Talk:Hydra/@comment-24646286-20140626062637

Can anyone else confirm this? The Encampment trick has to be done atleast 3 times to trigger knowledge.

On my main a/c I had done it twice, in the first playthrough and then in NG+. In my alternate a/c I did it twice as well then switched immediately to Hard Mode and did it again. In doing so my Alt account's Pawn gained knowledge because it was HIS 3rd time seeing it. The confirmation for this came to me later though. I was using my main a/c's Pawn as well at the time to give them both that knowledge but SHE (so remember one is male other is female) did not state it after the Hydra head was cut off HOWEVER when I released her and retrieved her back in my main game she stated "I've learned new techniques against that foe." Because it was her 3rd time seeing it as well, also no other enemies were killed during that time and she wasn't rented by anyone else so that confirms it was definitely Hydra knowledge that she gained.

So I'll add it unless someone says they could trigger it on their very first or second attempt, without other renters help, which I highly doubt. This will be very helpful for people still struggling with that last star.