Bio Engineer Archive

In the patch notes they did say that the AI would DB more often now - I've noticed this and with no mask scent, this is a problem.
I think when we have a new correspondant the issue should raised since we do get incapped a lot and our profession becomes significantly more difficult if that leads to death everytime.
For now I suggest you invest in a good set of doc buffs and 70% Ubese. Should prevent you getting incapped. Dont forget your vagnarian canape's - maybe its because I'm zabrak but with brandy and canape's I dont use any mind when sampling.

I am in complete agreement with NancyJ on this topic. Having spent my pointson BE and Ranger and then Artisan to have vendors, that leaves next to nothing for Combat. While I have been incapped by MR's a few times without DB, it seems to be a rare exception now. I do not mind the constant failures to obtain DNA as it is a Lvl 75 and the best DNA we can sample, but it is very dishearting to have the failure message immediatly followed by aggro leading to DB. I am not sure exactly what can be done to help us out in this situation that hte Devs would deem "balanced" or "fair". (Without trying to sound to cynical, they sometimes seem as though they have trouble with these concepts) Perhaps they could lessen the chance of aggro when we fail to obtain a sample. I personally spent nearly 8 hours on Dath today and managed to only obtain 2 MR samples. I did get a ton of regular Rancor samples and some Night Sister and Singing Mountain Clan Rancor samples as well, so overall the trip was profitable. Just wish I would have done a little better on the MR's and not seen my Mask Scent clothes go from 46% to 34%. Maybe it is just me, but does it seem to anyone else that the successful sampling on these high lvl creatures is streaky? A couple of times I was able to sample to death nearly a whole lair of rancors or conversely I would have every Rancor I sample from the same lair aggro me.

Yhea I've got that too, 12 samples from 1 lair in about an hour my first time out there - so I'm thinking pffft whats all the fuss about, this is easy.
Go back next day and it was a nightmare - guess we all have our good days and bad days.

Its good to know that others have good and bad days - I was having an appaling day so just left sampling alone - next day got over 20 samples in no time at all with only 1 agro. Makes you wonder if the programme has that good an AI it can work this out: smileyhappy: but then I think naw.

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Myonax wrote:

My philosophy with Mutants is I go till I get DB'd. On Rare occasions that means till I fill my inventory. They are spotty one day i can clear out an entire spawn with no issues, the next day I wont even be able to get one sample before I am buying a tiket back to coronet. I haven't tried sine latest patch but it would truly suck if the DB'd on first incap. I often sample 3 or 4, get incapped then sample a few more. Maybe its time to drop CH and get feign death.

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If FD dropped agro it might be good.... as it is is FD even worth it?

i always run away when something huge agros me........ i was under the impression that a huge guy like a rancor is not something i'd just let me knock me around for a bit

i didn't even know they never DB'd if you didn't attack back, i never stuck around to tell

but nancy's right, get yourself some good armor (70-80% ubese, or 55-65% chitin) and get some doc buffs
take some canape and brandy, you'll be set to go
also i agree on the zabrak thing, lol......... i have 850 mind and 1150 total for substats and with canape/brandy and doc buffs i have 3 hours of decent sampling time with little to no downtime-
just make sure your inventory's empty lol

kevie,

if my buffs wear off or if i'm to lazy to get them, i don't even get toblink when a MR agros on me before they incap me.maybe when wookiees get better armor i'll try it again.

has Mask scent been fixed? has camo been fixed? i remember it would break at the drop ofa hat. i haven't evenmadecritters let alone sample DNA in months. SOE really should throw us a bone here, either change back the DB bit, or make mask scent/camo workand master BEs spook less.

is it me or does SOE just keep breaking things?

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Tathace wrote:

kevie,

if my buffs wear off or if i'm to lazy to get them, i don't even get toblink when a MR agros on me before they incap me.maybe when wookiees get better armor i'll try it again.

has Mask scent been fixed? has camo been fixed? i remember it would break at the drop ofa hat. i haven't evenmadecritters let alone sample DNA in months. SOE really should throw us a bone here, either change back the DB bit, or make mask scent/camo workand master BEs spook less.

is it me or does SOE just keep breaking things?

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i wear a set of chitin, which is basically what wookiee armor is now......