Question about BH/FB drops...

RedNicklaus - Harshlands
RedNicklaus - Harshlands Posts: 10 Arc User
edited December 2009 in General Discussion
I know that with the expansion came the public quest where your contribution level determines your final reward, however in our faction this morning people were doing their BH's and the clerics were noticing that they didn't get a single drop item throughout. Not even a DQ item. Any item picked up automatically went to the tank. This happened not only once, but thru several runs with 2 different clerics. This leads us to believe that the contribution lvl also applies in BH's? Clerics are now more reluctant to help in BH's unless they are their own, especially those where chipping in on wines is necessary.

Is there any truth to this that with the expansion item drops in instances are geared more towards rewarding the tank?
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  • The_Forgoten - Lost City
    The_Forgoten - Lost City Posts: 198 Arc User
    edited December 2009
    Was it tabbed?
  • Delahk - Sanctuary
    Delahk - Sanctuary Posts: 100 Arc User
    edited December 2009
    If this true then it would suck >_>
  • RedNicklaus - Harshlands
    RedNicklaus - Harshlands Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited December 2009
    The_Forgoten - Lost City wrote: »
    Was it tabbed?

    No it was bounty hunter daily quests...both clerics helped on several different runs each. in none of them did either receive any of the random item drops throughout the run (DQ, Pots, etc) Anytime a dropped item was picked up it went straight to the barb who was tanking. One of them did receive 200 coins one time though...
  • Shiga - Sanctuary
    Shiga - Sanctuary Posts: 81 Arc User
    edited December 2009
    According to this post looking at Public Quests the clerics were rewarded to about the same degree as the DPS classes, and I am pretty sure random drops are handled in a completely different manner than Public Quests are.

    If I had to guess I would say that it is one case (or a couple of cases) of bad luck that have been happening (and talked about) for years now.
  • Vidalaire - Heavens Tear
    Vidalaire - Heavens Tear Posts: 389 Arc User
    edited December 2009
    Was drops set on Free instead of Random?
  • RedNicklaus - Harshlands
    RedNicklaus - Harshlands Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited December 2009
    Vidalaire - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Was drops set on Free instead of Random?

    If it had been set to free then the items each pick up are given to that person, so I doubt it was free. My guess is that it was set to random. Possibly just a chance occurrence, but the fact that 2 clerics had the same issue multiple times each shows a pattern developing IMO...
  • Devil_Vergil - Lost City
    Devil_Vergil - Lost City Posts: 224 Arc User
    edited December 2009
    maybe they just made it more even..cuz me bein a BM...not the tank but always up there with the tank...i NEVER..EVER get any drops usually from FBs...BHs...even TT...im lucky if i ever walk out with one or 2 DQ items....so if this is the case then GOOD im happy...maybe i would get all poor from helpin the tank then havin to repair off no drops
  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited December 2009
    >.>
    <.<

    me tell you guys a little secret.....
    random drop distribution....isn't random at all.
    b:shocked
    level actually plays a big part in what goes to what level.
    like when you aoe grind...you probably notice that teh majority of 1 specific type of DQ mat ends up going to one person....
    usually the end reward be balanced since other people get different allocation and stuff.
    b:avoid

    also...this process be susceptible to noob power.
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  • Vidalaire - Heavens Tear
    Vidalaire - Heavens Tear Posts: 389 Arc User
    edited December 2009
    Was the whole squad looting drops or just the Barb. The Barb and BM are up fornt while everyone else is ranging the mob so they would get to the drops first. If it was set on free, the Barb would end up with everything. I've gone through BHs and gotten no dorps several times. That's just due to horrible luck. However, one person getting all the drops makes me suspicious.

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