Guild Wars 2

So during this clockworld thing, I’ve gotten a couple of the same exotic rifle. If I put 4 into the Mystic Forge, it’ll give me something new, right?

There is a chance that you will get the same thing but it is much more likely that you will get something new.

If you put in 4 rifles, you will only get a rifle back.

If you put in 3 rifles and another type of weapon, eg a greatsword, you could get any type of weapon in return.

Same goes if you put in 3 rifles and a mystic forge stone. Your return will still be random but you’ll have a higher chance at other named exotics (which includes precursors).

Snoflake.9087:

If you put in 4 rifles, you will only get a rifle back.

If you put in 3 rifles and another type of weapon, eg a greatsword, you could get any type of weapon in return.

Same goes if you put in 3 rifles and a mystic forge stone. Your return will still be random but you’ll have a higher chance at other named exotics (which includes precursors).

Wait what? You can combine 3 exotics and mystic forge stone??? To what result? Does it work with rares too?

kRiza krimos.1637:

Snoflake.9087:

If you put in 4 rifles, you will only get a rifle back.

If you put in 3 rifles and another type of weapon, eg a greatsword, you could get any type of weapon in return.

Same goes if you put in 3 rifles and a mystic forge stone. Your return will still be random but you’ll have a higher chance at other named exotics (which includes precursors).

Wait what? You can combine 3 exotics and mystic forge stone??? To what result? Does it work with rares too?

Yes.

kRiza krimos.1637:

Wait what? You can combine 3 exotics and mystic forge stone??? To what result? Does it work with rares too?

Everything you ever needed to know, and probably some that you don’t: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mystic_Forge_Stone

Snoflake.9087:

if you put in 3 rifles and a mystic forge stone … you’ll have a higher chance at other named exotics (which includes precursors).

Source for this data, please? I assume that using a Mystic Forge Stone does not affect your loot table chances at all.

Mika.9815:

Snoflake.9087:

if you put in 3 rifles and a mystic forge stone … you’ll have a higher chance at other named exotics (which includes precursors).

Source for this data, please? I assume that using a Mystic Forge Stone does not affect your loot table chances at all.

I had always thought that forge stone does not increase your chance and that it only counts as the highest level item you put in. So putting in four level 75 axes has the same chance to be a precursor as 3 level 75 axes and a stone.

Personal experience.

I have loaded a couple of thousand items (rare and exotic) into the forge in sets of 4 over the last year and gotten barely anything worth my time in return.

I decided to use the mass of mystic forge stones I got out of the achieve chests (as they were taking up precious bank space) and three rares in the toilet at a time.

My results were 3 precursors – Storm (Meteorlogicus), Rage (Frenzy) and Rodgort’s Flame (Rodgort) and a result of about 1 exotic for every 4 uses. And out of those exotics, more than half were named.

Fair enough that most of the named ones were rubbish skins that noone wants, but they were still named ones.

Snoflake.9087:

Personal experience.

I have loaded a couple of thousand items (rare and exotic) into the forge in sets of 4 over the last year and gotten barely anything worth my time in return.

I decided to use the mass of mystic forge stones I got out of the achieve chests (as they were taking up precious bank space) and three rares in the toilet at a time.

My results were 3 precursors – Storm (Meteorlogicus), Rage (Frenzy) and Rodgort’s Flame (Rodgort) and a result of about 1 exotic for every 4 uses. And out of those exotics, more than half were named.

Fair enough that most of the named ones were rubbish skins that noone wants, but they were still named ones.

I don’t know, sounds like RNG being RNG?