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Thread: Arthur Shatters Dna sampling record

ArthurDentOnBria
Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:36 pm
#1


This just in... today ArthurDent broke the longtime record for dna sampling futility when he failed on 19 consecutive sampling attempts of a mutant rancor. What was particularly remarkable about that streak was that he failed 17 consecutive times on the same rancor without drawing an aggro (but of course he got aggroed and slain on the final attempt). His inventory was 35/50 and he had battle fatigue of 3.


After being found lying bloodied and faced down on the field after the final fateful attempt Arhur was quoted as saying: "I did what?".


/runs off to buy a lotto ticket because his luck has got to even out at some point.

Message Edited by ArthurDentOnBria on 12-11-2004 04:38 PM



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NancyJ
Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:41 pm
#2

/hug




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Halthron
Sat Dec 11, 2004 11:56 pm
#3

I had something as interesting happen yesterday as well. I was sampling MH between two spawns. At one there wasn't a problem, poke it a couple of times and it was dead. At the other, fail, fail, fail, fail, fail, fail, fail.... I know I failed at least 20 times because that's as high as I counted but failed more before I started counting, was probably closer to 30 failures. Sometimes I was aggro'd, others I wasn't and just gave up after five failures in a row. Interestingly enough, after filling my pack I went back for "just one more try". Got a success and the thing died first attempt.

This was also where I learned that when you go away for a short bit, the critter type remains but the stats will change. Twice, one of the ones I was failing on had 13k+ health and when I'd return, it was in the more predestrian high 11k-low 12k range.
Hylidex
Sun Dec 12, 2004 6:52 am
#4

I agree. Definitely things change when you go away and come back.


Mutant rancors are as unpredictable in code form as they are in graphics form. Sometimes they are not there, when they are close enough to touch...and close enough to break your mask. Sometimes they warp, so the moment one gets a little away from the herd, it disappears and a new one appears in the herd. Sometimes when the herd reaches half, the whole herd will vanish.


I've had many of them simply disappear on me during a sampling attempt.


I've had DAYS of failure after failure. I've had several entire trips with no DNA to show for it, and not much of anything else, either, after cloning decay. Then I've had days I walk away with 10 samples after only an hour or two of sampling.


But 19 failures in a row have to be taking their toll on your psyche. I'll send out word to baby squalls everywhere. If you see someone with a crazed look in his eyes carrying a burlap bag, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES.



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Zadokk
Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:49 am
#5

Wow, that's quite impressive Arthur. I think my best was 9 before agro (or out of pure frustration, a few hits of strafeshot2).
Hylidex
Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:25 am
#6

I would like to suggest a new badge:


...has shown great patience and inhumantenacity in the sampling of DNA from mutant rancors.



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GoldMemberBria
Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:49 am
#7


owch

Message Edited by GoldMemberBria on 12-12-2004 09:49 AM



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WolfStrong-III
Sun Dec 12, 2004 3:01 pm
#8






Hylidex wrote:

I would like to suggest a new badge:


...has shown great patience and inhumantenacity in the sampling of DNA from mutant rancors.







Good idea!


I think I've had as many as 14 failures in a row. I mean, come on, we're MASTER BEs! One would think that we KNOW what we're doing by that point.


"Hi Mr. Mutant Rancor....don't mind this needle, just taking some of your DNA....what? No? Come on now, it's not like I don't know what I'm doing. I've done this a million times before. Just 1 little sample won't hurt.......*Mutant Rancor roars, swipes with one mighty paw and kills Master BE who then awakens in a cloning facility* Ok....I guess it did hurt"





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ArthurDentOnBria
Sun Dec 12, 2004 4:38 pm
#9


After a strong drink and a few choice words (and posting this) I went back and failed 5 more times, running the streak to 24before getting a sample (and that sample killed that pesky MR muahahahaha).


Some more badges I'd like to see:


... has shown amazing resiliancy in crafting under duress (given after 3 consecutive critical failures in assembly, and still playing the same profession the next day)

... has shown amazing recooperative powers (given after being diseased 3 times in a day)

... the "lazerus" award for excellence (given after 10 trips to the cloning center within a 24 hour period)



Message Edited by ArthurDentOnBria on 12-12-2004 03:39 PM



ArthurDent - former Bio Engineer, Tailor, and Droid Engineer
Account cancelled 7/8/05 due to game breaking bugs in these professions that have been neglected for FAR too long. Last day July 27 2005
custom tailoring and droid orders welcome. "making Evil products since July 2003"
Achiever: 80%, Explorer: 60%, Socializer: 46%, Killa 13%


Cindal
Mon Dec 13, 2004 5:24 am
#10

I am so tired of crawling up to MRs just to get slain. I wish I had your luck Arthur, they warp to me and break my mask - lol - I can't even get up to run away.



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Hylidex
Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:15 am
#11






ArthurDentOnBria wrote:


After a strong drink and a few choice words (and posting this) I went back and failed 5 more times, running the streak to 24before getting a sample (and that sample killed that pesky MR muahahahaha).


Some more badges I'd like to see:


... has shown amazing resiliancy in crafting under duress (given after 3 consecutive critical failures in assembly, and still playing the same profession the next day)

... has shown amazing recooperative powers (given after being diseased 3 times in a day)

... the "lazerus" award for excellence (given after 10 trips to the cloning center within a 24 hour period)




Message Edited by ArthurDentOnBria on 12-12-2004 03:39 PM






On my bio, I once had a long list of new badges, including of the following:


...is a leading cause of rancor tooth decay


...has single-handedly wiped out the kamiruth malnutrition problem


...haspersonally worn out the Dathomir outpost cloning station.


...has achieved five consecutive critical failures in crafting.


It got lots of comments. Now I just have a story about the cloning station droid informing my mother and me that, due to an unfortunate malfunction, the station hadn't cloned my father, but cloned the chuba that had slain him instead. The remainder of the bio talks about the unique challenges of being raised by a chuba.


The badges drew far more comments.




Hylidex Lightstrider
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Hylidex
Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:19 am
#12






ArthurDentOnBria wrote:


After a strong drink and a few choice words (and posting this) I went back and failed 5 more times, running the streak to 24before getting a sample (and that sample killed that pesky MR muahahahaha).


Message Edited by ArthurDentOnBria on 12-12-2004 03:39 PM




Ah, Arthur. Nineteen times was impressive. Twenty-four borders on OCD.


<maniacal laughter>


<mumbling> must stick mutant rancor...must stick mutant rancor...must stick mutant rancor...


They don't call us MAD scientists for nuthin'.





Hylidex Lightstrider
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Bendi_James
Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:18 pm
#13

Truly amazing...17 times. I thought I was bad with 15 DNA attempts with no success being my worst ever but, I was sure that everyone had these kinds of days. 17....absolutely wow and then you returned to sample more....brilliant.I do believe at this point that you qualify for something but, I'm debating what.....lol.


It'sgood to be aMaster Commando -Master TK for awhile....all those blessedcreatures that wouldn't give me DNA are now feeling my wrath. Where ever I go I leave a trail of burning ashes. Hell I even tried to/flamecone 2theDathomir Sarlacc for spittingits filth and diseaseon me numerous occassions when I was running for my life because, it dawns on me in the heat of aggro that I forgot to clone and insure.
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