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Maenad wrote on 2012-06-14 19:38
Ancient monsters are great rewards to find. They give 20 times more EXP than normal, and even have a unique list of drops that includes some highly sought after items. The problem is that, monsters only have a chance become an Ancient if they're not killed for 5 hours, and also that most of them are near instantly visible. Below is a list of tips that can help you find the Ancients you've been looking for.
- Be prepared to change channels! Even the market channel has to have a first person to notice an Ancient monster, and that could be you!
- The larger the region, the better! Larger regions, such as Iria or Taillteann, are much more likely to have overlooked Ancients than small places like Dunbarton.
- Special areas where you need to fulfill something to enter are the absolute best places to look for Ancients. Tir Na Nog, Scary Library, Elf/Giant/Human beginner areas, and Ant Hell are all fantastic places to look.
- Large groups of similar enemies are very good to check on every channel.
- The stronger an enemy, the more likely it is that it will be left alone for it to become an Ancient.
- Although you'll deal with halved damage, Commerce is a fantastic way to both hunt for Ancients and earn Ducats while you're doing so. Unfortunately, we're now penalized for changing channels while traveling with wares, so you'll not want to channel hop around.
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Kayate wrote on 2012-06-14 19:42
I have my own little place that people hardly seem to go to
I've seen like 5 ancients huddled up together waiting for me to kill them.
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Claudia wrote on 2012-06-14 19:47
Wellp, there goes about half of my good hunting spots...oh well.
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Hatsunechan wrote on 2012-06-14 20:05
Quote from Claudia;886900:
Wellp, there goes about half of my good hunting spots...oh well.
Most people with common sense would know these anyways... xD
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Claudia wrote on 2012-06-14 20:36
Quote from Hatsunechan;886916:
Most people with common sense would know these anyways... xD
True, but it's strange how some of my spots are always completely deserted. c:
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Nobelium wrote on 2012-06-14 20:49
Maybe it is the 7 channel effect. I'm curious though, at what time do you guys usually hunt? It's usually around 1-4am servertime for me.
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Claudia wrote on 2012-06-14 21:08
Quote from Nobelium;886967:
Maybe it is the 7 channel effect. I'm curious though, at what time do you guys usually hunt? It's usually around 1-4am servertime for me.
>1-4AM
>Germany
Explains everything.
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Cecirox wrote on 2012-06-14 21:21
Quote from Claudia;886985:
>1-4AM
>Germany
Explains everything.
Lmfao. Dem Germans
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Nobelium wrote on 2012-06-14 21:43
Well yeah, 10am to 1pm for me usually. Works out perfectly fine.
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iSheep wrote on 2012-06-14 22:10
Will there be any ancients right after times of maintenance?
Do ancients ever despawn or lose their title (besides after being killed)?
If you wait 5 hours in a dungeon could ancients appear?
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Cecirox wrote on 2012-06-14 22:14
Quote from iSheep;887049:
Will there be any ancients right after times of maintenance?
Do ancients ever despawn or lose their title (besides after being killed)?
If you wait 5 hours in a dungeon could ancients appear?
1. I think ancients come 5 hours while the server is up.
2. I dont see why they would
3. Why would you want to wait 5 hours anyway and nope probably only applies to field monsters
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Cynic wrote on 2012-06-14 22:53
My hunting areas are always empty early in the morning. Not sure if people will common sense just have decent sleeping schedules or their common sense really isn't that common.
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Claudia wrote on 2012-06-14 23:42
Quote from iSheep;887049:
Will there be any ancients right after times of maintenance?
Depending on when they bring the servers back up. Oftentimes the server will go down for maintenance as scheduled, but will be brought back online but nobody will be able to login, ergo, if they waited another 5 hours you might find an ancient-titled monster (but not every one, i'm pretty sure).
Some people have reported seeing Ancient titled monsters <5 hours after servers come back up, so yeah.
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Racky wrote on 2012-06-16 18:59
For me it's quantity not quality that matters when hunting
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Transcendence wrote on 2012-06-17 01:23
Quote from Cecirox;887052:
1. I think ancients come 5 hours while the server is up.
2. I dont see why they would
3. Why would you want to wait 5 hours anyway and nope probably only applies to field monsters
Actually, ancients do despawn (I think all monsters do the same after a time limit). I've seen it happen on me on occasion.