Easy XP Grinding in Howling Fjord

[ojo]

So this is a pretty amazing little exploit a buddy of mine and I stumbled across. First of all let me say that I'm a huge fan of the site and I'm proud to finally be contributing to its awesomeness.

Things you will need for this exploit:

-Need to be an alliance toon (sorry horde)

-Must not have completed the quest "It goes to 11..."
*for those of you that are unsure if you've completed this quest, this is the one where you gain control of a harpoon gun and shoot buildings to alert guard and then you shoot them out of the sky. If you've completed the quest then sadly you will not be able to do this exploit.

-Finally you will need a person to group with that can potentially stay in howling fjord anywhere in the zone (preferably the valgarde inn)

-This isn't required, but highly recommended. 10% xp shoulders as you will be getting xp solely from killing mobs, and as much rested xp as possible.

If you were to do this quest out of a party you would find yourself shooting the buildings one at a time and then killing the guards that are alerted for a measly 58xp a piece. For some reason when you're in a group with someone and they're still in the zone you will see a jump in xp gained per kill to over 1900xp. We thought this was impossible, but try it out and see for yourself. You can also shoot more than one building at a time if you spam the button, and more buildings mean more guards. You'll get an average of 4 guards per building and so long as you're using the harpoon to destroy the buildings whenever it's up you'll constantly have guards to kill. Doing this method I was able to level my mage from 70 to 73 in about 5 hours. So if you've got some alts sitting at 70 that you just haven't been in the mood to level, try this out.

Just a heads up. The harpoon has a health bar and if you get overwhelmed by guards they can easily destroy your harpoon and it takes several seconds to spawn a new one. Also while the harpoon is destroyed the guards will change their focus to you so plan your farming accordingly. The use on the harpoon only lasts for 5 minutes at a time, so even if your harpoon isn't destroyed you'll be kicked off after 5 minutes and the harpoon health will hold over to the next time you use it.

Have fun with this exploit and happy farming.

[donduck]

Originally Posted by ojo

So this is a pretty amazing little exploit a buddy of mine and I stumbled across. First of all let me say that I'm a huge fan of the site and I'm proud to finally be contributing to its awesomeness.

Things you will need for this exploit:

-Need to be an alliance toon (sorry horde)

-Must not have completed the quest "It goes to 11..."
*for those of you that are unsure if you've completed this quest, this is the one where you gain control of a harpoon gun and shoot buildings to alert guard and then you shoot them out of the sky. If you've completed the quest then sadly you will not be able to do this exploit.

-Finally you will need a person to group with that can potentially stay in howling fjord anywhere in the zone (preferably the valgarde inn)

-This isn't required, but highly recommended. 10% xp shoulders as you will be getting xp solely from killing mobs, and as much rested xp as possible.

If you were to do this quest out of a party you would find yourself shooting the buildings one at a time and then killing the guards that are alerted for a measly 58xp a piece. For some reason when you're in a group with someone and they're still in the zone you will see a jump in xp gained per kill to over 1900xp. We thought this was impossible, but try it out and see for yourself. You can also shoot more than one building at a time if you spam the button, and more buildings mean more guards. You'll get an average of 4 guards per building and so long as you're using the harpoon to destroy the buildings whenever it's up you'll constantly have guards to kill. Doing this method I was able to level my mage from 70 to 73 in about 5 hours. So if you've got some alts sitting at 70 that you just haven't been in the mood to level, try this out.

Just a heads up. The harpoon has a health bar and if you get overwhelmed by guards they can easily destroy your harpoon and it takes several seconds to spawn a new one. Also while the harpoon is destroyed the guards will change their focus to you so plan your farming accordingly. The use on the harpoon only lasts for 5 minutes at a time, so even if your harpoon isn't destroyed you'll be kicked off after 5 minutes and the harpoon health will hold over to the next time you use it.

Have fun with this exploit and happy farming.

Will Check this out, and post a comment then ;D
What lvl are the guards ?

[Hosteleria]

It works perfectly

I don't know if will work in party with people in other zones, but if you party with someone in Fjord works 100%

[donduck]

sry forgott to reply. Works nice lvl 72 mobs, i grinded from lvl 69-74 in about 5-6 hours. It was boring but .. hey It is WoW so it have to be boring XD

[Hosteleria]

lvl 72 mobs? They aren't lvl 72. They are lvl 69.

[neogohan1]

hmmm nice share, too bad it's only for alliance.

[hutchi]

i only get 915 xp per mob

[tialk]

so you aren't rested

[wowfreak]

Also nehme ich das Quest an, gehe in die Harpune und schieße immer auf ein Haus damit die Wächter kommen, die ich dann umschieße und 2000 XP bekomme? Und das klappt durchgehend ohne Quest abbrechen und wenn ich auf ein Haus schieße, welches ich laut Questlog schon zerstört habe?

[shadowlightfire]

Ja genau, du machst das was du in der Quest halt machen musst, wenn du fertig bist (gibst du die Quest NICHT ab) und schießt trotzdem wieder auf ein Haus -> 3 Wächter kommen -> abschießen und je ~1,7-1,9k EP absahnen.
Ich fand die Idee ganz n1 aber habs nach ner viertel Stunde sein lassen weil ichs sehr ineffizient fand.
Du musst nämlich immer ein wenig warten mit den Häusern, da gibts sone Art intern CD pro Haus, nachdem es erst wieder klappt Wächter zu rufen.
Da fand ich questen und nebenbei Mobs kloppen effektiver, aber hey jedem das seine und deswegen ist der "Cheat" ja trotzdem ne nette Sache.

[isaac18]

fixed! 11.04.09 only 27-29 XP per Kill on lvl 69

[Hosteleria]

Yep.

Tried on my lvl 70 warlock and it doesn't work anymore.

[dasmaier]

No, still works fine

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Das ist meiner Meinung nach die beste Vorgehenseweise.
Knapp 500k/h (ohne Erholt, aber Schultern)

[Hosteleria]

Mmmm... What was the level of your group partner?

[dasmaier]

Level 80, standing in Valgard Inn