The difference between Felucca and Trammel for Hunting rares.

Server up (In Dungeons) Trammel is Better

Server up all others, Felucca

Blacksmith Spawns, Felucca

Provisioners spawns Either, There are so many
loaded to the Gills provisioners' shops Either is fine.

Herbal Splendor Shop Either (Both sides have
Very Heavy competition at times)

Server Birth Spawns Either, its a free for all.

Some items differ greatly than others.

For Server up spawns, you would have a better chance in Felucca, not as many people, there will be some no doubt but nothing compared to the "Fruit Basket party" in Yew almost every morning on some shards :)

I recall running into the same guy at the "Fruit Basket Party" 3 days in a row, I had by the grace of heaven been the first one logged in and under control at server up 3 mornings straight, and he had been Number two, I would snatch the basket literally a split second before he could grab it. I beat him by that margin for the first 2 days. On day 3 I was wondering if he would even be there, and he was. The instant I saw him I started typing "Yours" and managed to get it out as soon as he grabbed it. It was obvious I could have had it, but it would have been one heck of a lamer thing to Snatch it up 3 days in a row. The point is I really shouldn't have been there after getting it two days straight, and with him there, It would have been a Major lamer thing for me to do not to let him have it. There are TONs of server up rares and I could have been at any others. If the same person keeps getting the rare before the others, pretty soon someone will Log in with their PK instead of their rares hunter and Put an end to that!

There is the PK factor in Felucca, however there are not anywhere near as many PKs up early (Server up) and at spawn sites as one might think. In fact I have seen more PKing happen from one Rares hunter to the other because one was being a lamer. The Obvious solution is not to be a lamer.

If you hunt in felucca for Server up rares don't be a hog!

Now for Dungeon Rares, hands down I'm 100% Trammel on that. Its not the PK factor, its the Dex Factor. On trammel you can Push your way through a crowd of monsters, which is important because you never know just how many or what is going to hit you in the dungeon when you first recall in.

Because I want to try several locations in the first 200 seconds that the server is up I take a rune book (loaded with recall scrolls, I don't need to cast recall but its faster to hit the Button than flip pages)

If your not using a rune book (Rune books are newbiefied, they stay on you when you die) its one heck of a pain to mark these again if you do happen to "buy the farm". By only hunting in Trammel for the Dungeon Rares, I will almost never Die because I can just "push" right through unlimited monsters, as opposed to felucca where I can only Push through one, then I'm trapped.

Also, I'm not up at the crack of dawn every morning. (well, more like 7ish sometimes :) I hate dieing because I won't get to check other locations without all the other hunters doing so first. And checking dungeon locations in Felucca is a Very good way to die.

For things that spawn all day long, like Provisioners shop rares, that can be done with equal success on either side.

The Blacksmith rares (Serpents hold) is MUCH easier on the Felucca side, there will still be competition, but not as heavy. On Trammel every newbie thief in Existence is going to be running in every 5-10 minutes and checking the crates that you have already stolen everything out of and are waiting for "your" spawn.

Herbal splendor Is going to be a chore on either side :) Lot and Lots of people. Probably less in the morning on the felucca side.

As far as the whole Pk issue, the plain and simple fact is there are Many more PKs playing late at night than early in the morning. There will still be some but I really wouldn't worry too much about it. If you do die before you got "the rare" you didn't loose much of value, and if you managed to get ANY rare, you just recall right away to the Bank, and -Poof- safe.

I remember explaining this to a friend of mine about rares hunting in trammel, PKs, and recalling etc. The best Question he could come up with was: "Yeah but what if the Pk is Hidden just waiting for you to Grab the Item" Had we been in the same room in Real life I would have thrown my Gum at him! 1-If the Pk has time to wait for you to Grab it, he can grab it himself. 2-Odds are he is Just going to recall home and not worry about you the second he grabs it anyway.

Side note, (happened sometime in November 2000) a friend of mine after reading the above paragraph figured he would have some fun and log into the Tall candle spawn on Europa with his Red (His PK). Apparently all did not go well *snickers* the other rares hunters that showed up chased his Butt around the 3rd level of Covetous , in and out of the Lich room for quite a bit, hitting him constantly and disrupting his recall spell, he did finally manage to escape with his life (and the fear of stat loss was a Serious Concern)..... ROFL! When I picked myself up off the floor from laughing I congratulated him on his adventure and telling me about it.
He Deserved it! :) I'm ICQing him right now as I write this to rib him about it too...

Server Birth Spawns are a free for all, now that there is Both Felucca and Trammel there will be two of most (not all) spawns. If you're Soloing Trammel is Probably a Better Bet, but for some rares that will require cooperation (Such as those on Nujelm, and Fire Island) have all your friends get together and buy a Boat and get the Heck out there fast! I would say that rares hunters make it to Fire Island in a matter of Hours during server Births.

The Bottom line for most spawns is Feluccas a Better Bet, Personally I mostly hunt in trammel unless I really need an Item then I will go to Felucca for it. Its entirely up to you, if my sole purpose in the game was to collect rares I would defiantly do it on the Felucca side.

Permanent Trammel/Felucca Moongates are now in place (Feb 2000) In addition to the ease of Travel for normal commerce between the worlds it doubles your options for server up rares hunting. If 1 guy is hogging the rares consistently on the side your on, try the other side. (and if its on Felucca Try with your PK! :) Just be careful, or you might go through what my friend did a few paragraphs up. LOL.

The difference between Felucca and Trammel for Hunting rares.

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