DoN - Grandmaster Halfling Task

[filobeto]

I posted in General earlier this week without a response, maybe the wrong forum.

http://mboards.eqtraders.com/eq/showthread.php?t=22101

I did another Stillmoon mission and I still only have 1 of the required 10 kills (none on track). I run to Stillmoon a few times a day and track the entire zone, never (okay once, which I killed) any Stillmoon Stone Casters on track.

Is there any Halflings out there that have completed this? If so, how (missions or regular zone)?

Any suggestions?

The common mob Stillmoon stonecaster (without the space) does not count towards the kill total.

Thank you in advance.

[filobeto]

Up to 4 out of 10. Averaging about 1 every 5 hours in Stillmoon.

[filobeto]

Up to 6 out of 10. There are 2 spawn locations that I know of for this mob, 5 of the 6 kills have come from the EXACT same spawn point - just a VERY rare spawn. And believe me, I have killed in all corners of this zone tyring to find them. I track the entire zone at least 3 different times during the day.

I'll continue to track the zone and keep the 2 possible spawn points down, that will be enough for me to pound out the final 4, this month.

[Mannwin Woobie]

You are still talking about instanced missions to get your drops, yes? Or are you getting them to count from the normal Stillmoon zone?

[Reijinn]

Lol, how about having to go to old paineel for halfling's expert one? i dunno how im gonna do that!

[filobeto]

You are still talking about instanced missions to get your drops, yes? Or are you getting them to count from the normal Stillmoon zone?

It's not the drops I was having problems with, the kill 120 and loot 80 was completed in missions (instanced) awhile back. I was stuck on the last set, kill 10 stillmoon stone casters. After spending a good amount of time in Stillmoon (non instance) and a handful of missions, I finally completed the kill 10 and now have my GM Book.

It appears the exact mobs needed are just as rare in the missions as they are in the non-instanced stillmoon. All 10 kills came in the non-instanced Stillmoon and counted.

[Mannwin Woobie]

Now that you are done, whould you care to share what you learned about their spawn rate/location/tactics ?

[Maisie]

can the 120/80 also come from non instanced? from what I am reading , your 10 and 1 came from non and I was under the impression they HAD to be from missions.. if I can do myself in the non instanced I will be quite happy~

[filobeto]

Kill 120 and loot 80 all came from missions, as did the loot 1 (one of the final steps). Only the kill 10 came from non-instanced.

Now that you are done, whould you care to share what you learned about their spawn rate/location/tactics ?

Rootrot or DS tank them depending on the situation.

I found that they spawn in 2 locations in Stillmoon, both inside the temple.

Enter the temple, facing the spiral stairs (the back side of the stairs) there is a room to the right that has 3 mobs....2 goblin models and a drake model that paths. The pathing drake can spawn the Stone Caster. At 70 I could single that mob and kill it in the room if I got him in the corner opposite the first goblin. However, if either goblin was a healer, I would need to pull the drake out of the room as they would heal it, but not agro me. If necessary, I would do the old druid trick: snare it, pull it into the hallway and evac. Invis, head back to the hallway and kill him single there.

The second one is at the top of the spiral stair case in the first room to the left. There are 2 drakes in that room, the first drake you see in the middle of the room can spawn the Stone Caster. The second mob never will. I could not split these without agro on both mobs, so I normally rooted the second mob and pulled the ph out of the room, to the hallway leading to the Ascent (safe camp area that would avoid the pathing Guardian.

Spawn time is long, so I would normally clear both rooms after the 2 drakes were dead. These are the only two spots in Stillmoon that ever spawned the Stone Caster that I saw.

I spent a ton of time in the back area farming Stoneskin, wow is he rare, lots of drakes in those 2 big rooms and never saw one. I killed in the first courtyard helping people on the progression tasks and never saw one. Same can be said with the garden area.

If you keep these 2 mobs down, you'll get the Stone Casters but it will take a long long time. Lots of drakes in here are healers or like to dispell.

Good luck

[Mannwin Woobie]

Thanks much! I will let you know how it goes

[Wynntyr]

Thanks Filobeto!

Just though I'd post a big thanks Filobeto

I successfully camped my 10 "stone casters" yesterday and have made my first set of GM gear, I'll update my magelo when the flurry of patches dies down and they catch up.

It appears that the wanderer in the foyer of the temple isn't a PH for the "stone caster" but the room to the right on when you enter the foyer has two drakes who appear to path similarly. At least one of them IS a PH and I've had some luck there with pops.

And to confirm that upstairs in the first room to your left with the 3 drakes, the lead/middle drake is a PH and I had the remainder of my kills up there.

It was reasonably easy to pull singles from the upstairs spawn with pac, and fight in the corridor leading to the library. Usually nothing paths through that corridor unless someone pulls a train through (happened twice to me!).

Both PH respawn times were 20min.

I'm a 70th cleric (188aa), fortunate enough to be time geared 70th and have a 65th Chanter bot so was able to duo the mobs by myself. I feel sorry for others who aren't so lucky as this is a long camp, the estimate of 5hrs/pop isn't far wrong. I guess it would be easier for those who can dot/park or tank to solo... good luck, major pita thanks SoE

[Tokkyl]

Finally!

After 3 straight weeks I finally also finished the kill 10 "stone casters", and finally replaced my very worn out Elysian Tunic /grin. Also after at least 400+ kills, think would of gotten at least one Glossy Drake Hide from all those drakes but nope - nada a one!

I killed both known PH's in sequence (room to right as approach staircase and upper floor first room on the left) and ALL 10 of my kills came from the lower floor room where Hervash also spawns.

Only plus to killing upper floor was I also popped Jorvash the Usurper a few times, although he never dropped the piercing weapon.

GL to anybody working on this - royal PITA as from my personal experience only one PH ever popped the "stone caster" mobs which just doesn't seem right.

[filobeto]

Big grats to both of you!