Rares System Changes

[Hernando_Kortez]

As you may or may not know OSI daily rares spawn on this shard in the same places as they did back in the day. What is different is that rather than spawning every day at server up they spawn at random times with the frequency varying depending on the item.

I think this should be changed to rares having a chance to spawn at server up. We couldnt have all rares simply spawn every day because the population is low and rares woudnt be rare if they appeared every day. But if people knew that they had a chance of spawning at server up then it would create competition amongst rares hunters. It would also boost numbers at that time of day, give people something new to do and create a little pvp as some of the rares appear in unguarded areas. It would also be more era accurate

[bOmb]

I voted against server ups. Its going to turn which ever rare are server ups, into semi-rares. Having them spawn random keeps thier value up. Also, there are about 50+ rares or something like that around the map, I think everyone has the same chance of finding them. Its just when you do find one, you get to keep going back and checking on it. Basically server ups, are for semi-rares because they would be farmed daily.

[BlackFoot]

randomness makes it harder, i think lots of peopel already know lots of the locations already, so its just the more dedicated person checkign the most times is gona get em, as opposed to whoever is on the same daily schedule as the server gettting them and knowing they are going to be there takes the fun out of it whenyou actually do find em

[Kylock]

Screw server up rares. I think it's best off the way it is now. Like Blackfoot said, the most dedicated person gets em, because they either continously check em or just get lucky. Server restart rares would just lead to people pking people for em, or camping em everyday and not letting anyone else grab em - which is gay. Maybe once our population is over 1000 make server restart rares, but not yet.

[adamm]

keeping rares spawn at random times gives everyone a chance to get them and not just the losers who play all day long allowing them to snatch ALL the rares as soon as the server goes back up.

[Blackhaggie]

If you want to make this server t2a accurate the rare spawns should spawn at server up! that's the way it was in t2a. I don't believe changing the game in any way to make rares more valuable is the correct thing to do considering the rules of the server. They need to spawn at server up.

[BlackFoot]

i think some changes are necessary to maintain the feel of t2a when it is in regards to things like this that are altered so dramatically by the server population. If you made this change I would get alot more rares than i do now :O

[Tronica]

If you want to make this server t2a accurate the rare spawns should spawn at server up! that's the way it was in t2a. I don't believe changing the game in any way to make rares more valuable is the correct thing to do considering the rules of the server. They need to spawn at server up.

oh snap

he brought out the accuracy word!

[Bakishwaka]

While the fact that it would lead to SOME rare farming is definitely true(but not too much because even the most hardcore player generally just wakes up at 7 to reset macros then go to work/school!), the server accuracy bit is also definitely true; So it comes down to just HOW accurate this shard is trying to be, should we not be taking the good (no item based play) with the bad (no custom houses-i LOVED those houses)


also, my timezone puts server down/up time right when i play the most so i'd LOVE to do a daily rare farm, LOL, hey theres got to be some advantage for playing the dead hours!

[BlackFoot]

yea server up corresponds perfect for me if all the rares spawned at once
would make bank

[cletus]

I'd rather see no rares than play "who has the best easyuo alarm script for rares?"

[Tronica]

yea server up corresponds perfect for me if all the rares spawned at once
would make bank

except youll be competing with everyone for them then

cause more people will hunt them

[Salest]

I personally like the different spawn times, but, personal preference should not dictate on this one. ERA accuracy should be the guiding factor on this topic. Just like back in the day, if you wanted a rare, you were either up waiting for server up or you set your alarm like I did.

As it stands now, most of you have a very low chance at getting the good rares because some of us camp them and know when they will respawn. Having rares spawn at server up is actually better for the casual rare collector as you know exactly what time that rare will be there if it's day to spawn.

[BlackFoot]

era accuracy would also mean the server shoudl drop for an hour when it goes down, and it shoudl go down at 11 am est

[Wise]

era accuracy would also mean the server shoudl drop for an hour when it goes down, and it shoudl go down at 11 am est

wasn't that based on which shard you played on?

also I vote for server up, I dont rare hunt right now, but this would definately encourage me too I dont have time to look around all day, but if they spawned at server up it would right when I have time (before work ) Farm the shit out of those rares!