Anyone keep tabs on how long it takes for Besiged to start?

[LyonheartLakshmi]

Wiki notes that the level of the beastman force "rises at a rate of 1 point per 1 to 3 minutes." Now, 1 to 3 minutes is actually a wide range. 1 minute per level would take a third as long to build up to a sufficient level than 3 minutes per level.

I have a working theory that every minute, 1 beastman force in the Preparing stage gains 1 level in their forces. So if there are 2 beastman forces currently in Preparing, it'll take 2 minutes for each one to go up by 1 level. If all 3 are Preparing, it takes 3 minutes.

This fits with some very rough obeservations I've made in the past. Namely, the following:
- I observed one beastman force taking about an hour to go from level 1 Preparing to level 7 Advancing. They were the only beastman force preparing at the time.
- I observed one occasion where all 3 forces were in Preparing, and it took over 2 and half hours for the first beastman force to get to advancing stage.

Has anyone else observed the growth rate of beastman forces when multiple forces are preparing at the same time?

[Callisto]

I don't really pay much attention to it until they are advancing, but if I remember correctly, the rate that they prepare at can also depend on what's going on inside the actual beastmen stronghold. I think that players killing beastmen inside the stronghold slows down the growth rate, so it's kind of hard to keep tabs on something like that.

[LyonheartLakshmi]

I wonder if you could accelerate its growth by having a lowbie char die and get Raised over and over in the stronghold. ;)

[Brayden]

Once you see the advancing announcement, it takes aprox 30 min to reach the city. Not sure about the time related to the rate of training however.