Need info about "lowered" drop rate - Guild Wars Forums

Droven · Jun 10, 2006, 08:56 PM // 20:56

Hey,

I've been farming a lot lately and I know there is a "Your drop rate is lowered" thing. And i need some info about that. Here's the questions:

1-) How many times can i farm the same boss with no lowering drop rate straight?

2-) How does the clearout thing is working? What should i do for clearing that?

3-) Does this affect identifing rare items mods?

That's all right now, if you have more info about that share it with me

Thanks...

Matsumi · Jun 10, 2006, 09:22 PM // 21:22

As long as you don't engage in bot-like behavior, you should be fine. Just kill everything in the area like normal.

Wildi · Jun 11, 2006, 12:49 AM // 00:49

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1-) How many times can i farm the same boss with no lowering drop rate straight?

x times (5-7)

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2-) How does the clearout thing is working? What should i do for clearing that?

1. kill boss
2. go to town, and wait 5 mins
3. kill boss again
repeat

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3-) Does this affect identifing rare items mods?

no

eternal pho · Jun 11, 2006, 01:33 AM // 01:33

Actually I don't think this applies too bosses, but definetely with minotaurs or trolls cuz I used to solo xuekao repeatedly every 1 min and I got a handful of daggers =P

Peachie · Jun 11, 2006, 01:40 AM // 01:40

Nah it applies to bosses too

Arkantos · Jun 11, 2006, 02:01 AM // 02:01

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Originally Posted by danger sam

What would happen if we killed a few monsters in the middle of a map?

Don Zardeone · Jun 11, 2006, 04:03 PM // 16:03

I once uberfarmed the trolls for 8 hours straight, nonstop.
I got black, silver dyes, a gold fellblade (15% vs hexed), several gold scrolls back when they were still worth 800g+ after identifying (now with the stacked scrolls they are worth LESS >.<), keys, craploads of raven staves etc...

I still don't believe that there's such a thing as an overfarming code.

However, I once had 18 purple chests in a row after farming just the chests.
This seemed like a an overfarming penalty if it wasn't for the fact that I got about 20+ gold chests in a row after that (tried to get a 50gold streak)
Lots and lots of perfect daggers, 100k+ worth swords, axes, shields.

I still don't believe it exists.

edit: I typo an entire word

anonymous · Jun 11, 2006, 07:33 PM // 19:33

it exists, if you activate it the game gives you a pop up warning box

chessyang · Jun 12, 2006, 02:29 PM // 14:29

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Originally Posted by Don Zardeone

I still don't believe that there's such a thing as an overfarming code.

ya when i was doing trolls w/ my 55hp after the 6rd or 7th run items were just not dropping. first run a tusk or staff. second same, a gold or two and same for 3rd 4th and then it slowly declined.

zoned up the springs for 3 or 4 runs and then back down for trolls and the trolls were still dropping nothing.

never got the message but like the SS above says "there loot will decline"

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Originally Posted by Droven

1-) How many times can i farm the same boss with no lowering drop rate straight?

ya 5 or more times, and i want to say even less if your can do it faster (like kill the boss in 1 min, rezone, kill, rezone.

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Originally Posted by Droven

2-) How does the clearout thing is working? What should i do for clearing that?

proably won't kick in the farming code because of the amount of time it takes to clear out and how your not just killing the same exact mobs.

I never really cleared(solo) out 1 area and rezoned. Got bored after 20 mins and started to fall alseep.

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Originally Posted by Droven

3-) Does this affect identifing rare items mods?

no farming or the code does not affect the item. Well from my experance.

Jun 10, 2006, 08:56 PM // 20:56	#1
Droven Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Sep 2005 Profession: R/	Need info about "lowered" drop rate Hey, I've been farming a lot lately and I know there is a "Your drop rate is lowered" thing. And i need some info about that. Here's the questions: 1-) How many times can i farm the same boss with no lowering drop rate straight? 2-) How does the clearout thing is working? What should i do for clearing that? 3-) Does this affect identifing rare items mods? That's all right now, if you have more info about that share it with me Thanks... Last edited by Droven; Jun 10, 2006 at 08:58 PM // 20:58..

Jun 10, 2006, 09:22 PM // 21:22	#2
Matsumi Jungle Guide Join Date: Mar 2006	As long as you don't engage in bot-like behavior, you should be fine. Just kill everything in the area like normal.

Jun 11, 2006, 01:33 AM // 01:33	#4
eternal pho Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: The Licious Fame Farmers {TLG} Profession: W/E	Actually I don't think this applies too bosses, but definetely with minotaurs or trolls cuz I used to solo xuekao repeatedly every 1 min and I got a handful of daggers =P

Jun 11, 2006, 01:40 AM // 01:40	#5
Peachie Closed Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: England Guild: The Peachatorium [hugs] Profession: Mo/Me	Nah it applies to bosses too

Jun 11, 2006, 04:03 PM // 16:03	#7
Don Zardeone Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005	I once uberfarmed the trolls for 8 hours straight, nonstop. I got black, silver dyes, a gold fellblade (15% vs hexed), several gold scrolls back when they were still worth 800g+ after identifying (now with the stacked scrolls they are worth LESS >.<), keys, craploads of raven staves etc... I still don't believe that there's such a thing as an overfarming code. However, I once had 18 purple chests in a row after farming just the chests. This seemed like a an overfarming penalty if it wasn't for the fact that I got about 20+ gold chests in a row after that (tried to get a 50gold streak) Lots and lots of perfect daggers, 100k+ worth swords, axes, shields. I still don't believe it exists. edit: I typo an entire word

Jun 11, 2006, 07:33 PM // 19:33	#8
anonymous Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2006	it exists, if you activate it the game gives you a pop up warning box