taking the geekiness to the next level here!
so. i want to find a jah rune, legit. i know that lower kurast is a good spot for farming ber, and might be the fastest way to farm for jah (by cubing) on single player. however i play on battle.net and get new maps every game so i want to FARM my way to the jah rune. my question is what area would be best, and how many players in game?
it seems that specters/wraiths etc have the best droprate for high runes. according to the dropcalc @ silospen (not sure if i can link, you can google it i guess?)
the droprates for different /player setting is:
p1=> 1:1280054
p2=> 1:1280054
p3=> 1:738492
p4=> 1:738492
p5=> 1:566177
p6=> 1:566177
p7=> 1:480020
p8=> 1:480020

now, taking in consideration that mobs have more health depending on how many players in game, according to http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Player_Settings#Monsters.27_Hit_Points the list goes like this:
p1=100%hp
p2=150%hp
p3=200%hp
p4=250%hp
p5=300%hp
p6=350%hp
p7=400%hp
p8=450%hp

and the droprates seem to have "breakpoints" in 1, 3, 5 and 7 players ingame. so one of these numbers should be the best bet, right?

now, simple math to calc how much dmg i have to do before that jah rune drops (i know it's random and can take 2 kills or 333333333333333333333333333333 kills but this should be the average)
p1=1280054*1*mobhp=1280054mobhp
p3=738492*2*mobhp=1476984mobhp
p5=566177*3*mobhp=1698531mobhp
p7=480020*4*mobhp=1920080mobhp

this means that 1 player games are by far the most effective way of finding that jah rune, unless i 1shot all the mobs, then i should try 3 players instead, and so on.

my question is, am i correct? did i miss something?
thanks in advance

You asked the question but answered it yourself, yes, clear areas as quick as possible, if higher player count games make it harder to kill and slow the run down then you will get more drops via clearing quicker in lower count games.

and don't be fooled by specters/wraiths elevated drop rates, you can't find them in high density to make clearing that particular area viable

just work on clearing the pits/cows etc as fast as possible.

This post was edited by Marieusz on Sep 22 2015 10:37pm

8p pits

OK dumb question but will you be using MH? If you're using MH id stick to cows/pits. If you're not using MH id suggest doing something like Trav/Chaos runs so that map alterations dont rek u.

of course i cant remember 100% if trav drops Jah, but i think it does. Trav has always been kind to me on drops for HRs

P3/5 Travincal. Drops up to Cham.

cows might be a good idea, i will try it out later. not sure though as i play whirlwind barb. i know i answered my own question but im really unsure if it is true or not. i would like to know if someone else came to the same conclusion, or another one maybe.



did you read my text? :/



no i will not be using mh. i Think i will stick to chaos runs in 1 player games. i just want to make sure my calculations are correct



please read my first post before commenting

P1 Trav, the time it takes to load chars for p3 isn't worthwhile for a run that should only take 40 seconds

Depends a bit on your char. Killspeed is not only damage/hp. You are not attacking nonstop. You tele a lot, you walk alot, you do town stuff a lot. So if you blast through monsters, it may be better to add some players.

Monster density is more important than slightly better drop chances. I'm not sure about the drop rates, but level 85 areas are probably the best. Looks like storm casters in chaos have a good chance. 1:318908. About 3 times better than the other monsters in chaos. Diablo himself has 1:47311. The most important thing is staying entertained imo. Rather than grinding 1 area 100 times, farm all the areas where it can drop.

this is the most important factor and alot of people seem to forget about it! i thought i was the only one who thought about it
i did CS earlier, pitruns atm, and halls of anguish/pain sometimes. i go with 1 player, might go 3 player games when i get better dmg.

Pit trav and chaos is where I've farmed mine.