Curse

Aussie Boy · Oct 13, 2009, 01:15 AM // 01:15

What a bad drop rate i'm still trying to get my stones.
Anyway remember when he wanted Mandragor root cakes and the roots back then had a bad drop rate
Look at them now dropping like crazy lol
I still think Anet nerfs Nics Items or the other side of the coin everyone farming them lowers the drops for all.
Bad mean Anet.

N E D M · Oct 13, 2009, 01:29 AM // 01:29

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Originally Posted by Aussie Boy

What a bad drop rate i'm still trying to get my stones.
Anyway remember when he wanted Mandragor root cakes and the roots back then had a bad drop rate

WOOT
i kept all mine from that week

Aldric · Oct 13, 2009, 01:31 AM // 01:31

sweet , had 10 of these from the Root collection week. Used 5 and sold the rest for 15k.

had a small solo farm with my rit and got 6 in 2 runs outside outside yohlon haven

wilebill · Oct 13, 2009, 05:21 AM // 05:21

Meh, lots of stuff to try. First run nada, but there's a week to go.

Been so long since I got a good gift, though, hard to keep going.

Louva A Deus · Oct 13, 2009, 06:06 AM // 06:06

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Originally Posted by Khers

Guys just go to Gates of Destolation and on the left you have one group of mandragors. You can farm it by using wurm. 30-40 sec per run and in less than 10 minutes i've farmed 5 stones. Try this

Found the group you're talking about, buta few questions. Are you alone in the party? Did you only kill that group?

QueenofDeath · Oct 13, 2009, 08:02 AM // 08:02

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Also got enough Husks to cover me when /if they are ever his gift requirement.

lol do you have a clue how many resources there are in three chapters and the expansion? hahahaha You will be dead and gone before husks ever come back again as an item Nick wants. There's only 52 weeks in a year dude and there's 1000's of resources in the game. You'd do best just to sell them as merchant fodder now unless you want some collectors item for them.

KingCrab · Oct 13, 2009, 08:59 AM // 08:59

Hard, hard week. Lots of husks and other garbage. Few luminous stones.

Aussie Boy · Oct 13, 2009, 10:04 AM // 10:04

Or just go HERE for Nicks farms.

Got all 20 I needed using the top tip.

Painbringer · Oct 13, 2009, 03:08 PM // 15:08

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Originally Posted by Aussie Boy

Or just go HERE for Nicks farms.

Got all 20 I needed using the top tip.

Thanks for the link will try tonight

I spent WAY TOO MUCH TIME in cyrstal overlook last night and farmed UNO stones.

disarm76 · Oct 13, 2009, 03:18 PM // 15:18

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Originally Posted by Aussie Boy

Or just go HERE for Nicks farms.

Got all 20 I needed using the top tip.

I must be really unlucky, did 5 alkali pan runs and got zero stones. And managed to find a couple extra groups!!!

My New Name · Oct 13, 2009, 04:22 PM // 16:22

did the ward runs and got nothing... 3-4 per run my ass

beanerman_99 · Oct 13, 2009, 05:14 PM // 17:14

An alliance memeber shared his hunting spot with me. Just go to Mordock Crevace in NF and enter the mission. There are lots of Mandragor's in the very first area to kill. I took 3 heroes do deal with the group of Corsairs at the first of the mission then flagged them away and use Spirit Spammer to deal with the Mandragors.

Ġ ō Đ¹ · Oct 13, 2009, 07:10 PM // 19:10

did 3 runs outside yohlan haven or w/e its called on my perma and got 20 roots and 3 stones..gg. too bad its not like 4 months ago it'd be worth something

QueenofDeath · Oct 13, 2009, 07:37 PM // 19:37

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Originally Posted by Aussie Boy

Or just go HERE for Nicks farms.

Got all 20 I needed using the top tip.

Wow that was a good link to a good build I took my Warrior out and got 8 stones and 10 husks in one run in Arjok Ward. That's just a wow build. Man I wish I could use that in RA PVP.

) hahaha I would soooooo stomp. Have to keep away from that named Mandragor as I tried his group twice and got beat.

That was the most fun farming I've had in awhile. thanks

Tenebrae · Oct 13, 2009, 07:43 PM // 19:43

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Originally Posted by disarm76

I must be really unlucky, did 5 alkali pan runs and got zero stones. And managed to find a couple extra groups!!!

That run worked for me , 2 first run , 3 on second. I guess those mandragors dont drop roots so stone drop is 3x better ?

QueenofDeath · Oct 13, 2009, 07:59 PM // 19:59

I really think it's a lot of luck but my system is after I exit Yohlan I go left and up the hill and attack the first group of baboons, then I start my mandragor hunting and never attack anything else again. I always try to kill those big ones last as that seems to be when I get the good drops of stones. Stay away from the named one and do all the hill near the rez shrine then go around the big hill to your left and do all of those. Most stones I ever got that last run. I was impressed. It was a w/rit if that has anything to do with anything. Doubt it but anyway thas what I got all mine with and sold for 2.5k each at the torment.

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did the ward runs and got nothing... 3-4 per run my ass

sorry but I really had to belly laugh over ^ as it was too funny after I got 8 on my run.

) I guess I got mine and yours both hahaha sorry sold them already and spent the money.

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Sookie · Oct 13, 2009, 11:36 PM // 23:36

I think some of you are exaggerating what is dropping. I spent a couple of hours last night in Arkjok Ward = nada. Then today, I spent 3-4 hours running through Arjok over and over again and came up with 4...a nice Guildie gave me the 5th one.

Yes, I tried the above-named areas in the desolation yesterday morning and afternoon.

This, IMHO, has been the worst drop rate since Nicholas started pimping us in April.

gw_poster · Oct 14, 2009, 12:15 AM // 00:15

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Originally Posted by QueenofDeath

Wow that was a good link to a good build I took my Warrior out and got 8 stones and 10 husks in one run in Arjok Ward. That's just a wow build. Man I wish I could use that in RA PVP.

) hahaha I would soooooo stomp. Have to keep away from that named Mandragor as I tried his group twice and got beat.

That was the most fun farming I've had in awhile. thanks

i call bullshit on these numbers. first of all, the mandragor in Arjok Ward don't drop husks...second of all - you would be lucky to get more than 5 ROOTS in one run there (solo), and if you manage to get 2-3 luminous stones in one run you better go buy a lottery ticket. I did one run in Arjok as a solo spirit spammer, got 4 roots and 1 stone which fell on the last enemy of the run (approx. 40-50 mandragors total). Luckily, I had 4 stones leftover from the root farming I did early on for Nick months ago which supports the notion of a low drop rate for stones as I must have farmed 50 roots or more (back when nick farming was a profitable endevour) and only got 4 stones...

Reformed · Oct 14, 2009, 12:32 AM // 00:32

Did Arkjok on a solo build and was only getting 1-2 a run with one unusual 3. Moddok was my first pick but it's a less target rich environment. Wound up doing x5 to help guild out and never saw these extraordinary numbers. Roots were probably something like 4:1, I didn't bother to keep track. Personally I still think Sapphire Djinn Essence was a more troublesome farm but this week is up there.

tmilley · Oct 14, 2009, 12:35 AM // 00:35

I did the Gate of Desolation farm. Took 3 runs to get 5 stones. Ran solo Ranger SpiritSpammer and just killed the one group. No wurms.