Seems like the classic SS/fire/mu brute soft capped to S&L would work fine. But still ixp from DA missions still too slow
Unfortunately, even the best farmer is going to be getting iXP and Threads way slower in DA than on trials. The only exception is if you have bad luck finding good trial teams or are on a low-pop server at the wrong time of night when no-one's on.
That said, I expect that any all-purpose farming character that worked well outside of DA will work well in DA too, as long as you weren't depending on something like having capped fire resist and farming only fire demons.
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Originally Posted by Blue_Fenix
That said, I expect that any all-purpose farming character that worked well outside of DA will work well in DA too, as long as you weren't depending on something like having capped fire resist and farming only fire demons.
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Apparently, a lesser known fact is that the infernal demon comes with a 20% fire resistance. Not a fire farmers best choice for a farm. Far better off with council or freaks.
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There are some very very very farmable missons in the DA content. Some are not in DA and are extremely farmable. In a way that i have not seen before. You dont even need an attack.
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Yep. Was kind of surprised by this.
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Originally Posted by graystar_blaster
There are some very very very farmable missons in the DA content. Some are not in DA and are extremely farmable. In a way that i have not seen before. You dont even need an attack.
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Sounds like an EXPLOIT and not a legitimate method of farming. If you are getting rewards without even attacking at a "farmable" pace this is definitely not WAI and is an exploit.
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Originally Posted by graystar_blaster
There are some very very very farmable missons in the DA content. Some are not in DA and are extremely farmable. In a way that i have not seen before. You dont even need an attack.
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That's a bit harsh and unfair calling it an exploit. You obviously are not familiar with the mission in question.|
Originally Posted by I Burnt The Toast
Sounds like an EXPLOIT and not a legitimate method of farming. If you are getting rewards without even attacking at a "farmable" pace this is definitely not WAI and is an exploit.
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Characters who are not damage dealers but can provide AoE heals and buffs that can be used to full advantage in this mission to keep damage dealing NPC allies alive and fighting the massive mobs.
Damage dealing characters need to take it slow between groups so that NPC allies have time to heal between encounters.
Playing it as intended will provide maximum aid to the player with minimal effort. Rushing through the mission is a sure way to make things very, very difficult at the end.
I wouldn't say very difficult, depending on AT of course. 
I was actually kind of shocked at how weak the allies are, found my Brute wishing he had a heal he could toss, before just up and leaving them all in the dust. I found them more beneficial helping clear spawns on the way to the ends though.
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<shrug> When the devs write the mission so that I have a freakin' army of NPC's, how is that an exploit? Even if my character is a tornado of death, they're probably doing more damage simply because there are... five? of them.|
Originally Posted by I Burnt The Toast
Sounds like an EXPLOIT and not a legitimate method of farming. If you are getting rewards without even attacking at a "farmable" pace this is definitely not WAI and is an exploit.
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Never mind the mission from Bane Spider Ruben where you get probably 15 NPC's to do the fighting.
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I have had the opposite experience with thread drops running DA missions of my Elec/SD Brute. I tend to get 3-4 threads per mission where as running trials I sometimes only get 1-2, excluding any thread bonuses.|
Originally Posted by Blue_Fenix
Unfortunately, even the best farmer is going to be getting iXP and Threads way slower in DA than on trials. The only exception is if you have bad luck finding good trial teams or are on a low-pop server at the wrong time of night when no-one's on.
That said, I expect that any all-purpose farming character that worked well outside of DA will work well in DA too, as long as you weren't depending on something like having capped fire resist and farming only fire demons. |
The iXP though is sloooooooow.
But to be honest I do not like farming for threads or iXP, the mobs are just too far apart for my liking, even NPCs from the same mob can be spread out on some of these maps.
Who do I have to *&^% around here to get more Targeted AoE recipes added?
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This, they both died by the 2nd mob, was worth a chuckle though as I could see my toon gritting through his teeth and mumbling something about worthless allies.
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Originally Posted by MaestroMavius
I wouldn't say very difficult, depending on AT of course.
I was actually kind of shocked at how weak the allies are, found my Brute wishing he had a heal he could toss, before just up and leaving them all in the dust. I found them more beneficial helping clear spawns on the way to the ends though. |
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I'm guessing you are meaning the one mission in Cimerora with the Cyclops and Minotaur bosses. I did that one without the NPC helpers just to get the badge (Knows No Fear) and my DB/WP scrapper had a heck of a time of it (just a t2 Alpha and no other incarnate slots). I never even thought about it, but I guess if you just don't kill both EBs at the end (or leave a boss somewhere and do kill both EBs), it would be a decent farm (not that there's nothing wrong with that, lol).
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Originally Posted by Fritzy
That's a bit harsh and unfair calling it an exploit. You obviously are not familiar with the mission in question.
Characters who are not damage dealers but can provide AoE heals and buffs that can be used to full advantage in this mission to keep damage dealing NPC allies alive and fighting the massive mobs. Damage dealing characters need to take it slow between groups so that NPC allies have time to heal between encounters. Playing it as intended will provide maximum aid to the player with minimal effort. Rushing through the mission is a sure way to make things very, very difficult at the end. |
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If you don't participate in damage, you get no XP.
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Originally Posted by Ironblade
Never mind the mission from Bane Spider Ruben where you get probably 15 NPC's to do the fighting.
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however on this misson they are your pets. So its your dmg and your xp|
Originally Posted by Zombie Man
If you don't participate in damage, you get no XP.
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hence this thread
i think...
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Unlike with your own pets or other allies, if you don't participate in the damage, you get no XP.
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Originally Posted by graystar_blaster
however on this misson they are your pets. So its your dmg and your xp
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What toon does +4 x8 the best?
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Lots of them. Depends on what you're fighting. Depends on what you want out of it.|
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What toon does +4 x8 the best?
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When it comes to rewards, like threads and purples, however, +4 means nothing. Might as well run at -1.
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Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
Lots of them. Depends on what you're fighting. Depends on what you want out of it.
When it comes to rewards, like threads and purples, however, +4 means nothing. Might as well run at -1. |
+4 means 3.5 times more ixp than +0
I want ixp and threads fight knives with def debuff S&L
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Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
Lots of them. Depends on what you're fighting. Depends on what you want out of it.
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Catalysts also have a higher drop rate vs higher level foes.
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Originally Posted by DreadShinobi
Catalysts also have a higher drop rate vs higher level foes.
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Level or rank. Rank I'll believe. Level I'll be skeptical. And when/if proven, I'll be left wondering why everything else isn't based on level AND rank.
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I am fairly certain I remember a redname saying such about level, however since I can't find the post, you can disregard it.
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Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
Level or rank. Rank I'll believe. Level I'll be skeptical. And when/if proven, I'll be left wondering why everything else isn't based on level AND rank.
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what type of toon would be best to farm ixp and thread drops in these DA missions. Probably have to do the Knives (mostly S&L damage). BP does cold S&L, energy neg energy and psionic.
Im thinking an invuln brute( invulvn has def debuff resistance) maybe fire/invuln to handle +4 x8