Got this in Arbor Bay NM. Unfortunately, I was not paying attention to what level mob it was - the Redhand Simians in every group range from level 20 to level 24, however, from all the evidence so far, I am inclined to believe it was a level 22+. Still, if it is a mob coded drop table, a level 20 Redhand Simian could be the closest we have got to a potential source for req8.
It was also req9 Dom and obviously inscribable, which is very nice 
Storm Ember from Berserker Bison in Bjora Marshes NM.
Got Quicksilver from NM Shiverpeaks Chest in Ice Caves of Sorrow mission. Was attached to White Mantle drops, which I think as a good rule of thumb, we should document going forward. The chest loot table is loosely related to the mobs it spawns with as well as the area and type of chest. Could be that White Mantle (which can be found at level 20) can drop the new skins, or it could just be because it was a Shiverpeaks Chest.
Not exactly exciting, but we need as many data points to narrow down if and where req8 can occur 
On a side note, has anyone tried farming Missing Daughter or Slave Spirits since the update?
Thought this was interesting, since we need accurate drop research to understand if Q8 is possible:
This is the first NM drop I have seen OUTSIDE EOTN. Got this in Barbarous Shore NM, although unfortunately the mob is level 22 so does not help confirm if the shields etc could drop req8.
Aww man the q8 7-16 still elude me
I got a pair you can have San if you want, unless your dead set on getting them to drop yourself 
Drop me a pm
Had Spiritbinder (Factions only drop) from WOC/ACE farming!
The effort spent over the years to get such items was still spent and rewarded. The only impact to that is the owner or observers belief that the reward has value beyond the time spent (the reward has no intrinsic value since it cannot be legally exchanged for real world currency). Maybe you can be a bit salty if you bought a panda or IG within the last few years because of the crazy prices they got to, but thats the role of the dice. You buy a new phone as it comes out knowing that in a year or 2 it will be half the price of what it is that day. You invest in stocks knowing that they could tank at any moment (quite relevant I guess).
Who cares about the market? Who cares about trading? Who cares about the economy? Its a freaking game. If you are getting into debates about morale's of doing XYZ action, you are taking this waaaayyyyyy too seriously, especially after 20 years. Players do stuff I dont like, I probably do things other players dont like, but at the end of the day, who actually cares? I will always enjoy this game, and if you need to have value in your items to do the same, it was never really the game for you.
Just be grateful that a 20 year old game is still receiving meaningful updates even when its revenue probably doesn't cover its running costs.
I owned a q8 inscr purple Crystalline shortly after the EoTN weekend, if I can dig out a picture of it I'll post it (unlikely - but do have some old HD's lying around), but I have never seen it or another one since I sold it. Bought and sold it in the Ascalon ID1 days, so its pretty ancient at this point. No idea if its still floating around somewhere or if there are anymore, also no clue where it dropped.
Shoulda coulda woulda
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Been after one of these for a very long time
Oh also got this super cute shield a few days ago
Shield enjoyers rejoice!
Gz, where did it drooped?
Battledepths - as I know its the only place to really target Darkwing's and Enamled. You could farm Drakes or Whisps, but I find the Whisps easier to farm, and as they are spread out further, the anti-farming code doesn't impact the drops as much as killing all the Drakes in one go. Still, taken me years of farming them on and off to get a max req8 rare skin. You wouldn't believe how many req8 command and motivation Reinforced Defenders I had to go thru XD
Been after one of these for a very long time
Oh also got this super cute shield a few days ago
Shield enjoyers rejoice!
From my understanding, the way the loot code was changed is that you get more drops per player in that instance with some variable of how big the instance is and how deep into an area/campaign it is. For instance, you will get more drops farming in the Jade Sea solo than farming in Kaineng City, and you will get more drops farming Underworld or FoW solo than either of those. Hard mode impacts this somewhat also.
To get the most drops, you would have to run alts in the same instance to claim all "possible drops" (my belief is that the drops are there - generated upon map instance - just not available to the solo player in an instance. We can observe something similar to this when multiple tomes drop from a chest for one person). Some people believe changing spots with a regular rotation or doing a mission in-between helps to alleviate the loot scaling, and ANet have said something similar to this, but you will never see the same type of drops over a long period of time when comparing farming solo to farming in a team.
Again its all speculation, players like Agent Chevy and Red Fireball are much more knowledgeable in this area than I am!
5a Fellblade please Bubba!
Bump!
Sold some stuff, added some stuff (including a hella nice Plagueborn bow!)
Bump!
Added a bunch of new items.
Sorry for anyone who has won items and has not received them yet, our times have not matched up yet, but I will honor any winning bids until we catch each other in game!
5a Crenellated
Bump!
Thanks for offers everyone, will look to sell everything with offers tomorrow if no further bids.
Bump, thanks for the offers everyone!
No R/B's, so will sell after a day or two of last offer!
Sold a few q8 inscr, got some more stuff to add over the coming days too.
Hey y'all, long time no sell 
No time to make some fancy photo edits, so just text lists I am afraid.
New 23/03/2024
c/o: 11a - Excite BlueCreme de la creme
Other stuff
) Not about too much, but any questions or wanna discuss any trades, message me here or try catch me in game @ Crystal Stoneheart
r/b +30 -5 magmas please mate
r/b on the +30 -3 magmas please
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Back with a vengeance Accomplishing something I have never done before. Can't say I enjoyed it, but I did it!
I did over (if my memory and maths is correct) 20,000 runs of moddok split between NM and HM and never once got a max sword. I got many 1 off max tattooed (enough to have one for each character!), but that was it. From my experience, the only place these could drop are similar to the max colossals which AFAIK doesn't include moddok in the history of the game. Perhaps targeted kournan chests in barbarous shore or something would be the best bet? Never seen or had one though.
It truly would be a unicorn xD
Almost certain that the Naga in the cave on noob Island would be your best bet (and just generally a good place to farm). I can't remember what town it's outside of but I'm sure one of the guys who still play could tell you.
I think sunqua blade is in the jade brotherhood/am fah drop table, so if you run dragons throat you might find a q8 one after a million chests. AFAIK the drop table between early factions and late factions main island changes, so running jade brotherhood at matuu keep won't work.
The tengu drop them too where people normally feather farm. Do that in HM with SOS or something and your bound to come across them between the drops and chests.
I haven't played for a couple years so I cannot say these things for certain, but I have a horrible knack for remembering the most useless information, and it all relates to guild wars 😂😂
Must custo to collect that rusto or its not a true.... collecto? 
I had multiple q8 Briar & Bramble blades while chest running at Barberous Shore. That's your best bet for those skins imo. I had a q8 blue Briar drop on noob island HM in NF but cannot remember how long ago that might of been so am unsure if it's still possible.
In fact the one you bought came from me and Weeeeeeee chest running Barberous Shore haha
For decade i have tried to get one of these things to my collection again, finally after years of negolating and hunting i was able get this beautiful piece to my collection! Truly dream came true and couldnt be happier!
It might not be the prettiest club out there, but atleast i think it now does most damage from all the q8 clubs
I'm sure many are wondering how much it was, so i think its just better say here then answering all the pm's. It was trade where i had to let go many of my favorite items, crucial parts of my collection including set of various q8 +5e weapons, some of my best wands, offhands and shields in guildwars and armbraces, totalling to ~800-900armbraces value.
-Pleikki
Your hunt is finally "ogre" grats mate!
I got 2 nightfall collectors editions a while back and got pins with both of them. They were the same 2 pins in each box though so I'm not sure about the diversity of them and how they are seeded.
Feels good to be back, no money spend. Just a trade with someone who'll appreciate the items he got in return as much as I'll appreciate this. Couldn't be more happy. Thanks Purely, can't wait for your post in collections ^^.
~Emma
P.S. Should I post all my perfect attri shields sometime? edit: all 90 of them
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That shield is freaking amazing. Seriously one of the best I have ever seen. brb gonna chest run GoTHs
Hands down the best place is A Chance Encounter HM. Farm that during favour and you'll see the gold drops pour in, and it has a high chance of the rarer factions skins (bladed/diamond/iridescent)
15a + my right kidney > Kappa
I'm back!
So much cool stuff has been posted in my absence. However I am missing some Krytan Axes, here's mine. Anyone got any others?
Lol +30 isn't even max, what a noob
I bought the last sephis that popped up for 50a which I considered quite a steal, however there was very little competition against me.
I'd say it's worth is 50-60a, but realistically you'd be looking at 35-40a.
The other 2, maybe a few 100e for the shield, the focus is around 40e.
Bump!
Added SoTW today! Big thanks to Zenedar
