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Post by SofaJockey on Mar 15, 2019 16:12:15 GMT

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In the latest server-side update, we’ve made some notable changes to the loot drop rate in specific scenarios, which will take effect immediately in a server-side tuning update (you will not need to download anything.)

These changes include:

Masterwork & Legendary drop rates have been increased for Grandmaster 2 and Grandmaster 3 difficulty levels.
Masterwork & Legendary drop rates have been increased for harder enemies at all difficulty levels. This includes: Legendary Titan, Epic Titan, Legendary Fury, Legendary Acid Ursix and Legendary Luminary Elder.

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 16:17:27 GMT Hrungr, Qui-Gon GlenN7, and 3 more like this

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Post by PapaCharlie9 on Mar 15, 2019 16:17:27 GMT

Unfortunately, the loot drop rate might not matter any more:

Power Scaling: why loot doesn't matter any more.

TL;DR - the average power scale of your gear determines a fixed damage multiplier. So it doesn't really matter what your weapon or build is, all that matters is increasing the nominator of the average and decreasing the denominator. Any legendary weapon can increase the nominator.

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 16:18:34 GMT

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Post by KaiserShep on Mar 15, 2019 16:18:34 GMT

As one who basically just stays on hard mode for general solo activity, this makes me happy. I can spend a couple hours just out in freeplay, and while I'll always enjoy going far out and finding something beefy to kill, it's always a little sad to come out with nothing but rares and epics for my effort.

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 16:21:13 GMT Terminator Force likes this

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Post by Mobius Y on Mar 15, 2019 16:21:13 GMT

Dope.
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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 16:43:34 GMT via mobile floratheelf and smilesja like this

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Post by linksocarina on Mar 15, 2019 16:43:34 GMT

Mar 15, 2019 16:17:27 GMT PapaCharlie9 said:

Unfortunately, the loot drop rate might not matter any more:

Power Scaling: why loot doesn't matter any more.

TL;DR - the average power scale of your gear determines a fixed damage multiplier. So it doesn't really matter what your weapon or build is, all that matters is increasing the nominator of the average and decreasing the denominator. Any legendary weapon can increase the nominator.

Unfortunately I have a feeling that nothing will ever matter at this rate.

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Post by saandrig on Mar 15, 2019 17:21:04 GMT

I made a joke yesterday that Anthem will announce increased loot for the 16th because of the TD2 and ending of many 1-month Origin Premier subscriptions...Guess it was no joke, lol.

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Post by NotN7 on Mar 15, 2019 17:28:38 GMT

Mar 15, 2019 16:43:34 GMT linksocarina said:

Mar 15, 2019 16:17:27 GMT PapaCharlie9 said:

Unfortunately, the loot drop rate might not matter any more:

Power Scaling: why loot doesn't matter any more.

TL;DR - the average power scale of your gear determines a fixed damage multiplier. So it doesn't really matter what your weapon or build is, all that matters is increasing the nominator of the average and decreasing the denominator. Any legendary weapon can increase the nominator.

Unfortunately I have a feeling that nothing will ever matter at this rate.

Funny thing is I don't think people are reading note2 of the million damage ranger high damage output is one thing and getting 1 shot is another, don't sound fun to me

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 18:20:42 GMT smilesja likes this

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Post by Terminator Force on Mar 15, 2019 18:20:42 GMT

I'm enjoying the new drop rate better, two Legendaries so far.

Mar 15, 2019 16:17:27 GMT PapaCharlie9 said:

Unfortunately, the loot drop rate might not matter any more:

Power Scaling: why loot doesn't matter any more.

TL;DR - the average power scale of your gear determines a fixed damage multiplier. So it doesn't really matter what your weapon or build is, all that matters is increasing the nominator of the average and decreasing the denominator. Any legendary weapon can increase the nominator.

You're saying that as if it will never get fixed.

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 19:05:52 GMT PapaCharlie9, smilesja, and 1 more like this

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Post by floratheelf on Mar 15, 2019 19:05:52 GMT

Mar 15, 2019 16:17:27 GMT PapaCharlie9 said:

Unfortunately, the loot drop rate might not matter any more:

Power Scaling: why loot doesn't matter any more.

TL;DR - the average power scale of your gear determines a fixed damage multiplier. So it doesn't really matter what your weapon or build is, all that matters is increasing the nominator of the average and decreasing the denominator. Any legendary weapon can increase the nominator.

That's being fixed in the next patch by the end of the month.

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 19:12:52 GMT via mobile Qui-Gon GlenN7 and bigbad like this

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Post by shinobiwan on Mar 15, 2019 19:12:52 GMT

For those saying the scaling issues are being fixed, they're not. You'll now need to equip legendaries in every slot instead of just unequipping all but a few legendaries, but the damage disparities will still there, the armor/shield scaling happening in reverse will still be there, inscriptions generally having minimal effect compared to average gear score will still be there.

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 19:32:36 GMT Qui-Gon GlenN7, PapaCharlie9, and 1 more like this

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Post by biggydx on Mar 15, 2019 19:32:36 GMT

Mar 15, 2019 16:17:27 GMT PapaCharlie9 said:

Unfortunately, the loot drop rate might not matter any more:

Power Scaling: why loot doesn't matter any more.

TL;DR - the average power scale of your gear determines a fixed damage multiplier. So it doesn't really matter what your weapon or build is, all that matters is increasing the nominator of the average and decreasing the denominator. Any legendary weapon can increase the nominator.

The community manager responded in that same thread with the following:

Darokaz (Community Manager)

Spoke with the designer on this so I understand how it's being "fixed".

Instead of using how many items you actually have equipped, the calculation will be done by how many slots you have unlocked. This means at level 30, for example, your average power score will be divided by 11 even if you have empty weapon/gear/component slots.

Scaling still needs to be looked at (if not outright removed). That's likely not going to be completed until May/June.

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 20:07:54 GMT Beerfish, smilesja, and 1 more like this

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Post by Dekibra on Mar 15, 2019 20:07:54 GMT

ok, I am probably the unluckiest (albeit equipped with 88% luck) player ever ...
after 95 hrs I only got my 2nd legendary EVER just now in GM1 freeplay (after roaming for about an hour incl. 7 world events this session all in all gave me: 10 blues, 30+ epics, 3 MWs and said legendary :crying:

)

I play exclusively GM 1 - don't want to be a liability for the team - so yeah, me iz a sad panda right now that the loot changes are only live for GM2 and GM3

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Post by shinobiwan on Mar 15, 2019 20:14:19 GMT

Mar 15, 2019 20:07:54 GMT Dekibra said:

ok, I am probably the unluckiest (albeit equipped with 88% luck) player ever ...
after 95 hrs I only got my 2nd legendary EVER just now in GM1 freeplay (after roaming for about an hour incl. 7 world events this session all in all gave me: 10 blues, 30+ epics, 3 MWs and said legendary :crying:

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I play exclusively GM 1 - don't want to be a liability for the team - so yeah, me iz a sad panda right now that the loot changes are only live for GM2 and GM3

They also buffed drops for certain high tier enemies such as legendary titans and furies. Play Heart of Rage up to the second chest and you can benefit from this, even on GM1.

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Post by bshep on Mar 15, 2019 20:32:24 GMT

Time to start farming Heart of Rage and freeplay titans to see the difference.

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 21:26:03 GMT

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Post by NotN7 on Mar 15, 2019 21:26:03 GMT

Mar 15, 2019 16:20:34 GMT acehilator said:

Impossible to resist, sorry ... not sorry :hue:

BYE!! Can I have your stuff?

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 21:30:28 GMT

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Post by NotN7 on Mar 15, 2019 21:30:28 GMT

Mar 15, 2019 19:12:52 GMT shinobiwan said:

For those saying the scaling issues are being fixed, they're not. You'll now need to equip legendaries in every slot instead of just unequipping all but a few legendaries, but the damage disparities will still there, the armor/shield scaling happening in reverse will still be there, inscriptions generally having minimal effect compared to average gear score will still be there.

SO your using California math to deduct that? or your inside sources in Redditt tell you that? :lol:

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Loot update (March 15th) Mar 15, 2019 21:36:05 GMT via mobile

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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 15, 2019 21:36:05 GMT

Hope they add mw support items soon then.

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Post by Mobius Y on Mar 15, 2019 21:45:51 GMT

Mar 15, 2019 21:36:05 GMT PillarBiter said:

Hope they add mw support items soon then.

IIRC we were told to expect those by end of March, no?

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Mar 15, 2019 21:30:28 GMT NotN7 said:

Mar 15, 2019 19:12:52 GMT shinobiwan said:

For those saying the scaling issues are being fixed, they're not. You'll now need to equip legendaries in every slot instead of just unequipping all but a few legendaries, but the damage disparities will still there, the armor/shield scaling happening in reverse will still be there, inscriptions generally having minimal effect compared to average gear score will still be there.

SO your using California math to deduct that? or your inside sources in Redditt tell you that? :lol:

have a nice day

lol California math, I've not heard that one before. My friends in the Silicon Valley will enjoy that one.

You have a nice day as well.

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Post by bshep on Mar 15, 2019 22:33:05 GMT

Oh yes let's totally trust your words rather than the devs saying this is going to be in patch 1.04. :hue:

Mar 15, 2019 21:26:03 GMT NotN7 said:

Mar 15, 2019 16:20:34 GMT acehilator said:

BYE!! Can I have your stuff?

He is too busy still playing.

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Post by floratheelf on Mar 16, 2019 0:26:00 GMT

Mar 15, 2019 16:20:34 GMT acehilator said:

Impossible to resist, sorry ... not sorry :hue:

Many people would have bought that game regardless of how much they liked/dont like Anthem. I fail to understand how that's even relevant to this particular thread anyway.

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Mar 16, 2019 0:26:00 GMT floratheelf said:

Mar 15, 2019 16:20:34 GMT acehilator said:

Impossible to resist, sorry ... not sorry :hue:

Many people would have bought that game regardless of how much they liked/dont like Anthem. I fail to understand how that's even relevant to this particular thread anyway.

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