Official Thread For Nien Beast Event

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  • Dyskrasia - Heavens Tear
    Dyskrasia - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,161 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I like this event so far! I haven't gotten any super amazing rewards (other than a total of 1 mil exp the other day), but it's still fun. It's all free, so I can't complain. :)

    Just wondering, which is better to do: fly around to npcs until the captains spawn, or do one npc run and then kill mobs?
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  • Jennalicious - Sanctuary
    Jennalicious - Sanctuary Posts: 1,073 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Someone told me that you have to have 2,000 contribution points to get anything. I don't know if it's true or not though.
  • MeatPopcicle - Sanctuary
    MeatPopcicle - Sanctuary Posts: 35 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Tidex - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Make sure the quest was actually activated (ie you can see your ranking/contribution).

    Also, not sure on what the cut-off was in terms of rankings and rewards, but it could just be that you didn't rank high enough :P.


    I had the quest in my log and it was tracking on the screen. The counters were working. I went to the mailbox when it told me to and it said "claim your reward" or something. But what I got was nothing. Nothing in my mailbox and nothing in the quest related.
  • Drakanaroh - Dreamweaver
    Drakanaroh - Dreamweaver Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Brigid - Harshlands wrote: »
    Erm, you need to be level 50 or above too.

    ... They should have said that on the announcement, so I wouldn't have wasted my time with this ****.

    Guess I am SOL, seeing as this is my strongest.
  • Kismeta - Dreamweaver
    Kismeta - Dreamweaver Posts: 345 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Drakanaroh - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    ... They should have said that on the announcement, so I wouldn't have wasted my time with this ****.

    Guess I am SOL, seeing as this is my strongest.

    They said that on the announcement on the website I believe.
    -EDIT- just checked, they said for lvl 50+only
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  • XxKarleyxx - Lost City
    XxKarleyxx - Lost City Posts: 160 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Katzyn - Sanctuary wrote: »
    One outside of Arch (not 100% sure which gate, but probably west gate).

    Can anyone confirm where the Nien Beast is at Arch? My friend and I checked the West, South and North gate and didn't see the Nien Beast. No Nien Beast had been killed yet either.

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  • Drakanaroh - Dreamweaver
    Drakanaroh - Dreamweaver Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Kismeta - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    They said that on the announcement on the website I believe.
    -EDIT- just checked, they said for lvl 50+only

    :/ Well dayum. Risked my skin for nothing. Maybe if I focus on this char, I can get something for it by then.
  • axt57
    axt57 Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I think ignoring the npc running works best, but only if you're a fast killer of course. I did my runs and by the end, some people got to over double my cont points who just killed mobs.

    Also it takes some 4-5 min for "processing" after the main quest completes, only then the rewards appear in your mail box.
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  • MeatPopcicle - Sanctuary
    MeatPopcicle - Sanctuary Posts: 35 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    One thing I did notice is that some people were getting in squads. Is that helpful or ill advised?
  • Jennalicious - Sanctuary
    Jennalicious - Sanctuary Posts: 1,073 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    MeatPopcicle - Sanctuary wrote: »
    One thing I did notice is that some people were getting in squads. Is that helpful or ill advised?

    One of my faction members tried in squad first, then solo the second time. She said it is more rewarding doing it solo.
  • MistaBwanden - Sanctuary
    MistaBwanden - Sanctuary Posts: 2,803 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Drakanaroh - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    ... They should have said that on the announcement, so I wouldn't have wasted my time with this ****.

    Guess I am SOL, seeing as this is my strongest.

    It's really not that hard getting to 50.


    As for if it's more rewarding solo or single, I'd have to say it is more solo. You don't have to share the contribution.
  • Islamey - Dreamweaver
    Islamey - Dreamweaver Posts: 586 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I noticed during the boss phase of the event, in the Quest Descriptions it says
    "chance of obtaining trinity of winter plumtree"
    Any idea what thats referring to?
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  • MistaBwanden - Sanctuary
    MistaBwanden - Sanctuary Posts: 2,803 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Drakanaroh - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    ... They should have said that on the announcement, so I wouldn't have wasted my time with this ****.

    Guess I am SOL, seeing as this is my strongest.
    Islamey - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    I noticed during the boss phase of the event, in the Quest Descriptions it says
    "chance of obtaining trinity of winter plumtree"
    Any idea what thats referring to?

    I've been wondering the same thing. I think someone was saying they were selling one. I dunno though.
  • Riney - Raging Tide
    Riney - Raging Tide Posts: 180 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    3rd place BM and 5th place BM on RT.

    Im gonna have to say its a good event XD
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  • Admante - Dreamweaver
    Admante - Dreamweaver Posts: 323 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Islamey - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    I noticed during the boss phase of the event, in the Quest Descriptions it says
    "chance of obtaining trinity of winter plumtree"
    Any idea what thats referring to?

    Those would be the herbs that spawn just for this event. From my experiences, only the pink ones can be farmed during the boss part. The green trinity things are for the minions part.
  • Purple_fury - Sanctuary
    Purple_fury - Sanctuary Posts: 225 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    i tried 2 times to do this thing and both times when i went to the mailbox to get my "reward" all i got was the message "mission complete" flash on my screen for a second D= i didnt try to hard but still ranked 34..

    will try one more time tomorrow if the same thing happens i wont bother to try again b:angry
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  • Coraline - Lost City
    Coraline - Lost City Posts: 867 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Admante - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Those would be the herbs that spawn just for this event. From my experiences, only the pink ones can be farmed during the boss part. The green trinity things are for the minions part.

    I saw a green one by a caption but didnt farm it...well we have a week to figure it out.
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  • volst
    volst Posts: 180
    edited May 2010
    Here's how it works:
    1) Be level 50 or above
    2) Talk to npc twice for both quests
    3) Get contribution points
    4) Event ends when Nein dies
    5) Talk to mailbox once
    -You get random points after
    6) Make sure you have 2000 or higher points
    7) Talk to mailbox again for rewards
  • MistaBwanden - Sanctuary
    MistaBwanden - Sanctuary Posts: 2,803 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    volst wrote: »
    2) Talk to npc twice for both quests

    ESPECIALLY do that one.
    I messed up once and forgot to take it, and was wondering why I wasn't getting any contribution or anything.
    =/
  • FuzzTank - Dreamweaver
    FuzzTank - Dreamweaver Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Once again I find it impossible to earn the required contribution points to get any reward because I can't kill anything in 1-2 shots... if it takes more, somebody with a Phoenix or geared to the teeth will KS you and "earn" your points instead of you.
    Not to mention the fact that you're lucky to even get to a Nien Beast before the uber-1337 have slain it.

    Complete waste of time, better off just grinding.
  • Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973
    Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973 Posts: 7,881 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    FuzzTank - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Once again I find it impossible to earn the required contribution points to get any reward because I can't kill anything in 1-2 shots... if it takes more, somebody with a Phoenix or geared to the teeth will KS you and "earn" your points instead of you.
    Not to mention the fact that you're lucky to even get to a Nien Beast before the uber-1337 have slain it.

    Complete waste of time, better off just grinding.

    Each class is graded separately so don't worry about how well you are doing versus venos or archers or whatever. You are only competing with the other barbs (if barb is your main).
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  • X_trigger_X - Heavens Tear
    X_trigger_X - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,301 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I love this event ... made 7m yesterday from it lol. I like the public quest layout, get to see how you rank alongside other barbs or whatever :)

    Great to have a non cash shop orientated event for a change.
  • Brigid - Harshlands
    Brigid - Harshlands Posts: 1,332 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    You don't have to kill for all your contribution points. In fact, at lower levels I'd recommend against it. You can pick up several hundred by doing the talk-to-NPCs quests and the wait-5-minutes quests, and another several hundred by farming the Pinetree Shade herbs or whatever that spawn during the event. Those are worth 50 contribution each, and the (fairly strong, so be careful) quest mobs that occasionally spawn from them are 150 each.

    I love this event too. It's very gratifying to not only compete with, but finish ahead of, heavily cash-shopped archers with +10 Lunar/Nirvana bows, using my +6 Wind and the Clouds. I've consistently been in the top 5 archers on my server, despite my complete lack of cash-shopping and relatively low level.

    I do agree that it's rather unbalanced in favor of higher level players, but in my mind the fact that it's an enjoyable, free, non-cash-shop related event outweighs that.
  • SerenityMare - Dreamweaver
    SerenityMare - Dreamweaver Posts: 2,211 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I have a question.
    Can I solo the Nien beast with my Crystalline Magmite without a cleric or a squad?
    Would appreciate an answer and thanks on advance! ^^
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  • Graviora - Dreamweaver
    Graviora - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,073 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    First time doing the event... 10th place cleric. b:surrender
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  • Dustins_ALT - Harshlands
    Dustins_ALT - Harshlands Posts: 423 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Best event for getting hours, besides that the event is useless for me.
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  • Evict - Heavens Tear
    Evict - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,301 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    SerenityMare - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    I have a question.
    Can I solo the Nien beast with my Crystalline Magmite without a cleric or a squad?
    Would appreciate an answer and thanks on advance! ^^

    No, because all the Nein Beast spawns are filled with people within 3 minutes of it's appearance.
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  • Airyll - Dreamweaver
    Airyll - Dreamweaver Posts: 2,882 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I sucked badly today during the first time I did the event, but I had no idea where I was really going and I really had no idea of where the final Nein spawns were. Now I have a better idea I kind of hope to do better next time around.

    I do like that this is competition against your own class more so than against the entire server, and rewards are based on your performance within your class, too. I doubt I'll get into the top ten, knowing my luck (and knowing how heavily CS'd some of the other archers are around this parts) but eh. Was a fun event, anyway, and I for one suffered no lag whatsoever.

    Quite pleased with all of this.
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  • Katzyn - Sanctuary
    Katzyn - Sanctuary Posts: 1,270 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Evict - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    No, because all the Nein Beast spawns are filled with people within 3 minutes of it's appearance.

    Not even three minutes. XD

    Din't fare too well this evening, though I still have my top-20 record going, but just barely. XD
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  • Teny - Heavens Tear
    Teny - Heavens Tear Posts: 260 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    The Summer Fashion that drops out of the Laced Packs is complete ****, who wants a temp. Eastern set?

    Although my biggest upset is the Tiger Vendor. That thing is probably the best vendor to date, it sucks that they're not permanent b:cry

    Other than that it's pretty cool, although I think the mobs should be buffed for more HP/contribution.
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