NM Spawn Locations Conditions and Drops Discussion

[Fryte]

God forbid a set bonus actually be worth using. Screw you, SE. At least this set bonus isn't completely 100% retarded, it's just another replacement for easily obtained level 40 equipment.

[Hex]

What exactly drops the Gnoll Pellets? I've been all through that place with Parties and haven't got anything. I read Cupholders but didn't get a drop in 2+ hours, of course killed everything in their spawn area. Also went to the church and got nothing before we got too many links and had to escape.

How's the drop rate on the pellets and how hard is the NM? I think I read it has Hundred Fists. I assume bind or Sleep will take care of that.

Thanks

[firefeng]

The set accuracy bonus is +4 (checked with gear swaps vs. high evasion Mamool Ja's Raptor)

I've been testing it at +5 ACC bonus on multiple mobs with different amounts of ACC needed for each to make them con low EVA. It's 5 ACC, every time. You sure you're not wearing +DEX gear/+skill gear that may throw off the final tally? This game just loves its truncations...

[astrael]

Very sure, I stripped naked of all gear and only used the following gear for my test to keep variables in control:

Chivalrous chain (+5 acc) + Moliones's Sickle alone (+0) = high evasion (total +5)
Chivalrous chain (+5 acc) + optical earring (+1 acc) = normal evasion (total +6)
Moliones's Sickle/Ring (?) + optical earring (+1 acc) = high evasion (total 1+x)
Moliones's Sickle/Ring (?) + abyss sollerets+1 (+2 acc) = normal evasion (total 2+x)

I purposely avoided any gear with a DEX or skill+ attribute. The only number for x that fits that equation is 4. I double- and triple-checked my results and equipment each /check because I was convinced it would be +5 like all other sets as well and didn't want to come here with something to the contrary. However I do see your point that this game does have strange truncations so if there is a flaw or oversight in accuracy calculation I'm more than open-minded to hear it.

EDIT:
Now that I'm checking again because I want to be sure the right info is out there, I'm getting a +5 accuracy on both changovers from high to normal, and normal to low evasion on mamools and raptors I'm very sorry for the confusion but I was very careful and structured with my original test, I don't even begin to understand what went wrong to give me the original +4. Next time I'll just screenshot the equipment/and cons so that that you'll see what I did. Did you test this before or after the emergency maintenance today? Maybe they ninja fix'd it... yeah right.

[firefeng]

My LS camped the NM last night/surprised me with the ring today (I got the scythe a couple days ago) after maintenance was over, so it's certainly possible.

For a second I was petrified I had it wrong, despite testing it on half of Nyzul Isle staging point. Retested on some different mobs on a different continent today just to be sure.

[Maxxthepenguin]

Can we confirm it's the same old souleater enhancement?

[astrael]

That one was much easier to check, it is definitely the same souleater enhancement as far as HP% taken. Just went out to East Ronfaure now to get new numbers for this post.

Equipment used:
No Souleater Enhancement: 1218 HP > 1096 HP (~10% hp taken)
Moliones's Set: 1218 HP > 1072 HP (~12% hp taken) -> Same hp taken with Chaos Burgeonet+1 and Gloom Breastplate
Moliones's Set + Chaos Burgeonet+1 + Gloom Breastplate: 1218 HP > 1072 HP (no difference at all stacking, ~12%)

[mddlfngz]

Well i cammped the tiger nm 24hrs after the last maint and camped 5 hours straight after the 24hr mark and still no pop.Think ill give up on this one :bastok:

[Gwynplaine]

Is anyone else happy they didn't make any NM's with shitty voodoo spawn conditions like Almighty Apkallu?

[Guitarman]

Having my molion'es set after camping only 3.5 hours? Yes, yes I am.

[ronin sparthos]

Is anyone else happy they didn't make any NM's with shitty voodoo spawn conditions like Almighty Apkallu?

Almighty Apkallu is the heir to Absolute Virtue.

[RKenshin]

Seems like a shared 50% drop-rate so far on Mercifulheart, Cruelheart, and Hundredmask with TH4. I'm currently 2/4, 1/3, and 1/2 respectively, and most people posting here seem to be getting drops at about a 50% rate as well.

And yeah, lotto pop after about 1h.

Hundredmask is some tough shit though. From what I've seen all three NMs have really high accuracy, hit very hard, and can both triple attack and double attack... But Hundredmask seems to TA the most and have the highest accuracy, annoying bastid.

[Octavious]

I can second the drop rate about 50%. So far i've done...8 Vicious Muffler pops, the first session involved 5 pops, went 3/5 after going 0/2 on the first pops with just BLMs. NIN & THF came to voke in the middle of time-nukes and we let them melee kill, and then 3/3. The second session of 3 spawns went 2/3, with a similar setup, BLM BLM NIN. I haven't tried the poison taster's cape yet, that will be tomorrow. :D

[Tyrath]

Yeah, 50% sound about right.

I'm 3/6 on Bloodlapper ;<

[RKenshin]

I'm hearing people go 0/50 and 0/20 or so on the rare/ex pop item for poison taster's cape.

[Octavious]

oh, the pop item for Bloodlapper sucked massive donkey...yea...but the NM itself wasn't too stingy. It seems the difficult part is actually getting the pop items >_<

[Ohemgee]

Any word on what Orcs drop Gnole pellets? Or did I miss it.

[Hex]

Only thing I've heard is Cupholders. This is after talking with a couple JP people who camped and fought the NM. Nothing else they reported dropped it. We've still yet to see a drop after many a hours of camping though.

[Ruin]

I'm hearing people go 0/50 and 0/20 or so on the rare/ex pop item for poison taster's cape.

Im trying to solo this now on BLM, is only Meteor Quadav confirmed to drop it?

[rath]

I have been camping Skogs Fru all day today 3/4 on drops (with /thf only). It is also 1hour respawn then lotto. Seems to pop within 5 minutes of ToD usually, highest was 20 minutes after ToD was up. PHs seem to be the 3 lady bugs that pop closest to the road on the south part of H-10. There are a couple (one east and one west) that will wander close to this area, and are in H-10), but they do not appear to be PHs, as I have yet to see the NM spawn in place of any of them.