Why did you remove the ancient skeletons?

  • Hello.
    Why didn't anyone write anything about the fact that ancient skeletons were obviously removed from the game?
    I asked more than 200 people who regullary playing the game - they also as me haven't seen the ancient skeletons for about 3-4 month. I have seen one more than 6 months ago. And i playing this game a lot.
    I farmed Athena with my friend may be 1-2 weeks, so all the time we were on the islands... and nothing....
    6 months ago, we consistently met ancient skeletons once a week or more often.
    I can understand if skeletons were removed (but it's of course incredibly sad) but it's strange that noone said nothing.

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  • @ensmagritte They’re supposed to be rare, just like the Shrouded Ghost.

    They haven’t been removed, it’s just a random luck of the draw. I defeated one last month as it happens!

    Ancient Skeletons

  • @ensmagritte I just found one on Friday while on an Thieves Haven run.

    It's just the luck of the draw!

  • @ensmagritte nobody is talking about it because they werent removed...

  • Ok, if it wasn't removed, the chance was changed absolutely.

  • @ensmagritte pretty sure they weren't.

  • You were getting 1 - 2 ancient skellies a week? That's a crazy good spawn rate dude. I play pretty consistently and have seen maybe 6 or 7 total. Guess your luck ran out : (

  • @thetwistedtaste They are less rare then the Shrouded ghost, been confirmed before.

    @ensmagritte Why the need to come off negative with blaming?
    You could have just asked if they were removed because you havent seen them in a a while but your conclusion have no base.
    I dont think that the chances have been reduced, havent seen one in a while but i dont think that they have reduced them.

  • I actually got one yesterday haha (183 coins), though there was a drought of around 5 months since the last one I got.

  • raises hand
    I saw one last night on an active fort.
    sooooo....

  • Ok, so i was wrong. I am sorry.

  • I've seen less in the last 4-5 months than I used to see in 1-2 weeks before then

    they are still around though they just appear to be a lot more rare

    Wasn't that around the time they brought a 6th ship back into a server?

    Might be that (if they didn't lower it) because meg spawns are also less consistent during that same time. More people to spread things out to.

  • I literally had an ancient skeleton spawn on me about 2 nights ago while I was on a small island waiting for a skeleton captain to appear so I could bury more treasure on the island, and then an ancient skeleton kinda just appeared right in front of my face.

  • @neon-ic0n I had the same - none in the last season and then got one on the first day of this one.

  • If you roll a dice (D6), get a 6 five times in a row, then you don't get one for the next 50 rolls, that doesn't mean the 6 was removed. That's just how randomness and probabilities work.

  • @ensmagritte said in Why did you remove the ancient skeletons?:

    Ok, so i was wrong. I am sorry.

    You’re good. You noticed something and made an assumption based on your experience. What I am most impressed by is your willingness to take in new information. We see so many players come here with their minds made up who get defensive when we share information that conflicts with their assumptions. You were open to more info. Hopefully you run into more ancient skellies soon.

  • I'd just like to confirm, I found an ancient skeleton about 10 hours ago and got around 150 coins.

  • I got real lucky two nights ago, found one on isle of whispers for 330 coin

  • i agree with the OP's observations. However was it that the rate has been dropped or did they just previously bump it up for a month or two and have just returned it to the intended nominal.

    In general I agree that its been a very long time since I've seen one and its seems like the rate has dropped. Seeing 1-2/month for 3-4 months, then nothing for 6 months certainly feels like a shift. None of us have data to say for certain one way or the other (beyond that they haven't been removed).

  • Other than the thrill of "GUESS WHO'S HERE!!!!!" I wouldn't care if they did get turned off. They're giving us free AC every season...

    Don't be greedy guys.

  • @ensmagritte
    They definitely are spawning less for me. All the more excitement when I finally get one I guess...
    I'd prefer getting my ancient coins from skeletons than from progressing through an season. That AC boost for the pass was because people want this to be a pass like other games. It's a deal for cosmetics coming to the emporium, not a way to make your money back.

  • Actually had two in the same session over the weekend. One on Cresent Isle and the other at CrowsNest fortress.

  • @pithyrumble said in Why did you remove the ancient skeletons?:

    You lucked out and had a good eye

    sometimes they can be very sneaky when they spawn in areas like that or spawn below which makes the search even more urgent

  • @wolfmanbush

    Yeah it was. I've lost about as many as I've killed lol

  • @pithyrumble said in Why did you remove the ancient skeletons?:

    @wolfmanbush

    Yeah it was. I've lost about as many as I've killed lol

    isn't it heartbreaking? I've lost so many on smuggler's bay somehow

    I swear they spawn in rocks sometimes.

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