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companion only equipment no longer dropping from SCA chests ????

balding2earlbalding2earl Member Posts: 19 Arc User
edited May 2015 in General Discussion (PC)
I play a lot of sword coast adventures on gateway. Since the last patch I have only had anything drop on the final boss. Before the patch they would drop fairly frequently from the chests. Has anyone else noticed this, have I missed something?
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  • mehguy138mehguy138 Member Posts: 1,803 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    They heavily nerfed the drop rates. You can still get gear from chests, but it's very rare now.
    M6 almost drains your soul given how boring it is. (c) joocycuzzzzzz
  • balding2earlbalding2earl Member Posts: 19 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    mehguy138 wrote: »
    They heavily nerfed the drop rates. You can still get gear from chests, but it's very rare now.

    Must've missed that in the patch notes lol
  • mmm1001mmm1001 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 497 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Finished 5 SCAs today - 2 drops. So rate is quite high compared to other drops in this game.
  • mehguy138mehguy138 Member Posts: 1,803 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    mmm1001 wrote: »
    Finished 5 SCAs today - 2 drops. So rate is quite high compared to other drops in this game.

    I used to get 2-4 items per run before the patch.
    M6 almost drains your soul given how boring it is. (c) joocycuzzzzzz
  • mmm1001mmm1001 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 497 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    mehguy138 wrote: »
    I used to get 2-4 items per run before the patch.

    ????
    Realy? - purple belt, icon, ring items usable only for companions?
    They drop only from final chest, and there is only one FINAL chest.
  • mehguy138mehguy138 Member Posts: 1,803 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    mmm1001 wrote: »
    ????
    Realy? - purple belt, icon, ring items usable only for companions?
    They drop only from final chest, and there is only one FINAL chest.

    The drop out of any chest.
    M6 almost drains your soul given how boring it is. (c) joocycuzzzzzz
  • praxismirrorspraxismirrors Member Posts: 313 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    mmm1001 wrote: »
    ????
    Realy? - purple belt, icon, ring items usable only for companions?
    They drop only from final chest, and there is only one FINAL chest.

    yeah no, they come from any chest in the t6 adventure. So next time when you're running the t6 adventure it actually pays off to do the chest encounters.
  • lucifron44lucifron44 Member Posts: 417 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    balding2earl wrote: »
    Must've missed that in the patch notes lol

    A ninja patch maybe.
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  • alkemist80alkemist80 Member Posts: 957 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Figured they nerfed the drop rate. At first I thought maybe I was unlucky and just my imagination.. but sure doesn't look like it now.
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  • rhoriangelusrhoriangelus Member Posts: 703 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I just got one out of a chest minutes ago, so they are still dropping. They used to drop from any encounter, I'm not sure if they still do, though. My drops seem more or less the same, maybe a tiny bit lower.
  • areeeareee Member Posts: 73 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Wish I could get some of these from SWA, too bad only epic levels can pull off winning those insane rolls.
  • rhoriangelusrhoriangelus Member Posts: 703 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Well, with green companions, yes, it'll probably require a lot of luck, but not impossible. With blue companions, it's pretty easy, and with purples, it's a faceroll.
  • mehguy138mehguy138 Member Posts: 1,803 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    rhoriangelus wrote: »
    Well, with green companions, yes, it'll probably require a lot of luck, but not impossible. With blue companions, it's pretty easy, and with purples, it's a faceroll.

    How are purples different from blues if they have the same dice at lvl 30?
    M6 almost drains your soul given how boring it is. (c) joocycuzzzzzz
  • darkstarcrashdarkstarcrash Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,382 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Lvl 35 purples have two of the "common" dice turn into 8-sided, with a couple combos: magic/perception and thief/combat. Makes them a little more versatile, but blues leveled to 30 are nearly as good.
  • rhoriangelusrhoriangelus Member Posts: 703 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    ^ What they said. Level 30 blues are 100% viable in epic SCA adventures now, though I still prefer purples for those two dice. They save my butt fairly often.
  • obsiddiaobsiddia Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,025 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    Ran 5 times today and cleared all the treasure rooms each time (which is where I
    used to get some decent items) ...nothing. Figured they'd nerf it after the
    off-hands dropped so often. Was fun when you could actually get treasure
    from a treasure chest - rather than copper.

    Clearing all the chests is very close to clearing every room. So I don't think I missed much.
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  • darkstarcrashdarkstarcrash Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,382 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    It's random, but I usually get 1 piece of companion gear per run, either from a treasure chest or the end boss.
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