Sending H/H away = higher chance for green?

WhiteAsIce

WhiteAsIce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2008

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Say you are with all H/H and you approach a boss that drops a unique item. You kill off all normal foes, leaving the boss alive, then you flag your H/H way off radar. If you then solo the boss, does that increase your chances of receiving the green item, or is it the same chance with the H/H?

bsoltan

bsoltan

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2005

UK

[SoF]

If you flag the heroes far away so their names are grey and you can no longer select them then any item that drops from the boss cannot be assigned to them, therefore if it drops it will be assigned to you.
It doesn't increase the drop rate of a Green but it does mean that if it does drop, it will drop for you and not one of your heroes or henchmen.

Raven Wing

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI]

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A good example of this is my trip to the Tombs
I brought heroes to assist on hard spots, but I sent them away and soloed the 3 darknesses and got 8 greenies:

eldo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2009

Europe

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven Wing View Post
A good example of this is my trip to the Tombs
I brought heroes to assist on hard spots, but I sent them away and soloed the 3 darknesses and got 8 greenies:



( you allways get those drop )

Xsiriss

Xsiriss

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by eldo View Post
( you allways get those drop )
Same principle applies, it's one for every party member so if you do it with the heroes still there you will only get one for yourself. Soloing will get them all.

following spirit

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2010

The imperial Guards of Vabbi (TIGV)

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven Wing View Post
A good example of this is my trip to the Tombs
I brought heroes to assist on hard spots, but I sent them away and soloed the 3 darknesses and got 8 greenies:
nope trust me he always get the drops, greenies, golds even gems isnt that right luckiest bloke i know lol

RedDog91

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

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The greens in Tombs are a bad example. They always drop and its not 1 per person
I got 3 greens from 1 darkness with a full party fighting within radar range

Divine Ashes

Divine Ashes

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chicago

LFG

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In my experience, sending your heroes away gives you a greater chance at getting a greeny. I used this strategy to get Keht's Aegis multiple times in the Junundu Worm. Granted the drop rate for greens is abysmally low, making it hard to argue in favor of one method over the other, but still, it works.

Illavos Lin

Illavos Lin

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2010

On the banks of the River Styx

Zee Boot [Boot]

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As far as most greens go from normal bosses removing henchies out of the picture increases your chance by having all drops assigned to you rather then you or 7 others.