What's the longest you've spent camping an item only to leave empty handed?

[drktmplr12]

Originally Posted by cormag [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm on day 4 now of trying to get a Sarnak Earring of Station (2)

that damned earring.

Basically every time the guild did a monk epic fight.. I would run down there to try my luck while waiting for people to trickle in.

One earring so far.

[Calibretto]

Raster of Guk. Not here, I got pretty lucky on p99. Back when kunark came out on live I spent the first few days of my time off from school waiting for another monk to get his. He finally did and left the camp, I spent 22 hours straight and went to bed at 12am the night before i had to go back to school. I woke up at 6am and checked to see if he was up (Longshot) and he was up! Looking me right in the face! I got him to about 35% and the minotaurs killed me. No time for CR, had to go to school. Ended up getting in some days later.

[drktmplr12]

Originally Posted by Evia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Today I spent 11 hours in Droga trying to obtain an EoE. I saw the Soothsayer 3 times and he dropped 2 mantles and 1 bracer. I wish I could have kept at it but it was just getting ridiculous. After I left it got me wondering what other items/camps people have invested time at only to leave without getting the item they were after.


So, let's hear some stories!

Single session: 8-10 hours for Tagrin in Sol B of all mobs..He is usually pretty easy.

Total camping time: 35-40 hours for Tagrin. Luckily I was able to get from late 30s to late 40s at royals camp so i guess it wasn't entirely empty handed.

[Grombar]

3-4 months, usually at least 3-4 hrs a day in the revamped Hate on live. I must have killed over a 1000 ashenbone drakes and never did get a decrpit hide to drop for my SK epic. guildie ran across one while fighting in for another mob and MQ it to me...

SK epic has to be the worst by far.

[Gooch]

Vex Thal Key on a PvP server. I had to key 4 toons so farming shards was insanely rough. I regret doing that quest to this day because VT was a horrid zone. I think I spent at least 40 or 50 hours in Maiden's Eye.

[Wwoe]

Stormfeather on Mith Marr. Spent 34 hours straight there, it would not spawn for some reason... I take 45seconds to use the restroom and come back to a barbarian warrior killing the bastard. But I did get a visit from Sobe who was the Best of the Best Druid on the server for a few years and we got to chat for a few hours, which I still remember to this day.

[Swish]

Originally Posted by Wwoe [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Stormfeather on Mith Marr.

I remember a lot of swearing over that spawn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[sox7d]

Originally Posted by Wwoe [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Stormfeather on Mith Marr. Spent 34 hours straight there, it would not spawn for some reason... I take 45seconds to use the restroom and come back to a barbarian warrior killing the bastard. But I did get a visit from Sobe who was the Best of the Best Druid on the server for a few years and we got to chat for a few hours, which I still remember to this day.

Leveling up a ranger fear kiting the cougars, I must have killed him 10+ times and never looted the map piece, but got excited over the claws.


...to be 10 again.

[Poosammich]

Camped the Dark Assassin for varying 3-6 hour stretches over 3 days, maybe 20 hrs total in all. I think I was the only Nub dumb enough to go after an Erud Necro solely for the shoulders... No sooner did he spawn, than turn around and eat my widdle lvl 42 Necro face! Some buds did come over, and helped me rectify the situation, but it took me far too long for those shoulders. I never did replace them. =]

[-Catherin-]

Bilge Farfathom. The PKT was worth a fortune on live. And for good reason.

I don't want to even admit how much time I spent in that zone until I finally got one.