New Trigger Conditions for Notorious Monsters

[Malacite]

Re: New Trigger Conditions for Notorious Monsters

They didn't say anything about adjusting the drop rate from the KSNMs themselves, though. Those guys are just very stingy.

ftfy. Bitches *never* want to drop BB items... plenty of Strider Boots and Juggy's though - _ -

[Yygdrasil]

Re: New Trigger Conditions for Notorious Monsters

ftfy. Bitches *never* want to drop BB items... plenty of Strider Boots and Juggy's though - _ -

I did a few of Hills KSNM runs a few months ago on an alternate account and I was surprized to see 2/3 runs drop Striders. No BB for any of the 3 runs for my buddy... but 2/3 Striders. 2.7% drop my fat ass...

[hexx]

Re: New Trigger Conditions for Notorious Monsters

I for one like this update. I used to avoid HNMs due to the amount of drama they generated between all of the HNM shells constantly botting and all the ass kissing people had to do to get their items. Fafnir baby, you're mine!

[Elwynn]

Re: New Trigger Conditions for Notorious Monsters

I just don't see why they felt the need to lower BB drop rates is all. They always have to find some way to take the excitement out of an update. Overall I agree with the update as it's about fucking time they fixed kings but did they really have to remove it from the NQ's while lowering rates on the HQ's? Knowing my luck I'm going to end up spending every last KS I have and coming up 2/3.

Because a 100% drop rate from an HQ doesn't mean shit if it only happens six times a month to whichever HNMLS happens to have the best bot? (Unless you've got a stash of gil to pay them, that is.) And it doesn't mean shit if it happens during a time when you need to sleep? (some people actually have regular full-time day jobs) I never considered myself to have any chance of a drop from either the NQ or HQ forms (not that I've had a reason to care yet), simply because of HNM Drama.

The NQ is being reduced from like 20% to 0%, but in order to get the NQ you have to do the KSNM now, which has a similarly weak drop rate. But you do get one or two NQ pop items from it, from which you can farm the HQ pop for what isn't 100%, but could still be 50-75% (since SE has only said it will be reduced from 100%).

And the KSNM drop rate will remain unchanged, which I noticed some people on Zam couldn't comprehend, because they somehow decided that SE telling us the changes in drop rates to two of the three versions and not the other automatically means a nerf on the third, even when they listed the 6/9 NMs involved specifically by name.

If there is anything to whine about it is that now the ONLY way to get BB items will require you to start with the KS99, and the two newer seals have crowded out the already thin drop rates of KS. (Apparently the rate is one seal of any kind per 5 minutes per party, regardless of party size. So people are whining that they might have to get out of Abyssea to solo some level 60 mobs to farm KS.)