Just how rare are rare clues?

[Lord Of Dorkness]

Been playing for... gosh, 21 hours already? Time flies.

Anyway, started as a Detective, and bee-lined for that '100% better signs' skill since it sounded like it would pay dividends.

And to be fair, it really did, but even so I haven't seen even one rare clue.

Do you have to backtrack to easy missions with over-powered detectors, or something? Feels like I'm missing something, so just curius.

[CrazyGoblin]

I think it's just an incredibly small chance... I've got a (rather inflated from paused menus and the like) 41 hours logged now, and still no rare sign for me either. I've been using the +100% chance for rarer sign skill, +treasure find% accessories, and also the Hearing investigative perk that lets you gain a generalist bonus from signs used in deduction (certain clues, most notably EVP cassettes, can provide a +10% chance of finding a rarer sign for the rest of the mission). Nothin'.

People have gotten them, but it's probably just a matter of incessant grinding and praying to RNGesus.

[Lord Of Dorkness]

That's fair enough.

Was mainly curius just how pricey, rare and such they get at that rank, since 'Valuble' seems to pop up quite freequently even at Haunting sites.

Guess it could be a chapter based thing? With the (presumably) tougher foes having a greater chance at them dropping later on?

[Squirrel]

i got one in my 4th hour

[Neyreyan_Youtube]

With the perks you can get a lot of them but you need to respec after to use those points to kill poltergeists. A weird mechanic because we have the level cap.

[CrazyGoblin]

Define "a lot". I've got the +100% rarer clues and the "signs give bonuses against all enemies" perks and routinely pick the +% item find clues on missions. Still haven't found a single rare clue after, what, 40 hours?

[chai]

Sounds like there might be something else going on here, we'll dig into it.

[Lord Of Dorkness]

Originally posted by chai:

Sounds like there might be something else going on here, we'll dig into it.

Do you guys want a list of skills, slash starting character, or something like that?

Could pop in and take a couple of screen-shots, if it might help.