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XS-4 - how and where?

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I've been really excited to get all the musicbox cheevos by myself, even it's meant squeezing chickens to death. Up until recently I had been held back by green-4, blue-5, but through some magic mojo I got both drops in one day, both from actions I've performed fairly regularly.

I have one last musicbox trophy left, and it's the XS collection. My question is this: what actions cause an XS-4 drop??

Things I've done (i'm primarily a basic resource auctioneer so I've done some of these things hundreds if not thousands of times):
-petted, nibbled piggies
-squeezed chickens
-petted, watered, harvested all types of trees
-scraped barnacles
-harvested jellisac
-(edit) harvested peat
-watered, planted, harvested crop plots
-mining
-grinding
-smelting
-making ingots
-test tubing
-beaker-ing
-using test tube/beaker

Things I haven't done:
-everything related to herbs, potions, and tinctures

Any info/stats on other musicboxes for other interested parties also welcome! Personally, I get a bazillion XS-1 and XS-3 drops from trees.

Posted 11 months ago by Crayon Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • yes! I was just whining about this on Global the other day, during which someone said "hey, I just got one" by doing completely ordinary things I do every day - tending/watering/petting trees. Looking at your list - I pretty much do all those things too, plus all the potion/herb/tincturing stuff. Still no XS-4. Every other damn box, though.

    I wonder if we're each assigned some arbitrary cursed box that is just really hard to get. It doesn't seem uncommon, I know I could buy it on auction, but I really want to pry it out of the game with my own glitchy hands! 
    Posted 11 months ago by Snowpea Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I support the cursed box idea as well. I get a good amount of 1, 2, and 4s. It's the XS-5 I keep on missing as well.
    And I don't think a musicblock is given by a specific action. I think it's just given randomly out of doing any action. So if you want you can keep on petting bean trees over and over again till you get it.
    Posted 11 months ago by ChooJeremy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's pretty random. I get multiple copies of musicblocks except the BB-5, of which I only ever got one.
    Posted 11 months ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You might try something I tried today as an experiment - Munch some Rubeweed. You tend to get different blocks, because it marginally improves your luck. gl!
    Posted 11 months ago by Wynella Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've had lots of all the blocks.

    cos the giants LUV ME
    Posted 11 months ago by shhexy corin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • .
    Posted 11 months ago by Oristia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I had a hard time getting this one too; I think I got it eventually from a barnacle.
    Posted 11 months ago by Pii Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I believe I got mine digging in the peat bogs----something not on your list.
    Posted 11 months ago by Poney Tails Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have bags full of extra music boxes, and many just piled on my floor if anyone is interested in a trade. I'm sure I have 2-3 extra of everyone. find me in the game and we can do a trade.
    Posted 11 months ago by tiptronic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Poney - actually I forgot about that but I actually get a lot of peat too. ^^

    @Mal'akh - I had heard you can get the BB-5 from tending crops, but I remember getting at least my most recent one from a barnacle...

    @Choo - Do you want me to send you one sometime? But seriously, I get them ALL THE TIME.

    Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I'll keep trying :)
    Posted 11 months ago by Crayon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Mal'akh: I get mine from tending patches. I've gotten over 4 or 5 from tending a patch in my backyard.I think I got my XS-4 from the gamesehow wheel or something. Not entirely sure.
    Posted 11 months ago by Ayasta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I got my first XS-4 today while tending a patch I had just cleared of a miniscule wood tree.
    Posted 11 months ago by The Mighty Dino Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I just got an XS-4 from harvesting an Egg Plant.
    Posted 11 months ago by Baby Carrot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's all pretty much just random, except that the lower grades are weighted to be more common, and the 5's are the most rare of course. If you haven't got a particular block yet it's just random unluckiness.
    Posted 11 months ago by Je-Tze Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I just got an Xs-4 from harvesting crops
    Posted 11 months ago by shhexy corin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • so, here is a list of music blocks I have. It took alot of bags ;)

    24 Musicblock BB-1Musicblock BB-2Musicblock BB-3Musicblock BB-4Musicblock BB-523 Musicblock DB-1Musicblock DB-220 Musicblock DB-3Musicblock DB-4Musicblock DB-514 Musicblock DG-119 Musicblock DG-2Musicblock DG-3Musicblock DG-410 Musicblock DG-5Musicblock DR-1Musicblock DR-2Musicblock DR-3Musicblock DR-4Musicblock DR-5Musicblock GNGMusicblock XS-112 Musicblock XS-215 Musicblock XS-3Musicblock XS-4Musicblock XS-5
    Posted 11 months ago by tiptronic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have noticed (for me at least) when I am in a particular area that I get particular blocks when perfoming common actions such as harvetsing watering, gardening etc. Eg when I am in groodle forrest and I harvest I get XS blocks, when I am in groodle medow I get BB blocks and so on.
    Posted 11 months ago by Chidori Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I get a lot of XS boxes from watering and harvesting herbs,before I ever started herbs I didn`t get that many XS ones, I hope this helps u
    Posted 11 months ago by Pippette Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is days late but I finally logged in and thanks for the people who sent me XS-4 - my collection is complete now but here's to hoping I will one day get it myself :)
    Posted 11 months ago by Crayon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wanted to update everyone on the XS-4 situation - I FINALLY got one! And I actually think I can tell people why. I recently finally caved and got light green thumb 3, and right after I started noticing I was getting way more awesome things from trees - the red block and white blocks, fertilidust all night long, etc etc. Lo and behold not shortly after I got an XS-4.

    So for everyone who's having trouble getting certain blocks - I think they are linked to your skills :)
    Posted 10 months ago by Crayon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have XS-4 almost each two days of tree petting )))
    Posted 10 months ago by Rikki-Tikki Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Crayon, same! I forgot about this thread or would have posted earlier. I also finally caved and got light green thumb 3, and finally got my XS-4.  Glad to see it worked for us both! Prior to that I had every other music block coming out of my ears - just not XS-4.  But I finally got it a day after finishing LGT3, from an egg plant in Chakra Phool. I will never forget :)

    Then I did unlearn LGT3, got tired of all the SWF blocks and mild sauce, and I'm still getting lots of fertilidust via Gardening 5 or whatever started that. 
    Posted 10 months ago by Snowpea Subscriber! | Permalink