What Changed All Of A Sudden???? - Guild Wars Forums

ccfrecc · Jan 12, 2010, 10:02 PM // 22:02

O.K... I have a level 11 or 12 (I will check and edit later) D/Mo and I just got past the mission were you have to kill this monster/boss in a temple that name fails me but I know it starts with an "a" and normally I get about average drops before. Then I do the quests that require you to go to Mehanti Keys. That was pretty easy (as I have M.O.X. with me) and before I go into detail let me give you my "stats" if you will:
I usually go out with a party of 8 (which is good I think) that consists of 2 healers, 2 D.D's, 2 Tanks, and one /Me or /P. Now I think I am Doing this right so far, but...

Heres the questioning part... I started getting mostly blue/purple and even a few gold weapon/armor drops (which is way out of whack compared to my earlier experiences in the game), plus I get at least 1 type of Dye every hour I play.

Now I was wondering if this is NORMAL for a character like mine at this level... I did some research on drops and things and it looks like no one has nailed down the exact drop formula/rate/what determines what you get... Now I know it is normal for good drops to increase in rate since the game is getting harder (it's like that in other MMO's). I mean One of the first thing I did was save enough money to buy some Belt Pouches and Sacks, but I didn't need them until I got to this point in the game, because every time I go out, I have to go find the merchant to get rid of some of the crap...

...

But yeah, thats my question, no real hurry to answer or anything as I am just, well, Pleased that I am receiving such good drops/rates.

Thanks In Advance

gone · Jan 12, 2010, 10:09 PM // 22:09

don't worry, as time wears on, you'll probably end up making a post south of what you just made.

-Sonata- · Jan 12, 2010, 10:11 PM // 22:11

It's been my experience over the years that drops are streaky. Like you, I can have my days, or even a week or two, where drops are fantastic. Of course, there's that flipside, when everything is horrid for a period of time.

Sounds to me like you're in one of those good streaks. Pass the luck will ya?

Zehnchu · Jan 12, 2010, 10:13 PM // 22:13

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Originally Posted by ccfrecc

O.K... I have a level 11 or 12 (I will check and edit later) D/Mo and I just got past the mission were you have to kill this monster/boss in a temple that name fails me but I know it starts with an "a" and normally I get about average drops before. Then I do the quests that require you to go to Mehanti Keys. That was pretty easy (as I have M.O.X. with me) and before I go into detail let me give you my "stats" if you will:
I usually go out with a party of 8 (which is good I think) that consists of 2 healers, 2 D.D's, 2 Tanks, and one /Me or /P. Now I think I am Doing this right so far, but...

Heres the questioning part... I started getting mostly blue/purple and even a few gold weapon/armor drops (which is way out of whack compared to my earlier experiences in the game), plus I get at least 1 type of Dye every hour I play.

Now I was wondering if this is NORMAL for a character like mine at this level... I did some research on drops and things and it looks like no one has nailed down the exact drop formula/rate/what determines what you get... Now I know it is normal for good drops to increase in rate since the game is getting harder (it's like that in other MMO's). I mean One of the first thing I did was save enough money to buy some Belt Pouches and Sacks, but I didn't need them until I got to this point in the game, because every time I go out, I have to go find the merchant to get rid of some of the crap...

...

But yeah, thats my question, no real hurry to answer or anything as I am just, well, Pleased that I am receiving such good drops/rates.

Thanks In Advance,
CcFrEcC

Yeah, there are a lot of thing's loot nerf didn't help. Hench and hero's take 90% of your drops that's why people solo farm.

End · Jan 12, 2010, 10:28 PM // 22:28

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Originally Posted by -Sonata-

It's been my experience over the years that drops are streaky. Like you, I can have my days, or even a week or two, where drops are fantastic. Of course, there's that flipside, when everything is horrid for a period of time.

Sounds to me like you're in one of those good streaks. Pass the luck will ya?

Yeah when your only a lucky streak that's when you go do a quick round in the uw get yourself a mini dhuum or get yourself back down to a bad streak XD

jonnieboi05 · Jan 13, 2010, 12:13 AM // 00:13

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Originally Posted by DBMan

I suggest you not to sign your post, we already know who is posting. What's worst is you bolded and capitalized some of the letters.

This. I was permabanned from Guru for always "signing" my comments (the permaban was shortly lifted. It was left in place with the directions to contacted Inde and confirmed with him that I would stop and "follow the rules" of leaving signatures reserved to the people who pay to have them <_<).

On-topic: Loot is very random. There's never a guarantee you will get anything at all. You either get nothing, get something, or get a lot. It's just... Chance?

Zehnchu · Jan 13, 2010, 12:27 AM // 00:27

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Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

On-topic: Loot is very random. There's never a guarantee you will get anything at all. You either get nothing, get something, or get a lot. It's just... Chance?

Yeah there's nothing like clearing a whole zone and getting six whites and 48 gold coins to make you feel rewarded.

Best bug ever was when everything dropped for you even when the hench died.

Aussie Boy · Jan 13, 2010, 03:35 AM // 03:35

You get good runs and you get bad ones it averages out over time.

@ JonnieBoi05 Inde is a Girl.

jonnieboi05 · Jan 13, 2010, 04:02 AM // 04:02

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Originally Posted by Aussie Boy

You get good runs and you get bad ones it averages out over time.

@ JonnieBoi05 Inde is a Girl.

Are you sure? I've heard SO many people say Inde was a guy as well as Inde was a girl. This is exactly how it happened last time. I called Inde a she and someone posted "@jonnieboi: Inde is a HE."

Until confirmation from Inde I will have to continue calling him a "he". I am one of those people who stay on the safe side and consider everyone on the internet male until proven otherwise (it saves me SO many headaches

).

Copenhagen Master · Jan 13, 2010, 04:18 AM // 04:18

Yea go farm high end dungeons !!!! See how good your drop rates ends up hahahaha

**cosyfiep** · Jan 13, 2010, 11:15 PM // 23:15

drops....I get a dye drop just about every day (sometimes a few each day) on one of my accounts, my other account-0 not a single one, my hubby gets maybe a dye a week....makes no sense to me (except that I think the game wants me to become a dye seller???) I started a new account and made a new mesmer--her 3rd drop after I just made her was a black dye.....makes very little sense at all. (she still gets some dye drops but not as much as some of the others I play).
I think some of my characters just have bad juju or something which is why they always get horrible drops (and I never use them on the zaishen chest), though there is no proof one way or the other.

ccfrecc · Jan 14, 2010, 02:21 AM // 02:21

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Originally Posted by -Sonata-

It's been my experience over the years that drops are streaky. Like you, I can have my days, or even a week or two, where drops are fantastic. Of course, there's that flipside, when everything is horrid for a period of time.

Sounds to me like you're in one of those good streaks. Pass the luck will ya?

If i knew how to spread the luck, I think the world would be a better place (or at least Guild Wars...

).

ccfrecc · Jan 14, 2010, 02:26 AM // 02:26

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Originally Posted by Zehnchu

... Hench and hero's take 90% of your drops that's why people solo farm.

I sort of agree with that although I think its more around 80%

... But yeah, and I'm not quite at the point of solo farming, but I hope to be in a couple of weeks...

ccfrecc · Jan 14, 2010, 02:31 AM // 02:31

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Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

This. I was permabanned from Guru for always "signing" my comments (the permaban was shortly lifted. It was left in place with the directions to contacted Inde and confirmed with him that I would stop and "follow the rules" of leaving signatures reserved to the people who pay to have them <_<).

Thank You, I will take your advice and not sign my signatures, (I had no idea though so thanks for the heads up)

ccfrecc · Jan 14, 2010, 03:00 AM // 03:00

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

drops....I get a dye drop just about every day (sometimes a few each day) on one of my accounts, my other account-0 not a single one, my hubby gets maybe a dye a week....makes no sense to me (except that I think the game wants me to become a dye seller???) I started a new account and made a new mesmer--her 3rd drop after I just made her was a black dye.....makes very little sense at all. (she still gets some dye drops but not as much as some of the others I play).
I think some of my characters just have bad juju or something which is why they always get horrible drops (and I never use them on the zaishen chest), though there is no proof one way or the other.

Yeah The Same Thing Happened To Me, Kinda'... I created my first character on Tyria (it was a warrior or course

) and I am doing some quests and then I go to kill some of those worm-like-creature/monster/thing

... Anyway, I just started to farm for dye drops --(as I was told to do--) on the worm-like-things and the first drop is a green dye (which happens to be my favorite color

); not that odd; and then I kill the next worm and I get get another green dye; getting weirder; and then the last semi-good drop from a level 0-1 mob!... was a brown dye which isn't to great, but hey it's a dye... But anyway, weird adventures of the G.W's traveler, Right

Aussie Boy · Jan 14, 2010, 06:21 AM // 06:21

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Originally Posted by ccfrecc

Thank You, I will take your advice and not sign my signatures, (I had no idea though so thanks for the heads up)

Another friendly heads up here.

Quote everyone in the same single post instead of making 4 separate posts one after the other.
Mods don't like you doing that either and it's in the forum rules too
and you could get a "Time out".

Sorry this is off topic to the thread.

**Marty Silverblade** · Jan 14, 2010, 09:55 PM // 21:55

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Originally Posted by Aussie Boy

Quote everyone in the same single post instead of making 4 separate posts one after the other.
Mods don't like you doing that either and it's in the forum rules too
and you could get a "Time out".

You can just click the Quote button on the Advanced posting screen or manually just type in the quote tags (QUOTE)(/QUOTE) but with square brackets instead, then copy paste whichever bits you need.

PS: You won't get banned for not doing this, but it is annoying for people reading several consecutive posts by the same person. Also, we (the mods) wouldn't instantly ban you upon seeing you manually putting a sig at the end of each post. We would PM you and ask you to stop. We are not unreasonable people that enjoy permabanning users for fun (JonnieBoy05 wasn't banned for the sig; he was banned for continually disregarding forum rules).

Jan 12, 2010, 10:02 PM // 22:02	#1
ccfrecc Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wisconsin Guild: [KISS] Profession: N/Mo	What Changed All Of A Sudden???? O.K... I have a level 11 or 12 (I will check and edit later) D/Mo and I just got past the mission were you have to kill this monster/boss in a temple that name fails me but I know it starts with an "a" and normally I get about average drops before. Then I do the quests that require you to go to Mehanti Keys. That was pretty easy (as I have M.O.X. with me) and before I go into detail let me give you my "stats" if you will: I usually go out with a party of 8 (which is good I think) that consists of 2 healers, 2 D.D's, 2 Tanks, and one /Me or /P. Now I think I am Doing this right so far, but... Heres the questioning part... I started getting mostly blue/purple and even a few gold weapon/armor drops (which is way out of whack compared to my earlier experiences in the game), plus I get at least 1 type of Dye every hour I play. Now I was wondering if this is NORMAL for a character like mine at this level... I did some research on drops and things and it looks like no one has nailed down the exact drop formula/rate/what determines what you get... Now I know it is normal for good drops to increase in rate since the game is getting harder (it's like that in other MMO's). I mean One of the first thing I did was save enough money to buy some Belt Pouches and Sacks, but I didn't need them until I got to this point in the game, because every time I go out, I have to go find the merchant to get rid of some of the crap...... But yeah, thats my question, no real hurry to answer or anything as I am just, well, Pleased that I am receiving such good drops/rates. Thanks In Advance Last edited by ccfrecc; Jan 14, 2010 at 02:32 AM // 02:32.. Reason: Get Rid Of Signature

Jan 13, 2010, 11:15 PM // 23:15	#11
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	drops....I get a dye drop just about every day (sometimes a few each day) on one of my accounts, my other account-0 not a single one, my hubby gets maybe a dye a week....makes no sense to me (except that I think the game wants me to become a dye seller???) I started a new account and made a new mesmer--her 3rd drop after I just made her was a black dye.....makes very little sense at all. (she still gets some dye drops but not as much as some of the others I play). I think some of my characters just have bad juju or something which is why they always get horrible drops (and I never use them on the zaishen chest), though there is no proof one way or the other. __________________ where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar?

Jan 12, 2010, 10:09 PM // 22:09	#2
gone Guest Join Date: Jan 2007	don't worry, as time wears on, you'll probably end up making a post south of what you just made.

Jan 12, 2010, 10:11 PM // 22:11	#3
-Sonata- Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2007 Guild: Pretty Hate Machines [NIN] Profession: Me/	It's been my experience over the years that drops are streaky. Like you, I can have my days, or even a week or two, where drops are fantastic. Of course, there's that flipside, when everything is horrid for a period of time. Sounds to me like you're in one of those good streaks. Pass the luck will ya?

Jan 13, 2010, 03:35 AM // 03:35	#8
Aussie Boy Alcoholic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Profession: W/	You get good runs and you get bad ones it averages out over time. @ JonnieBoi05 Inde is a Girl.

Jan 13, 2010, 04:18 AM // 04:18	#10
Copenhagen Master Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: El Centro CA Guild: Lazy Imperius Legionis (LaZy) Profession: W/P	Yea go farm high end dungeons !!!! See how good your drop rates ends up hahahaha