Drop rate confusion

Vege-mesa

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2009

Yesterday I farmed for the Wing Axe outside of kaineng center about a dozen times solo w/o any drops.

Today I was roaming around and questing with 7 henchies and killed Chkkr, and the Chkkr's flatbow dropped.

I am really confused on the drop rate system here. Was I just unlucky yesterday and insanely luck today?

zelgadissan

zelgadissan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Warrior Priests [WP]

Me/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Vege-mesa View Post
Was I just unlucky yesterday and insanely luck today?
Yeah, pretty much.

lateralus11235

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2009

Affliction of Embers [AoE]

A/E

yes

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Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

We don't know the exact chance of a green dropping, but, I believe, estimates (semi-seriously) are about .01%. And this is reset everytime you enter the zone. So anyone who gets a green is lucky.

IronSheik

IronSheik

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2008

Wolfenstein: Goldrush

Zombies Go Nom Nom [Nom]

N/

Most greens are about 1/10, but some aren't.

Compare Kephket's Refuge to let's say...Broodmothers

Kephket's drops at least every 3 runs, and usually in doubles.

Broodmother's drops about 1/10

Saevio's Maul, from my personal experience, drops 1/30

I killed him 89 times and got 2 drops, all in hardmode solo, so either bad luck or not every rate is the same.

Vege-mesa

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2009

Would farming with henchies in hard mode make it a lot easier to get drops? Or would the chance still be super low?- Like farming SF for example.

IronSheik

IronSheik

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2008

Wolfenstein: Goldrush

Zombies Go Nom Nom [Nom]

N/

If you want a green, You have to be only one in radar or your chances are effectively eighth-ed . One way is to run a solo build, kill everything around the boss, flag henchies out and then kill boss, it's same as being solo.

crazybanshee

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Look out!

E/

Some greens are known to drop more than others. For example, Rotscale's bow drops practically every time you kill him.