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MercenaryKnight · Apr 21, 2008, 11:57 PM // 23:57

I plan to get legendary skill hunter eventually and managed to find an elite mesmer tome. So I was curious, which elite skill is the hardest/ most annoying one to go and cap out of all the expansions?

pfaile · Apr 22, 2008, 12:08 AM // 00:08

All the ones in the Southern Shiverpeaks of Prophecies. Just due to the randomness of which bosses spawn.

Teh [prefession]-zorz · Apr 22, 2008, 12:09 AM // 00:09

I Hate Mawwwwwww

jiggles · Apr 22, 2008, 12:18 AM // 00:18

despite what everyone says i found maw to be one easy mofo to get to and kill, the hardest part was not aggroing a gazillion different stone summit on the way there. hardest would probably be as stated before, anything else in the southern shiverpeaks as theres little chance you will get the right boss all the time

GaaaaaH · Apr 22, 2008, 12:20 AM // 00:20

Incendiary arrows
1. 1 Boss in all 4 games
2. In a mission
3. Ring of Fire Mission
4. Not guaranteed to spawn at all - took me 4 tries to get the boss!

At least maw is guaranteed.

buddhakl · Apr 22, 2008, 12:33 AM // 00:33

If you have decent builds for your heroes, none of the elites are overly difficult to cap, but each campaign has annoying ones to get. In Prophecies, in both the southern Shiverpeaks and the Ring of Fire islands, certain bosses don't always spawn or don't always spawn in the same place, which is always a joy to find out after a long hike. In Factions it's mostly the distances (whether in-misison or exploring) that are annoying, and if you're stupid like me and get all cocky and take on a large group - and then Oni pop up - well, strap yourself in for a suckfest. Nightfall isn't too bad until you're past the rift into Nightfallen areas, then it can get a little difficult without preparation and careful pulling. There are a few areas (the Ring of Fire chain, the Desolation, etc) where you can get multiple caps for the same profession; reading the wikis can help you find convenient multiples like that, that can take the edge off of some of the frustration.

Stormlord Alex · Apr 22, 2008, 12:36 AM // 00:36

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Originally Posted by MercenaryKnight

I plan to get legendary skill hunter eventually and managed to find an elite mesmer tome. So I was curious, which elite skill is the hardest/ most annoying one to go and cap out of all the expansions?

For Mesmer skills, most definately [[fevered dreams]. I hate the Dryder caps with a passion.

Miska Bow · Apr 22, 2008, 01:00 AM // 01:00

Im missing 42 skills in Faction for LSH. Most annoying part was those jade and Mussarat bosses in Ice Floe. call it bad luck but it took me about 50 outing to cap the 6 of them.

Domain of Fear was a bit of a pain too. If you go in from the Gate of Fear, 3 or 4 patrols can fall on you if you are not carefull.

Faction is a bit painfull if you dont know your way around. I've sometime felt like a mouse in a maze but so far nothing come to my mind that gave me trouble in Faction

The rest was "grind your way there and cap" and it was pretty easy.

kvndoom · Apr 22, 2008, 01:03 AM // 01:03

Restore Condition was the worst for me. It takes you half an hour in-mission to get to where the bosses are, and then the monk doesn't always spawn. Took me 7 tries. I cussed a lot. A LOT. Oh, to have had tomes in 2005...

Celestial_Kitsune · Apr 22, 2008, 01:19 AM // 01:19

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Originally Posted by MercenaryKnight

I plan to get legendary skill hunter eventually and managed to find an elite mesmer tome. So I was curious, which elite skill is the hardest/ most annoying one to go and cap out of all the expansions?

The most annoying caps are random bosses. Choose a random boss that would take a long time to reach. Fevered Dreams is good candidate.

NuclearDope · Apr 22, 2008, 09:31 AM // 09:31

Fevered Dreams, easily.

Miska Bow · Apr 22, 2008, 12:11 PM // 12:11

I know you want to save your self from a long painfull hunt by using your elite mesmer tome, but capping Fevered Dream instead of unlocking it with the tome will be much more rewarding.

No matter how hard an elite would be to cap, i'll never ressort to using a tome to obtain it, i would feel like i was cheating myself.

Just my humble opinion.

Pick Me · Apr 22, 2008, 02:03 PM // 14:03

I too agree, Fevered Dreams is the hardest. Random Boss, pain to get to, one of the most evil city missions in Prophecies, and not to mention, if you want to get the bonus as well, the spirit walks so slow.

If you have already unlocked it with a different character, use the tome on that. The others (even the shiverpeaks) are much easier to get to and easier to obtain.

Tyla · Apr 22, 2008, 03:22 PM // 15:22

2 words: Mineral Springs.

Everything else is just...PIE! *Grabs a bib*

No difficulty, though, it's all easy.

=DNC=Trucker · Apr 23, 2008, 03:34 PM // 15:34

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I Hate Mawwwwwww

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Incendiary arrows

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Restore Condition

Everybody say it with me! M..E..S..M..E..R Tome.

I agree with the Southern Shiverpeaks / Ring of Fire caps. (especially fevered dreams). The caps in Perdition aren't that bad if you don't mind going in and out of the door a dozen times

Painbringer · Apr 23, 2008, 04:39 PM // 16:39

Wondering bosses of prof they just pev me off there when you don't need them gone when you do

zling · Apr 23, 2008, 10:07 PM // 22:07

if you're going for the title u need all skills not just mesmer.
in this case the hardest elite to cap is by far [skill]feast of corruption[/skill]
it spawns randomly throughout the shiverpeaks and the only place it is "guaranteed" to spawn is Dreadnaught's Drift, yeah that hole between Lornar's and Droks

oh and even while in Deadnaught's you gotta know its exact location and somehow make the damn wurm pop up from the ground, so annoying...

compared to that the rest are a piece of cake!

Miska Bow · Apr 23, 2008, 11:10 PM // 23:10

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Originally Posted by zling

if you're going for the title u need all skills not just mesmer.
in this case the hardest elite to cap is by far [skill]feast of corruption[/skill]
it spawns randomly throughout the shiverpeaks and the only place it is "guaranteed" to spawn is Dreadnaught's Drift, yeah that hole between Lornar's and Droks

oh and even while in Deadnaught's you gotta know its exact location and somehow make the damn wurm pop up from the ground, so annoying...

compared to that the rest are a piece of cake!

He's called Maw and he's EPIC. He was the last one i capped in Proph. Made it a small event with a few guildies, fireworks and stuff in GH when we got done. He's not that hard to take down or to find.

Maw is just Maw.

Bowstring Badass · Apr 24, 2008, 12:29 AM // 00:29

I would agree with Alex on this. I am gonna tome that one on my PvE mes when I get ready to finish her capping.

=DNC=Trucker · Apr 24, 2008, 06:46 PM // 18:46

M: Feast of Corruption is a necro skill, you can't use your elite mesmer tome on that.