Vaettir Farming Drops nerfed...? - Guild Wars Forums

Mdogg2005 · Jan 10, 2012, 04:02 AM // 04:02

Hey there folks. I have done a lot of Vaettir farming over the years and I recently started back up after the Ele re-work. At first the only thing I noticed was that it took 2 full rotations to kill them because of the health increase on HM mobs.

But after ~20 runs or so I checked my bags...

4 glacial stones
5 white items
1 gold item
1 purple item
1 mesmer tome
213g

....Did I miss something here? I used to run away with ~5 golds minimum per 60 mobs killed. Now I kill over 1000 mobs and see 1 gold MAX? Did they nerf the Vaettir drop rate of golds? Is there a better alternative now that Vaettir's don't drop anything anymore?

All help or knowledge would be appreciated, thank you.

madriel222 · Jan 10, 2012, 04:30 AM // 04:30

Just a bad string of luck. Keep farming and it'll even out, nothing was changed.

HigherMinion · Jan 10, 2012, 05:12 AM // 05:12

Rule #1 of farming; never check your bags when farming event items. It will only demoralise you when you realise how much time you have wasted collecting so little items.

Venganza · Jan 10, 2012, 10:15 AM // 10:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mdogg2005

....Did I miss something here?

Drops are highly variable, next time it may well be different.

Honestly I wish they would nerf vaettir, but that is just me.

Incidentally there are only a few mobs, so you cannot kill 1000... A "mob" is a plural and is comprised of XXX foes.

Xsiriss · Jan 10, 2012, 11:50 AM // 11:50

This is why it's best to only bother farming them during holiday periods, the festival drops are more reliably and help provide a lot more profit.

Reformed · Jan 10, 2012, 03:10 PM // 15:10

Sounds like variance, which is normal. The real 'nerf' to the farm was raising their hp without making much of a dent in their armor.

thunder boy · Jan 10, 2012, 03:32 PM // 15:32

ive noticed a huge difference in drops between events and normal game play. i seem to get more golds dropped during events than on any regular day. not sure what the connection is or there even is one.

XaiXo · Feb 01, 2012, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Sounds like bad luck to me. It happens.

I remember when I used to smash UW farming back pre-Factions, and sometimes I'd walk away with barely more money than it cost to go in.

paranon · Feb 01, 2012, 08:02 PM // 20:02

you resurrected a month old post to say that? closed.

Jan 10, 2012, 04:02 AM // 04:02	#1
Mdogg2005 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Guild: Insert Catchy Name Here Profession: W/	Vaettir Farming Drops nerfed...? Hey there folks. I have done a lot of Vaettir farming over the years and I recently started back up after the Ele re-work. At first the only thing I noticed was that it took 2 full rotations to kill them because of the health increase on HM mobs. But after ~20 runs or so I checked my bags... 4 glacial stones 5 white items 1 gold item 1 purple item 1 mesmer tome 213g ....Did I miss something here? I used to run away with ~5 golds minimum per 60 mobs killed. Now I kill over 1000 mobs and see 1 gold MAX? Did they nerf the Vaettir drop rate of golds? Is there a better alternative now that Vaettir's don't drop anything anymore? All help or knowledge would be appreciated, thank you.

Jan 10, 2012, 04:30 AM // 04:30	#2
madriel222 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver, Colorado Guild: Reign of Judgment [RoJ] Profession: Me/A	Just a bad string of luck. Keep farming and it'll even out, nothing was changed.

Jan 10, 2012, 05:12 AM // 05:12	#3
HigherMinion Forge Runner Join Date: May 2008 Location: East Anglia, UK Guild: Order of [Thay] Profession: N/	Rule #1 of farming; never check your bags when farming event items. It will only demoralise you when you realise how much time you have wasted collecting so little items.

Jan 10, 2012, 11:50 AM // 11:50	#5
Xsiriss Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2008	This is why it's best to only bother farming them during holiday periods, the festival drops are more reliably and help provide a lot more profit.

Jan 10, 2012, 03:10 PM // 15:10	#6
Reformed Jungle Guide Join Date: Aug 2009	Sounds like variance, which is normal. The real 'nerf' to the farm was raising their hp without making much of a dent in their armor.

Jan 10, 2012, 03:32 PM // 15:32	#7
thunder boy Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005 Profession: W/Mo	ive noticed a huge difference in drops between events and normal game play. i seem to get more golds dropped during events than on any regular day. not sure what the connection is or there even is one.

Feb 01, 2012, 03:39 PM // 15:39	#8
XaiXo Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Wales. Guild: The Reclaimers of Drascir [TROD] Profession: W/	Sounds like bad luck to me. It happens. I remember when I used to smash UW farming back pre-Factions, and sometimes I'd walk away with barely more money than it cost to go in.

Feb 01, 2012, 08:02 PM // 20:02	#9
paranon Site Contributor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UK Guild: [Zraw] Profession: Mo/	you resurrected a month old post to say that? closed.