Hey yall,

Is it worth it to MF in a game where the other 7 players are in a different area?

I've heard that if they are in a different area and/or unpartied - then they only count in the game as .5 of a player- is this true?

Also - does that count for MF strictly, or XP also?

Asking THEE almighty knowlege pool of JSP because looking up this information online is kind of painful.

Thx

have the exact same question

especially during kill of a herald to drop a sunder

The player count reduce the NoDrop% of regular mobs (not elites/uniques who always drop 1 item and 4 pots).
Here's the effect it has, as px/y where x = players in game, y = players within 53.33 yards when the mobs spawned

p1/1, p2/1 = 62.50%

p2/2, p3/1, p3/2, p4/1 = 38.78%

p3/3, p4/2, p4/3, p5/1, p5/2, p6/1 = 24.05%

p4/4, p5/3, p5/4, p6/2, p6/3, p7/1, p7/2, p8/1 = 14.29%

p5/5, p6/4, p6/5, p7/3, p7/4, p8/2, p8/3 = 9.09%

p6/6, p7/5, p7/6, p8/4, p8/5 = 4.76%

p7/7, p8/6, p8/7 = 3.23%

p8/8 = 1.64%


Sure p8/8 looks better than p8/1 (or p7/1)
but if you split 98.36 drops among 8 players (12.3 per player), it's way worse than keeping 84.71 drops for yourself
you literally get more drops on p1/1 than splitting evenly on p8/8

This post was edited by SinsOfTheSun on Mar 31 2026 08:42am

Thx for info ,D2 have bit outdated loot system

Dude thankkkk youuuu. This was perfectly laid out.