Turns out, it’s easier to just sell stuff than actually camp Ochimusha Kote NM

Leveling SAM is more fun than I thought it would be. Unfortunately, one of the most important pieces of equipment for a Samurai is the Ochiudo’s Kote. Mee Deggi the Punisher, a Yagudo NM in Castle Oztroja used to drop Ochiudo’s Kote. Then gilsellers decided to camp him all day, every day. SE decided to fix this problem by changing what Mee Deggi drops from Ochiudo’s Kote to Ochimusha Kote. They do the the exact same thing, but the Ochimusha are rare/ex and therefore unsellable. I went to camp this NM a couple weeks back. As it only spawns every 1 to 4 hours (possibly longer, I don’t know), and the room he spawns in is still fairly crowded with competition, it was not easy task. I’ll admit I got lucky the first time I went to camp him, as he spawned not ten minutes after I arrived. Here’s a nice pic of me locked in mortal combat with the stupid bastard.



As is the way things often go with me, he did not drop the Kote. I got a pair of Impact Knuckles instead. All that gets you is 2k on the auction house. It got time for me to sleep, so I warped back to Jeuno, swearing to camp this bird until I got my Kote. I returned to the Castle the next day. After nearly two hours of watching people I think are stupid gilsellers that haven’t figured out the rare/ex thing yet kill yagudos, Mee Deggi spawns again. I brought a great axe with me, but the fight still took about the same amount of time.



Of course, I didn’t get the Kote. More Impact Knuckles for me. I didn’t warp back this time, so I’d be in the castle when I logged on next. The next night, he didn’t spawn for the entire 3 hours I was online, leaving me to sit on a platform and reconsider my current course of action.



I was much more interested in leveling Samurai than warrior at the moment, so I decided to sell the warrior gear I’d bought that I couldn’t use yet. Hauberk, Exorcist Hose, and sadly my Assault Earring all were sold so I could just buy the Ochiudo’s Kote from the auction house. While it is comforting to know that I will never ever have a need for new hand armor, it’s pretty fucking lame it cost so much to get.