30-01-2019, 08:16 PM
Alright, I suppose it is time you all finally get disclosure. It has been several years for many of you and it is well deserved at this point:
When a bot spawns, the game takes inventory of the players on the server to decide if that bot will have a legendary on it. This takes into account number of max level characters on the server, class distribution (closer to .25 for each of the 4 means higher rate to nerf loot rate of kiting runs or runs without infantry), and how many characters each player has (hence why we banned people for spamming new characters that were, for all intents and purposes, infinite anyways). Once it is decided if the bot will drop a legendary, the game rolls for the different legendary items in that bot's pool. This is where developers have the greatest influence, as we can adjust the pool and chance of each legendary in the pool individually. Once the bot is killed, the server then evaluates the players present for assist experience and distributes the chance of each of them receiving the legendary selected. This is weighted based on support level, character level, account ID (higher is better since lower account IDs have already had a chance to get loot and we want new players to get loot to have an incentive to stay), and chance points. Chance points are maintained by developers and unknowingly by the admin team - kicks, official warnings, and bans all lower points, adminship gives you some points, and developers can add or subtract points at will from given accounts.
Please note that this only applies to legendaries, not materials.
When a bot spawns, the game takes inventory of the players on the server to decide if that bot will have a legendary on it. This takes into account number of max level characters on the server, class distribution (closer to .25 for each of the 4 means higher rate to nerf loot rate of kiting runs or runs without infantry), and how many characters each player has (hence why we banned people for spamming new characters that were, for all intents and purposes, infinite anyways). Once it is decided if the bot will drop a legendary, the game rolls for the different legendary items in that bot's pool. This is where developers have the greatest influence, as we can adjust the pool and chance of each legendary in the pool individually. Once the bot is killed, the server then evaluates the players present for assist experience and distributes the chance of each of them receiving the legendary selected. This is weighted based on support level, character level, account ID (higher is better since lower account IDs have already had a chance to get loot and we want new players to get loot to have an incentive to stay), and chance points. Chance points are maintained by developers and unknowingly by the admin team - kicks, official warnings, and bans all lower points, adminship gives you some points, and developers can add or subtract points at will from given accounts.
Please note that this only applies to legendaries, not materials.