Posts by Praise

Quote from adrastos

But that Energy Storage with Chaos damage..is that the only one?

No, for example the BMP ES staffs also cast chaos orb with chaos dmg, and probably the envoy staff too.

But Hourglass is the only random loot that does that afaik. Maybe BDS too, or some other insc ES staff, I haven't tested all of them yet, but so far nothing seems consistent. For example Dead staff casts fire orb regardless of dmg type; or for example Astral staff req ES deals elemental dmg but casts chaos orb; or for example BDS req Curses deals dark dmg but casts icy orb.

That's why I thought matching dmg + orb was nice from a random drop.

Quote from Devilish Scythe Z

Nice bonus from Vloxen Excavations chest running HM just now

Does it actually cast a chaos orb to match the chaos damage? That would be pretty rare.

I just finished Elona Guardian and did some chest running. Guess I should go to Proph for next title.

Bluey did an excellent comparison for swords a while back, here. (Wyvern & Dead seem largest)

10 - 3a

14 - 2a

few new items for a couple of weeks

10hp for sword would be pre-nerf, I think. Or the table is incomplete

Sad and happy today

.

8 ) 5a

Quote from TheGWFanatic

it is possible for the sword to drop in q8 correct?

Yes.

Quote from GhostKairi

Where swords can drop max req8 but cant drop 21 dmg with req7? That makes me very sad if that is the case.

It's been that way for the past 18 and a half years, sorry to say.

ominous 3a

18: 30e

Five years ago a kind connoisseur gave me a matching staff wrapping. Today, after searching for five years, I got the other one for myself

16 2a

Which farm? I have a q10 tac round version for you Blind Was My Fury

16 1a

Post-nerf purple highest possible gv is 244. Anything higher than that is pre-nerf or from NF treasures. Well, those have a limited drop table so they're easily recognizable. And of course they're not always higher than 244. \

8, 9, 10, 11: 20e each

Bump. Will let this run for a day or two more.

bump

bump

Quote from trademeimfamous

Have you considered writing threads on here about your research? a wiki user page is not particularly easy to find, furthermore people may not even know to search for things like that in the first place.

you mention these things so casually, yet this might be complete news to many people

My research is very niche and I think doesn't need to be searchable. I just wanted a place to park the info, to which I can point as an introduction when I meet someone who is interested. I think a wiki is a better place for that, than a trading forum (and if any wiki user cares to verify my info, it can easily be copied to the main pages). The "research" section on this forum is not healthy anyway, it's basically a few people answering questions from players who don't have any info of their own to offer, and a lot of questions that would benefit botting (which, unlike most traders/collectors, I am vehemently against).

If you like a topic and make the effort to dive into it, you will meet like-minded players. There are so many things in GW that are complete news to many people (also to me). That's one of the reasons I love this game.

Quote from trademeimfamous

can you explain further? i've never heard about this and the screenshot does not clarify it for me

There is a difference between pre- and post-nerf weapons regarding weapon base damage when you don't meet its mastery requirement. Basically, their actual dmg ranges are different. The screenshot shows that the post-nerf versions deal the expected amount of dmg, 10 for the bow and 8 for the sword. That's the exact value you get if you put all the shown variables into the standard dmg calculation formula.
The screenshot also shows that the pre-nerf versions don't deal the expected amount of dmg. They deal more dmg. Weapons that drop nowadays can never do that.
Let me know if you're interested how to do those calculations. It will take more than 6 minutes to understand, though.

Quote from Urgoz

Where'd that healing prayers wooden inscribed chakram come from

I'm not sure tbh. The req and energy do put it in Maguuma area, and the mismatch between name and skin suggest it's a non-randomly generated item. Maybe from this quest, or from Caprice, before this update.

A q10 14^50 Flamberge dropped for me today

This makes the 2nd pair of pre-nerf/post-nerf twins that I have. I'm very happy with them!

(you can distinguish between pre- & post-nerf weapons by the dmg they do while you don't meet their mastery requirement)

18 & 20: 60e each

7 & 22: 1a each

Thanks for offers. Kinda overlooked that the mods list was still in the original post. I had to go and check which ones were still there which took a long time because i did not organise my storage

Sale will end on Sunday evening, i.e. in 45 hours from now.

After that I will contact you if the bid is ok.

bump

wooden 5a
fan 1a

Quote from Shaya

Out of curiosity: Where did you get this numbers from? did you collect them yourself?

Yea, I've been collecting data for years. I posted some of it on the wiki if you're interested.

Got my first ever matching dual mod purple

Quote from Agent Chevy

this little beauty

would definitely win the favorite drop poll!

suntouched, goldleaf 5a each

#42, 44, 45, 78: 25e each

Eight useless dead staffs during my dead staff farm today, but a skeleton mesmer was kind enough to drop me this. Surprisingly I didn't have that mod combo yet, and it's even the rarer mod order which is always nice to see. A good day after all

Nope, it's all in your head.

You will find a lot of people agreeing with you. One thing they have in common is that they don't have the data to prove it.

Quote from Taichi_The_Real

the qualitiy of my drops

[...]

a semi usable OS shield

Both subjective and vague, thinking in those terms allows the psychological effect to happen, seeing patterns in randomness. The only prerequisite is a low probability for your preferred event. For the average hard mode chest, the probability of any gold dual mod shield (regardless of which mods) is around 0.6%, meaning you get one in every 158 chests on average. Then you further reduce your chances by only preferring certain mods (I wrote a little about that subject here). You can imagine, with your own weekly chest running rate, the difference between completely normal rng variation results in a "lucky" week with 10 good drops, or an "unlucky" stretch of 5 weeks or more. From my own chest running data, I can confirm Red's statement that there is no correlation between good drops and time spent on the run. I can also confirm that it really does feel as if my drops are better when starting a new type of run or farm

If anyone has further insights, I kindly ask them to also explain to me why I always end up in the slow line at the supermarket checkout, why it only rains during my weekends when I planned to be outside, and why the restaurant has always just run out of the menu item I really wanted...

gothic 2a

6 (and 10) 1a

Last bump, closing the sale tomorrow evening. Cheers

Will sell some items this weekend, if I like the bids.

Quote from Blind Was My Fury

🫠

Don't worry my man, it will not disappear