Is there any leeway for getting a grandmaster explorer title? - Guild Wars Forums

Slainster · Jun 14, 2006, 12:38 PM // 12:38

Can anyone confirm or deny whether you have to absolutley get 100% of the map, or is there a small percentage leeway.. if so, can anyone confirm how much?

CartmanPT · Jun 14, 2006, 12:40 PM // 12:40

You dont need absolutley 100%, i think the whole map must be like 101%

Slainster · Jun 14, 2006, 12:47 PM // 12:47

Ive sort of gathered this from the thread dealing with the Tyrian map.. its just that im at 97.7%, I know im going to need at least 99.1%, but how much more??

shardfenix · Jun 14, 2006, 12:50 PM // 12:50

Though the actual amount is not known, it is true that there is error when you have 100% explored, but the error is so little, it hardly makes a difference. It only counts for the very edges of the maps

Bane of Worlds · Jun 14, 2006, 12:50 PM // 12:50

ummm you might have a better chance of achieving this if you actually compare maps with someone who has 100%
try this forum
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...32#post1546732

Slainster · Jun 14, 2006, 12:55 PM // 12:55

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Originally Posted by Eve The Sorceress

ummm you might have a better chance of achieving this if you actually compare maps with someone who has 100%
try this forum
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...32#post1546732

Yeah.. this is the thread Im following.. I have quite a good map already which im using for comparison purposes.. it was more just a question of how close i need to get.. 99.4 ... 99.7... if anyone noticed while they were mapping, that would be great

Mournblade · Jun 14, 2006, 01:15 PM // 13:15

Perhaps I misunderstand, but you NEED to get 100%. It's just that even after you get 100% there will be as much as .9% of the map still uncovered.

Slainster · Jun 14, 2006, 01:26 PM // 13:26

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Originally Posted by Mournblade

Perhaps I misunderstand, but you NEED to get 100%. It's just that even after you get 100% there will be as much as .9% of the map still uncovered.

*sigh* oh well, guess ill keep plodding along then.. thanks for the input guys n girls

Hephaestus Ram · Jun 14, 2006, 04:24 PM // 16:24

I sure hope so because I'm at 99.1% and the only areas I can see that are
left are.... the Aurora Glade areas behind the Demagogue, Dunes area that
you have to Nec. Transverse to, and THK area outside the fort. Since I can't
find anyone that will hold those missions open while I map I'm in a bit of a
bind.

Mournblade · Jun 14, 2006, 05:21 PM // 17:21

You can do Dunes and THK with henchies. Heck, I did THK with henchies - cleared to the fort so Jalis ran to his spot, then I just ran out of the fort with Sprint and got the whole back area mapped before he got attacked and killed. :P

For Dunes, fight your way into the main fort, but don't kill the enemy ghost. Go around him and try to aggro one of the forgotten or a scarab outside the fort. Kill it and then use necrotic traversal to hop over for some neato mapping. (I've also been lucky enough on this mission to kill the enemy ghost and then just rush out of the open gates with sprint. For some reason nobody ever attacked my ghost and I ran around between the forts until I got killed.)

Toffin · Jun 14, 2006, 06:12 PM // 18:12

For THK try gettting a group to go chest hunting there, they do the mission then they chest hunt outside the fort afterwards without talking to the king. We do it everytime we do the mission.

Alot of times the chests outside the fort and down the hill drop Gold Mursaat Hammers, bows and runes.

Haggard · Jun 14, 2006, 11:15 PM // 23:15

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Originally Posted by Mournblade

For Dunes, fight your way into the main fort, but don't kill the enemy ghost. Go around him and try to aggro one of the forgotten or a scarab outside the fort. Kill it and then use necrotic traversal to hop over for some neato mapping. (I've also been lucky enough on this mission to kill the enemy ghost and then just rush out of the open gates with sprint. For some reason nobody ever attacked my ghost and I ran around between the forts until I got killed.)

This has worked for me twice before but after trying 3 times a few days ago with a) nothing spawning, b) it being enchanted armours, c) nothing spawning, we simply fought the attackers very fast then did the exploring.
I soloed the north and east gates (warriors ftw), while my friends covered the south gate. In 3 mins we were done and went running round outside

Runner Of Fate · Jun 15, 2006, 07:26 AM // 07:26

I did some of this stuff posted here..

I was wundering (i know its wondering, its the way I talk STFU!)
if anyone can help me get some of the stuff, I got MOST of ascalonish area, and im only at 63.5 or sumtin....I did droknar's run, and other runs

Slainster · Jun 15, 2006, 07:49 AM // 07:49

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Originally Posted by Mournblade

You can do Dunes and THK with henchies. Heck, I did THK with henchies - cleared to the fort so Jalis ran to his spot, then I just ran out of the fort with Sprint and got the whole back area mapped before he got attacked and killed. :P

For Dunes, fight your way into the main fort, but don't kill the enemy ghost. Go around him and try to aggro one of the forgotten or a scarab outside the fort. Kill it and then use necrotic traversal to hop over for some neato mapping. (I've also been lucky enough on this mission to kill the enemy ghost and then just rush out of the open gates with sprint. For some reason nobody ever attacked my ghost and I ran around between the forts until I got killed.)

the same thing happened to me for the Dunes.. the enemies just sat around looking at my ghost, probably having a fat chat, and I was able to map the whole back area within the 10 minutes

I tell you a funny story about THK though, i went in with henchies, got to the point where you kill the first boss before the waves of musaat hit.. all henchies were dead, so it was just me and the king axing away, unfortunately I died, but as the message popped up to say your party was defeated, the king killed the boss, and ressed the whole team with the cutscene! I left the "return to outpost" message up, and went running about outside.. ol' kingy got killed in the end, and I was still able to finish up mapping without worrying about times, or deaths or anything! It was awesome!!

BTW, im now at 98.1% need to have a good scan of my maps tonight again

Mournblade · Jun 15, 2006, 01:06 PM // 13:06

Game anomalies FTW! =D Thats pretty cool - did you get a screenshot?

I'm at 97.7% for now. I manage to earn .1 or .2 in the hour I get to play each night, but it's getting harder and harder to reach some of my missing places. :\

Kook~NBK~ · Jun 15, 2006, 01:23 PM // 13:23

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Originally Posted by Runner Of Fate

I did some of this stuff posted here..

I was wundering (i know its wondering, its the way I talk STFU!)
if anyone can help me get some of the stuff, I got MOST of ascalonish area, and im only at 63.5 or sumtin....I did droknar's run, and other runs

The best advice I can give you is to keep track of where you go (I made a list of everywhere and crossed them off as I went) and hug the perimiter walls everywhere you go and work your way inward. Once you get up to around 96 - 97%, use the map comparison thing to find all those little .1% areas that aren't so easy to see by just looking at your map.

Hephaestus Ram · Jun 16, 2006, 04:28 AM // 04:28

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Originally Posted by Mournblade

You can do Dunes and THK with henchies. Heck, I did THK with henchies - cleared to the fort so Jalis ran to his spot, then I just ran out of the fort with Sprint and got the whole back area mapped before he got attacked and killed. :P

For Dunes, fight your way into the main fort, but don't kill the enemy ghost. Go around him and try to aggro one of the forgotten or a scarab outside the fort. Kill it and then use necrotic traversal to hop over for some neato mapping. (I've also been lucky enough on this mission to kill the enemy ghost and then just rush out of the open gates with sprint. For some reason nobody ever attacked my ghost and I ran around between the forts until I got killed.)

Thanks Mournblade.... tried THK and Dunes with henches and got 100% today.
THK went smooth, had no problem using both Sprint and Charge to get it done.
Dunes was a little tricky as a W/N I didn't have much ranged fire power to
get a body to use, but managed. No one mentioned the other 18 animated
armor bows I'd run into. But it's cool, 3/4 of the way throught the bonus area
I got 100%.
So yeah Slainster I can confirm that there is some leeway, I still had some of
Dunes and Aurora Glade to do at least when I got 100%.

Thanks again for the advice.

Slainster · Jun 16, 2006, 05:14 AM // 05:14

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Originally Posted by Hephaestus Ram

Thanks Mournblade.... tried THK and Dunes with henches and got 100% today.
THK went smooth, had no problem using both Sprint and Charge to get it done.
Dunes was a little tricky as a W/N I didn't have much ranged fire power to
get a body to use, but managed. No one mentioned the other 18 animated
armor bows I'd run into. But it's cool, 3/4 of the way throught the bonus area
I got 100%.
So yeah Slainster I can confirm that there is some leeway, I still had some of
Dunes and Aurora Glade to do at least when I got 100%.

Thanks again for the advice.

thats good news! Congrats on reaching Grandmaster status!

I reached 98.7% last night, my problem is this last few % seem to be hidden in the walls!

Any chance you could post a couple of close ups of your map?

Mournblade · Jun 16, 2006, 01:18 PM // 13:18

Congrats on the Grandmaster!

Go check out the Tyrian Explorers League - there are tons of maps you can compare yours against in there.

boxterduke · Jun 16, 2006, 01:49 PM // 13:49

Grats on the grandmaster.
I'm at 99.4 now and I think top part of THK and Hell's Precipice will get to me to a 100 but as people say, its getting harder.

Jun 14, 2006, 12:38 PM // 12:38	#1
Slainster Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2006	Is there any leeway for getting a grandmaster explorer title? Can anyone confirm or deny whether you have to absolutley get 100% of the map, or is there a small percentage leeway.. if so, can anyone confirm how much?

Jun 14, 2006, 05:21 PM // 17:21	#10
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	You can do Dunes and THK with henchies. Heck, I did THK with henchies - cleared to the fort so Jalis ran to his spot, then I just ran out of the fort with Sprint and got the whole back area mapped before he got attacked and killed. :P For Dunes, fight your way into the main fort, but don't kill the enemy ghost. Go around him and try to aggro one of the forgotten or a scarab outside the fort. Kill it and then use necrotic traversal to hop over for some neato mapping. (I've also been lucky enough on this mission to kill the enemy ghost and then just rush out of the open gates with sprint. For some reason nobody ever attacked my ghost and I ran around between the forts until I got killed.) Last edited by Mournblade; Jun 14, 2006 at 05:25 PM // 17:25..

Jun 15, 2006, 07:26 AM // 07:26	#13
Runner Of Fate Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brookings,SD,USA Guild: Guild Of Pain Profession: Mo/	Anyone help? I did some of this stuff posted here.. I was wundering (i know its wondering, its the way I talk STFU!) if anyone can help me get some of the stuff, I got MOST of ascalonish area, and im only at 63.5 or sumtin....I did droknar's run, and other runs

Jun 14, 2006, 12:40 PM // 12:40	#2
CartmanPT Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2005 Profession: W/Mo	You dont need absolutley 100%, i think the whole map must be like 101%

Jun 14, 2006, 12:47 PM // 12:47	#3
Slainster Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2006	Ive sort of gathered this from the thread dealing with the Tyrian map.. its just that im at 97.7%, I know im going to need at least 99.1%, but how much more??

Jun 14, 2006, 12:50 PM // 12:50	#4
shardfenix Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Il Power Overwhelming Il [HaX]	Though the actual amount is not known, it is true that there is error when you have 100% explored, but the error is so little, it hardly makes a difference. It only counts for the very edges of the maps

Jun 14, 2006, 12:50 PM // 12:50	#5
Bane of Worlds Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Meadow Profession: Rt/	ummm you might have a better chance of achieving this if you actually compare maps with someone who has 100% try this forum http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...32#post1546732

Jun 14, 2006, 01:15 PM // 13:15	#7
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	Perhaps I misunderstand, but you NEED to get 100%. It's just that even after you get 100% there will be as much as .9% of the map still uncovered.

Jun 14, 2006, 04:24 PM // 16:24	#9
Hephaestus Ram Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: None Profession: W/E	I sure hope so because I'm at 99.1% and the only areas I can see that are left are.... the Aurora Glade areas behind the Demagogue, Dunes area that you have to Nec. Transverse to, and THK area outside the fort. Since I can't find anyone that will hold those missions open while I map I'm in a bit of a bind.

Jun 14, 2006, 06:12 PM // 18:12	#11
Toffin Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Camp Rankor Guild: No Diplomacy Only War [nDoW] No Diplomacy Only Slackers [nDoS] Looking for an Alliance. Profession: W/	For THK try gettting a group to go chest hunting there, they do the mission then they chest hunt outside the fort afterwards without talking to the king. We do it everytime we do the mission. Alot of times the chests outside the fort and down the hill drop Gold Mursaat Hammers, bows and runes.

Jun 15, 2006, 01:06 PM // 13:06	#15
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	Game anomalies FTW! =D Thats pretty cool - did you get a screenshot? I'm at 97.7% for now. I manage to earn .1 or .2 in the hour I get to play each night, but it's getting harder and harder to reach some of my missing places. :\

Jun 16, 2006, 01:18 PM // 13:18	#19
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	Congrats on the Grandmaster! Go check out the Tyrian Explorers League - there are tons of maps you can compare yours against in there.

Jun 16, 2006, 01:49 PM // 13:49	#20
boxterduke Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walking the ruins of Ascalon Guild: DVDF Profession: Me/	Grats on the grandmaster. I'm at 99.4 now and I think top part of THK and Hell's Precipice will get to me to a 100 but as people say, its getting harder.