Scout Archive

I know that when one is in a group, you are supposed to get reduced harvests (60%). It seems that there is a bug of some sort that is reducing all harvests, even for solo people. I know that some resource requirements have gone up do to multiple scouts/rangers being able to harvest the same creature, but the penealty should only apply when one is in a group. I am not in a group, I do not hunt with any pets, I have a probot that I haven't used since the nerf. Maybe having a pet in the database alone is why we get lower harvest numbers? Can anyone confirm getting normal harvests since patch? If so, what to you have/not have in the way of a pet?

Scout,

I'm still looking into this, but your hypothesis is a good one.

Are there any scouts out there without pets that could test this out? I've got four (two non-CHs, a Dark Trooper and Lipton, my pre-nerf probot), so I can't.

B

Delta.

I play solo most of the time and have no pets. All my harvest are in line with what they have been in the past. Also I grouped last night with another scout and we were both able to harvest at the reduced rate. Seems to be working as intended from my end. Then theres Maskscent, but we all know about that.

ILiado Master Scout/Novice Ranger, Tyrena, Valcyn

I played yesterday solo (never grouped) and I've never had a pet yet. I noticed that I got less hides and bones from worrts and rills at Tatooine (I hunted close to Bestine).

Day before patch I was getting 8 hides or bones from these creatures. After the patch I got 6 hidesor bones.

Solo scout wookie here.... harvests worked fine yesterday evening, with slight reduction if any. Didn't really notice anything different.

Chekula

Were you grouped with any faction/creature pets at the time? or were you controlling a pet when you attempted harvesting? I know it says Solo... but just for clarification.I thinkit's possible that you're faction pet (or the act of simply being grouped at all) is triggering this effect as well.

I remember reading a rather heated post somewhere (I'll try to follow up with a link to it) that grouping with faction/creature pets would affect harvesting. I'm pretty sure that was an intentional act on the part of the devs... but I'm not totally sure. Just thought it might help towards diagnosing the situation.

-wb

sorry just re-read you're post, but it might help explain it to others who do have pets. Again... we need an edit button.

my apologies.

-wb

Okay, I did a little testing. On creatures I have been harvesting for a while now (high quality wooly hides) dappled qualamas were giving around 32 hides each when they were fat and healthy. Yesterday they were giving 22 with my pets ungrouped and 14 with my pets grouped.

I did some quick tests just now, and a night spider gave mesix units of meat (it was scrawny and unhealthy, but that isn't important). I then pulled a pet out and let her kill one, and it still gave six units of meat. I then killed one with her grouped and it gave three units of meat.

So my guess they lowered the harvest across the board. Heck, just yesterday I shot a gnort and only got 4 hides off of it with ranger tracking 4. I used to get at least 5 per gnort when I was working my way up through scout.

I was getting 78 wooly hide from a dantooine huurton stalker, with hunting 4 (nomaster scout) before the patch with pets out, grouped or not grouped. After the patch, with pets out... from the same dantooine huurton stalker, I now get 44 wooly hide if i am NOT grouped with my pets. If I group with my pets, I only get 24.

So even avoiding the 'group' bug with my pets, there has been a significant reduction in hides. What I find interesting is that 78-44 is 56%, and 44-24 is 56%. So it's almost like, after the patch scout/creature handlers have had their solo harvesting hammered twice, when it should have been none (because they increased the resource requirements on scout items like traps and camps).

Thirl

ps. And since when is 56 equal to 60? Just curious.

this sux bad... got like 27 insect meats from a Gaping spider queen ungrouped with pet

Definetly not worth the effort anymore. Yes i kill only for the harvest xp means nothing to me.

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