R/Me Solo FoW Forest Farming [video]

[Facet of Strength]

Does it makes a difference using a 10/10 +30 req. 9 Longbow instead of a Flatbow type?

[CyanBoy]

Originally Posted by y2krazy

My 2nd successful solo completion of the forest yielded 3.1k in items, 2 shards and 4 golds. Not too bad I must say and I have not died in quite a while running. I think this is a lasting build for FoW forest farming!

Now the only problem I'm running into is the space for my items. I'm getting so many that I tend to run out of room before the run is over! It's not a good thing, but it feels quite nice at the same time! Anyways, thanks again for the great build and I'm looking forward to getting more and more each day. :)

Empty all your bags(Except for 1 - You rarely get enough items to fill the last bag)
Just put the stuff in storage or on another character.

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Facet o S: No it dont - I use a Longbow 15>50, +5 Def and Poisonous and it works fine for me. A Flatbow should just make it faster. The only difference is how fast you can do the run(But a Flatbow dont speed it up alot, just a little bit)

[Facet of Strength]

Originally Posted by CyanBoy

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Facet o S: No it dont - I use a Longbow 15>50, +5 Def and Poisonous and it works fine for me. A Flatbow should just make it faster. The only difference is how fast you can do the run(But a Flatbow dont speed it up alot, just a little bit)

Thanks for your reply =)

[ghosia]

I just had a shard dropped from one of the Skeleton Bonds . There are two standing on the bridge in the middle of the forest, and sometimes it's possible to draw them away from other Skeletons (when they are not standing at the far end of the bridge) and kill them using Kindle Arrow. They heal each other (not themselves) with some skill that sacrifice life, so you have to shoot at both at the same time, and they won't be able to use the skill witouth killing themselves. I was killing them everytime I could (after finishing everything else), and today I finally got shard from one of them .

[The Big Man Isajeep]

Originally Posted by Mooshee

Hi guys im having a lot of trouble with that group at the bottom of the hill that has the first icehands you encounter in it. Any tips for a noob would be much appreciated

Omg, me too. I know how to play guildwars, and I'm quite aware of my aggro circle, so most of the time I can easily make it to the forest no problem. But while I'm running to the forest, 4/5 times, the stupid mob below the hill, right before the forest, are kinda blocking the path and there would be no way to pass without aggroing them. I was told that you can pull them into the mesmer and two elementalists, but I have problems staying alive long enouhg before they end up moving up.

What I have been doing was equipting my longbow, running within range of my longbow with the skeleton's, use savage shot, then running back out of the mesmer and elementalists range for my life. If I'm lucky, i'll have like 10-20health left, and orignally I start off with 464 health.

But anyways, 4/5 times, the path will be blocked by the stupid skeletons, making it impossible to get by without getting deepfreezed leaving me to die and burn 4-5k. Any tips will be appreciated

[CyanBoy]

The Big Man: Run in a circle around them(After the other groups have moved). You are talking about the last group before the forest, right? Not the first Skeletals you mean?


.... The Longbow you get from that quest is definately a Recurve Bow. Go test it.

[Notorious BOB]

Originally Posted by The Big Man Isajeep

Omg, me too. I know how to play guildwars, and I'm quite aware of my aggro circle, so most of the time I can easily make it to the forest no problem. But while I'm running to the forest, 4/5 times, the stupid mob below the hill, right before the forest, are kinda blocking the path and there would be no way to pass without aggroing them. I was told that you can pull them into the mesmer and two elementalists, but I have problems staying alive long enouhg before they end up moving up.

Like you, it took me a while to get getting past this group worked out and it does take a bit of patience. Sometimes you have to hang around for a good few minutes waiting for the right moment.

Either when the 2 groups get close enough to aggro each other and you can just burn past while they're fighting or when you can get past the shadow casters and then swerve around the skeletals.

It isn't easy and you can be unlucky and find yourself blocked. But most of the time you will have a gap and be able to go either left or right. I'm finding that I usually go right, hug the cliff face and then cut up between the skeletal groups.

Now, what to do with all these luverly shards :)

[initno]

I found the easiest way of getting to the forest is joining a chest run group.
When u get to the forest just wait for everyone to leave the area then start to farm.

Im gonna try add in spirit shackles somewhere to cast on the Cave Spiders.
Just so i dont have to interupt Apply Poison and Healing Spring. Will let you know how it works and if its worth while

[remmeh]

Originally Posted by initno

I found the easiest way of getting to the forest is joining a chest run group.
When u get to the forest just wait for everyone to leave the area then start to farm.

Im gonna try add in spirit shackles somewhere to cast on the Cave Spiders.
Just so i dont have to interupt Apply Poison and Healing Spring. Will let you know how it works and if its worth while

the cave spiders will undoubtedly savage shot your spirit shackles.

[CyanBoy]

Originally Posted by initno

I found the easiest way of getting to the forest is joining a chest run group.
When u get to the forest just wait for everyone to leave the area then start to farm.

You should have seen the last Chest run i was in(To farm the forest). 3 Rangers 5 Warriors.. One of the Rangers was a farmer too and 4 of the Warrors was going to farm the Spider Cave