Level 50 drop rates?

I'm getting increasingly annoyed about how the amount of drops (loot drop rate) goes way down once you hit level 50.

Is it really supposed to? Why? Is there a point in "punishing" level 50s? If anything, shouldn't it go up, since you don't get any xp? (and is it just me getting this annoyed about it?)

I've been talking to some people about a 'cunning plan', to actually stop xp at level 49. The question is: Will the loot keep tickin' in that way? Has anyone tried it?

Yes I know, it's not an exact science...

Me thinks it also has to do with the mobs you fight.

Certain mobs has been farmed to oblivion, i gues they lowered droprate on that side.

I dont believe droprate is related to lvl if you fight the same mobs (thus as 50 and 49 fighting the same mob), added that its already quite hard to 'measure' droprate.

I typically fill my salvage, enhancements and often recipes too from a single TF on my level 50's so can't say I have noticed the drop rate being lowered.

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Originally Posted by Aggelakis PrincessDarkstar: "RAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHH SOMEONE IS *WRONG* ON THE INTERNET!"

I'll give a typical example then:
I've been playing with 8 other people doing a fire/rad troller run from level 1-50. Loot kept dropping madly all the way, wether we played on inv. or heroic. Even doing not-lvl-50-ITFs etc.

Yesterday we did positron: I got ONE recipe and two enhancements during the whole 8-run. Pretty much the same doing ITFs with my 50s.

Every time I go on my lowbies in full teams however I'm having a hard time selling the loot without slowing down the teams.

I also experience the same thing with my solo lowbies: Playing on diff 3-5 I keep filling my inventory of enh, recipes and salvage, to the point I actually get annoyed about the constant drops I have to delete. Log on and play relentless solo with my purpled up brute (or any other lvl 50) for 4 hours and I usually hardly notice I actually get anything. The very MINUTE I hit 50 I usually noticeably notice (was that overkill?) how the drop rate drops, and I'm hardly alone.

I'm sure it IS relaterd - partly - to mobs, but I regularly go on exemp'd SFs and the loot drop is a LOT lower.

So my questions remains: Is it intentionally? Anyone know why? and Does it help if you stop xp at lvl 49?

I hadn't really noticed until you posted SingStar. But I also don't seem to be getting many drops on my 50s as my lower alts. Again it's just a feeling I have at the moment I will keep a close eye on the drop rate.

I've personally noticed that salvage rate on my 50's seems to be slightly better when soloing, but my lvl 33 scrapper has been getting so much lately it's rediculous. However, I hear what Singstar says and must tend to agree a bit.

However... it's not just this, that is giving me cause for concern. My empath (lvl 43) recently received a pool C recipe, whilst in a standard mission... I must admit that I was in a lvl 50 team at the time... but I got a Numina - Heal/Recharge when I possibly shouldn't have... not that I'm complaining, seeing as it would have fetched 25m if I had sold it at WW.

This should be a random roll recipe only according to wiki, but what is more interesting is this bit of text.... Now, random generation of Pool C recipes is only done as a Taskforce Random Recipe Roll

Only think i notice, droprate goes down, but quality goes up. Well, at least for now

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However... it's not just this, that is giving me cause for concern. My empath (lvl 43) recently received a pool C recipe, whilst in a standard mission... I must admit that I was in a lvl 50 team at the time... but I got a Numina - Heal/Recharge when I possibly shouldn't have... not that I'm complaining, seeing as it would have fetched 25m if I had sold it at WW.

This should be a random roll recipe only according to wiki, but what is more interesting is this bit of text.... Now, random generation of Pool C recipes is only done as a Taskforce Random Recipe Roll

[/ QUOTE ]Lier, Lier, pants on fire...! It helps to check stuff before posting.

Posted my original statment on a work computer, when I logged Cepheus in this morning on my home PC, I realised that I actually received Numina's Convalescence: Healing (50) which is WAI..

I believe that the drops are "shared" between all the people in the team. So for drops you`re better off solo unless the team really really speeds up the process.

I haven`t noticed any difference in the drop rates between level 49 and 50.