Goblin Gazughi Ring camp is bullshit

[Rayzor84]

Spent 16 hours now across 3 days, no ring, few couriers at all.

How can I do this when I don't have tons of time to devote normally? Can't afford to buy one.

[Swish]

Someone in Europa said they'd done over 100 couriers with no ring, patience definitely required :/

[Rayzor84]

Someone in Europa said they'd done over 100 couriers with no ring, patience definitely required :/

I've killed probably 18 or so couriers total. I might have to give this camp up otherwise i won't see level 35 for weeks or months.

[Rararboker]

I wish I could say it gets better. It doesn't. But that is how EQ works sadly. But, man.... when you finally get a good item? Feels so gud.

[Rayzor84]

I wish I could say it gets better. It doesn't. But that is how EQ works sadly. But, man.... when you finally get a good item? Feels so gud.

I can't poopsock like I could on live in kunark. Debating staying up till wee hours trying tonight.

[Swish]

But, man.... when you finally get a good item? Feels so gud.

You never forget your first AC kill :D

[Rayzor84]

Any tips?

I'm usually holding the 2 spawns close to each other at the ruins but my brain is numb as hell.

[Rofel952]

I've obtained 3 rings by holding down the 2 spawn camp. It's all in getting lucky. The last ring I got I was waiting for a guy to take off as he said he was leaving soon and I literally got it before he could walk away. He was furious!

My suggestion - start your day off or end it at the camp and set a time. Maybe spend 1 hour at a time then go off and level, etc.

[Aradune]

...across 3 days...

This is where you went wrong...

If you want loot in everquest, you have to obtain loot in everquest.

Maybe next time you won't log off until you get loot.

[Kreylyn]

2 rings... 4 weeks... avg of 50 - 60 couriers per ring, avg of 1-2 couriers per node per hour.

That was my experience.

Krey

[Cecily]

I killed everything in the area with my rogue and got it to drop off #13 courier. I learned enough to not try to do it again for money. Best of luck.

[Crawdad]

Spent 16 hours now across 3 days, no ring, few couriers at all.

How can I do this when I don't have tons of time to devote normally? Can't afford to buy one.

I've geared all of my current characters by killing couriers/selling gazughi rings. Its a really painful camp, because if you look away for just a second, you can miss a PH.

My advice:
Take breaks frequently (no ring in 3 hours, come back later), and to not start your camp when its Night in-game-- I don't know if it was just a "feeling," but I'm pretty sure at night you get a higher percentage of skeletons spawning.
Gather up the yard initially between FV river and Windmill and AE them down at ruins if possible.
Keep them from spawning at the same time, you'll miss a spawn and be kicking yourself. Hopefully one PH down every ~20secs.
If you Do manage to lose track of a PH, don't waste time hunting for it out in the open. All PHs eventually path back by gobo ruins. Just tag anything that wanders by (that's on the wiki's guide "PH List") and be ready for it to respawn.
Always always always be in 3rd person. I sit my pet on one spawnpoint and my medding butt on the other.
Don't bother camping Gobo ring unless you're a pet class/can charm/are a bard. Its entirely too mind numbing without pet/AE help.

I've camped/sold 6-8 rings. For a mid-30s cash camp, its honestly not that bad. Worst one took 9 hours(not consecutive), fastest was <1 hour. I've never had any luck with random spots or the single spawn in the back, I always camp the two spawn nearish FV/Goblin ruins as per the wiki guide.

Good luck and take plenty of breaks, IMO. You'll go crazy since the camp pretty much doesn't let you multitask.

[loramin]

Everyone else has already given great practical advice, so let me just offer moral support: all it takes is patience. This camp is just a microcosm of EQ. Just as you might kill 20 couriers and not get a ring, a raider might kill 20 of the same raid mob but still not get the drop they want, or a tradeskiller might do 20 expensive combines and not get a single skill up.

At the end of the day it feels like you've accomplished nothing, but you can't think that way. Instead, you have to think of it like this: there is a magic number of couriers you have to kill to get your ring. You can't know that number, and it might be a hundred for all you know, but every courier you kill brings you one closer to whatever that number is. As long as you keep it up, you will reach that magic number, so just keep at it (and then once you finally get your ring, enjoy it).

[Bristlebard]

You never forget your first AC kill :D

Hah! I remember mine! Never did it on live, but got on with my first character on p99 back in the middle of classic. I got the camp at like 11 pm local time, ended up taking 15-minute cat naps on the floor during the day cycles and getting the ring at 7 am or so.

[evilkorn]

[Fri Dec 12 19:20:53 2014] Welcome to EverQuest!
[Fri Dec 12 19:20:53 2014] You have entered Lake of Ill Omen.
[Fri Dec 12 19:52:57 2014] --You have looted a Goblin Gazughi Ring.--

[Swish]

[Fri Dec 12 19:20:53 2014] Welcome to EverQuest!
[Fri Dec 12 19:20:53 2014] You have entered Lake of Ill Omen.
[Fri Dec 12 19:52:57 2014] --You have looted a Goblin Gazughi Ring.--

got real prof? :p

That's nice if it happened ;)

[cormag]

Spent 16 hours now across 3 days, no ring, few couriers at all.

How can I do this when I don't have tons of time to devote normally? Can't afford to buy one.

Have you heard of the Sarnak Earring of Station?

[zanderklocke]

I got one off my 4th courier.

Best way to camp earring or bracer is just AoE the fort. Just buy the bracer...not worth the time it takes to acquire.

[evilkorn]

got real prof? :p

That's nice if it happened ;)

Line 31: [Fri Dec 12 19:21:21 2014] You have slain a sabertooth tiger!
Line 52: [Fri Dec 12 19:21:30 2014] You have slain a sabertooth tigress!
Line 96: [Fri Dec 12 19:22:28 2014] You have slain goblin spirit caller!
Line 122: [Fri Dec 12 19:22:52 2014] You have slain a sabertooth tigress!
Line 140: [Fri Dec 12 19:23:05 2014] You have slain a goblin brawler!
Line 162: [Fri Dec 12 19:23:10 2014] You have slain an Iksar marauder!
Line 182: [Fri Dec 12 19:24:19 2014] You have slain a sabertooth cat!
Line 194: [Fri Dec 12 19:24:23 2014] You have slain a sabertooth cat!
Line 215: [Fri Dec 12 19:24:38 2014] You have slain a goblin battlemaster!
Line 241: [Fri Dec 12 19:25:28 2014] You have slain a goblin skirmisher!
Line 259: [Fri Dec 12 19:25:46 2014] You have slain greater skeleton!
Line 289: [Fri Dec 12 19:26:04 2014] You have slain a goblin soothsayer!
Line 318: [Fri Dec 12 19:26:22 2014] You have slain lesser charbone skeleton!
Line 412: [Fri Dec 12 19:27:59 2014] You have slain a goblin skirmisher!
Line 437: [Fri Dec 12 19:28:08 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 517: [Fri Dec 12 19:29:02 2014] You have slain an Iksar marauder!
Line 536: [Fri Dec 12 19:29:40 2014] You have slain greater skeleton!
Line 555: [Fri Dec 12 19:29:58 2014] You have slain an Iksar marauder!
Line 578: [Fri Dec 12 19:30:16 2014] You have slain an Iksar marauder!
Line 605: [Fri Dec 12 19:30:55 2014] You have slain greater skeleton!
Line 633: [Fri Dec 12 19:31:35 2014] You have slain a sabertooth cat!
Line 657: [Fri Dec 12 19:31:51 2014] You have slain a goblin soothsayer!
Line 676: [Fri Dec 12 19:32:11 2014] You have slain a sarnak youth!
Line 709: [Fri Dec 12 19:32:32 2014] You have slain lesser charbone skeleton!
Line 734: [Fri Dec 12 19:32:48 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 761: [Fri Dec 12 19:32:55 2014] You have slain war boned skeleton!
Line 783: [Fri Dec 12 19:33:25 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 802: [Fri Dec 12 19:34:01 2014] You have slain a goblin brawler!
Line 835: [Fri Dec 12 19:34:38 2014] You have slain an Iksar marauder!
Line 862: [Fri Dec 12 19:34:56 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 889: [Fri Dec 12 19:35:16 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 913: [Fri Dec 12 19:35:52 2014] You have slain a sabertooth cat!
Line 939: [Fri Dec 12 19:36:29 2014] You have slain an Iksar marauder!
Line 968: [Fri Dec 12 19:36:51 2014] You have slain an Iksar marauder!
Line 997: [Fri Dec 12 19:37:06 2014] You have slain a goblin brawler!
Line 1026: [Fri Dec 12 19:37:43 2014] You have slain greater skeleton!
Line 1039: [Fri Dec 12 19:38:20 2014] You have slain a sarnak youth!
Line 1059: [Fri Dec 12 19:38:55 2014] You have slain a sabertooth cat!
Line 1080: [Fri Dec 12 19:39:31 2014] You have slain a sabertooth tigress!
Line 1098: [Fri Dec 12 19:40:07 2014] You have slain greater skeleton!
Line 1121: [Fri Dec 12 19:40:45 2014] You have slain a goblin brawler!
Line 1144: [Fri Dec 12 19:41:24 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 1160: [Fri Dec 12 19:41:47 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 1179: [Fri Dec 12 19:41:59 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 1196: [Fri Dec 12 19:42:34 2014] You have slain a goblin skirmisher!
Line 1218: [Fri Dec 12 19:43:09 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 1248: [Fri Dec 12 19:43:46 2014] You have slain a goblin brawler!
Line 1274: [Fri Dec 12 19:44:23 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 1293: [Fri Dec 12 19:44:59 2014] You have slain a sarnak flunkie!
Line 1324: [Fri Dec 12 19:45:35 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 1353: [Fri Dec 12 19:46:11 2014] You have slain greater skeleton!
Line 1377: [Fri Dec 12 19:46:21 2014] You have slain a goblin soothsayer!
Line 1404: [Fri Dec 12 19:46:47 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 1419: [Fri Dec 12 19:47:16 2014] You have slain an Iksar brigand!
Line 1446: [Fri Dec 12 19:47:26 2014] You have slain an Iksar marauder!
Line 1475: [Fri Dec 12 19:48:02 2014] You have slain a goblin brawler!
Line 1498: [Fri Dec 12 19:48:19 2014] You have slain greater skeleton!
Line 1519: [Fri Dec 12 19:48:37 2014] You have slain a goblin skirmisher!
Line 1539: [Fri Dec 12 19:49:13 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 1556: [Fri Dec 12 19:49:47 2014] You have slain a sarnak flunkie!
Line 1580: [Fri Dec 12 19:50:25 2014] You have slain greater scalebone!
Line 1601: [Fri Dec 12 19:51:04 2014] You have slain an Iksar marauder!
Line 1634: [Fri Dec 12 19:51:43 2014] You have slain a sarnak flunkie!
Line 1652: [Fri Dec 12 19:52:18 2014] You have slain a goblin skirmisher!
Line 1684: [Fri Dec 12 19:52:56 2014] You have slain a sarnak courier!

Not sure if I can get any more real sorry ;) Also note first courier spawn.

[Krycek]

I spent about 12 hours over the last week camping one for my chanter. got it yesterday off second courier about 30 mins into camp. rng.

[Rayzor84]

Thanks all.

Been trying all these things. Nothing again today and rarely a courier at all. I think I'm going to give up and buy one when exping yields cash, which is probably like level 55 and the ring will be irrelevant by then. By the time I can afford useful stuff it's usually irrelevant at that level.

[Shawthis]

That's the spirit.

[Rayzor84]

Nah I did 2.5 hours this morning on 2 spawn, 3 couriers no ring.

Took a break, logged in, killed ph. Courier spawned next and finally got the ring. Now I'm free!