[Guild Wars] You can still get Hall of Monument rewards for GW2

PMAvers · May 2012

Aldo wrote: »

PMAvers wrote: »

Man, *fuck* that fire djinn boss at the end of...

...crap, forget the name of the mission, it's the Nightfall one where you've gotta bust through that Vabbi vault/hidden city thing.

Blew through everything up to it in the mission, pull it...

...and I insta-wipe.

Fire djinns and those fire hounds have big-ass AoE skills that easily wipe out your party in 2 seconds if they are grouped together. The trick is to make sure your Spirit spam is located *outside* the group, the heroes you can individually flag are located *outside* the group and you stay *outside* the rest of the group and away from your spirit spam. It also helps a lot if you bring 2 Mesmers (Gwen from start of EotN and the chubby guy from Vabbi) to shut down their long inductions (2 seconds on a Meteor, for example). Flag your heroes away if they stick in AoE and you should be fine.

I've got Gwen, I don't think I'm far enough in the storyline to get the other one though. (Unless I missed a quest for him.) Assuming I get him soon, since he's been popping up in cinematics a lot.

derangedhermit · May 2012

Recruitment
To recruit Norgu before completing Nightfall, first select Goren during Brains or Brawn and then complete The Role of a Lifetime.
If you select Norgu as the Brains, then you cannot recruit him until after completing Nightfall by taking Gain Norgu while in the Throne of Secrets.

PMAvers · May 2012

derangedhermit wrote: »

Recruitment
To recruit Norgu before completing Nightfall, first select Goren during Brains or Brawn and then complete The Role of a Lifetime.
If you select Norgu as the Brains, then you cannot recruit him until after completing Nightfall by taking Gain Norgu while in the Throne of Secrets.

Just looked the quest up.

Preceded by Dasha Vestibule or Dzagonur Bastion

AKA: The mission I'm on. <_< Can't do the other one instead since it requires the Master of Whispers.

SwashbucklerXX · May 2012

Surviving the fire djinn is all about having good interrupts and a competent AoE healing build on at least one healer. Try to pull them up the stairs individually, focus fire one using ctrl-click targeting if you pull more than one, and try to have a few interrupts on your henchies. Since you have to bring Margrid the Sly on that one anyway, rangers have a good selection of interrupts, so stick one on her and bring Gwen (with some interrupts) along too.

PMAvers · May 2012

Re-did Gwen's abilities into a anti-caster build, and ended up getting through it. Even though I double-pulled fire & sapphire boss. <_<

Feldorn · May 2012

yea, kormab or korshek, whatever his name is, is a bastard. having a prot rit out of the way with shelter up pre-fight will help a lot. or if you can tank him a bit where he only hits you and micro protective spirit on yourself.

at least you got through. the panic/e-surge domination builds pretty much never leave my party. sometimes i run with 2.

derangedhermit · May 2012

Yeah, that's why i want the extra Rit from WoC, i want Panic+E-Surge+Ineptitude/SharedBurden

Xagar · May 2012

Pain Inverter/Extinguish/Breath of the Great Dwarf, used at the proper time, make it quite simple as well.

Entriech · May 2012

amnesiasoft wrote: »

Why is Legendary Survivor's requirement so stupidly high? It's not even a case of being difficult to acquire now, just stupidly long. I'm at a million experience right now at the Gates of Madness. It's too bad I was in the wrong place at the start and lost my triple experience bonus.

Part of it being long is what makes it hard. The longer you're stuck doing it, the more likely you'll take a stupid risk or do something dumb and lose it all.
Or you could just do it safely via hard mode EoTN book turnins. That's what my wife's doing.

Darkewolfe · May 2012

Entriech wrote: »

amnesiasoft wrote: »

Why is Legendary Survivor's requirement so stupidly high? It's not even a case of being difficult to acquire now, just stupidly long. I'm at a million experience right now at the Gates of Madness. It's too bad I was in the wrong place at the start and lost my triple experience bonus.

Part of it being long is what makes it hard. The longer you're stuck doing it, the more likely you'll take a stupid risk or do something dumb and lose it all.
Or you could just do it safely via hard mode EoTN book turnins. That's what my wife's doing.

How many does it take?

Stryker43 · May 2012

Entriech wrote: »

amnesiasoft wrote: »

Why is Legendary Survivor's requirement so stupidly high? It's not even a case of being difficult to acquire now, just stupidly long. I'm at a million experience right now at the Gates of Madness. It's too bad I was in the wrong place at the start and lost my triple experience bonus.

Part of it being long is what makes it hard. The longer you're stuck doing it, the more likely you'll take a stupid risk or do something dumb and lose it all.
Or you could just do it safely via hard mode EoTN book turnins. That's what my wife's doing.

Or do a couple day's worth of Kilroy Stonekin's Punch-Out Extravaganza! on HM.

Geod · May 2012

Darkewolfe wrote: »

Entriech wrote: »

amnesiasoft wrote: »

Why is Legendary Survivor's requirement so stupidly high? It's not even a case of being difficult to acquire now, just stupidly long. I'm at a million experience right now at the Gates of Madness. It's too bad I was in the wrong place at the start and lost my triple experience bonus.

Part of it being long is what makes it hard. The longer you're stuck doing it, the more likely you'll take a stupid risk or do something dumb and lose it all.
Or you could just do it safely via hard mode EoTN book turnins. That's what my wife's doing.

How many does it take?

22.29166666666666666666667

Thats assuming you do hm mission storybooks and that its all you use.

amnesiasoft · May 2012

Stryker43 wrote: »

Entriech wrote: »

amnesiasoft wrote: »

Why is Legendary Survivor's requirement so stupidly high? It's not even a case of being difficult to acquire now, just stupidly long. I'm at a million experience right now at the Gates of Madness. It's too bad I was in the wrong place at the start and lost my triple experience bonus.

Part of it being long is what makes it hard. The longer you're stuck doing it, the more likely you'll take a stupid risk or do something dumb and lose it all.
Or you could just do it safely via hard mode EoTN book turnins. That's what my wife's doing.

Or do a couple day's worth of Kilroy Stonekin's Punch-Out Extravaganza! on HM.

That's dumb. You AFK the Gate of Madness Titan spawn. Speaking of which, I just finished doing that.

Darkewolfe · May 2012

Geod wrote: »

Darkewolfe wrote: »

Entriech wrote: »

amnesiasoft wrote: »

Why is Legendary Survivor's requirement so stupidly high? It's not even a case of being difficult to acquire now, just stupidly long. I'm at a million experience right now at the Gates of Madness. It's too bad I was in the wrong place at the start and lost my triple experience bonus.

Part of it being long is what makes it hard. The longer you're stuck doing it, the more likely you'll take a stupid risk or do something dumb and lose it all.
Or you could just do it safely via hard mode EoTN book turnins. That's what my wife's doing.

How many does it take?

22.29166666666666666666667

Thats assuming you do hm mission storybooks and that its all you use.

Holy crap that is way more HM missions than I have any interest in doing.

Superdupe · May 2012

Whelp, I hit 30/50 tonight after about a month and a half. I passed along some stuff like unintentional did for me, as I don't really have any intention of logging in any time in the near future. The game can be fun, but the learning curve is pretty severe and there are some aspects of the game that are the some of the most frustrating experiences I've had in gaming. The game was worth the price of admission on its own merits, but I am ready to welcome GW2 with open arms.

amnesiasoft · May 2012

Since Spamadan is not helping me, anyone got two Mysterious Armor Pieces and two Ancient Armor Remnants they want to sell?

derangedhermit · May 2012

Don't have those but have 5 Primeval Armor Remnants if you want.

Kai_San · May 2012

God damn fuck mysterious armor.

That place is broken as fuck. I got 3 on my third run, then after 4 hours of nonstop play there I got nothing. Next day got 1 in 2 games, then none for 4 hours.

Then NONE for 3-4 hours a day for 2 more days.

I was getting far in it too. Like 150-200 points. Thats pretty damn good.

Im convinced its programmed to only give you 4 per char then say FUCK YOU forever.

No I am not bitter.

Cobalt60 · May 2012

It is.

There is a whole lot of anti-farming code designed to stop people non-stop farming for those kinds of items.

Usually if you get a few then stop, then come back a few days later you can maybe get a couple more.

Darkewolfe · May 2012

derangedhermit wrote: »

Don't have those but have 5 Primeval Armor Remnants if you want.

You looking for hard plat for that, or are you interested in sweets/booze/party?

Darkewolfe · May 2012

Cobalt60 wrote: »

It is.

There is a whole lot of anti-farming code designed to stop people non-stop farming for those kinds of items.

Usually if you get a few then stop, then come back a few days later you can maybe get a couple more.

The mechanics aren't entirely known, but yeah, there's absolutely a drastic, hard reduction in drop rates after your first few.

Entaru · May 2012

25 HoM. Moving on up.

Superdupe · May 2012

Kai_San wrote: »

God damn fuck mysterious armor.

That place is broken as fuck. I got 3 on my third run, then after 4 hours of nonstop play there I got nothing. Next day got 1 in 2 games, then none for 4 hours.

Then NONE for 3-4 hours a day for 2 more days.

I was getting far in it too. Like 150-200 points. Thats pretty damn good.

Im convinced its programmed to only give you 4 per char then say FUCK YOU forever.

No I am not bitter.

As people have pointed out, you're the victim of the anti-farming code (and also some pretty shitty luck, in my experience you get 4 fairly quickly, then the 5th one takes another couple runs, then it really tails off).

With that in mind, it's a better idea to get to 3, maybe 4 pieces, then go farm some money to pay for the last 2 or so. That way you don't waste whole days worth of gameplay running the same challenge over and over. I think mysterious pieces go for 12-15k or so? You can farm that up in an hour.

Kai_San · May 2012

And thats what I did. However you dont see them for sale very often, if at all. It took me 2 more days to find it for sale.

amnesiasoft · May 2012

derangedhermit wrote: »

Don't have those but have 5 Primeval Armor Remnants if you want.

How much for four of those then? I really prefer the non-primeval armor arts for Morgahn, Margrid, Goren, and Razah, but the availability of the others seems to be non-existent. After these I'll only need to pick up a Black Widow and I'll be set on the Fellowship monument.

Feldorn · May 2012

@amnesiasoft i also have some primeval armor i would sell you below spamadan price.

amnesiasoft · May 2012

My character's name is Corporal Tanto. I'll be on later tonight.

Ormuss · May 2012

2 purchases to be made...1 set of Vabbian Armor, and 1 Destroyer weapon, for 30 HoM points.

Time to sell some crap!

If anyone here needs an Oppressor weapon, Royal Gifts, or zkeys, let me know.

Darkewolfe · May 2012

Ormuss, link your HoM. I have to imagine there's easier points to be had than buying both Vabbian and Destroyer. You're talking about a huge chunk of cash there.

Ormuss · May 2012

Darkewolfe wrote: »

Ormuss, link your HoM. I have to imagine there's easier points to be had than buying both Vabbian and Destroyer. You're talking about a huge chunk of cash there.

There are CHEAPER points, but I'm going for quick & easy at this point. I'm pretty sure if I liquidate most of the stuff I'm sitting on I'll have more than enough. Hell, I could buy the Destroyer weapon outright even now, and I have about half the gems I need for a Vabbian set already.

Still, take a look, I welcome any advice: http://hom.guildwars2.com/en/?#page=main&details=gdBAA8////DAAQgAAgHAAAAAAABAAAAAQEEIQAAAAAA

SwashbucklerXX · May 2012

Yeah, from what you've done, you either want the PvP title or a few more armours/weapons. I totally understand not wanting to deal with the PvP title, since zkeys either involve a large cash expenditure or a lengthy time investment (I went through the same process myself.)

Darkewolfe · May 2012

Hmm. 10 pets would be cheaper than a destroyer, maybe, but then you'd have to be in Spamadan for awhile.

So, yeah. I guess you're right.

Also, for some reason I was thinking "tormentor" not destroyer.

REG Rysk · May 2012

Torment is an investment of time or money.

23-25e for an armbrace or 2-3 full runs on HM (probably 3-5 on NM).

@Ormuss - zkeys I will purchase, though I will likely hold off on direct purchase of war supplies or oppressor weapons.

Also, DIAMONDS.

SquiddyBiscuit · May 2012

REG Rysk wrote: »

Torment is an investment of time or money.

23-25e for an armbrace or 2-3 full runs on HM (probably 3-5 on NM).

@Ormuss - zkeys I will purchase, though I will likely hold off on direct purchase of war supplies or oppressor weapons.

Also, DIAMONDS.

It doesn't look like you got a kurzick/luxon armour, that should alone put you at 29 points and can be had for probably around 50+75 something plat (excluding non-amberchunk/jadeite material costs).

Darkewolfe · May 2012

SquiddyBiscuit wrote: »

REG Rysk wrote: »

Torment is an investment of time or money.

23-25e for an armbrace or 2-3 full runs on HM (probably 3-5 on NM).

@Ormuss - zkeys I will purchase, though I will likely hold off on direct purchase of war supplies or oppressor weapons.

Also, DIAMONDS.

It doesn't look like you got a kurzick/luxon armour, that should alone put you at 29 points and can be had for probably around 50+75 something plat (excluding non-amberchunk/jadeite material costs).

It's another 60 to craft it, I think, plus some amount of money for the other materials.

derangedhermit · May 2012

Searching ArgosSoft for the Primeval prices, it seems to be 15k ... so 10k for PA people? If @amnesiasoft is still interested or hasn't done a deal with Feldorn. Otherwise i'll just sell them on Spamadan.

Ormuss · May 2012

My issue with Kurzick/Luxon armor remains that I'd have to level another character through Factions to get it, since my main is a dervish.

I agree that the total cost of it is probably cheaper than the Vabbian, but it's definitely more time.

Kai_San · May 2012

Im doing it in leu of my main dervish, and also to get a main rit for the farming of mad lewt.

There are places to farm for drops for Saph/Ruby solo as a rit that I plan to abuse.

Feldorn · May 2012

i hear farming geodes from the rain beetles and salvaging with and expert kit is a decent way to try and get rubies. never done it myself, just what i've heard.

Kai_San · May 2012

thats what im doing. And I have those inscriptions for increased salvage to do it with.

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