HUNTING
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or - So many critters, so little time...
The
Pits - armor set # 2
1 - Entrance to the Pits.
From the
Coloseum mark walk west one time, go to the steep ramp to a large pit,
walk east twice, go down twice. (Walk to Col - go ramp - Ex2 - go downx2)
This will be the first area in the pits.
The Pits hunting ground is a relatively small area, only
a seven "rooms" to hunt in. This, coupled with the fact that the rats there
are much more likely to have gems in their stomachs than in the dumps,
makes it a very popular, and thus very crowded, hunting ground. If you
want to hunt the Pits you'll have to likely settle for one of the fringe
rooms to post yourself in. The odds of catching a central intersection
empty (i.e. no other player there) aren't good. For that matter, if you
are a newbie there is a chance that some veteran or intermediate player
of low character may decide to take your spot away from you. Nonetheless,
if you can find a place to stand alone in the Pits you are in for some
good hunting. Rats are spawned fairly regularly and the gems are common.
Plump brown rats
pelts and heads, stomach gems
Gaunt
gray rats
pelts and heads, stomach gems
Sickly
yellow rats
pelts and heads, stomach gems
It
should be noted that these three types of rats are relatively easy to kill,
usually. You may find a gray or yellow rat that is tougher than usual from
time to time, but for the most part they go down almost as easily as the
ones in the sewers. The drawback is that they hit you a lot easier than
the rats in the sewers do and, if the Pits are not overcrowded with other
players (a rarity), they can tend to "gang up" on you as new rats (and
hounds) wander by and join the fray.
Pale
white rats with crimson splotches
pelts and heads, stomach gems
Consider
that the pale white rat is a little tougher than the average rat and certainly
a lot quicker. For lower level hunters he may well get worn and run away
too quickly for you to even reengage. This can be a real disappointment
when you have suffered a scratch or two and fatigued yourself in an effort
to get a gem from the quick little bugger. On the upside they almost always
have valuable pale green minerals in their stomachs.
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