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#1 Feb 18 2004 at 12:57 PM Rating: Decent
Does anyone have any information about the drop rate of the lucid shards in Fungus Grove?

Some of us have been in FG, killing Shik'Nar Warriors and Shik'Nar Royal Guards for hours and hours, and we haven't seen one shard drop. Are we killing the right mobs even? Or is the drop rate here that horrible? Or should I post a /bug or /petition?

PS: We got shards in Dawnshroud Peak and Marus Seru rather quickly, so it's been disappointing to run into this "slow- no-drop" situation.
#2 Feb 18 2004 at 8:29 PM Rating: Excellent
The guild I am applying to again all worked very hard for VT keys parts.
In the few months I was in the guild before we formed regular shards hunting parties in each zone. Some nights acheiva, some nights Acrylia Caverns, some nights SSra mines etc.

Drop rates varied from zero in 2 or 3 hours to us having to leave because everyone in the group had a shard drop for them and even those with VT keys had looted spares. As a guild we helped farm shards for each other and the first VT raid took place pretty much weeks after we started collecting shards, we keyed that many people in a short time. Teamwork is the key so you do not burn out people on farming.

VT keying has been called the guild-breaker. It is a test of patience and commitment. You either see it through or give up in frustration. My best advice is pull upon friends, split the camps up over nights and help each other stay interested.
Complete the key and you have access to a truly beautiful zone but some of the most boring kills of all time (so I have been told). However the gear drops available from VT are fantastic and make it worth it.
#3 Feb 19 2004 at 11:10 PM Rating: Decent
Yeah, but you didn't answer my question. Are the Shik'Nar Warriors and Royal Guards the ones that drop the lucid shards? And don't you think that 10 hours of killing them should have gotten us at least one?

I'm wondering if I need to do a petition or bug report.
#4 Feb 19 2004 at 11:28 PM Rating: Decent
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Yes, you are killing the right FG mobs. Kinda what the first post said, the VT key is a staple for some of the higher end guilds, partly due to the fact that it isnt easy, and it isnt fast. My bard soloed most of the shards, and i had very little luck...i killed about 150 guards, taking about 3 weeks, in sanctus seru until i finally got my shard there. My friend got his in about an hour. Likewise, i got my maidens eye shard in 2 days of camping, where as most people spend great amounts of time there with no luck.
But just keep at it, some of the VT drops are truly amazing.
#5 Feb 20 2004 at 2:13 AM Rating: Decent
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FG is probably the slowest camp for shards, followed by ME. Most are fairly quick tho, ssra is easy if you put together an AE group to kill in the basement.
#6 Feb 20 2004 at 2:14 AM Rating: Good
Stolen from this web page.

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Only the Shik'nar Warrior and Royals will drop the shards, so there is no need to waste the time on pulling the rest, just focus on the camp and wait during the offtimes.
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