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Posts by PyroLobster
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min damage for req5
don't merch it, PyroLobster is starting a new collectionCan confirm.
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Love the items, however I think I love more the screenshots in front of the trade chat. Found myself reading them
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well well well looks like I've got another collection to collect
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Considering what 10a buys these days (sweet fuck all) it sounds perfectly possible somebody with hundreds of arms who likes Exalted or just wants to hover up anything prenerf would pay much more. 10a in 2025 is the 50e of 2022.
Personally I don't want it for 10e, single mod -2stance is so ugly my eyes bleed looking at it. Should have been throw on the floor in anger when it was IDed but seems plenty of people feel very differently
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I am just guessing but I would think high area treasure chests is probably the highest probability
^ That is where is came from. Domain of Pain treasure.
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For a while now I've been keeping tack of the highest gv purple I dropped (no idea why just reasons). Recently got an upgrade with this Igneous Blade. Well random but has anybody got or seen a purple 300gv+ ?
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Many years ago this collection was started by HRWAKKA, then passed to and expanded by Suz. Now its found a final resting place with me. Unlikely the dv and dz will ever be added but we can dream
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Plagueborn sword b/o 15e
Purple Spiked - 25e
Gold Spiked - 25e -
Little side collection of an unwanted mod combo I like. Not got a new for a long time, think the merch is getting them
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One for koss if nothing else. Can't be merching baby ele swords
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Another finished project that was started a few years ago. Creatures -3 factions skins + a few little low req cuties.
Prophecies sets now also complete
Would like the Gloom in str and same order as Eternal / Shadow to really finish it off.
Special thanks to Red Fireball for more than 1 trade that assisted this project. -
Collector of 10vs creature -5 20% shields right here.
and I prefer this mod order so definitely don't be merching please
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between me and m4sc0tte we have a very unlikely prenerf pair
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If you have one you dont sell it because its so much hassle to find another kind of item
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Not often you drop something you collect. Very good day!
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Not a personal attack on this mans collection, I respect the dedication and resilience for this person to collect 605 Koss's. That is an astonishing number of Koss's. He has saved many Koss's from the trashcan, which is a noble effort. We all have our favorite mini pets, mine being the Aatxe and wish I could save more as well. Nothing special, but to me it brings me back. 605 Koss's rescued though, that is valiant to say the least.
My point was to draw the direct parallel between the Koss Collection and PhD's vaults. I honestly think he should get an invite Captain Krompdown. Please will you let him in? He has the drive and determination to trade in Kamadan for an impressive amount of time hunting down a full character of Koss's. It's only natural for him to join a professional Kamadan guild as yours.
Anyways, here's me at the Elmo convention in 2008 so I guess your picture is quite accurate
He's defiantly ahead of you on the invite list that's for sure.
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8 only - 3a
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Just made a new ele so pretty happy with this one
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Near 20 years later and until today I never knew a chained soul could drop scrolls
Later on a smite got confused again -
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Got a little excited, sadly IDed clean but its something
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SWS charr b/o
Kappa hex b/o
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Did a bit of a double take as Thul had been killed at that point and was on the otherside of UW
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pm me for gloops focus
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or has already started one...?
Of course I have
If you expand beyond Q5 I have more. -
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Q11 seems to be my thing recently
Had to cover the name as its almost certainly going to trigger a ban if reported. I'll leave it up to your imagination -
1 year later still looking...
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Demoncrest 30e
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Little while back bought some new accounts mostly for storage. Decided to have 1 toon on each capable of getting nick sets ect so ran them around. Figured it was a good opportunity to do a little test id been meaning to do for years to answer the question: Do new accounts / new characters get better drops? I've been running dungeon for years and always had many accounts to get extra chests / running other people for books / points / ZB. It always seemed to be that the sought after chest rewards (Silverwing, BDS, Emerald Edge ect) went to characters than were opening that chest for the 1st or 2nd time and characters that had opened it many times rarely got anything. My theory was the first 3 opens of any given dungeon chest give a dramatically increased chance of the item(s) unique to that chest dropping and after that it becomes very low. I realize to some / most this is kinda known / assumed to be true but I've never seen it tested its always just anecdotal.
I had 6 characters on 6 separate accounts all who had done nothing but finish eotn and run around a few other towns. Ran them through 9 dungeons (so far), 3 times each in hard mode. So 6 drops per character per dungeon.
Did them in this order over 2 days:
1) Arachni's Haunt, 2) Oolas Lab, 3) Rragar's Menagerie, 4) Sepulchre of Dragrimmar, 5) Ooze Pit, 6) Darkrime Delves, 7) Frostmaws's Burrows, 8)) Bloodstone Caves, 9) Catacombes Of Kathandrax
Results: (Numbered 1-3 to indicate if it was 1st 2nd or 3rd chest open).Account #1:
2 - Q9 Insectoid Scythe
2 - Q11 Insectoid Staff
2 - Q13 Emerald Edge
Account 2:
1 - Q11 Storm Dagger
2 - Q12 Clockwork Scythe
1 - Q10 Silverwing Recurved Bow
Account 3:
2 - Q13 Signet Shield
2 - Q10 Cobalt Staff
1 - Q13 Golden Horn Staff
Account 4:
1 - Q11 Dryad Bow
1 - Q12 Astral Staff
2 - Chrysocola Staff
Account 5:
2 - Q12 Turquoise Staff
2 - Q13 Demon Fangs
2 - Q12 Ancient Moss Staff
Account 6:
1 - Q9 Insectoid Staff
1 - Q12 Cobalt Staff
2 - Q11 Violet Edge
3 - Q9 Topaz Scepter
So ignoring data size problem which is obviously present this is what happened:
- In all 9 dungeons we got at least 1 of gold drop unique to that chest, in many cases several.
- 1st chest open gave 7 drops.
- 2nd chest open gave 11 drops.
- 3rd chest open seems mostly a waste of time (at least when doing the same dungeon b2b). The only drop from the 3rd open was the Topaz.
- 0 Polymock pieces so I'm thinking that its unaffected by this effect and just a standard low % chance all the time
- The 2/3 other accounts in the party doing the dungeon got almost fuck all. 1 Chrysocola staff total (They had opened all these chest dozens of times over the years).
- Some of the time when one of the runners was also a fresh / fresher character (we swapped them in and out) we got some drops. Several staffs and a q10 emerald blade. Didn't keep good notes of these but we definitely noticed the difference.
Conclusion:
Even with such a relatively small sample size it really does seem that new characters and or new accounts get much better dungeon chest drops.
I'm pretty consistent with taking screenshots of good drops, its just a habit but came in handy with this. Went through the folder and this drop frequency is never seen with my older characters or even characters / accounts that are only 12-18 months old but been used ALOT in dungeons.
Considering I regularly solo / duo dungeons with 6-7 alts its a pretty decent comparison. Shame I don't have exact records but that aside that amount of drops these new accounts got in so few attempts just doesn't happen to me and I'm expecting when I repeat this test again it will show that. Predicting 4th 5th 6th chest opens will yield significantly less drops.Thought this was somewhat interesting information, do with it as you like. My advise = If you got some fresh accounts go open dungeon chests a couple times, seems lucrative. At some point I will do other dungeons on these 6 and repeat dungeons again for another 3 opens, see what comes. cba to post them all but here is some of the drops. PS. I definitely got screwed on reqs
Anybody done something like this before with same or differing results?
