Curse

Defrayer · Feb 17, 2007, 03:44 PM // 15:44

My question is: Is Lucky Aura actually doing anything? When I first got it, I had a thought that a random enemy might just drop a random gold item.

Guesses? Clarification? Anyone?

Skuld · Feb 17, 2007, 03:51 PM // 15:51

Guarenteed crits or so i've heard, haven't tested though..

Maxiemonster · Feb 17, 2007, 03:53 PM // 15:53

Your next item will be a 15>50 Crystalline.

Nah, been too busy Rollerbeetle'ing, I had it on my several times, but never did anything while it was on

Princess Yuffie · Feb 17, 2007, 03:55 PM // 15:55

We got more drops than usual

Skuld · Feb 17, 2007, 05:17 PM // 17:17

Some profess to have reduced drops, can you prove either way?

onerabbit · Feb 17, 2007, 05:42 PM // 17:42

i had it on..wondered what it was, thought id kill a few things, nothing special... so im unsure too

Knightsaber Sith · Feb 17, 2007, 05:48 PM // 17:48

Maybe it's just like a placebo; they tell you you're more lucky so you believe you are

Diddy bow · Feb 17, 2007, 06:19 PM // 18:19

I had it on and trapped a few trolls to see... usual pile of tusks...

uberpwnage · Feb 17, 2007, 06:27 PM // 18:27

I'm fairly sure that it modifies something's drop rates to add up to 100% (It always drops something)

For instance:

A monster has a 20% chance to drop a crafting material/rare crafting material, a 20% chance to drop a collectable item, and a 20% chance to drop a salvage item. Together this makes 60%. 100% / 60% = 1.66666

And the 1.6666 x 20% = 33.3333% chance for the monster to drop one of the 3 types of items, guaranteed to drop one type.

This is fairly theoretical, but I tested it in Sunqua Vale, clearing it on my warrior solo with the Lucky Aura, and I do not recall one monster not dropping anything. I'm pretty sure that it doesn't effect the type/quality of an item dropped, and if there is a high ratio of one item dropped compared to another (I.E. 3 collectables drop for every 1 weapon) then the higher end of the ratio will still have the highest chance to drop and vice versa.

A must have for UW farming, I assume, since it will bring ecto drop rates up by maybe 1%.

Racthoh · Feb 17, 2007, 06:27 PM // 18:27

Gaile said yesterday that it doesn't change the drop rates.

pork soldier · Feb 17, 2007, 07:29 PM // 19:29

The guy on guildwiki who claimed it caused guaranteed crits was testing on lv 1 mantids, take that with a grain of salt.

trobinson97 · Feb 17, 2007, 07:35 PM // 19:35

I was hoping it increased drops, or increased gold chances in chests at least. I love the one that increases your attributes by one though. WS 17 EXP 16 trapping in DoA ftw.