You ruined the game with the Elephants and Rhinos

[greeneblitz]

This is out of control, trying to get from my base near the waterfalls by the North South Border to the Brimstone cave in the south dying over and over and over again, what used to be a easy run, now is impossible, dozens of now impossible to kill elephants and rhinos on my heels as the hyenas cripple me, I used to be able to easily kill either elephants or rhinos, now i can't even get a good hit on them in melee range before I am knocked down, stunned and dead, plus now they no longer stop chasing from their zone, this is by far the dumbest new feature in the game.

[Dex]

mimimimimimimimi :)

[Glut]

Originally posted by greeneblitz:

This is out of control, trying to get from my base near the waterfalls by the North South Border to the Brimstone cave in the south dying over and over and over again, what used to be a easy run, now is impossible, dozens of now impossible to kill elephants and rhinos on my heels as the hyenas cripple me, I used to be able to easily kill either elephants or rhinos, now i can't even get a good hit on them in melee range before I am knocked down, stunned and dead, plus now they no longer stop chasing from their zone, this is by far the dumbest new feature in the game.

This is a survival game its supposed to be hard. you shouldnt run full speed through the map, kill the mobs as you go. use shield and bring a bow. It's not a problem at all.

[AlucardIII]

You can climb too

[chris1o5]

Umm... you can outrun elephants. Shouldn't be able to, but you can unless something has changed.

They also die real quick unless its a black rhino, but still its a rather large animal, don't you think they should be a threat? I think they are also rather easy to spot and avoid if you atleast try..

[Half Slav]

Rhinos do spawn more thicker then before but pretty much every animal is at least doubled.That would be okay if they would easy up on that on the newbie spawn areas and put them more in the middle or something..And yes it is a survival game I agree but its not "avoid Rhinos"game.Every 20M something is attacking you,no matter what.

[jacknife2058]

It's more a matter of suddenly shifting from "occasional rhino" to "rhino every time" and the big shalebacks are now spawning in mobs rather than alone or the odd pair.
There's a permanent Black Rhino spawn point outside the Dafari camp west of "The Summoning Place".

[Eriksen]

The problem is the amount of Elephants and Rhinos, They should do tons of damage and they should be hard to kill, But its to damn many of them, You fight/outrun one, and maybe, if you are lucky you can run another 100 meters before you have to start all over again with the fighting and avoiding.. Its just getting boring as hell.

Not everyone can gather a 3-4 man team just to get some resources all the time.

[Solomon Hawk]

LOL
I make a run (sprinting) through the grassy plains and end up with a diverse herd of angry animals chasing me. On one occasion when I ducked behind a rock I couldn't help but notice one hyena got trampled to death by the elephants hot on my heels .. poor doggie dropped dead at my feet before it could get the first nibble.

[Game On]

Im glad to see tougher mobs in greater numbers. This game was getting dumbed down and easy mode. The giant locusts are back and roamimg the shattered springs again. If you ever make it past the rhinos and elephants, dont say you havent been warned.....:)

[Half Slav]

Originally posted by Eriksen:

The problem is the amount of Elephants and Rhinos, They should do tons of damage and they should be hard to kill, But its to damn many of them, You fight/outrun one, and maybe, if you are lucky you can run another 100 meters before you have to start all over again with the fighting and avoiding.. Its just getting boring as hell.

Not everyone can gather a 3-4 man team just to get some resources all the time.

+1

[greeneblitz]

Well, I see many in this thread don't get the issue, 1 month ago I could easily melee kill a elephant or rhino(I killed hundreds), now I can barely get a hit in, now, at least in the plains, if you try and run away, you will gather a dozen elephants and rhinos, combine that with anything that cripples you and its instant death. This will frustrate any player that's not top leveled and top geared to the point of rage quitting, its a huge problem for the health of the game and needs to be fixed.

To the idiot that says you're supposed to stop and fight everything thats completely dumb, will cause this game to be a endless grind and goes against every single other game in the genre, running away is a basic tenet of every survival game.

Its too bad, based on these responses it looks like this will be a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ snarky player base.

[Game On]

When you build your base in safari land, expect elephants and rhinos. I know they upped them and made them harder, but most dont see your issue, because we didnt build where you did. Trying to kill your way out isnt the answer, so you need to find a safe route. If you follow the river west to the last waterfall, you can build a stairway or elevator down. Ive traveled that area, and I know there are some easy routes.

[chris1o5]

Maybe the spawn rate has been increased, I remember there still being quite a few rhinos and/or elephants in many areas and I didn't fight them, nor did I always manage to avoid them. They are quite annoying to fight given their 100% upkeep on CC in some cases but I used terrain to my advantage (no not jumping on a rock and using a bow) and got away plenty of times. To the newer player, I can see that being stupid to expect. I wouldn't say dumb their strength down or have them "give up" after chasing you X meters, maybe just lower the spawn rate.

[Use Your Brain]

I do not get half of this thread because elephants are a joke. You can still stand inside of them and punch them to death without getting hit once. I can also punch them to death completely naked by rolling during their slow attack. Now rhinos are a bit harder. Thye have really big hit boxes on their attacks, they lag and skip around sometimes, and are random in which attack they use. Still possible to outskill them.

[Agnusthemagi]

I actually think melee wilth such enormous beast should be near impossible. I dont recall even Conan himself ever killing one of those.

If the problem is around your base do like me and build some watch towers and get some archers there to help thin the rhinos and elephants.

You should not underestimate the usefulness of a bow, get the basic hinting bow, it can save your life and help direct the rhinos to the watch towers.