Mini Polar Bear Drops

Divine Ashes

Divine Ashes

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chicago

LFG

R/

By actually helping out in the end (and half-assing it at that), it was pretty easy for me to get consistent 5 minute runs from start to chest spawn.

Windf0rce

Windf0rce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Axeman002 View Post
if i do get one...dont expect a screenie as my PC is so dump it will probably lock up for 16 seconds and i would lose my MPB...and trust me you would not want to be in the near vicinity if that happens.
lol, exactly what I thought. Sometimes when taking screenshots the comp slows slightly, I guess I'd only ss after taking it. Ohh I can dream...

snoozer80

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Poland

For Your Entertainment [FYE]

Up to now 23 runs and only "white goo" from the chest. Anyone may confirm this mini ever drops this year??

Voltaic Ectoplasm

Voltaic Ectoplasm

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mallyx's pimped out Crib

Mo/A

Polar Bear 500e unded? IF YOU GET ONE DROPPED WISP ME PLEASE VIA HERE, I WILL BUY IT!!!!!!!! !!! !

Windf0rce

Windf0rce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

500e is really low.

Now, what I am afraid of is that there is a kind of drop condition besides to its rarity. For example, drop chance is only enabled if a certain other Wintersday quest is completed, or a certain day, I don't know.

dusty4444

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

Legion of Heavens Order[Good]

R/Rt

Really guys if your hopes are any higher than 0.0035% your hopes are way too high...

lorenna

lorenna

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Ireland

[bAd]

Mo/

ive done i dont know how many runs already and not seen one..im not doing it for the bear really i want poìnts for my titles and ccs..even if i got 1 id probably give it to my boyfriend..but yeh me and my friend pretty much only do this the whole wintersday for title points we have a kind of a race on to see who maxes first and i dont seem to get drops from farming..drops nerfed ftw. last year we did 1000+ each and nothing

IlikeGW

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Windf0rce View Post
500e is really low.

Now, what I am afraid of is that there is a kind of drop condition besides to its rarity. For example, drop chance is only enabled if a certain other Wintersday quest is completed, or a certain day, I don't know.
They wouldn't do those things anymore than they're already built into the drop system. In theory it's just a pure drop rate issue. But the thing to remember is your chances don't stack. You can do a thousand runs and get nothing, because all you're getting is the same super low chance each time. It's like buying a thousand lottery tickets. It's not worth it. Buying 50,000 might work, or it still might not. But as a general rule of thumb in life when someone wants you to grind away at bad chances, they're making a patsy out of you.

.HunTer

.HunTer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

W/E

I've heard you get higher rates with a higher lucky title...can someone confirm ?
Since I have only r1 unlucky .-. I should just give up now lol

Reformed

Reformed

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2009

Quote:
Originally Posted by .HunTer View Post
I've heard you get higher rates with a higher lucky title...can someone confirm ?
Since I have only r1 unlucky .-. I should just give up now lol
No, bad rumors are bad.

Braxton619

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

Imo its a waste of time farming for MPB... also a waste of money for it too.

Seriously a small polar bear isn't worth 500-1000e when you will get tired of it a few weeks later...

It would be hilarious if they made it like a 2-5% chance so power traders are screwed as prices would go down a ton.

Voltaic Ectoplasm

Voltaic Ectoplasm

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mallyx's pimped out Crib

Mo/A

its luck.. some lucky person could get 2 in 2 runs

mmmkay i am bad

mmmkay i am bad

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

hiding in ur basement =o

W/Rt

might as well run to the end, afk, and do homework lol

Tramp

Tramp

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2008

Mo/

I did 700+ runs last year and got none. My goal was to do 1000+ this year. So far I have done 5 runs and I am bored already. I have decided spending 500e is the option I am taking instead.

Barrage

Barrage

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tramp View Post
I did 700+ runs last year and got none. My goal was to do 1000+ this year. So far I have done 5 runs and I am bored already. I have decided spending 500e is the option I am taking instead.
Well the drop rate is 1 in 2857 runs, so you have a decent chance if you do 1000+. GL all

Darksim

Darksim

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

USA

W/Mo

... 500e?? that's all? I thought it was more around 1000e?

Mustache Mayhem

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

BEN

R/N

yeah I dunno I don't count the runs.. but I did enough to sell quite a few stacks last year- I was like comeon throw diddy a bone lol it's pretty rare, and do you notice it has never dropped for a vet.. it's always the level 8 ranger.. maybe something to that- you know the drop rate how you seem to get alot of golds after a layoff

Rekliss

Rekliss

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2009

[SMF]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Golgotha View Post
Running through the dungeon and waiting for the snowmen to do the killing hardly requires brain power.
Some ppl dont know that, but go ahead and tell everyone so that we can get less and less for our polar bears since alot more ppl can farm them now.

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Driving the price down seems like a pretty good idea to me. The damn thing's never gonna drop for me anyway.

snoozer80

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Poland

For Your Entertainment [FYE]

I've heard if you run this quest moving backwards, and if you keep your one eye closed during the quest the chance to get MPB is equal not 0,035% but 0,042% !! Amazing! ISn't!

Axeman002

Axeman002

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2008

A/Mo

are these thing acctually dropping as ...i would imagine 1 person on Guru would have had one by now?!

Barrage

Barrage

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Axeman002 View Post
are these thing acctually dropping as ...i would imagine 1 person on Guru would have had one by now?!
If Anet made it so they didnt drop and didnt tell us, I would go insane.

G4ymBoy

G4ymBoy

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Minami Kaori View Post
50+ runs and only 241 shards? You must be very unlucky O_o

I just finished my 31st run and I got almost 2 stacks now...

I do it for the shards, sweets and party points... and the bear. Not because it's "instant millionaire", but because I love how cute it is ^_^
Really? i must be pretty lucky with the shards i have done like 15 or so runs (maybe around 20) and have 3 stacks.

snodaard

snodaard

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Holland

[Uni]

Mo/

ye you problably kill all the grenchies, most of the ppl in here will run to the end and go afk, btw:P

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G4ymBoy

G4ymBoy

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by snodaard View Post
ye you problably kill all the grenchies, most of the ppl in here will run to the end and go afk, btw:P

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no. i run past all of them. i usually kill one of the solo ones but other than that i just run to the end and afk too.

eldo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2009

Europe

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Axeman002 View Post
are these thing acctually dropping as ...i would imagine 1 person on Guru would have had one by now?!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Barrage View Post
If Anet made it so they didnt drop and didnt tell us, I would go insane.
Anet killed mini polar bear and forgot to tell about that.
In Kamadan i saw many wtb mini polar bear treads but not a singiel wts.

Minami

Minami

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jul 2008

Dallas, TX. USA

Not in any guild at the moment

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by mirokumatt View Post
Really? i must be pretty lucky with the shards i have done like 15 or so runs (maybe around 20) and have 3 stacks.
You are probably doing the Straight To The Heart quest.
I was talking about the Strength of Snow.

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

3 stacks in 15 runs is 50 per run.

ITT: too many liars.

P.S. A guildie got a polar bear. No lie. No proof.

Minami

Minami

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jul 2008

Dallas, TX. USA

Not in any guild at the moment

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzjudz View Post
3 stacks in 15 runs is 50 per run.

ITT: too many liars.

P.S. A guildie got a polar bear. No lie. No proof.

Straight to the Heart gives approx 40-50 cc shards. But it takes so long it's not worth it imho.

The most I got at the end battle in Strength of Snow is 16.

The Identical Peter

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

E/

Is it possible to do this without Eye of the North?

Minami

Minami

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jul 2008

Dallas, TX. USA

Not in any guild at the moment

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Identical Peter View Post
Is it possible to do this without Eye of the North?
No.

The dungeon Secret Lair of the Snowmen is located in EOTN.

snoozer80

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Poland

For Your Entertainment [FYE]

No it's not.

I saw one man selling in Kana Unded MPB for 1750 ectos.

nologic

nologic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Sweden

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Minami Kaori View Post
Straight to the Heart gives approx 40-50 cc shards. But it takes so long it's not worth it imho.

The most I got at the end battle in Strength of Snow is 16.
For polar bear its not really worth to do Straight to the heart but for the wintersday gifts on the other hand it might be better to pile in as much ccs as possible, if you are going for the titles.

The Identical Peter

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Minami Kaori View Post
No.

The dungeon Secret Lair of the Snowmen is located in EOTN.
Well that blows...I guess I'll have to wait until I get around to buying EOTN.

Minami

Minami

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jul 2008

Dallas, TX. USA

Not in any guild at the moment

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by nologic View Post
For polar bear its not really worth to do Straight to the heart but for the wintersday gifts on the other hand it might be better to pile in as much ccs as possible, if you are going for the titles.
True enough...

I am going for both sweet tooth and party titles, but doing the Strength of Snow quest because it's a lot less frustrating and I can run 2 accts at the same time with no real time loss between the two ^_^

Not even speaking of the bigger chance of the polar bear

KZaske

KZaske

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Boise Idaho

Druids Of Old (DOO)

R/Mo

Last year, I did 493 runs trying to get one. This year, I have a hard time sticking with it for more than three or four runs at a time. Only 19 runs so far. Wish I could farm ectos, I could buy one faster than getting it as a drop.

IattackU

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

NJ, America

The Eternal Night Vanguard [TEN]

E/Mo

Can anyone confirm one with a screenshot yet this year?

Kumu Honua

Kumu Honua

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

Spent all night last night doing runs. More today. 5 stacks of cc's so far (I'm not the fastest as I like to kill them all otherwise it's BORING....well....more boring than doing it over and over.

So far no bear, but lots of CC's and other goodies.

I can only pray to the RNG gods.

.HunTer

.HunTer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

W/E

Over 2500 players on GWGuru and 0 bears...Nice drop rate.
I think the lightning thing on wiki is true
Quote:
We have more chances of being struck by lightning (1 in 576000) than to have this drop.

IattackU

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

NJ, America

The Eternal Night Vanguard [TEN]

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by .HunTer View Post
Over 2500 players on GWGuru and 0 bears...Nice drop rate.
I think the lightning thing on wiki is true
Wouldn't surprise me if that is actually true. Although I'd much rather have a MPB than get struck by lightning. >.>