After one year playing EU, I finally decided to make Viceroy set, and then I finally reached the Harness, that asks me for outrageous 3k paint can orange. I would gladly pay the ammount if shrapnel was not on way. -first I tried to buy from other players (not paying absurd AU MU), only 1 player had 61 can. -did a 20ped run on jori (L6 and above) - nothing -did a 10ped run on Jori (young to Alpha) - 1 can So I ask for a revision either or mission or ammount of shrapnel like making it won't be more than 1% of loot One year ago I TTed like 10ped of these cause they dropped at least 5 each mob, now they almost going to discoveries group
Not really fully constructive, but I know Tiarak also drop the cans. Reason at first to use hunting loot was mainly to have a use for stuff that not many people were really using. Giving the hunters some extra MU or a chance at an armor set. Now with the latest loot overhaul, + having paint in one of the vault keys, it is expected for the price to go up and actually making the item(s) needed for the viceroy more obscure. It just takes a bit more farming or paying more than when the set was released.
Ask Around as I am pretty sure some one will have some of that stuff somewhere. I normally TT it as dont use and as have viceroy dont have the full ingredients in the back of my head. I very much doubt they will amend the mission as that would then put previose mission compleaters at an unfair disposition.
Lizzy I know Tiarak also drops them. Yesterday's hunt there (80ped run) - 1 global and none See how shrapnel takes most part of loot? If you're just for the hunt that would be ok more ammo for you to keep hunting, now if you're looking for something mob specific is really annoying
Yes, shrapnel can be a pain sometimes. What really should be done is updates on entropedia... Or just a group of people logging all their loot from runs to figure out the droprates.
When I got my Viceroy (pre-Shrapnel), Orange Paint was already the last ingredient on the list I managed to find. I guess because at the time a lot of people were TT-ing Paint. Now that there is Shrapnel / Vault Key recipe, it might harder still. But perhaps you were also having a bit of bad luck? Two days ago I shot a few random mobs while scanning them, and ended up with >10 Orange Cans. You probably already know, but Ark Mobs that have dropped Orange Paint since VU 15.0: - Bokol - Jori - Scoria - Teladon - Tiarak - Ubo - Yuka (Kadra drops it too, but Idk if it did so recently.) GL getting your Viceroy, it's a very nice Armour.
I ran a 20 ped Jori yesterday, 16 cans. Same ped ammount of ped on bokol, none dropped. Tiarak as I posted on day before yesterday was 80 ped run and none also. with current gear/weapons I can't hunt anything above LVL12 (besides Tiarak that misses me a log), so not a chance on going after the ones you listed
I feel certain loot come in wawes. For example if you hunt halix hide - it drop for few minutes only then all hour nothing. And time when start is random.
Aw, guess I was just lucky on those Bokol then. But yeah what Dan said: switching time and spawn seems to help sometimes. And perhaps there are a bit higher level hunters who are willing to trade Orange Paint for a different color? As a lot of Paint Cans still end up in the TT (especially when in small amounts). Hehe, that idea might be a longshot, but it's probably faster than waiting for MA to re-balance loot.
