The Great Worm needs better drops, but not necessary unique drops

[cameron8800]

I think that the great worm could benefit from having better drops, but it doesn’t need to have unique drops. 
 

Better gems, staves, more thulicite, etc

 

I think this would make the fight much more rewarding without ruining the hardcore survival aspect of the fight

[Tranoze]

For it's size, i wouldnt mind a few stacks of monster meat. And full stack of boneshards.

[W0l0l0]

How about randomised loot indicative of what it may have eaten:

Slurtle/snurtle shell,

Down feathers,

Honeycomb,

Glow berries,

Bananas,

Tentacle spike,

Shroom Skin,

Catcoon tail,

Living log,

 

Lots of potential stuff!

[Anis5240]

Just now, W0l0l0 said:

Down feathers,

Please no, getting down feathers from Klaus is already cringe-tier loot.

[cameron8800]

1 minute ago, W0l0l0 said:

How about randomised loot indicative of what it may have eaten:

I love this idea! Honestly just anything to make the fight worthwhile. As it is, I don’t see any reason I should stand and fight instead of running away. Any mid game level loot would work great. 

[W0l0l0]

13 minutes ago, Anis5240 said:

Please no, getting down feathers from Klaus is already cringe-tier loot.

Thats only because it replaces what would otherwise be something like a potential Bee Queen Crown. I'd prefer the loot here to generate independently of other loots.

[Bumber64]

20 minutes ago, W0l0l0 said:

How about randomised loot indicative of what it may have eaten:

Shroom Skin

wat?

Toadstool doesn't shed this, and GDW isn't remotely capable of killing it.

GDW also doesn't visit the surface, so some of those drops don't make sense.

Also, I'm kind of opposed to GDW dropping consumed perishables to begin with. You can feed it tons of items that you don't get back, yet somehow it can drop a light bulb (very short spoil time) it presumably ate before the fight?

[Anis5240]

56 minutes ago, W0l0l0 said:

a potential Bee Queen Crown

I got both the BQ crown and down feather in one of Klaus loots. (And spider hat).

Just then, I fought Klaus again, and got BQ crown, bundle wrap blueprint, spiderhat and malbatross bill.

Like, I get having low-tier items to "balance" the good ones, but when you got the extra low tier ones like tallbird egg or desert stone, then that's just stupid.

[SOS-Ouroboros-K]

3 hours ago, Bumber64 said:

wat?

Toadstool doesn't shed this, and GDW isn't remotely capable of killing it.

GDW also doesn't visit the surface, so some of those drops don't make sense.

Also, I'm kind of opposed to GDW dropping consumed perishables to begin with. You can feed it tons of items that you don't get back, yet somehow it can drop a light bulb (very short spoil time) it presumably ate before the fight?

It's true.
In fact, the Great Depths Worm can't even scrape a layer of skin off a Toadstool.

 

[Mike23Ua]

Klei should actually use the large worm as an opportunity to give the player resources that can over long periods of time go completely extinct within your game worlds.

For example: Bunnytufts, or Pig Skin, Both are required resources to start rebuilding Bunnyman or Pigman houses.

Plus it also makes perfect sense, to indicate what all the large worm has been gulping down in that huge cave.

If Klei REALLY wanted to break some hearts, they can even throw in a nod to that Pig & Merm romance short. 

I know I’d personally probably cry a little bit if their fate was the fall into a large hole in the ground and get eaten by a massive cave worm. 

[grm9]

18 minutes ago, Mike23Ua said:

resources that can over long periods of time go completely extinct within your game worlds.

For example: Bunnytufts, or Pig Skin, Both are required resources to start rebuilding Bunnyman or Pigman houses

you can get pig skin from moon stone event and bunny puff from rabbit king summon

19 minutes ago, Mike23Ua said:

If Klei REALLY wanted to break some hearts, they can even throw in a nod to that Pig & Merm romance short

their skeletons can already spawn in caves in the game

[Bumber64]

1 hour ago, Mike23Ua said:

For example: Bunnytufts, or Pig Skin, Both are required resources to start rebuilding Bunnyman or Pigman houses.

You're all too familiar with who has the bunny puffs, and he knows where you live. 

1 hour ago, Mike23Ua said:

I know I’d personally probably cry a little bit if their fate was the fall into a large hole in the ground and get eaten by a massive cave worm. 

They got eaten by spiders. It's implied by the short.

[Mike23Ua]

29 minutes ago, Bumber64 said:

You're all too familiar with who has the bunny puffs, and he knows where you live. 

They got eaten by spiders. It's implied by the short.

Unless they added loot to him that the Wiki hasn’t updated yet… No?

https://dontstarve.wiki.gg/wiki/Benevolent_Rabbit_King#Wrathful_Rabbit_King
 

But it would make sense for him to drop tufts, AND the Caveworm (due to eating bunny towns and stuff)

[grm9]

5 minutes ago, Mike23Ua said:

Unless they added loot to him that the Wiki hasn’t updated yet… No?

a minion that it can summon can drop it

[xDarkSoul18x]

It should drop anything you can find in caves IMO. I think that would be good. Maybe add a new worm pet. 

[W0l0l0]

6 hours ago, Anis5240 said:

I got both the BQ crown and down feather in one of Klaus loots. (And spider hat).

Just then, I fought Klaus again, and got BQ crown, bundle wrap blueprint, spiderhat and malbatross bill.

Like, I get having low-tier items to "balance" the good ones, but when you got the extra low tier ones like tallbird egg or desert stone, then that's just stupid.

To reiterate, I suggest it would be independent of other loot. It doesn't need to replace it's drop. Just serve as a separate additional drops. Like tumbleweeds I believe.

7 hours ago, Bumber64 said:

wat?

Toadstool doesn't shed this, and GDW isn't remotely capable of killing it.

GDW also doesn't visit the surface, so some of those drops don't make sense.

Also, I'm kind of opposed to GDW dropping consumed perishables to begin with. You can feed it tons of items that you don't get back, yet somehow it can drop a light bulb (very short spoil time) it presumably ate before the fight?

The implications are that these resources layed around for years in the environment and found their way around like objects do (such as plastic in fish). Klaus is also not capable of picking up Tallbird eggs or crafting amulets but they still appear in the sack. I've suggested this with the intention of it being thematic with the idea of the worm as a scavenger. If it isn't, then oh well.

Not really bothered either way about the perishables. Wouldn't be surprised if plants found a way to grow inside the worm.

 

[Bumber64]

17 hours ago, W0l0l0 said:

Klaus is also not capable of picking up Tallbird eggs or crafting amulets but they still appear in the sack.

He's got magic, krampus minions, and (most importantly) exists on the surface.

There's already alternative ways to get surface items on the surface. Klaus, tumbleweeds, sunken chests, kitcoon barf, etc. It'd be better if you could count on the worm to always drop cave items, IMO.

[SOS-Ouroboros-K]

2 hours ago, Bumber64 said:

He's got magic, krampus minions, and (most importantly) exists on the surface.

There's already alternative ways to get surface items on the surface. Klaus, tumbleweeds, sunken chests, kitcoon barf, etc. It'd be better if you could count on the worm to always drop cave items, IMO.

Sea Sprout Starter: i am nothing~

[Bumber64]

1 hour ago, SOS-Ouroboros-K said:

Sea Sprout Starter: i am nothing~

Those could be added to sunken chests, but we don't have a way to replace sea stacks anyway.

[SOS-Ouroboros-K]

1 hour ago, Bumber64 said:

Those could be added to sunken chests, but we don't have a way to replace sea stacks anyway.

I think the Sea Sprout Starter could replace some of the Thermal Stone or Opulent Pickaxe, which are more easily redundant.