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Ka RaTae · Jul 14, 2005, 10:36 PM // 22:36

I am getting a little confused with terminolgy here....

To solo to me means 1 character in UW.

Is that what solo means to everyone else?

A 2 man team with an upfront tank and a rear prot monk is not soloing....that's a 2 man team...16 skills in use. Yes the up front guy is solo fighting, but I have yet to see a convincing argument that anyone could do UW with only 1 character....8 skills....

Jelly S may actually have a build. I am not trying to say it's not possible and that anyone is lieing. I just feel a 1 man 8 skill build would not be worth the effort. A 2 man build is hard enough to maintain at times. I can't believe that a 1 man would be worth the hassle in there.

jelly samwich · Jul 15, 2005, 07:35 AM // 07:35

Here is my build--enjoy
i might fraps up some videos tomorrow
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=32980

Conador · Jul 15, 2005, 08:43 AM // 08:43

EDIT: My post was pointless after some looking into found the answe itself in the thread.

EmperorTippy · Jul 15, 2005, 11:05 AM // 11:05

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Originally Posted by jelly samwich

Here is my build--enjoy
i might fraps up some videos tomorrow
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=32980

Again why did you post that build it leads to nerfs?

And to all of you saying 1 man runs arn't possible, I cleared UW at lvl 8 with a M/Me. I was levl 18 when I finished but I started at lvl 8.

miteethor · Jul 15, 2005, 02:02 PM // 14:02

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Originally Posted by EmperorTippy

And to all of you saying 1 man runs arn't possible, I cleared UW at lvl 8 with a M/Me. I was levl 18 when I finished but I started at lvl 8.

I seriously doubt that. First there is the issue of having all the necessary skills at Lvl 8 but I suppose if you were really desperate you could pay someone to run you all over the world to the skill trainers to get them, but it would be REALLY boring and I doubt someone else would do that for you. And if you fought your way there then you would have to be more than Lvl 8 by the time you got your skills.

Then there is the issue of the Oblivion worms - they run Nature's renewal, and when it's cast you lose all enchants. Since the spirit sits right next to the worm when you do your area damage you will kill the spirit much faster, which they will recast and boom you are dead. Don't forget the Mesmers who strip enchants as well, and the Necro dryder who can clear you out. Are you telling me that in 8 hours you were able to handle every enchant stripping monster and kill them all without a single mishap?

What about the Ice quest - it requires you to be in 2 places at once so how exactly did you accomplish that by yourself? Or defending the village, how did you keep ALL the villagers alive by yourself?

I think maybe you should revise your statement a little to clarify for the rest of us. I know there are workable builds that can go through Ataxes, smites, Grasping Darkness, and sometimes Coldfires but I think that's about the extent that it's possible.

sleazeh · Jul 15, 2005, 02:17 PM // 14:17

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Originally Posted by miteethor

I know there are workable builds that can go through Ataxes, smites, Grasping Darkness, and sometimes Coldfires but I think that's about the extent that it's possible.

That is about how I see it.

We have a couple of people in our guild that can solo the aatxes, graspers, smites, and coldfires....but with the enchant removal used by Behemoths, the Ghostly mesmer riders, etc...I would like to know how a full area clear is possible solo.
I suspect that's its not.

EmperorTippy · Jul 15, 2005, 02:33 PM // 14:33

You use spellbreaker and arcane echo together alot and this was before the new update with more massive enchant removal.

I will clarify. I killed all the monsters and did about half the quests. As for the skills I got guildes to run me to em and I would die first to delberlatly stop the xp gain. I also did the first 15 point attribute quest. Once I was in UW I gained a level about every 2 kills of the aatxes. I had the skills on my bar but not the points to make full use of them in the beginning of the run. As I gained levels I became more effective so by the time I reached the enchant stripping monsters I had the ability to survive. It was hard and a couple of times i almost died but I made it. Level doesn't really matter if you can max protection on that build and against the aatxes it doesn't even need to be really maxed.

super dooper · Jul 15, 2005, 05:19 PM // 17:19

Spell Breaker can only do so much..

Miss Innocent · Jul 17, 2005, 03:56 AM // 03:56

The problem with smites is that they seem to hit you five times a second, which makes the Protection not quite so good (still good, but not so good).

Healing Seed does help with that.

I do know that Signets ignore Maelstrom. You might be able to wait it out using a Signet.

Makkert · Jul 26, 2005, 09:20 AM // 09:20

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Originally Posted by Interregnum

Final max health: 55.

where can you get this focus item? please name npc/quest/location.
i heard ascalon post searing, but can't find it.

jelly samwich · Jul 26, 2005, 09:33 AM // 09:33

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Originally Posted by Makkert

where can you get this focus item? please name npc/quest/location.
i heard ascalon post searing, but can't find it.

its from the monuments quest from the scribe.. i bought one in yaks bend

Ka RaTae · Jul 26, 2005, 01:21 PM // 13:21

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Originally Posted by Miss Innocent

The problem with smites is that they seem to hit you five times a second, which makes the Protection not quite so good (still good, but not so good).

Healing Seed does help with that.

I do know that Signets ignore Maelstrom. You might be able to wait it out using a Signet.

Yes, but you can't cast healing seed in a solo build....if you are talking about the M/ME dude. In the 2 man build Healing Seed is awesome.

capitalist · Jul 26, 2005, 02:04 PM // 14:04

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Originally Posted by jelly samwich

its from the monuments quest from the scribe.. i bought one in yaks bend

"Cities of Ascalon" Quest from Simon the Scribe. Still need to do the Sumaria Mission to see the last monument (although I am not sure that I will actually use the focus).

capitalist · Jul 27, 2005, 08:39 PM // 20:39

If you use the solo build that uses divine boon instead of healing breeze and SoJ instead or mending, the -50 health focus does not help very much(bleeding). It would be better to just run a regular weapon + foci or just a staff.

thecreator · Aug 02, 2005, 02:59 AM // 02:59

just wanted to create a name that has nothing to do with my IGN so if the 3 PHUCKERS I trusted this Mo/W build read this, I can say I hope you burn for eternity in hell getting shit on by every demon that crosses your path. I created this build that can solo anything accept a mesmer. I STARTED SOLO UW runs and I trusted 3 individuals with the secret. Now thanks to them and all you phucking cookie cutter monks out there it probably won't be long before ANET patches it so no one can do it. Rot in hell you sons-s-bitches. All of you

super dooper · Aug 02, 2005, 05:29 AM // 05:29

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Originally Posted by thecreator

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that's quite the.. something, to assume that you started it, do you realize how many people play this game? It's been around for a while, yes, but to assume that you started all of it, haha.

It was inevitable. When you have a huge amount of people playing the game, many of them very smart, there are going to be people who publically share the 'uber secret' builds and farming locations. Not to say that I or others are happy about it, but I'm sure that ArenaNET has already figured it out, or would've figured it out, without someone posting it on a forum.

dajg · Aug 02, 2005, 05:22 PM // 17:22

Monks have been soloing the UW for a while now - see the " UW Solo Mo/W Build and Tutorial" thread in this forum. You can get 2 to 4 ectos per run plus a skill point. Why do you think monk superior runes are now so expensive compared to every other profession? You need help to do the 10k quests but everything up to the dryders is doable solo as described in that thread.

Melkor of ZoSo · Aug 02, 2005, 05:34 PM // 17:34

What you could do is get a W/Mo, have him beef up his Smiting, Tactics, and Sword (or Hammer/Axe), and then get a Mo/x who's got 16 Protection, keep him out of the Agro Circle, and just go to town.

W/Mo gets the Shield Stance (When you need a long, uninteruped 75% chance to block), Gladiators Stance (For doing damge) and Boenetti's Deffense (for recharging Energy), Balthazar's Aura for lots of damage, Singet of Judgement to knock the Ataxes off thier feet for a little bit, still doing good damage, Hundred Blades, Galrath's Slash, and throw in whatever else you want. Need Gladiator Armor to get enough energy to cast Balthazar's Aura. That'll put out about 200dmg, Galrath and Hundred Blades should do lots if you've got max dmg. Sword too. I think it's enough to slowly and surely take out the Ataxes. Do they have any healing skills? I havent been in UW for a while...

The Mo/x... well... just have Protection COMPLETELY maxed, then Healing and Divine favor (I dont know about specific skills, but you get the idea). I think that's a deadly combo.

capitalist · Aug 02, 2005, 06:58 PM // 18:58

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Originally Posted by Melkor of ZoSo

What you could do is get a W/Mo, have him beef up his Smiting, Tactics, and Sword (or Hammer/Axe), and then get a Mo/x who's got 16 Protection, keep him out of the Agro Circle, and just go to town.

W/Mo gets the Shield Stance (When you need a long, uninteruped 75% chance to block), Gladiators Stance (For doing damge) and Boenetti's Deffense (for recharging Energy), Balthazar's Aura for lots of damage, Singet of Judgement to knock the Ataxes off thier feet for a little bit, still doing good damage, Hundred Blades, Galrath's Slash, and throw in whatever else you want. Need Gladiator Armor to get enough energy to cast Balthazar's Aura. That'll put out about 200dmg, Galrath and Hundred Blades should do lots if you've got max dmg. Sword too. I think it's enough to slowly and surely take out the Ataxes. Do they have any healing skills? I havent been in UW for a while...

The Mo/x... well... just have Protection COMPLETELY maxed, then Healing and Divine favor (I dont know about specific skills, but you get the idea). I think that's a deadly combo.

Signet of Judgement is elite. Hundred Blades is elite. So you have to pick one. Additionally, the Mo/W is the better tank here. I have tried both and it is quicker with one Mo/W.

(I know this is old news and I am in no way claiming that I have better information than the others in on the board.)

thecreator · Aug 02, 2005, 11:06 PM // 23:06

monk runes just skyrocketed a few weeks ago. which is consistant with the leak of info. i figured this build out exactly a month and 2 days after guild wars was released on my first character, a monk. so i think its pretty safe for me to say that i created it. as for the anet thing, youi know just as well as i do that eventually they will patch the game so ppl cant solo UW. they always patch areas that we find to have fun and be productive.