Dye Farming in Pre-Searing Ascalon - Guild Wars Forums

lorderich · Apr 08, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38

I've read countless articles talking about a lot of expensive dyes in pre-searing Ascalon and the fortune many have been making out of them.

Enough with all the blabber, heh... here's my question:

Which spawns are most-likely to drop the expensive silver and black dyes in Pre-Searing?

I was told Bandits... but I'm unsure.

stickyballs · Apr 08, 2006, 07:45 PM // 19:45

Lol, farming in Pre-Searing is not great, but if you REALLY think you can make a fortune off of it...killing Charr I have gotten like 2 Black Dye drops and 5 Silver Dye drops. Farming is slow though IMO and I was just killing them for XP.

Mournblade · Apr 08, 2006, 08:20 PM // 20:20

I got most of my dye drops from the elementals in the southwest "snowy" area of pre-searing. (Can't recall the name, sorry!)

Mr D J · Apr 08, 2006, 08:36 PM // 20:36

Make a smiter, go down to catacombs, own Restless Corpses and restart, I got around 50 dyes from them in 3 days

Jiao Yang · Apr 08, 2006, 08:47 PM // 20:47

I have got lots from the bandits outside Ashford.. including 2 blacks.

Olfin Bedwere · Apr 08, 2006, 08:52 PM // 20:52

I farmed the Skale and Bandits outside Fort Ranik and when that got slow, the Bandits East of Bardon Estates. There are merchants at both places so you can sell your stuff when you get full.

lorderich · Apr 09, 2006, 01:50 AM // 01:50

You've all been very helpful! Thanks a lot!

Silent Kitty · Apr 09, 2006, 08:02 AM // 08:02

I farmed more than 100K in pre. And really, with allot of patience, it doesn't matter where you do it.

Numa Pompilius · Apr 09, 2006, 09:38 AM // 09:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by lorderich

Which spawns are most-likely to drop the expensive silver and black dyes in Pre-Searing?

Newbie players who don't know they are valuable and worth more than the 1 gold the merchant is offering to buy them for.
Not kidding.

rednas · Apr 09, 2006, 09:46 AM // 09:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

Newbie players who don't know they are valuable and worth more than the 1 gold the merchant is offering to buy them for.
Not kidding.

If you really like playing the "game" like that ......I feel sorry for you

mattjones527 · Apr 09, 2006, 10:28 AM // 10:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by rednas

If you really like playing the "game" like that ......I feel sorry for you

I think he was just pointing out the easiest spawn, he actually doesnt do that....I hope

.

As for the black dye, the bandits are the only ones I have ever gotten a black dye from. I never really farmed though, I just got lucky I guess

Maxiemonster · Apr 09, 2006, 10:36 AM // 10:36

Farm stuff that actually makes you rich, please. You get something like 1 Black dye each 5 hours of farming, you could get a Black dye in 30 minutes farming if you're in post.

Olfin Bedwere · Apr 09, 2006, 10:52 AM // 10:52

Well, I don`t know about that. I`ve yet to get a Black dye in post. I got 2 in Pre and about 10 Silver. I`ve yet to see a Silver in post. Maybe just my bad luck but I`ve solo farmed my Cuirass off.

FireChoice · Apr 09, 2006, 11:59 AM // 11:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olfin Bedwere

Well, I don`t know about that. I`ve yet to get a Black dye in post. I got 2 in Pre and about 10 Silver. I`ve yet to see a Silver in post. Maybe just my bad luck but I`ve solo farmed my Cuirass off.

I believe he is refering to the fact that you can farm for enough gold to buy a black dye in post faster than you can find a black in pre.

Olfin Bedwere · Apr 09, 2006, 12:17 PM // 12:17

Aaahh, well it`s early and I haven`t had my coffe yet.

Fattest Of The Fat · Apr 09, 2006, 04:49 PM // 16:49

Well... I believe its all random drops. However, I've seen people with over 100 dye of every color and 100k in pre sear. My suggestion- don't waste too much time trying to get a whole lot of dye. It would be a better use of time to play the game and get some weapon with good mods that is worth more than a bunch of dye.

Loviatar · Apr 09, 2006, 05:43 PM // 17:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattjones527

As for the black dye, the bandits are the only ones I have ever gotten a black dye from. I never really farmed though, I just got lucky I guess

nope.

i got a black at 19 minutes from a scale while getting fins for the belt pouch trade.

Silent Kitty · Apr 09, 2006, 07:21 PM // 19:21

And I got black dyes from killing gargoyles in the catacombs. At least 5 of them, the last 4 months

Numa Pompilius · Apr 09, 2006, 09:08 PM // 21:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by rednas

If you really like playing the "game" like that ......I feel sorry for you

I don't, but tens if not hundreds of people do. It IS the fastest and easiest way to farm dye in pre-searing. If you want tons of black, that's the way to do it.

EDIT: although it may be hard to outbid the guys who got millions in gold and items in from post-searing before the transfer-in-guildhall exploit got fixed, and whom are now using it to hoard black dye. You may have missed the black dye scam boat.

mega_jamie · Apr 09, 2006, 09:23 PM // 21:23

I found my bfirst black dye 20 mins into my first char, and I was all like "Woooo now I have Black Start Bow!!!!!" (thinking to self I was fairly 1337-tastic.

Got to post searing and :-O They are worth how much, I definatly cried on the inside, alot.

Dyes drop randomly from any enemy the only reason they show up more in pre-searing it seems is because there is less possible stuff to drop, theres what, 10 of each weapon type if your lucky, maybe more, lets just say theres 100 different things that can drop in pre-searing, if there are like (sumthing like) 8 dyes or so, i forget the exact number of colours, then that means every 8/100 kills you can expect a dye pretty much.

Ok they arnt the numbers, but you can imaging that post-searing as several thousands of droppables, and you get the picture.

Apr 08, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38	#1
lorderich Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: W/R	Dye Farming in Pre-Searing Ascalon I've read countless articles talking about a lot of expensive dyes in pre-searing Ascalon and the fortune many have been making out of them. Enough with all the blabber, heh... here's my question: Which spawns are most-likely to drop the expensive silver and black dyes in Pre-Searing? I was told Bandits... but I'm unsure.

Apr 08, 2006, 07:45 PM // 19:45	#2
stickyballs Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: American Servers Guild: Sin Squad [SIN] Profession: W/	Lol, farming in Pre-Searing is not great, but if you REALLY think you can make a fortune off of it...killing Charr I have gotten like 2 Black Dye drops and 5 Silver Dye drops. Farming is slow though IMO and I was just killing them for XP.

Apr 08, 2006, 08:20 PM // 20:20	#3
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	I got most of my dye drops from the elementals in the southwest "snowy" area of pre-searing. (Can't recall the name, sorry!)

Apr 08, 2006, 08:36 PM // 20:36	#4
Mr D J Permanently Unbanned Join Date: Jun 2005	Make a smiter, go down to catacombs, own Restless Corpses and restart, I got around 50 dyes from them in 3 days

Apr 08, 2006, 08:47 PM // 20:47	#5
Jiao Yang Lunar Rabbit Join Date: Dec 2005	I have got lots from the bandits outside Ashford.. including 2 blacks.

Apr 08, 2006, 08:52 PM // 20:52	#6
Olfin Bedwere Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Profession: W/Mo	I farmed the Skale and Bandits outside Fort Ranik and when that got slow, the Bandits East of Bardon Estates. There are merchants at both places so you can sell your stuff when you get full.

Apr 09, 2006, 01:50 AM // 01:50	#7
lorderich Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: W/R	You've all been very helpful! Thanks a lot!

Apr 09, 2006, 08:02 AM // 08:02	#8
Silent Kitty Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: [TYW] "The Young World" Profession: A/Me	I farmed more than 100K in pre. And really, with allot of patience, it doesn't matter where you do it.

Apr 09, 2006, 10:36 AM // 10:36	#12
Maxiemonster There is no spoon. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Netherlands Profession: Mo/	Farm stuff that actually makes you rich, please. You get something like 1 Black dye each 5 hours of farming, you could get a Black dye in 30 minutes farming if you're in post.

Apr 09, 2006, 10:52 AM // 10:52	#13
Olfin Bedwere Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Profession: W/Mo	Well, I don`t know about that. I`ve yet to get a Black dye in post. I got 2 in Pre and about 10 Silver. I`ve yet to see a Silver in post. Maybe just my bad luck but I`ve solo farmed my Cuirass off.

Apr 09, 2006, 12:17 PM // 12:17	#15
Olfin Bedwere Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Profession: W/Mo	Aaahh, well it`s early and I haven`t had my coffe yet.

Apr 09, 2006, 04:49 PM // 16:49	#16
Fattest Of The Fat Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Don't worry about it. Guild: Looking for HA guild Profession: W/	Well... I believe its all random drops. However, I've seen people with over 100 dye of every color and 100k in pre sear. My suggestion- don't waste too much time trying to get a whole lot of dye. It would be a better use of time to play the game and get some weapon with good mods that is worth more than a bunch of dye.

Apr 09, 2006, 07:21 PM // 19:21	#18
Silent Kitty Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: [TYW] "The Young World" Profession: A/Me	And I got black dyes from killing gargoyles in the catacombs. At least 5 of them, the last 4 months

Apr 09, 2006, 09:23 PM // 21:23	#20
mega_jamie Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Guild: Warlords of Ruin Profession: A/Mo	I found my bfirst black dye 20 mins into my first char, and I was all like "Woooo now I have Black Start Bow!!!!!" (thinking to self I was fairly 1337-tastic. Got to post searing and :-O They are worth how much, I definatly cried on the inside, alot. Dyes drop randomly from any enemy the only reason they show up more in pre-searing it seems is because there is less possible stuff to drop, theres what, 10 of each weapon type if your lucky, maybe more, lets just say theres 100 different things that can drop in pre-searing, if there are like (sumthing like) 8 dyes or so, i forget the exact number of colours, then that means every 8/100 kills you can expect a dye pretty much. Ok they arnt the numbers, but you can imaging that post-searing as several thousands of droppables, and you get the picture.