Purple Drops: +0/8x+Bosses vs +0/8x+No Bosses

Originally Posted by Rajani Isa

Purples are part of Pool A drops. Any time you get a Pool A drop, there is a chance of it being a Purple (or Super Rare) drop. Can't tell you the exact percentage, however.

If an NPC can drop a level 50 common/non-set IO upon defeat, it can drop a Purple. So, mobs 47+ can drop Purples.

Pool A are dropped from NPC defeats, on a chance. Thus, the more mobs you defeat, the more chances at a Pool A, which in turn mean more chances at a Purple.

Actual level does not change any drop chances. So the decision to play at -1 (and mow down mobs a bit faster) and +0 is based on, usually, the fact that most people would rather get that extra .1% on their enhancement values, and pay way more for level 50 recipes in a set than 49s.

So if going for purples only, I'd say -1. Money, +0.

As to bosses - as posted above, bosses have a nearly 8% chance to drop a Pool A of any kind, while Lts are about 5%, and minions lower. But bosses have more HP, thus if you take twice as long defeating a boss compared to a LT, most would recommend you go "No bosses".

Originally Posted by StarGeek

Archie Gremlin's Dropstats program lumps Bosses and EBs together when parsing for Pool C/D drops. You might PM him and ask if he knows for certain. With all the data he was collecting, if anyone knows, it would be him. Though, it's been a few months since his last post, so he may not be active atm.

Originally Posted by Grouchybeast

He isn't subbed at the moment, but I'll try to remember to ask him when he gets home tonight and see if he knows for sure one way or the other.

Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade

Thank you!