Cornflakes Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I have been trying to get the Brain Tree as a Battledome challenger by doing one of his quests. So I head over to the Esophagor. His first request is usually fine - not a huge amount of np required. Then I go back for his second quest, and he's been asking for unbuyables! Yesterday he asked for Eliv Thade Chips that I managed to find ONE of on the TP for 150K! Needless to say, Esophagor didn't get his Eliv Thade Chips yesterday! Today he asked for a Candy Corn Stuffed Pumpkin. It's buyable, but just barely! Sigh!! Are these requests normal? Does the Esophagor usually ask for such exorbitant foods? Should I just suck it up and give into his ridiculous demands because they're not going to get any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritzie Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 As far as I know, the Esophagor is known for making really expensive requests. You could get lucky, and get cheaper items, but he seems to have fancy tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parry Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The same thing happened to me as well - I was doing a Brain Tree quest, and when I got the second task from the Esophagor, he demanded a Holiday Eye Candy, which is borderline unbuyable. I think he is like that when you're doing a Brain Tree quest - before my hiatus from Neopets, I recall doing a couple of these quests and every time, the second one was ridiculously expensive, and that's the main reason why I've given up these quests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secre Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I think I had to spend a lot on that one...like you the first item was easily buyable...and after that it got expensive! Depends on how much you want the avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masaryk Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I find it's pretty random. Sometimes, he asks for some pretty expensive/unreasonable items. And sometimes, I will visit Esophagor, and he'll ask for items worth less than 100 NP for three or four quests in a row. I would suggest waiting for a cheap two visits. You might make a couple thousand NP from finishing a Brain Tree quest, so I don't recommend spending more than 5,000 NP on it. It's better to be patient and keep trying. If Esophagor has an expensive appetite, let him starve and come back again later. It might take a few days to actually get an affordable Brain Tree quest, but I can't see any reason to rush right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice ☮ Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 It took me about a week, but I did manage to finish the quest without needing UBs. Just keep on trying I guess? LOL, even though I have Brain Tree as a challenger, I still can't beat him :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yay, it's good to hear that he *can* be reasonable. I will keep trying. Thankies :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I had to do the Brain Tree quest a couple of times until the Esophagur asked for cheap items twice in a row .. but it's possible :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 You'll get lucky eventually. Make sure his first quest asks for junk items, as mentioned before, and set an upper limit for the second one-say. Personally I wouldn't go over 10K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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