Secret Duck Level

Let me get this straight..
You're saying there's nothing wrong with it because you got it to spawn, but now that you're actually seeing how much luck is involved, you want a dev to read your post and change it so you can get a second one?

I'm willing to bet I have done more grinding for that hat than you, only to watch it spawn for anyone else in the zone.
Congrats on your hat, I still say take the BiS items out of there, and leave it as is.

Maybe I may have conflicted myself suggesting an alternative to the mechanics towards the end of my post, but what I said was that the current mechanics are fine - I just think they need some adjustment. I'll take fault for wording in my post, when I said the mechanics were fine, I meant that the style in which the portal appears is fine, but it needs to be slightly revamped. If you cannot see my meaning now and still think I'm just looking for a selfish reason to get my second duck hat, I suggest reading it again. I fairly confident that I'm trying for the duck hat more than most people, so I feel qualified to give my 2 cents. I'm just trying to propose a solution to benefit everyone as someone who has actually put in the time. If you would like to comment on it please do so in a mature manner, maybe less attack-y as well.

Oh, I see. Thank you for the clarification.

I'm curious to know the source of your information, I have never seen a zone timer start when leaving a zone and it doesn't help to explain why the portal can pop at Midnight and then 4 minutes after noon the same day. Did the person clear the zone in 4 minutes?

Don't worry about it, he's just wrong.

What if it is literally every kill is a /random 1000000 and if you get 1000000 you win? And all these theories are nonsense?

Though, given some thought -- I can't accept that to be how it really works. On my necromancer, i got the **** portal less than one minute after exactly 12 hours from the last portal spawn. That wouldn't be possible if the window of opportunity had only been from when the last person exited the portal.

No theory is nonsense, here... have a hat!

Basic Duck newb questions but here goes:

I've never seen a portal. However, on several occasions, ive had text appear in either an orangy colour or more normally, red. the messages vary from "with a cloud of feathers, a PORTAL arrives" and others I currently forget .

1. I'm assuming these messages are connected to this duck thing, which I freely admit to not knowing much about?
2. Is there any significance to the colour/wording of the messages?
3. If the type and colour of the message is a clue as to the proximity of the portal to you, then what sort of distances are we talking?
4. Any other clues etc asto when a portal drops?

Thanks.

You are correct. They are about the duck portal. No significance to the color of the wording other than to make you notice it's arrival in the zone. If the portal is for you, it will literally drop at your feet. It looks like a housing portal kind of with green and black feathers around you. Not really any clues as to when it will arrive, but folks usually try to peg down the times from the last time it spawned, adding 12 hours +1hr +/- for shifting timeframe, thus making it a random surprise. No clue if a person can get it more than once. It's gotten off a random kill in zone, undetermined as to what the kill is for whom until it happens. it's a surprise!

Perfect, succinct response to my newb queries, thank you Sir(? it's the hair/eyes!)

Person do not have to clear zone - just exit zone. Yes information been test by knowing exact time when guild mate left portal (several occasion) and general rule of tomb - portal never pop in exact 12hours after it been spawn ... it's more like signal to start mass murder trash for next 10-30 min

I wouldn't have cared if they put 100k plat in that chest with a ridiculously awesome flying duck appearance mount. That would keep people farming it without top end players dealing with the frustration of somebody edging them out repeatedly because that guy has 3 more fervor. Since I'm maining a troub now I'm not super upset about it, but it's a dumb idea for the hat to be in there. However, if I were playing a t1 and my sole purpose was to top parses I would be throwing a fit if I couldn't get that hat.

Serious question, what's fervor got to do with it, and in general how do you increase fervor lol?

There is 3 fervor on the hat you get out of the duck zone. Fervor does a damage increase after all other modifiers have been applied.

So far from what I've seen, the people who have gone out and tried to get it, have generally got it. There may be the odd exception, but it's not like every helm is going to a totally random person not trying for it each time.

I think about 12 in our guild have it now, as they have gone out and worked for it. The others who havent got it, haven't shown an interest in doing so.

YOU started this whole duck thing! Thanks Errorr for making half of Norrath run around like maniacs every 12 hours clawing over the top of each other in hopes of getting a portal to a land where you murder Ducks in hopes of getting a silly hat!


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I just wanted a mount, all the rest of you have the duck obsessions

Erm, No.

The portal is completely random. You can't put this thing on a timer...These ARE ALL from the same day, from 1:00 PM to about 5:00 PM.





(Same event as previous, just different image, and ss of ACTUAL portal.)

Let me say this for why it may pop in less than 12 hours. Just a theory but I have seen this pop several times at a times in less than 12 hours as well. I think the 12 hours is the lockout time for the zone, since you do get a lockout timer for it.What if the person that spawns it, doesnt know and never zones in so therefore never sets a timer for it.

Most lockout timers actually start when the first kill is made so what happens if the person zoning into Fowlumbra happens to go LD on zoning in and never gets that first kill, therefore never sets the timer. That would mean that it could spawn again in less than 12 hours, now if this happened a couple times in a row....just saying, its possible.

Another possibility is that as long as anyone on the server has a lockout timer for that zone, it cant pop again, so what happens if whoever spawned it server transfers...sure its a long shot, but its another possible explanation. Keep in mind these are all just guesses, but its better than automatically assuming its broken.