Guild Wars 2

since we need 2,500 points for the achievement, how to score points quickly each game?

+50 Final Survivor
+5 Kills
+2 Successful Traps
+1 Scavenges
+1 Arrow Hits

what other actions gives us points?

whats your secret for getting very high scores each round?

kill aggressively?
killed by angry ghosts, continue to kill aggressively?

some tips:

zerospin.8604:

I got the 2.5k achievement already, I can advise you to be aggressive in the beginning, you have a grace period, even if you die, you will respawn near powerups and far from most people, so use it, and try to hit/kill/trap as many as you can in the starting camp.

Once you get out into the wild, secure some rations and find a few arrows, but don’t linger too long collecting stuff, go and find people to use the arrows on, otherwise you will loose potential points and waste arrows.

When you become a spark – collect collect collect. If the camp is empty, move to another where there are more of the sparks. Once you have at least 4, find a player and place trap 3 in a way that he triggers it. If you happen to spawn early and get lots of sparks, summon a karka in the camps, preferable if there are multiple players about. Use the light speed all the time to move about. If you don’t have 4 points and its late in game, use skill 1 on players, it’s still a trap and gets you a few points even if it doesn’t
do damage them. My record was 109 points in 1 match – without even being 1st.

Venirto.4208:

For the first 1-2 min I rarely get any kills, the real game starts when respanws get disabled. Here is some advice I can give you:

1. Don’t run to the front when the game starts, in all this chaos it is easy to end with nothing.
2. Instead, get to the nearest loot behind and try to get at least 3 arrows. Use them only if you are certain that you can kill the target with 1 arrow.
3. Be mobile, always on the move and try to avoid camps unless you really have to.
4. Place traps in places which cannot be avoided, such as gates, bridge etc. If you have fake passiflora, take the real one from the jungle and place the trap in it’s place.
5. Always grab as many ratios as possible, use them when your health drops below 100. Taking all passifloras at the beginning will make at least few players to starve to death.
6. In fights always use cover, and avoid open areas. Headshots takes a while to load and it is easy to dodge it if you can keep the distance.
7. Learn how to dodge karka attacks. With some practice you can grab supplies from camps protected by 1-2 karkas. However, it is very risky and do it only when you have no other options.

Vyniea.2054 posted up a detailed guide here:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/livingworld/cutthroat/Southsun-Surival-How-to-get-points/2481615

The highest amount of point is given to the last survivor. Personally, I like taking a few arrows, various rations and some stealth and just wait out until most people are dead.

Winning gives you a large amount of points. On average, you’ll get around 50 points per game. This does mean that it’ll take about 50 games to get the achievement.

ooo how many points for being the last man standing?

I got the 2.5k achievement already, I can advise you to be aggressive in the beginning, you have a grace period, even if you die, you will respawn near powerups and far from most people, so use it, and try to hit/kill/trap as many as you can in the starting camp.

Once you get out into the wild, secure some rations and find a few arrows, but don’t linger too long collecting stuff, go and find people to use the arrows on, otherwise you will loose potential points and waste arrows.

When you become a spark – collect collect collect. If the camp is empty, move to another where there are more of the sparks. Once you have at least 4, find a player and place trap 3 in a way that he triggers it. If you happen to spawn early and get lots of sparks, summon a karka in the camps, preferable if there are multiple players about. Use the light speed all the time to move about. If you don’t have 4 points and its late in game, use skill 1 on players, it’s still a trap and gets you a few points even if it doesn’t
do damage them. My record was 109 points in 1 match – without even being 1st.

zerospin.8604:

I got the 2.5k achievement already, I can advise you to be aggressive in the beginning, you have a grace period, even if you die, you will respawn near powerups and far from most people, so use it, and try to hit/kill/trap as many as you can in the starting camp.

Once you get out into the wild, secure some rations and find a few arrows, but don’t linger too long collecting stuff, go and find people to use the arrows on, otherwise you will loose potential points and waste arrows.

When you become a spark – collect collect collect. If the camp is empty, move to another where there are more of the sparks. Once you have at least 4, find a player and place trap 3 in a way that he triggers it. If you happen to spawn early and get lots of sparks, summon a karka in the camps, preferable if there are multiple players about. Use the light speed all the time to move about. If you don’t have 4 points and its late in game, use skill 1 on players, it’s still a trap and gets you a few points even if it doesn’t
do damage them. My record was 109 points in 1 match – without even being 1st.

ooo thanks for sharing!

i’ll attach this in the first post.

In my first 2 games I had no idea what to do and I was ending with 10-20 points. After 4th game I have learned few tricks and now im getting about 40-60 points per game. Sometimes additional 50, if I win.

Venirto.4208:

In my first 2 games I had no idea what to do and I was ending with 10-20 points. After 4th game I have learned few tricks and now im getting about 40-60 points per game. Sometimes additional 50, if I win.

ooo thanks for the score board!

i update the scoring methods on the first post.

so do you play aggressively and try to survive? O_O

Here are 2 vids showing example behavior to become top scorer, as the final survivor, and as a ‘poltergeist’:

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

ooo thanks for the score board!

i update the scoring methods on the first post.

so do you play aggressively and try to survive? O_O

For the first 1-2 min I rarely get any kills, the real game starts when respanws get disabled. Here is some advice I can give you:

1. Don’t run to the front when the game starts, in all this chaos it is easy to end with nothing.
2. Instead, get to the nearest loot behind and try to get at least 3 arrows. Use them only if you are certain that you can kill the target with 1 arrow.
3. Be mobile, always on the move and try to avoid camps unless you really have to.
4. Place traps in places which cannot be avoided, such as gates, bridge etc. If you have fake passiflora, take the real one from the jungle and place the trap in it’s place.
5. Always grab as many ratios as possible, use them when your health drops below 100. Taking all passifloras at the beginning will make at least few players to starve to death.
6. In fights always use cover, and avoid open areas. Headshots takes a while to load and it is easy to dodge it if you can keep the distance.
7. Learn how to dodge karka attacks. With some practice you can grab supplies from camps protected by 1-2 karkas. However, it is very risky and do it only when you have no other options.

Is it fun to do?

aspirine.6852:

Is it fun to do?

depends on players’ play style, personality, attitude, expectations etc.
really.

however, more points will be awarded to those who play aggressively, especially during the first 2 minutes.