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Severlator · Nov 17, 2007, 10:40 AM // 10:40

HAX!!!

nahh just kidding, theres always a small chance of something like that happening but luck can go the other way and you could clear that area 20 times and not get one.

Steboy93 · Nov 17, 2007, 10:51 AM // 10:51

That seems extremely lucky for that guy, reminds me of the time i got 6 golds doing nolani academy in hard mode

Cobalt · Nov 17, 2007, 11:10 AM // 11:10

Doing repeated runs in the same areas I have noticed a distinct drop pattern in the game;

I have been doing a lot of 8-man HM runs in the Cathedral dungeon lately and it always seems there will be two out of the eight that will get the majority of the good drops.

I have also been doing a lot of 8-man SS/LB rep wurm runs and that same pattern exists, two out of the eight get the majority of the good drops.

So following this apparent pattern if you are in a 4-man then logically one out of the four will indeed get the majority of the good drops i.e both ectos.

fowlero · Nov 17, 2007, 11:10 AM // 11:10

i too had this happen, although i was solo with henchie lol.

wish my luck was still that good...

Phaern Majes · Nov 17, 2007, 11:33 AM // 11:33

I say chance is 50% either it happens or it doesn't

Tommy McTom · Nov 17, 2007, 11:57 AM // 11:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Arne Is PRO

How about 5 Shards from the mob of 7 Shadow Beasts that spawn in FoW after you clear the Abyssals and Shadow Warriors from in front of the arena?

!

I had something similar while clearing the FoW on my dervish with a friend. I got 5 shards in a row while doing the wailing lord quest so he ragequit :s Strangely I only got one more shard during the rest of the run.

Wildi · Nov 17, 2007, 01:18 PM // 13:18

another reason why the ToD or AoE bug should be fixed

Fril Estelin · Nov 17, 2007, 01:51 PM // 13:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phaern Majes

I say chance is 50% either it happens or it doesn't

50% is not "chance", it's probability: do it 100 times and it'll happen close to 50 times. I doubt this is the case in general in GW!

Can someone elaborate on what the "the ToD or AoE bug" is (previous explanations weren't clear to me)?

MithranArkanere · Nov 17, 2007, 03:59 PM // 15:59

I've seen that very thing with black dyes.
Anything is possible.

ValaOfTheFens · Nov 17, 2007, 04:34 PM // 16:34

Its just luck. Once I did a run in FoW and out of the 8 shards dropped one person got 6. It was the monk so no one was mad about it. Payment for a thankless task and all.

Divinus Stella · Nov 17, 2007, 06:00 PM // 18:00

Well a while ago i saw someone in FoW get a 2 gold shadow shields at exactly the same time, both the same req and both turned out to be +30/-2s with the same gold value i think, more likely a bug than luck.

Farrell-Zander · Nov 17, 2007, 06:59 PM // 18:59

lol, I read this thread a few minutes ago and really wanted to farm in the underworld again. So I dug up my old solo build and gave it a go. On the 2nd run I killed a group of smites and they dropped 2 ectos

Reading this thread makes you lucky!

Blessed Winds · Nov 17, 2007, 07:14 PM // 19:14

Strangely, I have this happen all the time.
I did two trapping runs in a row with the same group and one guy got all four ectos and the rest got phantom residue D:

manitoba1073 · Nov 17, 2007, 07:22 PM // 19:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fril Estelin

Can someone elaborate on what the "the ToD or AoE bug" is (previous explanations weren't clear to me)?

All it is is that when you kill multiple things at the exact same time the loot system hangs at the first step in its algorythim.

A11Eur0 · Nov 17, 2007, 07:47 PM // 19:47

I've had that happen a couple times..first time was at the first group of aatxes when I was 2-manning with my necro, both dropped for me, and the second time was at the very last group of smites, 3 ectos dropped with two for the monk. Different runs.

Fril Estelin · Nov 17, 2007, 08:11 PM // 20:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by manitoba1073

All it is is that when you kill multiple things at the exact same time the loot system hangs at the first step in its algorythim.

(sorry to hijack this thread) How do you know it's a bug and not a feature? Has any dev made comment about that? (it'd be very strange for a bug)

garethporlest18 · Nov 17, 2007, 08:41 PM // 20:41

I had that happen to me once too, except it 3 ecto from 3/4 Aatxe, back before Factions was released when me and my guildie were farming UW. Major luck there.

Phaern Majes · Nov 17, 2007, 11:15 PM // 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fril Estelin

50% is not "chance", it's probability: do it 100 times and it'll happen close to 50 times. I doubt this is the case in general in GW!

Can someone elaborate on what the "the ToD or AoE bug" is (previous explanations weren't clear to me)?

Sarcasm for the win. Though maybe I can emphasize it a little bit better this time

I understand probability just fine, but thanks for the lesson professor.

TEB Elite · Nov 18, 2007, 12:25 AM // 00:25

Quote:

Sarcasm for the win. Though maybe I can emphasize it a little bit better this time I understand probability just fine, but thanks for the lesson professor.

or you don't because its an excuse for you not to be wrong.

manitoba1073 · Nov 18, 2007, 01:20 AM // 01:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fril Estelin

(sorry to hijack this thread) How do you know it's a bug and not a feature? Has any dev made comment about that? (it'd be very strange for a bug)

http://guildwars.incgamers.com/forum...d.php?t=453067
http://guildwars.incgamers.com/forum...#post3727 228
http://guildwars.incgamers.com/forum...467969&page=30

Those are just a few threads with the discussion it even though you'll have to look through them some.