Contradictions in Bioware loot explanations: global vs. specific loot tables
Jan 4, 2019 23:02:41 GMT
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Post by PapaCharlie9 on Jan 4, 2019 23:02:41 GMT
Bioware has made contradicting statements about how loot works, and the statements are causing a lot of arguments over on Reddit.
The main contention is whether all loot, particularly weapons, can be dropped from any enemy, no matter how small the chance, or whether specific loot (again, with emphasis on weapons) will drop from specific enemies.
There are many statements in support of the "global" case, referring to a discussion in the official Bioware Discord (which unfortunately I do not have a transcript of -- anyone?) where a dev claimed "there are no enemy specific loot tables."
"it has been confirmed that there is no loot tables."
"They have flat out confirmed there is no loot tables. I even argued for a while with the devs and others in the official discord about this because I agree.. everything being world drop status is just bad. Sure no one wants to run a boss 100000 times for 1 piece of gear but not being able to chase anything just sucks."
But then there are contradictory statements in the dev stream and in gaming articles about Anthem:
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Q: Do bosses drop unique loot, like if I hit a Stronghold and killed one of those giant gorilla looking things, do I get, I dunno, a crazy quad barreled shotgun?
A (Ben Irving): I think we've kind of addressed this, but generally the answer is, by playing the game, there are loot tables (note the plural), and the higher the content and play gives you higher chances of rarity amongst the loot tables, and those loot tables are kind of ... if you are playing a Ranger, you're more likely to get Ranger gear.
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"...Some loot is drop-specific from certain enemies, while others are earned by completing certain questlines."
So what is the truth?
The main contention is whether all loot, particularly weapons, can be dropped from any enemy, no matter how small the chance, or whether specific loot (again, with emphasis on weapons) will drop from specific enemies.
There are many statements in support of the "global" case, referring to a discussion in the official Bioware Discord (which unfortunately I do not have a transcript of -- anyone?) where a dev claimed "there are no enemy specific loot tables."
"it has been confirmed that there is no loot tables."
"They have flat out confirmed there is no loot tables. I even argued for a while with the devs and others in the official discord about this because I agree.. everything being world drop status is just bad. Sure no one wants to run a boss 100000 times for 1 piece of gear but not being able to chase anything just sucks."
But then there are contradictory statements in the dev stream and in gaming articles about Anthem:
Video link
Q: Do bosses drop unique loot, like if I hit a Stronghold and killed one of those giant gorilla looking things, do I get, I dunno, a crazy quad barreled shotgun?
A (Ben Irving): I think we've kind of addressed this, but generally the answer is, by playing the game, there are loot tables (note the plural), and the higher the content and play gives you higher chances of rarity amongst the loot tables, and those loot tables are kind of ... if you are playing a Ranger, you're more likely to get Ranger gear.
Article Link
"...Some loot is drop-specific from certain enemies, while others are earned by completing certain questlines."
So what is the truth?
