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Thread: Success rate on Mutant Rancors
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Shivash
Wed Feb 25, 2004 5:33 am
#1
What is the normal success rate on Mutant rancors. I'm MBE using MS with (clothing and beer) - managing to get sometimes as many as 5 attempts before getting aggro'd - probably 25-30 attempts so far...
Number of samples
ZERO, ZIP, NADA.
Does this sound normal?
Number of samples
ZERO, ZIP, NADA.
Does this sound normal?
spaultwo
Wed Feb 25, 2004 5:55 am
#2
Well....being a Ranger helps alot too, I have NP getting DNA from them, I have 200 MaskScent
Akelan
Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:02 am
#3
The sample rate on them is abysmal. They are the only creature at the maximum level we can sample, and just getting close enough to sample them is a pain in itself; mask scent clothing, ranger skills, jawa beer and crawling all help.
Finally when you get close enough, the sample rate success seems about 1 in 10 tries at Master BE; all the things you need to do to get close enough don't change that unfortunately.
On top of that, I have found mutants in particular to be rather "fragile" when it comes to sampling - I rarely get more than 2 before they die when I finally get anything at all.
You really have two choices: give up on them and live happily ever after on gnort DNA, or die a lot and deal with the unreal level of frustration.
Then there's the crit failures...
LLan
Finally when you get close enough, the sample rate success seems about 1 in 10 tries at Master BE; all the things you need to do to get close enough don't change that unfortunately.
On top of that, I have found mutants in particular to be rather "fragile" when it comes to sampling - I rarely get more than 2 before they die when I finally get anything at all.
You really have two choices: give up on them and live happily ever after on gnort DNA, or die a lot and deal with the unreal level of frustration.
Then there's the crit failures...
LLan
Vep
Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:02 am
#4
i had an exceptional first day trying to sample these guys as a master bio-eng. got 7 samples from 4 mutants. no aggro i was like man this is easy; until i opened my +14.85 crafting tool in front of my +43.XX station and CRIT FAILED trying to make a template. that single event has stopped me from making pets, to many times crit failing and to much trouble for the small income they generate, i will stick with crafting tissue, chef supplements and pet stims. btw if you are having a hard time finding them on nartius i found a large number about 1k from the sarlac pit on dathomir
Sckoarn
Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:21 am
#5
All pritty normal stuff. For me it is an effort to sample, and I take 6+ hours to gather 15+ samples. This translates into 12 very good critters, with a few failures on the way. I have stoped trying to make the monster pet, as I seem to go over lvl 70, too many times. For my 12 pets I make 1.2M of them. So for my few hours of effort, I think I am payed well. On top of it, I am told my prices are low. My pet bussiness is steady and growning behond the ability to make them fast enough. Now the Chef is at me too, and tailors, Just way too much to do.
I recommend continuing to try and get the Rancor samples. Truely the hardest thing we have to do, do you expect it to be easy??? I think the ballance is good, the product is the best, and the effort is in perportion to the value and level of the task. Yes I stand there wondering if this Rancor is even samplable, after 10+ tries, but in the end they fall. (you need mind food, drink and maybe Muons Gold)
I have detailed the method I use to collect, in another post or two. I have done 6+ sampling events, and incap only once, and never died doing Mutants.
Happy Sampling
Sckoarn ;(
Shivash
Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:38 am
#6
Finally got some success. Up to 6 samples now 
. I knew it wasn't going to be easy - especially getting close enough. But expected to have some success quicker than I did.
Ironically my craftings been ok so far. Made two kimo's without a failure
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. I knew it wasn't going to be easy - especially getting close enough. But expected to have some success quicker than I did.Ironically my craftings been ok so far. Made two kimo's without a failure
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Agori
Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:36 am
#7
Was just out at 10am sampling Mutants. Actually found some so I was impressed, thought they would be one of those "only spawns later" types. Got up to them no problem (done this many times before), and began sampling. Well I sampled 4 different Mutants2-3 timeseach. And NO samples! I was pissed cause it came all to easy, one aggroed me once and they didnt go into their suicidal frenzy. I am a MBE and have sampled these fellas time and time again. It is easy,but I have never had that many failures till now. Just wondering if anyone is having difficulty of late getting samples from them or a reduced success rate?
Thuyker
Thu Feb 26, 2004 5:36 am
#8
I tried sampling Mutants for the first time ever today (only recently made Master BE on my alt), and had no trouble crawling up close to them. Sampling was another story...out of 60+ attempts, I got only 4 samples, and only 1 of them was even VHQ. A little frustrating to say the least, but at the same time, I'm pretty darn happy I have what little DNA I was able to get!
Barr1cade
Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:20 am
#9
so who's going to be the first enterprising individual to start selling DNA samples?
vegaz
Fri Feb 27, 2004 5:10 am
#10
im master scout and ranger 0020 + i use some +17 masscent/camo clothes. that really helps me track em down and get close. but the failrate is hue. good thing is they will attack eachother instead of u if one goes agro. if there are more then one MR that is.
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