User:Yu Takami/Guides/CanthanSpeedrun

Guildwars Factions Speed Run Concept.

This guide is incomplete

This page is mainly for my guild (and interested parties) to discuss and plan for THE fastest way to complete the factions storyline from start to finish.

The idea is to create a video where the player runs the entire course of factions, in a minimal amount of time with the assistance of other players.

You must have 10k luxon/kurzick faction in advance. (Not sure which is the fastest route yet!).

Create Character: Elementalist (This is because the primary quests are in easy reach)

= Shing Jea Island =

Tutorial Area
Run straight up to the monestary and enter it by talking to Ludo. Pretype /invite [name of guildie] so that a quick party join in the next area may be established.

Shing Jea Monestary

 * Join party with Runner (at the door) and Ursan (Next to Headmaster Vhang) + Hero (Rit Necro).
 * The runner should be prepared with +50% run in town items.
 * Ursan Trades: 1x Elite Ele Tome, 7x Regular Ele Tomes, A 20% Enchant Staff.
 * Learn Searing Flames, Glowing Gaze, Glyph of Lesser Energy, Meteor Shower, Glyph of Sacrifice, Fire Attunement, Liquid Flame and Flame Djinns Haste.
 * Equip the Staff.
 * Take primary quest from Headmaster Vhang.
 * Load the bar with the above skills from a template.
 * Call your bar to indicate to the Runner to re-zone.

Sunqua Vale

 * Run to Ronsu using Flame Djinns Haste and take the primary quest, Immediately run down to the dock.
 * The runner should run up to Tsumei Village.
 * The ursan+hero should go down to the pier and kill Huan.
 * Get the Stone of the Elements.
 * Complete the quest, take the next then call your health.

The runner should rezone into Tsumei Village.

Tsumei Village
The runner should use a 50% run item and rezone Into Panjiang Peninsula. The runner should also load an Ursan or suitably heavy-damage build as they do so.

Panjiang Peninsula
Everyone should run up to Kai Ying and Kill the enemies after the quest has been updated.

The new player should pretype /invite [New Guildie (see ahead)] for the next time they're in Shing Jea Monastery.

The new player must complete the quest, take the next one then map travel to Shing Jea Monastery, the rest of the party should do the same and re-form when they get there.

Shing Jea Monastery

 * Another player awaits at Shing Jea Monastery waiting by the portal to Linnok Courtyard.
 * The player parties with them, and is instantly rezoned into Linnok Courtyard.

Linnok Courtyard

 * Take Speak with Headmaster Zhan (Warrior)
 * This allows for easiest access to primary quests.
 * Have the 'runner' rezone you into Shing Jea Monastery by calling your health.

Shing Jea Monastery
Leave your current runner and rejoin with your original team, who will be waiting at sunqua vale portal. Complete quest and take Locate Talon Silverwing. Call your health, and get rezoned.

Sunqua Vale
The runner should once again storm it over to Tsumei Village. Everyone else should run up to Talon.

Take the quest, defeat Talon (almost instantly) then update / take next quest.

Call health and rezone.

Tsumei Village
Again, Runner should use 50% item and change to a fighting build to rezone into Panjiang.

Panjiang Peninsula
Everyone waits just outside the portal for the crop thieves.

The main player runs up to Weng Gha, takes the quest and pretypes /invite for the second runner.

The rest of the party will kill the crop thieves.

Complete the quest, take the next then map travel to Shing Jea.

Shing Jea Monastery
Rejoin with your other runner and rezone into Linnok Courtyard.

Linnok Courtyard
Become E/W and then take 'A formal introduction. Call your health for a quick rezone.

Shing Jea Monastery
Leave your party and rejoin with your main group. You should instantly rezone into Sunqua Vale.

Sunqua Vale
Clear the route of annoying enemies, since the NPC's will stop at EVERYTHING to kill them. Try and keep them moving as much as possible.

Once the route up to the gate is cleared. All players except for the main character should map travel into Minister Cho's Estate and reform party.

The main player must update and skip the cutscene.

Minister Cho's Estate
Essentially the runner comes equipped with necrotic traversal and runs the mission.

Everyone else protects the NPC's. Mission should be completed within minutes.

Ran Musu Gardens
Take primary quest and take 'Warning the Tengu'

Everyone runs up to where the afflicted creature spawns, except the main character who runs to Soar Honorclaw. Take the quest, complete the quest, then map travel straight to Tsumei Village.

Tsumei Village
Everyone re-gathers in Tsumei and rezones into Panjiang.

Panjiang Peninsula
Everyone should run up to the area where the enemies spawn, except the main player who should stay near sister tai for a fast quest completion.

Rezone to Shing Jea.

Shing Jea Monastery
Rejoin with your other runner, who will run you through the next area. It is critical they are from the factions campaign as non-factions characters cannot do this next bit (it boots them out of the party).

Get rezoned instantly into Linnok Courtyard.

Linnok Courtyard
Update relevant quests and you and your runner should end up in Saoshang Trail.

Saoshang Trail
Have your runner storm you to Seitung Harbor where your party will be waiting.