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Default Scout Bloodhunting Nerf - New Numbers?

Scout hunting was apparently nerfed in 2.11, according to the patch notes, as non-blood mages are now worse at hunting for blood slaves.

How much worse? Saber, could you maybe run the numbers again?
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Old April 8th, 2004, 04:21 PM
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Default Re: Scout Bloodhunting Nerf - New Numbers?

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Anyone checked this out yet?

By the way, add --scoredump to your Illwinter icon. Thats a SWEET html it creates. I think I might like it as real numbers more than the moving line thing
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Default Re: Scout Bloodhunting Nerf - New Numbers?

Yes, I would liek to know it as well. In both of my current games I am playing blood-capable races (Abyssia and Jotuns) but using scouts for bloodhunting since it is more economical. I would like to know if it is time to change my hunting habbits.
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Default Re: Scout Bloodhunting Nerf - New Numbers?

I'm guessing they're now half as effective..

so, yah, time to change over to real bloodhunters. Use those scouts for what they were intended - pack mules.

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I'm guessing they're now half as effective..
After 400 tests : you're right, it is 10% now.
Fortunately the *base* chance for blood mages is still 20% (+20% for each level in blood, I've not tested the SDR).
After 200 hunts with scouts I've got 19 hits and 82 slaves.
After 200 hunts with Blood 1 mages I've got 82 hits and 455 slaves...
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Default Re: Scout Bloodhunting Nerf - New Numbers?

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Fortunately the *base* chance for blood mages is still 20% (+20% for each level in blood, I've not tested the SDR).
If the base chance for a blood mage finding blood slaves is 20% per level of blood, does this mean a blood-5 mage, or a blood 3 mage with an SDR, which is supposed to be +2 blood for hunting, will always find blood slaves? How does population of province affect this?
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