Curse

Archaic · Dec 03, 2007, 05:15 PM // 17:15

Hello Everyone.

It's time to stop using the same old carbon copy popular farming builds. I raise a question to the general farming community... can you make a new build that is verisitile and usable to farm today. I also pose a challenge, can you make a build that does not use Grenth's Balance, VwK, SV, SS, or SoJ and finally, 130hp Dervish.

I'd love to see some builds using some underloved elites, and underloved classes, like the mesmer, paragon, or something to that effect.

Disallowed Elementalist and Monk skills
Protective Spirit
Spirit Bond
Stoneflesh Aura
Sliver Armor

Reward!
To be announced.

Do NOT post any existing builds, only new builds are allowed.
Also, don't flame me.

Abedeus · Dec 03, 2007, 05:58 PM // 17:58

You know... People all the time post them in the Farming forum. There's no need for a topic for that.

ragnagard · Dec 03, 2007, 06:02 PM // 18:02

Yeah you could use... mmm not thats a skill from monks....

you can use... nah... this one too....

You can..... hey you can just bring a lvl 20 mesmer and pick Conjure nightmare && other degeneration skills to a begginer island at the first zone.

Or just pick a warrior and kick their ### with powerfull melee attacks....

Even you could take a petmaster ranger build so you pet will tank whatever you find.

All in NM of course.

If you'r lucky, you will get crap items, some dyes and even a black dye.

Without monk skills you will tell how do you constantly heal yourself in HM haha.

The Way Out · Dec 03, 2007, 06:07 PM // 18:07

Are you serious? People use and create offshoots of those builds because they work! Not because people are unoriginal. I agree that there are a ton of lazy people in guild wars, however, I see a ton of ingenuity on the part of someone who can modify an existing build to make it better. Also, I've created a ton of farming and AB build on my own, only to find out that they either already existed, or something similar to the build was already in existence. We are working with a finite number of skills... and over half of them suck. Lastly, you ask not to get flamed, yet you are still calling for people to post new farming builds... and I have to wonder why that is... do you want to copy those builds and use them to farm? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the exact post you posted....? How about this... don't complain about anyone using or posting either existing or modified builds when you are on the search to borrow someone else's new farming build (so they put all that work and research into something you then use with impunity).

Please close this useless thread... Create your own build and stop trying to seem superior to others. My carbon copy detector is going off!

/close

nekopowa · Dec 03, 2007, 06:12 PM // 18:12

Psh. It's easy to request it from people and wait for the results. Also making it a "challenge" is clever but no one smart would fall for that, stop being lazy and make one yourself if you can.

afya · Dec 03, 2007, 06:30 PM // 18:30

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Originally Posted by nekopowa

Psh. It's easy to request it from people and wait for the results. Also making it a "challenge" is clever but no one smart would fall for that, stop being lazy and make one yourself if you can.

If archaic gives reward(lets say 100k) for the most creative build, that will be more "challenging"~lol

The Way Out · Dec 03, 2007, 06:43 PM // 18:43

I will give him a custom farming build right now for 100k... totally unique and show him just how challenging creating a custom build is... btw it would be a pure Ranger build. FTW!!! I say we all say screw it and start researching Mesmer/Pargon Solo DoA farming builds... we would be the uber pwnage in Archaic's eyes!

blackknight1337 · Dec 03, 2007, 06:56 PM // 18:56

thread = fail

try looking in the sticky of builds at the top of this section

Archaic · Dec 03, 2007, 08:24 PM // 20:24

Wow, so none of you even mistook this for a challenge? And none of you are up for the game.

(And I notice you all flamed me.

)

And actually, now that you mention it.. I will offer a reward. Although, I'll need to think of one....I'll post one up as soon as I come up with it.

moshakirby · Dec 03, 2007, 08:37 PM // 20:37

I wonder how you got your hands on the money?
Surley (how the hell do you spell this word?!) not by using the conventional farming builds created by other people.

The reason these skills are used is because they're the only ones that let us farm, there are farming builds for near enough every elite out there.

Solo_uw_ftw · Dec 03, 2007, 08:40 PM // 20:40

Me and my friend already created the "Duo Foundry Farming".

For some reason, my friend gave the build to someone else and now it's maybe known.

Archaic · Dec 03, 2007, 08:42 PM // 20:42

I want to see a farming build for...oh... Primal Rage, Discord, Soul Bind, Wail of Doom, among others, so yeah, near all the elites are used.....right.

In closing, your claim that most elites are used for farming is incorrect.. if anything, only a third of the elites out there are used for farming. Everything else, is either used in a very small portion, or not at all.

Targuil · Dec 03, 2007, 08:57 PM // 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archaic

I want to see a farming build for...oh... Primal Rage, Discord, Soul Bind, Wail of Doom, among others, so yeah, near all the elites are used.....right.

In closing, your claim that most elites are used for farming is incorrect.. if anything, only a third of the elites out there are used for farming. Everything else, is either used in a very small portion, or not at all.

Elites you just listed, are pure crap and shouldn't be used anywhere anytime and for any reason. Also, you forgot [skill]gladiator's defense[/skill]

jsalvadore1325 · Dec 03, 2007, 09:13 PM // 21:13

[skill]Arcane Echo[/skill] [skill]Shadow Form[/skill] [skill]shadow of haste[/skill] [skill]Dark escape[/skill] [skill]empathy[/skill] [skill]black lotus strike[/skill] [skill]black spider strike[/skill] [skill]twisting fangs[/skill]

Do i win?

Abonai Laguna · Dec 03, 2007, 09:17 PM // 21:17

hhahahahaha
lol, thats kind of a well known build :P

Abedeus · Dec 03, 2007, 09:58 PM // 21:58

[skill]Discord[/skill] [skill]Healing Breeze[/skill] [skill]Protective Spirit[/skill] [skill]Enfeebling Touch[/skill] [skill]Insidious Parasite[/skill] [skill]Mending[/skill] [skill]Essence Bond[/skill] [skill]Balthazar's Spirit[/skill]

Lul. (Good) old boss farmer, before Discord cast time nerf, after Discord damage buff. The only use for Discord in PvE was nerfed.

Btw: I think jsalvadore wanted to sound funny, but actually... Shadow Form is pretty popular farming elite.

moshakirby · Dec 03, 2007, 11:27 PM // 23:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abedeus

[skill]Discord[/skill] [skill]Healing Breeze[/skill] [skill]Protective Spirit[/skill] [skill]Enfeebling Touch[/skill] [skill]Insidious Parasite[/skill] [skill]Mending[/skill] [skill]Essence Bond[/skill] [skill]Balthazar's Spirit[/skill]

Lul. (Good) old boss farmer, before Discord cast time nerf, after Discord damage buff. The only use for Discord in PvE was nerfed.

Btw: I think jsalvadore wanted to sound funny, but actually... Shadow Form is pretty popular farming elite.

That uses monk skills, you can't have that build.

Most elites that can be used for effective farming are. Especially mass groups of farming.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archaic

In closing, your claim that most elites are used for farming is incorrect.. if anything, only a third of the elites out there are used for farming. Everything else, is either used in a very small portion, or not at all.

Most elites that can be used for effective farming are used. And if you actually think 1/3 of elites are used for farming you're way off, it's much less than that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archaic

a build that does not use either monk, or elementalist skills, as well as no use of Grenth's Balance, VwK, SV, SS, or SoJ and finally, 130hp Dervish.

Great you just removed 90% of all healing skills, armor buffs, effective AoE damage with controllable scatter.

Any farming you're going to be doing is using some cheeky little technique like Elite Monk Tome farming, if not, you most definatley won't be going in HM.

placebo overdose · Dec 03, 2007, 11:34 PM // 23:34

grab a bow c-space outside of eotn for the wurms do i get a cookie?
http://guildwarsguru.com/forum/showt...php?t=10209196

Archaic · Dec 03, 2007, 11:58 PM // 23:58

Updated with new restrictions to allow for a bigger and better variety of builds.

Be creative. The prize is also to be announced within the week. Deadline is December 14th. Go!

TSS · Dec 03, 2007, 11:59 PM // 23:59

[skill]Protective Spirit[/skill] [skill]Shield of Absorption[/skill] [skill]Riposte[/skill] [skill]Deadly Riposte[/skill] [skill]Spell Breaker[/skill] [skill]Mending[/skill] [skill]Blessed Aura[/skill] [skill]Balthazar's Spirit[/skill]

this can farm UW solo as a monk w/15 or 14 smite and 12 tactics and 11 or 12 prot and the rest in DF ( i think its 11 or 12) i prollly even have too many att pts, i havent used it scince the loot stacking