Apex Fragment Drop Manipulation

I just found a Midnight shard while doing a merciless docks corrupted area.



Coincidentally, I also decided to record the fight -- link to video. This video was done recording at 7:14 PM PDT, so you can deduce from that what you will.
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Last edited by rrtson#7791 on Mar 12, 2014, 2:11:48 AM
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rrtson wrote:
I just found a Midnight shard while doing a merciless docks corrupted area.



Coincidentally, I also decided to record the fight -- link to video. This video was done recording at 7:14 PM PDT, so you can deduce from that what you will.


Obviously this suggests that the NE piece (midnight) can be found during the corresponding quadrant of the hour (0-15mins). The "Midnight" part is just a red herring.
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is there an in-game clock or something? if it is 00 and 30 minutes/seconds how are we suppose to know when that is? there are half-hour time zones..

not to mention computer clocks being off by a few minutes
Last edited by Sheiva#4295 on Mar 12, 2014, 3:52:28 AM
You can see the time stamp the zone was created when you ctrl-click on it. As for killing the boss at the exact time... good luck.
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My records for an hour of merciless forest farm (time of vessel opening):
dusk 20h34 GMT+1
dusk 22h14
GS 22h19
DS 22h29
FB 22h35
dusk 22h44
LW 22h45
dawn 22h54
RoA 22h57
DD 23h05

The time was taken from my computer clock, but ingame time time is like 3 minutes ahead (DD forest zone was created at 23:06:40 for example).
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Lorlak wrote:
perhaps it works with seconds

45-60sec = Midnight
30-44sec = Dusk
15-29sec = Noon
00-14sec = Dawn


if it were based on time like this, then everyone clicking randomly would create an even distribution and midnight wouldn't be rare.

Same goes for the listed above but as minutes in an hour rather than seconds in a minute.

Its also clearly not hours in the day since that would just be stupid excluding entire regions of players.
Last edited by Asmosis#7365 on Mar 12, 2014, 4:33:38 AM
Guys.. If your speculating wich time of hour theese fragments drops your wasting time.

Unless its like this:

0-30 Minutes dusk
30-55 minutes Dawn
55-59 Minutes and 30 seconds Noon
Last 30 seconds of the hour Midnight.


there is a reason to why Dusk and dawn are basicly worth 1-2 chaos and Midnight is worth around 7 exalts at the moment.

Becouse the drop rate is lower. Period. It has nothing to do with when you find the fragments.
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Last edited by kaarelo#6451 on Mar 12, 2014, 8:58:18 AM
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Fjeldberg wrote:
Guys.. If your speculating wich time of hour theese fragments drops your wasting time.

Unless its like this:

0-30 Minutes dusk
30-55 minutes Dawn
55-59 Minutes and 30 seconds Noon
Last 30 seconds of the hour Midnight.


there is a reason to why Dusk and dawn are basicly worth 1-2 chaos and Midnight is worth around 7 exalts at the moment.

Becouse the drop rate is lower. Period. It has nothing to do with when you find the fragments.


Perhaps midnight really is gated by level as said on the wiki (>= 60)?

Either way, just looking at this:
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Rhys wrote:
I'm really looking forward to the community

1) Figuring out how to farm fragments correctly, and
2) Figuring out the mechanics of the boss battles.

All the superstitions and initial knee-jerk reactions are amusing, sure, but it'll be very interesting to see what people can do once they figure out all the details and realize what's actually happening.


Shows that no one has figured it out AND showed it on the forums/reddit yet.

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