User:Tennessee Ernie Ford/Shortcuts/Canthan New Year Quests

Efficient Canthan New Year Questing
There are a lot of places to visit to complete the Canthan New Year quests. This is meant to be a checklist to reduce rezoning and how often you need to check wiki pages.

Before Canthan New Year
Eliminate some headaches by taking care of these things before the event begins:
 * Factions characters: hit level 5 (easily done by doing all the first tier training in Sunqua Vale)
 * You can hit most of the second tier training during CNY, although some of these are more out of the way.
 * Unlock Ran Musu Gardens (saves 3-5 minutes per toon); can only be done by completing Minister Cho's Estate (which also helps you hit L5).
 * Farm 10 dust for each toon.

Shing Jea quests

 * Farm quest items for Just My Luck
 * Team: bring three heroes that can speed you along ("Charge!" and/or "Incoming!" based builds, ideally with rapid hex removal). You can bring any modest damage build with speed boosts.


 * In Shing Jea, take Just My Luck only
 * From Tsumei Village, head north to knock out the Verminator for the kappa shell.
 * Head to the caves to grab the spring water. Don't stop for anything.
 * Repeat until you have enough of each for all your toons (or all your friends' toons).
 * Warp to Ran Musu, exit, re-enter (to prime your location in the outpost).
 * Exit and take and immediate right, then left after the gap in the hills. You can run on autopilot for about 10-15s.
 * Grab the berries and resign (you'll be next to the portal again).
 * Repeat until you have enough berries.


 * Fire in the Sky and start Just My Luck


 * In Shing Jea, grab all three available quests.
 * Exit to Sunqua Vale and talk to Hapless Chong and Nubao Lao just outside the monastery.
 * Promise to help Chong; give 10 to Lao.
 * Head to the cemetery to talk to Guwon; give her the quest items. Resign or warp to Tsumei.


 * The Big Bang, Hopeless Romantic , The Knights Who Say Nian , and complete Just My Luck
 * Team: bring party-wide speed boosts, party-wide or spirit heals, and some damage. An Incoming! paragon, a spirit spammer, and a spirit protector/healer will do fine.


 * Exit Tsumei into Panjiang
 * Immediately head for the three Nian (with two players, send the first to #1 and #3 and the second for #2) and firework them to death.
 * Head back to the shrine and speak to Hai Len.
 * Head to the house to kill the kappa.
 * Move to the fields and kill the plants.
 * Send the damage dealer to kill the bull while the party-speed booster moves Hai Len along.
 * Any players should head to Guwon's rendezvous at the beach and wait for that to finish, then claim the reward.
 * Wait for Hai Len to give the final pun and warp out to Ran Musu.
 * If you don't have it mapped, you can start heading there as soon as you grab Guwon's reward.
 * Head for the Knights, kill them, and warp back to Shing Jea.
 * Claim the three remaining rewards: Big Bang, Hopeless, and Knights.

Nightfall quests

 * Douse Your Enthusiasm or A Burning Desire


 * Team: as many party-wide speed boosts as possible.


 * Exit from the Great Sunspear Hall and wait for the two NPCs to stop chastising each other.
 * Take whichever quest you prefer.
 * Douse is slightly better because (a) sweets are harder to obtain the festive items and (b) the quest marker helps you find your way. However, the differences are very minor.
 * The path is easier from Jokanur than the Australium because you can walk on auto-pilot. Ignore any foes.
 * Grab the required quest item, talk the required NPC and warp back to the hall. Exit and claim the reward.