Curse

XBloodHoundX · Apr 24, 2007, 10:04 PM // 22:04

Yah, after i finished killing all the spirits i picked up the golds to ID them, then dropped them in for the pic.

supersonic666 · Apr 24, 2007, 10:50 PM // 22:50

I dunno if some1 mentioned this but farming dead swords is very easy now in HM. The slaves are same lvl 20 but with better drop rates, i usualy get 1-3 golds every run and atleast 1 dead sword every 3-5 runs.

Ravengar Silvertree · Apr 24, 2007, 11:09 PM // 23:09

I'll be putting out at least one HM guide within the week, keep your eyes open! :P

Almighty Barbarian · Apr 25, 2007, 01:46 AM // 01:46

Where is the quest for dead sword? Thanks!

Glints Bane · Apr 25, 2007, 06:16 AM // 06:16

Duo HM UW runs...just got 3 ecto in 2 runs.

WildmouseX · Apr 25, 2007, 06:56 AM // 06:56

I've been doing the farm from a guide i found in here in hard mode

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...N% 2FA+rilohn

i'm just farming for gold item to ID for my wisdom title, so i don't bother to pick up the white drops, but here's what i got in about an hour from this spot...

i have farmed a couple more hours since the pic, and i'm up to 3 UW scrolls, 2 elite ranger tomes and 7 regular ranger tomes - only ranger tome drops so far, so those look like their class specific......a guildie took the sin skills from the build and does the same run with his el. - a 250 stack of those spider webs merch for 5k too.

Keithark · Apr 25, 2007, 06:09 PM // 18:09

can you 55 necro this area? I have no sin skills on my necro and when I have used them on other characters before it seemed very complicated to me....maybe just because where I was farming or something but seemed to be having to run by lots of enemies which now seem to follow forever and never break..or are you able to kill things in that area without having to bypass other types of monsters?

onerabbit · Apr 25, 2007, 08:23 PM // 20:23

1 run in HM

tenebreoscure · Apr 25, 2007, 09:09 PM // 21:09

55hp mo works with elementals outside serenity temple in pockmark flats. Got a ruby at first try, then garbage

Jedi Battousai · Apr 26, 2007, 03:25 AM // 03:25

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Originally Posted by Glints Bane

Duo HM UW runs...just got 3 ecto in 2 runs.

Normal mode UW runs:

3 Runs (European Servers): 5 ecto (3 were mine). Req 9 Eternal -5 20% and HP+30, about 5k in selling the rest of the junk (after fees taken).

Really unless you want a chance at more gold drops, there is no point in HM UW. NM is MUCH faster (with decent monking skills you can 8-9 group the entire smite run...maybe more depending on how you take colds) and you get the same amount of ecto drops as HM. NM UW is far more profitable as you can get more runs done in the same amount of time and the average is still 1.5 Ecto per run according to my observations from time spent in UW.

Oh yeah this was the day of the ecto/rare material drop normally update (Friday?). Since then I haven't done any UW since I spent the weekend farming Sunspear/LB points, this week elite capping that I missed, this weekend afking the rings, and the person I go into UW with normally has been having limited playing time which should return to normal next week.

WildmouseX · Apr 26, 2007, 04:56 AM // 04:56

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Originally Posted by Keithark

can you 55 necro this area? I have no sin skills on my necro and when I have used them on other characters before it seemed very complicated to me....maybe just because where I was farming or something but seemed to be having to run by lots of enemies which now seem to follow forever and never break..or are you able to kill things in that area without having to bypass other types of monsters?

you have to run past the first group to the left when you enter the area, there's a couple of mes's in there so 55ing most likely wont work..however if you dash, dark escape, and then dash again when it recharges you will be able to break agro 90% of the time - i had someone im in the game who was haveing problems runing past them, and that series of skills helped him.... sometimes a drake spawns, and about 10% of the time that he's there he'll hit you with a knock down and you'll get owned, but i've always gotten past em after the respawn.

if you just get sin as a secondary, i think you only have to buy dark esacape - pretty sure the other three are ones you get from the start.

Keithark · Apr 26, 2007, 02:13 PM // 14:13

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Originally Posted by WildmouseX

you have to run past the first group to the left when you enter the area, there's a couple of mes's in there so 55ing most likely wont work..however if you dash, dark escape, and then dash again when it recharges you will be able to break agro 90% of the time - i had someone im in the game who was haveing problems runing past them, and that series of skills helped him.... sometimes a drake spawns, and about 10% of the time that he's there he'll hit you with a knock down and you'll get owned, but i've always gotten past em after the respawn.

if you just get sin as a secondary, i think you only have to buy dark esacape - pretty sure the other three are ones you get from the start.

What about killing that first group with hero's and hench then flagging away, golds, tomes, greens should still drop right so the only thing you would share would be the gold pieces right?

dejsav · Apr 26, 2007, 05:30 PM // 17:30

Sire of the Storm · Apr 26, 2007, 09:21 PM // 21:21

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Originally Posted by onerabbit

(pic ^)

1 run in HM

I have been doing this run with a monk on hard mode for a few days and not gotten nearly these results. Does it run hot and cold? Is there something obscenely obvious that I'm missing?

onerabbit · Apr 26, 2007, 09:41 PM // 21:41

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Originally Posted by Sire of the Storm

I have been doing this run with a monk on hard mode for a few days and not gotten nearly these results. Does it run hot and cold? Is there something obscenely obvious that I'm missing?

hhaha yeh, next 3 runs didnt get one gold .. havent done it since.

SotiCoto · Apr 27, 2007, 10:10 AM // 10:10

Ok.... so... things I need to do:

Complete Nightfall with my Assassin to unlock Hard Mode for it.

Kit out my Monk, get her to the Shiverpeaks for a few elite captures, and complete Factions with her.

Get my level 4 Ritualist toked up, out of Shing Jea, cap a few skills and then drive her through Nightfall at least until the Varesh mission.

Death-level my warrior in Pre-Searing faster. If I ever want to get her into the rest of GW then I need to get LDoA with her first....

At this rate it is gonna be forever before I can farm anything but dye... ¬_¬

Incidentally... Can an assassin-primary farm anywhere in Hard Mode?

WildmouseX · Apr 27, 2007, 06:09 PM // 18:09

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Originally Posted by Keithark

What about killing that first group with hero's and hench then flagging away, golds, tomes, greens should still drop right so the only thing you would share would be the gold pieces right?

yeah that would work - probly won't be as fast as just runing past and takeing out the boss mob, but should work.

someone Im'd me in game asking for the E/A build that my guildie use's, i was able to get the build last night and figured i'd post it here.

[skill]Fire Attunement[/skill][skill]Glyph of Renewal[/skill][skill]meteor shower[/skill][skill]Rodgort's Invocation[/skill][skill]dash[/skill][skill]dark escape[/skill][skill]shadow of haste[/skill][skill]Immolate[/skill]

it's not as fast at killing the mob as the necro is, but it's still pretty quick, a run is still around 4-5 min. without shadows refuge for healing up from the hex's of the first group, you do die a little more frequently too. basicly stay on meteor shower and rodgorts untill everyone but fastfoot is dead, then spam immolate till he drops.

Eldin · Apr 27, 2007, 09:16 PM // 21:16

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Originally Posted by SotiCoto

Incidentally... Can an assassin-primary farm anywhere in Hard Mode?

Better question, can a ranger, warrior, or mesmer farm anywhere in hard mode?

All the people who make builds are focused on SS Necro/55 monk builds (I started a SS Necro since I can tell where these builds are going).

...and I assure you. I've been tinkering and still have yet to figure out a viable ranger, warrior, or mesmer build for HM.

Just make a SS necro or a 55 monk. We're never getting any help, and it may be faster than tinkering around with places to HM farm on your other chars.

WildmouseX · Apr 28, 2007, 12:23 AM // 00:23

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Originally Posted by SotiCoto

Incidentally... Can an assassin-primary farm anywhere in Hard Mode?

A/N you can use the same build to do the rhilon farm that the N/A does, will have to buff up on +energy runes and insignia's - and probly bring signet of lost souls instead of shadows refuge to keep energy up.

SotiCoto · Apr 28, 2007, 10:32 AM // 10:32

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Originally Posted by WildmouseX

A/N you can use the same build to do the rhilon farm that the N/A does, will have to buff up on +energy runes and insignia's - and probly bring signet of lost souls instead of shadows refuge to keep energy up.

Gotcha... I'll use my spellcasting armour then (my old Exotic in orange) with my Shadowy Mask of Superior Shadow Arts.
Signet of Lost Souls is kinda.... soul reaping though. Can't imagine it'll help much for an Assassin primary. I'll try nevertheless...

And are you sure this would be easier than using elementalist spells like Savannah Heat or Sandstorm?