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Old 02-02-2025, 12:15 PM
Namsaknoi Namsaknoi is offline
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Pretty sure all pre-Kunark (especially pre-Hole) named stuff had 'common' and 'rare', where 'rare' was either 1/6 or 1/9, and 'common' was always the remaining (5/6 or 8/9). From my experience 1/9 is more likely the case, anything from FBSS to Crown of King Tranix, SMR, SSoY, Hooded Black Cloak, Runed-mithril Bracer, Pegasus Cloak, and so on. Spawn rate of a 'named' was probably 1/6 or 1/9, probably closer to 1/6. Almost sure mithril arm is the 'rare' while mithril leg is 'common', I don't think there was any 50/50 split drops for pre-Kunark.
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Old 02-03-2025, 11:57 AM
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Out of everyone here I think Nilbog would know the best about drop rates. If he says they are dropping as they should then that means they are reflective of the best source we can possibly find as to drop rates.
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Old 02-03-2025, 01:14 PM
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The coin is either heads or tails. All drops are 50/50. Not clear on OP's point.
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Old 02-04-2025, 02:52 AM
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Okay, so when I was probably like 17... (I'm 40 now)..... I camped Gatorscale leggings for so long... I started hallucinating and going insane and having meltdowns. It's the only time in my entire life I suffered from psychosis like this BTW. I remember after like 24 hours, I refused to go to sleep. No idea how many days I stayed awake. There was no PNP either, so you would have random high level Wizards just show up and sit there waiting to try and snipe and stuff. Completely snapped.

I did eventually get the leggings though.

More recent event... I camped Drake Hide Leggings for my ENC. There is way better upgrades I could have just bought, but I wanted more classic stuff. Took me 2 days to get them. Like I actually saw the same leggings for sale in EC Tunnel, but at that point I was too invested. Normally when I pass through these leggings drop non-stop, and I don't even care about them.

I think that's part of what makes the loot in EQ magical though. Stuff being ultra rare but then also ultra common etc.
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Old 02-04-2025, 05:08 AM
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There is no part of that (except the psycho bit at the beginning) that does not resonate with me.
Prolly coulda bought better upgrades but wanted to get it myself!

Im prolly lucky i wasnt a teen when i first played though, so there is that.
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Old 02-04-2025, 05:22 AM
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There is no part of that (except the psycho bit at the beginning) that does not resonate with me.
Prolly coulda bought better upgrades but wanted to get it myself!
Recently had the same. Never got a fbss before (and on first fables someone ninjaed my ffbss!)

Decided my new war would have a fbss (farmed by my wiz). Yes, I already had spare schw stashed away somewhere like everyone else, or could buy more for a paltry 700pp, but I wanted to gear this alt on things I had specifically farmed for it. How long could a 10% drop on a 25% spawn take? Like 3 evenings?

Over a week later of daily play breakfast, lunch and evening. I finally had my fbss. Not such an unlucky streak, but resonating with the vibe and still proudly sporting that fbss.
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Old 02-04-2025, 12:14 PM
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Recently had the same. Never got a fbss before (and on first fables someone ninjaed my ffbss!)

Decided my new war would have a fbss (farmed by my wiz). Yes, I already had spare schw stashed away somewhere like everyone else, or could buy more for a paltry 700pp, but I wanted to gear this alt on things I had specifically farmed for it. How long could a 10% drop on a 25% spawn take? Like 3 evenings?

Over a week later of daily play breakfast, lunch and evening. I finally had my fbss. Not such an unlucky streak, but resonating with the vibe and still proudly sporting that fbss.
Heh, and now (if you're like me at least) it will take you forever to upgrade that FBSS, because of all the emotional attachment from acquiring it [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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Old 02-04-2025, 12:24 PM
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Heh, and now (if you're like me at least) it will take you forever to upgrade that FBSS, because of all the emotional attachment from acquiring it [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Not at all - i have my next warrior lined up for it. Just waiting to fall into a belt of concordance or better [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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