tekmaster82
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- Joined
- Jun 12, 2008
- Posts
- 643
- Avatar Name
- James Jimbo Gumb
Let me start off by saying not once in the 9 years and 11 months I have been in game have I ever created a thread on the forum whining about my loot TT returns. I do quite a bit of reading and observing on the forum but I really don’t post much. I expect a loss overall due to how the system is designed and Mindark is in business to make a profit not be a charity. I know my avatar is not one of the lucky ones who will ever loot a nice item, but I enjoy the thrill of the hunt, seeing swirls, and the occasional HOF. I am willing to pay for entertainment and deposit regularly for the chance of hitting a nice payout. My problem is that recently my TT hunting returns have gone completely sour for whatever reason.
Something is drastically different with my hunting returns and my purpose of creating this thread is to ask other hunters if they have had a similar experience to mine. I would like to share my experience and outline my recent days hunting. My hope is if there is anyone else out there with the same results I am experiencing they will know they aren’t alone.
Last week I flew from Calypso to Ark to participate in the golden week event. For efficiency sake I decided to hunt the Magurg Breeder 3 category to keep defense costs around 1% of my TT hunting output. I experienced decent returns overall and looted a few of the 100% skill boost pills I was after. TT returns seemed bearable and I ended up at 80% with the limited time I participated. On the 7th of this month I grew bored of the event and decided to stop and explore Ark since I haven't really done so before that point. The next day I picked up a few missions including the Stage I Beladoth, Scoria, and Huon missions and started grinding away. I finished all of the missions without any globals and 54% TT return. At this point I haven't had a single global since the golden week hunts and my largest loot was 35 Ped during the missions. Later that day, I logged back in and spent a few more hours killing Scoria with a TT return of 63% and no globals. I skipped logging in on the 8th to take a break. On the 9th I decided to switch things up changing my weapon setup, armor, and mob choice by hunting bigger Huons. Returns this time around were basically the same as my others with no globals and 66% TT. The 10th of May I logged in and spent approximately 6 hours hunting Scoria, small Huons, mutated Beladoth, and mutated Otorugi with poor returns and no globals. It was time to leave Ark and head back home for Calypso.
On the 11th I returned to Caly and went straight to my fallback mob Ambulimax at Neas Place where I am registered for Akoz’s event. When returns are bad I can usually recoup a substantial portion of my losses here and ride out a bad loot period my avatar was going through while still being able to cycle peds. I use them as a sort of diagnostic to gauge whether or not I am still in a bad loot period since I have hunted them extensively and know well what their normal returns look like. Hunting naked with my favorite Tier 5 Shagadi Sword I cycled nonstop for almost 6 hours and received exactly 71% TT returns and no globals. I don’t know why I kept going, but it was possibly because I lost track of time while on the phone with clients. There were countless nova fragment loots, evade messages were out of control, and returns were awful so I called it quits for the day. Today I logged in and only had time for about two hours of hunting with no global and 65% return.
Maybe it is time for a break? Do I keep grinding and hope for the big one to hit? Did I miss the memo about a change in TT returns? My tracker has not had a single global since the 6th of May. My friends in game are in disbelief and thought I must have not been hunting or and logged in idle. Is anyone else getting results like I am? I have tried changing planets, armors, weapons, and mobs with no luck. I have switched between rifle, knife, long blade , pistol, and carbines. Hunting with and without enhancers, armor, pills, fapper and weapon amps. The fappers I have hired can vouch for me that my loot has been awful and they witnessed no globals I can assure you. Any input is greatly appreciated.
Something is drastically different with my hunting returns and my purpose of creating this thread is to ask other hunters if they have had a similar experience to mine. I would like to share my experience and outline my recent days hunting. My hope is if there is anyone else out there with the same results I am experiencing they will know they aren’t alone.
Last week I flew from Calypso to Ark to participate in the golden week event. For efficiency sake I decided to hunt the Magurg Breeder 3 category to keep defense costs around 1% of my TT hunting output. I experienced decent returns overall and looted a few of the 100% skill boost pills I was after. TT returns seemed bearable and I ended up at 80% with the limited time I participated. On the 7th of this month I grew bored of the event and decided to stop and explore Ark since I haven't really done so before that point. The next day I picked up a few missions including the Stage I Beladoth, Scoria, and Huon missions and started grinding away. I finished all of the missions without any globals and 54% TT return. At this point I haven't had a single global since the golden week hunts and my largest loot was 35 Ped during the missions. Later that day, I logged back in and spent a few more hours killing Scoria with a TT return of 63% and no globals. I skipped logging in on the 8th to take a break. On the 9th I decided to switch things up changing my weapon setup, armor, and mob choice by hunting bigger Huons. Returns this time around were basically the same as my others with no globals and 66% TT. The 10th of May I logged in and spent approximately 6 hours hunting Scoria, small Huons, mutated Beladoth, and mutated Otorugi with poor returns and no globals. It was time to leave Ark and head back home for Calypso.
On the 11th I returned to Caly and went straight to my fallback mob Ambulimax at Neas Place where I am registered for Akoz’s event. When returns are bad I can usually recoup a substantial portion of my losses here and ride out a bad loot period my avatar was going through while still being able to cycle peds. I use them as a sort of diagnostic to gauge whether or not I am still in a bad loot period since I have hunted them extensively and know well what their normal returns look like. Hunting naked with my favorite Tier 5 Shagadi Sword I cycled nonstop for almost 6 hours and received exactly 71% TT returns and no globals. I don’t know why I kept going, but it was possibly because I lost track of time while on the phone with clients. There were countless nova fragment loots, evade messages were out of control, and returns were awful so I called it quits for the day. Today I logged in and only had time for about two hours of hunting with no global and 65% return.
Maybe it is time for a break? Do I keep grinding and hope for the big one to hit? Did I miss the memo about a change in TT returns? My tracker has not had a single global since the 6th of May. My friends in game are in disbelief and thought I must have not been hunting or and logged in idle. Is anyone else getting results like I am? I have tried changing planets, armors, weapons, and mobs with no luck. I have switched between rifle, knife, long blade , pistol, and carbines. Hunting with and without enhancers, armor, pills, fapper and weapon amps. The fappers I have hired can vouch for me that my loot has been awful and they witnessed no globals I can assure you. Any input is greatly appreciated.
