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Soon, my main will be 50. (Sig is a bit iout of date). And I'd like to use him to raise inf for a SoA.
While farming funds and such for my SoA, I'd like to kill 2-birds with one stone by also having a decent chance for a purple drop here and there.
Are there any ideal reccomendations for a soloer to maximize chance to get purple drops?
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Given the drop rate for purples, and the fact that they drop off of any minion-class enemy capable of giving level 50 loot, "farming" for them is neither really productive nor necessary. Just play the game, and things will play out as they will.
Just my opinion.
Added: If you're kinda desperate for inf, you could always try PvP. The PvP-unique recipes and enhancements are going for hundreds of millions red-side. I've seen some selling for as much as 600 to 800 million.
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PvP drops are the way to go for quick cash. IF you're good. If you're no good at PvP it will be YOU being farmed for them.
Can always make a deal with a friend to do some arena matches and take turns killing each other. Farming PvP drops takes a long time, but if you get one of the highly sought after ones you will have quite a windfall on your hands.
If I want purples I just run scanner missions on my main or my sonic/devices blaster. The drop rate doesn't change so there's no point in running the same mission over and over.
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Just kill stuff.
As has been said, killing stuff is the key. Since the drop rate is the same whether the enemy is -1 or +5 (as long as it's high enough to drop a purple), your best bet is to set yourself do difficulty 2 - that gets you more things to kill, and at the lowest level available to you, meaning more kills faster.
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As has been said, killing stuff is the key. Since the drop rate is the same whether the enemy is -1 or +5 (as long as it's high enough to drop a purple), your best bet is to set yourself do difficulty 2 - that gets you more things to kill, and at the lowest level available to you, meaning more kills faster.
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Ok, Just want to make sure I understand.
1) I can only get a purple when I'm 50. = TRUE.
2) If I kill ANYTHING in PvE that is level 49 to 55, then there is a chance at a purple drop AND the drop rate is the same reguardless of the level of the mob.= TRUE.
3) No purple drops in Architect. = TRUE
One more follow-up question...Does anyone have any idea of the actual prup drop rate %? I've heard someone say that they get a purp about 1 out of 80 PvP kills. Which would be 1.3%. I imagine the % in PvE would be smaller.
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Ok, Just want to make sure I understand.
1) I can only get a purple when I'm 50. = TRUE.
2) If I kill ANYTHING in PvE that is level 49 to 55, then there is a chance at a purple drop AND the drop rate is the same reguardless of the level of the mob.= TRUE.
3) No purple drops in Architect. = TRUE
One more follow-up question...Does anyone have any idea of the actual prup drop rate %? I've heard someone say that they get a purp about 1 out of 80 PvP kills. Which would be 1.3%. I imagine the % in PvE would be smaller.
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You can get purple drops before 50 - the important thing is the level of the mob.
You just can't slot them before then.
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As has been said, killing stuff is the key. Since the drop rate is the same whether the enemy is -1 or +5 (as long as it's high enough to drop a purple), your best bet is to set yourself do difficulty 2 - that gets you more things to kill, and at the lowest level available to you, meaning more kills faster.
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Ok, Just want to make sure I understand.
1) I can only get a purple when I'm 50. = TRUE.
2) If I kill ANYTHING in PvE that is level 49 to 55, then there is a chance at a purple drop AND the drop rate is the same reguardless of the level of the mob.= TRUE.
3) No purple drops in Architect. = TRUE
One more follow-up question...Does anyone have any idea of the actual prup drop rate %? I've heard someone say that they get a purp about 1 out of 80 PvP kills. Which would be 1.3%. I imagine the % in PvE would be smaller.
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The drop rate for purps is alot lower than that. IIRC I read somewhere awhile back that somebody actually took the time to figure out a rough estimate and it was like 1 in 3000 if not even higher.
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Just promise that you won't get mad if you end up getting Coercive Persuasion...
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Can't guarantee that lol
Can you get Purples from Developer Choice arcs in MA... assuming all other criteria are met?
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2) If I kill ANYTHING in PvE that is level 49 to 55, then there is a chance at a purple drop AND the drop rate is the same reguardless of the level of the mob.= TRUE.
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Shouldn't that should be Level 47-54?
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Can you get Purples from Developer Choice arcs in MA... assuming all other criteria are met?
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You would assume so since everything else is dropping normally.
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I have the platform mish from Black Scorpions arc.I got it on my brute when I was level 47 or 48.Brute is now 50 and complete.
Now I used to do this drop farm for a couple runs,every so often.
And have gotten purples from it.
But I have not got a purple from it since i14 went live.
With the drop rate so strange on purples I can not say if it was changed or not.I can only state my experiences.
Before i14 I got purple drops from this farm,now I do not.
And btw purple prices are going crazy,The drop rate needs to be adjusted.
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And btw purple prices are going crazy,The drop rate needs to be adjusted.
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You do realize that causing purples to drop more would cause EVERY other item to increase in price.... right?
I have got 4 purples since they came out and that was a while ago when the droped for me. One was a hold and the rest sleeps, so I had no use for them and they didnt sell for squat. 
I wish they would up the drop rate at least so you could get one every 3-4 months or something 
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No I didnt relise that...I am terrible at the market aspect of the game.could you elaborate on this?
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No I didnt relise that...I am terrible at the market aspect of the game.could you elaborate on this?
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Purples are one of only two kinds of things you can't get in MA at all. PvP Ios and Purples. They basically regulate the economy.
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And btw purple prices are going crazy,The drop rate needs to be adjusted.
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You do realize that causing purples to drop more would cause EVERY other item to increase in price.... right?
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Please provide the economic concept and/or a real life analogue that gives that any chance of being a credible statement at all.
Edit to add - Purples do indeed still drop sub level 50. Got one the other day on a level 46 fighting level 48s. If your objective is purely to get purples, I'd save a friendly (I'll use that "f" word intead of the other) mission at level 48 and run it at difficulty 2. The inf/prestige rewards will be minimal, but doing this will increase the number of purple rolls in a given time period.
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As has been said, killing stuff is the key. Since the drop rate is the same whether the enemy is -1 or +5 (as long as it's high enough to drop a purple), your best bet is to set yourself do difficulty 2 - that gets you more things to kill, and at the lowest level available to you, meaning more kills faster.
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Ok, Just want to make sure I understand.
1) I can only get a purple when I'm 50. = TRUE.
2) If I kill ANYTHING in PvE that is level 49 to 55, then there is a chance at a purple drop AND the drop rate is the same reguardless of the level of the mob.= TRUE.
3) No purple drops in Architect. = TRUE
One more follow-up question...Does anyone have any idea of the actual prup drop rate %? I've heard someone say that they get a purp about 1 out of 80 PvP kills. Which would be 1.3%. I imagine the % in PvE would be smaller.
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You dont get purple drops from PvP(PC) kills, only NPC kills.
If you kill anything from level 47-54= True There is no lvl 55.
Yes you can get normal drops from AE, but only from devs choice missions.
The rate at which I have read that purples drop is 1 in 3000-5000.
Me, I havent had one drop in MONTHS! And, only have ever had 4 drop ad they was junk ones. My rate seems to be 1-1,000,000 or more.If the game has your account flagged not to drop something, there is nothing you can do about it.
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Can you get Purples from Developer Choice arcs in MA... assuming all other criteria are met?
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You would assume so since everything else is dropping normally.
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I got a purple drop on test from a Dev Choice arc (Absolute Amazement from the Butterfly effect, to be percise)
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And btw purple prices are going crazy,The drop rate needs to be adjusted.
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You do realize that causing purples to drop more would cause EVERY other item to increase in price.... right?
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Please provide the economic concept and/or a real life analogue that gives that any chance of being a credible statement at all .
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Please dont get started on that crap here! It will just be another thread to jump way the hell off topic and end in a flame war like hundreds of others in the past weeks.
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If the game has your account flagged not to drop something
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lolwut?
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If the game has your account flagged not to drop something
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lolwut?
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Soon, my main will be 50. (Sig is a bit iout of date). And I'd like to use him to raise inf for a SoA.
While farming funds and such for my SoA, I'd like to kill 2-birds with one stone by also having a decent chance for a purple drop here and there.
Are there any ideal reccomendations for a soloer to maximize chance to get purple drops?