Curse

BoondockSaint · May 01, 2006, 10:50 PM // 22:50

Ive done this run mant times (congrats on the build) and I've found 2 spawns that are impossible to get by. 1 is were skeltons spawn right in the exit to the plain, and the other when the shadow army is very near that same point and the skeltons spawn to very close. pulling them does work for some spawns while u can run by a good spawn. btw has anyone swithed out duel shot with needling, havent tired it yet by though it migh me intreasting since kindeling and posion bring most creatures, except spider, 50%>health in a shot or 2.

sky the unstopable · May 04, 2006, 05:16 AM // 05:16

i havent been in in a while because of factions. but my last 7 runs before i switched over consisted of dieing where i was supposed to pull the skellys. ended up trappin uw and got 2 ecto tho then after i failed the next one i realised that i am playing other parts of guild wars just to fuel my FoW forest addiction. lata.

remmeh · May 05, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

too bad shards have dropped to 3.5k buying price @ trader );

Tiny Killer · May 09, 2006, 12:58 PM // 12:58

Well, with the change made to Dual Shot, I decided to swap it out with Needling Shot. Needling Shot takes the spiders down right now. Other than that, I still run the build 'as posted'. Far and away the most fun farm for a ranger.

The Lich Ranger · May 09, 2006, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Not worth doing anymore if u want gold, maybe for fun :/

ShadowFyre · May 09, 2006, 05:07 PM // 17:07

I've been using this build for a time now. From my personal experience it works very well and switching dodge for Dual Shot is a nice idea. I have tried others but seem to like that more. Penetrating isn't so bad. On the high note glad to see someone sharing and seeing the fruits of it. Btw..Prunning grip is very useful with the collecters longbow. AC +5 isn't all that great..But have the prunning is better to me.

lifesux006 · May 12, 2006, 10:42 PM // 22:42

ehh, i farm it for fun AND gold, sure i might get 3.5k out of a shard, but what about all the other stuff? obsidian keys with some good drops, last time i got in i opened a chest (from a key that DROPPED) and got a Gold Chaos Axe [req 8 axe] Uniden

So what if the shards are worth nothing? people who are poor but good farmers and want FoW armor can do this, and for a while. and the chest drops ftw

PS: If you cant make it where the skeletals are, with the shadow army, like someone said before the deep freeze hits em before u make it to the army, i took Mantra Of Frost to stop the pain and IT WORKED!

So just try and if you want FoW armor and u cant afford do it

antoninus · May 16, 2006, 10:09 AM // 10:09

i tried this for like 10+ times and i could never get past those 3 shadow creeps where you need to pull the skeleton group to make them fight each other. i never got deep freezed by the skel group, its the elementals that's killing me.. i cant ever seem to be able to tank them long enough to aggro the skel group.. got +9 at troll, all minor runes including a minor vigor... /sigh.

Wolydarg · May 16, 2006, 10:55 AM // 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by antoninus

i tried this for like 10+ times and i could never get past those 3 shadow creeps where you need to pull the skeleton group to make them fight each other. i never got deep freezed by the skel group, its the elementals that's killing me.. i cant ever seem to be able to tank them long enough to aggro the skel group.. got +9 at troll, all minor runes including a minor vigor... /sigh.

I gave up trying to pull, I just run by them now and try to catch a good spawn of skellies...

Sneale. · May 17, 2006, 03:06 PM // 15:06

I've done this solo with my R/W about thrice now, and I was thinking about some aspects that could make the run there easier, seeing as half the time i die

...

Does anyone know who wins out of the fight between the shadow mob and the skeletal mob? If so you may be able to take on one of the mobs at the end (if there isn't any Skeletal berserkers in there). But this would have to happen if you can still attack them without them casting any hexes or spells, (avoid aggro basically).

Maybe if the shadow army win it would make the run a whole lot easier.

Could someone maybe respond to my questions? Cause I'd really like to know if this is possible...

remmeh · May 17, 2006, 04:29 PM // 16:29

skeletals omgwtfpwn the shadows. (if you mean the groups by the hill)

Sneale. · May 17, 2006, 05:59 PM // 17:59

I thought so, (those guys take no prisoners

).

I was also wondering if any skeles get into aggro if you pull them to levelled grounds with a flatbow, it would make the run so much easier if you could wipe them out before making your way to the forest.

Wolydarg · May 17, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57

You can't tank e-burns, godly timed cof's, maelstorms, deep freeze, and blurry vision...probably more, too..

antoninus · May 18, 2006, 11:18 AM // 11:18

Can someone else confirm this? I think the Spiders have resistance against fire damage (kindle arrows) that's why they take too long to kill in the video. Fought those guys yesterday with kindle off and i do about 10-20 damage per shot (not sure about the damage, but it definitely wasn't 6-8)

Yakumo · May 19, 2006, 08:29 AM // 08:29

In general, it is considered that creatures of certain types are comparable to players of certain professions in terms of armor.

The Armored Cave Spiders are Ranger based, so they're likely to have more resistance to elemental damage than physical. The same can be seen with the Rockshot Devourers in the desert, where physical damage does more than elemental.

Warrior based creatures like the Snarling Driftwoods (Minotaurs, Griffons, etc) tend to be be more resistant against physical attacks (similar to player Warrior armors), so elemental damage would be better.

A vampiric weapon mod is a good choice as it ignores armor/resistance. =)

Across The Battle · May 31, 2006, 08:08 PM // 20:08

Someone mentioned to me that this farming spot got nerfed, doesn't seem it though?

Also: can someone teach me this when US accually has favor, I need a different addiction other then spider farming :-D

IGN: Ama Benal

remmeh · May 31, 2006, 08:11 PM // 20:11

I haven't done a run in months. Blame factions :P
i don't think it got nerfed at all...

Also, i've been turning down requests for tutorials. I simply don't have enough time in my schedule to worry about that. I apologize in advance. Please don't PM me in game about this.

Lithium, · May 31, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09

didnt get nerfed, there was a glitch where ectos and shards stopped dropping in UW and FoW. Its been fixed now tho

Across The Battle · Jun 01, 2006, 01:25 AM // 01:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by remmeh

I haven't done a run in months. Blame factions :P
i don't think it got nerfed at all...

Also, i've been turning down requests for tutorials. I simply don't have enough time in my schedule to worry about that. I apologize in advance. Please don't PM me in game about this.

Yeah, dont worry I understand, I wouldnt pm you in game anyway unless you said to, i find it rude...

But thanks everyone, If anyone can show me how to do it please PM me here or on GW IGN:Ama Benal

Thanks

Evilsod · Jun 01, 2006, 06:34 PM // 18:34

Its quite easy to lure the Skeletons. If they are REALLY far apart then your in for some trouble, but then you could probably lose the Shadow Mesmer chasing you instead.

All you do is use Unguent, walk (as in no running skills) past them, using a Flatbow to lure the Skeletons (mainly because its arc is stupidly big so you have ages to turn) and run. More often than not the skeletons will stop chasing you and return back to a small group. But you'll find that if you go near to them again, they suddenly charge at you for no reason. If you havent guessed, they run straight into the Shadows and start having a nice scrap. so you can run by (you still get hit by the odd spell though, never had Deep Freeze come my way yet though).

Only failed the run 3 times. The morale was, never do it while annoyed.... i kept doing dumber and dumber things (thats why i was killed 3 times in a row).