eveque67 on Nov 30, 2012 wrote:

Would you pls remind me where the Duke of Death fight is at? Its was some time ago and I didnt write down the details. Thank you

If you had not discovered him by now, or found out, here he is.

He is in Arroyo Grande (the elevator over the blue skylane) off Junction. Remember, the dungeon becomes active only after you accepted and progressed through the side quest that Rooster Cogburn gives you in Cooper's Roost. He is located in the Sheriff's office in Cooper's Roost.

Go down Arroyo Grande (over the blue skylane, the more difficult part of the Arroyo Grande) and hug the right wall. Walk down to near the very end and you'll find his dungeon there.

To anybody that reads this actually, and who is around level 20 (he drops level 20+ equipment). He drops as much stuff as Fin Dorsal, of all different kinds, with all kinds of extra spell cards attached to equipment, for all kinds of classes. He drops a very decent amount of gold. This fight (unless that was changed 12-12-12) also drops 3 different kinds of pets.

He is a kill the boss only fight, so that fight can be very quick and simple.

Shiningfantasia on Dec 15, 2012 wrote:

If you had not discovered him by now, or found out, here he is.

He is in Arroyo Grande (the elevator over the blue skylane) off Junction. Remember, the dungeon becomes active only after you accepted and progressed through the side quest that Rooster Cogburn gives you in Cooper's Roost. He is located in the Sheriff's office in Cooper's Roost.

Go down Arroyo Grande (over the blue skylane, the more difficult part of the Arroyo Grande) and hug the right wall. Walk down to near the very end and you'll find his dungeon there.

To anybody that reads this actually, and who is around level 20 (he drops level 20+ equipment). He drops as much stuff as Fin Dorsal, of all different kinds, with all kinds of extra spell cards attached to equipment, for all kinds of classes. He drops a very decent amount of gold. This fight (unless that was changed 12-12-12) also drops 3 different kinds of pets.

He is a kill the boss only fight, so that fight can be very quick and simple.

Oops, I think you are talking about the Duck With No Name, not the Duck of Death.

The Duck of Death is fought at a higher level and is at Boot Hill. Hey, I get those two confused sometimes.

BrynnerOfReign on Nov 13, 2012 wrote:

I feel the need to chime in again.

I can certainly understand decreasing the amount of gold from the 'farming' areas in Haunted Skyway, as they did drop a LOT of gold. But, gold is quickly spent, buying clothing gear, ship gear, ships, housing items, houses, training tomes, and whatever else may come up now, or in the future for the game.

Training tomes for companions are 5,100 at level 50. It takes 4 tomes to level one companion up (if you can no longer use one tome per level). That's 20,400 gold for ONE companion to get to level 50. Considering there are about 22+ companions per pirate class (some have more than 22 that they get in the game), that's a LOT of gold to obtain.

Mooshu might be a better place to get gold, however, there are many areas and battles that drop nothing or very little. I was in a battle with Black Hand Monks, and I received 3 chests. 2 chests were empty and one had 49 gold. Battles with Tengu Sorcerers end up with NO chests dropped at all.

You never know what you're going to get. It can be 1-1000+ gold in a chest, or nothing. The higher gold received is few and far between. I'm trying to keep my companions leveled up, while trying to keep my clothing gear and ship gear as good as I can get it, because of the battles. I've farmed for hundreds of hours, selling what I can (for the little amount of gold I receive), just to keep up with the cost of items and difficult enemies.

It would be really nice if there were a few places to farm for gold, like what we had in Haunted Skyway, which is not at the end of the game, because it would give people a chance at mid-level to farm for items they desperately need as they progress.

If the gold rewards are not upped, then the cost of items need to be readjusted accordingly.

Thanks!

I totally agree, as a mid- lvl player. This is the main issue to why I may not continue my sub with pirates 101. I dont have tons of hours to farm, when I have questing and lvling up my nautical as well. Especially when some quest ask for ten of collect item, and I only get the one enemy per battle, with their dogde rate higher then what is offer for my lvl. I tend to be just two lvls higher at the most, my companions are usually at the most too lvls behind, I have the best stats I can get for my lvl, (crown gear, looting items), and those battles take an hour for a mob fight. It is a grind, grind, grind, which for me equals to annoying. Farming takes time also, and I am a firm believer in killing fast and repeat when farming, at my lvl when I am just getting to the bosses worth farming, it takes too long to want to be bother with it, especially when it is the cost of companion points, is more then what u can get in one battle, bascially.

about the training tomes, they ARE expensive. that pelican should have his own mansion just by selling me training tomes. i got an entire army of companions to tend to. 3 pages and growing even more, almost at 4. about getting no or little profit... avery?

Sneaky George Quar... on May 19, 2013 wrote:

about the training tomes, they ARE expensive. that pelican should have his own mansion just by selling me training tomes. i got an entire army of companions to tend to. 3 pages and growing even more, almost at 4. about getting no or little profit... avery?

He'd be rich if his profit margins on the tomes weren't so slim. And think of the massive inventory he has to upkeep! Now, he has to have 65 different volumes each for 5 different classes. I don't know where he stores them all, but it can't be cheap. Also, with the new expansion, the warehouses full of level 50 tomes are suddenly not such a hot commodity. Before, they would sell by the truckload, but now? He'll need to re-purpose that storage facility (and probably reinforce the shelving) to support the much more substantial lvl 65 training tomes. Do not envy the training tomes salesman, but rather, pity him! It's back breaking work hauling all those musty old books from storage over to the tavern, day in, day out!