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[Blueness]

Is the drop rate penalty still in?

 

It really seems like common items that should be dropping from monsters that are too high or too low for our level are not dropping.

Edited by Bluedreams, 03 July 2017 - 10:09 PM.

[Bazzz]

It is, we killed some low level stuff on 80+ and they didn't drop stuff which should be 80%+ drop rates

[Esux]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is in as well, but I've not really done any specific 'testing'.

[Doddler]

This certainly seems to be a thing. Given that penalties to experience existed when the server first came up, it's almost certain that penalties to drops are also present. Hopefully the gm's can acknowledge the issue, because almost all mobs are in the 25-50 range with classic, players 60 and above will be penalized on drops for almost all monsters.

Edited by Doddler, 04 July 2017 - 12:46 PM.

[ShoLin]

Hory sheet, it's Doddler.

[ChakriGuard]

Why are people against the drop penalty though? O.o

[ShoLin]

because penalties are retarded.

[mentalmidget]

Why are people against the drop penalty though? O.o

 

because being penalized for having a stronger/more powerful character is bad game design.

[ChakriGuard]

because penalties are retarded.

because being penalized for having a stronger/more powerful character is bad game design.

But I love the penalty because strong characters can't abuse low level characters In farming low level mobs
 

 

 

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[Darkeshi]

omg the Doddler!

[Tanzanito]

+1

[GSerpaff]

+1

[PinkWing]

But I love the penalty because strong characters can't abuse low level characters In farming low level mobs
 

then why even bother leveling and gearing , you know that RO  and other oldschool mmo is all about  . you can be 1lvl naked noob forever - eternal happiness

[Axylus]

I've just killed 28 argos with a character whose base level was between 52 and 53. With the VIP bonus, the drop rate of cobwebs from argos should be 100%; however, only 12 (42.9%) of the argos that I killed dropped cobwebs.

Edited by Axylus, 05 July 2017 - 04:26 PM.

[SettlerofCatan]

Back to the topic, I do think there is a drop penalty still in the game. Drops that should be 100% aren't.

[TarsTarkas]

Drop rates don't seem to be at 100% relative to the classic/renewal drop rates. If I had to guess drop rates are around 70% and with VIP you are getting around 105%, compared to classic/renewal default values (1x).

[Nikarus2370]

But I love the penalty because strong characters can't abuse low level characters In farming low level mobs
 

It wouldn't be a problem if higher level mobs had comparable drops.
But they don't, so drop penalties are poorly designed and implemented.

Especially when cards come into play.

Like seriously. Reach a certain level and never get a chance to see certain cards? Most cards simply won't drop during the time a character can grind on that particular mob, past it's drop range anyways.

Not to mention, levels applied to mobs rarely match up to their actual stats, so the system is even more arbitrary and silly.