I have never noticed a difference in the drop rate. For example, I was walking around fighting stuff in Old Ascalon the other day, I killed ever monster on the map and got 3-4 purple items.
I consider that pretty good for an area that a level 5 can hunt with relative ease.
I was on my level 10 doing a quest in Iron Mines of Moldane and I got two purple armors and, I think 2 purple weapons in that one mission.
Another time I was doing the bonus for Ring of Fire and in the first 10 minutes we got two purple armors, one black dye and a purple weapon.
In all honesty, I've only ever gotten 4 gold items and one or two black dye before. I did, however pick up a stormbow in Fissure of Woe that I sold for 30k. I have more than I'll ever need, money that I plan on using to buy armor for my next character after I beat the game and cap enough skills with my current level 14.
Where is this "Drop Nerf" happening? Does anyone else NOT see that it's there? Becuase I don't.
What drop rate nerf?
Sagius Truthbarron
Aniewiel
I have noticed the same thing, Sagius. Earlier today when I went out of Iron Hammer on the attribute points quest, I picked up 7 blues, 2 purples and 1 gold. 
I was stunned.
And I thought my ranger's finds last night (5 blues, 1 purple) was an annomaly.
I was stunned. And I thought my ranger's finds last night (5 blues, 1 purple) was an annomaly.
ZD_kusanagi
the drop nerfs are happening on the spots that people can actually go solo( no players, no henchies)... where from one mob of monsters, you get 4+ gold items, etc sup runes, for doing about 5-10 minutes of work. thats farming. when you said you got purple items in ring of fire, it doesnt matter since the loot was split amounst 8 people. and those missions are too hard anyway to do solo (atleast not yet).
Aracos79
While I was hunting for elites on Perdition Rock, I picked up 2 golds, 2 purples, and a boatload of random junk... not to mention a spiffy max damage Fellblade. Considering I had a full boat of henchmen with me, that was a VERY prosperous day for me. I think my drops have actually improved over the last week or so.
hydrak
There is no nerfing unless you keep rezoning the same area.
Example: UW smite runners cry about nerfing because they keep coming back down there runs after runs.
Example: UW smite runners cry about nerfing because they keep coming back down there runs after runs.
Haloknight9
No joke eh? Maybe thats what im doing wrong then lol. Man... now i have a headache. 
raven214
I spent some time in UW last night.... I think I got 1 or 2 (white) staves/wands and a couple remnants (this wasn't multiple trips -- we just had a good long run). In fact, I don't think there were all that many drops across the group as a whole... it barely covered the 1k to get in.. 
ZD_kusanagi
yeah, well thats UW isnt it... try fissure of woe next.. the drops are MUCh better, and more diverse.
hydrak
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I spent some time in UW last night.... I think I got 1 or 2 (white) staves/wands and a couple remnants (this wasn't multiple trips -- we just had a good long run). In fact, I don't think there were all that many drops across the group as a whole... it barely covered the 1k to get in..
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Ultimate_Gaara
I seem to have my on and off days, yesterday i found like 2 purples in one day, but other days i can go hours without a blue
ManadartheHealer
I never farm for an extended period of time (especially not in one place), and the drops are still looking pretty damn good to me 
Usually when people cry nerf, they are either: A) zoning in and out of the same area for a long time, or, B) not understanding the amount of loot varies
Usually when people cry nerf, they are either: A) zoning in and out of the same area for a long time, or, B) not understanding the amount of loot varies
Drakron
I keeped Old Ascalon purple drops for a time for the comedy factor, nothing like seeing a non maxed purple item with no mods ... I had better drops from Pre-Searing Charr.
True, they added more purple and gold items to early areas but they tend to be so awful and worthless they could very well be white items, only exception would be armor drops since you get a rune.
True, they added more purple and gold items to early areas but they tend to be so awful and worthless they could very well be white items, only exception would be armor drops since you get a rune.
Tactical-Dillusions
If you ask my opinion, it has been quite good for drops the last day or so.
I was hunting at [removed] and got a very nice gold air wand with +5 enegy while enchanted and a purple dye. On the very next group of enemies i got a max gold battlepick and a max purple air staff. Not bad eh?
The zone before that, i got a gold fiery dragon sword (1 off max) which i gave to someone in exchange for a shocking bowstring.
In fact, today i have had over 20 gold items, a good proportion of them maxed and countless max purple items and dyes.
I'm the guy who sells items at just double what the trader would pay! If you miss me in the trade channel, then you're out of luck!
If i don't want it and can't sell it within 60 seconds...it's back in circulation.
How many max gold items do i salvage in a week? Probably dozens, lol.
I originally had trouble with the loot nerf. It did happen and i'm sure many people are having trouble getting 2gp to rub together but i just changed strategy.
I have even collected enough data in my head to figure out how the loot table works...well, at least a hypothesis anyway. It seems to work for me.
What drop rate nerf?
I was hunting at [removed] and got a very nice gold air wand with +5 enegy while enchanted and a purple dye. On the very next group of enemies i got a max gold battlepick and a max purple air staff. Not bad eh?
The zone before that, i got a gold fiery dragon sword (1 off max) which i gave to someone in exchange for a shocking bowstring.
In fact, today i have had over 20 gold items, a good proportion of them maxed and countless max purple items and dyes.
I'm the guy who sells items at just double what the trader would pay! If you miss me in the trade channel, then you're out of luck!
If i don't want it and can't sell it within 60 seconds...it's back in circulation.
How many max gold items do i salvage in a week? Probably dozens, lol.
I originally had trouble with the loot nerf. It did happen and i'm sure many people are having trouble getting 2gp to rub together but i just changed strategy.
I have even collected enough data in my head to figure out how the loot table works...well, at least a hypothesis anyway. It seems to work for me.
What drop rate nerf?
Sagius Truthbarron
Yeah, I got a max, purple Battlepick with some pretty nice stats on it while in Kryta of all places.
I like to think the secret about money anywhere is not to worry too much about it.. You'll live
I like to think the secret about money anywhere is not to worry too much about it.. You'll live
Watersong
Mm, I have found several (low level) gold items lately too. I just give them away though. I can't use them.
Kishin
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=HT=Ingram
heck I took a short break of a couple of weeks of playing now all the areas I thought were pretty dead are all compltly stocked up again. Keep doing whatever your doing arenanet. I like it. All I have to do is leave for a while and play some old missions again(for fun not farm) and I get all kinds of goodies...
hydrak
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heck I took a short break of a couple of weeks of playing now all the areas I thought were pretty dead are all compltly stocked up again. Keep doing whatever your doing arenanet. I like it. All I have to do is leave for a while and play some old missions again(for fun not farm) and I get all kinds of goodies...
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#1) HoH rares
#2) Later missions (including FoW and UW)
#3) Griffins (lots of rares but most are worthless)
KuTeBaka
the bot protection doesnt come up if your in a group, i have noticed an increase of drops, not a nerf. I have never had a full mission past borlis in which at least 2 rares have not dropped.
Watersong
I only noticed a nerf in drops shortly after they fixed their no drop mistake. But since then, I haven't noticed any nerfing aside from the auto-nerf.
Da Outlaw
In the last week or so, I've noticed drops have steadily improved, almost dramatically. I have been more often getting blues and purples, which is alright by me. Rares are still difficult to find, but I did get a superior rune salvage just a couple days ago. Too bad the rune was worth nothing, I sold the whole salvage piece for 364, meanwhile the trader surely had it valued at the bare minimum 25.
Not sure if the drop system has changed, or if I am just getting used to seeing drops differently then I did in the beginning, but lately they have seemingly improved.
I can take the loot system we have now, but I'd still like to see a more diverse drop system (more max dmg, more different weapons), and also want to see mod stats be comparable to collector items, but otherwise it is getting better. Also the Udnerworld still has major drop issues, but I doudt anything will change in the UW, until they kill the farming that is going on there.
Not sure if the drop system has changed, or if I am just getting used to seeing drops differently then I did in the beginning, but lately they have seemingly improved.
I can take the loot system we have now, but I'd still like to see a more diverse drop system (more max dmg, more different weapons), and also want to see mod stats be comparable to collector items, but otherwise it is getting better. Also the Udnerworld still has major drop issues, but I doudt anything will change in the UW, until they kill the farming that is going on there.
noblepaladin
Does anybody know how the anti farming formula works? Cause I have 4 different areas that are pretty good for farming, so I rotate and do all of them. However, the drops decrease in quality after one loop through (and they are not all in the same area like the Desert). It's pretty obvious something gets activated because no purple or gold drops and none of the blues even have parts that I can salvage (they are all either high salvagable, precious, or the lowest possible +10% damage while ____). However, when I did a mission and went back to Ascalon to do some of the crappy missions that I haven't finished, I come back and find a gold fiery dragon swords, a purple fellblade, one of those experience scrolls, two more other purple items and a load of blue items (that actually have unlockable parts) all in ONE run! The next map I go to also had good drops but then suddenly I'm back with crappy drops of blue items with no unlockable/salvagable parts and white stuff. Strange...
I always thought that you can't just zone in and out of one place, but if you have several and you rotate then it would be fine. Apparently it isn't.
I always thought that you can't just zone in and out of one place, but if you have several and you rotate then it would be fine. Apparently it isn't.
elitey
used to run the mesmer path quest, too bad now the drops are too bad for it to be worth it....
Slimcea
It seems that only the people with all the luck do not see the drop nerf. I spent 4 hours elite skill capping in Frozen Forest, Perdition Rock, Snake Dance and Mineral Springs. Net total? Approximately 10 collector items, 4k in gold, 6 blues (counted them all), and not a single max damage item.
Had I been farming there recently? Heck, no, I was wandering around the Crystal Desert. Please tell me that there is no drop nerf....
Had I been farming there recently? Heck, no, I was wandering around the Crystal Desert. Please tell me that there is no drop nerf....
MSecorsky
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The undead Mesmer
i have another weird problem really its yust silly. when i go and farm/explore i say that i whant a dozen of armours no matter what guess what no armours lol same when i do it for materials like plant fibers nop no drops of them only armours. its pretty weird i always have it is that yust unlucky or does my mind have a kind of conection with GW 
Esprit
Since I never farmed before the nerfing, I've only gotten about 2-3 golds the entire game. I haven't noticed any drop difference either, besides the singled out spots, and that's because someone claimed gold items when you didn't get them.