Farming for green with henchs - Guild Wars Forums

romeo_longsword · Feb 10, 2006, 07:29 PM // 19:29

I hear sombody say, if you bring hench, they dont drop green, however, a guild mate told me differently.

Also, does the 5ppl farming rule apply to henchs as well?

CartmanPT · Feb 10, 2006, 07:34 PM // 19:34

With hechs greens still drop, but can drop to u or to them, if they drop to them u dont see it.

I used to go farm with 4 hechs and get + or - the same drops that with 4 players.

Jetdoc · Feb 10, 2006, 07:36 PM // 19:36

They still drop greens, but your proportionate chance of seeing one is much less.

In other words, if you go party with four other live players, chances are you'll see one drop, but there's only a 20% chance that it will be assigned to you.

If you go party with four henchmen, you don't "see" their drops, so you'll only see a green drop 20% of the time...and that time it will be assigned to you, just like if you are partying with live players.

Francis Crawford · Feb 12, 2006, 09:24 AM // 09:24

What's the 5 people rule?

log1k · Feb 12, 2006, 09:44 AM // 09:44

tank, healer, bonder, ss, mm.

romeo_longsword · Feb 12, 2006, 09:52 AM // 09:52

5ppl, better loot.

Savio · Feb 12, 2006, 09:56 AM // 09:56

Uh, no.

100 drops / 8 people = 12.5 drops/person
100 drops / 5 people = 20 drops/person

That's the only reason people prefer 5 people or less for farming; they can still do the run with only 5 people, but they get more loot. Under 5 or so teams get too slow to be efficient, and over 5 you don't get much loot, or so goes the popular logic.

Numa Pompilius · Feb 12, 2006, 10:40 AM // 10:40

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Originally Posted by romeo_longsword

I hear sombody say, if you bring hench, they dont drop green, however, a guild mate told me differently.

Also, does the 5ppl farming rule apply to henchs as well?

I farmed greens yesterday with henches. I could do it with 3 henches, and got one green that way, but it was horribly slow when I met monk bosses. Added one hench ("five man team" although nothing like the human five man teams) and it was much easier. I've got all my greens - a total of, I guess, ten or so - with henches, most while doing the quests.

romeo_longsword · Feb 12, 2006, 10:50 AM // 10:50

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Originally Posted by Savio

Uh, no.

100 drops / 8 people = 12.5 drops/person
100 drops / 5 people = 20 drops/person

That's the only reason people prefer 5 people or less for farming; they can still do the run with only 5 people, but they get more loot. Under 5 or so teams get too slow to be efficient, and over 5 you don't get much loot, or so goes the popular logic.

Good idea, but thats the first I have heard againest, many of what other ppl say.

I got an idea.

Get your henchs, when you see your boss, get all your henchs, so may be if the boss does drop a green, its yours? Or is this just bad karma?

Evil Hypnotist · Feb 12, 2006, 11:30 AM // 11:30

I have tried farming with an all henchie party and got nothing from the bosses..and I mean nothing; no greens, golds, purples, blues, whites, materials or gold and I killed about 8 or 9 of them. Don't waste your time with them. One or maybe 2 henchies is the max I will go with now, its just not worth farming otherwise

Numa Pompilius · Feb 12, 2006, 12:00 PM // 12:00

Just out of interest, what is the average drop rate of greens you, personally, get when playing in 5-man teams? I'm estimating I get a green every ten bosses I kill (with 4 henches). Usually clearing the floor in GF and the first areas in SF gives me one green - how does that compare to what you, and only you, get in 5-man teams?

Deathqueen · Feb 12, 2006, 01:06 PM // 13:06

I take the ranger, necro and the two healer henchies and i get a green about every 3rd or 4th trip now. Stupid cynn messes everything up now with her silly aoe, they need to change her to direct damage type skills.

Feb 10, 2006, 07:29 PM // 19:29	#1
romeo_longsword Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United Kingdom - London, China - Hong Kong Profession: R/	Farming for green with henchs I hear sombody say, if you bring hench, they dont drop green, however, a guild mate told me differently. Also, does the 5ppl farming rule apply to henchs as well?

Feb 12, 2006, 09:56 AM // 09:56	#7
Savio Teenager with attitude Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	Uh, no. 100 drops / 8 people = 12.5 drops/person 100 drops / 5 people = 20 drops/person That's the only reason people prefer 5 people or less for farming; they can still do the run with only 5 people, but they get more loot. Under 5 or so teams get too slow to be efficient, and over 5 you don't get much loot, or so goes the popular logic. __________________ People are stupid.

Feb 10, 2006, 07:34 PM // 19:34	#2
CartmanPT Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2005 Profession: W/Mo	With hechs greens still drop, but can drop to u or to them, if they drop to them u dont see it. I used to go farm with 4 hechs and get + or - the same drops that with 4 players.

Feb 10, 2006, 07:36 PM // 19:36	#3
Jetdoc Hell's Protector Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: The Eyes of Texas [BEVO] Profession: D/A	They still drop greens, but your proportionate chance of seeing one is much less. In other words, if you go party with four other live players, chances are you'll see one drop, but there's only a 20% chance that it will be assigned to you. If you go party with four henchmen, you don't "see" their drops, so you'll only see a green drop 20% of the time...and that time it will be assigned to you, just like if you are partying with live players.

Feb 12, 2006, 09:24 AM // 09:24	#4
Francis Crawford Forge Runner Join Date: Dec 2005	What's the 5 people rule?

Feb 12, 2006, 09:44 AM // 09:44	#5
log1k Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: [SANP]	tank, healer, bonder, ss, mm.

Feb 12, 2006, 09:52 AM // 09:52	#6
romeo_longsword Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United Kingdom - London, China - Hong Kong Profession: R/	5ppl, better loot.

Feb 12, 2006, 11:30 AM // 11:30	#10
Evil Hypnotist Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: I Dragon I [PAIN]	I have tried farming with an all henchie party and got nothing from the bosses..and I mean nothing; no greens, golds, purples, blues, whites, materials or gold and I killed about 8 or 9 of them. Don't waste your time with them. One or maybe 2 henchies is the max I will go with now, its just not worth farming otherwise

Feb 12, 2006, 12:00 PM // 12:00	#11
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	Just out of interest, what is the average drop rate of greens you, personally, get when playing in 5-man teams? I'm estimating I get a green every ten bosses I kill (with 4 henches). Usually clearing the floor in GF and the first areas in SF gives me one green - how does that compare to what you, and only you, get in 5-man teams?

Feb 12, 2006, 01:06 PM // 13:06	#12
Deathqueen Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jan 2006	I take the ranger, necro and the two healer henchies and i get a green about every 3rd or 4th trip now. Stupid cynn messes everything up now with her silly aoe, they need to change her to direct damage type skills.