I'm probably hallucinating...but then again perhaps not.
Has anyone else noticed that 90% of all the loot that drops in this game (Post searing) is Necromancer based? I cannot tell you how many cestas, truncheons and dark power staves I collect in ratio to anything else, but my guess would be in the neighborhood of 20:1.
I don't mind loot from classes I can't use, but hey Anet, mix it up a little please!
Necromancer loot tables...are they all weighted towards it?
Talesin Darkbriar
Ba Ne
You're not hallucinating. I've noticed the same thing. It's to the point where I now say "Aww man... not another Grim Cesta for the love of..."
Kaylynn Of Ascalon
well i feel the exact opposit. My L20 necro/elemantalist hardly ever gets any drops like you describe. I played that char for well over 200 hours and hardly ever got any drops for her at all.
I don't know for sure but after playing three chars, it seems that none of them get what they need, but get what everyone else needs. Maybe to promote trade? who knows.
I don't know for sure but after playing three chars, it seems that none of them get what they need, but get what everyone else needs. Maybe to promote trade? who knows.
Epinephrine
My necromancer find a lot of Earth wands and Earth staves. Maybe they're suggesting a secondary class change...
Sekkira
I find a lot of Necromancer items across the board. Doesn't matter if it's my N/Me, E/W or R/Mo.
ManadartheHealer
With my ranger, I have found more hammers and swords than I know what to do with 
Sir Skullcrasher
me too, i was on a farming run yesterday, i got 2 blue staff, one purple wand, one gold scrolls and one purple axe.. (at least one non-necro stuff) 
so yeah, it alot of drops for elementlist and necro people! but once in a while, you get drops for swords and shields. But i haven't seen a purple or blue drop for hammers yet
hey mandrath, you got hammers and swords.. you can sell it for golds or trade it for good stuff!
so yeah, it alot of drops for elementlist and necro people! but once in a while, you get drops for swords and shields. But i haven't seen a purple or blue drop for hammers yet
hey mandrath, you got hammers and swords.. you can sell it for golds or trade it for good stuff!
salja Wachi
i am finding a ton of bows lately for some reason. my main is a N/mo and i hardly get any drops for it lol.
anyway as long as the drops are purple or gold i could care less what they are
as far as the rest just salvage and sell
anyway as long as the drops are purple or gold i could care less what they are
as far as the rest just salvage and sell
dansamy
All I ever get are gold hammers and purple bows.
theclam
I think that it's chance. It probably isn't weighed towards one thing or another, but you'll just have lucky (or unlucky) streaks.
Sir Skullcrasher
i got a gold scroll yesterday.. which can sell for nice amount of golds 
Daywalka
I get tons of Elementalist stuff. I'm a W/Mo and a N/Me, and I'd like to see something for the 4 classes I play sometime! No, all I get are Fire staves, Air wands, Earth Staves, focii with Earth or Fire on them, I even get more Elementalist Runes. I've unlocked 4 Major runes so far, 3 of them Elementalist! I was actually thinking about changing my N/Me to N/E, just so I could use this stuff.
Hookecho
I notice that when I play with my normal gaming group, and we have a well rounded party class wise, everyone seems to get 80% of the drop for some other class.
My warrior gets the Ele stuff. Ranger gets the necro, Monk gets rangers, Ele gets monk, and the Mesmer gets all the swords and hammers and axes. If we change to different toons, the mix-match patern continues...the flvor just changes....its strange.
My warrior gets the Ele stuff. Ranger gets the necro, Monk gets rangers, Ele gets monk, and the Mesmer gets all the swords and hammers and axes. If we change to different toons, the mix-match patern continues...the flvor just changes....its strange.
Mu Lao Hu
That reminds me of the game Sacred. You would always get loot for a different class. It took them a while to patch this.
salja Wachi
well a solution is to make 3 characters so you ahve all professions covered that way no matter what drop you get you can use it
that way no matter what drop you get you can use it
Sir Skullcrasher
wait the loot drops is affected by your character's main class or the secondary class?
Nairo
For a while, I thought my loot drops were based on my secondary. I'm a R/E, and for a while, all I was getting was staffs, wands, and scrolls. And losing a piece of my mind everytime I picked one of them up.
stumpy
i think its more than that ... it also has to do with the area you are in and the enemy that drops it ... for instance ... i get hammer drops mainly in the shiverpeaks and against mursaat.
i dont believe there programming is as simple as Warrior = wands
however you raise a funny point, I have NEVER GOTTEN A GOLD BOW FOR MY RANGER .... 1st of 6 toons and kept him for the fun of it ... never ever ever gotten a gold bow.
i dont believe there programming is as simple as Warrior = wands
however you raise a funny point, I have NEVER GOTTEN A GOLD BOW FOR MY RANGER .... 1st of 6 toons and kept him for the fun of it ... never ever ever gotten a gold bow.
Ensign
The drops are based upon what class the enemy is. Everything drops melee weapons and bows, while only casters will drop wands, staves, and foci - and even then, only items of the appropriate class. If you want to get monk items, you need to be killing monks, if you want to get mesmer items, you need to be killing mesmers.
People find so many more Necromancer items because packs of Necromancers are easy to kill, relatively. Most of the popular power pharming spots are either massive Necromancer packs, which are weak, or Warrior packs, which are easy to hate out. Monk and Elementalist packs? When you can even find them, the former are generally a pain to kill solo (with the notable exception of the Blessed Griffons), and the latter a pain to defend against reasonably. Hence the relative rarity of their items.
Peace,
-CxE
People find so many more Necromancer items because packs of Necromancers are easy to kill, relatively. Most of the popular power pharming spots are either massive Necromancer packs, which are weak, or Warrior packs, which are easy to hate out. Monk and Elementalist packs? When you can even find them, the former are generally a pain to kill solo (with the notable exception of the Blessed Griffons), and the latter a pain to defend against reasonably. Hence the relative rarity of their items.
Peace,
-CxE
Talesin Darkbriar
Actually Ensign, I get necromancer drops wherever I am in tyria - I wasn't referring to just a single location.
Reading through these posts, it appears that the drops are related to the class you are playing...If any necromancers ever need any max stat gear, I'm your guy to see - I usually just give it to the merchant, as I despise trading.
Reading through these posts, it appears that the drops are related to the class you are playing...If any necromancers ever need any max stat gear, I'm your guy to see - I usually just give it to the merchant, as I despise trading.
CAT
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Actually Ensign, I get necromancer drops wherever I am in tyria - I wasn't referring to just a single location.
Reading through these posts, it appears that the drops are related to the class you are playing...If any necromancers ever need any max stat gear, I'm your guy to see - I usually just give it to the merchant, as I despise trading. |
Ollj
you always get the items that you dont want, like others always have what you desire, and since necros are barely played, necro items are remembered most, but its only subjective!!!
spiritofcat
I think it's probably just a case of the things that are most annoying sticking in your mind.
If you've got no use for necromancer items, then you remember whenever you find one because you say "Oh no, not another useless item"
If you've got no use for necromancer items, then you remember whenever you find one because you say "Oh no, not another useless item"
TopGun
I've been looking for new Necro Focus Items for an eternity. Nothing.
You're high.
You're high.
Yen-lo-wang
I get a lot of Necro gear with my Mo/Me, but mostly what I find is hammers. Lots. And lots. Of Hammers. For the love of god, ENOUGH WITH THE HAMMERS!!
That, and when I'm quesitng/missioning with a group in Kryta, 95% of the drops I pull are Decayed Orr Emblems. I once pulled TWENTY FOUR in one mission.
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That, and when I'm quesitng/missioning with a group in Kryta, 95% of the drops I pull are Decayed Orr Emblems. I once pulled TWENTY FOUR in one mission.
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ComMan
Loot is weighted against whatever class you are. My Ranger took 100+ hours to get a max damage bow, my Necro got 2 of them before reaching Yak's Bend.
Sereng Amaranth
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I've been looking for new Necro Focus Items for an eternity. Nothing.
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or was it blood?Take a full team of smart 20s with you. Its tough. Its the same zone that has a boss/elite for every class. I got my ascalon bow there at the 3rd collector on the other side. 5 alpine seeds for 15-28 and +15% hp>50%
Icarium
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Whether you like it or not, Ensign is right and theres nothing you can do about it.
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Drakes / Grand Drakes elementalist staff/wand of whatever . . . and so on and so on.
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Originally Posted by Ensign
The drops are based upon what class the enemy is. Everything drops melee weapons and bows, while only casters will drop wands, staves, and foci - and even then, only items of the appropriate class. If you want to get monk items, you need to be killing monks, if you want to get mesmer items, you need to be killing mesmers.
Peace, -CxE |
SereneD
Maybe someone can tell me what zone they are getting Gold Max damage bow drops.
I have been farming the Jade Bows in ring of Fire for weeks and have yet to see 1 bow drop. I have acquired 20 skill points after acheiving level 20(done all missions). This would make me a level 40 in exp if levels went that high. AND I have only gotten 1 major rune drop, 1 purple bow drop(longbow) and 2 bowstrings(vampiric) in all that killing.
I only use 2 henchman while I farm. I think the drop rates are terrible, since all I really want to do is find a Zealous bow string and find a gold max damage short bow. I'm tired of getting elemental wands and cestas.
I have been farming the Jade Bows in ring of Fire for weeks and have yet to see 1 bow drop. I have acquired 20 skill points after acheiving level 20(done all missions). This would make me a level 40 in exp if levels went that high. AND I have only gotten 1 major rune drop, 1 purple bow drop(longbow) and 2 bowstrings(vampiric) in all that killing.
I only use 2 henchman while I farm. I think the drop rates are terrible, since all I really want to do is find a Zealous bow string and find a gold max damage short bow. I'm tired of getting elemental wands and cestas.