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Everytime i use mask sent it has failed, all except once when i first got it, i know when i lvl it will work more but not working ever is kind of rediculous,

Tips neone, and where is everyone getting good scouting xp and how

Thanks,

Brr, wookie, med/scout/mark

Ahazi

Hard,

You're right - once you level it does get easier. I'm at Ranger Explore 2, and it hardly ever fails. When I was at lower levels, it's going to fail a lot more.

The Devs know about the problem, and have added some fixes to it in the next update. Check that link out above.

As for getting Scouting XP, read through the forums there are literally dozens of threads that talk about tips and hints some of us use to maximize the scouting XP.

Good hunting!

B

maskscent is tricky.

here's how I use it when i FIRST get it.

go to bestine on tatooine, and take a destroy mission for Kreetles. maskscent ONLY works on Red CREATURE mobs. when you first get it, it only works on weak red's like kreetles.

approach their nest, and when they switch from arrows to dots on your radar, hit maskscent. now wait. you can move around, but WALK, don't run. you should start to pull 106 xp per adult kreetle after 10 seconds.

if you get spotted, take out all living kreetles. then hit maskscent and tap their nest once or twice, and go peace.

as each kreetle appears you should receive 106 exp. Baby kreetles give no exp, so just waste them. if they spot you, they may aggro, so be careful if yer a noob character still.

i find i get close to 1200 xp per kreetle mission, between maskscent and harvesting hides after killing them.

Note: you can ONLY get the xp from a kreetle once. so if there's 3 kreetles, and you got 318 xp, yer done and it's safe to waste em all.

How do you know if your getting the exp though? Does it come up on the screen like all other exp during the maskscent or does it happen when you turn it off? Ive tried it and have had it work around red guys, can't remember how far out i was though, but so far as i saw i got no exp for it.

The experience appears as soon as the mob is fooled, not when you turn off mask scent. You will see it just like any other experience (top/middle) of screen.

"you should start to pull 106 xp per adult kreetle"

I don't know what kind of kreetles you hunt, when I maskscent (Explore IV) I only get 21XP per adult kreetle.

All,

The amount of XP you get with Maskscent is directly related to how close you get to the creature. Walk up to a kreetle, pat it on its nose and run away without it breaking Maskscent and you'll get a significantly higher amount of XP then if you skirt by it at 65 meters. (Don't pat its nose. They don't like that.)

B

Odd, I've never noticed that. It's always given me xp dependent solely upon two factors: the critter's difficulty and my ranks in explore (or camo skill, or whatever) at the time.