Tyria-locked Ironman

Bit of a cheeky move, but I wasn't in a Maguuma mood.

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Surely this axe will hold me until Droknars.

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30 minutes later...

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What a trustworthy fellow.

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First gold max sword c:

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Time to bully the elderly, with secret OP hax0r build.

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Best farm myself a max armour before I infuse stuff.

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CuriousAz · February 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM

Making friends and dolla dolla bills with Ettins.

Very professional.

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Only 10 iron, 10 wood and 400 gold?? What a steel!

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GG shield and axe. Trading them for mini Kanaxai! NO LOWBALL, I KNOW WHAT I HAVE!

Tactical POG.

Fancy.

Friendship ended with Ettins. Now Grawl is my best friend.

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Vanquish Kryta now, or torture myself with WiK mobs?

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CuriousAz · February 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Is it 2005 already?

Get terrain-blocked, idiot.

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I can't believe I clutched this.

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The MVP of Twin Serpent Lakes.

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All in a days work.

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Adinay · February 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM

Making quick work of this project! Is "Tyria only" EOTN also?

CuriousAz · February 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM

I'm not planning on doing EotN Adinay, unless I come to a point where my (very limited) skill at the game won't be enough.

HM missions honestly seem unlikely for me, especially the 4man missions, since the henchmen AI and skillbars leave much to be desired, and warriors get cooked by the anti melee. That might end up having me do EotN, grab heroes and give them Tyrian only builds (and do everything I can in EotN, of course).

HM missions start after I vanquish everything though. Those I will painchamp with henchmen and 8man trains from TotA, after farming approximately 42069 Honeycombs during the anniversary event.

Twelve more months and I can buy a bag!

*Michael Jackson noises*

Mission, bonus and exploring, all at the same time. It's called Eve fish in sea, or something.

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Just a slow NM Maguuma day, and finishing all bonuses.

</3 Rest well, our favourite spoiler-related boss

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The 12 Ettins outside Beetletun drop more and better runes, than the 35 Grawls in Witman's Folly, it's kinda crazy. Gonna have to wait on the last mission until I'm done farming those bastards; it gets annoying with WiK active...

So 24/25 for the foreseeable future ._.

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CuriousAz · February 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Low energy day.

Some Ettin farming.

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First q8 and ecto from my first TotPK attempt.

Soon followed by a wipe kekw.

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A quick think about why we died and an elite skill capture later, this abomination of a build was born.

And it made all the difference.

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CuriousAz · February 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM

Sick cat+MTG night=not much progress.

Undead chicken redeadified.

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Farmed Ettins some and was wondering if Sentinel's Insignia even drop in Tyria? Yet to see one drop, and I want 5 of those bastards.

justice · February 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM

Warrior is good for a normal mode prophecies playthrough, it is trash in hardmode. You get hard countered as a melee while still having to somehow carry the team. I can't imagine trying to 6 man deldrimor bowl as a warrior. Did it with necromancer years ago and it took me like 1.5 hrs. Eastern Frontier is another nasty one as 4 man against patrolling groups with 2 grawl healers. Ended up doing it as mesmer with signet of midnight on my bar for some reason I cannot remember why.

CuriousAz · February 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM

justice I mean, you're not wrong. But I'll be doing everything but the Crystal Desert and Watchtower Coast as an 8man group from TotA.

Dunes of Despair is living up to it's name. Best attempt out of 10ish. Would have had it if 3 Scarabs didn't pop up right at the end or if the warriors didn't run away. Had to take a break for the rest of the day.

Might as well if Kepkhet is the ZBounty.

Some money and the last rune for IDS farming.

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...and then I get it on the very first group. Bruh.

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Baklawa · February 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM

Quote from justice

Warrior is good for a normal mode prophecies playthrough, it is trash in hardmode. You get hard countered as a melee while still having to somehow carry the team. I can't imagine trying to 6 man deldrimor bowl as a warrior. Did it with necromancer years ago and it took me like 1.5 hrs. Eastern Frontier is another nasty one as 4 man against patrolling groups with 2 grawl healers. Ended up doing it as mesmer with signet of midnight on my bar for some reason I cannot remember why.

We all are just wammo nostalgia kids 🥹

CuriousAz · February 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM

Physiotherapy has been kicking my butt for the last few days, finally felt like playing again.

Quick ZMission Elona Reach from a couple of days ago.

Choo choo, here comes the [REDACTED] train.

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Warrior rupt, new meta.

Pain.

Here's to hoping I don't DC through the night.

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CuriousAz · February 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM

Had to skip 3 area. They were way too likely to 60DP me; 6 Charr groups are too sp00py. Leaving them for tomorrow.

May my internet connection last me another night.

Red Fireball · February 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM

60DP? so you do not have the no-death-rule for your char? or talking about heroes? great progress either way! the nerves to leave gw on over night

CuriousAz · February 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM

Red Fireball - I feel no joy in playing hardcore characters, so I don't do that. With henchmen only (and their lovely AI), it would mean I'd be resetting every week.

Tour de Charr, complete.

Say what you will about the build. It works.

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You have been playing this game for 3 days. Please take a break.

justice · February 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM

Yeah I don't like doing "no death" type runs as you end up playing safe and tedious in a not enjoyable way. If you are hiding in the backline and running away from a fight or porting out early because things are getting a little scary it doesn't strike me as playing better. Anybody who has randomly had someone leave a pug because "sorry I am working on survivor" knows.

Did you get dunes of disrepair?

CuriousAz · March 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM

justice nope, the Dunes remain Despairful. I'm sorta just ignoring missions until I finish vanquisher/explorer/skill hunter, and then I'll just lock myself into mission outposts until they're finished, although I don't have much hope of completing 4man missions.

Squeezed a few hours of energy out of myself. Hopefully the Maguuma train happens this week.

Finally a Nick week I can complete. Plus FoC and Earth Shaker captured. (Merchant summoning stones POG)

Farming on NM is so scuffed. 4 hours of giants only got me 1 rare armour piece, but at least I finally found a Major Vigor.

Ettins are still better for runes though ._.

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Second run, fancy axe.

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CuriousAz · March 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Train 2: Maguuma Boogaloo

Killed all but 3 Behemoths this way. No Totem Axe QQ.

Considering how little anti melee there was and how unwilling to ball the mobs were, I quite regret doing it with this tanky abomination of a build.

CuriousAz · March 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM

Quick little vanquish before the CBT that is Survivor.

A lot of Gates of Kryta, Nebo Terrace Skeleton Archers and Hulking Stone Elementals...

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One.

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Two.

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DING DING DING, on the dot.

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Charr and Obby will be joining them later.

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Reward for Survivor; accessible Nicholas

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CuriousAz · March 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM

Mats ready for exotic Charr.

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FoW build. 118 Shards to go.

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Oh good god farming Smites with only Prophesies skills...

1) Sympathetic Visage+100b? Nope, not consistent enough.

2) Sympathetic Visage+axe? Not enough damage.

3) Sympathetic Visage+hammer? Even worse+worse armor.

4) IW??? = not even at all

5) Shield of Judgement????? = KEKW NOPE (I was getting desperate)

6) Looks weird but: tanky, spikes balls of any size ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), manageable issues with mobs shattering...Hmm

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Ok so why didn't anyone tell me this ._.

I guess my quest for the Obby is over before it began.

Ain't no way I can get to the Forgemaster solo...

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Have I yee'd my last haw?

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Adinay · March 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM

You might be able to get enough of us to go with you unless you don't allow iron players in group either.

CuriousAz · March 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Adinay people who do these challenges are usually good or at least decent at the game, and I'm looking for the henchmen difficulty. Now, whilest some people have the same AI as henchmen, I doubt I could find 7 such people.

What I was thinking about is using my main account, assembling 6 heroes with the TotA henchmen builds+this iron boy, then leaving on the main, leaving my main account with what are essentially less dumb versions of the TotA henchmen.

Luckily I'm about 118 ectos and shards away from making a decision, in the meantime...

Crystal Desert,...

...complete.

Felt like I should take a SS of this FDS that dropped before picking it up.
I guess I was right to do so.

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IDS and FDS down. A good q9 Fellblade, Long Sword and Crystalline to go.

Adinay · March 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM

Quote from CuriousAz

Adinay people who do these challenges are usually good or at least decent at the game, and I'm looking for the henchmen difficulty. Now, whilest some people have the same AI as henchmen, I doubt I could find 7 such people.
What I was thinking about is using my main account, assembling 6 heroes with the TotA henchmen builds+this iron boy, then leaving on the main, leaving my main account with what are essentially less dumb versions of the TotA henchmen.
Luckily I'm about 118 ectos and shards away from making a decision, in the meantime...

Interesting solution. I respect the difficulty level. I couldn't do it. Also, lots of great drops you've been getting. congrats on the fds.

CuriousAz · March 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM

Pain.

The end is in sight.

Baklawa · March 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM

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Pain.
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The end is in sight.

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That’s great work right there. Still doing tanky build ?

Adinay · March 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM

He's faster than me and I'm using heroes lol

CuriousAz · March 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM

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Baklawa I only used the tonK™ for the TotA trains with the logic that a single healer would have a lot of issues with keeping 3 melees alive, so I'd rather focus on soaking up damage and making nice balls ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) of monsters, both of which should the pressure off the little healer. From the Crystal Desert onward I used the build in the first photo. Still tanky for balling purposes, but at least I deal a fair amount of damage.

Adinay I'm recovering from a hip and knee injury, so I have all the time in the world to play, since, ya know, I can't work, aren't allowed to leave my village without a doctors note, finished reading the Tolkien's legendarium books that I have, and couldn't get into PoE2. It's been a while since I've no-life'd GW like this lol.

Pog

Obby to go, maybe.

Excite Blue · March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Great work. Unfortunately, I don't have much time for GW at the moment, but seeing this makes me want to continue.

CuriousAz · March 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Excite Blue just break your leg kappa

Gotta play Pokemon for the next 10 hours...

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It's just one of those days ._.

Well, that's it for the easy titles.

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Baklawa · March 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM

Quote from CuriousAz

Excite Blue just break your leg kappa
Gotta play Pokemon for the next 10 hours...
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It's just one of those days ._.
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Well, that's it for the easy titles.
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After this project it’s time for new iron chart and do iron GWAMM !

justice · March 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM

Quote from Baklawa

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Excite Blue just break your leg kappa
Gotta play Pokemon for the next 10 hours...
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It's just one of those days ._.
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Well, that's it for the easy titles.
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After this project it’s time for new iron chart and do iron GWAMM !

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why?

This already is a real iron challenge.

justice · March 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM

For Dunes of Despair try a r10/r11 domination magic for wastrel's worry. It will eat these bosses and any wurm you want to kill. Can fuel the energy with warriors endurance and still play axe for deep wound.

CuriousAz · March 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM

justice I'll start doing missions after I'm done with Obby, good idea though, I shall be yoinking it. Considering I haven't turned in my deldrimor talisman, I might just get the green zealous daggers for insane energy maintenance.

I was a good boy this week, thanks to the Pantheon bonus.