Peerless queue timer?

[HellaFarris]

If I key a peerless and am at the stage where I can go to the peerless room - but I'm being told that the peerless is already being engaged, do I only have a certain aount of time before 'my' timer runs out?

For example can I go back say tomorrow and get straight into the peerless on the strength that I've already keyed it?

Edit: Less than 10 minutes later and I'm getting a message saying the Master Key has expired - surely this can't be right? I've been keyeing fro the last few hours - and all gone to waste because someone already has him engaged...? Is there some way of telling before I bother going through all the rigmarole again and wasting my time - or am I missing something? This is the first time I've keyed a peerless before.

 

[HellaFarris]

.....anyone??

 

[Schuyler Bain]

Well I am not an expert on this, but here is the info I was able to find. Not sure it will answer all of your questions, but it is a starting place... at least until someone else posts better info.

source: http://www.uoguide.com/Peerless

snipit of info:

• With the introduction of the Mondain's Legacy expansion came the 6 Peerless bosses, located in most of the UO:ML dungeons.
• Each boss has a location of it's own and some of these areas have a requirement just to enter them.
• Entering most Peerless areas requires the collection of certain "keys."
• In only one case (Travesty) is the "key" literally a key. Most of the time it is some other item(s). Keys can be readily identified because they are blessed, and have a countdown timer on them (to prevent stockpiling).
• In most cases, the keys need to be turned in at a certain place, and exchanged for a second set of keys commonly known as "crossing keys" or "main keys". Using a key from the second set teleports your party into the "boss room."
• Normally you get 3 main keys/crossing keys. Each one can teleport 1 party.
• Once the keys are used or expire, no one else may enter the boss room, and the rooms can only be entered with the proper keys.
• Thus, a maximum of 30 people (3 parties) can enter a Peerless area or "boss room" at one time.
• Once inside the boss room, you are under a time limit of about 2 hours. Once the time is up, your group is ejected from the room.
• Once the boss is killed, another time limit, of about 10 minutes, goes into effect. You have about 10 minutes to loot or you are ejected.
• All of the Peerless monsters listed below work in this way, except for Markatus the Minotaur. Markatus is summoned by killing monsters in his dungeon, in Champion Spawn type fashion.

 

[Basara]

Some of the peerless, you can tell by looking that someone is there, and not to drop the keys for the master key.

Examples: Paroxysmus, Dreadhorn.

Others it can be more difficult, but I THINK there are spots you can stand in Bedlam, the Blighted Grove and Travesty's dojo where you can see if any spawn is active in the corresponding Peerless - those spots are just exceedingly dangerous to get to, and watch, though.

 

[HellaFarris]

Thanks for the info you two, much appreciated

I'll run around inside Bedlam (the peerless I spent nearly 3 hours keying) and see if I can get a peek at any peerless action. If anyone can confirm this is possible in there and where I might have to stand to see it (I'm guessing it'll be at the far edge of the graveyard or at the very top end) I'd be very grateful.

I was more than a bit annoyed that I put all the work in (and all the insurance it cost me) only to not be preventedfrom the end goal......