Open question: How do YOU sock 2+ day spawns when you're not home?

[TrendyDru]

I'd like to get some of the communities thoughts on the most efficient ways of camping mobs with several day spawn times.

Context:
I'm coming up on the last few drops for Enchanter epic (2-4 days) in Neriak and Cabilis. Trying to come up with efficient methods of camping these. I considered turning my twitch stream on while I am at work so I can check on it periodically.

The only issue with this is I don't think it'll kick my login at home off if I log in from my laptop at work. It'll just give me the "You already have a character logged in" message.


How do you combat this bottleneck for quests?

[DromalPhrenia]

It sounds like you can log in at work, so stay logged in on your laptop? I guess there's a reason this isn't an option or else you wouldn't need a thread.

You can ask someone (or pay someone) to camp it for you, I know one of my guildmates was doing that. They'd just have to hit you up using your favorite chat client to tell you to log in and loot it.

[kaizersoze]

Take a vacation and never sleep. Do meth to stay awake the entire window.

[Ripqozko]

Take a vacation and never sleep. Do meth to stay awake the entire window.

Adderall and coke.are.alternatives.

[TrendyDru]

I just saw a thread on someone selling loot rights for 80k for these camps. Which made my eye twitch. So that pretty much axed my ability to complete these pieces unless I buy them. Kind of demoralizing but I guess I'm just butthurt lol

I can log in if need be, but staying logged in at work isn't really possible. Which is unlucky. I wasn't sure there was a way to kick my login at home to log in from work. From reading it sounds like these camps are duoable. So even if I was able to log in from work the chances of me getting there with someone to kill would be too late.

[TrendyDru]

Take a vacation and never sleep. Do meth to stay awake the entire window.

This actually sounds like the most realistic method for these camps on p99 :D

[loramin]

Clearly this thread is what Brad would have wanted (and yes, there are multiple levels to that bad sarcastic joke).

[zanderklocke]

Why not just form a farming group with those items put on reserve like torpor last time?

[TrendyDru]

Why not just form a farming group with those items put on reserve like torpor last time?

Because fuck you, thats why.

Also, hi :P Glad I'm still remembered around these parts LOL

[LazyHydras]

Drozlin and Verena are fairly easy mobs as epic mobs go (just need a competent force of mid 50s or 60s), the problem has always been mobilizing that force within an hour or two of their spawn.

That requires a halfway active guild or friends that cares about you. :)

[snyder43]

I'd like to get some of the communities thoughts on the most efficient ways of camping mobs with several day spawn times.

Context:
I'm coming up on the last few drops for Enchanter epic (2-4 days) in Neriak and Cabilis. Trying to come up with efficient methods of camping these. I considered turning my twitch stream on while I am at work so I can check on it periodically.

The only issue with this is I don't think it'll kick my login at home off if I log in from my laptop at work. It'll just give me the "You already have a character logged in" message.


How do you combat this bottleneck for quests?

1.) Make a level 1 character and put him at either spawn. Keep him logged in 24/7
2.) Set up GINA triggers that say something like "Verina Tomb begins to cast a spell"
3.) Do something else other than EQ for the next few weeks
4.) When you hear the GINA triggers go off, RUN to your computer and assemble a small force ASAP to kill them

I don't have the ability to play at work, and this is how I got both VT and VD (when they were on 2-7 day timers).

P.S. Isn't VD still a 2-7 day spawn?

[TrendyDru]

1.) Make a level 1 character and put him at either spawn. Keep him logged in 24/7
2.) Set up GINA triggers that say something like "Verina Tomb begins to cast a spell"
3.) Do something else other than EQ for the next few weeks
4.) When you hear the GINA triggers go off, RUN to your computer and assemble a small force ASAP to kill them

I don't have the ability to play at work, and this is how I got both VT and VD (when they were on 2-7 day timers).

P.S. Isn't VD still a 2-7 day spawn?

If I made a separate account and camped it there when I wasn't actually at home and logged into my Enc from my laptop (at work or on the go) Would that break the "2 box" rule? Seems grey area.. Since I'm technically not playing on the same IP.

I thought spawn times for both were changed to 2-4 days. Maybe it was only Verina.

[Jlpstrtkng]

You could always set up a remote connection to your pc at home so you could just control your home pc from work if need be. That way you won’t get the log in issues

[Oleris]

You can stream on hitbox or something else that no one watches. You can remote connect with PARSEC or login at work. You can boot yourself most times by logging in to your ISP account and clicking reset router (works for spectrum at least)

[DromalPhrenia]

Drozlin and Verena are fairly easy mobs as epic mobs go (just need a competent force of mid 50s or 60s), the problem has always been mobilizing that force within an hour or two of their spawn.

That requires a halfway active guild or friends that cares about you. :)

VT can actually be solo'd, or you can duo her with a cleric.

VD is a little rougher but still doable, although that time a full group of guildies showed up before I was even in zone and had him at like half health :D

Also everyone should check out the rules clarification thread where someone has posted a screenshot of a Senior Guide saying these are camps, not FTEs.

[aaezil]

Take a vacation and never sleep. Do meth to stay awake the entire window.

Funny - thats exactly how brad envisioned it

[sacman08]

Take Friday or Monday off and do sock weekend. Have a friend camp the spot while you’re at work during the week or as suggested camp on vacation.

[branamil]

> hey man how was your weekend? I went to the Beach with my friends and had some beers, you?

I stared unblinking at a virtual sewer pipe for 72 hours in hopes of winning a mystical curio so that my elf could become slightly more powerful until he gets deleted in a few months

[Ssouky]

Just imagine now having to live through Stormfeather 3rd skip.

TWICE.

[Hibbs]

1.) Make a level 1 character and put him at either spawn. Keep him logged in 24/7
2.) Set up GINA triggers that say something like "Verina Tomb begins to cast a spell"
3.) Do something else other than EQ for the next few weeks
4.) When you hear the GINA triggers go off, RUN to your computer and assemble a small force ASAP to kill them

Pretty much this. I would let your friends or guidies know you are socking. See if they could park a high level alt near them incase of spawn.

They also respawn on quake. Could bind and try to be one of the first of 10 others gating to tag first lol

[BurtMacklinFBI]

> hey man how was your weekend? I went to the Beach with my friends and had some beers, you?

I stared unblinking at a virtual sewer pipe for 72 hours in hopes of winning a mystical curio so that my elf could become slightly more powerful until he gets deleted in a few months

lmaoooo

[kjs86z]

The normal human being answer:

You don't.

[Jimjam]

The winning move is not to play.

[Baylan295]

Drozlin and Verena are fairly easy mobs as epic mobs go (just need a competent force of mid 50s or 60s), the problem has always been mobilizing that force within an hour or two of their spawn.

That requires a halfway active guild or friends that cares about you. :)

You mean minutes of their spawn? Back when I was camping VD, there were 4 forces parked down there...

[FatherSioux]

The normal human being answer:

You don't.

[Maelstrom]

I used google hangouts screenshare to monitor SF camp on my phone when I was in line for the camp. It was intensive on my phone battery, but did the job.

[whitebandit]

Take a vacation and never sleep. Do meth to stay awake the entire window.

when i was 12 in 1999 and was introduced to this game by some pretty "elite" players, i didnt understand how they did it, now i do.

[sacman08]

I used google hangouts screenshare to monitor SF camp on my phone when I was in line for the camp. It was intensive on my phone battery, but did the job.

I am surprised it even shows you anything in game. I have tried playing or looking at 3D games via a screenshare and its super laggy at best. If this route is being explored why not just setup RDP or VNC for remote control and monitor? The crunch is if your named spawns and tou need to engage.

[wtsgoodtime]

The winning move is not to play.

This. It makes me sad that we're in this state... I understand wanting epics to be rare and hard to obtain. I can't help but think it should be those things based on skill required rather than commitment to socking.

[Madbad]

If I made a separate account and camped it there when I wasn't actually at home and logged into my Enc from my laptop (at work or on the go) Would that break the "2 box" rule? Seems grey area.. Since I'm technically not playing on the same IP.

I thought spawn times for both were changed to 2-4 days. Maybe it was only Verina.

You need one person per box or you are 2-boxing.

[jackd104]

Consider unemployment.

[branamil]

Ask yourself if in 5 years you'll be glad you lost a weekend to get a mystical artifact in Elf Jail #6621767

[derpcake2]

Roll an alt and twink it.

Even if you get your epic on what is now your main, you'll just start desiring the next big upgrade, and given from your description it doesn't seem like you lack irl what it takes to be one of the people in BiS gear.