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Rare mobs

jorim

jorim

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I don't know if rare mobs are a big deal for the majority but for me they are. The excitement of spotting a rare mob, with its unique name and unique looks and a slightly higher lvl than the surrounding mobs. And when you manage to kill it, it usually rewards you with a uncommon quality piece of armor.

So I'm wondering if anyone knows whether on Kronos:
- rare mobs deal correct dmg (they shouldn't hit like an elite right?)
- rare mobs have better loot (green item)
- rare mobs in instances are actually rare (not spawned every run)
 
From my experience, all rare mobs have the same hp/damage as regular mobs. There may be variances, but I haven't seen any.

All rare mobs I have killed have dropped at least 1 green. If they dont, there is usually a ticket already in the Bug Tracker stating they need loot. This is a big improvement over other vanilla servers I've been on; most rares either hit crazy hard and hardly ever drop any loot.

I did a few SFK runs, and never saw the rare spawn there. In deadmines, I've seen miner johnson spawn a couple times. There were people I've heard that didnt see him for a bunch of runs -- rares don't spawn all the time.

TL;DR: Rares are 99% working as intended. Huzzah!
 
I feel just the same way about rares that you do jorim, and i really hope rare guys get done right, including their spells and abilities

i also hope that rare instance spawns are done right as well, and are capable of spawning, including the rare guy in dire maul west who drops the 5% silence resistance ring
 
Ye, I'd be really happy to receive some loot from rare mobs too, because on ED this stuff dissappointed me pretty much- It wasn't worth the effort.
 
The same thing come up to my mind today aswell. I always put effort to kill rare mobs on ED wondering if they fixed and linked the loot for them, the result was same for the whole 2 years simply "No". So i hope this will work as it should. No Elite like damage from these mobs correct HP pools and Loot Tables.
 
Rare mobs are a must, Ive been fucking around on another vanilla server while waiting for Kronos and unlike ED their rare mobs work. I had forgotten how cool the rare mob thing was, definitely worth dev time.
 
Rare mobs are wonderful, especially because they're actually rewarding. Implementing proper item drops would greatly enhance the leveling experience.
 
I found an interesting rare mob:
Brainwashed Noble is located outside the Deadmines instance portal and uses Polymorph: Chicken.

https://vanilla-twinhead.twinstar.cz/?npc=596#abilities
so apparently this mob was fixed on kronos and his ability is listed so it should work, I'm surprised that a detail like this is included.
Chero is a hero, there is no coincidence that this rhymes.



Hearthsinger Forresten in stratholme is interesting too since it drops the dancing trinket:
https://vanilla-twinhead.twinstar.cz/?npc=10558#drop
 
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There is also a second type of rare mob...a rare elite...

There is a rare elite harpy north of the barrens, and a few flying rare elite dragons in dustwallow...my experience with these mobs is that though they do correct damage and have correct stats...they also lack the gear drop as well.

Will these rare elites be address as well?
 
The elite harpy in the barrens is called Sister Rathtalon:
https://vanilla-twinhead.twinstar.cz/?npc=5830
HP seems correct but there is a bug report for it not having loot.

For dustwallow marsh I found the dragon Brimgore:
https://vanilla-twinhead.twinstar.cz/?npc=4339
For this rare mob the missing loot has been fixed.


From looking up rares I have noticed how convenient the twinhead database and bug tracker are connected. Impressive.

Having a database that correctly shows item stats and drop rates as they are on Kronos is a real perk.
 
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And since latest update it also shows server first 10 bosskills for any boss on the realm and guild bosskill statistics. Anyone can check how a guild is active with raiding stuff.
 
Really? What if not everyone in the raid is from the same guild? Does it record the players too?

And there will also be an armory right?
 
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Yes, it says if there was a mixed group or just one guild. Check here https://cata-twinhead.twinstar.cz/?latest=bosskills

It's being implemented on Cata realm first. Armory should come later, I think there's some incompatibility stuff.

And this info belongs to the main page news, not into Rare Mobs topic :wacko: #KronosNewsWeekly
 
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