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Hi guys,

I'm new to the Bio-Engineer game, and as such I am here to prostrate myself before your collective genius in the hopes that together we may be able to come up with an answer for my problem.

I spent days sampling everything that moved on Corellia and Tatooine over the last few days, in an attempt to level up in sampling, with far more failures than successes. This however, I expected; as one does, being low level! I could sample from low-level critters relatively easily, and when on Sharnaff hunts on Corellia I could sample from 'naffs about one time in ten on average. I finally managed to build up enough experience for sampling 1, and found a PC willing to teach me.

My problem starts having learned the skill; since which I have not once been able to sample one creature successfully. Since learning the skill I have had exactly 100% failure rates with sampling on everything from Durnis to Sharnaffs, and have not been able to gain 1 experience point. I must have tried it at least 50 times before I started counting, and have attempted it EXACTLY 1600 times since, stopping at that point because it was a nice round number to open a CS ticket with. Still with a 100% failure rate.

A CSR got back to me within a couple of hours, to inform me (and this is not a direct quote, but close enough from memory) that some failure at this low level is to be expected, and that there are several avenues I can pursue to increase my chances of success in this area, based on the fact that it hinges on a die-roll model. I screamed out loud, literally. This guy honestly seemed to think that the statistic of 1600 times could be explained by this excuse, and that there was nothing more going on, and that apparently it is completely normal for there to be more success at the novice sampling level than sampling 1. I ask you! Sheesh!

I would love to know if anyone else has had this problem, and if so what was done about it. If there's a solution out there I would love to hear it, and I would really appreciate any help you, my piers, can give me with this.

Thanks a lot,

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Q'uandru Nabdine
A.D.A. Founder
Blue Leaves Creek, Naboo, Farstar


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I bet your inventory is full.

Arm Avan'kaa,
Bio-Engineer 3 2 4 4:
Master Creature Handler:
Carbineer 0 0 3 1

yeah it's usually the inventory

Jabun
Lowca
Master Bio-Engineer / Creature Handler / Chef

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