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why is it so hard to find a ghost?

I found just 2 out of 7 (days ago!) and still roaming around trying to find the others :P It's fun but it is tough but it can get a bit frustrating if you're searching high and low for days now >.< I have seen more ghosts in real life than in here! am dead serious :D

are there any hints at all on how we can see them? or should we just croak and go to hell and be ghosts ourselves? har har! :))

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Thank you for the replies and help! :)
Marla
emdot
anne216
Muncey Mango
Natalia

Posted 14 months ago by Maia Athena Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I've only seen two also.  I friend has found all seven and the heart!  There is a list on the Wiki for ghost locations, but you probably know that already.  i know at times two people can be on a street at one time and only one will see the ghost.  Just keep trying!  Good luck!
    Posted 14 months ago by Marla Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This will help you:
    www.glitch-strategy.com/wik...

    :)
    Posted 14 months ago by emdot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • www.glitch-strategy.com/wik...

    That might help you :)
    Posted 14 months ago by ~Annie~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I found that once I stopped trying to look for them, I would notice them. Maybe it's psychological:P
    Posted 14 months ago by Muncey Mango Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ghost are only on dark backgrounds, for example underground (Chakra Phool) or in dark forests.

    And if you still have a hard time, here is a list of locations 
    Posted 14 months ago by Natalia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thank you so much everyone! Now am off to find them :) 
    Posted 14 months ago by Maia Athena Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I found that moving very, very slowly and peering into very, very dark areas  seems to help trigger "your" ghosts. Tho there are dozens of places where ghosts can be found, each player has their own seven sites. Good Luck! Oh, and don't forgot to jot down the places where you find "your" ghosts. You will be glad you did.
    Posted 14 months ago by GreyGoose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Why jot down the places? I've not heard that before.
    Posted 14 months ago by Lukie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've only found two ghosts also.  I figure I'll come across the rest eventually.

    And yes, why jot down the places?  I know the region my two were in but not what streets.  Am I going to regret that???
    Posted 14 months ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you complete the quest you can come back and revisit them afterward.
    Posted 14 months ago by Thaddeus J Fuzzybut Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I haven't seen any ..yet..but then..I usually forget I'm supposed to be looking for them, each time I set off on my ghost hunt..I get distracted and forget all about them. I keep hoping they will just eventually jump out at me and go BOO here I am .. LOL :-/ 
    Posted 14 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have 6 out of 7... I'm revisiting all the areas now. The last one is driving me nuts!
    Posted 14 months ago by Zurin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm in the same situation as you Zurin, I even found a faded heart on the ground but couldn't pick it up lol
    Posted 14 months ago by Raktivist Subscriber! | Permalink
  • A LOT of traveling is involved ;)
    Posted 14 months ago by Tails Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @ Raktivist I've seen the faded heart too. Bug report time...?
    Posted 14 months ago by Zurin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • glitchaddict.com/blog/2011/...; This is also a spot you can check. Morticia and Gomez list the areas they are not and the streets where they are.  There's also some pics so you can see what you are looking for.  I give you this cause there are so many areas where they don't exist...so if you are ready...check this site out.
    Posted 14 months ago by AlmostSilver Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I went to every street listed and I must have missed a ghost because I am one shy.  I have to go back to every street!  Ugggggggggggggg.
    Posted 14 months ago by Meia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I recommend setting up a ghost hunting party. I led a group around last night and it was really fun. Joan of Dark did one during Beta, which is where I got the idea. ;) You just need a couple of Teleporters, someone with the list, and someone with a faded heart already. I'll probably lead another group around some other time, if people are interested.
    Posted 14 months ago by Arya Underfoot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I saw a ghost but it wouldn't let me click on it.  It was right next to a vendor and a ladder underground.  You are supposed to click on them, right?
    Posted 14 months ago by MeansDarling Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks to Arya for last night's Ghost Hunting Party. That was a lot of fun and even better for me, since I found all my ghosts. 
    Posted 14 months ago by Jarhaven Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'd love to join a ghost hunting party! Sounds like fun :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Vera Strange Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You know,  I've done nothing for the past four days but look for ghosts in the locations provided in the above links -- three times over. I have one ghost left that refuses to be found. Unfortunately, it's the only quest I have to to do right now. Seriously, fml.
    Posted 14 months ago by girlthulhu Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Me toooooo. 6/7, no other quests, and I swear I have visited every street on the list twice. Obviously that can't be the case because I would have found #7.  Wah.
    Posted 14 months ago by Miel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh goodness, Ghost Hunting Party for the WIN. I would love to join in on one of those.
    Posted 14 months ago by absolute Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have seen a ghost but wasn't able to click on it...once you see them, then what do you do?
    Posted 14 months ago by Rio Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Guys, I don't have anything to do tomorrow other than laundry. Does anybody want to get a ghost hunting party going?
    Posted 14 months ago by girlthulhu Subscriber! | Permalink
  • it would be really cool if someone could script a ghost location checker.... that way you could see if you had missed a location.
    Posted 14 months ago by JugglesXP Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I completed the Ghost Quest today.  It took almost all day.  Lots and lots of travel.  Make sure you check VERY carefully for ghosts at all the listed locations.  If you miss one, and find yourself short a ghost when you think you've been to every ghost sighting street, you have to do the whole list over again.  It's a completionists nightmare.
    Posted 14 months ago by Parrow Gnolle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've been over the listed streets 3 times over and am still stuck at 2/7. :(
    Posted 14 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I just found my fourth one!  :-D  (Without the help of a list of where they've been seen before...) 
    Posted 14 months ago by Reba Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'll probably lead another group through Monday or so. Keep a lookout in global chat!
    Posted 14 months ago by Arya Underfoot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Pascale go slower! And I don't know if this will help you -- but try to interact with trees and animal and dirt etc on the street. Maybe I'm superstitious, but I believe if I interact with my surroundings on the street the ghosts are more likely to happen.

    Of course, I'm probably just fooling myself.
    Posted 14 months ago by emdot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Meep, found my last ghostie! It was in Ilmenskie where it was hiding behind a dullite rock.  It was my third time through that area, so don't give up!
    Posted 14 months ago by Miel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Has anyone else encountered ghosts where they're not supposed to be? Or ones that are more vibrant, not faded?. We found a few during Arya's tour, I couldn't click on them but could see them. Never found my 7th so I hope it wasn't one of those and now I'll never get it.
    Posted 14 months ago by Mikella Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm not sure if I'm right or not about this, but my eventual reading of the wiki guide is that the ghosts behave like keys: if someone pops up and 'claims' the same ghost as you are after then you have to wait an undefined length of time for it to respawn.

    But, given that you don't know which seven of the twenty-odd locations your ghost might be in, other than excluding the ones you have already collected you just have to keep checking all of them on a regular basis.

    Which, once I figured this out, seemed so tedious that I gave up on actively looking for them. I would love to hear that I'm wrong!
    Posted 14 months ago by FlickGC Subscriber! | Permalink
  • When we went on the ghost tour 3 or 4 people could see and claim the same ghost at once. So I don't think that's exactly right, but you may be on to something.
    Posted 14 months ago by Mikella Subscriber! | Permalink
  • By following the guide, I found them all in one go around (apx. 4 hours of playing while doing other things - i.e. mining, etc.).

    BUT! I kept notes in a notepad and I scoured each area thoroughly before proceeding. I only had to return to one area to find the 7th ghost.  
    Posted 14 months ago by blogkitten Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I will join a Monday night pst ghost hunting party if there is one, post back here please!
    Posted 14 months ago by bugeye Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I am sure there is a way
    Posted 14 months ago by bugeye Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I found them all in beta but been stuck at 6/7 for weeks, gone everywhere twice or three times, please find me for ghost hunting.
    Posted 14 months ago by snarkle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • A Ghost Hunting Party sounds interesting, I'd like to join one if the time(s) work out, as I'm on GMT+8
    Posted 14 months ago by Zurin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm at a friend's right now, and about to take a 6-hour drive. She just got her ghost quest, so I'm probably going to do a Ghost Hunting Party tonight. I will make a post here again and give a shout in Global Chat when I start. I'm thinking around 7pm (central time).

    I will need at least one more person with map teleports, because I only have 2/day. From past experience, it will take longer than an hour though so I can get them replenished when the new day rolls over. Always helpful to have more TPers though.
    Posted 14 months ago by Arya Underfoot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Are the ghosts only on the main streets or are they also found in the residential quarters? I have done all the main streets listed  at least twice and still have 2 to find. Decided to start checking the residential streets just in case and the rube actually showed up for me there so I was wondering if the ghosts could as well.
    Posted 14 months ago by Breezy Meadow Subscriber! | Permalink
  • They are only on the main streets. There are none in the residential quarters.
    Posted 14 months ago by Vera Strange Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have only gotten two. I have gone to EVERY location that was suggested and could not find any. Spent the entire day doing this too. Found one by a sign and could not click on it, another person saw the ghost as well and they could not click on it then the ghost up and disappeared. Is this quest bugged?
    Posted 14 months ago by Casombra Amberrose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • this has to be one of the most frustrating quests ever :/
    I got this quest about 2-3 weeks ago and I've only found one...I have been using the wiki guide.
    Posted 13 months ago by ◘ ▪ Leï.Leï ▪ ◘ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I found one in Vuoksi Vale in Chakra Phool - that location wasn't on any list I found.

    Can't recall exactly where it was there.  Bring lots of firefly jars if you go!

    Good Luck!
    Posted 13 months ago by La Maestra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I found FIVE in Chakra Phool. 5! I'd searched every other hub and cldn't see how I was gonna find 5 there. But I did. Am now proud and happy owner of a faded heart. Oh yes! Feel my girth!
    Posted 13 months ago by Freddie the Fearful Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OMG you're so lucky! haha ^____^ and now I do regret not having to jot down the places where I've seen my 7 ghosts coz I miss them :'( I want to see them again but can't coz I forgot where I saw them *sniffff*
    Posted 13 months ago by Maia Athena Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think that by using the faded heart (the quest souvenir) you can actually see *all* the ghosts, if you want to.  Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.  
    Posted 13 months ago by oscarette Subscriber! | Permalink
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