Curse

NEOgeo · Oct 04, 2006, 11:57 AM // 11:57

really dunno wtf is going on, but all day today in uw when i ast visage then IOH and agro, i have lost visage as soon as i cast IOH , i spent 25k trying to see wtf is happening and there is NO nightmares there !!!!

Legendary Shiz · Oct 04, 2006, 02:36 PM // 14:36

How profitable is this build to be exact?

I'm thinking about making a rit, and it'd basically be for this and PvP. Just curious if it's worth it.

Holz · Oct 04, 2006, 05:49 PM // 17:49

@NeoGEO

You are probably targeting the ghost with your visage while you aren't even noticing it.

@Shiz

This bulid is very, very profitable. Don't forget you are farming in the UW, one of the best high end areas in the game with great loot. You will probably waste a large amount of plats before you are used to luring at the start; but you'll (well, atleast I do) make a large amount of money every run. If you are an experienced UW rit, the run takes about 10-13 mins. I make about 3-4k of pure loot and ID'ing the whites and selling them to the merchant, without the ectos. The ectos drop pretty good too (not for me tho the last days) and they drop many golden items too (most are shite, but worth like 400g to merchant). The Phantom chests have some pretty nice items if you're lucky.. I got a Storm Bow with crappy stats and +30hp mod (Salvaging got me 8 wood planks though, lol).
Hope I helped you with this info

XvArchonvX · Oct 04, 2006, 07:19 PM // 19:19

I'm not sure I would say that this build is as/more profitable than a monk/SS or monk/Famine duo run (when done right) since you can't take the Aatxes or Terrorwebs and since getting the smites can be very risky, especially with a bad spawn, but it is definately a good, profitable build. It takes a bit more practice to get down that many other UW farm builds, but can be very nice when you don't have a farmin buddy online and don't want to bother with PuG duo partners.

Legendary Shiz · Oct 04, 2006, 09:17 PM // 21:17

Info appreciated Holz. Gave me exactly what I was lookin for. Looks like I'm givin this rit thing a try.

Star Alfur · Oct 05, 2006, 07:42 AM // 07:42

Spiffy build, works great.

Not sure if this was posted (too lazy to read all the pages), but it can be done as a Mes/Rit - tried tonight. Replaced Soothing Memories with Channeling, since I used Vengeful Weapon all through-out the cycle to make up for the difference in attributes.

At 12 Restoration, the Squids/Smites all drop around middle of the third VwK.

TomD22 · Oct 07, 2006, 01:30 PM // 13:30

With the aid of the guide (thanks) i'm finding it easy enough to get past the aataxes to the smites now. But i keep screwing up and letting a group of smites kill me sooner or later. Usually it goes OK but then some group of them will just overwhelm me with zealot's fire. Obv. I have ancestors or sympathetic up, but what else should i do? Is this when i'm meant to be using Soothing Images? I didn't actually see a use for it mentioned so swapped it out for channelling...and i can't imagine i'd ever have a spare 15 energy to use it without channelling...but is that the answer? I'd rather not swap out vengeful weapon 'cos i don't see how to kill nightmares w/o it.

Thx

edit: btw, i don't know if it's just that filefront sucks, but your vid doesn;t seem to be available to dload today

edit edit: and also dahnel, i think you're in my alliance O.o ( [Tash] )

XvArchonvX · Oct 07, 2006, 02:24 PM // 14:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomD22

With the aid of the guide (thanks) i'm finding it easy enough to get past the aataxes to the smites now. But i keep screwing up and letting a group of smites kill me sooner or later. Usually it goes OK but then some group of them will just overwhelm me with zealot's fire. Obv. I have ancestors or sympathetic up, but what else should i do? Is this when i'm meant to be using Soothing Images? I didn't actually see a use for it mentioned so swapped it out for channelling...and i can't imagine i'd ever have a spare 15 energy to use it without channelling...but is that the answer? I'd rather not swap out vengeful weapon 'cos i don't see how to kill nightmares w/o it.

Thx

edit: btw, i don't know if it's just that filefront sucks, but your vid doesn;t seem to be available to dload today

edit edit: and also dahnel, i think you're in my alliance O.o ( [Tash] )

I don't know why you would want to bring Soothing Images, especially if your trouble is with Smites since they use no adrenaline skills (being monks and all). As long as you keep a Visage on you at all times however they will be drained of energy and should go down quickly. If you are waiting for the smites to attack you before casting Vengeful, that might be your problem, in such case simple make sure you have a Visage on you and have Vengeful up before the first smite pulled hits you. Beyond that I'm not sure what advice to give you since the only problems I really encountered were Nightmare popups between two close Aatxe groups when running to the smites.

TomD22 · Oct 07, 2006, 02:28 PM // 14:28

My mistake lol. I read "Soothing Memories" in the guide as "Soothing Images". I'll just try putting vwk up sooner then...

mrlopes · Oct 07, 2006, 07:14 PM // 19:14

Have never died cause of the smites. I've dropped Soothing Images for channeling. The problem was with clear the chamber, at leat until i know exactly what and when to do it. Now is a walk in the park, take me around 18k, but they are recovered in the first day.
So this is a great and easy build for sure.

Just don't forget to put Physical resistance on.

Next time will try the coldfires, and taking Ward of frost, instead of channeling, i think it could work nice and easily.

Smites:
With visages always on and physical resistance, VWK should be enough to keep you at almost full health, just keep spamming Veng Weap.

Thanks for sharing.

lundis · Oct 09, 2006, 07:51 PM // 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xaero Gouki Kriegor

need to see some smiteage death there witte, mainly because smite killing is whole purpose of soloing uw, they the ones with the "better" drops, aatxes are more the less, "obstacles" imo, until then the rt/me can be considered the most effecient

hmm.. im not farming UW 24/7 but i have never found an ecto of a smite crawler
on the other hand i've found loads of them by killing the aatxes

mastar of warrior · Oct 10, 2006, 02:26 PM // 14:26

Arent You Killing The Aatxes?

yo home boi · Oct 10, 2006, 03:38 PM // 15:38

Wow this build rocks! I made enough Ecto/Cash for my Warriors FoW helm in 2days!! =O This farm takes a while to master but once u have its a peice of piss ^^. Now all i gota do is find a decent Forgemaster group! Ty eva so much Dahnel u r a ledge!

Tainek · Oct 16, 2006, 04:34 PM // 16:34

Lately ive been swapping Soothing with various other skills, mantra of frost makes Coldies infinity more tankable

my Mod:

Standard atrib

VwK
Arch Echo
Vengeful weapon
IoH
Visage
Visage
Phys Res
Mantra of frost

you can spam Vengeful all day with Mantra of frost on, making colds easy kills

20 smites at once, anyone beaten that? do i get a cookie?

xtc_blitz · Oct 16, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09

Whats with the number 15, and the arrow on your compass? Never seen that before.

Tainek · Oct 16, 2006, 09:54 PM // 21:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtc_blitz

Whats with the number 15, and the arrow on your compass? Never seen that before.

put in with paint, to show the smite numbers

xtc_blitz · Oct 16, 2006, 10:16 PM // 22:16

Ahhhhhh.. It all makes sense now.

Avenged Darkness · Oct 16, 2006, 10:25 PM // 22:25

Hmm anyone try this with a Me/Rt?
I am short 1 rit, and I just happen to have a mesmer I am attatched to =/.

Tainek · Oct 16, 2006, 10:47 PM // 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avenged Darkness

Hmm anyone try this with a Me/Rt?
I am short 1 rit, and I just happen to have a mesmer I am attatched to =/.

it works, but is less relyable and slower

Avenged Darkness · Oct 16, 2006, 11:03 PM // 23:03

Hmm, might just sacrafice my PvP slot until Nightfall comes out and make myself a rt then..