Curse

MrSlayer · Apr 20, 2007, 05:43 PM // 17:43

Note to moderators: I posted this here since it is the farming section, and so is most likely to get viewed by the people it effects most, solo farmers. If this is wrong, please feel free to move my thread to another area.

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Originally Posted by guildwiki

Monster levels in Normal Mode are unchanged. This means that their drop rates are the same as before (though note that drop rates now scale with the size of the party).

Does this now mark the end of solo farming? I did a test run as the good ol' 55 Monk. I cleared the minotaurs at the start of Elona Reach with a single Shield of Judgment, which is something I haven't done since my previous Monk.

12 Minotaur.
3 Drops.

Something doesn't add up here....

The Discussion
If drop rates now scale based on group size, you should (in theory) get the same number of drops in a group of 6 as you do solo. So solo farming isn't needed.

But that raises an interesting point. I recently got my Ranger her obsidian armour. I was considering going for Monk obsidian, but I mean how the hell I am now going to raise the 1.2 Million Gold I need when I can't get any cash from solo farming, I honestly have no idea.

If you are going to suggest "power trade lol" or "halls lol" or any other NON-FARM RELATED bull, please don't even bother. This is the farming section. Ktnx.

Does anybody know if the ecto-drop-rate/shard-drop-rate is now its usual + the chance you don't get a drop due to not having a group?

Anyways...open discussion. Here are my 2 cents shortened.

1] Yay I can 55 Monk. The AI is pretty much how it was, and dual UW should be good since...

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Originally Posted by wiki

Will, in the case of melee monsters, focus all their attacks on the same target.

2] Dammit, lowered drop rate, permanent poverty unless I want to FFF, Vanquish an area over and over, or buy gold (illegal, not good, very bad)

/discuss

Edited/additional
Just tried the Elona Reach farm run again, but this time with 5 hench. Flagged them back, ran in, killed everything with them out of drop range.

Still only 2 drops from 10 minotaur. What the hell? No it is not anti-farm code, since thats the second time I have farmed it in the history of my Monk.

Roshi_ikkyu · Apr 20, 2007, 05:53 PM // 17:53

How about reading one of the [add number of current solo farming nerf threads here] threads about it, including the 2 current threads that have topic discussion like wildfire!

And perhaps u missed read the other 100 millions threads about it but drops are now based on ACTIVE party size, flagging doesn't seem to work. But you would know that if you read the other old more discussed threads on the topic!

onerabbit · Apr 20, 2007, 05:55 PM // 17:55

yes there.... a trillion threads about this alrdy.. one just below here too

MrSlayer · Apr 20, 2007, 06:01 PM // 18:01

This was intended as an "alternatives and opinions" thread rather than a particular "omg they nerfed my Lucy Sandfoot Elementalist build" thread.

But nevermind. Feel free to lock/close whatever

Puran Lighthart · Apr 20, 2007, 06:04 PM // 18:04

Not trying to be mean when i say this, so please don't take it that way, but i don't think people are done crying yet. It doesn't matter what you intend this thread to be, people will still cry about thier "Lucy Sandfoot" build.

Roshi_ikkyu · Apr 20, 2007, 06:14 PM // 18:14

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Originally Posted by MrSlayer

This was intended as an "alternatives and opinions" thread rather than a particular "omg they nerfed my Lucy Sandfoot Elementalist build" thread.

But nevermind. Feel free to lock/close whatever

I understand that, but there are threads for both of your reasons (opinions and alternatives) so far farming forum has remained almost unscaved by the crys of the cookie-cutter kiddies. Let try to keep that track record. As well as keep organised!

clawofcrimson · Apr 20, 2007, 06:39 PM // 18:39

I cannot understand...even after reading this several times why another thread on this ....'in the farming section'....has been started... closed