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Lord Osi · Feb 17, 2006, 02:53 PM // 14:53

Hello, I want to just post about my Ettin farming, Kinda board, need something to do while I farm them

Here is the Map of the area, Blue squares = Where Ettins are usually at, they are not always there, but almost always, Green square is where u want to leave from, then the Yellow square = the place you want to keep Re-Zoning so you dont have to run to Ettins from beattleton with birds chasing you, Once your full just map back to Beattleton, I can do a few runs before I need to Map back to town.

Here are some of the drops I got in the last hour 1/2 about, I only have gotten 6 golds so far in maybe 3 hours, 4 was superior 2 was major, thats how I came up witht he 66% chance of the gold being superior, I did get 2 but I decided to take pictures after I already got one, but heres some, I'll probably post more pictures later.

Attribs: (need to do both attribute quest) (you can boost your attributes higher if you use major/superior runes which I dont)
11 axe
12 strength
10 healing

Skills:
1)Cyclone Axe (Gain your Hp from hitting groups of them with this)
2)Eviscerate (Get from a boss in Hell's Prec Mission, Adrenaline move)
3)Executinor's Strike (Good damage dealing Adrenaline move)
4)PeneTration Blow (Another Damage Adrenaline move)
5)Dolyak Signet (use this when i'm fighting about 12, they take too much damage out, this helps alot, most dont use it)
6)Vigous Spirit (Last 30 seconds, Must keep resetting)
7)Live Vicariously (Enchantment, at 10 health, both this and vigious spirit will give you +20 Hp each time you kill a monster)
8)Sprint (This is to use when you leave from beattleton, two groups of birds you need to sprint past)

Well This is how I work it, I dont use an Interrupt skill, seems pointless with all the other adrenaline axe skills, I just kill them without it, dosnt make it harder, just less to worry about.

monk muffle · Feb 17, 2006, 03:12 PM // 15:12

i like the eviscerate but i really think it lowers your survival chances can be replaced by healing hands Glads defence but i dont know too much about ettin farming

best of ascalon · Feb 17, 2006, 03:17 PM // 15:17

Great post, i never tried farming these, although i have 15k glad from griffon's

rezabm · Feb 17, 2006, 04:20 PM // 16:20

I wouldn't recommend using Gladiator's defense as ettins start to knock you down when you block their attacks. I use W/Me with Cleave/Penetrating combo as it's very fast recharged and Disrupting chop to stop their healing signets. And for self defense Dolyak, "Watch Yourself" and mesmer's Physical Resistance as this stance lasts forever even with zero inspiration.

Shadow-Hunter · Feb 17, 2006, 04:33 PM // 16:33

Well for ettin farming you sould NOT use the block skills becouse then they Knock you down, and then you would need anti-KD stuff.. But with an axe build, then the interupt skill that also disable the healing sig for 20 sec is great..

~Shadow

Lord Osi · Feb 17, 2006, 06:32 PM // 18:32

Dolyak Defence makes it where u cant get knocked down, so it dosnt matter, just extra defence so against the big groups

This build works fine lol, its seems impossible to die if you use it right.
Got another gold, I'll post more drops later.

Shadow-Hunter · Feb 17, 2006, 07:23 PM // 19:23

1 funny thing about this ettin farming,.... I have been doing a few runs now and drops is like: 2 golds + a few purple... But NONE of the blue.. Its kinda strange Lol =P

legless_the_elf · Feb 17, 2006, 07:24 PM // 19:24

eles for ettin farming works great 15 seconds flath they dead

Undead Shadowknight · Feb 17, 2006, 08:12 PM // 20:12

nice one but there is already a thread about this. Once you are done with this run just zone to nebo and go east of the settlement and there are more there. usually they drop more gold pauldrons compared to the ones close to bettlerun

animal secks · Feb 17, 2006, 10:15 PM // 22:15

Youre farming the wrong place here..

edit: what he said^

Ive gotten 3 sup vigors from those..and every other sup, except absorb

Lord Osi · Feb 18, 2006, 09:06 PM // 21:06

Yah shadow, the 1st time I tried it i got 4 gold in 1 hour and only 3 purple, was pretty weird lol.
I have more pictures, will post whenever I fill the picture page up.

Lord Osi · Feb 18, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undead Shadowknight

nice one but there is already a thread about this. Once you are done with this run just zone to nebo and go east of the settlement and there are more there. usually they drop more gold pauldrons compared to the ones close to bettlerun

Yes I found them way over on the otherside of the map and there is usually a small amount of them, but in nebo there is always a ton.

Bernie M · Feb 19, 2006, 07:01 AM // 07:01

After farming the ettins outside beetleton and past the ascalon Settlement, do you zone back or do you keep going back and forth between the two zones. Please let me know as I would like to minimize the anti farming bug. Thanks

Lord Osi · Feb 19, 2006, 01:34 PM // 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow-Hunter

1 funny thing about this ettin farming,.... I have been doing a few runs now and drops is like: 2 golds + a few purple... But NONE of the blue.. Its kinda strange Lol =P

Yes I noticed, I'v gotten more golds than purples before.

Lord Osi · Feb 19, 2006, 01:37 PM // 13:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bernie M

After farming the ettins outside beetleton and past the ascalon Settlement, do you zone back or do you keep going back and forth between the two zones. Please let me know as I would like to minimize the anti farming bug. Thanks

I do same area, I just zone to fresh monsters.

Lord Osi · Feb 20, 2006, 02:48 PM // 14:48

Superior Vigor, Superior mesmer illious or something and superior fire magic and my wife got superior axe mastery, major vigor and superior absorption, I got all my superiors saved i'll take pics and show them.
We got every single one of these besides the major vigor on the side with the ascalon settlement going back 4 or 5 times?

rezabm · Feb 20, 2006, 03:27 PM // 15:27

Try to go sword instead of an axe. I was playing with that and you can easily take an ettin down in a few seconds using artery-gash-final thrust. You don't even have to disrupt their healing because they are usually dead before the healing signet ends

Horror-.- · Feb 20, 2006, 08:44 PM // 20:44

Just wondering, what would be the best axe and shield? thanks.

akkarin · Feb 20, 2006, 09:28 PM // 21:28

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Originally Posted by rezabm

Try to go sword instead of an axe. I was playing with that and you can easily take an ettin down in a few seconds using artery-gash-final thrust. You don't even have to disrupt their healing because they are usually dead before the healing signet ends

a matter of SECONDS?! omg when i use sword and those skills i need about 20 secs (at LEAST) to kill them.. usually more i think..
they are healing themselfs like 2-3 times oO
pls tell me your build and post your sword + shield ^^

XavengerX · Feb 21, 2006, 03:31 AM // 03:31

with my axe build i can kill them in about 5 - 15 seconds each, depending on the size of the group and when they use healing sig

maybe 20 seconds for the odd ettin that keeps healing at the wrong time :P\

Penetrating Blow - DPS for odd ettin that's left alive
Cyclone Axe - Chips away health, gives health and adrenline
Disrupting Chop - Use when they heal
Sprint - Run run run!
Healing Breeze - Emergancy Heal, can use something else if you want
Vigorous Spirit - Primary Heal
Live Vigorusly (sp) - Primary Heal
Balazthalar's Spirit - Energy

Axe - High as possible, I use 14
Rest Strength, Healing Prayer

Just agro a bunch, cast Vigourous, and start cycloning. If there's 3 or more pounding on you, you should have infinate energy and adrenline as long as you cyclone. When the one you are attacking heals, disurpt it. Switch target. Your cyclones will finish it off. Ettin farming is really easy actually, I just can't get any good runes =.=...

Oh, I use a mixture of Victo's Axe and a max 15^50 vamp 3:1 armor +5 axe plus Thorgall's Shield.