Vana'diel Bestiary: Stinging Sophie  

The spwan time of this NM varies. Me and a freind(30blm,15ttf and 18rgn/9thf) were hunting and farming. We were the only ones on he hill and sophie spawned 5 times. WE got the drop 3 out of 5 time. Of cours we spilt the money which was a shocking 100k for both of us. I being the ranger wiped threw eevrythung, but my blm friend would just firaga and get like 8 bee hive chips. All together we made 200k and spilt it. Later i tried to go there by meself but only made 5k :(
My advince is to be a high level blm, get everything u see on you by dia and then just use a blm spell that attacks all and thats 30 k right there :0

I'm now 4 for 6 on the drop, but on the last one I didn't realize I still had a Beestinger in my Mog Safe, so it's more like 4 of 5. Great NM to camp because the drop rate is excellent and Beehive Chips, Goblin Masks, and even Bat Wings are a good fast source of income. The only problem is you have to be on between when most of the JP players log off and most of the EN players log on (Late morning to early afternoon EST) or else you have competition from high level players.

The good thing about this is that I've run into two jerks who rubbed me the wrong way when I was leveling subs in SGusta, stealing mobs I was chasing for a measly 7 gil. I got to make their lives hell for a few minutes by rushing up to every bee they went after and Voking it just before their ranged attack or spell went off.

i count it as 3rd lvl from ground up but yes it is 2nd lvl tombs are on 3rd lvl my mistake

Okay, I spent the better part of my game time over the weekend camping this damned hornet.. Here's my experience.

Stinging Sophie can spawn the ENTIRE length of the 2nd tier of Zegham Hill. The southeast side where the ramp is from the 1st tier all the way to the north side where the ramp is up to the 3rd level. I killed her SIX times, and every time she was in a different area. The first time she was right next to the 3rd level ramp, the second time she was all the way in the corner next to the first level ramp, every time after that she was in between.

Five of the six times I saw here, it was between 05:00 and 12:00. I was almost certain she was a morning only NM, but the last time she spawned at about 17:00. Two of the times she spawned it was on Iceday.

My method was to run from one end of the 2nd level to the other end, killing ANY hornets I saw. It took an average of about an hour to find her each time.

The first 5 times, she did not drop the beestinger! It was getting personal, also I was making mucho gil farming that's the only reason I hung around lol. The sixth time she dropped it. This was with my thf sub at level 7 and my fortune egg equipped. Bad luck I guess?

She went down fast to my level 18 warrior. I don't think the final sting has anything to do with the drop, since when she finally did drop the beestinger she had used final sting.

Anyway, after all was said and done I had harvested over 10 stacks of beehive chips and about 6-7 stack of honey.. Not only that but after finding her the 4th time with no beestinger I bought it, so now I have two and will have one to sell.

So after ~7 hours of camping I found ONE 7k rare, and made +40k in items. lol I actually feel like I accomplished something!

I was up on the hill hunting for Beehive Chips for a few hours today. Just as I killed a Maneating Hornet, I saw Stinging Sophie spawn right outside of my boomerang range. However, the time was right at 1759 as well, so I can't tell you whether it's time-based or a placeholder mob. Anyway, as a THF15 she just barely got me into the yellow before I killed her. Her attack speed is ridiculous, but she missed me somewhere between 2/3 and 3/4 of the time (Of course my Evasion is capped at 42 and I've got EVA+11 in equipment). Hit me for 4-5 when she did make contact. And of course I got her Beestinger first time I ever saw her. Maybe it's not the most sought-after NM drop in the game, but I was pretty psyched anyway.

I've fought Sophie twice. First time, level 15 THF I think, no sub. I was going to Sneak Attack it, but it turned around >.< Killed me that time. Came back at level 18 and I was doing great, except for the Final Sting(kills itslef to hurt you a lot). Killed me, but the funny thing was, I still got items, and the Beestinger ^.^

I just spend 2 hours here, got 6 stacks of chips and 2 stacks of beastcoins and a stack of honey and wild onions. No sophie. 32thf.

Hey I was wondering how too get up on the stupid mountain thingy...

For Sophie, I think Fire Day is a key, as is Earth day for Leaping Lizzy.. but it also could be that, every re-spawn, she has a small percentage chance of spawning. Either way.. the 2nd level of Zegham hill in North Gustaburgh is where I find her. Usually tucked away in a small swarm of other bees. Just make sure which bee you are attacking.. its bad to attack the wrong one and notice too late that your 20+ damage didn't kill it in the first hit LOL. If you can.. mark down what days you guys are fighting them too .. that may be key.. and lunar cycle as well.

i sent the screenshot hope you enjoy this nm looks just like other bees just with a different name, and yes i did get the beestinger and she spawns on the 2nd floor after you kill alot of bees.

Edited, Fri Feb 13 14:51:20 2004

is the 2nd level the one with the monument?

how do you get up there? i've been trying with no luck ; ;

i cant express in words the disgust i have of these posts. whine, complain whatever. let peopl voice their opinion and dont insult everyone. the japanese players are just like us just different language. theres rude japanese and theres rude americans. theres nice japanese and theres nice americans. if you want that item thne go ahead and camp for a week for it. if it takes too long then level up til its easier. id agree almost entirely with having a limit on what you can hunt but come on, theres plenty of monsters to go around and why dont you log on when theres less japanese. im sensing alot of you get on at night when most the japanese are on, your frustration and bitterness will not get you the nm drops so please dont fight. now in my opinion i would like a clear answer on wether getting bees and wasps together effects the spawning or if its a preset time. but like one said earlier, just level up. in fact my multitude of low level jobs is making me rich. i can afford anything i need and crafting and fishing is a good way to make money. spending weeks and weeks on one item drop.... not to productive or efficient. so ive said enough. good day to you.