Let's talk about Hunts - a detailed rundown of their assumed mechanics

[Vandesaan]

News about Brontes and the buff theory : I've walked for more than two hours with the buff, got nothing. Then I started to eat food every 30 seconds, and Brontes spawned after 20 of them right when I got a new buff. So I guess it's not the buff but eating...

On the flip side, I have ran around with a minion out for FOUR HOURS in Upper La Noscea and seen nothing happen, only to return after a raid and walk for 60 seconds (the video I posted) and Nandi pops in front of me. NEVER write stuff off based on a single test.

[Steve_UK]

On the flip side, I have ran around with a minion out for FOUR HOURS in Upper La Noscea and seen nothing happen, only to return after a raid and walk for 60 seconds (the video I posted) and Nandi pops in front of me. NEVER write stuff off based on a single test.

I still think your timer is correct. i use ariyala and once nandi's spawn timer is 14 hours 45minute's, i go and search for nandi, since using this method, ive had a 100% success. (their site is wrong, but your timer's here are alot more accurate).

Also, spawned brontes. I checked that area 20minute's before, but with different food (i used marmot steak this time) and he spawned. im not 100% sure if it is actually eating, as brontes spawned infront of me BEFORE i got the food buff (as in eaten) unless the server automatically spawn's him as soon as you hit that button (before before you get the buff).

[Vandesaan]

Assume the timers to be the minimum OBSERVED respawn time. They can be way shorter for all I know, but I have never seen them be any shorter from the data I've collected. Ariyala may well have much MUCH more data than I do and have a clearer image of the real timers. I have no way of knowing either way since I only have access to my own findings.

[Yarukiba]

Tell me if I'm wrong but some S rank spawn at the same time on every server right ? Like Laideronnette, Garlock, Mindflayer and Croakadile, right ?

Then can you tell me if you killed Garlock today ? 'cause it's a huge mess on my server, some people shout he spawned, some other said he didn't, a bunch of players said he spawned "this morning", another group answered it was "this afternoon, before Forneus and after Sabotender were found" (and another dumb hunter said Garlock spawned twice in a day, lol. 'k.)
Feels like the whole server is being trolled and I don't really like it x_x

[Vandesaan]

Garlok spawn in 19 minutes.

[Yarukiba]

Ah thank you ! What a bunch of liars >_>
Already in the arena, ready to scout for it.

[Vandesaan]

Aaaand dead on Excalibur, right on time

[Yarukiba]

And nothing on Moogle. I don't get it. Don't they spawn almost at the same time on every server ?

edit: Geez. Seems he really spawned in the late morning but, how surprising, none of my LS knew about it. Funny, I was up since 8am and got no info about him.

[Ogun_Riastradh]

Tell me if I'm wrong but some S rank spawn at the same time on every server right ? Like Laideronnette, Garlock, Mindflayer and Croakadile, right ?

Then can you tell me if you killed Garlock today ? 'cause it's a huge mess on my server, some people shout he spawned, some other said he didn't, a bunch of players said he spawned "this morning", another group answered it was "this afternoon, before Forneus and after Sabotender were found" (and another dumb hunter said Garlock spawned twice in a day, lol. 'k.)
Feels like the whole server is being trolled and I don't really like it x_x

You are correct for the most part. The weather/moon related S ranks can in theory pop globally at the same time, but there have been times that a server can get out of sync due to issues such as late kill or a server crash that could reset the timers.

[Steve_UK]

You are correct for the most part. The weather/moon related S ranks can in theory pop globally at the same time, but there have been times that a server can get out of sync due to issues such as late kill or a server crash that could reset the timers.

Also, as said a few page's back with croakadile, if no-one physically walk's over a spawn point or 'mine' it has the potential to not spawn (mateus had Croakadile on 37 hour's before it spawned, yet a full moon process takes roughly 14 hours or so. (full to new, and vice versa).