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nameless vagrant · Mar 18, 2007, 04:15 PM // 16:15

I farmed these guys for about a week before realizing that there are better things to farm. I trap with 3 heros but my technique might work for soloing. But anyways, for all of those having trouble killing the fiends here's how I kill them. Hopefully this guide will help someone and isn't a waste of my time. (NOTE: This is based off the 3 hero trapping version. I can't find the link to the 3 hero guide so maybe someone else can post it.)

^ Step 1: (Try to get both waves of fiends to be out. Killing both groups at once saves some time) You should have something looking similar to this; 2 groups of fiends and 1 group of golems. See the little patch of grass on the ground? Place your heroes EXACTLY at this spot. The grass is what I use as a landmark.

^ Step 2: Set up all the spirits on "the grass spot" as described in step 1. Take notice of the "corner" You'll need it as your next landmark.

^ Step 3: As soon as all your spirits are set, QUICKLY send each hero individually next to the "corner". You should also move yourself next to the corner and begin trapping with them. Keep trapping until around 60 secs or so. When 2 of the spirits die (EW and QZ), flag the heros back to the grass spot and set up the spirits again.

Step 4: Once your traps are all set flag your heros away. Then change your weapon to a FLATBOW. You'll want to pull the closest fiend. I do this by pressing "C" and then Spacebar. The MOMENT your arrow is released you should run back towards your spirits. Keep running until the fiends start attacking the spirits. They will start attacking the spirits but they will be sitting right on top of your traps so they will die. Ignore the golems. Only the fiends should follow you

Normally I will be able to kill both waves of fiends by doing this. Sometimes there may be 1 or 2 fiends that didn't make it onto the traps. Just repeat these steps to kill them. After these 2 groups of fiends no more groups of fiends will show up. However, there will be mixed groups of monsters that will have a fiend in it. With this strategy I have cleared the entire quest numerous times.

Yama Sutra · Mar 19, 2007, 10:56 AM // 10:56

This build works great !! Took me some tries to get the hang of it , but it works verry nice now.
Except ( and i also asked this in the bugs forum) the fact that sometimes , when i killed the group , i get no XP and loot.
I think this is a bug , because i went back after a few minutes to do it again and everything was normal....
Tnx for sharing this buils with us !!!

Reason · Mar 19, 2007, 08:25 PM // 20:25

that is AWSOME, but i have one LAST question before you never see me again

I just got off 2 double gem drop runs, but, they were both on the 2nd group and both times a warrior has ran me down and smashed me, so, after losing 4 gems in 5 min i am coming to the Guru community to ask.

ANY hints/tips/tricks that get you past the 2nd group as a SOLO

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help me out here.

Toilet Oni · Mar 19, 2007, 11:11 PM // 23:11

Nice build

Made 300k in 4 days

Trx · Mar 20, 2007, 05:41 PM // 17:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reason

that is AWSOME, but i have one LAST question before you never see me again

I just got off 2 double gem drop runs, but, they were both on the 2nd group and both times a warrior has ran me down and smashed me, so, after losing 4 gems in 5 min i am coming to the Guru community to ask.

ANY hints/tips/tricks that get you past the 2nd group as a SOLO

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help me out here.

When you pull the second group dont 'body pull' them but use a staff/wand to hit the touch necro closest to you. While the staff projectile is still in the air turn around and start running. This way they never get in your aggro circle and either go for the spirits and die to traps or if they survive turn around and move back to their original position. Works every time for me now.

Evilsod · Mar 20, 2007, 06:31 PM // 18:31

Why do i find it so hard to believe all the people saying they've made so much money from this? In the weeks before this was posted up i made about 900k (covering the cost of my Wintersday booze). Gems were worth ~10k and could be sold. Gems are now worth 2k, if your lucky and can actually find someone willing to buy them. 300k in 4 days... err no. Unless you got lucky and ended up with a valuable, rare skinned item from a chest, that aint happening.

Yama Sutra · Mar 21, 2007, 08:22 AM // 08:22

Sygian Gemstones still sell verry well. For me, i made near 300 K in a few days. Got some Igneous Blades and some Shadow Axes.
Also a lot of gemstones. All the other stuff i sold to the merchant. Sold some nice mods etc etc
So yes , it is still possible to earn a nice amount of gold.
I'm almost a Vanquishing LB , after getting Mighty three days ago.

By the way , my problem with gettinig no loot and XP is caused because i was running away to far from the Killing Zone .....

Reason · Mar 21, 2007, 09:16 PM // 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trx

When you pull the second group dont 'body pull' them but use a staff/wand to hit the touch necro closest to you. While the staff projectile is still in the air turn around and start running. This way they never get in your aggro circle and either go for the spirits and die to traps or if they survive turn around and move back to their original position. Works every time for me now.

you....are....AWSOME!!!!

TY TY TY it works perfect

Evilsod · Mar 22, 2007, 01:12 AM // 01:12

They sell for 2k each at the most. Either you need to get a hobby or your the luckiest git on earth, the last time i went the droprate wasn't anything spectacular.

Chests don't count towards how much you made. Anyone can claim they made 200ectos worth in a week if they got lucky and found an Elemental Sword.

Yama Sutra · Mar 22, 2007, 08:09 AM // 08:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilsod

Either you need to get a hobby .

.

Playing GW is my hobby

Toilet Oni · Mar 22, 2007, 10:32 AM // 10:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilsod

Why do i find it so hard to believe all the people saying they've made so much money from this? In the weeks before this was posted up i made about 900k (covering the cost of my Wintersday booze). Gems were worth ~10k and could be sold. Gems are now worth 2k, if your lucky and can actually find someone willing to buy them. 300k in 4 days... err no. Unless you got lucky and ended up with a valuable, rare skinned item from a chest, that aint happening.

Gloom shield's and weapon mods m8

Ranger Rog · Mar 22, 2007, 09:02 PM // 21:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reason

that is AWSOME, but i have one LAST question before you never see me again

I just got off 2 double gem drop runs, but, they were both on the 2nd group and both times a warrior has ran me down and smashed me, so, after losing 4 gems in 5 min i am coming to the Guru community to ask.

ANY hints/tips/tricks that get you past the 2nd group as a SOLO

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help me out here.

Take a hero with a hard rez and park him in the NE corner, he will be out of drop allocation range of where you trap and the patrols will avoid him. This way even if you do get killed you can get the hero to rez you so you can get your loot.

Issac · Apr 19, 2007, 12:55 AM // 00:55

Any way to make the heros keep on using the traps with out me having to click on each of them?

malko050987 · Apr 19, 2007, 12:20 PM // 12:20

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Originally Posted by Krazi Bastid

whats up with this farm? these styg fags are greedy little bastards. first two groups, thats a total of wat, 30+ enemies? why do i get the xp but they leave me like 10 drops. i see the long line of 400+xp every time but then i see xxx drops yyy only like 5 times per wave. im standing like where my bubble is touching where i placed my spirits. so basically, where they are dying, i can hit em with a flatbow/longbow. the distance of where they die and drop only like 5 out of 18 is the same distance of when i splinter/barrage farm margos and they drop like 26 out of 30. and i know its not farming code or watever because i never do doa and jus started trying this out.

If you get the exp, you're close enough to get the loot as well. Maybe you're just unlucky (all monsters have a chance to drop nothing), or the farm code was up.

eggs0wn · Apr 19, 2007, 03:20 PM // 15:20

I can't get this to work. I put my trap where the OP said and then set the spirits in the corner. I pull and run. The Stygian guys kill the spirit get to like 1/4 health and dont die so they just runaway. Help?

Well, I manage to kill like 4 of em each time...

drupal · Apr 19, 2007, 07:01 PM // 19:01

You should have Lightbringer on, > Rank 2 recommended.

ClarkeDodd · Apr 19, 2007, 07:18 PM // 19:18

Heard about this 'mindclouder' could any1 post a location and boss name so i can go and farm it please

, only got a +10energy and +60 health staff atm lol.

Also had no problems solo trapping all the melee enemies and with a friend we were able to kill fiends also ( using some sort of agro spirit technique ) and made our way all the way upto the first boss, but then i had to go

eggs0wn · Apr 19, 2007, 09:43 PM // 21:43

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Originally Posted by drupal

You should have Lightbringer on, > Rank 2 recommended.

I do have R2. Some guy told me in game that I need R4 though...

eggs0wn · Apr 19, 2007, 09:55 PM // 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by drupal

You should have Lightbringer on, > Rank 2 recommended.

I do have R2. Some guy told me in game that I need R4 though...

MisterB · Apr 19, 2007, 11:53 PM // 23:53

You may be placing the traps in the wrong spot/not enough traps, then. Rank 2 LB is enough to kill. You can always drag a hero along wth Edge of Extinction, or even Winnowing and Brambles, and then flag them out of range while you are trapping. That should be more than enough to kill. LB is not needed here, at all.