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Thread: Any tips for killing Pirates?
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SulkyMonkey
Mon Feb 14, 2005 7:30 am
#1
Finally had the old man visit, killed the 2 siths, then killed the ones at the camp. Got to the village, had 5 free unlocks (sort of made the old holo grind worth it...) and took a quest for ranged speed which needed me to kill 50 outlaws and 25 pirates.
I thought this quest would be fairly easy and the FS XP grind would be the difficult bit. I was of course wrong. I must have killed around 200 outlaws in the past 48 hours but I still need 20 pirates. What gives? It is bad enough that as a TKM I take forever to kill a single thug, but either the spawn rate for pirates is off or I am not looking in the right places.
So if anyone has a tip or two on how I can find a few more of these elusive Blackbeards I would really appreciate it. Due to work and a very high maintenance wife I am lucky if I get an hour a night to play. I was lucky that the wife was away this weekend or I would not as got as far as I did 
I do not mind taking another 12 months to get the necessary FS XP (there is no time limit on this) but it would be nice to be able to kill more than 1 pirate a night before the Phase shifts and I am back to square 1.....
I do not mind taking another 12 months to get the necessary FS XP (there is no time limit on this) but it would be nice to be able to kill more than 1 pirate a night before the Phase shifts and I am back to square 1.....Thanks.
Flucka
Mon Feb 14, 2005 7:33 am
#2
Problem is that the pirates go down in one or two hits if people are using proper weapons & specials. It is probably just the case that people are killing them all before you get a chance to hit them.
They do spawn you just have to try and remind everyone to tap 'em once and move onto the next.
They do spawn you just have to try and remind everyone to tap 'em once and move onto the next.
Aibar
Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:54 am
#4
If your in a group it shouldnt be that hard to find pirates register a hit and move on.
I had a group going at the village and told everyone if they see a pirate to speak up in
group chat so so everyone could get a hit before it was killed worked out well as long as everyone stayed together, and dont waste time with thugs you dont need to kill them.
Message Edited by Aibar on 02-14-2005 11:55 AM
VoweDarkwave
Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:19 am
#5
bring a friend, you'll be at the entrance to the village, they will be on the opposite end (where the little doorway is in the wall).
Stay grouped with them, and have them look for pirates. All they need say is "pirate" in group, and you jet there and jump off your Swoop to hit them at least once to get credit.
If there are a lot of yokels there who are blasting the bajeezus out of everything for some reason (thugs FINE - outlaws/pirates, people, please go easy on them. killing them in 2 seconds screws over 10 people easily) then you're going to get frustrated. Keep at it.
They tend to spawn in groups, so if a pirate shows up, stick around for about another 5 minutes and keep looking for a pirate. the TAB key is your friend, look for "pirate" in the target window and bolt for them once you see them.
If you see nothing on one end of Aurillia (no pirates for awhile), hop on your bike and check out the other end. This is why a friend is handy, you can both stake out each end and report when you see one. Usually you'll get more than just 1, so if you miss the first one seen, just hang out and wait.
It sucks, but pirates are the toughest thing to get this phase. It just takes time. It took me 2 rounds, the first I was down to 16 pirates needed. The 2nd round i finished it off. You're only 4 away from my exact counts, so keep at it - you're almost there!
Oh and hey - leave the outlaws for those who still need 'em - all you want is pirates. Nothing but pirates. Save your strength for the Thugs zapping you with savage blaster bolts! If someone needs a hand with an outlaw (they're all alone somewhere) then go for it. Otherwise, just keep looking only for pirates, hopping on and off your Swoop as you see 'em. Get 1 hit on them (unless you're all alone) and move on. Stick and move, stick and move. For good measure make it 2 hits so you know you got 'em.
sexwax
Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:32 pm
#6
Get into a group, perferably the largest one at the village. If you have like single digit priates left, and that is all, then all bets are off. Everyone knows this. Unless you are a doctor. Then either don't tell anyone or you have a duty at the village. lol j/k okay In a group you can find pirates cause people will call out when they see one. Also, you must be a social tw@t too and call out when you see one first. Do it. This is the way it works at the Village. If you don't follow the rules and play nice people will not help you. And if you think that you can be a n00b at the village just wait until three people pull up thugs behind them to where you are and then run away healing each other.
Pull out your landspeeder. Why? Cause numb nuts on their swoops and bikes can't steer fast enough in the heat of the battle. (and you thought the X34 was worthless) Then drive around the village, in and out both gates, hitting tab repedatly. FYI it is annoying if you target a pirate and then cycle past it. Just hit shift+tab to cycle backward (thanks person that reminded me of this). If you have your X34 in your toolbar like I do, one or two keys will store it and you will hit the ground running. The good thing about at the village is that if you are not being aggroed by something you can call it and there is no time delay.
Okay so you are running at the pirate. If you have a ranged weapon then just /attack and then spam peace. If you are melee then run up to him and /ATTACK (DO NOT USE SPECIALS) and then run away and spam peace. As soon as you lose aggoroness then pull out your landspeeder and get the hell out of Dodge. Rinse and repeat.
btw DO NOT USE SPECIALS! (if you do not believe me, then wait until you have to spend two buffs getting your last five pirates like I did last night. When you see a pirate 30m away and by the time you get there he is dead, you will undrestand. fyi We just waited, like five of us, for everyone to die and be killed. The n00bs couldn't understand it. Why are these docs not rezzing us? Yes, you can make a name for yourself at the village and people DO know who you are)
Sorry that turned into a story. lol
Kryxal
Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:55 pm
#7
My first time doing phase 4, as a melee prof there was one special I LOVED to use on Pirates, and nobody minded ... Lunge. 20m range, posture down, not much damage ... what's not to love in pirate-tapping?
Checobacca
Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:41 pm
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im sorry to say but the pirates are a bit easy they only have 12k ham so any novice elite proffesion can take one down in a few minutes as for taking 5 at once i say master commando or master swords(area attack)
sexwax
Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:06 am
#9
Kryxal wrote:
My first time doing phase 4, as a melee prof there was one special I LOVED to use on Pirates, and nobody minded ... Lunge. 20m range, posture down, not much damage ... what's not to love in pirate-tapping?
Dude, what a good idea. I totally haven't used this special in awhile. Ahigh 5for you.
SulkyMonkey
Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:42 am
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Checobacca wrote:
im sorry to say but the pirates are a bit easy they only have 12k ham so any novice elite proffesion can take one down in a few minutes as for taking 5 at once i say master commando or master swords(area attack)
Thanks for all of the tips (but a note for the above poster - the Pirates are more than easy to put down, my question was how to find them in the first place).
Anyway, I managed to complete the quest last night. Took a few pointers from the above posters and it was easier than I expected. My main problem seems to have been that I was jumping in to help other people out too often. Everyone seems to have the same idea - hit the NPC once and run away. The problem with this is that you see some players running around screaming with 5 or 6 NPCs on their tail. Up until now I have been trying to help the group of 4 guys beat up a single thug - while all around me are other players ignoring us and looking for Pirates.
So last night I was totally selfish. Calmly walked around (did not get aggrod a single time) and when I found a pirate I killed him. Plain and simple. Managed to get all the remaining mobs I needed in a single spawn.
sexwax
Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:08 am
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Yup you got it. Like I said, when you just have pirates left, all bets are off.
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