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mathijn · Jan 26, 2006, 12:57 AM // 00:57

i am farming for 2 hours now and still dont have any runes(not even 1)

guess its my lucky day

Murder In China · Jan 26, 2006, 02:02 AM // 02:02

Don't bother farming tose Ettins, go through the portal to Ascalon Settlement and farm the Ettins near there.

Amsterdam · Jan 26, 2006, 03:29 AM // 03:29

One thing I forgot to mention. Salvaging ettin's pauldrons (the ones that aren't runes) gives you either: 3-10 tanned hide squares or a leather square. I think it is worth bringing the expert or sup salvage kit with you, but then agian, I like stockpiling crafting materials.

PieXags · Jan 26, 2006, 03:38 AM // 03:38

Ettin farming's definately easy enough. I farmed it for a few days and managed to pull a superior vigor, never managed a superior absorption though, I intend to! You can farm them with any class, actually. Not all that difficult. I regularly do it on my necromancer and mesmer, sometimes my ranger. If you have a sprint skill the fastest way to do it is to leave from D'Alessio and just sprint through the Tengu fields, takes half a second and BAM you're at the settlement.

SnipiousMax · Jan 26, 2006, 03:54 AM // 03:54

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Don't bother farming tose Ettins, go through the portal to Ascalon Settlement and farm the Ettins near there.

They seem to drop with more frequency. Me and a buddy of mine farmed ettins for awhile, it was always more productive to run past the first group of ettins into Ascalon Settlement, and kill the ettins in there, then run through to a third area (can't remember name?) and zone, then just go back and forth through Acalon Settlement. The one's outside Beetletun DO drop runes....but they're fewer and father between.

Rhuobhe · Jan 26, 2006, 04:08 AM // 04:08

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Originally Posted by SnipiousMax

They seem to drop with more frequency. Me and a buddy of mine farmed ettins for awhile, it was always more productive to run past the first group of ettins into Ascalon Settlement, and kill the ettins in there, then run through to a third area (can't remember name?) and zone, then just go back and forth through Acalon Settlement. The one's outside Beetletun DO drop runes....but they're fewer and father between.

Absolutely true

But, I always kill them because where else can you aggro a mob of 10? It's fun to have that many on you at once. Actually I got a superior vigor from these guys last night, right outside of Beetleton, and I had a superior smiting rune previously also

Amsterdam · Jan 26, 2006, 05:23 PM // 17:23

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Originally Posted by PieXags

Ettin farming's definately easy enough. I farmed it for a few days and managed to pull a superior vigor, never managed a superior absorption though, I intend to! You can farm them with any class, actually. Not all that difficult. I regularly do it on my necromancer and mesmer, sometimes my ranger. If you have a sprint skill the fastest way to do it is to leave from D'Alessio and just sprint through the Tengu fields, takes half a second and BAM you're at the settlement.

Thats a good call, I know doing it with a ranger is a possibility, and it seems like an MM would be easy as well. You could pick up minions on the easy guys instead of running through.

Amsterdam · Jan 30, 2006, 12:00 AM // 00:00

I have found just bouncing back and fourth between zones works best for me

makes it less boring too.

berko · Jan 30, 2006, 02:47 AM // 02:47

I always knew about this run but never got anything worth something, so I tried again today and on my first try got Superior Vigor.
I have you to get Sup Absorption but I'll keep trying.

Murder In China · Jan 30, 2006, 07:44 AM // 07:44

I prefer farming Forest Titans, it seems to me they give better gold drops than Ettins nowadays.

SnipiousMax · Jan 30, 2006, 08:29 AM // 08:29

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I prefer farming Forest Titans, it seems to me they give better gold drops than Ettins nowadays.

That's one I've never heard of....

Eclair · Jan 30, 2006, 08:36 AM // 08:36

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Originally Posted by Murder In China

I prefer farming Forest Titans, it seems to me they give better gold drops than Ettins nowadays.

Want to share your build/tactics? XD

badazzreddawg · Jan 30, 2006, 10:58 AM // 10:58

I use sever artery, gash, galraths slash, flurry, bonnettis defense, sprint, vigorous spirit, live vicariously.

I can take out 5-6 ettin at a time without breaking a sweat. The trick with bonnetti's defense is dont use it in battle unless you really need to. After each battle I find the nearest Lynx and hit it once to aggro, then slap on bon. defense. 3-4 ettins I dont even use vigorous spirit I just use live vicarioulsy. Each ettin takes me between 8-13 seconds depending on energy. My sword has exec;ent dmg additions to it. With 16% vs ettins, 12% while enchanted, and customized for 20% adds 48% dmg when fighting ettins.

Praxis Asheley · Jan 30, 2006, 05:25 PM // 17:25

Where exactly are the forrest titans? I do the Ettin run alot and pull alot of superior runes but they are all junk and the trader only gives you like 25g for them. lol

Murder In China · Jan 30, 2006, 06:20 PM // 18:20

Water/Earth/Wing Born Titans, They're called Forest Titans because they spawn in Kryta or Henge of Denravi from the quest Glint gives you.

Amsterdam · Jan 30, 2006, 07:55 PM // 19:55

Awesome murder in china, thanks for shedding new light on this discussion.

Daft Frik · Jan 30, 2006, 10:18 PM // 22:18

how on earth do you farm those things? I've still not been able to complete that quest after having tried with multiple 8-man teams

kdhoney44 · Jan 30, 2006, 10:36 PM // 22:36

You dont have to be a warrior to farm ettins in this area..I take my MM all the time through here and use the mergoyles and avicara at the begining for raising minions. I also use the overabundant amount of lvl5 lynx for bodies.

Makes things very simple as long as you pack at least one dmg skill to start out with.

lyra_song · Jan 30, 2006, 10:42 PM // 22:42

people still get good stuff from this run? ._. not fair

kdhoney44 · Jan 30, 2006, 10:47 PM // 22:47

I seem to only get good stuff when I dont go a lot.....So now I'm down to just going every now and then when I need a little boost of money