Can you only capture monsters on capture missions?

[RabbitCatRobot]

I was doing a slaying quest, and I wanted to capture it instead so I can fight it in the arena , but....my trap tool would not even appear on my belt. is that normal?

[Suzaku]

There are 3 types of hunts. Hunt, Capture, and Slay. Slay means it can only be killed, which is exclusive to elder dragons, since they are immune to traps anyway. In hunt, you can either kill or capture.

Remember that trap tools are not traps, but the item used to craft a trap.

[RabbitCatRobot]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

There are 3 types of hunts. Hunt, Capture, and Slay. Slay means it can only be killed, which is exclusive to elder dragons, since they are immune to traps anyway. In hunt, you can either kill or capture.

Remember that trap tools are not traps, but the item used to craft a trap.

ahh i missed that. thanks is it better to just go capturing on expeditions?

[Suzaku]

The best thing to hunt on is typically investigations. They give bonus rewards at the end, so if you're hunting a monster, why not get extra rewards at the end?

[RabbitCatRobot]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

The best thing to hunt on is typically investigations. They give bonus rewards at the end, so if you're hunting a monster, why not get extra rewards at the end?

honestly I find investigations kind of confusing...at the moment the ones I have? are really low level/uesless for my crating needs

[Suzaku]

You get investigations by picking up tracks and breaking parts of the monster you're fighting. If you want investigations for a specific monster at a specific rank, then go find tracks of it or fight it in some other way.

[RabbitCatRobot]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

You get investigations by picking up tracks and breaking parts of the monster you're fighting. If you want investigations for a specific monster at a specific rank, then go find tracks of it or fight it in some other way.

So the are auto-added to the post a job, after you have investigated enought? am sure I have some rank 3 (i guess its called) monster investigated that do now show up under job list. do i have to accept it somewhere/
edit i just noticed there are 3 stars, and a level some are level 2-3 but are not under job list

[Suzaku]

Your investigations are found at the resource center. You can have up to 250 total, with 50 registered. The registered ones are the ones you can then access through the quest board, and they won't be replaced by new investigations as you acquire them.

[RabbitCatRobot]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

Your investigations are found at the resource center. You can have up to 250 total, with 50 registered. The registered ones are the ones you can then access through the quest board, and they won't be replaced by new investigations as you acquire them.

thanks. this game throws way too much at you too fast to really get it.....i most likely forgot 50% or more of what they tell you

[RabbitCatRobot]

but the monster I want to hunt is not in the Resource center management.

[Suzaku]

Then you'll have to find a way to track/fight the monster first, through expeditions, or optional quests.

[Koostec]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

There are 3 types of hunts. Hunt, Capture, and Slay. Slay means it can only be killed, which is exclusive to elder dragons, since they are immune to traps anyway. In hunt, you can either kill or capture.

Remember that trap tools are not traps, but the item used to craft a trap.

well actually you can capture in a slay quest
capturing work every time and will still give you all the reward but doesnt work on elder dragon off course

[Sollorex]

Originally posted by Koostec:

Originally posted by Suzaku:

There are 3 types of hunts. Hunt, Capture, and Slay. Slay means it can only be killed, which is exclusive to elder dragons, since they are immune to traps anyway. In hunt, you can either kill or capture.

Remember that trap tools are not traps, but the item used to craft a trap.

well actually you can capture in a slay quest
capturing work every time and will still give you all the reward but doesnt work on elder dragon off course

While it is technically possible, what slay quest has anything other than monsters that cannot be captured?