Sunfist / Warcamping Questions

[HSB]

Hey all. I had a couple of questions as I ponder making the switch...

1. How difficult is it to locate a warcamp? Are they like... everywhere? Can you go from warcamp to warcamp? Or do you search all day and find like... two, then have to deal with a dozen other people scurrying in while you're trying to bathe in the carnage?

2. How many bad guys are there in a warcamp? I ask because running out of mana while in a room with 30 baddies would suck to the Nth degree.

3. Are Grimswarm drawn to you in normal hunting areas? I've seen a few, but I could count them on one hand, and that was when I was out in Teras. Or do they have their own hunting areas where they spawn (different from the warcamps)?

4. What's the treasure like in a warcamp? Do all the critters abide by the normal treasure system (i.e. - each kill has a normal chance of dropping loot)?

Thanks all in advance.

[Methais]

1. Warcamps are easy to find. They have warcamp (the ones people report anyway) locations written on the chalkboard in GoS HQ which makes things easier, but isn't necessary, as you can just spam sigil of location all over the place until you get the message that there's a camp nearby, then it's just a matter of time til you find it.

2. A full warcamp has 500 I think, which slowly respawn over time if you don't kill everything and then torch the camp.

3. No, except on some specific Sunfist tasks if I remember right.

4. They'll occasionally drop a weapon or shield or something (which they spawn with, so group hunting won't increase your chance to find anything), but you'll never find anything but silver on them when you loot them.

5. If you're using fire to kill stuff, troll warcamps are your best friend.

[Fallen]

>>>4. What's the treasure like in a warcamp? Do all the critters abide by the normal treasure system (i.e. - each kill has a normal chance of dropping loot)? >>>

Grimswarm will drop silvers, jewelry (possibly enhancive), weapons and shields. If you search the supply tent (probably after finishing off the camp) you can get 1 box per however many Grimswarm you killed.

Loot is pretty decent if you ask me.

[HSB]

>>>4. What's the treasure like in a warcamp? Do all the critters abide by the normal treasure system (i.e. - each kill has a normal chance of dropping loot)? >>>

Grimswarm will drop silvers, jewelry (possibly enhancive), weapons and shields. If you search the supply tent (probably after finishing off the camp) you can get 1 box per however many Grimswarm you killed.

Loot is pretty decent if you ask me.

Guh. So... 500 grimswarm in a camp, equates to 500 boxes in the supply tent?? Can I be reading that right? What happens if you search there before killing everything in the camp?

[BriarFox]

Guh. So... 500 grimswarm in a camp, equates to 500 boxes in the supply tent?? Can I be reading that right? What happens if you search there before killing everything in the camp?

No, it's more along the lines of 1 box per 10-15 Grim. And if you search there before you raze the place, you'll still find the appropriate number for how many you've killed.

[The Ponzzz]

It is more like 20 Grim : 1 Box. This is only 100% fact for the leader of the group (or if you solo, for just you). It seems there are cases where people in the group aren't getting what they believe they should be.

Also, for finding warcamps, if you look for a new one, warcamps tend to be in the same areas with hated enemies. They can be in other areas, but they are just more likely where a hated enemy is. The area needs to be outdoors though (even if it is up a tree, gotta love tree-camps!).

[HSB]

It is more like 20 Grim : 1 Box. This is only 100% fact for the leader of the group (or if you solo, for just you). It seems there are cases where people in the group aren't getting what they believe they should be.

Also, for finding warcamps, if you look for a new one, warcamps tend to be in the same areas with hated enemies. They can be in other areas, but they are just more likely where a hated enemy is. The area needs to be outdoors though (even if it is up a tree, gotta love tree-camps!).

Even still, though... assuming I solo a warcamp... 500 grimswarm would equate to... 25 boxes. Not too shabby. I might need to bring my boxpicker in with me to haul all that junk out.

Can you do treasure hauls in multiple trips? i.e. - clear out the warcamp, search and find 20-25 boxes, grab what you can, head out, dump em, head back, get the rest... rinse lather repeat?

[Widgets]

Even still, though... assuming I solo a warcamp... 500 grimswarm would equate to... 25 boxes. Not too shabby. I might need to bring my boxpicker in with me to haul all that junk out.

Can you do treasure hauls in multiple trips? i.e. - clear out the warcamp, search and find 20-25 boxes, grab what you can, head out, dump em, head back, get the rest... rinse lather repeat?

Yup, just don't raze it before collecting all the phat lewt

[Jace Solo]

It's 1 box per 20 killing blows. You have to make the hit that kills the mob for it to count. Not the leader, just the killer. I took a group of like, four of us, and Guerand and his Claid made a lot of killing blows, so he pulled like 4 or 5 boxes while the rest of us grabbed 2. Good thing we always split loot.

I've never come across a camp with more than 150...but I know it can be upwards of 500.