2 black dye drops in a row - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Battle Torn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Scotland

W/Mo

16 Dec 2005 at 12:54 - 1

Title says it all really,

I was farming outside agury rock when a minotaur dropped my first ever black dye...yeeeehaaaawwwww! so i ran to the next mob and i found another black dye...YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAWWWWWW!!! I also found 2 near perfect swords on that run

anyway though this cant just be coincidence and wondered if this has happened to anyone else? or if they noticed unusually good drop rates sometimes for no reason?

I had been farming this place to death so its not the farming nerf reseting.

ColaManiac

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

DISNEYLAND!

R/Mo

16 Dec 2005 at 12:57 - 2

i got once 3 superior monk runes on 1 run... O.o

Robos Stavanis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Indianapolis, In.

Order of the Setting Sun

16 Dec 2005 at 13:37 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battle Torn

Title says it all really,

I was farming outside agury rock when a minotaur dropped my first ever black dye...yeeeehaaaawwwww! so i ran to the next mob and i found another black dye...YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAWWWWWW!!! I also found 2 near perfect swords on that run

anyway though this cant just be coincidence and wondered if this has happened to anyone else? or if they noticed unusually good drop rates sometimes for no reason?

I had been farming this place to death so its not the farming nerf reseting.

I have had some very very good runs were drop rates both quality and quanity were great. I have also had the opposite happen where hardly anything worthwhile dropped. It is suppose to all even out over the course of playing, but sometimes I wonder.

Arcien Trueflight

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Retrieving an arrow from my latest kill.

Nova Alliance [Nova]

R/E

16 Dec 2005 at 13:39 - 4

Yeah, I had 3 black dyes drop in one day for me in pre-sear once. I was just walking along, killing Devourers with my little monk girl, when Bam! I get black dye. Few minutes later, more black dye. Go to the Poison Devourer quest, wouldn't you know it, more black dye. I was happy that day. ^_^

SincorpDeath

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Fallen Prophets

R/Me

16 Dec 2005 at 13:42 - 5

I've noticed this as well. Sometimes, after having not farmed for a few days, i'll notice that one of my farm runs produces tons of good drops. then, nothing good will drop for a while. For example, one run i had produced purples, a gold, and 3 sickles.... the next, nothing but white junk.

Lord Mendes

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

Derka-Derka Land

Steel Phoenix (StP)

E/

16 Dec 2005 at 13:56 - 6

u guys r stealing my drops!
im currently farming grifs and the best drop ive gotten 2day was a non max perfect hammer which i salvaged to get 5 wood planks

Cronos Khan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

New Jersey

W/

16 Dec 2005 at 14:24 - 7

got a black dye last night, was hoping for another to pop up.....It was only a longbow...

wilebill

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mt Vernon, Ohio

Band of the Hawk

W/Mo

16 Dec 2005 at 14:27 - 8

Drops have been so bad for me, that I compensate for all of you!

Battle Torn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Scotland

W/Mo

16 Dec 2005 at 14:52 - 9

it just seems too coincidental for 2 blacks to drop in a row when I have been playing hundreds of hours and never found one before. This makes me think there must be some kind of other influence..maybe some global area variable that increases drop rates in random specific areas?

anyone know if this is possible?

Epinephrine

Master of Beasts

Join Date: Mar 2005

Ottawa, Canada

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

16 Dec 2005 at 14:55 - 10

I have noticed that dye drops seem to come in waves of the same colours - as if there's a little timer or something, ticking away. To the point that I got 4 silvers in a row. If a dye drops and another drops shortly after it seems to often be the same colour as the first.

M C H A M M E R

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Drunken Rangers [DR], Sig of Ultimate Doom [SiG]

W/

16 Dec 2005 at 14:55 - 11

I've Heard its also affected by favor, If America has favor and you are on American Servers you get better drops, but I dunno

dbrad

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Dolorous Stroke [DS]

16 Dec 2005 at 15:03 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Epinephrine

I have noticed that dye drops seem to come in waves of the same colours - as if there's a little timer or something, ticking away. To the point that I got 4 silvers in a row. If a dye drops and another drops shortly after it seems to often be the same colour as the first.

I've gotten 4 silvers in a row as well, and I have 26 purples in storage, because purples drop for me almost 4:1 compared with other dyes.

Battle Torn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Scotland

W/Mo

16 Dec 2005 at 15:14 - 13

I heard the favour rumor too, but I think its just rumour. The same colour dropping in a row seems likley though cos I have noticed this in the past but though it coincidence, but this cant be coincidence with black drops because they are so rare.

Volarian

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Texas

NOT-Nomads Of Turmoil

16 Dec 2005 at 15:24 - 14

it comes and goes for all -

Depending on my character and where I may be playing (at times farming), I get gold drops from farming but they always suck, all of my characters are dye magnets even in the UW (approx 10 black dyes in last 2 months playing just 2 builds primarily).

Farming runs on griffs/minos & Trolls = a fat lot of nothing for me. Golds & Purples sure....but they ID into crappola.

AxeMe

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Atlanta

HEX

W/

16 Dec 2005 at 15:54 - 15

I do know that when things seem to be going well -- as far as drops on a farming run -- I keep at it as long as I can. I may be totally wrong but seems as if some runs are magical when it comes to drops. (The counter argument would be - and this part is true as well - that the longer you farm the better the chances of good drops ... it's sort of like fishing, the longer the bait is in the water, the better the chance of catching a fish).

Reese

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

Tennesee

Five Point Stars

E/Mo

16 Dec 2005 at 16:42 - 16

I was in a trapper group tring to get ectos drops, and it was my third time hunting from back to back, well it was kinda late that night and i was very sleepy and i said i was getting off after the first group of smites, but sumthing told me to go to the next 2, i did and on the 3 one i got ecto, so then i kinda woke up, and after another group of smite the 5 one was also ecto,

was happy i stayed up later, also for got i got no drops untill i got ecto ecto was first drop for me on that run

Zakarr

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Finland

16 Dec 2005 at 16:47 - 17

My best black dye drops were in UW with 55 monk and SS necro. First run dropped two black dyes. Second run dropped one black dye and two silver. This was couple weeks ago and no black since then.

Sereng Amaranth

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Amazon Basin [AB]

16 Dec 2005 at 17:19 - 18

Black dye drops? I thought it was only available at the dye trader.

JulieHobbs

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

16 Dec 2005 at 21:56 - 19

The dye trader can only trade what has been given to him. If no one gives him a certain color, then he will not have it to offer.

Ellix Cantero

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

17 Dec 2005 at 01:11 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by JulieHobbs

. . .

Was it cold in that room?

NekoZ

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Long Island

So Goth We Crap [Bats]

17 Dec 2005 at 01:12 - 21

I get a lot of Silver. One black on a Griff run and that was it for black dye for me.

Saider maul

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Baltimore, Maryland

17 Dec 2005 at 01:36 - 22

I don't think its effected by favor from what i have seen but it does seem to come in waves. I personally farm Avicara,trolls,grawl (in small groups), and giants with my monk between droknar and rankor and also do the heards of troll not far to the north of rankor to beacon perch but tanke sprint the farm rankor. I average 1 black dye a day farming sometimes 2 and wood for as far as the eye can see occasionally a superior rune have found several vigors. I never do well in desert except in dunes ( excellent gold weapon drops ). UW I always get squat in.
So i think the game has some kinda random selection as to where it drops best for you. Dunno but thats my personal opinion.

Pharoke

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Washington THE State(Not DC)

W/Mo

17 Dec 2005 at 01:48 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ellix Cantero

Was it cold in that room?

I was wondering the same thing

IamI

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

17 Dec 2005 at 02:08 - 24

I got black dyes from rune of absorbtion.

v__p

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

australia

kick asse aussies

W/Mo

17 Dec 2005 at 02:41 - 25

i was doing this quest i got in piken square, i got a black dye, silver dye a serpent axe (no where near max dmg though) and a major rune of something (i forgot) i htink that was a pretty good run.

Believej00

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Counter Force

W/E

17 Dec 2005 at 03:26 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ellix Cantero

Was it cold in that room?

Must have been.

*Gives JulieHobbs "First Avatar Ever To Immediately Catch My Attention" Award*

BTW, hate to sound noobish...but what is nerfing?

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

17 Dec 2005 at 13:02 - 27

I belive the dye drop is random in itself.

1/8 chance to be black or blue or silver or red ect...

But when I did riverside runs SO LONG AGO I made a thread here showing 3 gold armors dropping from 5 tengu... on other days I would just get constant dye drops...

livefire

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Sweden

Bust A Move

17 Dec 2005 at 13:08 - 28

Well, sometimes you you get lucky.. bought 5 shiverpeak keyes, decided to have some fun, opened some chests around grenths footprints.. got 1 purple staff, 1 gold hammer.. and 3 superior vigors O_O

Symeon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

18 Dec 2005 at 09:05 - 29

I got 2 blacks in a row once farming that big group down that secret path in Gates of Kryta.

Carinae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Inside

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

18 Dec 2005 at 09:24 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Symeon

I got 2 blacks in a row once farming that big group down that secret path in Gates of Kryta.

Love that spot