Curse

Drewfense · Dec 25, 2006, 03:59 AM // 03:59

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Originally Posted by Antheus

What I'm more interested in is the build you've used.

Please say it wasn't all trappers...

8 touch rangers.

Karlos · Dec 25, 2006, 06:26 AM // 06:26

We used the classic build that I posted on here before (See the threads "Stygian Veil build on the wiki" and "Foundry build on the wiki") and we just modified all characters to include the essential skills for each area. If you have done that build for each of those areas, you know there are a few skills that make life easier in each one (constant spell coverage for the tank in Gloom, corpse travel in Foundry, ....) so, we just made sure each of those cool skills was on someone in the party. The structure is the same though, 3 monks, 3 nukers, 1 tank, 1 utility ranger.

kitsune23 · Dec 25, 2006, 06:29 AM // 06:29

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Originally Posted by Drewfense

8 touch rangers.

ROFL

Man, it's disheartening getting to the end of the foundry and then having the stupid prisoner get stuck or body blocked and lose. After that attempt and what happened, I'd be floored (and probably taking a few days away from GW before I could even think of doing anything again). Of course, the rewards for a succesful completion are quite nice. I'm really curious now if the reward for all 4 in one go is just the scaling gems drops, or something else in addition. GL on your next go!

Jeff Highwind · Dec 25, 2006, 06:40 AM // 06:40

Damn I would bow to you guys if this wasn't the internet.

Least you guys made a pretty penny from drops, but it is disenharting that you get dropped from some silly code.

Spadas Datum · Dec 25, 2006, 08:12 AM // 08:12

Well, we will again attempt to do all 4 and maybe beating Mallyx too, but it's all going to be done on the weekend and definitely with some things we have to tweak and work out concerning the build. It's definitely going to be a race against time. *glares at the err59 10 hour mark*

Alka · Dec 25, 2006, 10:02 AM // 10:02

i noticed that game(anet ) tend to punish better players and reward bad ones, you should sue them for this 059 this just make me hate anet

milan · Dec 25, 2006, 10:47 AM // 10:47

I'm sorry that your run came to such an abrupt end and in the way it did. Hopefully there will be some changes made eventually to the way the err code works.

With that said I must congratulate you guys on the attempt, I'm pretty impressed.

phillydilly · Dec 26, 2006, 08:48 PM // 20:48

This is just an idea...

Would it reset the timer if you guys all disconnected then reconnected?
say at the 8 hour mark. each one of you take a turn disconnecting then reconnecting?

might be worth a try...

Karlos · Dec 26, 2006, 10:11 PM // 22:11

Definitely not necessary. We got the first 8 hours down to 5 last night. So, yeah, we're not in danger of the 10 hour mark anymore.

maraxusofk · Dec 26, 2006, 11:46 PM // 23:46

Nice! If u can beat mallyx also in ur run, watch each person on ur team pull an armbrace instead of the mallyx greens

Sword · Dec 27, 2006, 01:47 AM // 01:47

this is lame ... needs to be fixed

Thallandor · Dec 27, 2006, 11:59 AM // 11:59

I feel sorry for the OP, this needs to be addressed.

Edit:

Now that the op mentioned it, i remembered i got kicked by Err Code 59 while playing over the weekend as well when i last saw i clocked 10 hours....so that was what happened ><

lennymon · Dec 27, 2006, 09:33 PM // 21:33

and a partridge in a pear treee.... ;P

that sucks, you guys deserved better! very nice job though on your parts.

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Originally Posted by Sal

Man O Man Lamees , after I err'd out and couldn't get back in I thought you 7 would surely complete the last quest . That just sucks big time man !

To Anet , please pm Karlos and get the party list and deposit to each account the following items and all will be forgiven

10 Peppermint CCs

4 Stygian Gem Stones

2 Primevial Armors

1 Ambrance of Truth

1 Torment Weapon (matching char)

1 Green Weapon (matching char)

I know , I know , I'm dreamin' , but hey , I stayed up for 12 hours and have had very little sleep lately

And..... it is after all Christmas

Cygnus_Zero · Dec 27, 2006, 09:57 PM // 21:57

Do they not understand you can never stop botting? You fix one thing, and they will ALWAYS find a way around it. So instead they break the game for those of us that spent our money on it that arent cheating. This drives me insane about online PC games.

VitisVinifera · Dec 28, 2006, 09:10 AM // 09:10

there are so many aspects to DOA that are totally ill-conceived, but to get screwed by anti-farm auto-boot is ridiculous
gg anerf

wassup1444465 · Dec 29, 2006, 05:35 AM // 05:35

As unfortunate as this is, that was by far the BEST thing I've ever seen anybody do in pve. Eleven hours is hardcore as hell. Sorry to hear what happened.

HOWEVER, you have also stumbled upon something good. Depending on what zone you start in determines how many of the gems of each type you get. That means that if you save the rarest zone for third (because of the time issue) you can get three of that gem instead of three Marg gems.

Karlos · Dec 29, 2006, 06:21 AM // 06:21

Not sure if you guys are aware, but we already succeeded in completing the run in 8.5 hours. Check here:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10096618

Avatar Exico · Dec 30, 2006, 05:25 PM // 17:25

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Originally Posted by Karlos

Ok, so a group of us set out to do the impossible. We decided to do all four parts of the Mallyx the Unyielding quest in succession in one run. Partially because we were given a "tip" that it was somehow more rewarding.

And more rewarding it was!

So, it turned out that if you do the quests in succession, you get more gems from the end area chest. We got 1 Torment Gem each from the Ravenheart Chest that shows up after beating the Greater Darkness. Then 2 Titan Gems each from the Foundry Chest after beating the Fury, then 3 Margonite Gems after beating Lord Jadoth. (screenshots above for those last two areas.)

Then, ANet's bungled up such a sweet reward. We completed both quests in the Stygian Veil, our ranger Err 7ed and we prevailed still. We got to the Smothering Tendrils, we killed 2 of the six. Then the ENTIRE party got kicked because of Err Code 59.

For those unaware, Err Code 59 is the anti-farming/botting code that kicks out characters that have been on too long. At the point of being kicked we had been chugging at this for 11 hours. So, the game decided we were all bots and kicked us.

This turned the sweet discovery into a great amount of rage. For ANet's developers put a nice reward, then made it unattainable. If you do the quests in succession you get a treat, but we can't allow you to do them in succession, so yeah. Tough luck buddy.

Granted, we can perhaps fine-tune the run to say 10 hours and not take breaks or eat or drink or go to the bathroom, but come on ANet, this is ridiculous.

Hmm I dont not know if worth the reward, if you spend 10+ Hours to complete the whole Myallx quest to get all that. It just not worth it to my opinion because you must take a break so or later or you will get hooked in the game very much and that not very healthly.

Karlos · Dec 30, 2006, 08:53 PM // 20:53

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Originally Posted by Avatar Exico

Hmm I dont not know if worth the reward, if you spend 10+ Hours to complete the whole Myallx quest to get all that. It just not worth it to my opinion because you must take a break so or later or you will get hooked in the game very much and that not very healthly.

It's very much worth it if you can put in the time. If you check the post above yours, we got it down to 8 hours. That would be the same time to do each separately. Only, instead of getting one gem after each chest, you get 1, 2, 3 then 4. So, 10 gems out of the chests instead of 4. That's a 150% increase in gems.

OoO7sinsOoO · Dec 30, 2006, 11:56 PM // 23:56

Kind of on a related note, i was 300 points away from the all time high score of the Aurios Mines challenge mission and i got err. 59 (11 hours of aurios mines...) Needless to say i was ready to punch my computer...