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Ren Falconhand

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

Passed out on my Keyboard from lack of sleep from playing GW too much

The Harpers

R/Mo

22 Jun 2005 at 03:10 - 1

I have noticed a bad trend of Late. You work Your Ass off to get a GOLD or PURPLE Drop and when you Finally get one. Is so messed up you can't use it and nobody can even wants it.

Also why are Ice Elementals Dropping Fire Items??.

Now I only farm Part-time and Only to get stuff for me or my Guild. So my question is this Is Loot drop completely random and is anybody else having this Problem.

Now on to the CRAPFEST

Purple Shield of the Wing Required 13 Tactics WTF!!!

Gold Scroll Energy +10 Energy – 5 Health +12
Purple Idol Energy +12 Health –50 Armor +5 when Health is < 50%

Now there have been worse ones, but that is what I still have.

So long story short the Loot system Needs some serious work!!!!!

Thank you ranting done

ManadartheHealer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Awaiting GW2

W/

22 Jun 2005 at 03:19 - 2

I did one mission today with 4 other people (one dropped). I got 3 gold items, 1 purple item, and 1 blue item. Two had nice upgrades for my ranger, two had runes, and the blue was just crap like usual

. And this is along with all the other cheap white items I had stored up...really quite a nice run

And five minutes or so after, I got another gold drop. So then I ask the group I'm with (who later turn out to be morons, so this may not be reliable) if they had noticed the drops getting better lately. The answer was "no"...Maybe ANet finally felt pity for rangers and gave them uber-drops, I don't know

Paladin_Adoni

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Cult of the Sacred Axe

W/Mo

22 Jun 2005 at 03:43 - 3

LOL

Gold Scroll Energy +10 Energy – 5 Health +12

wow that sucks arse! +10 then -5 HAHHAAH how stupid!

I got a gold axe 4-9 (written in white) with no mods or nothing.

its wasnt even a cool looking axe

the value : 109!! hhaa I doubt I could sell it to a person for 100g

eA-Zaku

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

22 Jun 2005 at 03:44 - 4

*GOLD* Dwarven Armor
Salvage item - use a salvage kit to salvage crafting materials
Value: 100

Makkert

Black Beast of Aarrrrgghh

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

The Biggyverse [PLEB] // Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

22 Jun 2005 at 04:50 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by eA-Zaku

*GOLD* Dwarven Armor
Salvage item - use a salvage kit to salvage crafting materials
Value: 100

an gold armor that is not a rune?
strange...

Tuna

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dark Horizons

22 Jun 2005 at 04:53 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Makkert

an gold armor that is not a rune?
strange...

Before the last patch those dropped like crazy.

Kha

Sins FTW!

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Angel Sharks [AS]

22 Jun 2005 at 04:54 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Makkert

an gold armor that is not a rune?
strange...

This was quite common, and an annoyance. But if you IDed it, you could increase the value up to 300-400g, so at least it wasn't a complete waste.

n00bed

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

SJ, Cali

W/Mo

22 Jun 2005 at 05:29 - 8

GOLD ebon flatbow, its not even high damage, 13-20 i think

only thing is, i dont know what im supposed to do with it. can it be salvaged and get something tradable from it? i mean, is ebon a good prefix for a bowstring, if it IS one?

Dumachum

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

na

R/E

22 Jun 2005 at 05:37 - 9

Apparently purple and gold items with no prefex, suffix, or innate enchantments are STILL dropping. Got a plain old purple item yesterday that ID'd as NOTHING, just a plain item.

Mister Glue

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Athens, GA

TLH

Mo/Me

22 Jun 2005 at 06:00 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManadartheHealer

Maybe ANet finally felt pity for rangers and gave them uber-drops, I don't know

It's kind of wierd -- I've always gotten kick-ass bows when I'm playing my monk, but not really getting anything good when playing on my ranger. But lately I've gotten quite the opposite -- complete crap on my monk and a ton of good items on my ranger (none bows though

). So either Anet has increased drops for rangers, or it all comes down to dumb luck.

EmperorTippy

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

22 Jun 2005 at 06:01 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dumachum

Apparently purple and gold items with no prefex, suffix, or innate enchantments are STILL dropping. Got a plain old purple item yesterday that ID'd as NOTHING, just a plain item.

Just happened to me last time I was playing.

My crappest gold item:

A gold 13-25 Shadow bow of Pruning. I gave it away but I also rember that it had some sucky inheareted things.

Edit: The requirment was 10 my fight 14-26 shadow bow has the same requirment.

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

22 Jun 2005 at 06:05 - 12

That wasn't what they fixed. What they fixed was specifically armor. Your purple or gold items were I'm guessing weapons. If you look they probably had a fairly low requirement.

eA-Zaku

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

22 Jun 2005 at 06:11 - 13

Pshh...if my 15-28 gold bow has no mods it better have requirement 1 Marksmanship or less

GODLIKE!

corax5

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Ye olde England.

22 Jun 2005 at 11:22 - 14

I never used to get gold drops, then one day I got 2 gold salvage items in one day, I ID'd them both hoping for a superior rune of some kind, all I got were 2 crappy major runes that the trader offered 25 gold for! It not like i could sell them to people when they could buy them for like 100 gold anyway. I think all gold salvage items should give superiors.

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

22 Jun 2005 at 11:32 - 15

I'd say you are wrong about the rangers, I am a ranger and ive gotten 2 purples and no rares since the last 2 updates.

Drakharran Zealot

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Kanada, eh?

22 Jun 2005 at 12:09 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by corax5

I never used to get gold drops, then one day I got 2 gold salvage items in one day, I ID'd them both hoping for a superior rune of some kind, all I got were 2 crappy major runes that the trader offered 25 gold for! It not like i could sell them to people when they could buy them for like 100 gold anyway. I think all gold salvage items should give superiors.

But if people buy them for 100, shouldn't you sell them for 75? Sell price is always 25% lower than the buy price.

Paladin_Adoni

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Cult of the Sacred Axe

W/Mo

22 Jun 2005 at 12:19 - 17

I was thinking about it, and nothing actually says that gold has to be good. gold designates it as being rare. not uber.

perhaps we have all assumed to much when it comes to the color of weapons.

Rayawni

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

[BoD] Bane of Darkness, Heroes Inc. [HI]

E/Mo

22 Jun 2005 at 13:04 - 18

Drops are all random when it comes to purple, gold, and dyes. I too have had gold items with NOTHING in them. I still used a sup salvage kit and got a rare crafting material from it though. Bolts of Silk and Steel ingots...

Maybe the point of a regular old gold item is to just give you some extra gold or some rare salvage items.

Hookecho

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Red States

The Runners Academy

W/Mo

22 Jun 2005 at 13:50 - 19

wow...first post here....

When I play my Warrior all I seem to get is crap like fire wands and air staffs.....very few gold items (3 to be exact since I bought the game) if it's purple it is almost always a bow or a rune for a mesmer or something.....starting to feel a little cheesy.

I can go thru a mission/quest and watch teammates pull gold and purple items all over the place but I'm lucky to get the occasional blue to drop once in 2 missions

Worst.......
Gold Tower Shield (tactics 13)....Tactics +1

That gem was droped on my 1st or 2nd post searing quest.....heh like I had all that skill

Algren Cole

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

22 Jun 2005 at 14:06 - 20

i've gotten two golds....in 144 hours of playing(including AFK time

)...one of them is a Fiery Ram's Hammer of Enchantment....not max dmg(17-33) no good modifiers(+14% dmg while enchanted, enchants last 15% longer)....I can't freaking give this thing away.

The other is a Storm Artifact. +12 energy +31HP(while enchanted)...This item actually has some decent modifiers on it...but wtf wants a storm artifact.

Neither of the items have yeilded me any gold...I might as well have left them on the ground. At this point I'm about to just trash them to clear out the inventory space.

I got a bunch of Hammer Grips and Sword Pommels, a staff wrapping and I think an axe grip...ALL USELESS. Can't sell em...can't trade em...can't give em away. All because they have shit modifiers.

I'd say at this point in the game (just got to Druids Overlook) I've yet to get a single usefull/valuable drop.

but I do have 378 Tanned Hide Squares....cuz that's usefull

Rellok

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

Madison, WI

W/Mo

22 Jun 2005 at 14:16 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paladin_Adoni

I got a gold axe 4-9 (written in white) with no mods or nothing.

its wasnt even a cool looking axe

the value : 109!! hhaa I doubt I could sell it to a person for 100g

Did you try to ID the item? I've heard of people unlocking runes from white items before. Now, I've just heard that, I haven't done it. However, if it said that it was worth 109, I would try IDing it.

Matt

FengShuiBundi

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Blue State

K A R M A

Mo/Me

22 Jun 2005 at 14:25 - 22

This is easily alleviated. All Southern Shiverpeaks and Ring of Fire Island Chain MISSIONS must have item drops with MAX stats for weapons and foci. The rare rates can stay the same.

Explorable areas have their current drops.

Moly

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

R/Me

22 Jun 2005 at 14:38 - 23

I'd have to say there's a bit of randomness here. Oddest gold drop I ever got was a gold staff:

Inscribed Staff of Smiting Prayers
Energy +8
Chaos Dmg: 9-15 (reg. 6 Domination Magic)
Improves Casting speed while using Water Magic skills (Chance: 20%)
Improves skill recharge (Chance: 10%)
Smiting Prayers +1 (19% chance while using skills)

Rather nice if you happen to be a Me/E/Mo

corax5

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Ye olde England.

22 Jun 2005 at 14:53 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakharran Zealot

But if people buy them for 100, shouldn't you sell them for 75? Sell price is always 25% lower than the buy price.

Well by the time I find anyone who wants to buy them, I could just walk out of Lions Arch and kill a few tengu for more than that.

Jelloblimp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

[KCHS]

W/N

22 Jun 2005 at 14:55 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Algren Cole

(...)
The other is a Storm Artifact. +12 energy +31HP(while enchanted)...This item actually has some decent modifiers on it...but wtf wants a storm artifact.
(...)

If im not wrong Storm name indicates air magic req for wearing, elementalists either use Attunement and/or Aura of Restoration & both are enchantments which means that artifact can be sold for some nice price.

Epinephrine

Master of Beasts

Join Date: Mar 2005

Ottawa, Canada

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

22 Jun 2005 at 15:42 - 26

Lasher Dragon posted this one in another thread, made me laugh ...

dinglenut

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Iowa

Four Eyes

E/Mo

22 Jun 2005 at 16:00 - 27

Best purple I got last night:

Accursed Staff
4-6 Dark damage
unidentified

After ID'd

value = 16 gold

Worst Purple EVER

ssnider75

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

22 Jun 2005 at 16:00 - 28

I salvaged a sword pommel of skeleton slaying +10% damage to skeletons.

Not the most valuable find in the world.

static deathbringer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ft Lauderdale florida, its hot here :(

The Harpers

W/Mo

22 Jun 2005 at 18:15 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rayawni

Drops are all random when it comes to purple, gold, and dyes. I too have had gold items with NOTHING in them. I still used a sup salvage kit and got a rare crafting material from it though. Bolts of Silk and Steel ingots...

Maybe the point of a regular old gold item is to just give you some extra gold or some rare salvage items.

that might be all fine and dandy if they upped the drop rate for gold/reare items, bnut outside of a mission its like 1 gold every 3/4 hours, and 3/4 of them r either crap or have no mods at all, i hunt very high level creatures who kick my arse, but my build is set up really well that i can take about 3 of these on at a time, but if i make one mistake, boom! im dead! so its not like im just runnign through a zone killing leve 15's Cough, ettins, cough... im killing level 21's-24's, and id like to get some better items then 12, white, 2-4 purples, and maybe, if im lucky 1 crap rare...JMHO tho

Quote:

Originally Posted by FengShuiBundi

This is easily alleviated. All Southern Shiverpeaks and Ring of Fire Island Chain MISSIONS must have item drops with MAX stats for weapons and foci. The rare rates can stay the same.

Explorable areas have their current drops.

thats BS as well, ive hunted the shiverpeaks, the ring of fire, the desert, ect ect ect, same thing happens, crap, whites, crap blues, crap golds, and usually in the same ratio as listed above

JoDiamonds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

New England

22 Jun 2005 at 18:40 - 30

One of my favorite gold items (not NEARLY so bad as some other ones) is a focus that no one could possibly use fully.

It's something very much like:

Energy +11 (requires Air magic)
Faster recharge for Death Magic (some %)
Faster recharge for Illusion Magic (some %)

So only a triple-class character could fully make use of this. I'll keep it for when they make the expansion, and the new race that allows triple classing comes out.

;-)

Shadowsting

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Gentlemen's Club

22 Jun 2005 at 19:47 - 31

Quote:

thats BS as well, ive hunted the shiverpeaks, the ring of fire, the desert, ect ect ect, same thing happens, crap, whites, crap blues, crap golds, and usually in the same ratio as listed above

That was a suggestion, not a fact.

JMK89

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

22 Jun 2005 at 20:51 - 32

I got a gold Jeweled Chakram
Energy +8 (req. 10)
Armor+4
Health-40
Value:76g
I laughed for a few minutes when I got it. A couple minutes after getting it, I salvaged it getting 4 iron ingots..

Bingley Joe

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Philosophers of Denravi

22 Jun 2005 at 21:11 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Epinephrine

Lasher Dragon posted this one in another thread, made me laugh ...

Hmmm... clue me in here -- I haven't played a Necro yet, but at the moment that Cesta looks pretty sweet! ... Or is Soul Reaping entirely passive?

JoDiamonds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

New England

22 Jun 2005 at 21:27 - 34

Yeah. There aren't any Soul Reaping skills. There's a few attributes that have few or no skills at ALL associated with them, so fast casting or fast recharging them is pretty lame.

Energy Storage, Fast Casting, Soul Reaping, and even Divine Favour, to a smaller extent, have few associated skills, and a disproportionate number of those skills are elites. In a couple of these cases, there's a really GOOD skill associated with it, but often just one or two.

(Warriors and Rangers are better off: Strength and Expertise have many skills associated with them. Then again, not every class even has the same number of attributes, and Warriors feel like they have less sometimes: Not too many Warrior raise more than one of Sword, Axe, or Hammer skills.)

Night

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

22 Jun 2005 at 21:33 - 35

I have gotten many purples and golds that have no additional mods to them. I spose they have a better req but if the damage isn't high, I'd sell them anyway. kind of a bit of disappointment when you id something like that.

Jimbodan

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Currently looking...

22 Jun 2005 at 21:41 - 36

My last gold drop was worthless

Crude Shield
16ar
13 tactics
Armor +6 vs. dwarves

NightStalkerXT

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

22 Jun 2005 at 21:58 - 37

Wish I would have taken a SS but I didn't. It was a purple sword some low crap to like 18 dmg. (low at that end too) It had NO mods on it! I though WTF

why is this even purple!?!

Bingley Joe

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Philosophers of Denravi

22 Jun 2005 at 22:24 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoDiamonds

Yeah. There aren't any Soul Reaping skills. There's a few attributes that have few or no skills at ALL associated with them, so fast casting or fast recharging them is pretty lame.

LMAO! That's hilarious!

So then I'd guess that the items are conjured up on-the-fly by some kind of script buried deep inside the engine (the same one that prevents my ranger from getting any decent bow drops, no doubt)... you'd think they could add a simple filter or two to prevent such abominations from spawning at all.

Granted they've got better things to worry about at the moment, but one hopes little details like that will be tidied up eventually..