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popejubal Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline fnord Posts: 6364 Location: Argo Joined: Aug 6^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #25 - May 23^rd, 2012 at 11:13pm	Print Post
	With the first time bonus and 5 stars, you will get 40-50K XP. With just one star and after the first time, I ended up getting around 5k per run for generic materials runs.

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rest One Man Wolfpack Offline Posts: 7223 Joined: Aug 13^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #26 - May 24^th, 2012 at 12:03am	Print Post
	Quote: What kind of xp do you normally get from the challenges? I'd been expecting stuff in the 20k+ range, but after soloing buying time (or maybe time is money, the extraplanar palace one) cr25 and only getting ~11k for 3 stars my first run I was kinda disappointed. 6 star run is about 54k first run, with greater learning tome and 30% pot.


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dubyprime Waterworks Kobold Offline Stainer scares me. Posts: 134 Joined: Jul 10^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #27 - May 24^th, 2012 at 12:43am	Print Post
	Here's the xp break down. http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=364491


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Calvet Puppy Farmer Offline I take stroke pills! Posts: 1497 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Dec 6^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #28 - May 24^th, 2012 at 8:12am	Print Post
	dubyprime wrote on May 24^th, 2012 at 12:43am: Here's the xp break down. http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=364491 Mr Cow is the shizzle. Norgs contribution to that thread tho is priceless.

	Epoch wrote on Nov 29^th, 2011 at 1:22am: You do what i do when people say I don't have to drink pots? I dot the boss and use BBs on the trash and say, " Aww shucks, im outta sp." Quote: Now I am a very bad cleric. I just wait like a vulture for everyone to die. Light a man a fire and he will be warm for the night.� Light a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
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spathic Stocky Greenis Offline Taunting the stupid since before you were born. Posts: 1623 Location: Shenandoah valley Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2012 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #29 - May 24^th, 2012 at 8:55am	Print Post
	rest wrote on May 21^st, 2012 at 11:01am: 40%? I'm thinking we can break 1600 epic scorps in 1 run!! What was the last bonus? 20%? 25%? I forget. How are you getting that high a score? I wouldn't mind getting 4 or 5 epic tokens every 15 minutes.� Or shit, even 3. Are you getting one of the� crystals and then killing all trash to run up the score, or getting all 3 of the crystals plus trash? Since I saw your score the last time this one has been frustrating me because it seems I have terrible luck on getting the right crests quickly� enough.

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qwerty1234 Ex Member	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #30 - May 24^th, 2012 at 10:15am	Print Post
	Some challenges actually work best with a full group of 6, it's just that everyone involved has to be competent and know what they're supposed to be doing. So good luck with that.


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rest One Man Wolfpack Offline Posts: 7223 Joined: Aug 13^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #31 - May 24^th, 2012 at 1:10pm	Print Post
	spathic wrote on May 24^th, 2012 at 8:55am: How are you getting that high a score? I wouldn't mind getting 4 or 5 epic tokens every 15 minutes.� Or shit, even 3. Are you getting one of the� crystals and then killing all trash to run up the score, or getting all 3 of the crystals plus trash? Since I saw your score the last time this one has been frustrating me because it seems I have terrible luck on getting the right crests quickly� enough. We only go for the octopus crest crystal, and then farm purples. Purples = score. Usually the group is a monk torch runner, me as a clearer on my FvS, a wiz/sorc (someone with ddoor) to clear with, a cleric to hold the middle with an arti and then whoever. Sometimes it's onyx panther lol. Generally the run goes like this: 1 or 2 people stay in the middle to cover incoming. 2 people go east to check for purples (to purchase initial teleporters/workers/barrels)� and clear out the mobs there. There is also generally an octopus crest and a security ward around the corner. Yes, we use the security crest. Not using it only results in more mobs to kill and doesn't decrease score, only stars. 1 person checks west ramp for purples, and then drops down and goes west bottom to see if there are purples there to farm after the colossal is picked up. The 2 people who checked and cleared east drop down to the bottom and clear out the north section leading to the octopus crest colossal. 1 person is our torch runner. He gathers some initial purples while the clearing team preps the crystal area in the bottom north (octo crest). When the bottom is clear and purples are mopped up, the torch guy comes down and runs the line to the colossal. Generally we try to only get 1 kobold down there and tear up the line after him so the remaining kobolds don't die. At this point the 2 from the clearing team and 1 from the middle team comes down. One will be a healer to keep the colossal kobold alive. The others (including the torch runner) grab aggro and pull it away from the line, killing stuff. Once the colossal gets back to base, pull the line up, ddoor back and head to where purples were spotted. Generally west ramp or bottom center/west are good. That run was pretty dang good, with a large number of purples. We go for the octo crest because it's giants and drow that spawn, which are fairly easy to kill. The colossal in the north is fucking lions and they will ruin your whole day with their bullshit trip attacks.� The colossal in the west behind the shrine usually is too far away from a teleporter to be really usable.


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rest One Man Wolfpack Offline Posts: 7223 Joined: Aug 13^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #32 - May 24^th, 2012 at 1:13pm	Print Post
	Quote: Some challenges actually work best with a full group of 6, it's just that everyone involved has to be competent and know what they're supposed to be doing. So good luck with that. Exactly this. We have a core "challenge" group that runs these. As long as there are at least 2 of us we can take whoever for the last 4 spots, as long as they can handle themselves somewhat. We never pug it out, so it's always guildies. And some guildies are more skillful than others... If our usual torch runner is not on I'll do it usually, but I prefer to be a scout killing stuff and checking for purple stashes. Yay wings! I'm actually pretty excited to see how the Exalted Angel ED is gonna help with these. Moar light damage = win. Plus decreased cooldown on leap of faith charges FTW. I've actually been half tempted to tr into a human FVS so I can take the mark of passage to tier 2 and get ddoor FvS is my absolute favorite challenge toon.


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cdr Horoluth Raider Offline sleetstormer Posts: 2813 Joined: Dec 29^th, 2011	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #33 - May 24^th, 2012 at 1:32pm	Print Post
	I'd have wanted to try running with you rest, but I'm gone for the weekend. Bleh. Though I think the email said the XP bonus was through May 1? If that wasn't a typo maybe the challenge bonus will last that long too. The XP bonus is live now btw, so I assume the challenge bonus is probably live too.


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spathic Stocky Greenis Offline Taunting the stupid since before you were born. Posts: 1623 Location: Shenandoah valley Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2012 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #34 - May 24^th, 2012 at 2:20pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the guide. I'll give it a shot tonight that way. I've usually tried shortmanning. Best luck has been on my cleric with the panther escorting and using my haste clickies non stop. Someone else held base. Seems the mistake was going for the colossals and not one and then a fuckton of purples. If you happen to only have ineffective guildies on, or they all get spastic colon or something I can be available. Will pike for mats!�

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rest One Man Wolfpack Offline Posts: 7223 Joined: Aug 13^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #35 - May 24^th, 2012 at 2:21pm	Print Post
	You're on Sarlona?


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spathic Stocky Greenis Offline Taunting the stupid since before you were born. Posts: 1623 Location: Shenandoah valley Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2012 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #36 - May 24^th, 2012 at 2:22pm	Print Post
	Shit. My default assumption is khyber for everyone here.

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rest One Man Wolfpack Offline Posts: 7223 Joined: Aug 13^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #37 - May 24^th, 2012 at 2:27pm	Print Post
	If I can be bothered, I'll try to make a short video (no one wants to watch someone play DDO for 17 minutes) showing the basics of what I'm talking about. Or maybe just screenshots.


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Terebinthia Horoluth Raider Offline All your cupcakes are belong to me! :D Posts: 2499 Joined: Jan 6^th, 2011	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #38 - May 24^th, 2012 at 3:20pm	Print Post
	rest wrote on May 24^th, 2012 at 1:13pm: Exactly this. We have a core "challenge" group that runs these. As long as there are at least 2 of us we can take whoever for the last 4 spots, as long as they can handle themselves somewhat. We never pug it out, so it's always guildies. And some guildies are more skillful than others... If our usual torch runner is not on I'll do it usually, but I prefer to be a scout killing stuff and checking for purple stashes. Yay wings! I'm actually pretty excited to see how the Exalted Angel ED is gonna help with these. Moar light damage = win. Plus decreased cooldown on leap of faith charges FTW. I've actually been half tempted to tr into a human FVS so I can take the mark of passage to tier 2 and get ddoor� FvS is my absolute favorite challenge toon. Ooh - think I might know what I'm doing with my two epic feats now


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Goaticorn DQ Assaulter Offline Posts: 405 Location: In a magical wonderland Joined: Jan 6^th, 2012	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #39 - May 24^th, 2012 at 4:10pm	Print Post
	cdr wrote on May 24^th, 2012 at 1:32pm: I think the email said the XP bonus was through May 1 I hope that was June 1 and the xp bonus is going to be for a full week (I will so finish leveling and TR my wizzy!)


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cdr Horoluth Raider Offline sleetstormer Posts: 2813 Joined: Dec 29^th, 2011	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #40 - May 24^th, 2012 at 4:43pm	Print Post
	Goaticorn wrote on May 24^th, 2012 at 4:10pm: I hope that was June 1 and the xp bonus is going to be for a full week (I will so finish leveling and TR my wizzy!) Yeah, based on forum posts it looks like a typo - they're fucking up the date in some way or another every time they post it, but it looks like it's intended to run through Monday AM. Sad times for me. The latest post is "Level up your character with a 25% XP Boost weekend! May 17th - May 21st!". Brilliant. http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=374815


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cdr Horoluth Raider Offline sleetstormer Posts: 2813 Joined: Dec 29^th, 2011	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #41 - May 24^th, 2012 at 8:26pm	Print Post
	Weekly store page says yet another thing, shocking. Well, the sale page is almost always correct (quite unlike forum lackeys) so I'd bet on this one. XP through June 3 is beyond any hopes, crafting bonus only this weekend booo. Also, artificer free for an entire week. There are definitely plenty of people capable of finishing a TR in a week, but those people probably own arti anyway.
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spathic Stocky Greenis Offline Taunting the stupid since before you were born. Posts: 1623 Location: Shenandoah valley Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2012 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #42 - May 24^th, 2012 at 8:42pm	Print Post
	I'm waiting for them to sell crafting material bonus pots in the store.

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Goaticorn DQ Assaulter Offline Posts: 405 Location: In a magical wonderland Joined: Jan 6^th, 2012	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #43 - May 25^th, 2012 at 7:16am	Print Post
	June 3rd! that's AWESOME!


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sweez Abbot Raider Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 764 Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #44 - May 25^th, 2012 at 1:19pm	Print Post
	That's a long-ass xp bonus, maybe it makes up for all those times I got stuck in wizking and teleported back to Korthos in the past few weeks


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Azog Ex Member	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #45 - May 25^th, 2012 at 2:17pm	Print Post
	spathic wrote on May 24^th, 2012 at 8:42pm: I'm waiting for them to sell crafting material bonus pots in the store. Ehem... you mean boosters or crafting experience?


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spathic Stocky Greenis Offline Taunting the stupid since before you were born. Posts: 1623 Location: Shenandoah valley Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2012 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #46 - May 25^th, 2012 at 4:44pm	Print Post
	Quote: Ehem... you mean boosters or crafting experience? I see that was ambiguous. I mean boosters for the materials from the challenges. The clearly already have a mechanism for it with the bonus weekends they've had.

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dubyprime Waterworks Kobold Offline Stainer scares me. Posts: 134 Joined: Jul 10^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #47 - May 26^th, 2012 at 6:49pm	Print Post
	Calvet wrote on May 24^th, 2012 at 8:12am: Mr Cow is the shizzle.� Norgs contribution to that thread tho is priceless. Oh yeah, still cracks me up when I read it. I wonder what he thinks about Sirgog's Challenge challenge, to see who can 6 star at the lowest lvl, or when the eberon chronicle linked said post.


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rest One Man Wolfpack Offline Posts: 7223 Joined: Aug 13^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #48 - May 27^th, 2012 at 5:27am	Print Post
	1600+ Could have maybe hit 1700, but the kobold I was escorting back (he had an aversion to ddoors and teleporters) didn't make it back with his purples.


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CosmicCharlie Shroud Slacker Offline How do you do? Posts: 1152 Joined: Mar 3^rd, 2012	Re: Upcoming 25% XP/ 40% Bonus Challenge Mats Reply #49 - May 27^th, 2012 at 7:27pm	Print Post
	Goaticorn wrote on May 25^th, 2012 at 7:16am: June 3rd!� that's AWESOME! LOL now the XP bonus is through June 7th! Level up your character with a 25% XP Boost weekend! May 24th - June 7th! http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=374815


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