Cant you target her and put GFS on auto?
I tried that, but her dying breaks the auto-target. I might try something with a macro, but I'm not sure macros can be set to auto-activate.
Have one of you go to bloody bay and sit next the NPCs that sell inspirations and spam purchasing and using awakens while the other is attacking. You can get 448 kills an hour using that method... How many drops you get is 100% random though. You can do this method on both hero and villain sides. Just get flight so you know where you can go to get out of agro range / find a spot that is safe to kill but still be right next to the Inspiration NPC.
448 kills per hour (This is me killing a Controller with my Corruptor) can turn out into a pretty good profit. There are tons of people doing it in multiple servers. Otherwise, I'd stick to only cage matches.
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I'm trying to farm for PvP IO drops (and arena kills for our SG), but I'm having trouble finding a good method to do it. The best I've come up with is to go into the arena with my wife's character, do a duel cagematch, and just stand next to her with fire sword circle on auto. It's slow though, since it takes about 8 hits to kill her, and it's on about a 9 second recharge. So I'm looking for a better way to do things. Is there a way I can make the matches last longer than 30 minutes? Or a way I can kill her faster without having to be at the computer?
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Use a toon with either A) pets or B) a damage aura. Preferably both.
And no, macros can not be set to auto activate. If you use the method above though, you won't lose target when she rezzes unless you press a different attack while she is dead. In that case, it'll target the next near enemy.
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So let me get this straight. People are dual boxing and friend to friend matching where one kills the other risk free in the hopes of getting a high value PvP IO drop?
Hmm... Very interesting.
The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.
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So let me get this straight. People are dual boxing and friend to friend matching where one kills the other risk free in the hopes of getting a high value PvP IO drop?
Hmm... Very interesting.
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plenty of risk. you might waste your time :O
You know, I tried to find regular Arena matches to try and get PvP IOs but I had no takers 
Apparently, I play "City of Shakespeare"
*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars
How is it a waste of time if people are getting super high value IO's with zero risk attached? 
The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.
well... there IS always the chance that some hero(or villain) will come a long and just decide to own you, especially since you have to be pretty close to the base to make it worth the time.
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How is it a waste of time if people are getting super high value IO's with zero risk attached?
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Random Drop is Random
Well, if that is supposed to somehow replace risk then that would actually matter. Random risk-less rewards.
Hmm very very interesting....
The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.
My superteam of Brutes went on a shivy run the other day... It was a walk in the park, actually, it was more like a prison scene rapefest. That might be an uncomfortable thing to run across.
I'm not aggressive, I will avoid you. My team is a different story.
Please find a nice secluded spot should you choose to do this.
Ignoring anyone is a mistake. You might miss something viral to your cause.
I would also like to point out, that at this point, for most good players with good friends and access to global channels, pretty much everything is "risk free" there isn't much left that's a challenge to a real team of educated players.
If you're doing it for your SG (and your SG has enough mates for some 3+ vs 3+ action), make an Arena night of it. Between 6 of you, you should be able to pull more drops for everybody than you trying to go it alone.
If you have to go it alone, cut your time a smidgit by popping a red or two (maybe dropping you down to six or seven hits instead of eight)...
Or use whatever +recharge powers you have
Apparently, I play "City of Shakespeare"
*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars
this is true. I have no argument towards doing this. I could care less. I was actually amazed how easily we went through those shivys n such. If my team found a hero i'm afraid their nature would get the better of them and one might consider the results griefing. As I found out the hard way just yesterday, they dont listen to me.
also... I gave them all ultimate power...
Ignoring anyone is a mistake. You might miss something viral to your cause.
Being in pvp is a risk.
and thats why im not against it.
Ignoring anyone is a mistake. You might miss something viral to your cause.
that is an adoreable avatar btw.
Ignoring anyone is a mistake. You might miss something viral to your cause.
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Being in pvp is a risk.
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Well, in open zones I understand your point. However there was this tidbit:
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If you're doing it for your SG (and your SG has enough mates for some 3+ vs 3+ action), make an Arena night of it.
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I don't see any risk involved in doing this in the arena do you?
Just so it is clear, since there seems to be some misunderstanding I have placed no value judgement one way or the other, I just found it "interesting" that they allowed this kind of risk free mass farming of PvP IO's.
Certainly, interesting in the current I14 atomosphere.
The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.
There's really no risk in Arena for anything, actually... getting damage/healing badges, gladiator badges, PvP rewards...
But to be fair, on some servers (or even at certain times of the day), the PvP zones are just about as 'risk-free' as the Arena.
Risk [in the zones] can also be manipulated by utilizing appropriate organization with some being as legitimate as scheduled 'PvP Events'. [We've even see risk be manipulated in the form of 'gank squads'; a big enough squad in a zone can pretty much do what they want without interference.]
Apparently, I play "City of Shakespeare"
*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars
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Being in pvp is a risk.
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Well, in open zones I understand your point. However there was this tidbit:
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If you're doing it for your SG (and your SG has enough mates for some 3+ vs 3+ action), make an Arena night of it.
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I don't see any risk involved in doing this in the arena do you?
Just so it is clear, since there seems to be some misunderstanding I have placed no value judgement one way or the other, I just found it "interesting" that they allowed this kind of risk free mass farming of PvP IO's.
Certainly, interesting in the current I14 atomosphere.
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PVP IOs are a reward for killing other players, if you're doing an arena event, as the suggestion you quoted... well... suggests... then it's a reward granted during an event, just like it's intended to be. the mass farming of said IOs isn't the intended use, as we're all well aware, farming happens everywhere, and cannot be stopped with any reasonable action.
One of your SG members might go crazy and start killing everyone at any moment even though you've created an agreement to take turns fighting for pvp recipes. I've considered it multiple times when I farm in the Arena.
That's not risk?
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... Yea that's not risk....
Risk in the Arena = none.
I'm trying to farm for PvP IO drops (and arena kills for our SG), but I'm having trouble finding a good method to do it. The best I've come up with is to go into the arena with my wife's character, do a duel cagematch, and just stand next to her with fire sword circle on auto. It's slow though, since it takes about 8 hits to kill her, and it's on about a 9 second recharge. So I'm looking for a better way to do things. Is there a way I can make the matches last longer than 30 minutes? Or a way I can kill her faster without having to be at the computer?