Why do some higher maguuma areas drop q8, but supposedly not others then?
I know many say chests within a "geographic area" have the same level, then often hear maguuma *isn't* all the same.
maguuma chests are lvl 17 and hence drop 22-38g unid value. hence max q8s (dropping at ~33g depending on weapon type) are possible. certain areas in maguuma drop armor pieces which drastically loweres the chance for weapon drops in general and hence also the chance for max q8s - but they can drop everywhere - they are just very rare and their rarity varies depending on surrounding foes (not due to their level but due to if they drop armor pieces). to check for that you can run 100chests each in different areas and compare the unid value distribution.