Curse

Tom Swift · Oct 27, 2009, 09:08 PM // 21:08

If you don't mind wasting some feathers, dust and a bit of gold an essence of celerity does work on the shouts giving you 100% immunity. (I would not recommend for every character but might be worth it for your first one if you want to learn the routes at your leisure)

moose528 · Oct 27, 2009, 09:08 PM // 21:08

agree with posts earlier can someone plz make a guide or video guide that would be very much appreciated

Tom Swift · Oct 27, 2009, 09:14 PM // 21:14

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Originally Posted by optymind

FREE ECTOS: Do the halloween quest, use the 3rd skill to KD an enemy and then wand him to death. Best farm ever.

hmmmm didn't try this but as long as you don't have too many enemies together I suppose this would work (they do take damage from weapons I think). But it would take a very very long time to kill everything with nothing but the raw dmg from your weapon.

go cubs · Oct 27, 2009, 09:15 PM // 21:15

Its not to difficult, time bone pits right, i just ran right through and was fine...Just use KD a lot and the friendly thing.

Make sure u wait out as many patrols to make it easier, kd everything you see in pits and you should be fine, took me 28 minutes to finish and i dont know my way around UW to well so...

It was rather lame and boring and im not gonna do it on many other chars if any, but do bone pits first to save time like others said, it should be fairly simple yet i dont know how to make videos on games so...i am not able to lol...sorry

Good Luck to all.

Vilaptca · Oct 27, 2009, 09:16 PM // 21:16

It sucked. But thanks to Guru and Wiki I was able to get it on my second try.

If we do only have four quests, then I hope this is one of them that lasts for two days. A lot of people having problems getting past everything.

Chicken of the Seas · Oct 27, 2009, 09:16 PM // 21:16

God this quest is so annoying. I hope that the next few days quests won't involve even longer running. Like everyone else said, ANet clearly did not think about the Bone Pits area. I bet they didn't even bother trying it themselves.

Tom Swift · Oct 27, 2009, 09:17 PM // 21:17

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Originally Posted by Vilaptca

It sucked. But thanks to Guru and Wiki I was able to get it on my second try.

If we do only have four quests, then I hope this is one of them that lasts for two days. A lot of people having problems getting past everything.

Since one of my chars is still being offered yesterday's quest, I presume you have all week to do it if you want to.

Andisa Kalorn · Oct 27, 2009, 09:19 PM // 21:19

I managed to do it on my first try, but I don't think I've ever had less fun doing a holiday quest. I was constantly worried about lag, especially when I started lagging, to my horror, while passing the very last groups.

Got through bone pits, but once I reached the reaper, realized how annoying it was that I had to run all the way back too - at least with UW normally you can teleport between reapers. Having to run back just makes everything longer and repetitive.

And having to worry about degen... degen is the most annoying thing when you have nothing to counter it. They don't need to add an overpowered skill, there could be something to remove hexes but with a long recharge.

Or at least, have the quest save your progress. If you lag out after getting to all the reapers, it's a huge pain to have to do it all again. And that's just not fun.

own age myname · Oct 27, 2009, 09:21 PM // 21:21

I did it on my first try. The only UW I've ever done is wastes and chamber. Pits was a bitch, but I got past it with good timing and nice KDs.

Overall, I thought it was fun. I know the UW a lot better.

akio pwns · Oct 27, 2009, 09:21 PM // 21:21

THIS IS STUPID EZ. I mean people with enough thinking can see just avoid melee using snare... shut down casters with KD and use spirit wide effect to cut down time on run. Pits were ez because just kd the thrashers before u come to them use pumpkin skill on bridge and thats it. QQ all around here

Bathal Nasp · Oct 27, 2009, 09:24 PM // 21:24

Todays quest really is pretty straightforward. After a try or two I don't see how anyone can get mad at it, it just takes a little common sense.

Of course, when you get error 7'd near the end, then I can understand the frustration...

Kerwyn Nasilan · Oct 27, 2009, 09:27 PM // 21:27

I would love to do this quest but apparently ANet does not like me and decided to sick there duck-tape and gum patched servers on me today. Gotten lag booted/killed 3 times now...

HawkofStorms · Oct 27, 2009, 09:33 PM // 21:33

It is pretty easy. The only part that is tricky that is actually possible to die is bone pit. Don't save that one for last just in case you fail.

It isn't hard, but it is kinda long. 20-30 miniutes for 25 ToT bags and 7 tonics isn't enough for me to repeat this on multiple characters since raptor farming and CB is faster, though it does give a rarer tonic. I've still done it on a few characters, just in case the next quests have good rewards.

Also, no drops from killing stuff in this UW (yes, I've tried).

Lihinel · Oct 27, 2009, 09:33 PM // 21:33

Bone Pits got me on the first run (had met 3 other reapers by the time).

Did Bone Pits first on 2nd run... everything after was pretty much a cakewalk, but a rather long one.

Guess Ill skip this quest on my secondaries and get back to Costume Brawl. ^ ^

WinterSnowblind · Oct 27, 2009, 09:35 PM // 21:35

I done the quest first shot, but I can't say I enjoyed it much. Again, the backstory and the lore was great, I really can't wait to see how it turns out. But as someone not familar with the Underworld, I found navigating it a pain and had to use the map that someone kindly uploaded to Guild Wars Wiki.

Even then, the Dryders came *this* close to killing me right at the end, and if that had happened I probably wouldn't have bothered trying it again

I'm not saying I don't like challenge and want everything to be easy, but losing so much progress because of one mistake or even worse, because of LAG, would have been crushing. I prefered the light hearted, relatively simpleness of the first holiday quest.

Sharkinu · Oct 27, 2009, 09:41 PM // 21:41

1st time: got labyrinth, died in labyrinth because of lag
2nd time: got wastes, plains, pits (very close to deaths after leaving pits), got pools(again very close to death at the first group of terrorwebs; wasn't ready for Immolate), back in plains(got hexed by some mesmers; degen until 11 hp)...survived. got mountains, then labyrinth and back in wastes for the end

Was fun. Like it! Very interesting to explore UW for the fisrt time.

wotah · Oct 27, 2009, 09:42 PM // 21:42

It aint hard, just relax. Time skills 4 and 3 and your all good.

devils wraths · Oct 27, 2009, 09:43 PM // 21:43

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:...uments_map.jpg

map link for people who might want help knowing the way

Chicken of the Seas · Oct 27, 2009, 10:04 PM // 22:04

Bleh was almost done, just had to talk to king frozenwind then apparently I rubber banded. One second I was running away fine the next I was dead.

Edit: Wtf died at exact same place by invisible monster...

Dzjudz · Oct 27, 2009, 10:11 PM // 22:11

GG Anet fix servers plz. 16 minutes in (using red rock candy), after all reapers, almost at the king, l/c at the last group of smites on the way up to the king. Pressing skill 4 like a madman, but to no avail. Dead at reconnect. If you're going to make a 20min solo quest in UW where by death you get kicked out, plz fix servers.