No difference in drop rate between HC and Standard

I didn't see any thread similar to this, and I have been searching for a long time for something official about this rather than just taking peoples word for it, so here it is:



No more ambiguity.

Why would it have an increased or decreased drop rate?

Because "No risk, no reward"?

HC should never have increased drop rate. It is no harder in HC to not die than it is in Standard. The only difference between the two in terms of difficulty is the approach players take due to being kicked out of HC on a character who dies. The actual gameplay difficulty is identical, so there should be no difference in reward.

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blackkid wrote:

Because "No risk, no reward"?

Risk is its own reward in this case. Hardcore makes me excited.

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carkasjak wrote:

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blackkid wrote:

Because "No risk, no reward"?

Risk is its own reward in this case. Hardcore makes me excited.

Calm down cactus man.

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blackkid wrote:

Because "No risk, no reward"?

The risk isnt there for the reward. It's there for the thrill of playing. Thats the reward.

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carkasjak wrote:

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blackkid wrote:

Because "No risk, no reward"?

Risk is its own reward in this case. Hardcore makes me excited.

Why exactly? I mean if you risked losing your character and gear, then yes.

*waits for HC e-peen streching*

I bring this up because a number of people (myself included) have experienced noticeable more item/orb drops in HC than SC, spread out over a considerable length of time and number of characters. I had been asking the question to people for a long time and while there were many who asserted that there is no difference, they were never able to provide some solid evidence that this was true. So the entire purpose of this thread is exactly that- to provide solid evidence that there is no difference, and now if someone googles it they will actually find this information.

As for the risk/reward factor, the not-completely-screwed-up economy seems reason enough to play HC. Like the others though, I play for the excitement.