Anyone find Stinky Scale in Tortoyk?

[Rasman]

So this blue collectible supposedly drops in Tortoyk, but I've searched Google, asked around, checked the Marketplace and read through a few online L.A. codexs...no one seems to know anything about it. Anyone have a clue where it might drop or what mob drops it regularly?

[WeissRook]

If you're talking about the upper row of collectables, they all seem to drop from anything in the area. Some are just far more rare than others. The other blue items dropped extremely rarely (think hours of grinding for one), and the ones on the far right can take over a day or two if you're not lucky with it.

[Djozar]

Originally posted by Rasman:

So this blue collectible supposedly drops in Tortoyk, but I've searched Google, asked around, checked the Marketplace and read through a few online L.A. codexs...no one seems to know anything about it. Anyone have a clue where it might drop or what mob drops it regularly?

The parts can be dropped by any mob, but the rare and epics have a drastically lower drop rate. Almost non-existent for the epics, but they do drop. If they came from a particular mob, those mobs would never be able to be gotten to anyhow, especially with bots running around farming everything for gold. So I'm kind of glad they aren't dropped by something particular. Now, what I have found is that I tend to get more of the parts off the "boss mobs", or the ones with the icons over their heads. Not that I get them all from those mobs, but they appear (I don't know how true my statement is so don't quote me on it) to have an increased loot pool compared to other mobs of their kind.

[Rasman]

Yeah I figured as much, but what's odd is this particular collectible doesnt even show up in the marketplace like all the other ones. It must be uber-rare or something. I get this game is grindy but the drop rates need to be boosted a bit.

[Kargor]

I've only completed these collectibles in 2 areas so far (and I'm only at 2/7 arks, so there's still a lot of areas I haven't even reached yet); in both cases, I found somewhat decent areas that gave me what I call "fat" monsters -- tougher than normal ones, but spawning as regular monsters unlike the elites(?) with the special map symbol.
Those seem to be more likely to drop something, and I'm guessing because they are more likely to drop something than the trash monsters, it's also more likely to get a collectible from them.

Still, I also try to hit the small ones :-)

[Djozar]

Originally posted by Rasman:

Yeah I figured as much, but what's odd is this particular collectible doesnt even show up in the marketplace like all the other ones. It must be uber-rare or something. I get this game is grindy but the drop rates need to be boosted a bit.

Think I've managed to find only one Epic for an area so far. I'll use alts to finish those out. They are pretty rare indeed!

[Azure Fang]

Originally posted by Rasman:

Yeah I figured as much, but what's odd is this particular collectible doesnt even show up in the marketplace like all the other ones. It must be uber-rare or something. I get this game is grindy but the drop rates need to be boosted a bit.

It's a mistranslation. Search "Pungent Scale" in the market.

[Kargor]

Originally posted by Djozar:

Think I've managed to find only one Epic for an area so far. I'll use alts to finish those out. They are pretty rare indeed!

I've grinded two areas so far, and even got duplicate epics in the process, IIRC.

It's just I didn't find information on how the "Deposit" on the market works, so... I've pushed back trying to sell something. It's not like I have the gold to afford paying deposits over and over again until the item finally sells...

[Rasman]

Originally posted by Kargor:

I've only completed these collectibles in 2 areas so far (and I'm only at 2/7 arks, so there's still a lot of areas I haven't even reached yet); in both cases, I found somewhat decent areas that gave me what I call "fat" monsters -- tougher than normal ones, but spawning as regular monsters unlike the elites(?) with the special map symbol.
Those seem to be more likely to drop something, and I'm guessing because they are more likely to drop something than the trash monsters, it's also more likely to get a collectible from them.

Still, I also try to hit the small ones :-)

Yeah I know what you're talking about - my friends and I call them "money monsters" - they always drop like 1k and occasionally a collectible and potions. I wish there was a guide showing where they spawn in each zone.

[Rasman]

Originally posted by Azure Fang:

Originally posted by Rasman:

Yeah I figured as much, but what's odd is this particular collectible doesnt even show up in the marketplace like all the other ones. It must be uber-rare or something. I get this game is grindy but the drop rates need to be boosted a bit.

It's a mistranslation. Search "Pungent Scale" in the market.

OMG. Thank you. I would've never found it. The devs really need to fix issues like this. Totally ridiculous. Thanks again.

[Darrmadan]

Sweetwater Forest - Hybee Nest. For all the collectibles.
Stinky Scale and Glyph Stone are just rarer drop.

[Steve]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.