Curse

Resident · Mar 02, 2008, 06:38 PM // 18:38

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Originally Posted by Donut Tzar

Yes, speed is the most important aspect of the mountain run. If you hurry through, using Flame Djinn's Haste, you should beat the Charged Blackness Patrol. If you dally, at the entrance to the Planes, you will be met by a group of Blacknesses which, under the effects of Nature's Renewal, are just about impossible to run past or kill.

BTW the map I posted shows me going from the Ice Wastes to the Chaos Planes, just to clear up any confusion.

Ok, I tell you what to do, I always wait for them to go there. Who the heck wants to rush anyways? They go there block the way, stand right in front of the entrance of the Chaos Planes. Well, I felt like my run is screwed... Then i just realized, that knockdown always works

Stay just outside of their aggro bubble and cast: Flamedjinn, Stoneflesh Aura, and Meteorshower. As soon as you finished casting meteorshower, run past them. They're gonna try to cast a hex on you first, thats why they wont attack you immediately. Well, maybe one lightning blast or something. Then they wont follow you cause MS keeps them busy

You can get to the Chaos Planes easily.

Scarn · Mar 02, 2008, 06:53 PM // 18:53

Great idea Resident. This will help those who have trouble making it to the Planes before the Blacknesses.

Resident · Mar 03, 2008, 05:34 AM // 05:34

Well, the only drawback is a bad spawn. Cause today i got to the chaos planes two times and failed a million times. (Well, i was so damn unlucky, i couldnt even get out of the chamber. Like aggroing the grasps without glyph of conc...) If you cant get past the Obsidian Behemoths in the gate of the Chaos Planes without setting off the traps, it just doesnt work. Cause they gonna kill you... Bleeding, crippled, Behemoths shooting at you, Charged Blacknesses casting stuffs on you... Yeah, you're gonna die pretty fast...
Anyways, this method works fairly well, all you need is a good spawn.

cerb · Mar 03, 2008, 06:00 AM // 06:00

Once again, wear a MELEE weapon when running past behemoths. That will make them not attack you.

blackknight1337 · Mar 03, 2008, 06:39 AM // 06:39

well dunno if this is unusual, but my ele got promptly attacked by behemoths, was using a totem axe

Resident · Mar 03, 2008, 08:39 AM // 08:39

Well, they attack my ele too but not immediately after aggroing them. Thats the difference. (to me) Try to stay in the safe spots till the charged blacknesses sit down at the Chaos planes entrance or just run like a madman. Basically have flamedjinn on you all the time and try to use strafe in order to dodge the Obidian behemoth attacks.

Resident · Mar 06, 2008, 10:02 PM // 22:02

Ok, flamedjinn nerf, Any idea? Lowering fire by 1 and using stormdjinn? Cause now it sucks...

Mr.Kotte · Mar 07, 2008, 03:10 PM // 15:10

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Originally Posted by Resident

Ok, flamedjinn nerf, Any idea? Lowering fire by 1 and using stormdjinn? Cause now it sucks...

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Originally Posted by Leet Wiki

Flame Djinn's Haste: decreased duration to 8..14 seconds; increased recharge to 20 seconds; the skill now recharges 50% faster if you damage a foe with it.

No biggie, it lasts for 17 seconds (14+(0,2*14)=16,8~17), which is more the enough to use it with.
Also, if you're having trouble with it, I suggest you using the "Glyph of Swiftness" before the first hit of it (will reduce recharge to ~16 seconds), and it lasts for 17 seconds with an enchantment mod (20%). Meaning you can have a 34 second speedboost, and only 2x 3/4 cast times.

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Originally Posted by blackknight1337

well dunno if this is unusual, but my ele got promptly attacked by behemoths, was using a totem axe

Been experiencing this myself, it is much likely that A-net discovered this and updated the AI, but I dunno...
Heard anything new about this cerb/tzar?

Cheerios

Resident · Mar 07, 2008, 04:30 PM // 16:30

Oh, glyph of swiftness. Stupid me.

Blitz Royale · Mar 20, 2008, 03:37 PM // 15:37

Hi, this looks like a nice guide and a good build.
I'm wondering though, how can you pass the starting place when there are so many Dying Nightmares there?
Everytime I try this build, a DM ruins everything..
=( .
Thanks in advance!=]

Edit: I am looking for someone who can help me with this build.(ingame)
I can pay for the entrance fee, and die at the start.
Any drops that are for me, i will leave to you after the whole run(I can't pick them up anyway because I'm dead :P). Please, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance =)

Mr.Kotte · Apr 05, 2008, 11:29 AM // 11:29

I just thought of something.
First off - Does Armor adding insignias stack?
IF they do:
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pris...a#Elementalist (check prismatic insignia)
Wear 4 or 5x Prismatic Insignias (assuming you have 15 fire/16 earth) one should get +40/50 armor. Meaning that Obsidian Flesh isnt needed when clearing Smites.
Just a note that could speed things up.

Resident · Apr 05, 2008, 01:19 PM // 13:19

Why would you use obsidian flesh when farming the smites?

Avarre · Apr 05, 2008, 01:23 PM // 13:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Kotte

I just thought of something.
First off - Does Armor adding insignias stack?
IF they do:
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pris...a#Elementalist (check prismatic insignia)
Wear 4 or 5x Prismatic Insignias (assuming you have 15 fire/16 earth) one should get +40/50 armor. Meaning that Obsidian Flesh isnt needed when clearing Smites.
Just a note that could speed things up.

Insignias only affect the armor piece they are applied to.