Over farming an area... - Guild Wars Forums

infective · Feb 10, 2006, 06:53 PM // 18:53

Yeah so last night I decided to ravage those trolls, and on my 8th run I got this tip... telling me to not farm one area so much as the loots will cease to drop. However I've been farming those griffons for ages and that never came up..

Anyways, should I listen to this tip or is it outdated? And how long would it take for an area to become norm again?

Thanks for your time.

Loviatar · Feb 10, 2006, 06:55 PM // 18:55

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Originally Posted by infective

Yeah so last night I decided to ravage those trolls, and on my 8th run I got this tip... telling me to not farm one area so much as the loots will cease to drop. However I've been farming those griffons for ages and that never came up..

Anyways, should I listen to this tip or is it outdated? And how long would it take for an area to become norm again?

Thanks for your time.

yes the drops will drop off.

go through the whole zone next tima and have a few other places so you can rotate your crops

SilentAssassin · Feb 10, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57

well they've added an anti-farm code a long time ago, so the more you farm one specific spot , less items and stuff will drop.

I never noticed any changes in drops, because I don't farm that much, but I think this is only for when you really are farming 6 hours straight the same spot.

Xonic · Feb 10, 2006, 06:58 PM // 18:58

if you repeatly kill a few (not sure on exact number) mobs at a certain area, you'll make the anti-bot-farming code kick in.

maybe when you farm griffions you kill enough number of mobs and run out far enough to not having the farmer alert go off.

GraceAlone · Feb 10, 2006, 07:08 PM // 19:08

That's interesting because I farmed griffons last night for a couple of hours straight but never got a warning and the drops were fine. Maybe like Xonic said it has to do with how much/how far into the zone you go. *shrugs*

Griff Mon · Feb 10, 2006, 07:27 PM // 19:27

I ran in and out and went after a group of minoutars with my warrior and got "the message" but finished the big group of minoutars and got a silver dye drop right after being warned. Go figure.....

icemonkey · Feb 10, 2006, 08:10 PM // 20:10

dyes are worth 1 gold, and drops are related to their "gold value" so tahts why

there was/is a theory that you could over farm an area and casue the drop value to be so low taht you consistantly drop dyes, hecne actually making a lot of money.

I dunno if it worked but just a heads up.

Sol_Vie · Feb 10, 2006, 08:13 PM // 20:13

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Originally Posted by icemonkey

dyes are worth 1 gold, and drops are related to their "gold value" so tahts why

there was/is a theory that you could over farm an area and casue the drop value to be so low taht you consistantly drop dyes, hecne actually making a lot of money.

I dunno if it worked but just a heads up.

'

Ha, that'd be pretty cool.

EternalTempest · Feb 10, 2006, 08:14 PM // 20:14

I know it will get you a "warning" if it's extreme from what I heard but the code starts to lower your drop rate also w/o a waring. They only way to get them back up is to move to another location.

I saw this myself when I was building up skulls for candy canes (own small personal stash). Nolani -> zone -> fill up -> repeat. The drops were starting to decrease across the board after a bit of time.

Once I went to other area's, and came back, drop rates were much higher.

Ruvaen · Feb 10, 2006, 09:28 PM // 21:28

Yep, always rotate your crops... XD

infective · Feb 11, 2006, 12:04 AM // 00:04

If only I knew where another huge pack of trolls are at... And if only those griffons were lvl 24, cause at 21 they drop crap that's not even capped in dmg..

ghostlyranger · Feb 11, 2006, 07:06 AM // 07:06

i think mayb if kill more variety of mob, then it wont trigger it?

Kook~NBK~ · Feb 11, 2006, 07:10 AM // 07:10

Find different locations to farm in and bounce around between them - no worries about the anti-farm thing kicking in.

SilentAssassin · Feb 11, 2006, 12:17 PM // 12:17

or another possibility: don't farm

led-zep · Feb 11, 2006, 02:20 PM // 14:20

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Originally Posted by SilentAssassin

or another possibility: don't farm

i do hope you'll never be a doctor

'doctor it hurts when i breathe'

'well dont breathe'

SilentAssassin · Feb 11, 2006, 03:52 PM // 15:52

thats the best cure isn't it ?

Rainy Ico · Feb 11, 2006, 04:23 PM // 16:23

Eh. This explains a lot.
Time to start farming Hydras again.

icemonkey · Feb 11, 2006, 08:32 PM // 20:32

does anyone know wether it is character based or account based?

seems like it is character based but any official word ?

Young Hero · Feb 11, 2006, 09:04 PM // 21:04

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Originally Posted by infective

If only I knew where another huge pack of trolls are at... And if only those griffons were lvl 24, cause at 21 they drop crap that's not even capped in dmg..

Theres a nice mob of Trolls on the way to Warcamp.Takes some work getting there though.

NJudson · Feb 11, 2006, 09:50 PM // 21:50

One thing I've noticed is that there have been a few times where I was griffon farming with my W/Mo and for whatever reason I couldn't gain adrenaline. My "Bonetti's Defense" skill was useless because of this and the weird this is that when it's happened I don't think that I had been farming for much more than 2 or 3 runs out of Augury. I didn't have anything put "Soothing Images" on me or anything like that so I'm not sure what would've caused me not to gain adrenaline. Anyone else see this before?

Feb 10, 2006, 06:53 PM // 18:53	#1
infective Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2006	Over farming an area... Yeah so last night I decided to ravage those trolls, and on my 8th run I got this tip... telling me to not farm one area so much as the loots will cease to drop. However I've been farming those griffons for ages and that never came up.. Anyways, should I listen to this tip or is it outdated? And how long would it take for an area to become norm again? Thanks for your time.

Feb 10, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57	#3
SilentAssassin Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance Profession: R/N	well they've added an anti-farm code a long time ago, so the more you farm one specific spot , less items and stuff will drop. I never noticed any changes in drops, because I don't farm that much, but I think this is only for when you really are farming 6 hours straight the same spot.

Feb 10, 2006, 06:58 PM // 18:58	#4
Xonic Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: Mo/Me	if you repeatly kill a few (not sure on exact number) mobs at a certain area, you'll make the anti-bot-farming code kick in. maybe when you farm griffions you kill enough number of mobs and run out far enough to not having the farmer alert go off.

Feb 10, 2006, 07:08 PM // 19:08	#5
GraceAlone Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Guild: Semper Reformanda [SeRe]	That's interesting because I farmed griffons last night for a couple of hours straight but never got a warning and the drops were fine. Maybe like Xonic said it has to do with how much/how far into the zone you go. shrugs

Feb 10, 2006, 07:27 PM // 19:27	#6
Griff Mon Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the Elfen Forests of Washington State Guild: Damage Radius Profession: N/	I ran in and out and went after a group of minoutars with my warrior and got "the message" but finished the big group of minoutars and got a silver dye drop right after being warned. Go figure.....

Feb 10, 2006, 08:10 PM // 20:10	#7
icemonkey Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2005	dyes are worth 1 gold, and drops are related to their "gold value" so tahts why there was/is a theory that you could over farm an area and casue the drop value to be so low taht you consistantly drop dyes, hecne actually making a lot of money. I dunno if it worked but just a heads up.

Feb 10, 2006, 08:14 PM // 20:14	#9
EternalTempest Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: United States Guild: Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM] Profession: E/	I know it will get you a "warning" if it's extreme from what I heard but the code starts to lower your drop rate also w/o a waring. They only way to get them back up is to move to another location. I saw this myself when I was building up skulls for candy canes (own small personal stash). Nolani -> zone -> fill up -> repeat. The drops were starting to decrease across the board after a bit of time. Once I went to other area's, and came back, drop rates were much higher.

Feb 10, 2006, 09:28 PM // 21:28	#10
Ruvaen Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CA Profession: W/	Yep, always rotate your crops... XD

Feb 11, 2006, 12:04 AM // 00:04	#11
infective Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2006	If only I knew where another huge pack of trolls are at... And if only those griffons were lvl 24, cause at 21 they drop crap that's not even capped in dmg..

Feb 11, 2006, 07:06 AM // 07:06	#12
ghostlyranger Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005	i think mayb if kill more variety of mob, then it wont trigger it?

Feb 11, 2006, 07:10 AM // 07:10	#13
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	Find different locations to farm in and bounce around between them - no worries about the anti-farm thing kicking in.

Feb 11, 2006, 12:17 PM // 12:17	#14
SilentAssassin Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance Profession: R/N	or another possibility: don't farm

Feb 11, 2006, 03:52 PM // 15:52	#16
SilentAssassin Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance Profession: R/N	thats the best cure isn't it ?

Feb 11, 2006, 04:23 PM // 16:23	#17
Rainy Ico Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2006	Eh. This explains a lot. Time to start farming Hydras again.

Feb 11, 2006, 08:32 PM // 20:32	#18
icemonkey Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2005	does anyone know wether it is character based or account based? seems like it is character based but any official word ?

Feb 11, 2006, 09:50 PM // 21:50	#20
NJudson Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2005	One thing I've noticed is that there have been a few times where I was griffon farming with my W/Mo and for whatever reason I couldn't gain adrenaline. My "Bonetti's Defense" skill was useless because of this and the weird this is that when it's happened I don't think that I had been farming for much more than 2 or 3 runs out of Augury. I didn't have anything put "Soothing Images" on me or anything like that so I'm not sure what would've caused me not to gain adrenaline. Anyone else see this before?