The appearance of "Gulool Ja Ja" in Mamook may not be working as intended.

[Sabaku]

Platform: Windows 7 Home Premium
ISP: CenturyLink
Type of Internet Connection: Wireless
Internet Connection Speed: DSL Speed (Down/Up): 7072/576 Kbits/sec
Date & Time: January 17th 3:53PM MST
Frequency: Multiple/Unknown
Character Name: Meowzer
Race: ElvaanM
World: Phoenix
Main Job: Red Mage, Lv.99
Support Job: Blue Mage
Area and Coordinates: Mamook (E-8)
Party or Solo: Party with 2-7 Players
NPC Name: None
Monster Name: Gulool Ja Ja
Steps:

• Jan. 8th 2013 (Tuesday Week 1) - Morier enters (E-8) of Mamook at 10PM CST
• Jan. 8th (Tuesday Week 1) - Jan. 10th (Thursday Week 1) - Morier monitors the zone for 24 hours each day. (Yes, he stayed awake.)
• Morier also used an alternate character to check every Besieged of the Mamool Ja Savages for Gulool Ja Ja.
• Jan. 10th (Thursday Week 1) - Meowzer enters (E-8) of Mamook.
  
• From Jan. 10th (Thursday Week 1) to Jan. 17th (Thursday Week 2) the following players also joined and left us at various intervals: Areayea, Nelsh, Hideaki, Sintrulli, Cylla
  
• As of Jan. 17th (Thursday Week 2), Gulool Ja Ja has not appeared.

Although information is not 100% set on these monsters, experience with other Beastman Kings (and previous experience with other groups doing Gulool Ja Ja) suggests that Gulool Ja Ja should appear 2-7 days after its last defeat in Mamook or Besieged.

We have monitored Mamook and Besieged for 24 hours a day on Phoenix since Tuesday January 8th. There has been no sign of Gulool Ja Ja in either Besieged or Mamook. Nearly 216 Hours straight of consistent monitoring have failed, leading us to believe there may be an issue with Gulool Ja Ja's spawning mechanics. We take turns monitoring the areas so a few of us can AFK for various things like naps or work, but it's getting a bit ridiculous at this point. I've heard stories of people waiting up to 21 days for it to spawn, but we are unsure if they put as much effort into monitoring the areas for 24 hours every day to ensure he is ready to spawn.

At the maximum respawn (If Gulool Ja Ja was defeated inside/out of Besieged on Tuesday January 8th), his timer would be reset to 2-7 days, meaning he would have spawned by 10PM CST on Tuesday January 15th. He did not. We also have not missed a single Mamool Ja Besieged advance/attack since January 8th.

I left a report with Help Desk in-game and their report thanked me for reporting something that "may seem to not be working as intended" and to check the PlayOnline Final Fantasy website for update notices. Half of me figures this is a response for "working as intended" or a response for "might be working as intended, but check for maintenance in the next few weeks if we act on it."

Any solid input on the matter is appreciated. I have talked to many people about the kings, and Gulool Ja Ja seems to always have issues with respawning. If anything, at least this is a solid report on his spawning mechanics. (Speaking of spawn mechanics, weren't the Aht Urghan Kings supposed to be included in the ??? spawn update with the KS99 update they did a while back?)

If I'm missing any information or there are loopholes, please let me know. I'll try and fill anything missed immediately.

[Baudle]

Sabaku,

Thank you for reporting this. Please note that we have received previous reports on this potential issue and are currently investigating the matter. Your information will be added to the existing report to help us look into the situation.

Any updates on this matter will be posted either on these forums or on www.PlayOnline.com

Thank you, Sabaku, for your time and detailed information.

GM Baudle