Would you mind explaining Hunts to me?

[Branson Thorne]

So just got to level 50, did the Maelstrom quests and have unlocked Hunts. I've collected the bounties from the board and have completed them.

 

And.......is that all there is to it?? If so, why are there these "Hunts All Day" parties that are being formed in Pf? I mean it takes me all of an hour tops to complete my bounties.

 

The other thing I thought of, was maybe you unlock more Allied Seals by just hunting down the named monsters in the wild, so I joined one of those hunt groups and killed 2 different mobs and didn't receive anything.

 

So what am I missing here?

[Kage]

There are A ranks that will award people who get full "attendance" with 40 Allied Seals while S ranks give 100 seals.

 

A ranks are on 1 hr timers to force a spawn.

 

S ranks are on a 24hr? timer to force a spawn, though must be triggered by spawn condition (moon phase, completing all zone's fates in 1 hr, etc)?

 

These require parties to kill properly. It also requires you to be in the zone and actively on the mob (lots of damage, tank agro or healer agro).

 

Healers will spam their high healer agro stuff on tanks as well as needing to drop an aero or two on the mob (WHm especially useful. Divine Seal+ Medica II, Cure 3 bombs.)

[Enteris]

Those parties are generally going after the A and S ranks. Rare hunts that spawn in each zone and give rewards to those that kill them without having to be a mark from the grand companies.

 

Edit: Kage beat me to it.

[Gegenji]

The Hunt Parties are usually running around trying to find/spawn A and S rank Hunts, which give the most seals. A lot of the items you can buy, as you might have noticed, cost a hefty amount of seals, so the folks are effectively grinding for them as one might grind dungeons for tomes.

[Branson Thorne]

So can the same monster have different ranks? For instance, could Sewer Syrup be an S rank at some point, and then A rank the next day?

 

And how many ranks are there?

[Cliodhna Eoghan]

these are for a and s rank monsters that spawn "randomly" in a given area once specific requirements are met (some take a specific type of weather, others you have to make sure a single fate in a zone does not fail for an hour, ect ect) people form up for parties to hunt them all day in order to get more hunt seals and tomes since there's no restriction on how many you can get versus the amount allowed for the weekly or daily hut marks you get off the hunt board.

 

as for the group you joined...i'm not sure why you didn't get anything if you were there when they pulled it monster and got a few attacks in....unless it was pulled beforehand and you took down something else? that could be my only guess... .----. do you remember anything specific about the mobs you helped them kill? like the names or what they looked like?

[Warren Castille]

There's more to Hunts than just the daily/weekly bits.

 

There's a lot more to it.

[Gegenji]

No, each X-rank monster is unique. They're all named monsters, so Sewer Syrup will always be whatever rank he is when he spawns.

 

As for how many different ranks there are... I think it's just B, A, and S? I know the lowest rank gives basically nothing and they respawn all the time. They're mainly there for achievement fodder, I think?

[Kage]

So can the same monster have different ranks? For instance, could Sewer Syrup be an S rank at some point, and then A rank the next day?

 

And how many ranks are there?

No, specific monsters are their specific ranks.

 

You have 1 type for every zone. So every zone will have 1 A rank, 1 B rank and 1 S rank. (Then you have your daily types. They name the mobs and then a fate boss or two iirc)

 

B ranks are only useful for your weekly elite. B ranks spawn instantly after kill iirc

[K'nahli]

Just the three ranks. B ranks, as far as I know, respawn practically as soon as you kill them since they are actively sought out by people wanting to complete those mark bills and they go down quickly.

 

Everything else is static in the sense that each zone has it's own A rank and S rank in addition to their B ranks.

 

For example, Western La Noscea has a crab thing as it's A Rank and a giant Buffalo thing as it's S rank. I forget the names, but they're always the same so after a while you'll know which is which just by looking at them.

[Cliodhna Eoghan]

Just the three ranks. B ranks, as far as I know, respawn practically as soon as you kill them since they are actively sought out by people wanting to complete those mark bills and they go down quickly.

 

Everything else is static in the sense that each zone has it's own A rank and S rank in addition to their B ranks.

 

For example, Western La Noscea has a crab thing as it's A Rank and a giant Buffalo thing as it's S rank. I forget the names, but they're always the same so after a while you'll know which is which just by looking at them.

 

they also will activity try to murder your face off just by walking too close....regardless of level.....i learned that the hard way early on >n<;;;

[K'nahli]

Really? Last time I logged in at Behemoth's Domain an saw Maracco nearby. Granted he had his back turned to me but I walked up to him and petted him (^^)

 

I love him and the similar models from Stone Vigil. The way they swing their tails as though they are always so happy is too adorable.

[Kage]

B ranks should leave everyone alone.

 

A and S ranks are hostile and Aggressive.

[Cliodhna Eoghan]

i meant the a and s ranks.....running on about three hours of sleep here... i just remember my first encounter finding a wild ghede ti malice and wanting to get a "closer look" because i had no idea wtf it was did not go well and i had to be revived before the hunt crowds showed up....

[K'nahli]

Yes, I know what you meant ^^   Marraco is the Coerthan A rank.

[Cliodhna Eoghan]

and you got to pet it? O: dapper! OuO

[Gegenji]

I'm actually pretty sure there's someone in the Screenshots thread that was making it a goal to dance or pet or something in front of every A and S rank Hunt target. I'd have to comb through it for the name and their current progress, though. I can't recall either at the moment, only that there's someone doing it.

[Kage]

Yangh was petting the B ranks (like Dark Helmet or the bear/Phecda)

 

An unhidden miner was just outside of Camp bronze lake where Marberry (the A rank for the zone) is and when they ran to the Aetheryte they also crossed Marberry's path. "That miner is gonna face pull Marberry guys... just watch. Oops there he goes, One. Two. Dead."

[Cliodhna Eoghan]

@chachan lemme know when you do, that sounds fun to see. i have a screenie of clio petting the white joker cause he's so fluffy cute and hugging bloody mary iirc. somewhere....*digs around in her folders*

 

@kage ah still learning the names for all of them since i haven't done too many hunts yet....i hope someone revived them after that. :< i hate when stuff arggos on me and i'm just trying to dig around in the dirt

[Kage]

@kage ah still learning the names for all of them since i haven't done too many hunts yet....i hope someone revived them after that. :< i hate when stuff arggos on me and i'm just trying to dig around in the dirt

He probably just hit return. At that point everyone was bashing on poor marberry's face and couldn't even see the poor Miner.

 

I found these.

In commemoration of the Marriage to come. Yangh, Priestess of Menphina tamed the heart of this angry giant...

 

Yangh tames the hearts of man and monster alike.

Yangh won him over... like she always does! ♥

 

On to La Noscea! She ran in to this cutie pie!

 

Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary,

It's 5 times right? OH CRAP

 

Doing dumb things

 

Story of Kage's life. Everything can and will eat you if you don't mess them up first.

 

[Branson Thorne]

Thanks for all the helpful replies!

Now just need to find a LS or FC to hunt with...

[Gegenji]

Thanks for all the helpful replies!

Now just need to find a LS or FC to hunt with...

 

Look around for folks talking about A and S Hunt creatures when they pop up. A request in /shout should hopefully get you a Linkshell invite. At least, that's how it seems to work. I've never really joined one myself, but I see folks asking for invites to Hunt LSes all the time.

[Kage]

Thanks for all the helpful replies!

Now just need to find a LS or FC to hunt with...

 

If you can, join one of the Hunts party finder groups. Actively hunt with them, either running around/looking and making you teleport fast. Ask one of them if Bounty Hunters is open for invites. I think there's another LS, Poachers...?

[K'nahli]

An unhidden miner was just outside of Camp bronze lake where Marberry (the A rank for the zone) is and when they ran to the Aetheryte they also crossed Marberry's path. "That miner is gonna face pull Marberry guys... just watch. Oops there he goes, One. Two. Dead."

 

Hahahahahaha.... the poor person.

[Branson Thorne]

Now I just need to re-work my main into an IC Bounty Hunter......