My LS has been unable to pop Steam Cleaner for about a month now. I've scoured the boards and, like everyone else, found the usual mixed messages. I saw that infamous screenshot where the GM said that the pop conditions have changed. Yet I'd also see posts on various boards where people claimed to have popped him. Who to believe? Screenshots can be faked, people can lie.
So after beginning yet another fruitless evening of attempting to pop Steam Cleaner last night, I paged a GM. When he appeared an hour later, the first thing I asked him was if Steam Cleaner was bugged. He said that it was not. Then I asked if it was true that the pop conditions have changed. He gave me some evasive responsive about how GMs are not allowed to give out game information. Then he referred me to the patch notes from December 9. After reading them carefully, I saw a note about how the spawn conditions of certain notorious monsters have changed.
So basically, now that I have the GM confirming (through his evasivness) that the pop conditions are different, as well as that patch note, as well as my own (and other's) inability to pop Steam Cleaner, I'm pretty much certain that it does have a new way to pop it.
My question is, has anyone found it?
In my mind, the most obvious new placeholder would be Dustbusters, so my LS is gonna try those for awhile. But really it could be anything. Sky doesn't have that many different kinds of mobs, but as we've seen with Despot, it may be some very specific mobs from a specific location. So I'd appreciate if anyone can share any info they have on the new SC conditions.
Nicholas - Gilgamesh