Posted by [Aug] Mysterious Stranger Encounter - 300+ Support

Panther_Spots (#6269)

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2018-08-10 23:10:05
So I've heard that the new super rare encounter with the Mysterious Stranger doesn't automatically drop the Solaris app and has a chance to drop Dry Bones...

This is simply unacceptable when Dry Bones are so common and easy to get, especially when the encounter itself has such a low drop rate. Please remove Dry Bones as a reward for the encounter so only the app reward is given.

Edit: According to Xylax's tumblr, the encounter also has the chance to drop a rare breeding item. So I'm editing this suggestion to remove the increased drop rate to just removing the db reward.

Edit 2: So the encounter, according to the wiki, gives up to 50DB, still not enough if you ask me but whatever. It also drops UAV and Human Liver. So there are several commonish rewards and 2 rare ones on a super rare encounter. At the moment, I've gone through maybe 11 energy bars and haven't encountered the mysterious stranger. The droprate seems to be as low as the Interstellar droprate and it needs to be increased if the chance of getting a common prize is higher than getting the app or the rare breeding item.

Edit 3: My hot take on this:

Remove Human Liver as a reward. Demand for it is basically non-existent. It sells for 400 SB currently if you even manage to sell it. And with three pages worth of it for sale, I don't view that as worthwhile.

Remove the Broken Drone as a reward. They give what? 20 XP and sell for like 150 SB? For a rare encounter, it's kinda weirdly placed.

Up the Dry Bones encounter to at least 100. It's a rare encounter. At least if you don't get the app or breeding item, you get *something* for finding it. 100 Dry Bones is half a Maneater stud fee, x2 Tracking Herds, x20 trains for your Adols in Vulture Chase, 1/3 of a GoP, and 1/6 of a Buff Balls.

Currently, the rewards basically give you a chance of being given junk. Not exactly making me excited to see what I get if I find the encounter.
-:[ʙᴇɴɴᴇᴛᴛ]:- (#112370)

Edit 4: Even though it's on the wiki, here's the rewards the encounter gives.
+20 Dry Bones
+UAV Search and Rescue
+40 Dry Bones
+50 Dry Bones
+Human Liver
+Solaris (app)
+Secret breeding item

Open to other people's suggestions, comment why you don't support. Though I don't see why anyone wouldn't support this.



This suggestion has 661 supports and 51 NO supports.



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Edited on 16/03/19 @ 03:27:44 by a Moderator

Panther_Spots (#6269)

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Posted on
2018-08-13 22:55:48
Agreed @Ackles and @boulder.



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⚜️Seraph (any
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2018-08-14 00:32:58
Oh my god *please* this needs to happen
Ive had no luck and i spent quite a few energy bars for it to get none
And the 20 db...what is that gonna do for me??? I wish i could support this a million times



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(BO) PewDiePiebald (#45863)

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2018-08-14 00:36:55
I supported- but only because i agree with the DB being 100 instead of 20 (heck or even 200 would be great)

I honestly don't see the need to waste energy bar's solely to try and find the encounter- its just a game (and a free one at that)
Using up heaps of energy bar's ONLY looking for the app encounter is just begging for disappointment and annoyance, you cant have everything you want in life. its just a fact (not saying that to you jay, just in general)

so agreed and also disagree XD



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Panther_Spots (#6269)

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2018-08-14 01:02:56
So we shouldn't hunt for the encounter or be hopeful we'll find Solaris even though we want it...
Because we "Can't have everything we want in life", "You don't see the need to waste energy bars to solely try and find the encounter", and "It's just a game."
That's very encouraging and helpful, thanks.



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(BO) PewDiePiebald (#45863)

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Posted on
2018-08-14 12:23:45
Your welcome



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Gutsy (#3097)


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Posted on
2018-08-14 13:40:36
It's because it's a game that you should use tons of energy bars trying to find something. That's kind of the point, to be honest.



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♥ True
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Posted on
2018-08-14 13:43:49
No,support. Not at all actually. :(

There is now 2 in the game. We need more rare like this.



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Silverfire (#36649)

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2018-08-14 14:00:30
I don't care about the base all that much tbh, BUT I think 20 DB is outrageous for an extremely rare encounter. I think that the rewards. should be broken down like this:

50% 100+ DB
45% decor or human liver or something
2.5% Breeding item
2.5% Base applicator.

This, in my opinion, should satisfy every one. The base would still be rare, but the encounter wouldn't give mostly useless stuff and two useful things.

The other option we have is to keep the drop percents the same, but raise the encounter rates. Instead of extremely rare, make it uncommon.



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Edited on 14/08/18 @ 14:06:16 by Silverfire (#36649)

flyteck [G2 Hibiscus
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2018-08-14 14:45:13
I think this really needs to be tweaked because its kind of silly at this point XP



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Posted on
2018-08-14 17:06:55
Ugh... Why can't they up the chance of seeing the stranger a little bit but keep the Solaris % super-rare? In my opinion, it'd make people feel more like they have a chance and try even harder to get it!
Plus, it could work just like the Meteorite/Interstellar app encounter.



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Edited on 14/08/18 @ 17:13:35 by B i i 🐝 (#70825)

♥ True
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Posted on
2018-08-14 17:08:07
There is now a Solaris king



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Panther_Spots (#6269)

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Posted on
2018-08-14 17:12:36
Agreed B i i.

I'm going on almost 18 energy bars, still haven't seen the encounter.



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flyteck [G2 Hibiscus
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2018-08-14 18:47:01
For everyone saying that its good for it to be stupid rare and impossible to find, and that "it's just a game so it doesn't matter" and you can't have everything...

The point of games it to be fun, yeah? And challenge is great and all (as someone who always plays games on the highest difficulty and 100%s things, I do not mind a challenge) but when it's such a tiny chance that you need to dedicate possibly 100s of hours worth of time to try and find something you want, is that fun any more?

Yes in real life you can't have everything. But in a sim game, especially one that's as relaxed as lioden (the simple roll over system, the ability to reclaim lost lions, the general ease of currency gain if you're careful with resources), I think that rarer items SHOULD be rare, but they should be the kind of rare that makes them a wonderful pleasant surprise, not an impossible thing that isn't even worth hoping for it you want it. Buying it from someone should not be cheaper than the amount of effort finding one would take you.

Like breeding a rarer breed only base, for example. For rare item rarity I'd like something around as hard to get as, say, teardrop; although I'd accept closer to sunset/sunrise. I think these are.. a hell of a lot rarer currently. And with breeding, you can do things to increase your chances other than just burning bars and bars of energy in quiet desperation.

IDK; I think the whole "well yeah its supposed to be rare suck it up" angle fails to take into account just /how/ rare the stupid thing is at this point. I don't even want one really - I just feel bad for players who really really do and have almost no chance at getting one unless they shell out $100 in GB.

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End notes: I'd be happiest with increased encounter rates for the stranger (either make it common and keep the items the same, or make it rare-ish and make the rewards like... all actually good), but any kind of rarity decrease would make me happy. It doesn't need to be a big one, but just something.



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♥ True
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Posted on
2018-08-14 19:01:01
All in all, I still think it should be rare.



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flyteck [G2 Hibiscus
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2018-08-14 19:21:32
I agree with rare. I just don't agree with /this/ rare. When thousands and thousands of people are looking and in half a month only 2 are found, they might be a little too rare. Like more people have won raffle lionesses this month (or will have in a few days unless another is found - still a little absurd to me).



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Edited on 14/08/18 @ 19:24:17 by flyteck (#40496)







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