GuildWiki talk:Suggestions/Number of each monster in a zone

Vanquisher might be what you're looking for. It doesn't do a breakdown of how many of each type of mob, but that would be quite a pain to count. Quizzical 00:05, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I made it look pretty, but I do not endorse, nor condone this suggestion.--Łô√ë [[Image:Gigathrash_sig_G.jpg|Roar.]]îğá†ħŕášħ 05:58, 19 August 2009 (UTC)


 * it could start with the easy stuff, there are 3 groups of raptors in riven earth that are 5-6 raptors, easy math and rang. a breakdown of the number of species may also benefit the hunts in NF, as you need to kill a certain number of a specific species, gaining a benefit at 25 usually, you would know you are wasting your time if there are only 20 of that recorded species in an area. there are also some mobs that always have a set number and always have a specific breakdown on the professions per mob.  on the flip side there are mod that always vary widely, elementals for instance, always 5 but the could be diamon ruby or saphire djinn we never know.


 * I don't think it's useful to count the exact numbers, since this can vary (for any of a variety of reasons). On the other hand, I do like the group count idea. Even better, I'd love each article to note whether Monster X is present in high density or not. (This is useful for farming specific drops, especial items-of-the-week, for deciding on VQ or exploration tactics, and various miscellaneous benefits.)


 * However, I agree with Quizzical that this is PITA city; even a great believer in measure &amp; report like myself pales at the prospect. I've done it for Red Iris Flowers in PRE and that was exhausting, even though no monsters were harmed during my research (it took a lot of farming to be able to tell exactly how many flowers popped up; a lot of screenshots to nail down the loci of drops; and a lot of time to put that together to make it useful to anyone else. For items-of-the-week, I stick with trying out various farms and making a note of where the densest concentrations are (and, if useful, adding it to this wiki's IotW guide).  &mdash; Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 09:40, 19 August 2009 (UTC)