Aelyns Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Has anyone completed it? THis is the worse mission ever. Chasing a gaint f'in tuna across Aderaan. Everytime I see it its out of range for the Macrobinoculars. I can't zoom in on it. I've been to all 4 spots and nothing. Is there something I'm doign wrong or is this just broken and poorly design and I should quit wasting my time with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjonxb Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I have managed to complete it. It is annoying. The first thing to realize is there are other animals in the area that look like Big Red but may not be Big Red. My recommendation is to talk in general and get a group together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelyns Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 I know this and the one you have to scan has yellow taint to it like everything else does with the Macrobinoculars that has to be scanned. I've been camping the same spot for 30 min and no tuna. Its poorly design quest and never going to waste another sec on it. Whoever design it clearly is retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjonxb Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I am pretty sure camping the same spot won't help. From what I have read it is on a 24 hour clock (per instance) for where it spawns. Also fairly sure there are more then 4 spots. One issue I will agree with. There should be more information on how exactly it spawns. And once you check an area it should no longer be on your map (until he resets). But Bioware is clearly experimenting with different ideas with many of these dailies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slivovidze Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 That's why it's a side quest, dude. You can just skip, same as with some annoying datacrons or getting the HK droid. Either bite it with your friends or skip it and go do whatever you find easy and rewarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinl Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I had to look on a guide for this quest. Out of all the spots it sits in one spot for 24 hours and then changes location. So i just went to all the spots and of course i find it on the last one. but it supposedly changes every 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjonxb Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I had to look on a guide for this quest. Out of all the spots it sits in one spot for 24 hours and then changes location. So i just went to all the spots and of course i find it on the last one. but it supposedly changes every 24 hours. That is my understanding. However I have not been able to find any information on 2 critical details: 1. What time is this 24 hour clock on. I would assume 7am with the rest of the resets. 2. Is this a server or instance based location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgoldsack Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Big Red is in 1 spot on Alderaan. It changes every 24 hours. He does not fly around, he sits in the 1 spot, waiting for you to find him. You just have to find the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrei Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I've finished this quest in about 15 minutes. went to 2 spots, then I was too lazy to go to the third so I just climbed to a high spot and gazed at the direction of the next spot. Found him across a zone There is no range limit for the binoculars, unless it's too far for the draw distance. If you see it you can scan it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apano Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Ok...so I've been having alot of trouble with this daily as well. Spent an hour looking yesterday and never found him (visited all 5 locations). I tried again today and searched all 5 locations over a 30 min period and he wasn't at any of them, so I completely give up on this daily, because this is just total BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChazDoit Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 That's why it's a side quest, dude. You can just skip, same as with some annoying datacrons or getting the HK droid. Either bite it with your friends or skip it and go do whatever you find easy and rewarding. Sidequest or not it doesn't excuse poor design or the fact that its boring, just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdmountain Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Very annoying quest indeed, I can see "him" but my microbinoculars wont scan him. I don't know if I am to far away or something but moving doesn't help. Bugged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries_cz Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I had to look up a guide to realize he can be at any of these sites, after i spend 20 minutes scanning one site.He is stationary object that is easily detectable once you are at the right location. It is pretty easy, it just depends how lucky you are with your selected order of visiting his spawn points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthAcacius Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I've done this quest daily for the past week, and not once have I had a problem finding big red, it's easy, it's a big red freaking fish that just sits there flapping, individual incompetence is not bad design, just crap players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeniousD Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) I don't buy that ******** for a second im no tard and i can't find it. I have just finished my second circuit of all 5 sights and nothing. Ive seen alot of thranta in the upper atmosphere but i am guessing that's what matey was trying to scan as there not scannable And as a further note i have looked up the quest on Dulfy and i will agree from the screen shots its not hard to spot but for me it was not at any of the 5 spawns after 2 circuits So there is a problem with the quest not just down to ******* tho i would probably jump to that conclusion myself given that alot of people i have spoke to have said its very easy Edited April 26, 2013 by ZeniousD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordspyder Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I don't buy that ******** for a second im no tard and i can't find it. Good, cause we aren't selling it. It's the truth, plain and simple, I've done this quest at least 10 times now and have never once had trouble finding him. Although that stupid fish always seems to be at the last location I check, he's always at one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shingara Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 If your stood on the spot its asking you to use big red is freaking massive and easily in range of the binos, there are others that are no where near as big that glow orange and cant be tracked to show you are looking in the right direction. If you are being lazy as soon as you land on aldy just ask in chat where big red is or group with others and split up across the map as no matter who scans what or digs up the quest items it counts for all in the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notalltogether Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I think it might bug out after moving occasionally. I've done the quest before, but today I couldn't find him. I even asked in alderaan chat, and everyone's been saying they just gave up cuz they couldn't find him. The time I did it he was just a huge red flappy thranta sitting in place, but I'm not seeing him this time at any location. I'm scnning with binocs at all the spots he's supposed to be, even changing location in case there were some visual clipping problems, and scanning just the air in case for whatever reason i just couldn't see him and still nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggar Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I think it might bug out after moving occasionally. I've done the quest before, but today I couldn't find him. I even asked in alderaan chat, and everyone's been saying they just gave up cuz they couldn't find him. The time I did it he was just a huge red flappy thranta sitting in place, but I'm not seeing him this time at any location. I'm scnning with binocs at all the spots he's supposed to be, even changing location in case there were some visual clipping problems, and scanning just the air in case for whatever reason i just couldn't see him and still nothing. Today, me and another in my guild went all over, twice looking for Big Red. There was nothing. The other person went to instance 2 on the planet, and I checked the last spot for the second time. I go to instance 2, and Big Red was there - but several on instance 1 were saying in chat that he was not there. (The Shadowlands server). So something could be problematic with Big Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I completed it yesterday. It was at the 3rd place I went to. Didn't seem overly complicated. Just go to the spots on the map that show it could be there and see if he is. He's quite visible without the binoculars. If you see him, use the binoculars on him. Won't do it again though. Daily quests suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exastify Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Had the same problem the other day. I've done it before, and yes big red is impossible to miss. But that day, I went to each location twice, spent 30+ minutes, and big red was never to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danylia Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Today, me and several other players were unable to find the Big Red in any of the five marked locations. I went to forums for tips/advices and found this: Today, me and another in my guild went all over, twice looking for Big Red. There was nothing. The other person went to instance 2 on the planet, and I checked the last spot for the second time. I go to instance 2, and Big Red was there - but several on instance 1 were saying in chat that he was not there. (The Shadowlands server). Upon switching back to the game, I realized that we all (who did the daily) are in instance 2 of Alderaan. I switched to instance 1, and the Big Red was indeed there. I submitted a bug report. For now, if you have trouble finding the Big Red, switching instances should be the workaround, as it seems the Big Red is always in only one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSlam Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Definitely an annoying quest, but I did find BIG RED on the 3rd location. One thing to know: He hovers in one spot, not flying around. At least that's how I found him. Hope that helps anyone else having a hard time with this silly quest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardsen Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Looked for Big Red today. Not in any of the five locations. And there is no second instance of Alderaan at the moment. Buggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackEyeArtistry Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 hmm I get it done every day with no problems. Sure some times you have to go hella far but meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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