My Farming Issues...

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xOdin
xOdin
Ascalonian Squire
#1
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
F
Former Ruling
Grotto Attendant
#2
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
#3
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
#4
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
#5
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.
VitisVinifera
VitisVinifera
Banned
#7
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
#8
It's based on luck also.