Ive done the ivy BP on live in the past, using a ranger lol
but i have also done it recently on other servers using a mage = no track
this P99 thread is just like the allah thread :
http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/search.shtml?id=2024
where nobody really knows, so here are some of the things i will share from live -
1) he can, and has spawned very fast! like right after i killed him
2) he does have multiple spawn locations
3) at the end of each route he walks right next to the elven scouts where they dbl team him and he dies
(you can get lucky and KS thistle from the scouts hehe)
This is where i sit when im not on a tracker toon : -308. 1139 -1
with my back to the huts, he comes from 2 directions over the hill but right here towards the scouts
fairly fast to, so you need to root/snare quickly or risk trying to out KS the scouts or they KS you.
(actually if you can just get him to stop and start attacking thats prolly good enough)
Hes not that uncommon, he seems to be up alot, and he does have multiple spawn points
when i used to track he would pop in a few different places, like 3-4 idk i could never catch him at the exact points heh.
also he comes over that hill by the scouts in 2 different areas, but his paths merge right there before the huts.
The time he reaches the huts also varies. suggesting some routes are longer then others.
ive waited 20-40mins for him to show up and ive waited 60-90mins
I assume that his spawn times also vary (sometimes hes up instantly, other times seems about 20mins)
a varying spawn time + multiple routes = varying times he shows up at the scouts,
but you usually see him within 20 - 90 mins if you stay at this location
If your lucky a few times an hour, other times once in 3 hours.
Thats how i used to do it on live. but here? /shrug
Im just now doing the ivy quest on Emu and have been standin here in my spot for over 90mins and nada
so im guessin things are alot different. just figured id share with ya an easy no track way to find thistle.
Edit: also see Bracken use the same route(s) to suicide on the scouts. but he seemed rare