Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28380783-20160924160614/@comment-27904998-20160926055055

It's really weird you guys are having so much trouble. I get a collection item from every location I explore without using a tool to complete it. If I have to use a tool, I usually just get fixers or access items. However if the location has an anomaly that I dispel, I often get a collection item from that. Tonight I had to use a tool to explore a location, so I didn't get the quest item I was after. However it got an anomaly right after and when I dispelled it, I got the item I needed.

I have found a few things. First, when you get a quest to find something, look for it right away. I've found that it's easier to get the CI's for new quests. The game seems to "forget" about CI's for quests that have been on your list for a long time. Secret Society is really bad for this, but I've found Seekers Notes to be similar.

If you're looking for items without a quest, that can be really hard. When I say I get an item every time, I'm not looking for anything in particular. I have a lot of collections where I've got several of four out of five items in the collection. There's always one item that is very hard to get. If I want to complete the collection, I'll usually put that item on my wish list in the hopes that friends have some spares.

If you need an item for a quest, click on the item to see if it's available elsewhere. I had a quest tonight that needed the Observatory with the Gargoyle anomaly and it just wasn't cooperating. However the item was also available from the Treasury, and I managed to get it from there.

Lastly there's the old standby: don't keep replaying the same location over and over to find an item. Successive replays reduce your chances. I play the locations alphabetically so that I go through them all and play two or three before going back to the location that has the item I'm looking for. That's usually for non-quest items because I've found that quest items come pretty quick.

I hope those suggestions help. 🙂