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Hi, let's see I can coherently explain something that just happened to me, out of the ordinary.

Background:
I've been taking my npc out 2x in a row, with the exception of one time where I went twice right before 12 midnight jpn time and then right afterwards got a new pearl and then went out again. Of course I then had to wait 20 hrs to again use that pearl, and then drop it and repeat the process.


So today something different happened.
Its 9am est (or 10pm jpn time) and I was just told by Zen that I couldnt get another pearl after returning from my first of two trips with me this cycle.

Ok, that never happened before. I see the pearl option, but can't get it. Have they updated this? Maybe not.

So here is what I think has happened. And I never ran across it just because, well of when I play.

20 hrs ago (+ the 45 minute outing) I finished my 2nd of two outings. So that was - um.. 5 am est. (Yes I went to bed late, but its the weekend and your not my mother - j/k).

20 hrs before that would have been, um.. 1am est.

20 hrs before that would have been, well, 10am est.

20 hrs before that would have been, 6am est

I believe that a cycle has to be completed before we can get the second pearl. I believe that it has to be after 12 midnight jpn time (11am est)

During my normal course of playing I never ran into it, because I always ended going out the second time beyond the cycle. I even have taken him out 3x in a row, like I said, when it was right before jpn midnight.

So, if I haven't confused you (and I apologize cause I'm trying to figure this out and want your help in understanding this), I think that while we can take out our npc after 20 hours, for the second time, in order to get the new pearl, it has to be 24 hours since we dropped it last, or in relation to midnight jpn time.

I'll have to experiment somemore with this. But getting around it is easy, just have to schedule your outings in a way that allows you to get the second pearl right after. (An actual 24 hr period or near japan midnight.

I apologize if I've confuse anyone, and I'll come back and edit this for clarification perposes once I get some helpful feedback.

Well I just tryed to make my NPC dual weild axes... I tried trading it 2 at once, But she only toke of my axes. So i just traded my 2nd one to her and she toke it. I can't see if it worked since still have 2hrs before I call NPC ><. Wouldn't it most likely come out as Axe + Shield. Please ask your LS member how he got it to dual weild^^.

You can have a healer that uses ANY weapon of your choice^^

I haven't seen my LS friend who has NPC dual wielding axes yet, but another friend of mine tried trading 2 at once with the same results as you had. He was "upgrading" his katana when he did it, so I wonder if maybe you have to dual wield 2 lvl 1 weapons first? or maybe use 2-hand weapon to make them drop the shield? I'm just speculating and I'll let you know when I get hold of him.

hey wheres the orginal post. I recall seeing a nice fat chart on it. Now I cant find that post... Im looking forward to this quest if I can ever get it started got Luto, but now need to find the person on the list... Should have made the page a PDF when i had the chance I guess...

Edited, Sun Jul 31 17:35:41 2005 by chumeia

Umm... to have fun?
It seems like a quest if you ask me. I wouldnt be surprised if it evolves into some kind of contest later on.

Ok, I took my NPC out today after asking her to change her headgear. Since she's an attacker, she was sporting a bronze cap type of thing, not a blue bandana.

Has anyone noticed a Treasure Hunter effect? I notice that dhalmels now drop 3-4 items for me now, as opposed to 1 when I first began leveling the NPC.

So far, I've never had my NPC stay out longer than 15 fights. I'll try the timer next time to see if I don't fight anything if she'll leave after 45 mins. Not aware of anyone else's staying out for longer either, but this MAY change after lvl 40 or 50?

(I'm speculating here)

my NPC is attacker and i was able to change her headgear. i tried changing it a bunch of times but i only notice a purple-ish headband or none at all.

I think mines had some sort of headgear on once because she came out with a doublet set on once, but now shes back to scale after being out 45 min.

You can't "talk" to your NPC. They just come out with random comments. You can turn it off with the chat filters, but then you won't know when it has full tp, is low on health, or low on mp.



after using your pearl, rather than wait for the 20 hour timer to run out, you can unequip your signal pearl, then drop it. After you drop it, go to the rendezvous point in one of the towns and speak to your NPC. There will now be an option which says "I need a Signal Pearl". choose this one and then you can call your NPC again. You then have to wait for your 20 hour timer to run out and then repeat the process (use, drop, get a new, use, wait).

When Lvling my NPC in Altepa, I noticed that if the NPC got killing blow, I got more drops.

I was lvl 67 RDM/BLM.

Maybe because the mobs are closer to her lvl? IDK?

>_> <_< Tag.