Nord Invasion Mysteriums and the truth about it.

[Matthew]

[quote author=Galen_Thalheimer link=topic=5274.msg43792#msg43792 date=1345046272]
Ok, serious question (not trying to sound like I'm whining).

Is the dropped loot truly random? I assume it is,  but I do think there is some sort of bug with the algorithm (as I still get assist XP and gold so it's not an account bug). Perhaps with the random number generator/sorting code.

It seems that I can go complete runs on through the boss (including normal and hard) and get nothing but a few old boots and maybe one heavy cloth/hardened metal/low level better crafting item -- sometime not a single drop. And then you hear the same few people "lump of lead/scale/sulphur/bear fur" over and over. You can see it in the AH as well, where some of the same people consistently have high level drops for sale. It seems to break down that 4-5 people get a lot, 4-5 people get some, 4-5 people get virtually none -- and the same people round to round.

I know a few other people that seem "drop challenged" as well. If there is over around 4-6 active people, I virtually get nothing. Now, I'm definitely not expecting every drop, but when playing multiple hard rounds back to back and being alive the whole time, would think I should get more than a few boots/sticks/bent swords.

Ok, I will have a go at this one, a developer will answer better though I imagine. As far as I know, there is a drop rate percentage on each item on each nord. That said percentage is then dividing by the playings left alive (or total players perhaps?) and that is the chance that you have to get the item. So example using random number: Nord Brute drops bone shard at 20% with 4 players in server. (20/4=5%) Which is a 5% chance that you get the item.

^That could all be wrong.

Also, I very much feel your item-less pain
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Thanks for replying