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Thread: Does the go up to the lair and spam pointblankarea. . really work?
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DarthMarksman
Fri Oct 29, 2004 4:25 pm
#1
BecauseI tried it on a quenker lair and it didn't. So I'm curious, what are other people's experiences with this technique?
Ackehece
Fri Oct 29, 2004 6:01 pm
#2
it appears to work
you must stand in the middle of the lair
target the lair and then spam the aoe...
causes creatures to spawn
they try to fix the lair
but are in range of the AOE affect.
so dead creatures...
not recommended but it is fast
kooopa
Fri Oct 29, 2004 6:17 pm
#3
that is the only thing i used the whole time lvling rifleman and it worked better then any other attack in the whole tree and i still use it some cuz when you target the lair you never miss any creature or npc within the range
DarthMarksman
Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:52 pm
#4
Stand in the middle of the lair, eh? I see, i was jsut close to it. I'll try again.
aswex
Sat Oct 30, 2004 6:09 am
#5
Well, this trick just failed for me 5 times in a row. Am I missing something? Am I supposed to kill all the mobs around the lair first?
Ackehece
Sat Oct 30, 2004 7:34 am
#6
aswex wrote:
Well, this trick just failed for me 5 times in a row. Am I missing something? Am I supposed to kill all the mobs around the lair first?
no ... it was supposed to hit the mobs while you shoot the lair... if it no longers does that then (I am happy) they may have fixed this by making the AOE range less again...
Gamedoctor
Sat Oct 30, 2004 8:24 am
#8
Still using it.
Its nuts, I drop TKA for rifleman and I grind rifles just like TKA
Its nuts, I drop TKA for rifleman and I grind rifles just like TKA
aswex
Sun Oct 31, 2004 12:39 am
#9
Ackehece wrote:
aswex wrote:
Well, this trick just failed for me 5 times in a row. Am I missing something? Am I supposed to kill all the mobs around the lair first?
no ... it was supposed to hit the mobs while you shoot the lair... if it no longers does that then (I am happy) they may have fixed this by making the AOE range less again...
Well, I hit the mobs alright, but all the mobs attacked me instead of healing the lair. BTW, this advice is a little late, because I'm only about 26k combat xp from Master Rifleman. The closer I get, the more impatient I become, so that's why I'm trying out this trick.
Brainplay
Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:08 am
#10
aswex wrote:
Well, this trick just failed for me 5 times in a row. Am I missing something? Am I supposed to kill all the mobs around the lair first?
How do you fail at something like that?
Yes, they will attack you AND heal the lair at the same time. Do this with regular quenkers. Anything higher will chew you up too fast. You can do this in decent marabi if buffed. Heck I did it in chitin.
aswex
Sun Oct 31, 2004 8:13 am
#11
Brainplay wrote:
aswex wrote:
Well, this trick just failed for me 5 times in a row. Am I missing something? Am I supposed to kill all the mobs around the lair first?
How do you fail at something like that?
Yes, they will attack you AND heal the lair at the same time. Do this with regular quenkers. Anything higher will chew you up too fast. You can do this in decent marabi if buffed. Heck I did it in chitin.
Ah, well, that explains it. I don't wear armor and I don't buff except for a single brandy. Made Master Rifleman yesterday anyway. 
jalexu
Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:54 am
#12
You donot have to stay in the middle of the lair. The radius is aprox. 10 meters (or 15, can't remember). You will never miss the critters around if you spam on the lair. This is a bug that goes way back, but although it is an exploit by definition (abusing game bug?), no one seems to care Doing regular quenkers (not savage quenkers) in a solo group will get you there the fastest. In a solo group (provided there are at least 15 people or so), the lair will spawn 6 (or 5? can't remember)critters, instead of the usual 2-3, so you're looking at aprox. 50k xp per lair, or 100k in one run ! Savage quenkers take a lot longer to kill and although give more xp per critter, yield less xp per lair. I did this wearing just ubese boots and helmet.
Doing regular quenkers (not savage quenkers) in a solo group will get you there the fastest. In a solo group (provided there are at least 15 people or so), the lair will spawn 6 (or 5? can't remember)critters, instead of the usual 2-3, so you're looking at aprox. 50k xp per lair, or 100k in one run ! Savage quenkers take a lot longer to kill and although give more xp per critter, yield less xp per lair. I did this wearing just ubese boots and helmet.**Edited: if you don't have combat xp stashed to take rifle abilities 1-3, you might wanna use a *fast* rifle with a speed pup. Something like an e11 or laser should do the trick, or if you're incredibly lucky to get a goodslice,a 5.0 spd T21 with a speed pup (~3.0-3.1 speed).
Message Edited by jalexu on 11-01-2004 06:58 PM
WayneInAustin
Mon Nov 01, 2004 12:06 pm
#13
Okay... Since I've been Master forever (feels like it, anyway) I don't really care, but there is one thing that I dont understand. Our AOE attacks are not "circular" they are "conical"... or pie-shaped, if you will. So if you're standing inside a lair shooting it, are you telling me that there is a 12-15m radius of effect in ALL directions? If so, I kinda wish I knew that a long time ago.... dang...
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