Curse

wsmcasey · Dec 03, 2007, 03:59 PM // 15:59

Ya, I see the 24 kills at the top now.......MY BAD!!!!

I suppose Im not body blocking in the right location. Which wall is the best? I've tried several spots and they always seem to scatter.

Targuil · Dec 03, 2007, 04:14 PM // 16:14

Enemies die before they scatter without any wall tricks anyways...

shrouded^god · Dec 03, 2007, 04:17 PM // 16:17

^^ In NM you wont have this problem...Ive been having the same problem in HM, seems no matter what I force them into, they scatter...

moshakirby · Dec 03, 2007, 05:12 PM // 17:12

If you're having trouble grouping them propperly I suggest watching the video, allign them up so a wall is on their left hand side (doesn't really matter what wall, some places wont work 'cause they're an awkward shape) don't do it by a rock or around a corner. Let them attack you and walk back a couple of steps.
They shouldn't run away now.

It's very simple, the wall has to be on their left hand side, keep them quite close to you.

You may well get 1 or 2 that do scatter which will be because they were near the back and weren't attacking you when you had stopped, or just generally too far away.

Even though they don't scatter, they still won't attack, it just keeps the enemies near you for your AoE skills.

You shouldn't be doing this run in NM and expecting any drops.

Carboplatin · Dec 03, 2007, 07:37 PM // 19:37

if you look at my screenshots, you can pull them all there and they will stay bunched up. They might stop swinging at you, but if u manually toggle between raptors and attack them , they will start attacking you again.
just get them up against the wall.

jiggerjay · Dec 06, 2007, 12:33 PM // 12:33

i keep messing up the run, out of about 20 attempts, i have completed it about 3, i keep mistiming my skills leaving me open for about 3 seconds worth of unprotected via bonettis or vwk.... slowly getting the hang of it though.

nm is a piece of cake though !

Targuil · Dec 06, 2007, 01:46 PM // 13:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by shrouded^god

^^ In NM you wont have this problem...Ive been having the same problem in HM, seems no matter what I force them into, they scatter...

I speak about hard mode... they won't scatter until they die or they die to burning.

Lest121 · Dec 06, 2007, 04:48 PM // 16:48

I have been doing this farm for 2 weeks with my A/E and No ELE sword........ i went from 20k Asuran to 41k

Mr. Icecube · Dec 06, 2007, 05:08 PM // 17:08

yea same here, I wen't from 30000 to 52000 asura points(= over 500 runs) and I only got one req 13 Ele Sword.
While a frriend of mine got 4 in the sama amount of runs, and another friend got a req9 2hrs after I told him about this farm.

I guess some people have all the luck

IlikeGW · Dec 06, 2007, 06:12 PM // 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by underverse_ninja

I have been doing this farm for 2 weeks with my A/E and No ELE sword........ i went from 20k Asuran to 41k

I got 2 req 12's the first day, but this run seems to massively dry out fast. Who knows how it works with anet's drop system from hell... if you just want money you're better getting ectos or cores or something stable, although you can fill up on chump change from this like any HM farm

A Leprechaun · Dec 06, 2007, 07:01 PM // 19:01

I got a req 9 on the first or second day of farming ( about 20-30 runs. )
Now I just want one for myself, but my drops died off so I stopped might try and start again.

~A Leprechaun~

novawhiz · Dec 06, 2007, 09:41 PM // 21:41

every time i do one of these runs with my ele in hard mode i get a saurian bone and a white or grape item.

IS this what most ppl get drops wise or am i just very unlucky?

VitisVinifera · Dec 06, 2007, 10:04 PM // 22:04

wow some people are luckier than others........i've done several hundred runs and NADA ele swords. I don't even want to sell it, I just want one for myself then I'll stop the farm run. Gotta say it's virtually impossible to sell r9 great conch shields. This is actually a pretty good mod farm though.

Frigus X · Dec 07, 2007, 12:15 AM // 00:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by novawhiz

every time i do one of these runs with my ele in hard mode i get a saurian bone and a white or grape item.

IS this what most ppl get drops wise or am i just very unlucky?

Unlucky I guess. I'm running this E/A and still getting loads and loads of golds,dyes,etc.

Carboplatin · Dec 07, 2007, 12:20 AM // 00:20

i've done my share as well. no ele sword for me.

Malaguard · Dec 07, 2007, 12:35 AM // 00:35

I noticed some people seem to have problems farming them, here are some tips to compare to your method. Maybe you have a better method.

My build A/E:
SF, Death's Charge, Glyph of +2 ele power, Sliver Armor, Intensity, Radiation Field, Air of Superiority, Dark Escape

Immediately upon entry, I hit dark escape. Race to shrine, take blessing, race down hill. Now, I'm facing the entrance to the cave, and dark blessing wears off. I watch the left most group of raptors, they patrol in a small "triangle". Usually, they are still moving away from the cave entrance. The moment they start to head back towards the entrance, I hit SF, and run towards them to aggro. I then run back towards Broodmother, and death's charge her as soon as I am in range. I immediately hit Glyph, Sliver, Intensity, Air, and then try to staff hit the broodmother so that she won't run when she's targetted. If there is time, I hit the Radiation Field also. By now, either she's dead, or I am. If she dies - IMMEDIATELY recast SF. Sometimes SF will reset from Air of Superiority, so it won't matter as much. I then continue to maintain/monitor Sliver Armor, and pick up drops. Usually, you'll end up with around 25-30 raptor nestling kills + boss kill. If you die, it doubles the length of the run, but no big deal, just run back down, hit SF, and run in and pick up drops/gather a mob and do the sliver skill chain ending with air of superiority.

I've farmed 300 skill points so far using this technique. 5 Ele swords (q10,10,12,12,13). Probably around 30 broodmother claws, 30 gold FoW/UW scrolls, 10 elite tomes, 100 normal tomes, and tons of other golds (hammer, daggers, swords, shields, bows).

Lately, drop quality has plummeted. Probably I've overfarmed it. I don't know.

Hope this helps.

Sliver > Nuker versus this crowd (at least for drops) in my opinion.

Lest121 · Dec 07, 2007, 05:30 AM // 05:30

Finally got one for myself, Req 13.

Sheena Inverse · Dec 07, 2007, 06:04 AM // 06:04

You all have more patience than I, I only ever did around 50 runs got at least 20 golds out of it total, a dozen sin tomes, and several lockpicks, so imo a great farm but still too boring. Ele swords arnt even worth it anymore, can buy a 11-13req incribable for 10k now ~_~ if all you want is the look. Then just add the mods you want.

Adam144 · Dec 07, 2007, 08:42 AM // 08:42

I've been farming this for a while, and I too have never had an Ele sword drop for me.

However, I did get a req 9 Saurian Scythe from a chest the other day. I was a happy farmer

boarderx · Dec 07, 2007, 01:01 PM // 13:01

if you all got an ele sword from it, it wouldnt be a rare drop then, lol. but i know how it goes, i farmed for a colossal sword back in the day and never got one, but im glad, better skins have been coming out.