I'm pretty good at them, but I also want to hurt the person at turbine who came up with the idea. It was bad enough with the crystal cove events drawing everyone away from real quests, but at least there weren't any particularly good items in it so at least I didn't have to participate, but these...
Now I feel that I have to get the frozen tunic and spare hand, at least, so I have come up with some time-saving tips:
-Solo; screw groups, they will always fuck up just enough so that you fail, but not so much that you aren't willing to give them a 2nd chance.
-Fast, simple completions; there's nothing fun anywhere deeper into them, either, so don't bother.
-Don't screw around; in the mining ones, do a quick scout, just a quick glance around each corner while the kobolds grab the close crystals, then grab the torches and a teleporter, pick the best direction, and go. In picture portals, for example, grab all the crests in the first area, but after that, only the ones on the way, and head straight to a boss to complete.
Alternatively, I have seriously considered paying other people to go through them to gather the ingredients just so that I don't have to waste my time on those improved suggestions for tormenting the damned that satan ultimately rejected as being too cruel.
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