Castle Age – Serpent Hunt – 25-July-2010
668 days agoLevel: 257 Date: 25-July-2010 Mood: Tempered
The weather in Singapore is crazy! At the beginning of the week, it was raining cats and dogs till it flooded in several areas of our fine country. Then when it came Friday and Saturday, the sun was blazing like mad. So warm that most of us couldn’t stand the heat, we have to visit the air-conditioned shopping malls for comfort. Whatever. This week is a rather boring week for Castle Age players. There is nothing new happening at all. Yes, we got a new hero for “sale” but that is about it. I guess the developers must be too busy counting their profits to do any real programming. Or they are too busy at MySpace?
Anyway, I am currently involved in a mad serpent / dragon hunt. I have been slaying serpents continuously since the beginning of the week. It has been fruitful. Not wonder a lot of seasoned players say that serpent hunting has great rewards, especially in the form of favor points! You can’t get enough of favor points right? We always need more of those. You use favor points to do refills at the Oracle, or to purchase new heroes or to get chances at the chests. I myself often use fps to do refills, so as to gain level faster. Of course, I am doing dragon hunting as well. But due to the fact that for dragons, you can only expand stamina while serpents you can expand both energy and stamina, making serpents more flexible to engage. I would highly encourage players to go for serpent hunting and only engage in dragon hunting if you are no choice. And of course, there is a problem with serpent/dragon hunting – finding enough serpents and dragons! I have to join a serpent hunting group in order to get enough sources of serpents to fight.
The Frost Dragon with 105,820 dmg:
You have been rewarded 3 demi points of Corvintheus!
You have been rewarded 2 demi points of Malekus!
You have been awarded with: War Bear! [attack: 5 defense: 4] You have been awarded with: War Lion! [attack: 6 defense: 6] You have been awarded with: War Bear! [attack: 5 defense: 4] You have been awarded with: Magic Missile! [attack: 1 defense: 0] You have been awarded with: Greater Fireball! [attack: 6 defense: 1] You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
You have been awarded with: Berserker Amulet! [attack: 5 defense: 4]
No favor points? No worries. Just 105k damage only. We have plenty of chances to get favor points from fighting dragons or serpents! And I am going for the Dragon Slayer Achievement which will reward me with 25 favor points! This is just so exciting!
The Emerald Dragon with 101,010 dmg :
You have been awarded 1 Favor Points!
You have been awarded with: Willow Wisp! [attack: 4 defense: 4] You have been awarded with: Magic Missile! [attack: 1 defense: 0] You have been awarded with: Fire Elemental! [attack: 8 defense: 5] You have been awarded with: Moonfall Crown! [attack: 6 defense: 3] You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
You have been awarded with: Mountain Keep!
You have been awarded with: Dragon Talon! [attack: 6 defense: 6]
Yes, 1 favor point! Wuhahahha! This is wonderful and oh, one Dragon Talon!
The Frost Dragon with 103,296 dmg:
You have been awarded 1 Favor Points!
You have been awarded with: Water Elemental! [attack: 14 defense: 15] You have been awarded with: War Bear! [attack: 5 defense: 4] You have been awarded with: Fire Elemental! [attack: 8 defense: 5] You have been awarded with: War Bear! [attack: 5 defense: 4] You have been awarded with: Moonfall Crown! [attack: 6 defense: 3] You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
Yes, one more favor point!
The Gold Dragon with 105,847 dmg :
You have been rewarded 3 demi points of Corvintheus!
You have been rewarded 4 demi points of Corvintheus!
You have been awarded with: Iron Axe! [attack: 3 defense: 0] You have been awarded with: Mercenary! [attack: 5 defense: 3] You have been awarded with: Skeleton Warrior! [attack: 4 defense: 4] You have been awarded with: Elven Plate! [attack: 6 defense: 6] You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
You have been awarded with: Wolf Spirit! [attack: 7 defense: 5]
No favor point. Disappointing. But hey, just a few more slain dragons and I should get my Dragon Achievement! Life is good.
The Gold Dragon with 110,340 dmg :
You have been awarded 1 Favor Points!
You have been awarded with: Death Knight! [attack: 9 defense: 6] You have been awarded with: Black Knight! [attack: 5 defense: 5] You have been awarded with: Skeleton Warrior! [attack: 4 defense: 4] You have been awarded with: Dragonbane! [attack: 5 defense: 5] You have been awarded with: Dragonbane! [attack: 5 defense: 5] You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
Lookie here, we have one favor point! Nice! If this continues, I would be packed with favor points I don’t know what to use for except for chests! That would be rather sad.
The Gold Dragon with 103,368 dmg:
You have been rewarded 2 demi points of Azeron!
You have been awarded with: Iron Axe! [attack: 3 defense: 0] You have been awarded with: Vampire! [attack: 8 defense: 7] You have been awarded with: Barbarian! [attack: 10 defense: 6] You have been awarded with: Holy Shield! [attack: 4 defense: 2] You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
You have been awarded with: Lionheart Blade! [attack: 8 defense: 7]
Okay, no luck here. But the next one might be good….
The Emerald Dragon with 105,654 dmg:
You have been rewarded 1 demi points of Ambrosia!
You have been awarded with: Magic Missile! [attack: 1 defense: 0] You have been awarded with: War Lion! [attack: 6 defense: 6] You have been awarded with: Fireball! [attack: 5 defense: 0] You have been awarded with: Mountain Keep!
You have been awarded with: Dragon Talon! [attack: 6 defense: 6] You have been awarded 2 Skill Points for completing this monster with gold status!
Hey, no favor points but I got 2 additional skill points for completing this monster with gold status. Isn’t that cool?
The Gold Dragon with 158,616 dmg:
You have been awarded 1 Favor Points!
You have been awarded 2 Favor Points!
You have been awarded with: Orc Grunt! [attack: 7 defense: 5] You have been awarded with: Black Knight! [attack: 5 defense: 5] You have been awarded with: Skeleton Warrior! [attack: 4 defense: 4] You have been awarded with: Mercenary! [attack: 5 defense: 3] You have been awarded with: Dragonbane! [attack: 5 defense: 5] You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
You have been awarded with: Marketplace!
You have been awarded with: Wolf Spirit! [attack: 7 defense: 5]
Cool, 3 favor points! I am getting giddy with joy!
Alpha Bahamut with 1,002,987 Activity:
You have been rewarded 1 demi points of Corvintheus!
You have been awarded with: Angelic Blessing! [attack: 0 defense: 2] You have been awarded with: Rusty Gloves! [attack: 1 defense: 1] You have been awarded with: Inferno Shield! [attack: 15 defense: 10]
They don’t like me. With 1 million damage/defense, I am still getting crap from Alpha Bahamut loot. Again, this confirms that Alpha Bahamut requires you to hit really hard before any real loot is given. So don’t just tag.
The Ancient Red Dragon with 202,533 dmg:
You have been awarded 1 Favor Points!
You have been rewarded 7 demi points of Azeron!
You have been awarded with: Energy Potion! [attack: 0 defense: 0] You have been awarded with: Skeleton Warrior! [attack: 4 defense: 4] You have been awarded with: Skeleton Warrior! [attack: 4 defense: 4] You have been awarded with: Vampire! [attack: 8 defense: 7] You have been awarded with: Holy Shield! [attack: 4 defense: 2] You have been awarded with: Holy Shield! [attack: 4 defense: 2] You have been awarded with: Mountain Keep!
You have been awarded with: Sun Blade! [attack: 10 defense: 5]
One favor point is good enough for me. But 25 favor points??? Yes, you got it – I finally have my Dragon Slayer Achievement! This is so cool!
Azriel, the Angel of Wrath with 7,769,003 Activity:
You have been rewarded 2 demi points of Aurora!
You have been awarded with: Energy Potion! [attack: 0 defense: 0] You have been rewarded 2 demi points of Malekus!
You have been awarded 1 Favor Points!
You have been awarded with: Earth Shard! [attack: 1 defense: 3] You have been awarded with: Earth Shard! [attack: 2 defense: 2] You have been awarded with: Earth Shard! [attack: 3 defense: 2] You have been awarded with: Zealot Robes! [attack: 25 defense: 12] You have been awarded with: Arcanist! [attack: 23 defense: 20] You have been awarded with: Holy Aura! [attack: 10 defense: 10] You have been awarded with: Mountain Keep!
You have been awarded with: Blood Flask! [attack: 20 defense: 20] You have been awarded with: Blood Flask! [attack: 20 defense: 20] You have been awarded with: Consecration! [attack: 14 defense: 14]
They hate me. They really hate me. The developers I mean. Hitting for 7 million of damage/defense and I got 3 epics which are not impressive at all. Perhaps the 1 favor point they have given me reduced the rest of the rewards? Well, at least I didn’t get those stupid Gladiators which nobody wants.
And now I begin my serpent/dragon hunt. The problem is that I slain just too many serpents / dragons that it would be impossible to list them all down. So what I would do is to give you a list of serpents I killed and the amount of favor points I have received. That would you guys won’t be confused with too much data.
Amethyst Sea Serpents slain – 10 Favor points – 4
Emerald Sea Serpents slain – 8 Favor points – 1
Ancient Sea Serpents slain – 15 Favor points – 13
Sapphire Sea Serpents slain – 2 Favor points – 1
Gold Dragons slain – 3 Favor points – 0
Emerald Dragons slain – 1 Favor points – 0
Frost Dragons slain – 5 Favor points – 0
Ancient Red Dragons slain – 3 Favor points – 2
There you have it. Killed quite a number of dragons and serpents. The favor point drops are quite good. About 21 favor points for 50 kills. The reasons why the ancients drop more favor points could be because I hit those ancients more (harder to kill). More damage equals to more chances of having favor points (or more favor points if lucky). I really doubt that they drop more favor points compared to other dragons and serpents. But further experiments are needed to be sure.
Anyway, I have come to the end of this little update. I will be continuing this little serpent/dragon hunt of mine for sometime. We can’t get enough of favor points right? See you next time!
Thanks for writing all of these things up! I am something of a newbie to castle age (only level 140) and have so much to learn.
Good luck there!