That way we don't have to redo quest to test if items are dropping at intended/desired rates.
dozensnakes Well-known member Jun 27, 2025 #1 That way we don't have to redo quest to test if items are dropping at intended/desired rates.
L l_remmie Well-known member Jun 28, 2025 #2 Can we datamine the thing you are desperately keeping secret and not have to sacrifice a $1000 for it? Great try! This is the same as publishing the odds. No.
Can we datamine the thing you are desperately keeping secret and not have to sacrifice a $1000 for it? Great try! This is the same as publishing the odds. No.
dozensnakes Well-known member Jul 1, 2025 #3 l_remmie said: Can we datamine the thing you are desperately keeping secret and not have to sacrifice a $1000 for it? Great try! This is the same as publishing the odds. No. Click to expand... Their stated objection is "we don't want to explicitly tell players information", not "we don't want players to have the information". If that's genuine this change would allow us to easily test stuff like this https://forums.ddo.com/index.php?threads/is-there-an-early-ransack-mechanic.18753/page-2#post-243821 and https://forums.ddo.com/index.php?threads/the-named-item-drop-rate-in-this-game-is-broken-with-proof.17549/ Without them having to make statements. It also allows reasonable feedback on item drop rates, because lets be honest, who is going to manually farm rare items on a test server?
l_remmie said: Can we datamine the thing you are desperately keeping secret and not have to sacrifice a $1000 for it? Great try! This is the same as publishing the odds. No. Click to expand... Their stated objection is "we don't want to explicitly tell players information", not "we don't want players to have the information". If that's genuine this change would allow us to easily test stuff like this https://forums.ddo.com/index.php?threads/is-there-an-early-ransack-mechanic.18753/page-2#post-243821 and https://forums.ddo.com/index.php?threads/the-named-item-drop-rate-in-this-game-is-broken-with-proof.17549/ Without them having to make statements. It also allows reasonable feedback on item drop rates, because lets be honest, who is going to manually farm rare items on a test server?