Curse

Fire Childe · Aug 23, 2007, 12:43 PM // 12:43

Got this one about 2 weeks ago. Req 12, Max dmg.

Right now I do this in wurms. party of 4. 3 heros. I basically take a path where I run into Mandragors, Mesas and the 2 bosses Hajkor and Alem (for the greens). I also take the SS shrine at the start and double back around to get the LB shrine. So its an SS/LB run as well as chest run as well as a tiny chance to get an Elemental Sword.

I have the quests: A Show of Force and Requiem for a Brain active. I kill 158 enemies in hard mode (this includes all the gravens in the Abaddon Shrines except for 1 so I dont have to take the quest again).

A run will typically take 20 to 30 minutes and is not especially fun nor is it particularly profitable. You will pick up about 2.5 to 4ks worth of junk per run (all sold to merchant). Occassionally an elite tome or a black dye or a weapon mod will make this run sporadically more worthwhile. But you will blow alot of cash on lockpicks and the odds are you will use alot of them and get junk. I have done between 1 and 3 of these runs every day for the past 42 days. During which time I have got r1 treasure hunter and opened 175 chests (over 100 of those are Sulfurous Wastes HM chests for sure.)

In the end I never got a drop from a chest but rather randomly with heroes from a Graven, whilst trying to get back some cash from a chest run that left me skint.

By the way, its worth pointing out that when I normally do this run, for mandragor pop up mobs I flag 2 heros off radar. And also, when I get to the abaddon shrines I use a party of 4 to kill the boss shrine (first on the right as you enter) then flag 2 heroes back to the ghostly dude by the shrine (just off radar).

So most of it can be done 2 man, but it is not by any means fun. And the constant fleurescent yellowness will scorch your eyes after a while.

Treasure Hunter is a must. Even r1 Treasure Hunter really makes a difference to your retention rate in HM. And a retained lockpick is like another free chance at an Elemental Sword.

Mostly though, The money you make from merchanting junk on each run will probably go back into buying picks. So unless your pick retention rate is high, your net profit on this run most of time will be zero. But you get SS/LB so it makes it somewhat worthwhile.

Slabby · Aug 23, 2007, 01:26 PM // 13:26

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Originally Posted by Abonai Laguna

found a purple one.. req 10

Elemental Swords don't exist in white, blue or purple version. Sooo... busted

AscalonWarrior · Aug 23, 2007, 04:32 PM // 16:32

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Originally Posted by Abonai Laguna

found a purple one.. req 10

Never though I'd say this but, screenshot or it didn't happen

Sir Pandra Pierva · Aug 23, 2007, 10:56 PM // 22:56

I use the shadow of haste build but no deadly paradox can anyone tell me what s the advantage of deadly paradox is since usually one uses shadow of haste in the start. Also I find this run easy as hell so I don't know really know what so hard about this run?

Vexed · Aug 24, 2007, 01:15 AM // 01:15

The simplest function of SP is a cancel stance for Shadow of Haste.

You can use it prior to Shadow of Haste to lower the recharge on your warp, which has the bonus of speeding up your rounds if you get a half recharge on Shadow Form as well - otherwise, not much use.

I just use Dash myself.

MetalMan · Aug 24, 2007, 08:20 AM // 08:20

I've been doing this for around a week, and this is way more profitable than any other farm i've done, including luxon 'sins.

SotiCoto · Aug 24, 2007, 08:33 AM // 08:33

I recall reading somewhere that of the various shrines in the temple.... you're only supposed to activate particular ones... and that certain ones should be left not activated.

Does anyone have a list of what each shrine spawns or any way to know what I do NOT want to trigger for this?

Oh.... and while I've seen videos of it with shadow of haste and deadly paradox..... I wasn't really paying attention to the order of the skills used in that respect. I guess I'll have to watch them more closely tonight.

Vexed · Aug 24, 2007, 01:08 PM // 13:08

As soon as you activate all 12 shrines, the quest is completed - whether you defeat a single mob or not.

I still activate all 12 for max kills and extra LB points for the Margonite bosses, you can abandon the quest and reactivate it when all is said and done. However, if you leave one shrine untouched, you won't have to bother with abandoning and rezoning and whatnot. Just a time-saver.

SotiCoto · Aug 24, 2007, 01:17 PM // 13:17

I remember reading that the spawns from each shrine are always the same though.... and that if one is worth leaving (so as not to accidentally complete the quest), it had best be the one with the least Monoliths... or whatever.

I know for a fact that if I activate all of the shrines that I'll probably end up accidentally completing the quest.... just like I did with that Charr at the Gates quest in Pre-Searing Ascalon that set back my levelling for LDoA quite a bit.

3Tripnip · Sep 20, 2007, 05:54 PM // 17:54

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Originally Posted by SotiCoto

...(so as not to accidentally complete the quest),...

Well, that's exactly what I did.

It was late, I was tired.

Anyone know of any other good farming spots besides this one?

.... but wow... did the Monoliths fall quick the 1 time I did this run.

SotiCoto · Oct 08, 2007, 11:48 AM // 11:48

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Originally Posted by 3Tripnip

Well, that's exactly what I did.

It was late, I was tired.

Anyone know of any other good farming spots besides this one?

.... but wow... did the Monoliths fall quick the 1 time I did this run.

Neh luck I guess.
I have the quest... and could potentially team with you to get you there and activate all the shrines (but one) and leave you to the kills.... though it wouldn't exactly be time-efficient.

For the record.... I did it for the first time yesterday with a Shadow of Haste build and a newly purchased Galigord's Stone Staff:

[skill]Glyph of Elemental Power[/skill][skill]Shadow Form[/skill][skill]Death's Charge[/skill][skill]Sliver Armor[/skill][skill]Aftershock[/skill][skill]Feigned Neutrality[/skill][skill]Deadly Paradox[/skill][skill]Shadow of Haste[/skill]

I found a build on a YouTube video and watched it being used. In some cases I had to guess at what the skills were as the resolution was so crap it was difficult to tell. The really pathetic thing is that my girlfriend identified some of them faster than I did (by function alone) and she doesn't even play Guild Wars!

On the Upside... the whole farm process is ridiculously fun and almost stupidly easy! ^_^ ... I love the wholesale slaughter of monoliths!
On the Downside... I got totally sh!te drops.

Nimrod EX · Oct 08, 2007, 07:41 PM // 19:41

if henchies are greyed out...do u still have to share gold? :P