I have been searching around and was unable to find any answer to my question. I was wondering if rare items drop playing on the standard maps or if I have to go over to elite maps in order to get good drops. I am L15 and tried the elite maps as soon as I was able to, and in all honesty, I got destroyed. I don't buy platinum so I don't have nearly the best gear at the moment. So do I need to farm for preliminary gear in order to stand a chance at elite maps, wherein I then farm the elite maps to get the best gear?

For example, can I get Ribbit from the Mother in the normal map? Or does it have to be on elite maps?

Can I get berserker armor only on elite maps, etc? Or are the chances just much greater in elite maps?

Thanks for the help.