Why the raised Pink Drop Rate is bad.

[Whirlzap]

First of all, just wanted to say I was pretty glad when STS raised the drop rate.

Before the patch with the raise, I saw only 2 pink Humanian Helms on the CS.

A few hours after the patch, I now can see over 15 pink helms.
Monster Bash.

Friend told me.

Within 10 runs, you're pretty much guaranteed a Humanian pink for someone in your party.
It's crazy.
Considering the prices of the pinks, anyone who spams Monster Bash can easily make a few million in two hours.

Raising this pink drop rate DOES NOT help the people who don't buy Platinum as much as it does for those who buy Platinum.
The amount of pinks doubled EXPONENTIALLY within a few hours of the release.
I'm pretty sure the pink drop rate for Mount Fang was just as low, or maybe not AS lethal as the drop rate here, and I didn't see as many players complaining about it then.

Solutions?

1. Keep the drop rate like it was before the update in Monster Bash. It gives a HUGE disadvantage for those who do not buy Platinum.
Then, those who wish to have this newer, higher drop rate can be persuaded into farming the normal 5 Humania campaign maps for pinks as well.

A few friends and I are angry at this; we were looking to spam Humania's last two maps for a few hours each day to make some rare-endgame pink gold.
I believe many others had this in mind as well.
Now with this "Monster Bash", it's so easy to get a Humania Pink now, killing any chance for actually earning much from a new release.

[Subscriber]

Hehe I wonder why they did this, oh wait, I already know. -.-"
Good job Whirlz.

[Lowlyspy]

Or they can just do like they did with the Vamp Feast: Take pinks off the drop table.

Though the way i look at it, the more they farm, the lower prices will drop. Better for the average player, not so much for the merchant's insatiable lust for an overabundance of gold that they'll never use.

EDIT: Hmm, wasn't aware monster bash was plat purchased. Regardless, my opinion stands.

[kiitz]

Is the pink drop rate only for monster bash? Based on the patch notes, "Increased the drop rate for Legendary items in Humania" it leads me to believe it increases the drop rate for all maps, not just the plat purchased one??

[FluffNStuff]

The way the price war is going I should be able to buy a full set plus a ninety-nine cent cheeseburger for a dollar by morning.

[Energizeric]

1. Keep the drop rate like it was before the update in Monster Bash. It gives a HUGE disadvantage for those who do not buy Platinum.
Then, those who wish to have this newer, higher drop rate can be persuaded into farming the normal 5 Humania campaign maps for pinks as well.

That's exactly how it is in the Sand Caves. The golem gauntlet has all the bosses in one dungeon, but you can't get any of the good pinks there. You have to farm the regular campaign to get the good pinks.

I think it's an excellent idea. I know everyone was complaining about the low drop rate, but I kind of liked it. I like working towards a goal of having something that not many others do. If everyone ends up having Humania pinks like they did in Alien Oasis, then I will lose interest in them. Even the Mount Fang pinks are a bit too common. You see everyone wearing them. I like the Nuri drops because they are rare. Yes I had to work really hard to save enough gold to buy my Obedience Set, but now I hear "nice set" wherever I go. It was also like that for the Sewer campaign. I had a crafted Fortified Set and it was extremely rare. I'd like that to be the case with Humania pinks, but somehow I'm getting the feeling that with this new high drop rate, they will become quite common. I guess we will see.

I'd like them to be rare enough where the prices stay in the 100-500k range per piece. That means about 500k-1m for a good set, and then higher for crafted. Then not everyone will have them.

I think a major part of the problem is that other than pinks, there does not seem to be any Humania equipment. Yes there are orange and green drops, but they are recycled stuff with new names. They should have other Humania themed stuff that comes in orange and green. In the Sewers all of the drops were gemstone themed. And in Nuri there were the lesser pink items that were still new items. Then in fang it began this idea of everything other thank pinks being junk, and that seems to be what we have here. If the orange and green items were new and not recycled junk, then not everyone would feel bad if they didn't have a pink set, and fewer people would complain about low drop rates.

[StompArtist]

The way the price war is going I should be able to buy a full set plus a ninety-nine cent cheeseburger for a dollar by morning.

That too much for a burger...

[Whirlzap]

It's just enough for a fried squirrel.

[LwMark]

Imo make them legendary. Allof them. Then people would farm more. Also i dont ever farm but is the drops high now???

[FluffNStuff]

That too much for a burger...

Totally! Like they sell a cheeseburger for 99 cents and a double cheeseburger for a dollar. I would get that, but then I could only get two out of the three set pieces.

[FluffNStuff]

Imo make them legendary. Allof them. Then people would farm more. Also i dont ever farm but is the drops high now???

I did an hour of thrashing sandbar and saw one pink drop. But I can see it being high when combining thrashers with the paid boss brawl.

[Glad]

Thank you Whirlz. I was getting frustrated because all my friends were doing pink runs in Monster Bash while I was doing nothing waiting to find a game. Was frustrated so I logged. Also, after losing 1.1m gold, I could use a couple of pinks but you know... I CAN'T.

[Suentous PO]

I betcha this thread increases the farming of monster bash.

[razerfingers]

i could careless about pink drop rates. byt the time i hit 71 and liquidate my crap drops ill have enough to finally afford a decent set so thumbs up either way here happy farming

[Whirlzap]

It's so much easier with Platinum and that Monster Bash...
They should seriously go and limit the amount of Monster Bash runs you can do per day...at this point I might as well throw my gold caps away >.>

[nmyxspaceship]

Just because the new items aren't ridiculously high priced. Sets are no longer a status thing and skill is based on pve, pvp, and your level. I like the fact pinks are actually reasonable for once.

Non plat players arent at a disadvantage. People to run monster will over farm and eventually sell all their pinks low.

[Windwaiker]

Wow cheap sets maybe I can finally afford to not get crushed while trying to survive in Humania since the average drops are way worse than crafted mount fang and angel gear and will make me die more!

[Fncrazy]

Who cares how much they drop...the sets are fnugly.

[Reddwing]

Who cares how much they drop...the sets are fnugly.

Haha the bears are ninja turtles now! xD

[razerfingers]

Haha the bears are ninja turtles now! xD

hell yeah! thats why i want one, might have to rename bear to donatello or leanardo or the other one haha