Screaming_Ziva Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Catching 20 gamblers cheating is way too many for this. They don't respawn fast enough and you have multiple people standing around trying to click on the few that are available. This should have been no more than 10 to complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadisUK Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Agreed, either decrease amount or improve re-spawn time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadak Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Is it 20 per planet? or 20 overall from the 3 planets listed to visit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nee-Elder Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, Shadak said: Is it 20 per planet? or 20 overall from the 3 planets listed to visit? 20 overall ... And it took me about 1 hour (at a certain location that wasn't crowded ) . It's boring , yes, but hardly the worst grind in SWTOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achnaattwo Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 question ; is there a reason it needs to be done fast ? is it needed to be completed, to start another mission ? can we do it over a week or two ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-steve Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 This is amazingly fun. Right up there with the last funeral I attended for sheer entertainment factor. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illgot Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Achnaattwo said: question ; is there a reason it needs to be done fast ? is it needed to be completed, to start another mission ? can we do it over a week or two ? I did this by finding gambers and setting up a macro and walking away while I was cooking. Checking back, finding another gamber, setting my macro and walking away again. The mission should not be that boring. Edited October 23, 2022 by illgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcmoon Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Achnaattwo said: question ; is there a reason it needs to be done fast ? is it needed to be completed, to start another mission ? can we do it over a week or two ? It is one of the weekly GS objectives. That means it has till the weekly reset to get done but it is a new objective people haven’t done before, GS3 started late, and most people don’t want to have an objective that takes a week to do because BW didn’t include enough NPCs or have them respawn in a timely enough manner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHTJunior Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Darcmoon said: It is one of the weekly GS objectives. That means it has till the weekly reset to get done but it is a new objective people haven’t done before, GS3 started late, and most people don’t want to have an objective that takes a week to do because BW didn’t include enough NPCs or have them respawn in a timely enough manner. Also, it can be done at any cantina or casino in the game. So, I went to Rishi, which was way less populated, and it was way easier to get done. And, by "less populated," I mean that most of the time there was no one, and sometimes there was another person who saw that I was arresting cheaters, and they left. Edited October 23, 2022 by WHTJunior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakRoanin Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I hated the respawn time. I watched 4hrs of "The Joy of Painting" getting it done! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Ziva Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 hour ago, illgot said: I did this by finding gambers and setting up a macro and walking away while I was cooking. Checking back, finding another gamber, setting my macro and walking away again. The mission should not be that boring. You probably don’t want to post that you are using macros in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achnaattwo Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 this is going to take some time, 9 minutes to just catch 2 cheating, and I need to do that 20 times total ?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achnaattwo Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 well maybe I can waste another 30 minutes, and get the last 11 cheaters. so far 9 caught, it 30 minutes time. this sure is a time sink, with weak rewards .. .why am I doing this 🥺 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbesToo Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) I spent multiple hours trying to finish this objective. The best solution I found was to set my alarm for 2 or 2:30 am when there is a low population on the server. What makes this objective even more ridiculous is that I counted over 70 machines in the Republic Nar Shaddaa casino that didn't have the cheat detection temporary skill enabled. Edit: the Imperial-side Star Cluster Casino has well over 100 machines on the gaming floor, could the developers use those for the catch gamblers objective? No, only the 4 tucked away in another room with a 5 minute respawn timer. It's so stupid! Edited October 23, 2022 by HobbesToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordBritain Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Did this once. Decided that I'll give it a miss on another server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeisjedi Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 9 hours ago, HobbesToo said: I spent multiple hours trying to finish this objective. The best solution I found was to set my alarm for 2 or 2:30 am when there is a low population on the server. What makes this objective even more ridiculous is that I counted over 70 machines in the Republic Nar Shaddaa casino that didn't have the cheat detection temporary skill enabled. Edit: the Imperial-side Star Cluster Casino has well over 100 machines on the gaming floor, could the developers use those for the catch gamblers objective? No, only the 4 tucked away in another room with a 5 minute respawn timer. It's so stupid! It's not 5 minutes. Took me 45 to catch them all in one room. A gambler respawns about every 2 to 3 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbesToo Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, lukeisjedi said: It's not 5 minutes. Took me 45 to catch them all in one room. A gambler respawns about every 2 to 3 minutes. Which cantina/casino are you using? The ones I have found are on a 5 minute timer and there is only (2) slot machines grouped together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadtechSavant Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 The problem with this kind of quest is not just the number you need. No real information to begin with (yes, a post very late in the day about it but not at the start) but there are just too many players there. After one hour I just gave up. I not going to waste my gaming time on a mind-numbing quest like this, no matter how many points you get. I just hope that this particular type of quest id removed for up-coming weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achnaattwo Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, DreadtechSavant said: The problem with this kind of quest is not just the number you need. No real information to begin with (yes, a post very late in the day about it but not at the start) but there are just too many players there. After one hour I just gave up. I not going to waste my gaming time on a mind-numbing quest like this, no matter how many points you get. I just hope that this particular type of quest id removed for up-coming weeks. it does kill your time. I read that some are done in 30 something minutes. That's sweet, but for me , with 2 gamblers all to myself, only 9 had cheated in that time, I know it's just a daily, but does it have to take your whole day, just on that one mission, for little gain Edited October 24, 2022 by Achnaattwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gokkus Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Achnaattwo said: it does kill your time. I read that some are done in 30 something minutes. That's sweet, but for me , with 2 gamblers all to myself, only 9 had cheated in that time, I know it's just a daily, but does it have to take your whole day, just on that one mission, for little gain Yeah, I completed it in about 30 minutes myself. The trick is to rotate planets. By starting the weekly (heroic) quests you can quickly travel from one planet to another. Just delete the quest when you're there and QT to the cantina. If places are still crowded, there are Rishi and Ilum that are usually quiet. When you see someone doing the same thing, reverse the order in which you rotate. Worked like a charm for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeisjedi Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 16 hours ago, HobbesToo said: Which cantina/casino are you using? The ones I have found are on a 5 minute timer and there is only (2) slot machines grouped together. I used Nar Shaddaa imp side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjediknight Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 6:10 PM, Screaming_Ziva said: Catching 20 gamblers cheating is way too many for this. They don't respawn fast enough and you have multiple people standing around trying to click on the few that are available. This should have been no more than 10 to complete. I dis it in less then a hour early this a.m 2 in tne cantina on d.kaas, 2 in the cantina on tat, no1 was there I was in in about 50 mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achnaattwo Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 16 hours ago, Gokkus said: By starting the weekly (heroic) quests you can quickly travel from one planet to another. Just delete the quest when you're there and QT to the cantina Before GS1, I was doing that, using heroics to quick travel, getting past customs, but back then I didn't delete them, cuz they stayed. Now they're gone after daily reset. I kinda still use that method, but just to getting back to the planet, since I haven't acquire a ship yet, I may just go back to it, just to quickly travel to be doing your way of travel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthmoriquendi Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 4:02 PM, HobbesToo said: I spent multiple hours trying to finish this objective. The best solution I found was to set my alarm for 2 or 2:30 am when there is a low population on the server. What makes this objective even more ridiculous is that I counted over 70 machines in the Republic Nar Shaddaa casino that didn't have the cheat detection temporary skill enabled. Edit: the Imperial-side Star Cluster Casino has well over 100 machines on the gaming floor, could the developers use those for the catch gamblers objective? No, only the 4 tucked away in another room with a 5 minute respawn timer. It's so stupid! Yes this would have made a lot more sense. Just use the casino and activate all these machines or spawn them like they do in the nightlife event. They could have added a few more machines in the galaxy wide cantinas as well. This quest takes way too much time and that is all good for people who have nothing better to do. I finished it but not spending this amount of time each week when I have a hundred other things I need to be working on in game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nee-Elder Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 3:10 PM, Screaming_Ziva said: Catching 20 gamblers cheating is way too many for this. This should have been no more than 10 to complete. Sometimes, in certain cases, you (Community) can try asking (BioWare) and ye shall receive: https://forums.swtor.com/topic/925638-maintenance-october-28-2022/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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