Guild Wars 2

What i would like to know is when does the Diminishing Returns kicks in?

Yesterday was the first time i have be able to play GW2 all day in months instead of my normal 1hr-1hr30 i get some nights to play. It was going well I decided to do my dailies followed by the Sonic Periscope monthly… which frankly was a complete waste of time and i decided i wont be completing the monthly.

I then traveled to Orr looking for a PUG group to do ‘The Ruined City of Arah’ since i have never done it thought it may be fun and that I could get something nice for one my characters. Turns out I didn’t even get enough loot to fill my main bag. Not one yellow item either (aside from the phantasmal tonic… useless). I was almost lucky enough to get level 79 blues.

Honestly i felt i was being punished for just playing the game and doing the things that they assign you to do, What is the point of spending the hours… and it did take hours doing the dungeons for nothing, I think i will just start using the dragon timers instead. less work for the rewards.

You only need four things for your monthly. Just skip the sonic periscope one.

I sincerely doubt you experienced DR in this situation. More like bad RNG which can happen to anyone.

My experience with dungeon chest loot is usually of obtaining blue or green items with some copper.

From guildwiki:

Diminishing returns, abbreviated DR, is anti-farm code implemented to prevent bots and exploits from disrupting the economy and gaining an unfair advantage over legitimate players.¹ DR is character-based in all areas except dungeons, where it is account-based and shared between characters. It affects most activities that have potential for abuse. Diminishing returns on loot is not intended to affect the average player, i.e. very few players will experience it during normal play. DR accrues in “points”, which will lead to decreases in the benefits for the relevant activity, such as drop rate or rewards.

Unlike map boss events, dungeon chests are not fixed yet. I feel your pain. I run dungeons a lot and most of the time I leave with just a couple of blues. However dungeons are fun for me so I decided that loot doesn’t matter. Still though, I wish I could get a yellow or so in dungeons once in a while