Curse

Gafgarion · Feb 02, 2006, 12:49 AM // 00:49

In the past 3 days I've farmed a lot trapping with my ranger and some with my warrior - managed to find 1 Sup Vigor 1 Sup Absorption, and several other major/superiors that needed unlocking.

What really annoys me is the drop fatigue >.< 2-3 runs and the rares just plain disappear !

sh4ft3d · Feb 02, 2006, 01:29 AM // 01:29

Got superior swordsmanship first run.

glove1038 · Feb 02, 2006, 02:45 AM // 02:45

I tried my 55 monk farming the ettins tonight, and it didnt work out so well, heres why. i could get to the ettin fine without a problem, and then i'd cast all my enchantments and am ready to go. so i'd cast prot spirit and get surounded by ettin. then i'd use shield of judgement and they would get down to half health. but while SOJ was recharging they would use healing sig, and get back to full health, making it impossible to kill them.

Eclair · Feb 02, 2006, 03:45 AM // 03:45

Gosh, you guys are so lucky =P

So far only a Superior Beastmastery (T_T, why oh why?) and a major vigor and major absorption.

Batou of Nine · Feb 02, 2006, 06:12 AM // 06:12

My farming story:

Well ive been playing GW for quite some time now, probably close to when it was first released in stores. And starting my second week of playing, i was sucked into farming. I got real good and farmed numerous locations for nearly 3 months straight! In that time i made a real killing selling great amounts of gold weapons, dyes, etc etc. i stopped for a couple months, out of pure boredom, then got swepted back into things when SF opened up.

After another month of staying away from all forms of farming, i realized i havent EVER found a Superior Vigor or Superior Absorption! I started ettin farming today, and have done it for 4 hours straight now. i admit the rune drops have been frequent but still no Sup Vig or Absorb!!!!!!!

I have gotten lots of superiors so far, everything from A to Z, even tons of major vigs and absorbs.... ARRRRRGH!! You people and your "first try i got XXX" LOL I just wanna be able to unlock it and have a set for my warrior! I guess i have hours and hours ahead of me... Wish me Luck

Hmm maybe ill try that Titan farming idea...

Apple · Feb 02, 2006, 06:47 AM // 06:47

Yes, it is possible to farm with a 55 hp monk. And quicker than with a w/mo, I think. Yeah, it must be, as you can take out a group of 8 in 2-3 SoJs....
Anyway, build :
Attributes
16 Smiting
9 healing
10 prot
12 divine (this isnt actually needed that much)

Skills
Prot. Spirit - Standard 55hp setup
Healing Breeze - Again, standard
Scourge Healing - Removes the need to interrupt signets. Spam on all surrounding targets.
Shield of Judgement - Your prime damage dealer
Mending - Three pips should do you fine (especially with breeze)
Balth Spirit - Energy
Essence Bond - More energy
Blessed Aura - Lengthening Shield of Judgement

Route
Ok, this is pretty simple. Start from Bergen Hot Springs. Run straight into the skele rangers to your right. Cast prot spirit, breeze and SoJ when you have the energy. Stay alive while SoJ is up, basically. Collect loot. Continue through this valley killing everything, until you reach a SECOND turning to your right. Follow this through, then immediately turn left. You should be seeing Bog Skales. You can't kill these, so do what i do and stick on your second (non 55hp) armour set, and run past them...
The first turning to your right you see, take and you will come up against some Ettins! Try and lure as many as you can (don't worry, you'll be able to kill them

). Kill these, using the battle strategy below. Then continue around the groups of ettins, killing as many as possible in the same fashion, and enter north kryta province. Continue through this district, killing all the ettins (and mergoyles, if you like) in the same fashion, and enter the next district. Just re-enter North Kryta Province from there and do the same run in reverse! I'd advise just entering and re-entering North Kryta Province after you've killed the ettins in Nebo Terrace once, as the drops there DO seem better... I'll put up a map if folks request it...

Battle Strategy
Put up Prot. Spirit, SoJ and breeze. When you have free energy that isnt being used,(you should have a lot, if you have many ettins hitting you) spam scourge healing on surrounding ettins.

By the way, the credit for using Scourge Healing in this build should not be given to me, but to my guildmate (genius by the way

)

Edit : By the way, be sure to kill everything ON THE WAY to the ettins, as they often yield REALLY good drops. Gold Dead Bows, Skele shields etc... And runes, too!

Rhuobhe, just so you know : I didnt steal your idea for using scourge by the way

xxreaper008 · Feb 02, 2006, 12:14 PM // 12:14

I enjoy my own build

.
its for a W/E
i use

Hundred Blades
Conjour Flame
Helaing Sig
Dolyak Sig
Armor of earth

those are my ownly skills needed. You can certainly add to make this build better, but i like doing stuff my way

Crome To Crimson · Feb 02, 2006, 03:38 PM // 15:38

instead of flurry what about "Berserker Stance"

dont feel no pain · Feb 02, 2006, 05:16 PM // 17:16

well......in my build i keep flurry on all the time , and berskerer stance is a strength skill + ends when u use a skill.

infective · Feb 02, 2006, 05:20 PM // 17:20

Just curious, as a W/Mo must we buy any skills or will quests give them all? I guess that goes for any class..

And where the hell can a W/Mo learn healing breeze without buying? Guessing you have to buy.. =/

berko · Feb 02, 2006, 05:22 PM // 17:22

I believe you get Healing Breeze as you initial skill, if you switch from another proffesion....

dont feel no pain · Feb 02, 2006, 05:33 PM // 17:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by [Apple]

Yes, it is possible to farm with a 55 hp monk. And quicker than with a w/mo, I think. Yeah, it must be, as you can take out a group of 8 in 2-3 SoJs....
Anyway, build :
Attributes
16 Smiting
9 healing
10 prot
12 divine (this isnt actually needed that much)

Skills
Prot. Spirit - Standard 55hp setup
Healing Breeze - Again, standard
Scourge Healing - Removes the need to interrupt signets. Spam on all surrounding targets.
Shield of Judgement - Your prime damage dealer
Mending - Three pips should do you fine (especially with breeze)
Balth Spirit - Energy
Essence Bond - More energy
Blessed Aura - Lengthening Shield of Judgement

Route
Ok, this is pretty simple. Start from Bergen Hot Springs. Run straight into the skele rangers to your right. Cast prot spirit, breeze and SoJ when you have the energy. Stay alive while SoJ is up, basically. Collect loot. Continue through this valley killing everything, until you reach a SECOND turning to your right. Follow this through, then immediately turn left. You should be seeing Bog Skales. You can't kill these, so do what i do and stick on your second (non 55hp) armour set, and run past them...
The first turning to your right you see, take and you will come up against some Ettins! Try and lure as many as you can (don't worry, you'll be able to kill them

). Kill these, using the battle strategy below. Then continue around the groups of ettins, killing as many as possible in the same fashion, and enter north kryta province. Continue through this district, killing all the ettins (and mergoyles, if you like) in the same fashion, and enter the next district. Just re-enter North Kryta Province from there and do the same run in reverse! I'd advise just entering and re-entering North Kryta Province after you've killed the ettins in Nebo Terrace once, as the drops there DO seem better... I'll put up a map if folks request it...

Battle Strategy
Put up Prot. Spirit, SoJ and breeze. When you have free energy that isnt being used,(you should have a lot, if you have many ettins hitting you) spam scourge healing on surrounding ettins.

By the way, the credit for using Scourge Healing in this build should not be given to me, but to my guildmate (genius by the way

)

Edit : By the way, be sure to kill everything ON THE WAY to the ettins, as they often yield REALLY good drops. Gold Dead Bows, Skele shields etc... And runes, too!

Rhuobhe, just so you know : I didnt steal your idea for using scourge by the way

to be perfectly honest i dont think a 55 monk using smite is faster than a warrior on ettins so if your going 55 (making this build up now)
for just ttins heres one i just made (LOL blue peter)

55 monk/w

12 axe
13 healing (9+3+1)
12 prot (9+3)
rest on devine

zealous axe of enchanting

flurry
disrupting chop
evciarate
prot spirit
live vicasouly
mending
balthzars spirit
sprint

cool thing is u dont acauly have to cast anything but prot spirit

flurry + the live vicasuly = 12 health per sec

should work nicely and can be ran from beatltun

forever · Feb 02, 2006, 05:45 PM // 17:45

Yes, this is true. Do the change secondary profession quests in desert and when you change to monk, you will get Healing Breeze.

Sir Skullcrasher · Feb 02, 2006, 08:24 PM // 20:24

using the build from the first page. I got around 16 ettins armor. 5 were gold, 6 were purple, 3 blue and 2 white. The gold armors turn out to be superior fire, superior healing, and divine power. The rest were major runes. I have to say, for my first ever ettins farming, it was fun!

Esuna · Feb 02, 2006, 11:05 PM // 23:05

I'm doing a few runs myself - and the drops are decent for the ease of the trips. I just have a concern about the anti-farm code. Is it safe to just do once zone between the two groups? Right now I do double zoning: once between the 2 groups, then into Scoundrel's Rise and back, just to be safe. I'm still getting superiors, and the drops seem normal. Is this how you guys do it?

Johno77 · Feb 02, 2006, 11:12 PM // 23:12

I've spent quite a lot of time farming both ettins and griffins and, personally, griffin runs work out far better in terms of time spent and money made/items gained. I suppose it can vary, but consistently i'd say grifs was a better option.

berko · Feb 03, 2006, 02:03 AM // 02:03

Ettins worked out better for me than griffons. While I didn't get much money from Ettins, I got 3 Superior Vigors, Superior Healing, Superior Protection, Superior Swordsmanship...Hammer Mastery...Expertise...and Death Magic. Also got many major and minor runes and I think I have around 30 Leather Squares, 20 Steel Ingots and 500 Taned Hide. So overall it's more profitable in my opinion.

But I guess it all depends on your luck.

Mr.Style · Feb 03, 2006, 04:14 AM // 04:14

Anyone know if there is any way to trick the anti-farming code (if there actually is one)? I'm not sure if there actually is one, but it seems that on the first run I always get at least two golds and then after that I hardly ever get anything, not even purples our blues. So...does anyone know how to make sure I can get a decent number of good drops each time?

ShazBo · Feb 03, 2006, 07:54 AM // 07:54

Welllll W/N isn't the best to farm Ettins with. What's you build? Maybe you got something.

Arkantos · Feb 03, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04

Awesome guide, I really like the maps

I usually farm griffons and mount. trolls, which gets very boring. Im going to try ettins soon. Jw, do ettins only use physical attacks?