Curse

cellardweller · Jun 20, 2007, 10:21 AM // 10:21

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Originally Posted by volgaris

Hmm when I go outside I never see a group at 1 or 3 on your map and i usually have 15 kills by the time i get to stonereap and the whole run I probably net 800 or so xp...is there some quest you keep active? Or am I just missing something completely?

I have 0 echovald quests left. If you have song and stone active it will change the spawn.

FrAnt1c² · Jun 20, 2007, 12:52 PM // 12:52

I just checked wiki on the blessing:

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Faction gained in Normal Mode when killing a boss is equal to the formula 5 x (foes killed) = (maximum 125)
Faction gained in Hard mode when killing a boss is equal to the formula 10 x (foes killed) = (maximum 250)

So the max cap on faction gain from killing monsters is 250? how are you guys getting 1000 fac a run then?

cellardweller · Jun 20, 2007, 01:29 PM // 13:29

28 creatures @10 each = 280
Stonereap = 250
Stonewrath = 250
Stoneweaver = 250

Total/run 1030

FrAnt1c² · Jun 20, 2007, 01:40 PM // 13:40

Aaah, now I understand, I just misinterpreted the text, sorry my bad.

Abonai Laguna · Jun 21, 2007, 07:44 AM // 07:44

where do you get that blessing?

Antithesis · Jun 21, 2007, 08:15 AM // 08:15

Talk to the Kurzick Priest near the rez shrine

«Ripskin · Jun 21, 2007, 11:28 PM // 23:28

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Originally Posted by MrSlayer

Bullcrap you can do it in 2 minutes. Video proof or you're lying.

And the shadowstepping builds are faster, since you can take a massive shortcut and just step down off hills.

I dont know how to make a video, but will a ss with a /played and me getting the exp work?

And if so, let me get home, I might not be able to tonight, got stuffs to do.

Antithesis · Jun 21, 2007, 11:42 PM // 23:42

Download Game Cam Lite from www.planetgamecam.com
Install and follow the game wizard, it'll pick up GW automatically
Run GW from Game Cam, a preview screen tucks neatly into the bottom right corner of GW.
Press the Home key to toggle recording of video.
Optionally, edit video in Windows Movie Maker.
Create a YouTube account and upload your video.
Drop link into forum.

Done! It's really easy

Tahlia Tane · Jun 25, 2007, 07:36 PM // 19:36

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Originally Posted by Star Alfur

Not exactly a blessing farm, but I've found that repeating the Duel of the Houses quests outside Brauer (sp) is a nice way for hero/hench FFing ... my average speed is 400 faction / 1min 20-30sec.

With 2-3 copies of "Charge!" / "Fall Back!", the walk to the fight is ~45 seconds. Make someone /R for frozen soil. Splinter Weapon + Barrage/Cyclone Axe along with some other AoE practically destroys the initial mob clump, while 2 SF mop up the rest for me.

The only issue is the Assassin+Warrior team, which sometimes isn't too willing to bunch up for a clean AoE spike.

Can go into more detail if wished, though the builds can easily be switched around depending on your profession.

Uhhhhhh. Yeah. I got a question. How do you handle those Durheim guys? They are they ones that use Unsteady Ground, and it does crazy damage. All my heroes and henchies nearly die because of it, and they are finished off by whatever they get hit by a few moments later. It's nearly impossible to defeat them with Frozen Soil. I really need to rez some of my henchies back to finish them... it's really tough, and extremely frustrating. I do this as a W/R, and only one SF ele hero. All the other groups are easy though. This really is a great farm.

Star Alfur · Jun 25, 2007, 11:57 PM // 23:57

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Originally Posted by Tahlia Tane

Uhhhhhh. Yeah. I got a question. How do you handle those Durheim guys? They are they ones that use Unsteady Ground, and it does crazy damage. All my heroes and henchies nearly die because of it, and they are finished off by whatever they get hit by a few moments later. It's nearly impossible to defeat them with Frozen Soil. I really need to rez some of my henchies back to finish them... it's really tough, and extremely frustrating. I do this as a W/R, and only one SF ele hero. All the other groups are easy though. This really is a great farm.

For the ele/necro groups, it can become ugly but usually worked out ok in the end. The mass of enemy AoE (Unsteady Ground, Defile Enchantments and stuff) does indeed do a number on the henchies/heroes, and a couple casters would usually die. Despite that, the setup I use has a high initial spike, which usually kills the bulk of the enemy team before they can spike my own team.

I have the team set up like this: (keep in mind I haven't been doing this for a couple weeks now, so maybe fuzzy memory)

1.) W/E [Myself] -- key skills: [skill]"Charge!"[/skill][skill]Cyclone Axe[/skill][skill]Glyph of Sacrifice[/skill][skill]Phoenix[/skill]

2.) E/P [Hero #1] -- key skills: [skill]Searing Flames[/skill][skill]"Fall Back!"[/skill]

3.) E/P [Hero #2] -- key skills: [skill]Searing Flames[/skill][skill]"Fall Back!"[/skill]

4.) Rit/R [Hero #3] -- key skills: [skill]Splinter Weapon[/skill][skill]Spirit Rift[/skill][skill]Ancestors' Rage[/skill][skill]Frozen Soil[/skill]

5.) Cynn
6.) Eve
7.) The mesmer or necro hog hench
8.) Danika

After running to a spot near the enemy team, I would have Razah cast Splinter Weapon on myself and begin casting Frozen Soil, as I use Glyph of Sacrifice. I then move towards the (currently green) enemy team, and wait for the quest to update. Once they become red, they all rush together - when they began moving, I target one which will move to roughly the middle of the clump and hit Cyclone -> Phoenix, which usually deals a huge deal of damage within 1sec. After that, it's topped with the other AoE in the team, with the bulk of the enemy team dying as the monks are attempting to cast Healing Seed.

Tahlia Tane · Jun 26, 2007, 03:08 PM // 15:08

Well I don't have a second ele that is level 20 so I guess I should start leveling him up. :P Right now I did it with only one SF ele and myself as W/R, /R because of Frozen Soil... so yeah I'll go try that build you have. Thanks. Should be easier.

Painbringer · Jun 26, 2007, 05:08 PM // 17:08

This is actually nice because you can green farm it as well as get some loot from drops. (I would take my monk to try and solo the area but Holy Crap it has turned into a bot zone.)

RainwalkerC · Jun 28, 2007, 05:06 AM // 05:06

is it just me or did they add some stone mobs around the 3 bosses? geesus, anet....

Antithesis · Jun 28, 2007, 12:27 PM // 12:27

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Originally Posted by RainwalkerC

is it just me or did they add some stone mobs around the 3 bosses? geesus, anet....

Drop the Song and Stone quest

RainwalkerC · Jun 28, 2007, 11:31 PM // 23:31

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Originally Posted by Antithesis

Drop the Song and Stone quest

i dont have that quest, in fact i dont ahve any kurzick quests active

noblepaladin · Jun 29, 2007, 01:36 AM // 01:36

Yeah, those stone guys popped out and beat the crap out of me. Is this new? Or is it cause I am in a Luxon alliance?

Antithesis · Jun 29, 2007, 02:09 AM // 02:09

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Originally Posted by RainwalkerC

i dont have that quest, in fact i dont ahve any kurzick quests active

My first 20 or so runs were with Song and Stone active - just flag henchies back a bit, agro stoneys, body block the warriors and take them down. Makes the run a couple of minutes longer but no harder.

[edit] Just tried the run a few times, no stone mobs popped out. My guess is it's a low chance random spawn, or it's bugged causing the spawn. I've only had it happen once in 100+ runs without the quest active.

noblepaladin · Jun 29, 2007, 02:00 PM // 14:00

I just did a run with them not spawning again, so it has nothing to do with quests or alliances. Just random. I'm thinking that they are suppose to spawn, but some bug usually prevents them from spawning. It doesn't make sense for bosses to be just standing there for you to gang up on them and slaughter.

Now if I can only find a good Luxon spot...

knoll · Jun 29, 2007, 07:07 PM // 19:07

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28 creatures @10 each = 280
Stonereap = 250 + 10
Stonewrath = 250 + 10
Stoneweaver = 250 + 10

Total/run 1060

Is that what it is?

legendel · Jul 01, 2007, 12:08 PM // 12:08

can you solo this area, i remember asking for some horns here and a 55 mo/me said he could get me some quickly, went out, came in again 2 mins later with 5 horns, or has it changed since then