What is this....

Subject: What is this.... Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:08 am

So, I've killed Alatreon three times; two of those times I got tail carves. First time, I got an Azure Dragongem. Second time, just plates and stuff. What I don't understand is how I get something that is a 4% chance, and not the tails ( which I need ) which is 58%

Is the game trolling me again, or what's even happening?

-_-

Wish me luck trying to get 2 Skypiercers, eh?

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:16 am

Clear cut case of the Desire Sensor.

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:40 am

Seems like it. Maybe if I start wishing for Azure Dragongems it'll start giving me tails instead.

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:21 am

N1GH7M4R3 wrote:: Seems like it. Maybe if I start wishing for Azure Dragongems it'll start giving me tails instead.

If you cover your head with tinfoil the desire sensor can't read your brainwaves. It's true. /yes/

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:35 am

I never really bought the whole 4% Azure Dragongem chance thing. Near the end of my last time playing Tri (before my Wii became all stupid) I was rolling in them. When I was hurting for cash, they were the first things I sold.

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:58 pm

Azure dragongems aren't even that important really, you need it to upgrade some of the best weapons in the game sure, and then to make the Alatreon armour (but... why would you) but that's pretty much it as far as I'm aware.

Los plates are more valuable since it's used for a very good armour set pre-Vangis/Helios and you also need 5 of the damn things for a bowgun piece I believe, which is also widely used.

That and Los armour looks way cooler than Alatreon armour.

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:10 pm

Well, Ataraxia, it's funny you say that because in the past few days, I've got more Los plates than I have Alatreon tails. :c

I even got a Rathalos Ruby, and I still haven't got any Alatreon tails. Ridiculous.

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:22 pm

Yeah... Dem tails man. Why do lances need more tails than other weapons? THA HAIL? T_T

I know, EXACTLY, what you mean. Which makes me wonder, why did Capcom put a rarity cap on gift-able items?

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:32 am

Ataraxia wrote:: I know, EXACTLY, what you mean. Which makes me wonder, why did Capcom put a rarity cap on gift-able items?

Because then:

Player A gives player B 10 skypiercers
Player A logs off without saving
Player B saves
Player B gives player A 10 skypiercers
Player B logs off without saving

Ta-Da, the game no longer has any rare items because you can just dupe everything!

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:42 am

dainbramage wrote:

Ataraxia wrote:: I know, EXACTLY, what you mean. Which makes me wonder, why did Capcom put a rarity cap on gift-able items?

Because then:

Player A gives player B 10 skypiercers
Player A logs off without saving
Player B saves
Player B gives player A 10 skypiercers
Player B logs off without saving

Ta-Da, the game no longer has any rare items because you can just dupe everything!

People do that? D:

But seriously....yeah.No one would have to work for anything.Although,it's sort of like that now....which is why I'm being more selective with who I help.

OT:Just keep farming.The rarity drops seem to be different for everyone,from what I've seen.No clear rarity drop %.I can do ten Ala runs,with broken horns,on Nep and not get a single piercer.Do the same ammount as Mia,and get around four or five.

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:45 am

Oh yeah...

/totally hasn't done this a few times on early pokemawn games or anything

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:52 pm

The desire senor has been kicking my @ss lately. I set my goals on the Clusting set. Need 2 lagi plates. Which I got commonly but i didn't have any. I start hunting him. Instead of his plates, i get his Sapphire. =.=
And i wasn't even surprised because I get Lagia's stuff easily.

As for Ian's plates....Same old stuff. Never happening.

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:58 pm

I think I got her plate the other day while grinding some HRP.

Are we sure this thing isn't real and is only a joke?

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:45 pm

The Desire Sensor is very real, and very cruel.

Also, I got an Ian plate the first time I ever killed Ian. o_O

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:50 pm

I get ian plates and rubies liek nuthin.

Also I get moar los rubies than I do plates o_o

Subject: Re: What is this.... Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:38 pm

N1GH7M4R3 wrote:: The Desire Sensor is very real, and very cruel.

Also, I got an Ian plate the first time I ever killed Ian. o_O

...I have killed nearly 70 Ian's. out of that. 4 plates...

Seregios Thank you Points : 60

Lou Urau wrote:

N1GH7M4R3 wrote:: The Desire Sensor is very real, and very cruel.

Also, I got an Ian plate the first time I ever killed Ian.

...I have killed nearly 70 Ian's. out of that. 4 plates...

Capturing may help some more :D

Subject: Re: What is this.... Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:16 am

Lou Urau wrote:: ...I have killed nearly 70 Ian's. out of that. 4 plates...

I should mention that I also killed Rathian for the first time in a long time today, and it was the first hunt of the day... and I got a ruby. Need one more for Wyvern Blade "Flare". /yes/

Subject: Re: What is this.... Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:52 pm

ive been farmin rian for over six months....
my bro got ian and lag plates at the first trys!!!!!!! Rage by sipax

Subject: Re: What is this.... Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:15 pm

Lou Urau wrote:

N1GH7M4R3 wrote:: The Desire Sensor is very real, and very cruel.

Also, I got an Ian plate the first time I ever killed Ian.

...I have killed nearly 70 Ian's. out of that. 4 plates...

I have 3 and I've killed maybe 12?

Tell the desire sensor to stop giving me Lagia Saphs I have no need for 5. I need horns.

/sad/

Subject: Re: What is this.... Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:26 pm

When things like this happen, I consider myself to be having a lucky day. Even though I didn't get what I wanted, I got something rare. I may need the rare stuff later, and now I won't be mad when I don't get it, as I'll already have it.

Subject: Re: What is this.... Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:07 pm

It's meh wrote:

Lou Urau wrote:

N1GH7M4R3 wrote:: The Desire Sensor is very real, and very cruel.

Also, I got an Ian plate the first time I ever killed Ian.

...I have killed nearly 70 Ian's. out of that. 4 plates...

Capturing may help some more :D

Well, i said Kill since well when you think about how they are taking all pieces from Ian when capped.*KO'D*

But i've killed about 25 ian and like capped 30

Seregios Thank you Points : 60

Lou Urau wrote:

It's meh wrote:

Lou Urau wrote:

N1GH7M4R3 wrote:: The Desire Sensor is very real, and very cruel.

Also, I got an Ian plate the first time I ever killed Ian.

...I have killed nearly 70 Ian's. out of that. 4 plates...

Capturing may help some more :D

Well, i said Kill since well when you think about how they are taking all pieces from Ian when capped.*KO'D*

But i've killed about 25 ian and like capped 30

oh....
o.0

Subject: Re: What is this.... Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:58 pm

It's meh wrote:

Lou Urau wrote:

It's meh wrote:

Lou Urau wrote:: ...I have killed nearly 70 Ian's. out of that. 4 plates...

Capturing may help some more :D

Well, i said Kill since well when you think about how they are taking all pieces from Ian when capped.*KO'D*

But i've killed about 25 ian and like capped 30

oh....
o.0

Yeah. Desire sensor kills me. I know because now that I DONT need wyvern stones, i start to get them.
I get Lagia Sapphire more then plates. SO yeah...just having to keep capping

Subject: Re: What is this.... Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:32 pm

Lou Urau wrote:

It's meh wrote:

Lou Urau wrote:

It's meh wrote:: Capturing may help some more :D

Well, i said Kill since well when you think about how they are taking all pieces from Ian when capped.*KO'D*

But i've killed about 25 ian and like capped 30

oh....
o.0

Yeah. Desire sensor kills me. I know because now that I DONT need wyvern stones, i start to get them.
I get Lagia Sapphire more then plates. SO yeah...just having to keep capping

I know of a way you can trick the Desire sensor. It's very simple, and hilariously efficient.

Whenever you cut the tail, injure a part of the body or get an irrelevant carve, you go "YEAH!" and then all of the sudden the game is giving you the mats you want, and you go "YEAH!" and it'll give you a different mat, and you go "YEAH!" and then in the item box you'll have more required mats. That's when you can stop going "YEAH!" until the next run. Works like a charm, for me.