Guild Wars 2

As noted on the wiki , Dynamic Events previously had a a reward floor of (Level – 30), so an 80 character would get the rewards of a Level 50 DE if the level of the event was at or below 50: a good mechanic for making previous content worth completing.

Tonight in queensdale, I had my 80 ranger in there for a guild RP event when the bandit windmill event popped on us. We completed the event, but we didn’t get the level 50 reward. I don’t remember XP or Karma (I don’t pay much attention to them on my 80), but I certainly noticed that the money reward was 62 copper instead of the usual 1.2s.

To check whether the floor had been removed or rewards lowered across the board, I brought a level 47 alt into Dredgehaunt for an event. The events there rewarded the expected XP, Karma, and gold, so the clear conclusion is that the reward floor had been decreased or removed.

I checked the update notes and found no mention of this, so I’m posting here. Is this a bug, or a stealth nerf?

Loot has been nerfed across the board without warning.

This isn’t about loot, it’s about the event rewards.

Some more information: This isn’t a DR thing (or if it is, that’s a bug) since it happened 3 times straight, the last was as same as the first, and it was not only the first time I’d done the event for the day, but it was my first event AT ALL for the day.

According to the table on the talk page of the wiki link above, 62 copper is the reward for a Level 24 event.

I just tested it on another event (collecting apples), a level 4 event. The rewards:
XP: 6,464
K: 131
M: 65c

The XP reward looks to be Level ~60, but the Karma and Gold are ~25.

Still another update:

Took a level 48 alt into the zone and did the same event (it was the first one that popped).

Gold medal reward:
XP: 1275 (~L30 ish?)
Kar: 83 (~L15)
M: 41c (~L15)

So clearly the rewards have changed, and the original question remains: was this an intentional change, or is something bugged?

The poor drop rate of yellow (rare) or above armor and weapons is very frustrating as a player. Also, the drop rate of crafting mats such as bones, bloods, scales, claws, etc., is frustratingly low. Especially as players hope to collect 50-250 globs + [above listed crafting mats] as they progress toward ascended and/or legendary item goals, I find entire nights of playing fractals and dynamic events and I get 0 YELLOWS!?!?

C’mon man! We don’t want everything given to us, but we do want to be able to work toward in game goals in a reasonable time. I play 4 nights a week, 3 hours each night, and at this rate I may finish my ascended back piece by fall of 2013.

C’mon man!!!

Decimus, there are a half dozen other threads about the loot nerf. This is not one of them. Please don’t derail it.