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narutoholic · Oct 13, 2006, 08:22 AM // 08:22

im bit confused with the drops from monsters... is it randomly reserved for someone or is it like who does the most damage or somthin lik dat???????

bart · Oct 13, 2006, 08:28 AM // 08:28

when u kill a monster with a group the item that drops is reserved randomly for any person in the group. Note that henchies will also get items so thats why when u go out with henchies the drop rate for you decreases.

narutoholic · Oct 13, 2006, 08:30 AM // 08:30

but i go farming wif ppl and im always the one getting the least items....

**Marty Silverblade** · Oct 13, 2006, 08:44 AM // 08:44

Key word there is farm. I think you might be suffering from over-farm. This just means that your drops are decreased and that the game doesn't like you constantly farming the same thing. Just do some missions (not the same one repeatedly, because the game sees that as farming no matter if you kill anything or not), kill some other monsters, basically just play normally. Or, you could just be unlucky, in which case I don't know how to fix your problem.

narutoholic · Oct 13, 2006, 08:59 AM // 08:59

ya mayb im unlucky....i farm like once every like 2 days...

Aki Soyokaze · Oct 13, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04

You're never going to get much of anything if you farm only once every 2 days and while you're in a group. If you want money, items, etc. you're going to have to solo farm and farm more than just a few times.

sixdartbart · Oct 13, 2006, 10:23 AM // 10:23

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Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade

Or, you could just be unlucky, in which case I don't know how to fix your problem.

Rabbit foot???

DeanBB · Oct 13, 2006, 02:31 PM // 14:31

I'd recommend eating Lucky Charms every meal every day for a week to see if it helps with your random drops!

Franco · Oct 13, 2006, 02:39 PM // 14:39

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Key word there is farm. I think you might be suffering from over-farm. This just means that your drops are decreased and that the game doesn't like you constantly farming the same thing. Just do some missions (not the same one repeatedly, because the game sees that as farming no matter if you kill anything or not), kill some other monsters, basically just play normally. Or, you could just be unlucky, in which case I don't know how to fix your problem.

you know in my opinion i think the game watches you too much...stupid farming bots had to give Anet a reason to do this ><

Kook~NBK~ · Oct 13, 2006, 04:01 PM // 16:01

I've had times like that, when most everyone in the party gets a nice drop or 2 and I end up with a bunch of junk. Other times it seems like I'm the only one getting the good loot.

Drops are random, but sometimes it's the players perspective that makes them not make sense. For example, I've been playing the game since release, I've managed to get only 7 or 8 black dyes, so it amazes me when I hear people taking about finding tons of them.

DeanBB · Oct 13, 2006, 04:43 PM // 16:43

Yeah I did a trapping run in UW with 3 others and pretty much got squat from it. I'm not a farmer and that was my first trip to UW so no anti-farming code was in effect, just bad luck with the random drops.

Oct 13, 2006, 08:22 AM // 08:22	#1
narutoholic Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: crusaders of cantha Profession: R/	need help.... im bit confused with the drops from monsters... is it randomly reserved for someone or is it like who does the most damage or somthin lik dat???????

Oct 13, 2006, 08:28 AM // 08:28	#2
bart Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	when u kill a monster with a group the item that drops is reserved randomly for any person in the group. Note that henchies will also get items so thats why when u go out with henchies the drop rate for you decreases.

Oct 13, 2006, 08:30 AM // 08:30	#3
narutoholic Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: crusaders of cantha Profession: R/	but i go farming wif ppl and im always the one getting the least items....

Oct 13, 2006, 08:44 AM // 08:44	#4
Marty Silverblade Administrator Join Date: Jun 2006	Key word there is farm. I think you might be suffering from over-farm. This just means that your drops are decreased and that the game doesn't like you constantly farming the same thing. Just do some missions (not the same one repeatedly, because the game sees that as farming no matter if you kill anything or not), kill some other monsters, basically just play normally. Or, you could just be unlucky, in which case I don't know how to fix your problem.

Oct 13, 2006, 08:59 AM // 08:59	#5
narutoholic Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: crusaders of cantha Profession: R/	ya mayb im unlucky....i farm like once every like 2 days...

Oct 13, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04	#6
Aki Soyokaze Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver	You're never going to get much of anything if you farm only once every 2 days and while you're in a group. If you want money, items, etc. you're going to have to solo farm and farm more than just a few times.

Oct 13, 2006, 02:31 PM // 14:31	#8
DeanBB Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Arizona Guild: Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com	I'd recommend eating Lucky Charms every meal every day for a week to see if it helps with your random drops!

Oct 13, 2006, 04:01 PM // 16:01	#10
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	I've had times like that, when most everyone in the party gets a nice drop or 2 and I end up with a bunch of junk. Other times it seems like I'm the only one getting the good loot. Drops are random, but sometimes it's the players perspective that makes them not make sense. For example, I've been playing the game since release, I've managed to get only 7 or 8 black dyes, so it amazes me when I hear people taking about finding tons of them.

Oct 13, 2006, 04:43 PM // 16:43	#11
DeanBB Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Arizona Guild: Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com	Yeah I did a trapping run in UW with 3 others and pretty much got squat from it. I'm not a farmer and that was my first trip to UW so no anti-farming code was in effect, just bad luck with the random drops.