Which GM's nobody wants to fight anymore.

I'm wondering which Giant Monsters nobody wants to fight anymore, and why not? From what I read on Paragonwiki.com yesterday, all the Giant Monsters, whether they give out Merits for defeating them or not, are always worth fighting, so why do people want to suddenly only fight certain Giant Monsters? It makes no sense to me to only attack and defeat some of the Giant Monsters in the game, when all of them should be fought!

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Some GMs are easier than others.

It takes quite a bit more effort to take down Lusca than it does Adamastor and yet they are worth the same amount of merits. Players will always choose the easiest method to get what they want.

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Lusca.

I've never had any reason to fight Lusca after I did it on my badger way way back in the day. It was a long drawn out fight filled with wipes. It felt good when we finally took it down, but I've never ever wanted to do it again.

In fairness, I've learned a lot in the intervening years, and I'm sure it wouldn't be too bad. But I just have an aversion to it.

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I suppose you are refering to the GMs in Croatoa? That is because they are the easiest to spot and a team can do both in one play session.
The add up to 4 easy merits, plus they are needed for an accolade Geas of the Kind One, so that is the additional incentive, I'd bet.

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I suppose you are refering to the GMs in Croatoa? That is because they are the easiest to spot and a team can do both in one play session.
The add up to 4 easy merits, plus they are needed for an accolade Geas of the Kind One, so that is the additional incentive, I'd bet.

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He may also be referring to Adamastor, Babbage, Jurassik, the Kraken, Lusca, Paladin, Deathsurge, Caleb, Ghost of Scrapyard, the Arachnos Flier... and those are just the ones that spawn normally without external triggers

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Aren't all the Giant Monsters in the game a part of the Canon of the game? If they are, shouldn't they all be fought?

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Try my 3 MArcs: I.D.#67166:Protect the Artifacts!! I.D.#97724:Level-Up Time. I.D.#243803:Witch War! Salem vs. Croatoa!

The only one I've never been a part of is the GM in Cap au Diable, Caleb. I'd like to do that one once. It is really difficult to get him to spawn though.

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-Largo

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Member of St0rm Batallion SG on Guardian

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Aren't all the Giant Monsters in the game a part of the Canon of the game? If they are, shouldn't they all be fought?

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Yes, they're canon.

Shouldn't they all be fought? If you're asking from a philosophical heroic standpoint, then yes, of course they should.

If you're asking from a gamer standpoint... you'll fight the ones you want to fight, or the ones that are easiest, or the ones that happen to spawn while you're online, or none at all, depending on your disposition

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Aren't all the Giant Monsters in the game a part of the Canon of the game? If they are, shouldn't they all be fought?

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Just because they are canon doesn't make them worth fighting over and over.

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I have to say Caleb honestly.

Getting him to spawn is rather annoying as is getting the people necessary to take down the ghosts.

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The only one I've never been a part of is the GM in Cap au Diable, Caleb. I'd like to do that one once. It is really difficult to get him to spawn though.

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Caleb is in Nerva. Deathsurge is in Cap.

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Deathsurge spawns in Cap au Diable after 100 Gremlins are defeated.

Caleb spawns on Thorn Isle in Nerva Archipelago if 100 Nerva Spectral Demons are defeated during daylight hours in game. Caleb spawns after sundown, but he flies and is hard to catch.

The Arachnos Flyer is also hard to catch and is only vulnerable when it's near the ground with its shields off.

Personally, I find it fun to go monster hunting sometimes, but the ones with triggered spawns can get grindy.

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Adamastor, Babbage, Jurassik, the Kraken, Lusca, Paladin, Deathsurge, Caleb, Ghost of Scrapyard, the Arachnos Flier... and those are just the ones that spawn normally without external triggers

[/ QUOTE ]Deathsurge and Caleb spawn on triggers and do not spawn on timers.

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I rarely see anyone fight Lusca any more, regardless of server - since the various goofing around with regen rate and such, many issues ago. There used to be times she'd be swarmed with at least 3 full teams of heroes pretty consistently (barring it being 3 AM or something.) That's the most accessible one that I see fought least. *shrug*

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Well no wonder I could never get Caleb to spawn. I was killing the Spectal Demons in Cap. Doooh!! I'd never kill 100 though w/o a team.

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-Largo

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Member of St0rm Batallion SG on Guardian

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Aren't all the Giant Monsters in the game a part of the Canon of the game? If they are, shouldn't they all be fought?

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Why? They aren't doing anything. Lusca isn't attacking any boats, Babbage isn't stealing anyone's purse. Leave the poor monsters alone and go fight some of those muggers you keep running past, "hero."

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The Flyer is a pain, especially on a low pop server. You have to first find it, then you have to pull a team together (and being red-side that can be tougher), then you have a limited amount of time to try and catch it, and a small window of opportunity to actually damage it. Done it once, and would only do it again if I happen to be in the right place at the right time.

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Aren't all the Giant Monsters in the game a part of the Canon of the game? If they are, shouldn't they all be fought?

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Why? They aren't doing anything. Lusca isn't attacking any boats, Babbage isn't stealing anyone's purse. Leave the poor monsters alone and go fight some of those muggers you keep running past, "hero."

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Jack in Irons is guilty of the serious offense of indecent exposure. No mortal should ever have to see such a frightening sight.

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In my experience GM's are mostly a waste of time except for Jack & Echoli (Croatoa) who you need for the accolade. The XP/Debt ratio for most GM's is pretty poor, especially if you're part of a large group killing it.

In the last 3 years the only GM's I've bothered with are the Croatoa ones and the Winter Lords since you get massive teams killing and spawning those fast. The rest of them just aren't worth it.

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Aren't all the Giant Monsters in the game a part of the Canon of the game? If they are, shouldn't they all be fought?

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Why? They aren't doing anything. Lusca isn't attacking any boats, Babbage isn't stealing anyone's purse. Leave the poor monsters alone and go fight some of those muggers you keep running past, "hero."

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Jack in Irons is guilty of the serious offense of indecent exposure. No mortal should ever have to see such a frightening sight.

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You think it's bad for the mortals, the immortal people have to live with that image burned in their minds for eternity. *shudder*

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At least we don't have three Luscas anymore. One being ignored is bad enough.

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Deathsurge was cool.

So was the Kraken although my second attempt wasn't nearly as successful.

Those are the only two I've been a part of and beaten. We tried to take Babbage down during a Synapse but we just didn't have what it takes. After several minutes of fighting and neither side being hurt we gave it up as boring.

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Deathsurge was cool.

So was the Kraken although my second attempt wasn't nearly as successful.

Those are the only two I've been a part of and beaten. We tried to take Babbage down during a Synapse but we just didn't have what it takes. After several minutes of fighting and neither side being hurt we gave it up as boring.

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The Babbage encounter in a Synapse TF can usually be solved pretty quickly by using your global channels or coalition to give the location for the encounter and requesting backup. Granted I'm on a higher population server than you are (Virtue), but I can't remember ever being in a situation where at least three or four people didn't come to help.

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With the GM/Event announcements it's not so much exciting anymore. When I started playing, I spent almost six months trying to track down Kraken to get the badge. Now, I've fought him a couple times in the last two weeks, and no one ever wants to help.

I like Jurassik though. My Inv/SS tanker getting clobbered by a Buick-on-a-stick is freaking awesome.

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The Kronos Titan seems to be fairly rarely fought, probably since he's a mission ambush and all and there's other places you can get his badge. When I got the arc, I spent a while preparing for him.

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