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Thread: Snorbals = ? Exp ?
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And Jambo, your way is about 5 times slower, your killing one at a time, while running around kiting 6-12 allows you to have 6, give or take a couple,dotted all at the same time. If where your kiting at has mobs around either clear them out, or find a better spot its well worth it.
This is what I do....
{prone}, Mind Shot 2, Mind Shot 1, Head Shot 2, {stand}, Warning shot(You want it to run so warning shot until it runs), Head Shot 2, Warning Shot, Just keep on doing Head Shot and Warning Shot until the Snorbal starts walking, then go to max range and just start firing Head Shots. I also use a Dewback...but only when the snorbal is almost dead or when the snorbal teleports to me(which does not happen often) I make my Dewback attack it then spam Head Shots.
And here is a rough estimate on the Xp...
Elder Snorbal Females: 3-4.5k Rifle Xp, 300-450 Combat Xp, 440 Creature Handler Xp ,......10k-11k HAM
Mature Snorbal Females: 2.5-3.5k Rifle Xp, 250-350 Combat Xp, 330 Creature Hanlder Xp,.....9k-10k HAM
Male Snorbal Calfs: 1.5-2k Rifle Xp, 150-200 Combat Xp, 180-220 Creature Handler Xp,......5k-6k HAM
Female Snorbal Calfs: About the same as Male Calfs
I would only hunt these. Don't hunt the big males.
/sigh
Run backwards...
Easy to keep track, the ones with the bleed status symbol are already dotted. Killing one at a time is just plain stupid, and very innefecient omg. They are slow, just run in a big circle with 10 chases you, doesnt matter how many agro if you dont suck.
irou wrote:
/sigh
Run backwards...
Easy to keep track, the ones with the bleed status symbol are already dotted. Killing one at a time is just plain stupid, and very innefecient omg. They are slow, just run in a big circle with 10 chases you, doesnt matter how many agro if you dont suck.
Ok smartass how long does it take you to kill 10?
Please enlighten me on how a bleed does 10 times as much as the number shown. I'm not saying its not true, I just can't see that happening.
Rev
Did my first snorbals today. Here is what I did. Kneel, Mindshot 2, Mindhsot 1. If any of them missed I do the missed shot. Then do Warning Shot. Follow it as it runs away and just do normal shots and Warning Shots if it starts coming at you.
I didn't do the running around kiting a larger number of Snorbals. The reason being is that the nests were wedged in around other red con aggros. So once I got a spot I tried to stay there and not run into the pirates close by.
I was solo. No pets or droids. The calves were between 1200 and 1400 XP. Males worth the higher end. Female matures were 2900 XP.
Get Mind Shot 2 before you hunt them and it will be faster and easier. To get there I was taking out Giant Dalyrakes. They were 1200 XP. Kneel, Mindshot 1, Peace, wait 10 seconds, Headshot 2, Headshot 2. Get up and start kiting. They would usually die before they reached you.
Another thing. Use maskscent. If you are prone or kneeling it lets you get off an extra attack before the creature comes down on 'ya.
Check out my log, knew I should of time stamped it heh. But that is ~10 minutes of kiting snorbals, except for a few bad edits trying to get out spacial/tell chat you can count 12 xp msgs. After anywhere between 6-15 depending on misses/etcI usually take a break as it gets boring 
and keep having to wait on HAM to regen.
Not trying to sound smartass in previous posts sorry, just want to make sure people looking for good xp dont get bad advice on how to kill snorbals.
Btw, T21 153-43672hamsliced I think, no powerup, no spice.
Valcyn server, send me a tell if you got any questions.
ok here what I do
equip laser rifle
60m go prone ms1 ms2
equip dlt20 sliced for speed with a 33% 16 mind power up
stand, suppresion fire( lower position) hs2x3 suppression fire, hs2 x 3 suppresion fire
on calfs you dont have to use suppression fire, since they will walk away from you.
I can finish 4 in about 7 minutes tahts about 11k xp, then rest to recoup mind for about three minutes, rinse and repeat until the lair is done.
"Ok, I didn't read ALL of this, but I did read someone's post who said that mind shot gives you less xp, it does not. If you are in a group and you rely on mind shot for xp, you will get less, but if you're solo'ing (KITING) and you mind shot 1 and 2, as long as you get one regular shot in you w/ill get xp. "
Yes it does. If I use mindshot on the adult snorbals I get about 300-500 exp less than I do if I don't.
In my experience, the dlt is useless on Snorbals because it has no armor piercing. The combat display will tell you "hit for 600 dmg" or whatever but you actually hit for much less when you look at the target.
irou wrote:
But that is ~10 minutes of kiting snorbals, except for a few bad edits trying to get out spacial/tell chat you can count 12 xp msgs.
So really it's not 5x slower to do it one by one. I'm killing each snorbal inabout 45-60 seconds. That means that I'm racking up about 10-11 kills in 10 minutes.
I was doing this using Muon Gold, shooting like crazy for 10 minutes, and then enjoying the nice 3 minute Gold down time as a break. Rinse, repeat.
I think it's just a stylistic difference.