Guild Wars 2

on a typical run above fractals level 10, i’d get a few rares, and maybe if i’m lucky an exotic or mist essence. maybe even a lodestone from the jade maw. a combination of gear, food and banner buffs gets me to about 55% magic find.

i’ve noticed in the last few days that all i’ve been getting from fractals was blues and greens. maybe a rare or two across 2 characters everyday.

my typical gw2 session is doing fractal runs, then actually leaving LA for a few minutes to get fresh air gathering and events for the daily. then i log off, or if i’m not working the next day i’ll pop onto wvw to help.

i tried a forum search but all i got was random drivel about precursors and dungeons being too hard etc. am i having a run of bad luck RNG or does fractals have DR?

looks like i need to brush up on my searching skills:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/DR-for-Fractals/first#post807570

Sounds like a case of RNG doing what it does best.

I’m wondering if there are diminishing returns in fotm. I ran a 30 last night and got about 8 rares and even one exotic. Ran 28 right after 30 and got one rare the entire run.

Drops are not consistent at all.
DEVs said there is a higher chance of rings on higher fractals, this is not true for me.
Havent got any rings or skins in a long time (fractal level 26+).
DEVs said there is a higher chance of better loot on higher fractals, this is also not true for me.
No exotis, very few rares on most runs, no cores or anything of value in the maw chest.
On average i get about 1-2 rares and 10+ greens, thats it.
Most times i am really unlucky for 3-4 runs, with a somewhat lucky run in between.

I really think they should revamp loot in fractals, because running a level 30 fractal with one rare to show for it is really discouraging.

On a sidenote:
Yesterday i got only 20 tokens for completing path 3 Sorrows Embrace, although i didnt complete it before.
So yes, DR is hitting even though it shouldnt!
Probably another thing that is bugged and wont be looked at until there is a thread with 1k replies.

rng is a cruel mistress of a god.

DR shouldn’t affect loot drops. Yesterday I farmed CoF p1 well into DR then ran Fractals lvl 20 (lvl 16 reward level) and got 6 rares and a Crystal Lode and a Destroyer Lode.

At the end of the day it’s all RNG.

The only time I thought I had an issue with DR on fractals is when I did from 5-12 in a single day, actually it was straight with no break. The last 2 runs I had terrible drops, but the next day all was good even after multiple runs again.