Curse

afya · Jan 29, 2008, 03:48 AM // 03:48

I used to use a W/Rt with Vwk to farm UW. I run back to UW farm recently and I can hardly find a W/Rt Vwk farmer there. The temple is dominated by 55/ss or Ele/Me. I go to the solo farming post and I can't even find the build there. Was the build nerfed or just not as profitable as Ele/Me?

Songbringer · Jan 29, 2008, 04:00 AM // 04:00

I still can do it as a w/rt. I just don't

. ele is faster.

flclisgreat · Jan 29, 2008, 04:51 AM // 04:51

yeah my w/rt takes around 20 minutes to solo smites, thats not very fast

afya · Jan 29, 2008, 05:32 AM // 05:32

Thanks for information. I'll go learn Ele farming:P

chamo · Jan 29, 2008, 07:48 AM // 07:48

W/Rt runs can be done in below 15 minutes easily, it is a very safe and reliable run so i think it's still a good build to use.

Witte Was · Jan 29, 2008, 07:55 AM // 07:55

It's indeed a great build

It's mainly used by people who don't have an ele (like me) but it's also good to use some variation! ele is faster, warrior is saver.

blurmedia · Jan 29, 2008, 08:14 AM // 08:14

I still use W/Rt because I haven't learned to use the elementalist build yet ;o
works fine for me

corey54321 · Jan 29, 2008, 03:35 PM // 15:35

well ele can do a faster run but also can die faster from aataxe or lag were w/rt can take longer not be affected by lag and take more than 2 hits from an aataxe also u can do a smite run with w/rt hm it was posted here a few weeks ago hard to do but possably

Akaraxle · Jan 29, 2008, 03:41 PM // 15:41

Ele farming? Do digress.

N1ghtstalker · Jan 29, 2008, 03:48 PM // 15:48

i once tried the A/E build for it and it didnt work out well
i still prefer VwK even though i don't do that anymore
mostly i'm a 55 for HM duo UW with my friend who is the ss

[riVen] · Jan 29, 2008, 05:13 PM // 17:13

Most common uw solo builds:

E/Me = fast, not as safe as W/rt, decent drop rate (10-12 mins run) (depends on enchants)
Rt/Mo = very fast, harder to use and less safe, good drop rate (8-12 mins run) (depends on enchants)
W/Rt = slow, very safe, good drop rate (12-18 mins run) (does not depend on enchants)
W/Me = faster than W/Rt, not as safe as W/Rt, good drop rate (10-12 mins run) (depends on enchants)
Rt/W = slightly faster than W/Rt, also slightly less safe, same drop rate. (does not depend on enchants)

(edit: basically, the E/Me is the odd one out as it has a worse drop rate than the others, because the E/Me uses mass AoE to kill all enemies at the same time, whereas VwK does not).

Data summary based on personal experience, YMMV

I personally go W/Rt, most relaxed and seems to be as profitable, or even more so, as all the others in the long run.

trinwroth · Jan 29, 2008, 09:32 PM // 21:32

I usedW/Rt when i used to farm the UW. However, as to be expected since "the antifarm code got removed", my drops have dryed up. If i get 1 ecto every 3 runs its a good day.

I managed to get 1 smite run to around 12-13 mins per run, when i first started, i was consistantly getting atleast 1 ecto per run. In my opinion, it has the best ratio of drops:time:"safeness" (i apologise before hand for my incorrect use of the English language there :P)

arch psyker · Jan 29, 2008, 09:41 PM // 21:41

I use VwK Rt/Me for farming underworld. Runs typically take about 10-15 minutes and have net anywhere from 0 to 7 (only once) ecto per run.

BigDave · Jan 30, 2008, 12:50 AM // 00:50

The W/Rt build is by far the easiest to farm smites imo. The ammount of mistakes/bad luck you can get away with when using it is very impressive. I've had the bad fortune to have my VwK interrupted 4 times in a row before now against the graspings and i've still have well over 50% HP when i eventually got one to cast. The build i use is very slightly different to the one you'll find on wiki but that's just because i'm comfortable tweaking things to how i like them.

A full run takes me around the same time as any other W/Rt, 14-18 mins. It's so easy to use, you can almost go afk while doing it and the drops for me have been fine. I could use a couple of ele builds or a rit build but what's the point when the W/Rt already works so well?

ShadowsRequiem · Jan 30, 2008, 12:54 AM // 00:54

The build is still really popular and its the safest solo I have seen :P

I think its the fact that less people are farming ectos because there isnt much money in it anymore. I mean its on really worth running so much anymore I've gone 3 runs and have gotten nothing but crappy drops and no ectos :P

Dr Imperial · Jan 30, 2008, 03:28 AM // 03:28

Which E/Me are we exactly talking here? Because last time I tried this:
http://www.pvxwiki.com/wiki/Build:E/Me_Terra_Tank
(It's just a PvX link, don't get paranoid. Guru... *rollseyes*)

... It didn't really work out, maintaining stoneflesh maybe. Is there some sort of new Glyph of Swiftness build out there? Or?

Btw, I've used W/Rt since it came out and I still use it today. An average run clocks in at about 15-20 minutes, which is pretty slow, but I find the drops are way better than when I did E/Me (linked above). Why, just the other day I got a r9 Fellblade (gold). W/Rt is not dead, but it doesn't get nearly as much attention as it used to, and I'd like to know what other people are doing that must be so much better.

Horus Moonlight · Jan 30, 2008, 04:43 AM // 04:43

I still use the W/Rt build from time to time. Most times I do the solo smite run, I just use the W/Me build. I find it to be the quickest, easiest, and idiot proof.

obsidian ectoplasm · Jan 30, 2008, 09:39 AM // 09:39

i don't think VWK is dead i use it every day normally every day and my ectos drop seem to be quite good i dont even play "Much" (normally 2 hours a day)
and i made 60 ectos on about 2 weeks.

and VWK is safer than any another of the UW build i use, yes it may be a bit slow but It's worth it

and all my guildies seem to use VWK they find it the best

sorry if my sentences are a bit jumbled lol

Thanks

<3 Ecto's.

chowmein69 · Jan 31, 2008, 03:42 AM // 03:42

w/rt isnt dead but then the other professions are faster

XiaoTheBlade · Jan 31, 2008, 08:06 AM // 08:06

A while ago, on my second ever run with the build (I've changed it since then).

http://i30.tinypic.com/15davqq.jpg