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As a 53 Druid, I completed the 8th shawl today. (wave to Order of the Sage, Triune Alliance, Omani, Lost Boys and all the others representing that escape my memory at this moment) Looking back on it, I have to say it wasn't as tough as I imagined it to be. Granted I took Verdandi's advice to heart, thus he prepared me mentally at least for the task.
So perhaps I can offer a few words of encouragement to those out there working on this quest, and share some thoughts on what made this go pretty smoothly for me.
First off I had a few advantages going for me that some may not have. I love tradeskills, thus prior to starting this quest, most of my tradeskills (exception of JC and Fletching) were at the level they needed to be. Still tho at some point I had to raise those skills.
Here are my tips and advice:
1) DONT RUSH IT!! Do not feel like you have to accomplish certain tasks by a certain time, you will only feel frustrated and burned out. This quest is a time consuming one, and that is what people perceive make it difficult. If you forget how long you spend looking for bile or hairs, it wont seem so bad.
2) Work on your tradeskills during your spare time. Guild not raiding tonight? Tired of leveling? Go work on your tradeskills, any of them! Buy up some fletching material, grab a pole+bait, go to Iceclad and fish while you fletch. Most of the skills will be just time consuming clicking. Only tailoring will require you to farm, or purchase items off players.
3) Buy everything you can. Always be on the lookout for shawl items for sale. If you rush it, you will be desperate for a runed sea shell and may end up paying thousands of plat for, same for blood. If you take your time and casually keep your eyes open, you will find the items you need for a decent price.
Example: I kept my eyes open and eventually paid 500pp for the blood and 150pp for the runed sea shell on Bertoxx. These items sat in my bank for a good while till I was ready for them, but I had them out of the way. So for a measly 650pp I just saved myself a huge headache. Also I feel I got a good deal, I know others who have paid in the thousands for the same items.
4) This is especially good for the Hairs and Tooth. If you have a friend who is looking to do the quest as well, bring them along to camp the sirens for the hair and the swordfish for the tooth. I (52 Druid at the time) have a (62 at the time) Shaman friend. Together we were able to get the hairs we needed painlessly. I tracked, we both DoTed, dead Siren fast. Same for swordfish in SG. Sat by the waterfall, pulled the swordfish, rinse repeat as needed. Since I had a friend there, I had a good time. We joked around, had fun, killed other random mobs. It didnt feel like a boring camp.
This also goes for the threads. Good way I have found is to get a small group and camp Frenzy. Loot the threads while waiting for the named to pop for decent gear.
5) Be prepared to do the 6th shawl twice. Unless your tailoring is 200+ -plan- on doing the 6th twice. So when you camp the hairs, get 4 not 2. Again dont let yourself get frustrated by this.
6) Money is a must. You need money for almost every step of the way in this quest. May it be to buy items or work on your tradeskills, get yourself a small fortune of plat. For most people #8 will be most costly unless they took the time to farm the velium blocks and furs. I was lucky here because I collect this stuff from guildmates in return for merit points. We then dole the tradeskill stuff out to people as needed.
7) For the final walk, have your friends ask their friends. Make everything open role (this is assuming its a pickup escort and not a guild planned one). Usually 3 of the 5 items will drop on the walk, as well as some desired pages. If its your shawl, dont roll on the dropped items .. your getting the shawl! Make sure you thank everyone and offer to help them on their walk.
Thats it for tips that I can think of. If other people have some, feel free to shout em out.
So perhaps I can offer a few words of encouragement to those out there working on this quest, and share some thoughts on what made this go pretty smoothly for me.
First off I had a few advantages going for me that some may not have. I love tradeskills, thus prior to starting this quest, most of my tradeskills (exception of JC and Fletching) were at the level they needed to be. Still tho at some point I had to raise those skills.
Here are my tips and advice:
1) DONT RUSH IT!! Do not feel like you have to accomplish certain tasks by a certain time, you will only feel frustrated and burned out. This quest is a time consuming one, and that is what people perceive make it difficult. If you forget how long you spend looking for bile or hairs, it wont seem so bad.
2) Work on your tradeskills during your spare time. Guild not raiding tonight? Tired of leveling? Go work on your tradeskills, any of them! Buy up some fletching material, grab a pole+bait, go to Iceclad and fish while you fletch. Most of the skills will be just time consuming clicking. Only tailoring will require you to farm, or purchase items off players.
3) Buy everything you can. Always be on the lookout for shawl items for sale. If you rush it, you will be desperate for a runed sea shell and may end up paying thousands of plat for, same for blood. If you take your time and casually keep your eyes open, you will find the items you need for a decent price.
Example: I kept my eyes open and eventually paid 500pp for the blood and 150pp for the runed sea shell on Bertoxx. These items sat in my bank for a good while till I was ready for them, but I had them out of the way. So for a measly 650pp I just saved myself a huge headache. Also I feel I got a good deal, I know others who have paid in the thousands for the same items.
4) This is especially good for the Hairs and Tooth. If you have a friend who is looking to do the quest as well, bring them along to camp the sirens for the hair and the swordfish for the tooth. I (52 Druid at the time) have a (62 at the time) Shaman friend. Together we were able to get the hairs we needed painlessly. I tracked, we both DoTed, dead Siren fast. Same for swordfish in SG. Sat by the waterfall, pulled the swordfish, rinse repeat as needed. Since I had a friend there, I had a good time. We joked around, had fun, killed other random mobs. It didnt feel like a boring camp.
This also goes for the threads. Good way I have found is to get a small group and camp Frenzy. Loot the threads while waiting for the named to pop for decent gear.
5) Be prepared to do the 6th shawl twice. Unless your tailoring is 200+ -plan- on doing the 6th twice. So when you camp the hairs, get 4 not 2. Again dont let yourself get frustrated by this.
6) Money is a must. You need money for almost every step of the way in this quest. May it be to buy items or work on your tradeskills, get yourself a small fortune of plat. For most people #8 will be most costly unless they took the time to farm the velium blocks and furs. I was lucky here because I collect this stuff from guildmates in return for merit points. We then dole the tradeskill stuff out to people as needed.
7) For the final walk, have your friends ask their friends. Make everything open role (this is assuming its a pickup escort and not a guild planned one). Usually 3 of the 5 items will drop on the walk, as well as some desired pages. If its your shawl, dont roll on the dropped items .. your getting the shawl! Make sure you thank everyone and offer to help them on their walk.
Thats it for tips that I can think of. If other people have some, feel free to shout em out.
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