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anna anomalous
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hello all,
just wanted to take some time to introduce myself. i am anna anomalous from the atlantic shard. i'm a long time player that has returned after a 5 year break. i played mostly in the 2000-2005 time frame. anyways, it seems there are a few posts about problems with lobster/crab farming and i would just like to formally post my answer to this problem.
the best method i find for farming these items, for now, is to take about 50 lobster traps on to a small classic boat, or rowboat, and to place as many as possible in a short amount of time. there is no limit to how many you place and each trap has a chance to be pulled beneath the waters each time it *bobs*. there is no time limit (i've left traps for over 5 minutes); however, the longer you leave them, the more you will catch and one of the *bobs* will pull your trap down. so look for a balance between leaving the trap out long enough, but short enough that you don't lose a large catch. this is why i suggest placing 50 or so because by the time you place the 50th one, you can start collecting from where you began placing. moreover, i believe that any lobsters/crabs caught after the first *bob* will most likely be a named type (rock lobster/crab) so leaving them out longer should produce better quality catches and it's more likely that the first catch is just a normal "crab" or "lobster" so if it gets pulled under the by second *bob* you're only losing something you can catch plenty of. therefore, i say, set it and forget it, or set a ton and collect a ton.
also, i'd like to add those of you with UOAssist should make a macro double-clicking a lobster trap facing each way, then convert to 'use item type' (since they end up flipping around). this will make for easier placing and opening full traps.
there are many variations of this, whether you want to fill up a dockside and run around collecting them, or getting on a rowboat. personally, i prefer a classic boat because its small, has a lot of room and can move quicker than a rowboat, but anything will work, even the large ships.
i've been seeing a lot of posters with frustrated experiences with these traps so here is an example to help clear things up:
hope this helps,
anna anomalous
just wanted to take some time to introduce myself. i am anna anomalous from the atlantic shard. i'm a long time player that has returned after a 5 year break. i played mostly in the 2000-2005 time frame. anyways, it seems there are a few posts about problems with lobster/crab farming and i would just like to formally post my answer to this problem.
the best method i find for farming these items, for now, is to take about 50 lobster traps on to a small classic boat, or rowboat, and to place as many as possible in a short amount of time. there is no limit to how many you place and each trap has a chance to be pulled beneath the waters each time it *bobs*. there is no time limit (i've left traps for over 5 minutes); however, the longer you leave them, the more you will catch and one of the *bobs* will pull your trap down. so look for a balance between leaving the trap out long enough, but short enough that you don't lose a large catch. this is why i suggest placing 50 or so because by the time you place the 50th one, you can start collecting from where you began placing. moreover, i believe that any lobsters/crabs caught after the first *bob* will most likely be a named type (rock lobster/crab) so leaving them out longer should produce better quality catches and it's more likely that the first catch is just a normal "crab" or "lobster" so if it gets pulled under the by second *bob* you're only losing something you can catch plenty of. therefore, i say, set it and forget it, or set a ton and collect a ton.
also, i'd like to add those of you with UOAssist should make a macro double-clicking a lobster trap facing each way, then convert to 'use item type' (since they end up flipping around). this will make for easier placing and opening full traps.
there are many variations of this, whether you want to fill up a dockside and run around collecting them, or getting on a rowboat. personally, i prefer a classic boat because its small, has a lot of room and can move quicker than a rowboat, but anything will work, even the large ships.
i've been seeing a lot of posters with frustrated experiences with these traps so here is an example to help clear things up:
hope this helps,
anna anomalous
Your method is a bit like mine, except I always prefer using a rowboat. I place around 11 of them at one time around my lil rowboat. Its less stressful..i hardly have to move at all and I dont "panic" when the first "bob" comes uprolleyes: and if i do have a trap that quickly disappears after 3 fast "bobs" well no prob..I wouldnt have gotten the trap anyway!
