Does Rampaging Ram work differently on Nas than on retail? I've been running around his area in KonsHL for half a day and I haven't even seen a placeholder. I'm trying to do the mnk purple belt quest.

Maybe someone else was there killing placeholders as soon as they spawn.

Try shouting and asking if you can snag the item when the NM is up

I was able to get the claim. There are no placeholders it is a one to two hour respawn on the south side of the spire.