Its hard being an elementalist... - Guild Wars Forums

(absent) · Aug 06, 2005, 02:02 AM // 02:02

So my main char right now is an e/r and i gotta say, its hard getting gold, items, and whatnot. I mean, even as a lvl 20, i cna't effectively farm any good places such as the desert or the south shiverpeaks becasue i take damage too easily and elementalist armor just plain sucks. Instead i haf to bring along at least a healer hench and a fighter just so i can get occasional drops. So i ask all those other elementalists out there, what do YOU do? How do you cope?

Lost · Aug 06, 2005, 02:11 AM // 02:11

You can try using Mist Form + a lot of AOE damage spells, round up a lot of melee mobs and blast them to pieces. Or create a new character specifically for farming.

ShadowStorm · Aug 06, 2005, 06:14 AM // 06:14

You could dodge enemies and just farm chests...

Vhayr · Aug 06, 2005, 10:44 AM // 10:44

Strange. I'm an E/Mo and I do just fine. I usually use a smiting build for farming (so you'd have to switch to /Mo) and I can make about...5k an hour? Maybe, I'm not too sure. It depends on what I salvage. I'll say it's definitely no lower than 3k an hour. I usually farm Blessed Griffons outside of Camp Rankor, Sand Drakes outside of Elona Reach or anything outside of Maguuma Stade (Jungle Trolls + Moss Scarabs = easy money). I currently have about 160k in the bank, but I've bought two sets of 1.5k armour and quite a few runes and dyes. Have a look around the forums for farming builds, I'm sure you'll find something.

Andy_M · Aug 06, 2005, 11:25 AM // 11:25

I thought the max you could have in storage was 100K ?

Therlun · Aug 06, 2005, 11:27 AM // 11:27

earth mages can handle melee damage pretty well.
earth armour + ward against melee makes melee mobs no danger at all.
(+~60 armour, and 50% chance of evasion for ~20 sec).
the ward against elements is not quite as good, but also can be a nice defensive boost versus elemental attacks.

also it is a good idea to know what you farm, although im no expert as i farmed only twice to get collectables.
the sand drakes at elonas reach for example wont use earthquake if there are two or less players/henchies, same with sand elementals.
(they use aftershock, but with earth armour on that makes only about 45 damage...)

i found that my E/Mo mostly has only one Mo spell at all (a heal, mostly heeling breeze), and i think trolls blood can function just the same.

another good side of wards is that they cant be dispelled...

Mr. Matt · Aug 06, 2005, 11:31 AM // 11:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy_M

I thought the max you could have in storage was 100K ?

I think that's just the maximum you can carry on your person.

Kamatsu · Aug 06, 2005, 11:36 AM // 11:36

yes, the maximum you can carry on your character is 100K (100 plat).

you can have a lot more in storage - there are people who have (or had) 1 million gold in storage - search through the screenshot forum as they have a few shots there of the 1,000 plat

(1,000 plat = 1 million gold)

Aug 06, 2005, 02:02 AM // 02:02	#1
(absent) Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005	Its hard being an elementalist... So my main char right now is an e/r and i gotta say, its hard getting gold, items, and whatnot. I mean, even as a lvl 20, i cna't effectively farm any good places such as the desert or the south shiverpeaks becasue i take damage too easily and elementalist armor just plain sucks. Instead i haf to bring along at least a healer hench and a fighter just so i can get occasional drops. So i ask all those other elementalists out there, what do YOU do? How do you cope?

Aug 06, 2005, 02:11 AM // 02:11	#2
Lost Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hell's Precipice	You can try using Mist Form + a lot of AOE damage spells, round up a lot of melee mobs and blast them to pieces. Or create a new character specifically for farming.

Aug 06, 2005, 06:14 AM // 06:14	#3
ShadowStorm Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Take me where I cannot stand. Guild: The Better Part of Valor Profession: W/N	You could dodge enemies and just farm chests...

Aug 06, 2005, 10:44 AM // 10:44	#4
Vhayr Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Guild: Malice Nights [MN] Profession: A/Me	Strange. I'm an E/Mo and I do just fine. I usually use a smiting build for farming (so you'd have to switch to /Mo) and I can make about...5k an hour? Maybe, I'm not too sure. It depends on what I salvage. I'll say it's definitely no lower than 3k an hour. I usually farm Blessed Griffons outside of Camp Rankor, Sand Drakes outside of Elona Reach or anything outside of Maguuma Stade (Jungle Trolls + Moss Scarabs = easy money). I currently have about 160k in the bank, but I've bought two sets of 1.5k armour and quite a few runes and dyes. Have a look around the forums for farming builds, I'm sure you'll find something.

Aug 06, 2005, 11:25 AM // 11:25	#5
Andy_M Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK Guild: (Don't fear) The Beaver	I thought the max you could have in storage was 100K ?

Aug 06, 2005, 11:27 AM // 11:27	#6
Therlun Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005	earth mages can handle melee damage pretty well. earth armour + ward against melee makes melee mobs no danger at all. (+~60 armour, and 50% chance of evasion for ~20 sec). the ward against elements is not quite as good, but also can be a nice defensive boost versus elemental attacks. also it is a good idea to know what you farm, although im no expert as i farmed only twice to get collectables. the sand drakes at elonas reach for example wont use earthquake if there are two or less players/henchies, same with sand elementals. (they use aftershock, but with earth armour on that makes only about 45 damage...) i found that my E/Mo mostly has only one Mo spell at all (a heal, mostly heeling breeze), and i think trolls blood can function just the same. another good side of wards is that they cant be dispelled...

Aug 06, 2005, 11:36 AM // 11:36	#8
Kamatsu Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia	yes, the maximum you can carry on your character is 100K (100 plat). you can have a lot more in storage - there are people who have (or had) 1 million gold in storage - search through the screenshot forum as they have a few shots there of the 1,000 plat (1,000 plat = 1 million gold)