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avv:
Finally found it. The total ammount of time spent in running from encounter to another equals about ten hours. It was done by the course of several days using a luck 8 character. I tried it with another char with luck 6 for about 5 hours without finding the gadget.

It appears that luck has affects how many car wrecks you find.
It also appears that the car wrecks have some sort of cooldown of 20 minutes. After a cycle of 20 mins you may find 2-3 cars under 10 minutes and after that, for 20 minutes no car wrecks at all. It's like caves with loot, there's some sort of cooldown. The wiki information about 15 car wrecks required is nonsense, I searched about 25 car wrecks.

Now here's the deal: Is it okay that the game tells us to run from map to map for hours and hours? I personally did not enjoy it or find this searching operation particularly exciting. And now that I've got a chance to get the car, it's gonna suck like hell to lose it some day because of all the work needed to get one.
I have to say that the current way does limit the ammount of cars and fuel cell controller is something many people would like to have their hands on. However the method to get the item is the exact opposite of enjoyable gameplay.

Surf:
Some people had to search hours and hours for that thing, with a high luck character. Some people had the FCC at the second car. It's totally random. I find it good, its something other then "oh, take caps, go to seller, done". You aren't forced to use cockroach, you know.

Bantz:
My observation, based only on personal experience.

With luck 1, I didnt find single junk in like 35 cars.
With luck 10, in 5 I found two junks and one FCC.


--- Quote from: Surf Solar on November 07, 2010, 01:54:55 PM ---It's totally random.

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Do you base this on observations or do you have it backed up by some other info?

avv:

--- Quote from: Surf Solar on November 07, 2010, 01:54:55 PM ---Some people had to search hours and hours for that thing, with a high luck character. Some people had the FCC at the second car. It's totally random. I find it good, its something other then "oh, take caps, go to seller, done". You aren't forced to use cockroach, you know.

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That it's completely random and not buyable just like that for sure doesn't capsize the bad sides. A good multiplayer feature is challenging, rewards from cleverness over other players and has a multiplayer twist, a competition or teamwork requirement. Searching for ffc has none. It's boring, repetitive and solo work. 

Surf:
It simulates scavenging through old cars/cities. I don't see what's the problem there?

And @ Floodnik, that's your first warning.

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