Curse

sno · Dec 28, 2005, 04:00 AM // 04:00

All services provided on American and European servers. Anyone interested in any service should contact me ingame at Faithful Sno or Neige Fidele.

The Academy

With the booming increase in spiteful necros wanting to farm the Underworld, the demand for "solo" monks is bigger than ever. Many people therefore think that they too can be a solo monk, yet don't possess the knowledge or skill to be able to successfully complete such an undertaking. When doing 2man runs in the Underworld, the speed, efficiency, and consistancy of each run depends almost solely on the skill of the monk. As a necro, finding a decend pickup monk is next to impossible, with the countless other necros spamming for them. It would seem obvious then, that the best way to farm the Underworld using 2 people would be to play the role of the monk. That's where my service becomes necessary, as there have been an increasing number of poor quality solo monks not because of poor players, but because of the lack of adequate training.

I offer three different monk classes: initiate, intermediate and expert. I generally advise that students take the intermediate class before the expert, but if you think you don't need it, I will decide via test run if you're ready for the expert class.

Initiate Solo Monk

In this course, I will teach you everything you need to know about what a solo monk is, and how to become one. We will begin with the initial armor setup including runes and weapons. We will then discuss necessary skills, including where to get them, and the theory behind why each skill is necessary. I will cover what attributes should be set at and why, and what the monks role in 2man Underworld farming is. This course concludes with the student observing a detailed walkthrough of the underworld, following a standard smite run. In the walkthrough the important features are noted, such as where monsters will appear, and what to do in each situation that may occur. After taking this course, you will have an equal if not greater knowledge of farming the Underworld than most monks you can find in ToA.

cost- 20k

Intermediate Solo Monk

This course is designed for those who have a solo monk already and would like to enhance their skills. The goal will be to perfect the monk build in the underworld, giving the student all necessary tools to run smites with extreme efficiency and ease. We will begin with a verificiation of skills, attributes, and weapons. The course will then continue with a trip to the underworld, where the student will observe a much faster run through smites. I will explain aggro patterns, and key lines to make each run as efficient as possible. Included in the observation will be specific patterns regarding how to trigger and maintain aggro without getting yourself or your partner killed, as well as which mobs to aggro first, and how many monsters you can take at once in specific situations. We will also cover the correct skill use patterns, which will allow you to stay alive through larger battles and survive when things go wrong, followed by how to correctly position mobs so they die in a timely manner. After the course (and some practice,) the student may go on a smite run at his/her convenience, where I will critique the run and offer suggestions. This way anything the student may have missed during the class will be covered again. After taking this class, students should be able to complete the smite run in under 15 minutes, with a good partner.

cost- 40k

Expert Solo Monk

Many people underestimate the true power of what a solo monk is capable of. In the expert course, I will teach the trade secrets that have allowed me to do more with 2 people than most can do with 8. We will continue through the underworld, completing ALL quests in the Ice Wastes, the Forgotten Vale, and the Labyrinth. Though some of these quests are very difficult, most can be achieved without terrible difficulty as long as you begin with the knowledge of how to complete them. In addition to these quests, you will also learn how to clear the Twin Serpent mountains and make your way to the chaos planes, and then to continue on to the bone pits and spawning pools. The Forgotten Vale quest is the method most commonly used to charm spiders for rangers. Once you learn it theres no reason why you couldn't start your own service, charging rangers for spiders.

Many people don't want to be tied down to a necro, and for those people I will also include a true "solo" section. As a solo monk, you can successfully do almost any run in the game, including all southern shiverpeaks locations. I will show you how to tweak your build to better suit you to be able to endure more punishment while running from place to place. Though I don't recommend it, I will also teach any interested student how to solo the underworld using a monk, mesmer or necro (these are much less consistant than 2man runs, and MUCH slower, which is why I recommend finding a partner and running 2man.)

cost- 100k

Spiteful Necro Training

Many people pass off the job of the necro in the Underworld as being easy. While it's true that doing the damage isn't nearly as stressful as tanking, a vast majority of necros get it partially if not completely wrong. Anyone can copy a build and be able to kill things using a Spiteful Spirit build, however the problem arises when people don't fully understand the skills they're using, and thus don't use them to their full potential. Most Spiteful necros have no idea how to efficiently kill smites, yet after awhile they learn a technique that works well enough for them, and stick to that indefinitely. After seeing countless necros kill smites, I've found only a very select few who could actually kill them quickly. Granted, most of them can and do kill them eventually, and most of them think their method is quite fast. Over 90% of the time however, no matter how good they think they are, they could be much faster. In this course I will teach the student the pattern which, when used correctly, can drop a group of smites (any size, from 1 to 20+) in about 20 seconds. This method is also very consistant at killing off every smite at the same time, causing the notorious "flop" loved by UW farmers.

The course begins of course with a skill set, attributes, armor, runes, and weapon suggestions. The student will then observe a smite run, in which I will explain how to best kill each group, and explain every action in detail. I will note things necros need to be observant of, and what special things in each area may require special attention. It's very important that a necro watches what the monk is doing and should be able to adapt to it no matter how strange it may seem. There are several things many necros don't even realize they should/shouldn't be doing, which I will go over in detail (one minor example: one should never wand targets.) One of the goals of the spiteful necro is to be able to keep up with even the fastest monks without having to stop for recharge at any time, while at the same time killing quickly. This can be difficult, but this course teaches how to think ahead to your next group in order to complete the full run as quickly as possible.

cost- 20k

Using this academy and a lot of practice, you have the ability to become one of the best Underworld farmers in the game. For reference, please see the following thread: Underworld Domination

The skills taught in these courses will allow you to make the money spent back in less than a day. Using these methods I was able to farm a full set of FoW armor in about 2 weeks. You will not be disappointed. All drops during the class will be the property of whoever it was dropped for, although for the majority of the courses the student will be observing (dead) so will not likely get any drops.

Other Services

Spider Charming

I offer one of the quickest and most reliable spider charming services available, and have done so for months. Though this service has given way mostly to the Academy, I am still offering it, and still charging same low price as always. The rules are simple, you hang out for 20-25 minutes while I do the quests to spawn the Black Widow Spider. Once the spider is spawned, I will teleport you to me where you may make your payment, and then teleport you to the spider for your charming pleasure. You never have to move at all!

Conditions:

You must stay on the circle where you spawned for the duration of the trip.
In the unlikely event that something rare drops for you in the first room, you may (with permission) grab it before returning to your circle.
You may AFK in the circle, as long as you return approx. 20 minutes after starting, or can somehow be summoned when we finish (hear PM pings, etc.)

cost- 20k

Power Leveling

I only power level people who are already ascended. This may seem like it defeats the purpose of power leveling, however many people ascend at a low level, and it can take a long time only killing monsters to get to level 20. This service will quite easily take you from level 12 to level 20 in just a couple of runs, and is far faster than traditional power leveling methods. You may bring scrolls and come along for monster experience, or simply AFK and get the quest rewards, it is all up to you. There can be up to 45,000 experience in 1 run if you decide to AFK (plus the small bit you'd get at the start.) Coming along is recommended, as you can gain considerably more experience (~300 per monster if you use scrolls,) but I understand that you may be busy and/or lazy, and 45k experience is certainly a lot for just standing around. Again, this is VASTLY quicker than any desert or droks power leveling service.

For an idea of how much XP this is, here are some stats:

From level 12(0%) to level 15(0%) = 27600xp

From level 15(0%) to level 16(0%) = 10400xp
From level 19(0%) to level 20(0%) = 12800xp
From level 13(0%) to level 20(0%) = 77000xp (approximately where you would be if you got rushed and ascended at lvl 4-5)
A full run may take 30-60 minutes, and I will do partial or multiple runs, depending on how many levels you need.

Cost- 3k per level, 4k per additional skill point. Although you may follow along, you will not be doing any of the work, and thus any ecto or rare drop you may get must be returned.

Currency exchange:
I will accept ecto, sapphires or rubies as part or all of payment, at current market value.
Market value will be decided by averaging trader buy and trader sell prices.

sno · Dec 28, 2005, 08:34 PM // 20:34

do not be scammed. if you aren't sure that the person you're speaking to is actually one of us, do not hesitate to verify by PMing us on the forum. Anyone who refuses to verify their name on the forum is NOT me, and should be reported to myself via PM immediately.

Ghost Recon · Dec 28, 2005, 09:57 PM // 21:57

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Originally Posted by sno

(btw jtchans posted that before I added the part you quoted. I added it because he posted

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Also you talk about soloing and 2 man, i do 2 man but never really tryed solo as i thought it would be to slow would you say that the slowness of solo is worth it compared to 2 man if that makes any sence.

E Power · Dec 28, 2005, 10:05 PM // 22:05

Sno is helping my cap spellbreaker at this moment and i'm preparing to become a solo monk

. I reccomend this service.

MoldyRiceFrenzy · Dec 28, 2005, 11:16 PM // 23:16

ouch expensive...

jtchans · Dec 28, 2005, 11:45 PM // 23:45

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Originally Posted by MoldyRiceFrenzy

ouch expensive...

Not Really 1-2 UW Smite Runs and youve made your money back

Obi Wannabe · Dec 29, 2005, 02:30 AM // 02:30

could it be possible that you could do beginners intermediate and expert if i pay 100k? or would i have to pay them alll seperatly?

sno · Dec 29, 2005, 06:01 AM // 06:01

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Also you talk about soloing and 2 man, i do 2 man but never really tryed solo as i thought it would be to slow would you say that the slowness of solo is worth it compared to 2 man if that makes any sence.

In my opinion, no. 1man Solo builds take far too long and are not generally worth the time or the uncertainty. With 1man builds you take an interupt to handle nightmares, but if there is more than 1 that pops and you're body blocked, there's a good chance you won't make it

A good monk in a 2man group can take 3-4 nightmares at a time if necessary.

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Originally Posted by Obi Wannabe

could it be possible that you could do beginners intermediate and expert if i pay 100k? or would i have to pay them alll seperatly?

Well each course is designed for a specific skill level, so theres no way I can teach the initiate course and then immediately teach the intermediate. There has to be a skill base that's only obtainable through experience. I would however be willing to offer discounts to past students. For example if you get the initiates course for 20k, and then come back for the next class after you've practiced, I will give you a discount.

(specific discounted prices will be decided on an individual basis.)

EZE · Dec 29, 2005, 06:53 AM // 06:53

....im interested in this, but its sorta confusing to me...are you saying that this academy isnt jsut about soloing? but running to?

EZE

orick-rithmal · Dec 29, 2005, 08:23 AM // 08:23

Ok, I've tried to Solo UW bymyself before. I had no problem with staying Alive, but SoJ would not last long enough and the aataxes would regen while taking damage. So I am forced to go with an echo/SS/SV necro. I still do not find it possible to actually "Solo" by myself.

Ajantis · Dec 29, 2005, 09:48 AM // 09:48

I know everything I need about the monk, what will it cost me to get your necro build?

Obi Wannabe · Dec 29, 2005, 04:41 PM // 16:41

I will think about doing this. Although money is a big problem for me. I can afford to have this class, but, I dont think I can buy all the runes.

sno · Dec 29, 2005, 05:18 PM // 17:18

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Originally Posted by EZE

....im interested in this, but its sorta confusing to me...are you saying that this academy isnt jsut about soloing? but running to?

EZE

The expert course includes all of my Underworld builds, as well as how to run using a solo monk, and if you want, the 1man builds (although I don't recommend using them.)

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Ok, I've tried to Solo UW bymyself before. I had no problem with staying Alive, but SoJ would not last long enough and the aataxes would regen while taking damage. So I am forced to go with an echo/SS/SV necro. I still do not find it possible to actually "Solo" by myself.

it IS possible, I assure you, using at least 3 different builds. It takes so long however, that using a necro and a monk is far more profitable.

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I know everything I need about the monk, what will it cost me to get your necro build?

Edit: decided not to give out my 3man build

in the expert course I will disclose the 2man build to clear 'most' of UW though.

Squalus the Ipno · Dec 29, 2005, 05:43 PM // 17:43

A stupid question

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can a mesmer/monk go alone in UW (with an apposite build)????

Thanks in advance

Holy Arch · Dec 30, 2005, 05:07 AM // 05:07

aww snowy why you have to leave [Efg], its not the same without you...

i think im gonna save up for the expert course, im very glad someone figured out how to dominate uw.

of course itd be nice if i could get a guildie discount

ps...this is divine farmer