Elite Loot Distribution in the Kraken Isles

[Taxxor]

Hi devs,

I believe that the so called "elite" weapons dropped by bosses are currently not very elite. I have no complains of the armours , both head and chest, that are dropped as one of the variations are certainly the best in the game.

For Warriors, the flamberge of warfare, which is considered by many the best of its variations, pales in DMG or dps when compared to other "elite" weapons like mighty vorpal assault, pit sword of potency, captain axe of assault and captain axe of potency. I guess given it is ""elite" boss drop, why would it be so bad when compared to other elites?

This of course gets worse for mages. I was thinking , man if anyone could finish skull cove and loot the mage weapon, it has to be really good considering the effort to obtain them.

I guess im coming from the point that it seems like these "elite" weapons are just made up and put into the game without much thought of how it will work in game or how players will perceive them.

I guess it is kind of dissapointing when a lvl 25 ALP owns the lvl 26 elite slicing flintlocks and depravous blades.

Hopefully there will be revisions to make at least these "elite' boss drops comparable to other elites or better.

thanks for listening

[Jellowpy]

I second that....

@Devs
Please make sure that item effectivenes and usability is in accordance to its rarity, level or difficulty of acquiring an item ..

[yoho]

I second that....

@Devs
Please make sure that item effectivenes and usability is in accordance to its rarity, level or difficulty of acquiring an item ..

Yep, but.. It should be slighly better, not that you can't compete in pvp or can't beat guys with arcane weapons in time runs. Here I see you want your weapon to be must have for that purposes (pvp/time runs)

[Energizeric]

Yep, but.. It should be slighly better, not that you can't compete in pvp or can't beat guys with arcane weapons in time runs. Here I see you want your weapon to be must have for that purposes (pvp/time runs)

Slightly better is all that is necessary. In PL folks used to pay $25m for a dragon vanity set which gave a very small stat bonus. All you have to do is give a small stat advantage and those items suddenly become much more interesting. But not to the point where they become necessary to compete.

[Zuzeq]

I Dont Think Is A 100% Balance Issue. I think The Chosen Build Has A Bit To Do WIth How A Weapon Effects Your Stats. Example: With My PVP Build (Pure DEX/DMG) My Lvl 25 ALP Produces The Best Stats And My Lvl 26 DBP Were All But Trash. Rolling With A PVE (DPS/Health-STR Base) Now (And Forver Til They Fix PVP) The ALP Are Pure "RED" On The Stats And DBP Are Boss. I Do Agree With New Weapons Being Below Par. I Came Mighty Close To Buying The Arcane Hooks, but It Brought All My Down Except Crit And For 19M...Yes 19M! Id Better See All Green.



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[Samhayne]

Just a head's up that a stat bug was found with the elite weapon scalars. Expect the DPS numbers to move up a bit in the next patch. For you market merchers - pick up Flamberge, Flintlocks and Tridents now!

[Limsi]

Just a head's up that a stat bug was found with the elite weapon scalars. Expect the DPS numbers to move up a bit in the next patch. For you market merchers - pick up Flamberge, Flintlocks and Tridents now!

zomg yesss

[Energizeric]

Thanks for the tip Sam. I'm so glad I held onto my Kraken Skewer of Brutality!

For you market merchers - pick up Flamberge, Flintlocks and Tridents now!

Done!

[yoho]

Thanks for the tip Sam. I'm so glad I held onto my Kraken Skewer of Brutality!



Done!

Imagine this: elite becomes easy as pie, it take 5 minutes to complete elite skull cove, hundred of Kraken Skewers in AH, prices going down to 100k..
OK, don't :P may be with decreasing difficulty comes lesser drop chance?

[digitalbot]

Imagine this: elite becomes easy as pie, it take 5 minutes to complete elite skull cove, hundred of Kraken Skewers in AH, prices going down to 100k..
OK, don't :P may be with decreasing difficulty comes lesser drop chance?

fix the weapons bugs.. have warriors hold aggro, keep difficulty, all would be awesome................................

[Vystirch]

Imagine this: elite becomes easy as pie, it take 5 minutes to complete elite skull cove, hundred of Kraken Skewers in AH, prices going down to 100k..
OK, don't :P may be with decreasing difficulty comes lesser drop chance?

The drop chance is already very very low! I rly do believe it should stay just about the same as it currently is......

-Vys

[Carapace]

Blackbeards Hooks are also going to be getting a buff, quite a nice one!

[Mysticaleagle]

Blackbeards Hooks are also going to be getting a buff, quite a nice one!

What? Since they will be OP with ALP's nerf, now their getting even better? Seriously...

[digitalbot]

What? Since they will be OP with ALP's nerf, now their getting even better? Seriously...

depraved potency should be fixed, i believe they were bugged not putting out the damage that was written for them

maybe you knew this i rly dont know ..'cause i really dnt know if they are.'from what i hear tho, they are weaker than what was planned

[Carapace]

It's important to note that there are a lot of factors as part of re balancing of Elites, Elite dropped items and the like. We understand and hear player frustrations, but there are many moving parts and we have to be careful not to tip the scale too far in one direction. It's very easy to hone in on a particular change that you are in agreement or disagreement on to attack or praise, however there is a bigger picture and our job as developers is to be aware of that in order to keep the game stable and enjoyable.

There's some give and there's some take, some pros and some cons, but we do it all with the best interest of the game in mind. Thanks for your patience guys!

[digitalbot]

It's important to note that there are a lot of factors as part of re balancing of Elites, Elite dropped items and the like. We understand and hear player frustrations, but there are many moving parts and we have to be careful not to tip the scale too far in one direction. It's very easy to hone in on a particular change that you are in agreement or disagreement on to attack or praise, however there is a bigger picture and our job as developers is to be aware of that in order to keep the game stable and enjoyable.

There's some give and there's some take, some pros and some cons, but we do it all with the best interest of the game in mind. Thanks for your patience guys!

i believe it 😄

[Zuzeq]

Blackbeards Hooks are also going to be getting a buff, quite a nice one!

So, If you have to Hools equiped already will they still benefit from the buff?





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[Energizeric]

What? Since they will be OP with ALP's nerf, now their getting even better? Seriously...

Considering it is one of the elite drops discussed in the original post of this thread, shouldn't the Slicing Flinklocks be the best non-arcane rogue weapon?? Wasn't that the point of much of this discussion?

When the update happens, then you can buy one from me (since I bought out the store this morning hehe).

[Mysticaleagle]

Anyways, are the Mythic helmets also receiving a buff?

[Carapace]

Anyways, are the Mythic helmets also receiving a buff?

Currently no