Farming 2nd half of Mara - Princess/Landslide

[footprints]

Maybe this has already been mentioned somewhere, but I have not read it.



I was greatly annoyed when I could not find an easy exit out of mara the other night. I then figured out a good way to do the last couple of bosses over and over again in much less time than running the whole way out of the instance each time. I actually got everything I needed for my shaman from the first bosses including celebras after 2 runs, including the helm from the rare spawn.



Basically, you enter through the teleporter which doesn't seem to have an exit. You go do whatever bosses you need celebras, landslide, princess, etc.

When you are done with the bosses you need, have the twink exit party (make sure he/she isn't the leader). Assuming you have a lvl 80 with you, have them queue up for 3 of the most popular BGs. It will most likely pop instantly. The twink will leave the instance in 1 minute, and the 80 can type /AFK and both will be out in the graveyard in like 1 minute. Run back into the instance via the teleporter.



This saved me a ton of time, and it was good that I found it since it took me 10 attempts to get landslide's gloves (33% drop rate my butt).



I hope that someone finds this helpful.



Enjoy

 

[Choad]

I used to just die after Princess its quicker to run back while dead and you dont have to worry about agro. Just enter purple side and then exit and use portal to inner.

 

[footprints]

I guess that could work too. Mounts are faster than ghostwalking though. When 3.2 comes out, level 40s will have even faster mounts. I also try to avoid dying

 

[Bane]

I used to just die after Princess its quicker to run back while dead and you dont have to worry about agro. Just enter purple side and then exit and use portal to inner.

Same thing I have always done as well.



Per his comment about mounts vs walking, there is also no leaving group entering a BG either. With the GY moved closer mount vs walking is even less of an issue. So all and all the time is probably very similar. It is just a different method.

 

[footprints]

It isn't that easy to get a level 80 plate wearer to die in there. And when they do, it costs quite a bit on armor repairs. Just didn't seem like the efficient way. But, I guess missing all of the mobs on way to teleporter might save a very small amount of time, as movement while ghostwalking in the cave is faster too.

 

[Taitaih]

It isn't that easy to get a level 80 plate wearer to die in there. And when they do, it costs quite a bit on armor repairs. Just didn't seem like the efficient way. But, I guess missing all of the mobs on way to teleporter might save a very small amount of time, as movement while ghostwalking in the cave is faster too.

Get naked, then die.

 

[Falkor]

getting naked then dying is usually what i do. then you get to ghost back and not aggro anything along the way. BUT first you have to rez in purple (could do orange but thats a lot farther) and then back track a bit to the inner mara portal. not a huge deal, and thats the method i do, oh well to each his own.

 

[footprints]

Get naked, then die.

Doh...well there is that.



How far is the walk from purple side to the teleporter? Is it actually closer running from entrance or from the purple side? On the map it looks closer from the instance, but I know there is some spiraling around.



Anyway, both ways seem reasonable. I was just offering my method, glad to see there was another way too.

 

[Falkor]

pretty sure its close to run from purple to the instance, and there aren't many mobs in between two either. both methods are reasonable and can work, just up to you!

 

[Bane]

Get naked, then die.

Exactly what I do with my Pally.

 

[Choad]

I guess that could work too. Mounts are faster than ghostwalking though. When 3.2 comes out, level 40s will have even faster mounts. I also try to avoid dying

Yeah mounts are faster but half of the journy is through an area where you cant be mounted and it can be a pain to drag your twink through it, it's much easier as a ghost.

 

[Alkaholic]

Give Choad a cookie!

 

[footprints]

Yeah mounts are faster but half of the journy is through an area where you cant be mounted and it can be a pain to drag your twink through it, it's much easier as a ghost.

Here choad have a cookie.



I was just offering the solution I used. I guess that I could time the two methods to see which is faster, but it seems like they are probably really close. I personally don't like the dying. Half the time I don't have much bag space, so getting naked might not always work. It was quite easy running into the teleporter following an 80. There were like 12 mobs that were killed with one-shots. From the graveyard to the door, the mobs are all low enough that they don't really aggro unless you run right into them or if you are less than level 40.

 

[Mjolnir121]

Promote someone else in your party and then leave the party. Ports you to the GY.