Curse

lambda the great · Mar 05, 2006, 09:38 PM // 21:38

We got favor again and I've been up for 29 hours so I stopped at the smites and went to bed. I should have stayed back more so I would wake up to a alive Warrior.

lambda the great · Mar 07, 2006, 04:54 AM // 04:54

Took a little more time and I cleard out the Chamber(except for the 3 dryders) all the smites I could find all the Grasping and Aatxe got to the Forgotton Vale and took this shot. ectos don't seem to like my Warrior :9 only one ecto dropped.

(Whats up with my guys flat knee?)

striderkaaru · Mar 07, 2006, 03:45 PM // 15:45

congrats, lambda.

Seaman_yemen · Mar 22, 2006, 09:09 AM // 09:09

wow thats cool, i can actually do it

D.K.D · Mar 24, 2006, 04:08 AM // 04:08

i got a 55 build which can dual with ss necro partner

LightningHell · Mar 24, 2006, 05:02 AM // 05:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by D.K.D

i got a 55 build which can dual with ss necro partner

Well known already la.

dont feel no pain · Mar 24, 2006, 07:52 AM // 07:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by D.K.D

i got a 55 build which can dual with ss necro partner

ZOMG!!!!!!!! , omfg new 55 build bwahahahah i pay you 100 plats for it!!!!!!!!

lol joking , nah thats ...very...very old news

MirageCloud · Mar 25, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09

how hard is this compared 2 the spider run, and how is it money wise?

Nero · Mar 25, 2006, 09:17 PM // 21:17

This in my opinion is much harder, and i'm sure Racthoh would agree.

I have tried this many times and have only made it to the smites once.

Money wise, it could be about the same i guess. Shards drop more than ectos normally so it'd probably even out in the end.

Racthoh · Mar 26, 2006, 02:14 AM // 02:14

In reality, this sucks compared to FoW. When ecto were like 14k, yeah this was great. But now the value of ecto has dropped drastically. If you're in it for the hopeful golds and the challenge though then go for it.

linkid · Mar 26, 2006, 02:42 AM // 02:42

Well I have found that this skillset works pretty well:
Attributes:
Tactics 12 + 3 (+1)
Strength 12 + 3 (+1)
rest into whatever, drop points from either strength or tactics to increase curses for enfeeble (or another attribute/skill?) if desired.

Gladiator's Defense {E}
Riposte
Deadly Riposte
Shield Stance
Bonetti's Defense
Healing Signet
Dolyak Signet
<optional slot>

For the optional slot, I've tried enfeeble and Watchful Spirit. I liked Watchful Spirit because I didn't (couldn't) spend any points in it, was an enchantment (go -2 enchant/-2 stance), and I could forget about casting (unless rended). Enfeeble I guess is the safer way to go, but there really wasn't any problems with Watchful Spirit. Also with the lack of Watch Yourself!, Watchful Spirit helps more than enfeeble (which only really hurts) against smites.

Also I think this UW run is actually less risky (like horrible skale spawns in FoW), less profitable (ectos don't drop as much, maybe because you don't kill as many mobs), and more lag prone (aataxes kill you way faster than those silly spiders).

Mayh3m · Mar 26, 2006, 06:07 AM // 06:07

hehe nice.

mint · Mar 26, 2006, 09:18 PM // 21:18

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Originally Posted by MirageCloud

how hard is this compared 2 the spider run, and how is it money wise?

Compared to this, the spider run is a piece of cake. The spider run can be accomplished without max armor/weapons pretty consistantly after a few tries, while this...I still havn't been able to get up to the smites.

And with shards nearing 5k and ectos down to 7k now, FoW runs seem alot more profitable

Xaero Gouki Kriegor · Apr 17, 2006, 05:23 AM // 05:23

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Originally Posted by mint

Compared to this, the spider run is a piece of cake. The spider run can be accomplished without max armor/weapons pretty consistantly after a few tries, while this...I still havn't been able to get up to the smites.

And with shards nearing 5k and ectos down to 7k now, FoW runs seem alot more profitable

this may sound weird, but i actually found this to be easier then the spider run, i could easily take out 1 opponent at a time like this, but i have hard time just running to the spiders, then when im there i always accidently agro a skale that comes, so i think this is the more safer run, the spider run is dangerous lol

knight karbarsar · May 26, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57

.... well i tried this and i have a few questions.
1 why the nolani wand and just not any wand?
2 the wand u have got were is it its not outside nolani cuz that has got a 10%miss chance to.
3why do i not make it? its like impossible. Ive never even made it to take out a single one.
4 can you answer?;P

mtm · May 26, 2006, 07:14 PM // 19:14

1. It's the only weapon in the game with increased attack speed. It also gives +5 energy unconditional. He explains in his 1st post.
2. Collector doesn't always gives the same stats. That's also why Racthoh is saying to make sure you get the right one. You'll have to go back and go to the collector again until you get the right one.
3. This is an extremely difficult area to solo. If you wanna farm for money, there's lots of places that are much easier, don't require 1k to enter, and have a safe income. Even if you're lucky with drops, soloing UW is rather slow and very risky. That's why also the build is so demanding in equipment. Soloing UW is something you should do if you want a challenge, if you want ectos you're much better off with the typical UW duo of 55 monk/SS necro. Racthoh likes to try out things that seem impossible for a single char and he usually comes around to it

4. He can answer, but I suppose he's too busy soloing something in Cantha

Racthoh · May 27, 2006, 06:35 AM // 06:35

Actually not responding because of database errors.

And I think mtm summed it up pretty well. If you're looking for profit, this is not the thing to do. When you could get say, 3 ectos at 14k per run, yeah this was very nice to learn. So if you're looking for a challenge, this is great. Otherwise, you should probably go elsewhere.

Dahnel · May 28, 2006, 03:16 PM // 15:16

This was way cooler back in the day, before the buffs. Really got your heart beating then

Racthoh · Jun 01, 2006, 04:30 AM // 04:30

If you have Factions I would recommend using Enfeebling Touch. As it is a Skill, the aatxe won't attempt to Savage Slash it and interrupt it (in the event that you can't block in any way, shape, or form for whatever reason and need to weaken it).

At least, they haven't tried it in my most recent attempt last night.

SnipiousMax · Jun 01, 2006, 05:16 AM // 05:16

^So when do we hear about some great new solo challenge you've discovered in factions?