Have you gotten a req 7 or 8 item recently?

Chestnut

Chestnut

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

I'm just wondering if they still drop.. I've heard from many people both versions that they do... and they don't.. I recently heard of an alliance member opening a chest in hard mode factions near the vermin and getting a req 7 Crennelated blade.. but I never knew if that was real or not as I asked to see the blade but never go around to seeing it.. I used to get req 8 drops I know from chest runs.. but Im not sure i've seen any lately.. is it that they "Dont drop at all" Or they do just alot more rare then they used to?


Anyone have any info on if req 8 and 7 items still drop or not at all?


If you got a req 8 drop recently, post it here.. my roomate has a req 8 Inscrib kornan defender he bought from someone once.. so I know req 8 inscr shields exist.. but do req 8 inscr swords , axes spears ect?

I looked for other threads but im blind I cant seem to find any others discussing req 8 and 7 items.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

I asked this question in the Q&A section a few days ago, and the answer is "yes".

Req 8 inscribable shields/focuses/caster weapons are relatively common and definitely contineu to drop.

Req 8 weapons are a bit more rare, but they definitely exist, especially in blue or purple form. I'm not sure if many of these are from the rarer areas (e.g. Urgoz's Warren, The Deep, The HoH Chest, The Zaishen Chest), but they definitely still drop.

Taurucis

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The edge of reason

I don't play any more.

W/E

Yesterday I got a Req 8 Inspiration Magic Jeweled Chalice from a monster in Cathedral of Flames. It was inscribable...

Damn, why do things like that only fetch about 100 gp? -.-

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

What I want to know is whether anyone has seen a req 7 or 8 Scythe or Spear...I've never seen either of those.

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

Yep, i get r8 max item every so often, but they are all focuses ever since NF ... not a single weapon or shield

pumpkin pie

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

req 7, +12 energy focus sold 56g. cos the skin is very ugly.

Horus

Horus

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

www.godtguild.com

Blades Of Burning Shadows [GoDT]-leader

Mo/

i got req8 non insc monk off hand while i was doing Bloodstone Fewn HM... it was crap, so merched it, but still MAx and REQ8!

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

the truth is here:

max req.7s don't drop anywhere at all since NF release.

max req.8s do drop, they replaced the req.7s.

Basically if an item could drop as req.7 before NF it can now drop as req.8. The reason many people don't find any req.8s nowadays but did find r7s in the past is that they farm different spots or use HardMode.

Req.8s today:

Shields and foci are most common of them, I got some myself.
Swords are rare but still drop, I've seen some r8 inscribables (including a Fellblade, I couldn't believe first as I knew they never dropped as r7, but it's absolutely normal, it just dropped in NF)
Axes and Hammers were uber rare as req.7s, an early update could have removed possibility of their drops entirely, thus I haven't seen any single one post NF req.8
Bows, Staves, Wands, Daggers never dropped as max req.7 so they don't drop req.8 now.
Scythes and Spears were introduced in NF and never had r7 nor r8 max versions.

snoozer80

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Poland

For Your Entertainment [FYE]

I bought Inscribed chakram +12 ene req8 (Domination Magic) inscr and gold of course. It dropped few days ago for him. So i think req 8 weaponss till drop. I doubt about req 7 gold weapons still dropping.

Ctb

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/

The only req8 items I've ever gotten are junk caster items, save for a single req8 ivory bow long ago. Otherwise, it's all either non-max or 10+

But, then, I have the most abhorred luck at getting any useful drops at all in this game, so YMMV.

Smile Like Umean It

Smile Like Umean It

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

E/Rt

Yeah, I got a few of em a couple of days ago while vanquishing.

Steboy93

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] | Ex-Officer [TAM]

W/

I got a nice req7 sword yesterday, shame the damage was 13-17...

Sox

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2007

yeah ive gotten a few r8's lately but all caster junk

MirkoTeran

MirkoTeran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Slovenia

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Mo/

I've got a few req8 offhands while vanquishing GWEN, but no req8 weapons. I also didn't get a single req8 item from last 2000 HM chest I ran so I doubt they even drop from chest anymore.

Brewmaster

Brewmaster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Just a ramblin' man, no place to call home...

W/

My most recent R8 was a illusion magic chimeric eye, inscribable and all that. Otehr than that, I find lots of R8 whites when I'm chopping my way through Tyria.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yawgmoth
Bows, Staves, Wands, Daggers never dropped as max req.7 so they don't drop req.8 now.
This is incorrect as it relates to wands...I have seen many wands with a req 8 that have dropped recently that are inscribable.

ShadowsRequiem

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

Yah my only req 8 drops now have been Nf rare skinned flame artifact though they are blue, and one req 8 shield of the wing which was also blue.

Though a few months ago I got a req 8 gothic axe cr in factions was 15^50 XD

Horus

Horus

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

www.godtguild.com

Blades Of Burning Shadows [GoDT]-leader

Mo/

also incorrect for daggers, as i had gold req8 Kris Daggers... were without inherent mod but still gold and max damage. Got them after NF release

I MP I

I MP I

Hustler

Join Date: Nov 2006

in between GW2 servers

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetdoc
What I want to know is whether anyone has seen a req 7 or 8 Scythe or Spear...I've never seen either of those.
Nope haven't seen them drop ever. They likely don't exist. I'd kill for a max inscribable req7/8 spear though. Req7 gold max damage items of any kind no longer drop. Req8 max damage items both inscribable and non-inscribables do drop. The non-inscribables are more rare than their inscribable counterparts.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yawgmoth
Bows, Staves, Wands, Daggers never dropped as max req.7 so they don't drop req.8 now.
I can confirm that there is max gold req7 staves.

Ouchie

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

[Leet]

R/

No - None

seems req 10-12 are the ones I am doomed to get

ProgTes

ProgTes

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

Under that rock.

We Demand A Shrubbery [Ni]

W/E

Pfft, I keep finding those r6 swords, they're very very common.

... Oh wait, you mean max damage . Nope, haven't seen one drop for me ever, at least nothing with any value.

Mr. Icecube

Mr. Icecube

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2007

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

N/

I once got a req8 Shadow Blade.
I think it was my only req8 weapon ever. Too bad the skin sucks

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Icecube
I once got a req8 Shadow Blade.
I think it was my only req8 weapon ever. Too bad the skin sucks
The first 15^50 req8 found went for 750k. Akh was such a noob

TheRaven

TheRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Virginia

Spirit of Elisha

W/

I have a Req 8 gold Celestial Axe, 15%^50. Non-inscribable. I bought it so no clue when it actually dropped.

super strokey

super strokey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Soviet Canuckistan

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheRaven
I have a Req 8 gold Celestial Axe, 15%^50. Non-inscribable. I bought it so no clue when it actually dropped.
very nice, too bad it wasnt a sword though... i want one of those so bad. Maybe ill go and farm nahpui...

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

i got a req 8 motive shield recently, insc purp

BlackAngel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

A Little Love [ALL]

I kinda don't understand what's the fuss about req 7/8 weapons anyway, my warrior, ranger, assasin and paragon has at least 15 in their weapon attribute always, so it doesn't matter if the weapon is req 13, it still works like a charm .

But about topic: I don't recall getting any req 7/8 gold weapons myself other than Celestial Sword I use as a farming sword with my ele, it's max damage, 19% while hexed, non-inscripable and enchanting 19% which I later replaced with 20%. I got it as a drop not long after Factions release. Just recently when all this fuss about req 8's started I noticed that it's req 8 . All other req 7/8's I've got has been either non-max or blue/purple.

Kahlindra

Kahlindra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

England

Anthems to the Welkin at [Dusk]. 2 man guilds are king.

N/Me

I got a nicely modded max armour req 8 command shield recently. I think it was from one of the treasure chests. Unfortunately it was ugly so the mods were ripped off and put on a lovely but purple diamond aegis. My paragon is superficial.

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

Got a nice Req8 Stormbow about a week back.

Albert Algorn

Albert Algorn

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

Oregon, USA

MARA: Our Turtles Know True [LOVE]

R/Me

I have been playing for a year and a half now and have never had a req 7 or 8 drop for me? It's not like I don't do HM or elite areas? So for me these Q7 and 8 items are a rumor...

GreatBabai

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

W/

recently got a req8 greater highlander blade (inscribable) from a hard mode snow worms. sadly it was blue colored so i give it to one of my heroes

Jeremy Untouchable

Jeremy Untouchable

Wow Stole my freetime

Join Date: Mar 2006

Arkansas

None

W/E

got a req 8 SoTL strengh i think, sold it on guru for 75k About 2-3 months ago

Dkraftwerk

Dkraftwerk

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Me/Mo

Not too long ago I got a pair of req8 gold daggers, but they were one point off from max damage so I had to vendor em

snodaard

snodaard

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Holland

[Uni]

Mo/

I once got a r8 eternal bow 15% while in a stance -.-

Lady S Shiva

Lady S Shiva

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

CA

LOD???

W/Mo

i got r8 fellblade, str gloom shield, str darkwing defender, holy vial, gold max inscriptable, all from trade thou, >_<
have found blue max inscriptable r8 fellblade, darkwing defender, sun and moon shield, but never scythe and spear.

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetdoc
This is incorrect as it relates to wands...I have seen many wands with a req 8 that have dropped recently that are inscribable.
Show me screenshot of at least one. Even a blue will do.
The only req 8 inscr wands I've seen were 11-21...

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malice Black
I can confirm that there is max gold req7 staves.
I'm looking for one for over 2 years, seen many uber rarities but never one like this. But I'm not saying impossible, it may be just like axes and hammers. I believe there had to be an update that caused hammers/axes and apparently staves too to stop dropping as max r7 and it was long before Factions. Am I right?

Quote:
Originally Posted by guardian of dragon temple
also incorrect for daggers, as i had gold req8 Kris Daggers... were without inherent mod but still gold and max damage. Got them after NF release
Are you sure they *dropped* after NF release? Now a screenshot wouldn't prove anything as before NF they were as common as r12.

Crom The Pale

Crom The Pale

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

Ageis Ascending

W/

Last R8 I got was a Tall Shield, R8 tactics, inscribed but blue. I think Ill hold onto it rather than try and sell it. Seams people rather a gold R8 than a blue R8 though they are identical.


FYI this dropped in GWEN.

dunky_g

dunky_g

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

[SNOW]

i have some max gold r8 daggers

so they deffo exist

mrmango

mrmango

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Southern California

Charter Vanguard [CV]

Me/Rt

Req 8s exist, still drop. Req 7 stopped after Prophecies afaik.

I got a req 8 tactics max everything w/e shield last week.