Minigun Jim said:
Also the easiest way to get the location of the Slaver camp is to wipe out Metzger, no trivial thing if you're running an AP ammo fix as any modder should
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I got the location of the Slaver Camp simply by talking to Metzger, and I didn't even have my speech skill pumped up too high.
Also, the slaver with the ripper is over to the side, guarding Sulik's sister away from most of the other slavers. So one could easily take him on without having to take out the entire camp.
If the ripper is to remain, then I'd suggest giving it to one of the slavers inside the main slaver den, perhaps the leader. And also make him have it equipped so that you can't just steal it. That way you really do have to take them all out in order to obtain it.
EDIT:
Alright, I checked out this map again, and it seems that the guard does have it equipped, as well as the sledge hammer. It's just that when I fought him he never used the ripper and then I found it on his corpse, so I assumed he didn't have it equipped.
However, I still think that if the ripper is to remain, it should only be given to the Slavers that are inside the hut, as I was able to take out the lone slaver with the ripper at a low level with a little help from Sulik.