Scout Archive

A horrible thing happened to me last night, I maxed out my scout experience and I no longer get messages alerting me that I just passed a maskscent check and I am rewarded experience for it.

In the past it was always helpful to be alerted that I have just passed an agro mob and maskscent had protected me. I always run with my overlay map up but I've found that often times I will trip a maskscent check before a red curser even appears. I would stop wait and the rest of the nest would then show up on radar and the map. Also, it would hel[p went i was just right out being careless and not paying attention, I would see this message and wake up pronto.

I would like to request that even though we do not recieve exp anymore there be a message that stats that maskscent has been triggered.

I don't visit this board very often seeing that I am a Master Ranger and usually browse that board most of the time, so please forgive me if this issue has already been discussed.

Animum,

It hasn't already been discussed, but I wasn't aware that it was an issue. I'll add it to my list.

B

if your a master ranger then you should know about the camo wich is way better then masked scent.

But I agree. as a person now tryining to get to master scout with only less then 7K to survival 4 and long ago having maxed out scouting exp, I think there should be some flag that tells you that there was a check on you skill. but for now I've learned to compensate for it. Argo mobs usualy do not spot you at a greater range then 70 meters and while Im out in the field I throw on the over head map you know Ctrl-M and set it to maiximum range. that tells me everything within a 1000 meter area. because of the low population and building graphics I see no lag what so ever and it also alerts me to buildings that I have yet to explore. I also set my radar to a range of 125 meters so that I have a warning of things immediatly near me. these usualy give me great opertunities to avoid or prep for combat.

once I hit Master scout it will probably max out again quickly :L:

Thanks for the tip about expanding the max range of the overlay map (CNTL-M), I always use the map except in cities but did not know that the range was adjustable!

Also the cameo and maskscent seem to be connected so that when the maskscent alerts stop so do the cameo alerts they both gave scout exp.

Put your radar out to 128m. It cuts down onsome (not all by any means) of the "Oh look at all the red dots that just popped up"instances.If you see red non-humanoid dots, try to avoid them. If you can't, just assume you're ok until it says "A creature has detected you, despite your attempts at camoflauge!". When it happens (and it will. a lot... especially on adventure planets like Dathomir), stop moving. Don't move an inch until you re-mask scent.

The way its been working for me for a long long time (at least 3 months) is that if you don't move after it breaks, then nothing bad happens. If you keep moving, you run a very high risk of attracting attention.

Its safe to assume (actually not an assumption at all) that if you get no message, your mask scent is fine and you can keep running. I dont even remember what its like to have an experience message from mask scent. Its been at least 3 months since I've gotten one. Eventually you just get used to it.

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Ariekb wrote:

if your a master ranger then you should know about the camo wich is way better then masked scent.

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Yeah...Cammo is better.....But Mask Scent is free....and you don't have a /maskscenttatooine /maskscentcorellia etc...lol

Yeah...It only works on creatures....But I usually avoid humanoid NPCs myself...lol

Cammo is more universal, and works on pretty much anything....But I know a lot of us are too lazy or unable to get the right materials for one reason or another.

Ok, you can get messages saying your mask scent is working and messages when its not working - or just a warning that it dropped. Personally, I like fewer things cluttering up my screen, so I like the fact that I only get a message that the maskscent has failed.

Now if they would freaking stop telling me that a stupid (insert creature here) is stalking me every 5 seconds when camo breaks, I would be happy.

JB

who has a theory that if he showered less, his maskscent would never fail, as he would smell like carrion, not a people

On my first character on ahazi I had the same issue. Once maxed my scout xp, the message was gone. I used that message as an indicator thet the mob was a creature and not an humanoid. If I could not see them for some reason, I could just get close enough to see the message. No message = some Humanoids who will not care about my maskscent and attack me.

I too would like to see an option to turn this on or an option to get rid of xp. Like - /Delete Scoutingxp- 30,000 lol