Guild Wars 2

According to the patch notes on Nov 15th:

The amount of loot that drops for downscaled players has been increased. You should now be able to receive level-equivalent loot until you are fighting at a downscaled level that is less than 2/3 of your actual level. You should also receive loot a greater percentage of the time as well as receiving a greater percentage of experience, gold, and karma. For level 80 characters, this means level 55+ areas will be able to drop level 80 gear and give about 75% or so of the other rewards. Previously, these areas would give level 77 gear at best and closer to 60% or so of your rewards.

Does this only apply to gear (armor/weapon) drops? Or will this apply to Loot Bags/Crafting mats as well?

I still get tiny totems and weak blood when I mess around in starter areas.

This change wouldn’t affect starting areas, only 55+ Areas.

This has utterly screwed me over as I can no longer get the materials I need for crafting.

This was a bad idea, and should have been reserved for special mobs (veteran/champion etc) only.

I am now in the situation where I need massive amounts of wool. I no longer can get any drops of the level that will salvage into wool, in any zone, at any time.

Boned.

PolarApe.9351:

This has utterly screwed me over as I can no longer get the materials I need for crafting.

This was a bad idea, and should have been reserved for special mobs (veteran/champion etc) only.

I am now in the situation where I need massive amounts of wool. I no longer can get any drops of the level that will salvage into wool, in any zone, at any time.

Boned.

Well they claimed they would fix the drops for Veterans/Champions but I so far haven’t had a single better drop from those kills then before this patch. I dunno I’m with you tho…borked.