Who ever wrote the loot scaling algorithm

Originally Posted by Phaern Majes

This is mostly correct, however, if you farm the same few mobs over and over and over the Loot Scale will kick in. For example raptor farm, or troll farming outside droks when 55's were still the thing.

It is important to note though that greens, golds, scrolls, dyes, lockpicks, holiday drops, and probably other things are exempt from loot scaling. Your white vendor trash drops will tend to decrease if you farm the same area several times.

Also if you aren't solo'ing it the loot drop may get assigned to a hero or hench which would mean it may have "dropped" you just didn't see it.

But yes overall drops are dependent on the timestamp, there is a big thread about this somewhere on guru.

EDIT: Hmm I went to wiki and looked, they say loot scaling is determined on party size and how long it takes to kill things. No mention about repeated farming. However, it does exist here is the link to the wiki page which includes a list of exemptions. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Loot_scaling

EDIT #2: What I was thinking of was the anti-farm code which is also discussed on wiki... http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Anti_Farm_Code
This page mentions the timestamp determining the loot as well as time between kills having an effect, and that the first several kills in a map have a reduced chance to drop anything.

Originally Posted by Risus

I love how he rants on something that doesn't exist. Its called luck. There is no such thing as loot scaling I can prove it to you in-game.

Here is the explanation of how I disprove it without wasting 30 mins -1 hour showing you:
Drops are all listed the moment you enter the zone. The list of drops cycles in huge lists on ANet's servers. Your drop list depends on the time you enter the zone. This is how they seem to "loot scale." They cut down drops during heavy traffic hours.

Here is how I PROVE IT:
1. Repeatedly try to sync zone with someone into an easy area (you are in different parties). Eventually you will zone in close enough to get the EXACT SAME DROP LIST.

How do I know its the exact same drop list?
ALL DROPS WILL HAVE THE SAME DAMAGE, REQUIREMENT, REQUIREMENT ATTRIBUTE, AND MODS (both will have +29HP or Aptitude 19% or +4 Armor).

Note: If you want to test this for yourself I suggest using Spirit Spammer in Jaya Bluffs Normal Mode because there is a loot scale if you kill everything in quick succession.

Originally Posted by Owik Gall

You want to do all that work just for a lesser item?