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Old Sep 05, 2007, 01:42 AM // 01:42   #1
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Hi all,

I know some people manage to get golds all of the time, but I think that's not the case for most people. I would just like to say that this thread isn't so much about getting golds, but about such newb loot in a high level expansion. It's not just a little bit of newb loot, that's pretty much all I get. Not just me, i've tested this out with other people as well.

Here is an example.



That was my inventory from one of the dungeons. Most of it wasn't even max either. That example is pretty much all i've seen in GW:EN. I got 1 gold tall shield at a end dungeon chest, 1 gold piranha hammer, and another gold weapon that merced for 96 gold.

Before I bought GW:EN, I pictured going into dungeons, and making some money. I didn't expect to get an uber leet skin, or great stats every time. However this is just sad.

I also tried bringing lockpicks. All I can say about that is it was no where near worth the cost to buy the lockpicks. When you open the chest, a purple pops out, and then your pick breaks, well that is kind of a downer. Especially when it happens every time.

To get to the point, I think it would be nice if this lvl 20 expansion had better loot then that of Ascalon. I love the game so far, i'm a little disapointed in the most of the armor, and hate the fact there is so much newbish loot in this lvl 20 expansion.

I'm not asking for a gold around every corner, but a slight increase in loot that is at least worth picking up would be nice.

Thank you for reading, I just had to get that off my chest.

EDIT: Also name left in with permission on the screen shot.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 01:49 AM // 01:49   #2
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i agree, the loot is newby and most isnt even max. i have only gotten 3 golds in GWEN, 1 was not even max. most of the items r not even max.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 01:58 AM // 01:58   #3
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I would agree with you to some degree, however I have had better luck personally.

When clearing areas for reputation points, I have received no where near the quantity of purple or golds that I would expect.

I have however, to date received 3 golds 2 greens and extra map pcs (which I sell) and a black dye. This does not include chests and only outside explorable areas.

I'm working on the dungeons now and hopefully will have better luck.

Although, most side quests do give you a gold reward and the dungeons have at least one guarenteed gold reward at the end. Maybe this is their way of leveling things off...
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 01:58 AM // 01:58   #4
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I guess this expansion really IS meant as a gold/time sink, but I was surprised at the non-maxed whites and blues that I've been collecting. Crap mods, too. Considering how much of it's on par with Hard Mode, it does seem slightly off-balance.

I don't mind too much, though. A lot of quests reward you with plat, and I'm not in a rush to farm gold since I'm not bothering with any of the armor.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 02:05 AM // 02:05   #5
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I guess this expansion really IS meant as a gold/time sink, but I was surprised at the non-maxed whites and blues that I've been collecting. Crap mods, too. Considering how much of it's on par with Hard Mode, it does seem slightly off-balance.

I don't mind too much, though. A lot of quests reward you with plat, and I'm not in a rush to farm gold since I'm not bothering with any of the armor.
yeah but whats the point then? i mean i like exploring, and doing some dungeons, but what exactly is better about this expansion loot-wise? i mean take for example the greens we get for finishing the game... what are they? EXACTLY the same we got in nf and factions.. cmon anet reward us a bit, were dying here.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 02:05 AM // 02:05   #6
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for the most part the drosp arnt as good, but ive gotten to sued to Hard mode, so i could be wrong.

but on the first days of release i got 5 greens and like 7 golds
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 02:08 AM // 02:08   #7
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Yeah, I agree on the non-max loot. They tend to drop too much in EN. But I was probably luckier because I had at least 3 golds (excluding dungeon chest loot) during the preview and another 3-4 golds, a green and 1 white dye and 2 black dyes since then. So it wasn't too bad for me personally. None of these are from locked chests by the way.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 02:12 AM // 02:12   #8
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I too have had nothing but rubbish drops since getting the game, 2 golds that went straight to the merchant, which came from an end of dungeon chest and a single green. Not had a single gold drop whilst in an explorable area and have been doing a bit of mapping/clearing areas.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 02:15 AM // 02:15   #9
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I guess we just have to wait for Hard Mode ...
The challenge level of the expansion in Normal Mode is *roll eyes* anyway and so are the drops ...
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 02:17 AM // 02:17   #10
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considering that rep titles arent maxable atm, its only logical to assume that anet will introduce a hardmode for gwen.

im sure the hardmore dungeons will yield a higher gold drop % from chests. until then, well just have to wait.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 02:18 AM // 02:18   #11
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Locked chests aren't worth it in GW:EN they are just normal mode chests that require a lockpick...they are on par with the Magma jungle at the begining and towards the end they are = to Southern Shiverpeak chests. THey just saved time and storage space for players....time by not having to create mulitple keys and chests and storage space by players not have to buy multiple types of keys.

I was under the impression that the lock chests were similar to Hard mode chest but Gaile set the record straight about that on her talk page.

I too am frustrated by the "quality" of the items that drop in GW:EN, it is ridiculous that non max items fall in a campaign meant for MAX characters. I mean 90% of the stuff that drops can't even be used by heros let alone primary characters. SO i have decided to keep my lockpicks for actual hard mode areas in other campaigns or for the release of Hard mode for GWEN. Actually i may even hold off on playing GW:EN until the rewards are worth it.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 02:36 AM // 02:36   #12
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i have gone through about 40 lockpicks today in eotn, and all of them bar 1 were purple, some not max.

i had a 50% retain rate on all chests.... i retained 2 in total.

thats it until hm comes out (if it comes out) i aint running any chests.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 02:43 AM // 02:43   #13
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I beat it today. Zero destroyer cores since the preview. Zero greens. A couple dungeon chests - only crappy golds for me. Three of four rare drops total in regular monsters... and I've been vanquishing for rep, and typically get 0 rares out of 350 monsters.

In short, yes, loot is very, very bad in GW:EN. Mostly whites.

I did get a black dye, but all I think this means is it's about to take a dive in price.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 02:54 AM // 02:54   #14
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Speaking of destroyer cores, i had about 7+ drop during preview in one quest, then not even one through the remainder of the WHOLE game after release... wtf?
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 03:25 AM // 03:25   #15
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I think I've had one gold drop not from a chest of some sort... maybe two and I've been farming some. However I'd like to echo what others are saying about the quality of drops in general and the fact that so far, picks seem to have a lower retention rate than they should.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 03:26 AM // 03:26   #16
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SWEET! I thought Anet just hated me. The drops and chests have been ... PATHETIC. Yet some how a few people are getting good items .. wonder if they have to pay extra to get on that list. I have been trying really hard to like this grindfest but come on the sea of purple has worn out its welcome.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 04:16 AM // 04:16   #17
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Perhaps this is the same problem as the missing destroyer cores, namely that drops were tweaked between the preview and official release by the item guy, resulting in a whole bunch of shit no one wants. I have to say I've noticed a serious decline in the quality of drops when comparing the same areas from preview weekend and official release.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 04:47 AM // 04:47   #18
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LOL WTF? during preview weekend one saw a TON of max gold eotn items, whether from chests or jsut explroing. however, now is not the case for some reason. i have beaten the game, vanquished multiple areas, and almost finshed mapping eotn. the funny thing is since the game came out at retail i have gotten 2 golds. 1 was an ax wit the tyrian cleaver skin. CLEAVER? if i wanted that i woudl go farm in tyria ffs. eotn drops blow. plz fix anet. thks.

ps add onxy gems at trader. i have not seem them there once, and the trader still pays 250g for them.
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Old Sep 05, 2007, 04:56 AM // 04:56   #19
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Vanquished Drakkar lake, one of if not THE largest area with themost mobs (bunnies anyone?) and got zero golds...like 5 grapes, and a bunch of garbage. Oh, a map piece from a polar bear too, but that's besides the point.

Needed a new bowSTRING for my ranger's bow...had to go farm one from bergen. Why? Why don't I get any decent bow drops in GW:EN? Golds...maybe once or twice. When I first got to EOTN with my warrior I opened three chests and two were golds, but that's where it ended.

fix now plzthx

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Old Sep 05, 2007, 05:03 AM // 05:03   #20
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At first I was all psyched, to see people posting pics of the awesome stuff they were getting...Sephis Swords, Highlander Blades, etc. Bought 40 lockpicks hoping for something cool like that. lol...let's just say I didn't get QUITE what I expected. My picks retained maybe...1 in 5 times or so. And when all was said and done, most of my loot consisted of req13 purples. Got 4 golds...2 high req dolyak prod staves, a req12 cleaver with no damage mod and no inscription slot ( >.> ), and a req13 cane.

No more lockpicks in NORMAL MODE for me....
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