Curse

Torqual · Mar 28, 2007, 10:19 AM // 10:19

I have Legendary Survivor title on my Ele, so although I don't know much about playing Dervish, here's my thoughts:

1) Your rate of XP gain should be high due to being in aggro range of every monster death. So, good.

2) The lineup of heroes I used is:
Olias, with Animate Bone Horror, Animate Bone Fiend, Blood of the Master, Life Transfer
Tahlkora, with Reversal of Fortune, Aegis, Protective Spirit, Mark of Protection OR Shield of Regeneration
Dunkoro, with Orison of Healing, Ethereal Light, Light of Deliverance
....make sure also that you have a lot of conditions removal and hex removal on those builds.

3) Ignore the people that say you will never have to run away, in getting this title. I nearly died about 3-4 times but managed to escape.

4) Work only with heroes/henchmen and people you know well. The best thing about heroes/henchmen is that they stick with you and know no fear.

5) What is going to make you die is a combination of 2 or more from the following:
Snare (ie Crippled, Water Hex, Mesmer Hex)
Degen (conditions plus Hexes)
Knockdown

6) What is going to wipe out your party is:
AOE Knockdown (look out for Earthquke/Dragon Stomp/Meteor Shower)
AOE Damage over time (fear Churning Earth, Sandstorm, Unsteady Ground)
....this is because heroes' one weakness is that they all bunch together.

7) As a result, in your build, you're going to benefit from 1 skill each to prevent Knockdown, Conditions and Hexes. This will make you do less damage, and you may never use these skills, but you MUST take them. I had Balanced Stance and Disciplined Stance on my Ele for 2 months and used each about one time....but it meant I didn't lose the title. It's all about that ONE time. I really recommend capturing Melandru's Resilience asap.

8) The most dangerous areas (in Proph and Factions where I made the title)
- Travelling from Augury Rock to Elona Reach: 8 Hydras hitting you with Meteor in 4 seconds is not great
- Bukdek Byway: Lots of Jade Brotherhood Elementalists using Dragon Stomp
- Arborstone (Explorable): Avoid... Wardens of Earth using multiple Churning Earths
- Drazach Thicket: Do NOT attempt the quest 'Duel of the Houses'

9) Final advice....beware popups! Especially popups with Cripple, Conjure Nightmare and Meteor Shower :-)

....keep us updated. I think you might be the first to get LS with a Dervish.

Perfected Shadow · Mar 28, 2007, 10:54 AM // 10:54

Tips: CTRL Shift Spacebar, avoid the boss with SF, etc

Torqual · Mar 28, 2007, 11:12 AM // 11:12

OK....not much impresses me much in GW these days, but that did.

I notice a lot of spare skill points - so, leaving out capping - how did you get the XP?

Perfected Shadow · Mar 28, 2007, 11:37 AM // 11:37

Played through NF and Factions, I admit farming a bit when I was close

. I just couldn't wait lol. I did a lot of quests, even the Masters difficulty ones. ( except for the ones in RoT). There was also the double exp elite capping weekend iirc.