Bounty Hunter Archive
Thread: Loot change or something
prolly jus bad luck ive had somthing decent drop everytime and last night i got a Jedi ls speed CA off my first boss mark now im 30m richer. Just keep at it.
Edit: I wish people would stop crying nerf everytime the slightest change in somthing like loot drops occurs.
Message Edited by BattleJuicer on 08-07-2005 01:28 PM
Anarchicgorilla wrote:
My guess would be that the drop rate is based overall % to the economy. Something like50 good loot drops will be given out each day, spaced evenly through out the hour... like 2 good drops every hour for all the missions. (basic # for general point)
Meaning that the first days when it started and less BH's were hunting, you had a higher chance of getting the good loot because you were competing with 50 other BH on same server. So if there are 50 drops a day and 50 hunters you have a good chance to get atleast 1 good loot.
Now with about ever BH hunting (and it is the weekend) you will get less ofthegood loots because, they are being spreed out to all the new hunters. So if there are 50 drops a day with 300 BH's hunting that means you have less of a chance.
you actually think sony would make the programming that complex for the loots on these things?
aekeem wrote:
Anarchicgorilla wrote:
My guess would be that the drop rate is based overall % to the economy. Something like 50 good loot drops will be given out each day, spaced evenly through out the hour... like 2 good drops every hour for all the missions. (basic # for general point)
Meaning that the first days when it started and less BH's were hunting, you had a higher chance of getting the good loot because you were competing with 50 other BH on same server. So if there are 50 drops a day and 50 hunters you have a good chance to get atleast 1 good loot.
Now with about ever BH hunting (and it is the weekend) you will get less of the good loots because, they are being spreed out to all the new hunters. So if there are 50 drops a day with 300 BH's hunting that means you have less of a chance.
you actually think sony would make the programming that complex for the loots on these things?
Heh, not a chance they could pull something like that off.
That complex?
Program = every day 50 good loots drop. Spread out randomily each day for each NPC type.
That pretty damn basic and easy to do, it is acutally easier than running a % from each boss program., that would require the program to keep track of everytime NPC's were attacked and what the gave. Then try to balace the % so the loot drops at such and such a %.
This is why I think it is the way, the proof if you will:
Everytime a new "loot of the week" comes out people fly to it. Then later everyone says it has been nerfed.
Why?LLets say 10 loot drops a day.When 50 people are trying for the good loot they have good chance (1 in 5)... when 5000 all try well they have bad chance (1 in 500).
I heard time and time again "are the loots dropping again". The are always dropping... it is just when less people loot the same dam thing it looks like more loot is droping. And when every one is looting it looks like noone is getting the loot.
I know I have no word from SOE, however, I would guess from these factors and what I seen... this is how it works.
Think about it.... how many BH's have been getting "bugs" after everyone said I getting tons of stuff.
First couple of days -- not so many BH's
This weekend ---- every BH
You realy think they had time to rewrite % drop on your "easy" program.
My guess is same program is running, and no that 5000 BH's are all hunting .... we will be seeing a lot more "jar of bugs"
They nerfed the day after patch, imo.
And it is nerfed for sure now.
Reason being, I got an entire suit of BH armor (first of my server) on day 1, only 2 schematics today. And in general, I got a lot more interesting loot on day 1.
I'm also finding less boss marks and more of those 7-9K HAM ones.
The elite ratio/loot ratio has been changed, 100% guaranteed.
Guys, if you're finding loot changes since the hotfix, head to the item and loot forum and let people know your experiences....
I loot using a full temp jedi, so no mobs are out of my range, but also a full temp MBH. Wild mobs (eg. NS stalkers), POI mobs (eg. Marauders), mission mobs (eg. Aakuans) and also BH marks have had a much reduced drop rate in my experience. I have played about 15 hours this weekend, all looting, and have yet to see anything better than 1 BH armour schematic....no CA's, crystals, weapons....anything, and that's from over 250 mobs killed. Compare this to a 1 in 3 drop rate before the hotfix and I'm convinced that something is wrong 
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