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Jenosavel · Jul 30, 2005, 08:40 PM // 20:40

I recently decided I wanted one of the items offered by the desert collector just south west of Augury Rock. The problem is that he wants Spiny Seeds, and the monsters which give them appear to be on the verge of extinction. Trying to hunt Salving Cacti for their Spiny Seeds has proven to be far harder than I think it would have been intended. Not only is it extremely hard to find them in the first place, but apparently the Salving Cactus is a species loathed by all others in the desert. 80% of the time you find one, its obliterated by Sand Elementals or Minotaurs (or both!) by the time you can attack it... and I'm a ranger so that's saying something of the speed with which other mobs dispatch of these little plants. Then... by the time you can kill one yourself (and therefore actually get a drop) you'll be lucky if it drops a seed instead of some general item. Of course, to make matters worse, by the time you actually get a drop out of the little bugger, they might have already stopped dropping things (as tends to happen when you "farm").

Now, this isn't a problem with collector items in general. While most of the things collectors want can be annoying to get when you want them, you can generally do it if you're patient. I've gotten every elementalist and monk wand and offhand offered in the desert for my E/Mo. This Spiny Seed dilema seems to be unique among collector desired items.

Has anyone else had this problem? Or better yet, has anyone else found a solution to it besides spamming the trade channel for seeds?

Jul 30, 2005, 08:40 PM // 20:40	#1
Jenosavel Master of Beasts Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	Spiny Seeds I recently decided I wanted one of the items offered by the desert collector just south west of Augury Rock. The problem is that he wants Spiny Seeds, and the monsters which give them appear to be on the verge of extinction. Trying to hunt Salving Cacti for their Spiny Seeds has proven to be far harder than I think it would have been intended. Not only is it extremely hard to find them in the first place, but apparently the Salving Cactus is a species loathed by all others in the desert. 80% of the time you find one, its obliterated by Sand Elementals or Minotaurs (or both!) by the time you can attack it... and I'm a ranger so that's saying something of the speed with which other mobs dispatch of these little plants. Then... by the time you can kill one yourself (and therefore actually get a drop) you'll be lucky if it drops a seed instead of some general item. Of course, to make matters worse, by the time you actually get a drop out of the little bugger, they might have already stopped dropping things (as tends to happen when you "farm"). Now, this isn't a problem with collector items in general. While most of the things collectors want can be annoying to get when you want them, you can generally do it if you're patient. I've gotten every elementalist and monk wand and offhand offered in the desert for my E/Mo. This Spiny Seed dilema seems to be unique among collector desired items. Has anyone else had this problem? Or better yet, has anyone else found a solution to it besides spamming the trade channel for seeds?