Drop question


CoX_Zombie

 

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Was wondering if it is beneficial to play un-teamed when playing with friends.

Assuming that influence and xp are not an issue, and your strictly going for the drops, would a duo (or more even) garner more drops?

Can a mob drop loot to more than one person if the two people defeating it are not teamed?


 

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AFAIK the drop goes to whoever strikes the killing blow, unless you're teamed in which case drops are distributed randomly.


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hmm, OK. Thanks Goat, guess my idea gets tossed in the ideas that don't pan out bin.

Never knew it was the killing blow bit, we sure that's the case?


 

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Originally Posted by CoX_Zombie View Post
Can a mob drop loot to more than one person if the two people defeating it are not teamed?
A mob can, but most mobs do not*. In particular, no mob I am aware of will ever drop more than one recipe per drop pool it can drop from. For example, minions can drop from pools A and E. (Pool E has temp powers and such in it.) A single minion can generate one pool A and one pool E recipe on defeat, maximum.

I actually don't know the rule for who gets the drop. Killing blow is probably a safe guess.

* A few critters drop more than one inspiration or salvage per defeat, and can give them to multiple people. The only examples of this I can name easily are Devouring Earth Monsters, which can give multiple people inspirations, and Hamidon Mitochondria, which can give multiple people salvage.


Blue
American Steele: 50 BS/Inv
Nightfall: 50 DDD
Sable Slayer: 50 DM/Rgn
Fortune's Shadow: 50 Dark/Psi
WinterStrike: 47 Ice/Dev
Quantum Well: 43 Inv/EM
Twilit Destiny: 43 MA/DA
Red
Shadowslip: 50 DDC
Final Rest: 50 MA/Rgn
Abyssal Frost: 50 Ice/Dark
Golden Ember: 50 SM/FA

 

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Originally Posted by Fulmens View Post
I don't know if it's a "killing blow" thing- it might be a percentage based on who did how much damage.
someone with more time than sense should test this hypothesis out!


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