Quote (Tibor @ Jan 15 2011 06:53pm)
how do drop chances work excactly?
for example when a lvl 55 items drops and it has ee on it, is the number between 1-270 picked randomly or is it like
1-50 = 75%
50-100=12.5%
100-200=7.5%
200-250=3.5%
250-270=1.5%
because ive seen some +1 dex or +1 str lvl 55 item drops and no +70 str
no one has done substantial tests on anything like this, mostly because the high items, with high level mods, are extremly few and far inbetween.
but you also have to consider the fact that there are different Mods, different item levels, and different levels of 'perfection' for the mods.
so if you pay attention , you will notice that Many many more lower level items (low tiers) drop more often then higher level tiers, ( obviously)
and that there are LOW rolls of mods on each individual items more then Higher rolls ( obviously)
butthe main thing that people dont notice, excpecially when they are complaining about rolls, is that a 14MDR roll, is ~ the same as a 260-280EE roll on a 55 item,
so if you watch every high item, there are actually a more then reasonable chance of a High roll of a mod,
but people only notice the rolls with "useful" stats.
but obviously, put all three things together, and you have an astronomically low chance of rolling a High EE lvl 55 weapon.