Oh god. It's pat all over again.Kalliope wrote:And this is why Bombyx is the hardest trackable pet to date!Caelan wrote:Exactly. There's no clearly indicated direction. You either have to flare wildly around the tracks or hope you see one drop right in front of you... and sometimes, even that doesn't help you.Eternallylostx wrote:What indicates what direction the worm is going? Looks like a average bouquet of flowers on the ground
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Pat just has tiny footprints and a long path. Bombyx is far more difficult, despite his path being a LOT shorter, due to the sporadic stops and starts and doubling back that he does. Even if you see a track appear, there's no guarantee that he'll walk forward into a flare. He could easily sit still or turn around. Flaring on the new track doesn't mean he'll have stayed either.Eternallylostx wrote:Oh god. It's pat all over again.Kalliope wrote: And this is why Bombyx is the hardest trackable pet to date!
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Looks like we need GC to nerf these tracks to the ground.Kalliope wrote:
Pat just has tiny footprints and a long path. Bombyx is far more difficult, despite his path being a LOT shorter, due to the sporadic stops and starts and doubling back that he does. Even if you see a track appear, there's no guarantee that he'll walk forward into a flare. He could easily sit still or turn around. Flaring on the new track doesn't mean he'll have stayed either.
Oh, great. More hair-pulling pet tracking.
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Nothing wrong with a bit of an extra challenge, especially since there were at least a few hunters who complained that the tracking tames weren't challenging enough (which is a silly assertion if you're using other players' maps, but that's another story).Eternallylostx wrote:Looks like we need GC to nerf these tracks to the ground.
He's actually pretty fun to track - and the absolutely hardest part (identification of his tracks and general pathing area) has already been done, so really, that makes it easier.
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That's makes me even more determined to find him. Sometimes more challenge is good. I'm not on PTR, so I can't really tell, but it seems like a small area for him to be in.
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That being said, I hope the direction they took Bombyx stops there. It isnt tracking, its "oh he has been here" and randomly start flaring on cool down. All you can do is hope you see a "track" spawn and be quick enough to get the visual. There is no rhyme or reason, its just flare spamming, not tracking.
I would love to see tracking involve more clues and require more analysis and smart judgment. The first 9 was a step in that direction, but very simple and (for the most part) easy. Adding levels of depth to this style would make me happy.
Bombyx style is a nice diversion, but tracking should be based based on reasoning and deduction, not just randomly flaring. Either way, still fun!
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If you compare to the challenge tames in Cata Skarr and the crab were easier for me than Patrannache... the spider perusing the ledge took a few wipes before I finally got it so I would say they were equally as challenging. The others were maybe a little bit more. Patrannache was challenging in a different way but still just as challenging. It just didn't stick you with a huge repair bill at the end but still time consuming nonetheless.
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- is Bombyx elite? I think all the others were but his level was just listed as 90. Maybe he's different.
- do you happen to know what his ID is?
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Awesome! Thanks All logged. We're up to 110 rare beasts now, including him. Plus at least 3 arcane wyrms.Kalliope wrote:He is indeed elite! As for his ID....*runs to check* *20 minutes later* 67820!
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Wow, already?! Impressive.Wain wrote:Awesome! Thanks All logged. We're up to 110 rare beasts now, including him. Plus at least 3 arcane wyrms.Kalliope wrote:He is indeed elite! As for his ID....*runs to check* *20 minutes later* 67820!
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Wain wrote:Awesome! Thanks All logged. We're up to 110 rare beasts now, including him. Plus at least 3 arcane wyrms.Kalliope wrote:He is indeed elite! As for his ID....*runs to check* *20 minutes later* 67820!
Still hoping that black dragon hawk to show up...
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*nods head eagerly in agreement*Spiritbinder wrote:Wain wrote:Awesome! Thanks All logged. We're up to 110 rare beasts now, including him. Plus at least 3 arcane wyrms.Kalliope wrote:He is indeed elite! As for his ID....*runs to check* *20 minutes later* 67820!
Still hoping that black dragon hawk to show up...
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