My Farming Issues...

xOdin

xOdin

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

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Recently I've learned to solo farm many faction bosses. After repeatidly killing one boss some 10+ times, he stopped dropping anything ie. white items, gold bags, anything at all, only exp.

I figured i should start farming a different boss.. but all the bosses i've killed don't drop anything at all... I've killed about 5 different bosses, 5 or 6 times each, and gotten nothing but EXP.

Is it Anet?

This has pretty much stopped my cash flow recently,

I just really need to if this is fixable, or what i should do.
Pls reply w/ reasons why i don't get drops or how i can fix this problem

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

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Bosses commonly drop nothing.

It isn't a nerf...its just a common drop for them. Doesn't mean you've even hit Antifarming code..

I learned this when soloing Stonereaper..He'd commonly not drop ANYTHING for 4-5 times in a row almost, and then all of a sudden drop Golds snd the Stonereaper.

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

Why only farm, why not play the game?

Btw. there is an antibot code in the game, that means reduced droprates if you continue to do the same thing over and over again, that's to avoid automated farming (bots) and since what you do seems similar to a bot you will get the same treatment - solution, play the game for a while do a mission or two then it will reset.

Ganik Thress

Ganik Thress

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2006

Xen of Onslaught [XoO]

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ANet recently nerfed some bosses so that they wouldn't drop if they were holding their weapons. For example, Sskai, my main source of income, now takes forever to get his sword because you don't know for sure when he will have it now.

Haggard

Haggard

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Urmston, Manchester, UK

Greener Pastures [DVDF]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by majoho
Why only farm, why not play the game?
The OP asked for farming solutions, not lifestyle guidance.

IIf you do think you've hit the anti-farming code, try playing (and completing) a PvE mission, as this is beleived to 'reset' the code.

Hidden in the Mist

Hidden in the Mist

Banned

Join Date: May 2006

Luck of the draw.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

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hidden, it's not entirely luck of the draw. It's getting, then getting rid of, anti-farm code.

I have 6 characters. Half of them are farmers. I farm until I think I've hit anti-farm, then do some missions/quests with my other characters for a while, boom, anti-farm is gone, I can go back to farming.

If you really want to be sure you are erasing anti-farm, what I do is I would take my Factions Rit back to Tyria and do some stuff back there.

Often, the answer to getting bosses to drop greens after one isn't, is NOT to just try another boss. While the mysteries of what triggers anti-farm is shrouded in secret, I think the game in general knows when you are farming bosses...whether they are a certain specific boss or not.

Hidden in the Mist

Hidden in the Mist

Banned

Join Date: May 2006

It's based on luck also.