Getting Bear Claw is Mission Impossible

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I’m trying to upgrade my weapon from level 8 to 9. After spending two entire afternoons trying to get the two Bear Claws I need, I haven’t gotten a single one. I’ve searched online, and there are three ways to get this item:

  1. Chests in the Crucible (supposedly the most viable way)

  2. Item Shop

  3. Chests in Nameless Pass

I’ve tried everything. I’ve given up. In the Crucible, I’ve leveled up so much that my weapon has become completely obsolete (chests now contain level 14 gear!). The damage my weapon deals has become negligible, creating a vicious cycle I can’t escape: to upgrade my weapon, I need to go to the Crucible, but to progress in the Crucible, I need to upgrade my weapon. The result? Goodbye to my trusty and beloved weapon. I’ve had to change it just when my character was solid and I was having a great time…

This needs a fix. Two afternoons, 0 Bears Claws and the Crucible has become unbearable. I have a good resistance to frustration, but this situation made me hate the afternoon of play.

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Well… there’s also killing actual bears. Perhaps go out exploring a little bit more (north/north-east of sacrament). I’ve had a similar frustration and this was my solution to it. You will eventually either get enough bear hearts to exchange for bear claws or you’ll get enough bear claws to upgrade your stuff.

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@exqz_ps Where exactly are the bears? What’s this about exchanging bear hearts for claws? Please explain!

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without spoiling too much:

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go that way and eventually as you progress through the quest/area you will find a forest

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60 hours, not a single decent plagued cloth helm dropped ;>.

RNG is RNG. Yes, it can feel pretty bad if there are no deterministic failsafes when the RNG gods forsake you.