Just did this quest yesterday (4-10-2005). Went down the right wall from the entrance tunnel and set up camp next to the cloaked NPC (Radhen?). Got one to drop in about 4 hours but lost the roll for it. Next one did not drop for another 8 and a half hours. Getting the drop is the hardest part of this quest; Flotsam and Jetsam conned DB to a 43 and went quietly. They do not assist, are fully slowable, and could have easily soloed them (still had the group that got the flask with me when I fought them). Took about 10 minutes to get the spell after the flask finally dropped. Incredibly annoying camp for the drop, but the spell is worth it IMHO.
Went to Dulak's with my 65 Mage... everything green, Rathe's Son with Burnout V and Flameshield of Ro makes short work of the pirates 5 at a time without taking more than a blue in damage.
Each visit cleared every house with a drunken pirate in it and out of boredom quite a few besides at least 4 complete spawns worth.
For my trouble 3 stacks of iksar meat (other meat I leave to rot) and around 6k pp from cash on mobs and selling gem drops AND NOT ONE FIRK DING BLASTED EMPTY FLASK!!!
This is the most gawdawfully frustrating item to get to drop I have ever freaking seen!
A guildmate told me they went recently and got 2 to drop in six blasted drunken pirates.
I think there is a GM on when Im there and they are just trying to make me insane!
This is on the Karana server btw.
If there is a trick to this I ain't figured it out yet.
Me and a 64 Shaman friend have been camping these damn pirates for 7 hours and not a single drop! (2800pp though =P) We are camping the five houses just to the right of the tunnel leading to Gunthak. Are there more houses? We havent found any. (Maybe we're blind)
Well I finally got 2 in one day but killed about 40+ to get the first one. Just put your main camp on the beginning of the warf of first boat. The drunken sailor is in the house that faces you only on that side of the harbor. At the same time you can kill the place Holder for Vurag which is right beside your camp on your right. That boat scruber is the place holder. The spawn for all things around there seems to be 20 min. So do everything by the numbers and you will be occupied all the time with a group and if you solo with your pet you should have no problem either but you wont cover as wide an area. Good luck all. The spirit part in Guntak was fairly easy by the way.
Micmac Shaman 52 Immortal Twilight Firiona Vie server
Just got this item off a drunken pirate in Dulaks harbour.
Basically, on the dockside there are two rows of houses. From what I could see there may be one drunken pirate in each house.
Just killed the whole house for a few rounds and eventually one of the drunken pirates had the flask. I would say it is possibly an uncommon (not rare) item as we killed about 20 pirates (4 spawn rounds).
Just grind it out and you'll get one....
Regards,
Dragasaani Ferencxy Necromancer of Chaos Might Seventh Hammer