the drop rates were bugged when i16 came out but have been fixed since then. infact they seem to match what they were prior to i16. but if you feel that that isn't enough you can run AE missions and get tickets and roll for set recipes.
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You aren't the only person to notice this, unless it was you posting the same thing somewhere else.|
Originally Posted by Quantum_Particle
well ive posted my thoughts on support elsewhere so heres the prob they cannt/wont fix. since I16 went live i get no set recipes at all on any toon on either of my 2 game accounts. support insists the drop rate is fixed .... I16 went live over a month ago ..i cannt get anything but generic drops since then .. is THAT what they consider normal?. meanwhile i see others posting what great set drops they are getting and its really starting to wear thin . is there a way to get direct help from a dev on this issue? cause support cannt even understand the prob. this will be my 10th post in over 4.5 years ..i dont post a lot cause im usually too busy playing . the last 5 posts are all on this issue ... any thoughts how to get Ncsoft to pay attention to a customer? cause so far i feel pretty let down by them . support doesnt understand the prob , GM s dont either .. do they even play the game they support/GM?
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I can't say I've had the same problem, I didn't notice it after I16 went live, but my drops have been pretty good the last week or so, including my first ever purple, and then my second on Wednedsay night, which was a pleasent surprise as I didn't see it drop. And all I was doing was ToTing and a couple of invasions.
There's a new redname, Arbiter Kim, who's responsible for collecting bug reports on the forums and passing them on to the devs.
In order to make the best bug report possible, I would recommend getting some solid, high-quality evidence. Luckily, you can use the tools developed by people who helped identify the droprate bug fixed post-I16.
1. Turn on chat logging in the game. This needs to be done on a per-character basis.
2. Collect chat logs covering a good number of enemy defeats (since you're looking for uncommon/rare recipe drops, a couple of thousand defeats should be enough, but adjust as necessary).
3. Run the chatlogs through DropStats, to get the predicted v. actual drop rates. You can find DropStats at http://www.glasspaw.com/dropstats, and the tool works best if you collect the data on lvl 50 characters. At other levels, it will be unable to identify certain types of mobs.
4. When you have good data which clearly shows that your drops are falling well outside expected rates, pass the data on to Arbiter Kim.
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Firstly, I'll start with the blindingly obvious statement that the drops are random. In a population this size, it's not just possible, but LIKELY that someone get garbage or nothing while someone else gets a treasure trove in the same period of time.|
Originally Posted by Quantum_Particle
well ive posted my thoughts on support elsewhere so heres the prob they cannt/wont fix. since I16 went live i get no set recipes at all on any toon on either of my 2 game accounts. support insists the drop rate is fixed .... I16 went live over a month ago ..i cannt get anything but generic drops since then .. is THAT what they consider normal?. meanwhile i see others posting what great set drops they are getting and its really starting to wear thin .
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With all due respect, there is nothing in your description that suggests there is a problem with the game. Sure, your drops suck. And someone got 3 purples in one TF last night.
Having said that, it certainly is possible that there is something broken and it's affecting your drops. It's not likely, but it's certainly possible. Do you focus on any one particular type of content? It may be ONE type of content/mission/etc that has a problem and other people aren't noticing it because they don't do the same stuff you do.
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I team with QP a fair amount and if this is true (nothing other than generic drops accross multiple toons) then it is pretty interesting. We've run ITFs, STFs, lower level TFs, etc.
Grouchy's feedback is pretty solid. I'm going to give him a smiley face sticker.
well ive posted my thoughts on support elsewhere so heres the prob they cannt/wont fix. since I16 went live i get no set recipes at all on any toon on either of my 2 game accounts. support insists the drop rate is fixed .... I16 went live over a month ago ..i cannt get anything but generic drops since then .. is THAT what they consider normal?. meanwhile i see others posting what great set drops they are getting and its really starting to wear thin . is there a way to get direct help from a dev on this issue? cause support cannt even understand the prob. this will be my 10th post in over 4.5 years ..i dont post a lot cause im usually too busy playing . the last 5 posts are all on this issue ... any thoughts how to get Ncsoft to pay attention to a customer? cause so far i feel pretty let down by them . support doesnt understand the prob , GM s dont either .. do they even play the game they support/GM?