Curse

Šiljo · Dec 22, 2008, 04:39 PM // 16:39

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Originally Posted by Damian979

They are both painfully easy. Heart will get you way more shards, strength will get you more chances to not get a mini bear.

Because....?

Damian979 · Dec 22, 2008, 05:16 PM // 17:16

Because you can run through the quest, wait at the end and have the wintersday chest in about 6 min as opposed to about 10 min of fighting through the other quest.

You get less shards but more opportunities to open the chest and not get the bear.

Jhadur · Dec 22, 2008, 06:29 PM // 18:29

How are people managing Strength in 6 mins?

The best I've managed is 9 mins usually 12-14 mins

And yes I'm running past everything right to the end then let the snowmen do the killing.

Šiljo · Dec 22, 2008, 06:59 PM // 18:59

Strength is 6 min

Heart is 14 min.

How is more times opening the chest less chance of getting a bear?

Jhadur · Dec 22, 2008, 08:13 PM // 20:13

I know it's strength that some people say they can do in 6 mins I was asking how as the quickest I've done is 9 mins.

Arkantos · Dec 22, 2008, 08:25 PM // 20:25

I'm farming strength of snow. By farming I mean taking ~2 minutes to run to freezie and ~8 minutes to browse guru/do other stuff while freezie and the snowmen kill the grentches.

Sun Fired Blank · Dec 23, 2008, 12:35 AM // 00:35

Strength of Snow in 6 minutes strikes me as a slightly improbable time unless you have some kind of speed boost like a Birthday Cupcake. A more realistic time is probably about 8 minutes, +-30 seconds.

Straight to the Heart can be done in 10 minutes without breaking a sweat if you play really conservatively, and it takes you 8-9 if you do it as efficiently as possible.

Realistically speaking you shave time from the Straight from the Heart run like so:

These are the groups you take, in this order

1) Glimmering Snowman + Snowmen Group
2) Snowmen Group
3) 2 x Mischievous Snowman -> 3 x Grumpy Snowmen, 4x Impeccable Snowmen (Group 1, Line)), Impeccable Snowmen (Group 2, Semi-Circle)
4) 2 x Bustling Snowmen + 1x Industrious Snowmen -> Bustling Snowmen + Industrious Snowmen (corridor) -> 2 x Bustling Snowmen + 1 Industrious Snowman (against right wall) -> 2 x Roguish Snowmen
4a) You do not have to take the snowmen over the left bridge
5) Mischievous Snowmen + Playful Snowmen -> pick up reinforcements by moas -> Blessed Snowmen
6) 2x Blessed Snowmen (Door) -> pick up reinforcements by moas
7) 4 x Cordial Snowmen (in front of traps) -> Cordial Snowmen (beyond traps) -> Angry Snowman
8) Semi-Circle of Pious Snowmen (you can skip most of this part by hugging the left wall and killing 2-3 snowmen, saves you probably a minute)
9) Kill Freezie and his 4 x 3 Columns of Snowmen, engage them from the right with your reinforcements

Arkantos · Dec 23, 2008, 02:07 AM // 02:07

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Strength of Snow in 6 minutes strikes me as a slightly improbable time unless you have some kind of speed boost like a Birthday Cupcake. A more realistic time is probably about 8 minutes, +-30 seconds.

I can get 7 minutes if I try. With a cupcake you should be able to get 6 easily.