so to add to the data MJ's already posted (nicely done and saves me a portion of the work i was planning) i'll add the data i collected.
all trees EXCEPT Grove of Umbra (witherings), Scorched Corridor (burning desert), and Loria (liberty lakes) can be found with "/tar Xmas" commands if your within 80m to 100m of the tree.
the drops of cats AND generic mats come in the following amounts based on the level of the area it spawns in:
Q200 zones (like grove of umbra)
Q50 = 990
Q100 = 660
Q150 = 440
Q200 = 220
Q250 zones (like loria)
Q50 = 990
Q100 = 440
Q150 = 220
Q200 = 110
Q250 = 55
Drop rates: (these numbers are just rough averages and are by no means absolute, there is a margin of error)
cat's 79%
gen mats 18%
special loot 3%
these numbers reflect the average % of the rewards given from a successful tree kill (you could say these are the odds for what the presents per drop give). the data was collected by myself at first, and with the help of a few others towards the end of the events. (thanks helpers because your data improved my numbers by giving me a larger data pool to work with)
respawn times:
typically around 5 to 6 hours, the delta margin is 4 to 6 hours (never less then 4 hours and never longer then 6 hours, tested this personally for days to be as sure as possible)
factors to consider when attempting to kill a tree:
high regen rate of the trees HP (to promote teamwork, also requires a fairly skilled team, as mj has said.)
location of tree's spawn (some are in the middle of aggro, some in goo, others in locations difficult to get to)
time to spare (with smaller teams it will take some minutes to kill a tree, [a team of 5 can spend over 20 minutes on ONE tree kill)
time of day (or night) the tree has been found (sometimes it's very hard to build a team with the skills needed to kill it, given the number of people playing at a given time and the skill levels required)
in the end the trees are meant to be fun and exciting parts of the atysmas events, many people seek the generic mats these trees drop, but sadly they often only want the highest Q (which come in the smallest quantity, see above) because the gen mat's are not tradable items the lower level gen mats are often destroyed as they are of little use to players with high skill levels.
in closing, i hope that the work MJ, Freyr, myself, and others that did not want to be named has helped you better understand the atysmas event of Xmas trees and all factors related to them.
all trees EXCEPT Grove of Umbra (witherings), Scorched Corridor (burning desert), and Loria (liberty lakes) can be found with "/tar Xmas" commands if your within 80m to 100m of the tree.
the drops of cats AND generic mats come in the following amounts based on the level of the area it spawns in:
Q200 zones (like grove of umbra)
Q50 = 990
Q100 = 660
Q150 = 440
Q200 = 220
Q250 zones (like loria)
Q50 = 990
Q100 = 440
Q150 = 220
Q200 = 110
Q250 = 55
Drop rates: (these numbers are just rough averages and are by no means absolute, there is a margin of error)
cat's 79%
gen mats 18%
special loot 3%
these numbers reflect the average % of the rewards given from a successful tree kill (you could say these are the odds for what the presents per drop give). the data was collected by myself at first, and with the help of a few others towards the end of the events. (thanks helpers because your data improved my numbers by giving me a larger data pool to work with)
respawn times:
typically around 5 to 6 hours, the delta margin is 4 to 6 hours (never less then 4 hours and never longer then 6 hours, tested this personally for days to be as sure as possible)
factors to consider when attempting to kill a tree:
high regen rate of the trees HP (to promote teamwork, also requires a fairly skilled team, as mj has said.)
location of tree's spawn (some are in the middle of aggro, some in goo, others in locations difficult to get to)
time to spare (with smaller teams it will take some minutes to kill a tree, [a team of 5 can spend over 20 minutes on ONE tree kill)
time of day (or night) the tree has been found (sometimes it's very hard to build a team with the skills needed to kill it, given the number of people playing at a given time and the skill levels required)
in the end the trees are meant to be fun and exciting parts of the atysmas events, many people seek the generic mats these trees drop, but sadly they often only want the highest Q (which come in the smallest quantity, see above) because the gen mat's are not tradable items the lower level gen mats are often destroyed as they are of little use to players with high skill levels.
in closing, i hope that the work MJ, Freyr, myself, and others that did not want to be named has helped you better understand the atysmas event of Xmas trees and all factors related to them.
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Remickla (atys)
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