55 farming back in the day was very serious business. The Henge of Denravi sword was a very sought after sword with a unique Energy+5 mod that was upgradable with a 20% enchanting mod. After farming with my 55 necro, I needed better equipment. I bought my Denravi sword for 100K+30e back then... and that's when ecto was trading at around 8.5K each o_O! However, the community found out about the Fiery Flame Spitter with it's inherent halve skill recharge mod, making it a good alternative to the HoD sword. In December 2006, I decided to get FoW armor for my warrior and I desperately needed the cash to do so. It was then that I sold my HoD sword... for 100K+45e :O. It turned out that I made quite a trade... Guild Wars Factions came out not too long after that and introduced other Energy+5 weapons that were upgradeable. The HoD sword as a result dropped dramatically in price.
About 6 months ago I repurchased a HoD sword from somebody for 100K as a memento. It looks really neat to have one again :).
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
The Early Kat Years 10: 55 Necro Farming
I remember I was so disappointed that I didn't make a monk because at the time they were the only ones that could farm Underworld. However, someone invented the 55 necromancer and I decided to give it a try. I was inspired by a video someone put up of the run (don't think it was on YouTube but I'll put up a link to a video anyway just to show you guys what it was about).
The only difference from the build this user equipped and what I used is that I used Shadow Of Fear and Guardian. Shadow of Fear was useful to waste the smite crawlers's smite hexes and cover Spiteful Spirit before they could cast it again. Guardian was good for preventing the aatxe interrupts. I remember failing at least 10 times (and wasting 10K :P) trying to get the build right and getting the "ghosts" to block the aatxe so I could safely wand the dying nightmare that was rending my enchantments. However, I eventually got the build right and I was farming ectos like no tomorrow (although the occassional UW clear with no ecto drops was still annoying).
The only difference from the build this user equipped and what I used is that I used Shadow Of Fear and Guardian. Shadow of Fear was useful to waste the smite crawlers's smite hexes and cover Spiteful Spirit before they could cast it again. Guardian was good for preventing the aatxe interrupts. I remember failing at least 10 times (and wasting 10K :P) trying to get the build right and getting the "ghosts" to block the aatxe so I could safely wand the dying nightmare that was rending my enchantments. However, I eventually got the build right and I was farming ectos like no tomorrow (although the occassional UW clear with no ecto drops was still annoying).
Mount Qinkai Speed Clearing
My alliance has recently been MQSCing (Mount Qinkai Speed Clearing). It's a super fast build involving 3 600/smite teams and a runner to vanquish the area in 15 minutes or less to get around 12K Luxon faction each run. It's really fun and I highly recommened that everyone take a look at it! :D
http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Build:Team_-_MQSC_Luxon_FFF
http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Build:Team_-_MQSC_Luxon_FFF
Saturday, April 4, 2009
The Early Kat Years 9: The Deletion of Blackened Shadow #1 and 4 Character Slots
As many ancient Guild Wars players know, there once was a time when an account was limited to FOUR character slots and Anet had no plans to increase the amount. On December 8th, 2005 I deleted my mesmer Blackened Shadow to create my ranger Rydia Of Riglia. After that my four character slots were: Spartan Destroyer, Ken The Eviscerator, Alexa The Amazing, Rydia Of Riglia. After seeing that ranger run me from Piken Square and having no more character slots to create a ranger, I was caught in a bad place. I was heartbroken to have to delete my first character after getting 15K Enchanter's Armor on her dyed black (I still have the original Blackened Shadow #1's armor BTW in my storage). Mesmers were inferior to the other classes back then in PvE (and arguably may be today as well), and I needed a new character to spark my interest.
You will not be forgotten Blackened Shadow #1!!!
You will not be forgotten Blackened Shadow #1!!!
The return of dungeon running for Joyful and Joyous Jasmine
Today, I have officially resumed my dungeon running services by completing two CoF runs in Hard Mode. It's been around two months since I've ran an EoTN dungeon with my two monks. However, it was encouraging to see some customers that I've also ran in the past come on the runs. Although I really wanted to run a harder dungeon such as Frostmaw's Burrows or Catacombs of Kathandrax, I had to warm up after being away from it for so long. I have also not actively controlled two accounts simultaneously for awhile now. I did die due to the sluggishness of my computer but it could probably just be me overloading my laptop with multiple programs. (At any one moment I can be running KeyPass, Digsby, Avira, Sunbelt Personal Firewall, Workrave, Guild Wars (sometimes 2 clients o_o), Firefox, Foobar2000, and Ventrilo at once)
If there's anything I've learned from returning to dungeon running it's that I need to desperately DEFRAGMENT my computer.
If there's anything I've learned from returning to dungeon running it's that I need to desperately DEFRAGMENT my computer.
Friday, April 3, 2009
The Early Kat Years 8: 100K Superior Absorption!
Yes... Superior Absorption was actually 100K way back when at the rune trader if you believe it or not. I always tried farming to get it for my warrior without spending a ridiculous amount of money for an extra -1 damage reduction over Major Absorption but with no success. Spartan Destroyer, Rydia Of Riglia and Alexa The Amazing felled many ettins in search of the legendary rune but they all failed. ANet set the rarity on these runes to scarce levels and that's why the price was driven up so much. Jason still taunts me until today that I never got one until after the price dramatically fell and they became more common. In the end, I gave in and just bought the darned thing... because my love for Drok's running outweighed smelling Ettin's blood all day long.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Kat's April Fool's Day 2009
Since 4/1 has passed, I can post here about my April Fool's Pranks that I tried on people yesterday. On 3/31, late at night around 11:30 P.M. EST I decided to pull my April Fool's prank. I wanted to do it before 4/1 because I knew Anet was going to update the game and ruin the surprise.
- First, I logged onto all of my characters on my main account for about 3 minutes each.
- I then made a new PvP character with the name "This Is Way Too Ez".
- I changed the guild status to "Tell your GL thx for the ectos ~ your neighborhood hacker" and logged off. (The reactions to this was hilarious. My favorite was "wtf is this?")
- About 3 minutes later, I logged on as Spartan Destroyer and pretended that my account was hacked.
- When someone asked in alliance chat if it was an April Fool's joke I had to reveal it :(.
- I then changed the guild status message back to normal but added a link to the "Greatest GW Music Video Of All Time" (was also on my blog post yesterday)
Joyous Jasmine's Purty Pink FoW Armor!
Today, I got Fissure Armor for Joyous Jasmine!!!
Since I couldn't wait to get her armor, I went down to the Fissure Of Woe with 2 accounts (since Joyous Jasmine is on one of my alternate accounts). My discordway hero team wiped most of the enemies fairly quickly and I got the armor in no time!
This set will be my third FoW set. I must've spent about an hour finding the right dye combination but I finally decided on one (Red+Red+Red+Purple). It matches her other pink armor sets perfectly. I plan on restarting my dungeon running services in the near future, and getting this armor is the perfect start. :D
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The Early Kat Years 7: Early IWAY
This early Kat Years post will focus on one of the most creative, if not most hated build in Guild Wars at the time. IWAY mainly focused on 3 Axe W/R's each carrying the skill "I Will Avenge You!" and pets. It also included a R/Me mantra of resolve spike trapper, a R/Me oath shot trapper, N/E Tainted Necro, N/Mo Orders, and a N/Mo Martyr. This build was deadly because it used spirits, overwhelming pressure, and didn't require a lot of teamwork to be effective. Sometimes, the match could be down to the last person on an IWAY team and they could still win due to their survivability.
The W/R's would send in their pets to die so that IWAY could be triggered, which increased attack speed and gave health regeneration. The rangers would apply conditions on the enemy team, as well as protecting the backline from damage. Smart necros would use the dust traps to avoid enemy attacks. Orders added on top of increased attack speed and high armored warriors only added to the pressure. Meanwhile, the rangers would deploy spirits that would hinder the other team such as Nature's Renewal, Frozen Soil, Edge of Extinction, and Fertile Season. The tainted necro would spread disease throughout the enemy team.
Although it couldn't hold the Hall of Heroes well, it definitely was able to win the first couple of maps, making it popular for Pugs to run.
The W/R's would send in their pets to die so that IWAY could be triggered, which increased attack speed and gave health regeneration. The rangers would apply conditions on the enemy team, as well as protecting the backline from damage. Smart necros would use the dust traps to avoid enemy attacks. Orders added on top of increased attack speed and high armored warriors only added to the pressure. Meanwhile, the rangers would deploy spirits that would hinder the other team such as Nature's Renewal, Frozen Soil, Edge of Extinction, and Fertile Season. The tainted necro would spread disease throughout the enemy team.
Although it couldn't hold the Hall of Heroes well, it definitely was able to win the first couple of maps, making it popular for Pugs to run.
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