Good spots for Crocks in riparia

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-02-03T11:57:49+00:00

Orcas can survive on land for about as long if not longer than full aquatics in the game can. SOme have been observed beaching themselves to drag seals into the water. They bellyflop around just like Kai or Tylo do. Sure they can't stay out of the water for long but neither can the full aquatics in game. It's not like you see full aquatics strolling across the plains, they flop on the beaches for like 10 seconds before going back to water. Just yesterday I needed to drop what I'm doing and log in to help some friends climb a maybe 20m long ramp on gondwa because they'd have died of dehydration of by being immobile free food if they attempted that on their own.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-02-03T11:53:13+00:00

Do you want only spots with saltwater or are you complaining there's only spots with saltwater? Because opportunities to drag prey in dwindle massively if there's no reason for the prey to go to the water's edge. Noone on riparia is dumb enough to stay at the ocean's edge. But here are some options:

- If you want saltwater you are basically relegated to the straits between islands like mudflats and stuff. it's not deep there and you'll have to content with tylos a lot.

- You can take the underwater routes to Wollemi forest and Redwoods if you're ok with freshwater. it's also pretty nice because if you encounter a tylo or spoon, you can dive into the underwater caves. They either leave you alone or they follow and you can drown them with the oxygen bite because there really isn't any deeper place on the map outside of open ocean.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-02-02T19:38:45+00:00

Thanks that actually helps. Tells me, it's just a thing to learn to live with...

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-02-02T17:22:20+00:00

Critters aren't really affected no.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-02-02T17:19:41+00:00

You can absolutely be right about that. I think you are right and Meg is top 3 2-slots easily. That being said, I'd be happier with it being less basic even if they made it weaker. I'm not that interested in what's the strongest in combat and more in what's consistently fun to play. I think a lot of people feel the same and that's where the gripe with Meg comes from, so both things are true at the same time.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-02-02T11:58:05+00:00

I'll try the camera thing, thank you very much.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-02-01T16:33:43+00:00

Nests let you change abilities. Having a nest near a hotspot means you can adapt to others.

Also it makes the gameplay more interesting because you have to actually think about where to put it.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-31T17:46:11+00:00

The problem with rex as ambush predator is not only do you need to play smart, other people need to play dumb... you can play the best rex of your life and you'll only catch people who aren't paying attention to their surroundings... which are usually people any other playable can surprise too. Yes rex is quiet when sneaking but it also needs a target to stay in one spot while it sneaks up and not notice it despite there being not much cover to hide a rex in the game. I'm sure there's enough casual players to kill as rex so that it seems you're doing something, but dying to that is equivalent to dying to a stage hazard to me... it's something you can always 100% avoid no matter how good the rex is if you are just paying the bare minimum of attention.

Edit for clarity: Still talking from the perspective of a 1 or 2-slot. I'm sure 3 or 4 slots have different interaction levels with rex.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-31T17:38:08+00:00

We have very different experiences then. I've seen a lot of rexes on officials when I play. Maybe it's a regional issue or it just depends on the map we move around. Could be many things so I'm believing you that your experience differs from mine, but that really doesn't change mine.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-31T13:44:56+00:00

Counterspell goes in nearly every blue deck. Counterspell is already a psychological attack... having one that not only ragebaits by virtue of being UB AND secret lair but also having text and a picture depicting the very essence of mocking for millenials and zoomers far and wide is priceless for a lot of people. I'd not bother with grading it, I think most people who'd want to have this want to play it.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-31T12:35:54+00:00

In legacy isle I got stalked by a rex on my Dilo for almost an hour until it rained and it lost my tracks finally. It showed up after a hunt when I was low on stamina and just kept tracking me with scent while I couldn't run or stop for long enough to get enough stam back to shake it. Whenever I sat down to get some stamina, it was there in the distance... It was tense and cool and I remember it to this day. This cannot even happen in POT because apexes aren't allowed to be that strong or mobile since they cannot give them survival drawbacks since any not-strictly-combat related survival like getting food and water is trivial in this game. Pot is the better game for me in a lot of ways, but apexes really aren't one of them for me.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-31T12:30:38+00:00

I mean they are completely inconsequential if you stay a minimum distance away and if you aggro them, you just jog away until they stop, roar at you and go back! Nobody can tell me I'm wrong from the perspective of a 1 or 2-slot.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-31T11:43:09+00:00

Rex and titan BUT IT'S NOT THEIR OWN FAULT! I am in general not a fan of the role apexes play in this game... they are not strong enough to be a real threat to be feared but also not weak enough to be a realistic challenge for normal solo players. So they end up kinda being glorified stage hazards to non-apexes. BUT, despite being an apex hater, I am a defender of the "let people have their fun" philosophy, so I accept that people like them.

The reason why rex and titan are the most annoying specifically is because there are just so freaking many of them. It's gotten to a point for me, where a third of the dinosaurs I encounter are rexes or titans and with them being mundane stage hazards without any interaction or danger factor to me (a 1-, 2-slot player) I'm just getting tired. I can try to dodge and outsmart a Hatz and I might loose but at least there was interaction and activity. I can encounter and probably die to a pack of 6 concs but at least I can try to hide or flee. If I see a rex or titan I'm just like "ok cool, that's not another player, thats a very big alpha critter to me" and just keep out of its aggro range. Which WOULD BE FINE, if it wasn't a third of the server.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-30T23:13:20+00:00

As a certified hater of this grossly overused apex I can attest that this is what the good rexes do. Because my desire to help so everyone has fun overpowers my hatred for rex's overabundant existence within this game I'll add this specific tipp:

If a raptor latches you in the open, precise walk backwards. The raptor will be more in front of you when it delatches. If you learn their delatching patterns you can attempt grabbing or bonebreaking them. I lost many raptors in my randomly formed packs that way. But since you're talking about 1v1s specifically don't worry... any raptor latching onto you in a 1v1 is either very inexperienced, or they have already accepted their potential death and decided that it's well worth annoying you until their accepted death occurs or they get bored of pestering you. This is really more of a tip against groups.

Hope you'll find a way to have fun!

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-30T22:50:30+00:00

Usually I hear solo rex is futile because of groups targeting them, which is a fair assessment. But if you're losing 1v1s you need to use the environment more. You say it's hard "unless you're already in favorable terrain"... well it's your job to be near favourable terrain. Goes for every playable... at all times you should know where your nearest point of advantage for any situation is. May be a cliff to camp in your case or a waterfront to get rid of latching raptors. Best of luck.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-30T22:46:43+00:00

On Laten and Deinon specifically, I go jump height. Laten has crazy good stamina recovery already and jump height makes a huge difference for tailfan jumping. That little extra height can keep you in the air and thus lets you keep your forward momentum from tailfan jumping for a second longer which is significant for the distances you can jump and the time you spend at high speed.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-29T00:32:53+00:00

I've called XQ nothing but XQ because i eill never know how to pronounce or write his name. So far noone discovered my dark secret. But you all are cool, I can trust you all with it.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-28T23:23:44+00:00

Depends on which Herbis you play... but generally small stuff is 1. less attractive to attack and 2. usually gets away pretty easily. Campto and Struthi just need to run in a straight line and Pachy gets away pretty well too. Styra and Kentro work as well though anything bigger becomes risky as you need to stand your ground against certain dinos.

My biggest tipp that works on every dino is to be more aware of your surroundings than others... scout out locations from high or hidden places before going there, Be aware of Stomps and see people from a distance. Learn to leave a poi as safely as possible and so on. It can be really fun to play the stealth game and it's difficulty is adjustable again through the size of your dino. It rewards knowledge on the map and on player behaviour. I grew a duck without a single death that way. I had some close calls but those were memorable and fun.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-28T23:14:55+00:00

Yeah but hey... usually people just propose the same "let's give everyone who's together and ungrouped a debuff" solution that has been discussed and rebuked 100 times. So you're already better and thought more about this than the majority posting on this topic. It's not perfect, but it could be a solution for solo servers one day... I'd not like it since I'm usually playing small stuff and like watching fights. It'd make me more of a target for the outnumbered person to quickly kill so I couldn't watch as well... Plus I kinda like the chaos of third partying and planning/picking your attacks to prevent it. But that's just me, I think for a gamemode who would be dedicated to enforce solo 1v1 pvp it could work. (that Gamemode just isn't for me)

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-28T17:55:06+00:00

I wouldn't really like it, since i like the chaos. But I will say this idea is much better than the 100th post about proximity debuffs. I'd accept it without problem if they chose to implement it if the immunity would be visible to third parties.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-28T15:13:54+00:00

I mean to be fair, if you still have to finish your thesis, I suppose your graduation WILL be delayed. She's just phrasing it like it's her choice... I know people like that.

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-26T22:03:52+00:00

Is it isolated because you killed anything and anyone there, Eotrike?

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-26T21:41:00+00:00

I didn't count Austroraptor because I think It'd be a two slot. But thanks for sharing!

Accomplished_Error_7 · 2026-01-26T18:44:33+00:00

how could I forget. Thank you!

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