User talk:Tennessee Ernie Ford/Shortcuts/Faction Farming (Luxon)

Vanquishing is much faster now. The quests are pretty much obsolete. RoseOfKali 20:09, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks &mdash; I just added some efficiency notes. It turns out just doing the 100g NM bounty is probably also better, unless you're relatively new to factions and/or lack heroes and/or lack strong skills.


 * I was intrigued by Rpger's note, so I thought it worth investigating.  &mdash; Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 20:52, 15 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Right. That was one of the better ways to get Luxon Faction before the big update last year.  I also liked doing the Jade Arena, I got it down pretty quick with my first survivor, but she died later just a wee bit from r3. :( I actually think Jade Arena would be faster than this, depending on how long this run takes.  I can't remember, but I want to say I used to do Arena in 2-3 minutes, but don't quote me on it.  All you need in there is Frozen Soil and the best OMFGWTF damage you can produce, with a little healing/prot.  Also, be ready for Choking Gas being used against you, it's mildly annoying to casters. RoseOfKali [[Image:RoseOfKaliSIG.png]] 09:08, 16 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh, just read your notes. I think you forgot the enormous faction reward for completing a vanquish. O_o I maxed my 40-some K faction cap in just 2 VQs.  Also, if this run takes 15 minutes as you suggested in the notes, then it's absolutely worthless. RoseOfKali [[Image:RoseOfKaliSIG.png]] 09:26, 16 August 2009 (UTC)


 * The enormous faction reward for VQ is not available in NM; I was exploring faction farming possibilities for newish toons. The one thing going for this as a farm: anybody can solo it, so it will work for a low-skilled, Factions-only toon. Largely (but not utterly) useless.


 * By the way: 15 minutes to run the quest is an outside estimate (I was chatting and checking the map repeatedly). Based on previous experience reducing run times, I probably could reduce it to 6-7min. Even so, clearing a map in NM or running any of the challenge missions is going to be more efficient.  &mdash; Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 16:42, 16 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Jade arena is still faster, and you can hench it, as long as you can go R secondary and bring Frozen Soil. But yeah, bounties in NM are still faster, especially for the larger areas with lots of bosses, but require a longer commitment time to complete.  So, if you have just a few spare minutes on your hands, go kill some convicts. :) RoseOfKali [[Image:RoseOfKaliSIG.png]] 19:02, 16 August 2009 (UTC)


 * (Lol, wiki crapped out on me and wouldn't load, so I kept resubmitting my post with F5+resend info, and apparently it registered it 4 times. ^_^) RoseOfKali [[Image:RoseOfKaliSIG.png]] 20:03, 16 August 2009 (UTC)