29, 2006, 11:16 PM // 23:16	#4
Angelic demoness Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2006	I'll clarify a few things: When I say the bosses have stopped dropping anything, including gold I meant gold as in money, not as in gold items. They simply don't drop anything at all lately. And neither of us have ever seen the anti-farm message pop up - as far as we recall at least. Anyway, thank you for the answers. I guess we will just leave them alone for a couple of days and try again

Dec 29, 2006, 11:38 PM // 23:38	#5
Keira Darkwind Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Guild: Clan Arthur Profession: Mo/Me	I think the anti farm message only comes up if you have hints on. If they've stopped dropping at all you probably hit it. go and do some quests/missions for a while to reset it.

Dec 30, 2006, 01:18 AM // 01:18	#6
MegaMouse Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: south mississippi Guild: Warriors Of Melos WOM Profession: E/N	Do what I do tho keep the AntiFarming code off of me. I will purposely go into another area and kill a few monsters there before returning to th first area. This has worked for me. Mega Mouse