In three days i did 5 runs which produced me:
Grognars Sword
Ragos Flame staff
Razerstone
and Malinons Shield
Needless to say...it was amazing
~Ferra
Green Drop Rates per profession
Ferra Faye
LOL i think i was "that lucky monk"
In three days i did 5 runs which produced me:
Grognars Sword
Ragos Flame staff
Razerstone
and Malinons Shield
Needless to say...it was amazing
~Ferra
In three days i did 5 runs which produced me:
Grognars Sword
Ragos Flame staff
Razerstone
and Malinons Shield
Needless to say...it was amazing
~Ferra
Savio
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Dead
do theses percentages count for henchies too? someone told me that hench (no matter wat prof) have a 7% chance of getting items<---is this true?
Actually, none of those runs I included had henchies. I should probably throw in a few henchie runs just to compare data. However, I don't know where that 7% number came from; as a normal member of the group, I'd guess they get the same as any other member and get 12.5% of the drops.
Ironsword
I'm not sure if the profession has anything to do with it but I have noticed some people have everything and other people have nothing
It's really frustrating in the sense that the crap I aquire in my travels only seem to be for other professions in my collection I have only 1 gold sword which req. 13 swordsmanship 0 gold axes or hammers 1 gold bow and a few purples but i have in my posession about 10 gold staffs for necros eles and monks I've never got a green drop at all
It's really frustrating in the sense that the crap I aquire in my travels only seem to be for other professions in my collection I have only 1 gold sword which req. 13 swordsmanship 0 gold axes or hammers 1 gold bow and a few purples but i have in my posession about 10 gold staffs for necros eles and monks I've never got a green drop at all
ChoKILLate[FDG]
Hot Dead....I will be more than happy to buy almost any green items you get for 4k! Just add Keira Thunderclap to your friend's list! 
DemonFromHell
OMG I am a R/N and I haven't got a green item ever I guess my character is just cursed
Hot Dead
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChoKILLate[FDG]
Hot Dead....I will be more than happy to buy almost any green items you get for 4k! Just add Keira Thunderclap to your friend's list!
I will consider this next time I am playing.
I will consider this next time I am playing.
YoNkErS 2k5
nah i think its jus based off chance. its ur luck if u get a drop and ur bad luck if u dont. wen i ran a 8 man team through sf farm, i got 2 green items, ivors and korvels which if u guyz didnt no, r bak to bak bosses they r about 2 feet from one another, and im a warrior/monk. its jus really the a.i's drop ratio for ur account, nuttin more. 
and can someone giv me a damn price check on a green "korvel's cane" and a green "ivor's staff" ive heard diff price ranges and i dont wanna get jipped on a trade.
and can someone giv me a damn price check on a green "korvel's cane" and a green "ivor's staff" ive heard diff price ranges and i dont wanna get jipped on a trade.
MaglorD
I love getting gold armor which yields useless major runes. Why bother dropping such crap? It's been happening quite a bit lately. Used to be Gold Armor always salvaging superior runes.
As for green drops, it could be Anet counts the number of green items in the account and allocates drops to those with nothing. So henchies always get the most cuz they technically always have nothing.
As for green drops, it could be Anet counts the number of green items in the account and allocates drops to those with nothing. So henchies always get the most cuz they technically always have nothing.
Executioners Blood
Quote:
Originally Posted by Funk ee Monk ee
I have been having a discussion with my guildmates about green drop rates depending on your profession. It seems to me (and of course this can change via patch, already has once) that monks and ele's get more green drops than other professions. Anyone else notice a similar or different pattern?
In my opinion, the drops (on characters I play) seem to go like this:
Monk >(or =) Ele > Warr > Nec
Poor nec hardly ever gets a green drop.
SECOND QUESTION
Have you noticed that taking a quest inside SF affects green drops? Most people do not want to take Tharn's or Ennis's quest thinking they reduce green drops. I can say that Orozar's quest does not reduce drops IMO, but of course this is a different animal. I do not have an opinion either way on this one, anyone else? I have been farming the Furnace since it opened, and not gone anywhere else since with my necro. Case in fact, I am a minion master, and I have had at the very least 50 green drops. Now the rate of the drops have varied from time to time . It does not matter how many people are in the group, nor does it matter on the class of character you play. The game is set up on a RANDOM drop selection, nothing more. I have gone into the Furnace with a complete team of guildmates over and over and seen various drops at various times. You have to keep plugging away to get what you want, or keep farming for items you can either trade or sell for what you want/need. Good luck.
In my opinion, the drops (on characters I play) seem to go like this:
Monk >(or =) Ele > Warr > Nec
Poor nec hardly ever gets a green drop.
SECOND QUESTION
Have you noticed that taking a quest inside SF affects green drops? Most people do not want to take Tharn's or Ennis's quest thinking they reduce green drops. I can say that Orozar's quest does not reduce drops IMO, but of course this is a different animal. I do not have an opinion either way on this one, anyone else? I have been farming the Furnace since it opened, and not gone anywhere else since with my necro. Case in fact, I am a minion master, and I have had at the very least 50 green drops. Now the rate of the drops have varied from time to time . It does not matter how many people are in the group, nor does it matter on the class of character you play. The game is set up on a RANDOM drop selection, nothing more. I have gone into the Furnace with a complete team of guildmates over and over and seen various drops at various times. You have to keep plugging away to get what you want, or keep farming for items you can either trade or sell for what you want/need. Good luck.
Mylo Cat
R/N20 first time in GF I took 7 henchies and got 2 green drops, cheap stuff.
Next time in with a Nec minnion master, 5 henchies, we did GF and 3/4 SF
I got 80k worth of green in 4 drops, Nec got nothing, Next 3 weeks never another drop. I tried having no green in my inventory, I tried putting all green in storage, and now I've sold all green and still no more green drops.....I don't quite know what the secret is!
Is it you're only allowed so much then your charactor is done with green?
It's very tiring spending 4 hours killing all Bosses and seeing no green, maybe time for the new "Call of Duty" game.... and I've changed locations and missions just to see if that makes a difference....
At least their (programmers) are keeping us busy!!!
All the Best.
Mylo Cat
PS, and Yes nobody wants to farm with a Ranger!!!!!!
Next time in with a Nec minnion master, 5 henchies, we did GF and 3/4 SF
I got 80k worth of green in 4 drops, Nec got nothing, Next 3 weeks never another drop. I tried having no green in my inventory, I tried putting all green in storage, and now I've sold all green and still no more green drops.....I don't quite know what the secret is!
Is it you're only allowed so much then your charactor is done with green?
It's very tiring spending 4 hours killing all Bosses and seeing no green, maybe time for the new "Call of Duty" game.... and I've changed locations and missions just to see if that makes a difference....
At least their (programmers) are keeping us busy!!!
All the Best.
Mylo Cat
PS, and Yes nobody wants to farm with a Ranger!!!!!!
Droven
My drops are always Armor's and this freaks me out while the others get green/gold/purple....
Kula
I found my first razorstone when I was exploring SF for the first time in a full henchie team. Of course this was just a couple days after SF went live and drop rates were probably better then. Now FA bosses are so over-farmed that getting a Rago Flame staff or another Razorstone seems to be a lot harder.
Anyway, I farm with my monk and any time I get a green drop that I already have, I just give it to someone else in party for free.
Anyway, I farm with my monk and any time I get a green drop that I already have, I just give it to someone else in party for free.
4thVariety
Just two figures:
On a eight man team you'll have to slay around 1920 bosses to get each green drop. (I'm taking scientific measurements on the drop rate)
after playing the game for 460h and 23 minutes the first BLACK DYE dropped for me yesterday.
a pal of me is playing the game for 806 hours and has so far found ONE BLACK DYE (after 8h of playing the game)
On a eight man team you'll have to slay around 1920 bosses to get each green drop. (I'm taking scientific measurements on the drop rate)
after playing the game for 460h and 23 minutes the first BLACK DYE dropped for me yesterday.
a pal of me is playing the game for 806 hours and has so far found ONE BLACK DYE (after 8h of playing the game)
Remedy
to give reaction on the first maiL:
about that necro hardly get drops. I totally disagree
i was in furnace with 5 hench and got 3 green drops in one run.
it's all about chance of drop...if u don't get green..then try again
about that necro hardly get drops. I totally disagree
i was in furnace with 5 hench and got 3 green drops in one run.
it's all about chance of drop...if u don't get green..then try again
onehyak
To the Original Poster, I have to disagree with some of the opinions here, i play a E/N(side note, perhaps it's the Necro half..hmmm) and only recently started heading to SF. After the dismal first run, i emtyed my gold to get a better count and kept stackables in my inventory. In the five, 5person runs my guild did, i never once had to empty my inventory or sell for room. I recieved 29 enslavement stones and 15 sets of salvage items.
Thats it.
I watched as every guildmate got at least one gold or Green item. The average gold recieved per run was 785g. I personnally think Anet has it out for me hehe. But as long as my guild got some cool stuff. I'll suffer in peace
Thats it.
I watched as every guildmate got at least one gold or Green item. The average gold recieved per run was 785g. I personnally think Anet has it out for me hehe. But as long as my guild got some cool stuff. I'll suffer in peace
bright_yooper
4 greens i play a mo/me lifebond monk.
2 grognars defender
1 brimstone staff
1 malinion hammer
2 grognars defender
1 brimstone staff
1 malinion hammer
Esuna
Don't be so paranoid - it's just luck
Mesmerized
i cleared out a good deal of SF two days ago in a 5 man.. and not one green dropped
MaglorD
It is possible after a while, a character has reached their limit of green drops and is no longer allowed to have them drop.
When I first started playing with my elem in sorrows, I got quite a lot of greens, but now it's become few and far between, maybe because I switched to the greedy henchies. My necro has better luck than my elem at the moment. At least he found Rago's Flame Staff and Grognar's Sword using henchies.
When I first started playing with my elem in sorrows, I got quite a lot of greens, but now it's become few and far between, maybe because I switched to the greedy henchies. My necro has better luck than my elem at the moment. At least he found Rago's Flame Staff and Grognar's Sword using henchies.
boxterduke
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultimata
I've noticed that some Accounts seem cursed.
I believe in that, I rarely get good drops.
Arngrim120
Quote:
Originally Posted by Droven
My drops are always Armor's and this freaks me out while the others get green/gold/purple....
Hey, at least that's something. You're doing better than I am. 10 trips into SF, and all I have to show for it is Wroth's Icon and enough Enslavement Stones to open a crappy jewelry store.
Siren Danica
I only started farming SF in October, and here's what I found:
With my N/R, I probably went on 6 5-real-person-group farming runs into SF, each lasting 30 minutes at least, a couple as long as 90 minutes, and never got a single green. On every run, someone on the team always got green however, and some players more than 1 green drop in a run.
Then one night I did the first SF Galen Trask quest with 7 henchman, and on the way out of the Furnace and back to camp, I got the green Thorgall's Shield! Figuring it was my lucky night, I got together with some buddies to farm SF in a 5-person group, and got two more greens in that run - a Brimstone, and Gardock's Staff.
Statistically, I don't know what this means, but perhaps I was due for green because of the law of averages.
With my N/R, I probably went on 6 5-real-person-group farming runs into SF, each lasting 30 minutes at least, a couple as long as 90 minutes, and never got a single green. On every run, someone on the team always got green however, and some players more than 1 green drop in a run.
Then one night I did the first SF Galen Trask quest with 7 henchman, and on the way out of the Furnace and back to camp, I got the green Thorgall's Shield! Figuring it was my lucky night, I got together with some buddies to farm SF in a 5-person group, and got two more greens in that run - a Brimstone, and Gardock's Staff.
Statistically, I don't know what this means, but perhaps I was due for green because of the law of averages.
Lycan
Out of my 3 characters I have in the SF area, only one has gotten any decent drops. So far my W/mo has gotten the Yakslapper x2, Shadestone, and thats about it except for tons of blue and purple armor. My E/R has gotten Flints Wand, a ton of gold swords, Sup Curses, Sup Domination Magic, Sup Blood Magic, Sup Strength and 3 Sup Vigor. My Mes/N on the other hand has yet to get a gold or green drop in SF. All I seem to get is blues and purples, be it armor or weapons. I seem to think my Mesmer is cursed or something.
A User Name
Yeah i found out my account is cursed lol. out of close to 10-12 trips and clearings of sorrows forge with me and 4 hench (5 man team) i have gotten 2x Thorgal stone smashers. That it. I haven't gotten anything else of value, no runes, golds, ect. This is with my ranger/ele, my mes/necro hasnt gotten a green yet.
streetboy
I got my most dyes from per-searing, and less from post-searing. I went out yesterday doing SF farm, the monk said he was the bad luck for nothing dropping for the entire team, I told him hell no. The first FA farming we went with empty green for everyone, second trip went in without FA quest, so we killed about 3 bosses and got no green drops, at 4th boss, I got a green, then next boss dropped 2 green for the team, then again a single drop. All I am trying to say, it is random, sometime green drops crazy, sometime drops nothing.
EagleEye33
this thread is still going? its random luck dudes lol
Darkest Dawn
Speaking of random luck.... or the lack thereof, I have farmed Grenths around a dozen times with peeps twice, and henchies around another ten times. I have yet to get a green.
While not a big deal, it still would be cool to get one, lol ;p
While not a big deal, it still would be cool to get one, lol ;p
Funk ee Monk ee
As a quick update I must say the fortunes for my Nec have changed for the better. I went to Perdition to cap Tainted Flesh, then to Dreadnaughts with my guild to cap Fest of Corruption. I then tried one more group for a fa farm run and it was unreal. I personally got Malinon's Shield, Ivor's Icon, and Rago's Wand. I do not remember the other drops but there was only one boss (Brimstone) that did not drop a green.
We decided to push our luck, zoned into GF and back, and I got a Willcrusher while farming SF. There was also a Brohn's Staff, a Tarnok's bow (forget which), Tanzit Cleaver and a few other greens drop for the group. So a FA/SF farm group of 5 got roughly 12 green drops in an hours time. So I guess all those runs (20-50) of no/crappy greens paid off in one lump sum.
We decided to push our luck, zoned into GF and back, and I got a Willcrusher while farming SF. There was also a Brohn's Staff, a Tarnok's bow (forget which), Tanzit Cleaver and a few other greens drop for the group. So a FA/SF farm group of 5 got roughly 12 green drops in an hours time. So I guess all those runs (20-50) of no/crappy greens paid off in one lump sum.
Eldrig
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Originally Posted by Darkest Dawn
Speaking of random luck.... or the lack thereof, I have farmed Grenths around a dozen times with peeps twice, and henchies around another ten times. I have yet to get a green.
While not a big deal, it still would be cool to get one, lol ;p i've cleaned out grenths a few dozen times with henchies and never seen a green. I'm one of those "beginning players" who has to farm for 1-2 days to scape up 15k so im hopin for a lucky green drop to sell.
While not a big deal, it still would be cool to get one, lol ;p i've cleaned out grenths a few dozen times with henchies and never seen a green. I'm one of those "beginning players" who has to farm for 1-2 days to scape up 15k so im hopin for a lucky green drop to sell.
allience
i think that the more u farm in 1 place on an accnt the less drops u get.
i say it coz i have 2 accnts. and sometimes i play a lot on 1 of them and neglect the other. and after a while the char i play starts to get no drops assigned to him. if i go on my other accnt that i didn't play in a few days, i start to get more greens assigned to me again.
but maybe it's just coincidence.
i say it coz i have 2 accnts. and sometimes i play a lot on 1 of them and neglect the other. and after a while the char i play starts to get no drops assigned to him. if i go on my other accnt that i didn't play in a few days, i start to get more greens assigned to me again.
but maybe it's just coincidence.
Lanzen Traeger
hmm nice theory,
think ive been "cursed" at the beginning when i got there, but now its kinda over and i get enough green drops so yaay for me
. was gettin kinda worried whenever i would get 1 lol.
think ive been "cursed" at the beginning when i got there, but now its kinda over and i get enough green drops so yaay for me
. was gettin kinda worried whenever i would get 1 lol.
Eldrig
eh, i never got a green drop. im giving up for awhile.
Nefertem
Monk > *? You gotta be kidding me, right? As a Prot monk, I get *nothing*. Seriously, nothing of value. Just a bunch of Enslavement stones and Stone Summit Badges. And I'm the one spamming the most spells
Loralai
Quote:
Originally Posted by Savio
Current stats for my recorded runs (albeit a bit low at 27 runs):
Green drops:
Total: 63 - 100.00%
Elementalists: 24 - 38.10%
Necromancers: 20 - 32.75%
Monks: 10 - 15.87%
Rangers: 2 - 3.17%
Mesmers: 0 - 0.00%
Warriors: 7 - 11.11%
Party Composition
Total party members: 202 - 100.00%
Elementalists: 70 - 34.65%
Necromancers: 42 - 20.79%
Monks: 42 - 20.79%
Rangers: 15 - 7.43%
Mesmers: 3 - 1.49%
Warriors: 32 - 15.84%
Looks pretty even to me honestly. Compare it this way. (First number is party compilation, second, percentage of green drops.) Keep in mind if you have a larger percentage of elementalists in your party, you should expect them to have a larger drop rate percentage.
Elementalists: 70 - 34.65%....24 - 38.10%
Necromancers: 42 - 20.79%...20 - 32.75%
Monks: 42 - 20.79%...10 - 15.87%
Rangers: 15 - 7.43%...2 - 3.17%
Mesmers: 3 - 1.49%...0 - 0.00%
Warriors: 32 - 15.84%...7 - 11.11%
The largest discrepancy seems to be in the Necro class (with a 12% difference between the two). I think 0-5% difference between team comprisal and drop rate is acceptable, 12% is a bit of a stretch.
When I first started farming SF with my ranger (most times with a guildmate or two and henchmen) I got a pretty decent drop rate. There have been a couple times when I've watched one person get 2-3 and everyone else gets left in the cold. Lately, I get nothing, other than the "once in a blue moon" crap drop from outside the furnace. I think it's just a crazy combination of luck and timing.
I think, however, I may start to keep tabs on it likewise, just to see. Nice job with the record keeping. Interesting information.
Green drops:
Total: 63 - 100.00%
Elementalists: 24 - 38.10%
Necromancers: 20 - 32.75%
Monks: 10 - 15.87%
Rangers: 2 - 3.17%
Mesmers: 0 - 0.00%
Warriors: 7 - 11.11%
Party Composition
Total party members: 202 - 100.00%
Elementalists: 70 - 34.65%
Necromancers: 42 - 20.79%
Monks: 42 - 20.79%
Rangers: 15 - 7.43%
Mesmers: 3 - 1.49%
Warriors: 32 - 15.84%
Looks pretty even to me honestly. Compare it this way. (First number is party compilation, second, percentage of green drops.) Keep in mind if you have a larger percentage of elementalists in your party, you should expect them to have a larger drop rate percentage.
Elementalists: 70 - 34.65%....24 - 38.10%
Necromancers: 42 - 20.79%...20 - 32.75%
Monks: 42 - 20.79%...10 - 15.87%
Rangers: 15 - 7.43%...2 - 3.17%
Mesmers: 3 - 1.49%...0 - 0.00%
Warriors: 32 - 15.84%...7 - 11.11%
The largest discrepancy seems to be in the Necro class (with a 12% difference between the two). I think 0-5% difference between team comprisal and drop rate is acceptable, 12% is a bit of a stretch.
When I first started farming SF with my ranger (most times with a guildmate or two and henchmen) I got a pretty decent drop rate. There have been a couple times when I've watched one person get 2-3 and everyone else gets left in the cold. Lately, I get nothing, other than the "once in a blue moon" crap drop from outside the furnace. I think it's just a crazy combination of luck and timing.
I think, however, I may start to keep tabs on it likewise, just to see. Nice job with the record keeping. Interesting information.
Damon Windwalker
This is really nothing new - rather consistant with the rest of the game.
I played an ele and a necro all the way through, before starting a warrior. The warrior has always gotten significantly better and more drops than the other 2 combined.
So far I've only run my minion necro in the footprint/forge. Many many runs - missions, farming, 5-man, full party, henchies - not a single green drop.
Some people think it's based on damage output. With the numbers and levels of minions I can keep running, combined with the AoE nerf, I end up being the main damage-dealer. Yet no greens. To me, combined with what I have observed in the rest of the game when it comes to drop distribution, I still think that something is hosed with the drop distribution system.
I played an ele and a necro all the way through, before starting a warrior. The warrior has always gotten significantly better and more drops than the other 2 combined.
So far I've only run my minion necro in the footprint/forge. Many many runs - missions, farming, 5-man, full party, henchies - not a single green drop.
Some people think it's based on damage output. With the numbers and levels of minions I can keep running, combined with the AoE nerf, I end up being the main damage-dealer. Yet no greens. To me, combined with what I have observed in the rest of the game when it comes to drop distribution, I still think that something is hosed with the drop distribution system.
Darkest Dawn
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eldrig
i've cleaned out grenths a few dozen times with henchies and never seen a green. I'm one of those "beginning players" who has to farm for 1-2 days to scape up 15k so im hopin for a lucky green drop to sell.
I finally got two. I was in a state of shock.
Yes, It takes me a while to build up gold as well. My current characters aren't able to access some of the real juicy places to farm and explore at this time.
Yes, It takes me a while to build up gold as well. My current characters aren't able to access some of the real juicy places to farm and explore at this time.
ChoKILLate[FDG]
I have done several runs almost all of them with my monk. I have a storage half full of Green items, and my 8 characters all have at least 2 green items corresponding to their class. I have gotten several repeat items, but I have never ever gotten a green sword. I am wondering if certain green items will only drop for a certain class?
I seem to get the fewest greens with my necro and ranger.
I seem to get the fewest greens with my necro and ranger.
Darkest Dawn
The two came from my ranger, lol. It's the warrior and the elementalist who have come up empty handed.
Savio
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChoKILLate[FDG]
I am wondering if certain green items will only drop for a certain class?
Not sure if this has anything to do with your question, but I only farm SF with my Warrior, and he has gotten about 30 greens with ones from every profession. I doubt they're profession-specific.
One2theHead
I always wondered if being in 'favor' had anything to do with it. Sometimes, or so it seems, I have better luck when we are in favor.