Forum:How may times did you reload a random event location before getting the firelance event?

I have tried reloading the random event in the "predetermined firelance location" post 500+ times and still no firelance event. I then reloaded the Temple of the Union random event also over 500 times and still no firelance event. Has anyone loaded it more times than me? Is it worth it for me to keep trying? Perhaps I am just looking for some moral support here... What is the largest # of loads you attempted before triggering the firelance event? Any of your thoughts would be greatly appreciated... BTW I have a 7 base Luck with Tribal Power Armor, Lucky 8 Ball, and Lucky Shades for a total of 10 Luck Pgoon 20:10, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Try Meresti. BTW, only try to do it if you have have Dogmeat. It is incredibly hard to find the gun if you aren't in the city.

About 20 tries average at the barn near Vault 101, I have most luck there. Neoptolemos

Argh - I have already triggered events at Meresti, Flooded Metro, Anchorage Memorial - I will check the barn, I can't remember if I triggered there or not... ...maybe I just have to start a new character and go straight to these places... thanks!Pgoon 22:32, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

I only have one char, and I never reloaded for Firelance. I remember getting it at level 4 or 5, at a ruined building west of Grayditch, south of the Talon outpost. Of course, at the time I didn't know what it was, so I left the place with only 4 alien cells, came back much later with Dogmeat and had him search for the weapon/ammo. Perj 03:05, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

The first play through I never got it. Tried the Temple so many times my brain hurt. So I started all over. Went straight to the Super Duper Mart and did about 10 reloads till I triggered it. I knew in my first game I must have missed the event while wandering the wastes so when I restarted I made sure that that was the first thing I aquired. Angelonedge

Awesome - good to know I am not the only one - I will try right away on my next play through.... thanks! Also, what was your starting luck when you went straight to Super-Duper Mart? Pgoon 04:13, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

I believe it was either 7 or 8 I started with a high luck from the beginning and stopped at 8 because of the bobblehead and lucky 8 ball raising it to 10. You can also get the lucky shades and 3 Dog's head wrap, unless you use the Chinses stealth suit trick you can't wear both, and I'd rather have the AP that Ledoux's Hockey Mask gives than the Lucky shades.Angelonedge 04:27, 21 April 2009 (UTC)