Hey guys, so I got a Metallodious with intentions of using it’s escape to farm hatchlings… I have Leafy and Bluey hatchlings and I got them without using escape. My question is, does Metallodious’ escape still work? Does it reset the counter when I use it? I have seen previous topics on this, but they are over a month old, and I just started playing a week and a half ago. To get those hatchlings, it took me maybe an hour or less, same with 2 frostjacks (30min- 1 hour each) while using the normal fight/rinse and repeate… Now I’m using this escape method and I’ve been trying for an Ashie hatchling for 4-5 hours straight. Well over 1000 battles done… I’m honestly unsure if the escape method still works, so that’s why I’m asking.
**OH and when I say the counter, I mean the 2000 battles counter, where you are guaranteed a rare spawn (aka Ashie hatchling) and the 1/200 spawn rate.**
The escape method DOES NOT increase your chances. It just makes farming go faster, therefore making it look like you’re having a higher chance. But in reality it’s still a 1/200 spawn rate.
Do not quote me on this, because I do not know, but I don’t think the metallodious trick increases the 2000 battle counter. I think, for the counter to increase, you’ll actually have to complete a battle. AKA defeat the arks and get your rewards and then going on. When you escape, you simply escape. You don’t actually battle.
I think you’re super lucky to get them that fast without the escape method, but I think it’s just coincidence. Nothing should affect spawn rate.
I found the escape method to work just fine for me. On average each of the hatchlings took me 30 min to find. Starters on the other hand have been terrible, I must have spent well over 7 hours of strait escaping and still nothing, I have tried for all starters except the water starter. I also just got the hatchlings about a week ago. Hope this helps!
As for your question, I don’t know for sure I wasn’t counting, but I did stay in the spot until that hatchling I was going for appeared.
Thanks for the responses guys! If anyone knows, I’d love to know how the 2000 counter is affected when you use escape. Also, I will continue to use this method. Hopefully my luck turns soon.
No, because when you kill, even if it’s a strong AoE, you’ll still have to go through 1) animation 2) the xp screen. That’s about 3 seconds? Maybe more, maybe less? And when you’re going to farm for a while, every second matters.
Using a Metallodious is definitely quicker, you’re skipping unneccessary menus like the exp one, as well as the animations from attacking.
I don’t find the counter makes that much of a difference to be honest, I’ve never had to wait 2000 battles before getting a rare. It’s only there for the most extreme bad luck cases, because if you think about it then the hatchlings, which have a spawn rate of 0.5%, should on average show up around once every 200 battles. If the counter doesn’t guarantee a spawn until 2000 battles then that’s 10x the average spawn.
Unless you are fighting in battles that have more than 3 arks, like cherub, skullrex then metallodious might not be the best idea… These rare arks might be in the 4th lineup, say…
