Guild Wars 2

I’ve noticed something over about the last week of play, and am wondering if there was a subtle balance nerf to loot. When it comes to rare drops, from boxes and off mobs, my level 80’s are getting more and more drops below level 77. I used to get an occasional rare like that, but 99% of my drops were my level. Now, more and more, my drops are low enough to not give ectos. A couple other people I’ve talked to have noticed this as well.

Anyone else noticing this? It’s not that ectos are not being given from salvaging rares, it is that rares we are getting are too low to give ectos.

probably just your imagination~ it’s RNG afterall

I need to agree with Grim, the only lower than 80 rares I’ve noticed were on my lvl 70-75 alts as I was finishing them off. Besides,

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Glob_of_Ectoplasm

Generally, salvaging rare or exotic equipment (armor, trinkets, and weapons) with a required level of 68 or higher yields between 0 and 3 Globs of Ectoplasm.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Precursor

Mystic Forge: extremely low chance when combining four rare or exotic pieces of equipment with an average level of 75 or higher

So your drops below 77 don’t effect either.

Since the %MF change I have seen an increase of rares in my drops. but most of them are lvl 75-78. I wonder if what we’re seen are rares that before the change would have been blues or greens.