They actually said that “that was the question they avoided answering the most” and that drop rates decline is “percieved” (ie not real).
This is the question and response. When read as actually stated, it sounds like they will look into it.
“Q: Magic find and just drops in general (with or without MF gear) seems to have been greatly altered to a minimum. Also, in the most recent patch it was noted that Veterans/Champions should always drop something at least, irregardless of what quality. Is the system working as you intended since the update or are there most definitely problems with it as it stands? Also, if it is ‘working as planned’ why the huge change in drops? Coupled with diminishing rewards it is hard to farm legitly and almost points the player to the Cash Shop instead of relying on self-reliance. Thanks in advance!
A: So yep you are right this is the question i have been likely dodging the most? The reason being is that it requires investigation. Vet and Champs should give good loot and there are a number of reports on perceived decrease in the frequency of drops. I will be discussing this in depth with the Production and Design team tomorrow and we will hopefully have more info soon."
Keep in mind you can wear only one of the earrings per character. It is classified as unique.
Good chance ascended armor will be purchasable with karma, probably over 200k per piece I would think.
Some acknowledgement of ‘no this is not intended we will be looking into it’ or ‘yes, thats the plan suckers, deal with it haha’ … are we asking for too much here ??? Feedback please….
i feel the exact same way, just please let the playerbase know one way or another if this is working as intended. thanks!
I think a lot of us would like to know if this is now the way loot will be or if there is some complex bug in the loot tables causing this. I know each time it is the roll of the dice, but something has changed recently
It would be nice to know if this is the new normal or actually a bug
Of course when new ways to get the new gear are added, T6 mats should drop. Maybe.
Unless they adjust the drop rate, it won’t go down anytime soon. Just my two cents
There is a thread on the recent changes or suspected changes to the drop rates
it would be nice if they did at least acknowledge this topic, they did fix the dye issue pretty fast
I can not buy gems with my credit card (my bank flags it and freezes the card every time) but i can buy with a debit card. I always try to avoid using a debit card online for security reasons but no matter how many times i talk to my bank, they don’t/won’t allow the charges on a credit card. c’est la vie.
in summary, try a different card.
I also had a very bad loot run today, couple hours in Orr. Over 50 porous bones, no green and went on a run of about 30 kills with no loot at all. Also a lot of events are bugged. Ante please look into these issues.
Lot of drama in these threads, make me wonder if some of you are taking video games a little to seriously.
I dont mind the changes, so no need for a second chance from me, looking forward to getting ascended gear with karma and WvW tokens, glad i listened to the developers and didn’t grind the fractals over and over and over…..
It had been stated for awhile now that we will be able to get the gear other ways, so I have yet to even run the fractals even once, dungeons are just not my thing. I’ll get the new gear with the tons of karma and badges of honor that are just gathering dust right now. They have now admitted this should have been added at the same time as the fractals, ok they made a mistake, time to move on and play the game the way you want, you’ll be able to get the new gear soon enough.
Game is doing fine, the new content is very popular. If they keep the monthly updates, then a large paid expansion every year, this game will last a long time.
I’m glad they are adding free content every month, not too concerned with the new gear. As soon as they allow us to get it with karma, it will be no harder than exotic. The gear right now is not really that much of a grind. Keep up the good work Anet, excited to see what is in the December update!
I agree, server forums would help with many things
People are more likely to speak up or post in a forum if they have complaints than if they want to praise a product or service. This is true across all forms of mechandise. Don’t make the mistake in assuming the general response in the forums is a good indication of the entire player base, it is not.
Well I know the WvW vendors in EB sell that combo for badges of honor
I also agree with the OP, way too many posts are solely inflammatory without offering any constructive feedback. Try looking at other gw2 forums (ie redditt) and you would get a totally different impression of the game.
How much magic find are you wearing? Although I roll in max magic find, even I am not sure it helps.
Only a matter of time before ascended gear can be bought with karma
I’ll add another of my observations, yesterday after I got the exotic drop, I went to go do jormag. First kill, got a loadstone, rest of the loot there was average. Went back to Orr, first kill in an event, rare drop.
Maybe the switching zones resets the DR and ups the odds a bit? Don’t really know but over the course of 3 hours I made over 7 gold which is easily a record for me.
I agree with the less rare drops, but I got an exotic off a random mob in Orr. That was a first for me.
I agree, for a one time purchase of $60 where I have over 200 hours played, this game is a great purchase. No regrets.
Yeah I am getting less rare, maybe 1 or 2 every couple events. However I did get an exotic drop yesterday and a lodestone on my first kill at jormag yesterday as well. The exotic was off a random mob not even during an event.
Precursors will be easier to get in the future, confirmed many times now. Will be a quest type scavenger hunt.
Not everyone got a precursor
I agree. Epic, challenging, and in the end very worth the time it took.
Good job.
Got three rare drops in Orr of mobs during the usual events over the course of two hours, drops off champs and vets are poor at best.
Even on Ferg Crossing we had temples open this AM, so not a population problem.
Also is anyone really surprised that during a weekend event, almost everyone is doing the event?
Draygo, I won’t deny that attacking us is the tactically smart thing to do. But we may not have the numbers but we sure as hell have the skill and the will to protect our homeland!
I donno, about you guys, but I really enjoy fighting an enemy with more numbers (not like Darkhaven more numbers mind you). It makes it feel like a victory even holding your own borderlands. It makes it a challenge protecting your own fair weather players to ensure you have some residual defense when you log off. That said I still vote that more elite players join Ferguson’s crossing so that we may be the server of skill and will and let the numbers stay with other servers. Join the dark side, we have cookies.
-Ferguson’s Crossing-
The Spirit of Life – ENVY – 80 Asuran Guardian
Wispy Woods – ENVY – 80 Sylvari Mesmer
I agree, having less people forces those remaining to adapt, i am much sneaker now and much better at killing and evading. if i rolled zerg style all the time, i dont think i would know how to properly fight as an engineer, prob just spam grenade 1,1,1,1 until my fingers went numb. go to be much more complex than that when out numbered constantly.
I at first I thought the changes looked bad, but in use, i actually like them. Play mostly WvW with a grenade spec (30/0/20/20/0). First, i can hit people much easier now with the faster toss speed (not faster cast) also the increased range for the tool it magnet skill is fantastic for pulling people off walls and stopping people from getting ways. almost too good honestly. magnet pull, grenadge barage, freeze grenade, blunderbuss, hip shot, net shot, jump shot, overcharged shot. still have supply drop and box of nails if you still need to stop them from getting away.
of course this patch didnt really change much to this but the added range for magnet (of walls is so easy now) and the easier grenade hits (at least for me) makes me pretty lethal in WvWvW.
yes, truely a great feature
i’ve been getting more rares, more blueprints (golem even) and more badges in WvW but not always high level gear, just more loot in general. i like it.
am i to assume PvP does not mean WvWvW?
patch notes are up, what do you guys think?
i find being in my exotic gear and eating an omni bar is just if not more effective than being in my max magic find rare armor, rings, etc. plus food, plus 50% mf boost.
just my experience.
when the prices were in the 2s-3s range, i must have bought about 500 dyes easy, got the gambling bug bad going for the rare blacks and whites. i actually got a good number of them and relly filed out my dye chart in the process. if i tried that now, it woudl easily bankrupt me. conversly, if i held them and sold at 7s, i’d be much better off than i am now.
they are still out there, over the course of couple hours playing normally (non farm) i most always get one, i get few from mobs, and a couple from harvesting plants (not sure if that is different than before, maybe i just never noticed) and some in WvW.
Ferg fighter here, i also want to give props to Chris and the other commanders. In our bottom tier matches with the limited numbers of players, a good leader makes all the difference.