Possible Exploit?

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Trinexx wrote:

That's intended. The drop rate slowly gets worse and worse as you keep farming a certain instance, in addition to the level penalty.

Is this true?

So if I run a zone 10 times I'm going to get less drops. Logout, come back a week later and that zone is still giving less drops?

Also over leveling a zone means less drops too? Is this confirmed?

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antelopesalad wrote:

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Trinexx wrote:

That's intended. The drop rate slowly gets worse and worse as you keep farming a certain instance, in addition to the level penalty.

Is this true?

So if I run a zone 10 times I'm going to get less drops. Logout, come back a week later and that zone is still giving less drops?

Also over leveling a zone means less drops too? Is this confirmed?

I also would like clarification on this. I would think that it's not totally true because I've farmed fellshrine dozens of times and still get decent loot there every now and then. At the very least I think the effects of grinding a zone are not permanent.

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ShihTzu wrote:

Man did Diablo 3 screw people up! Next thing you know people will be asking if its normal for loot to come out of barrels.

I unintentionally snorted.

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antelopesalad wrote:

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Trinexx wrote:

That's intended. The drop rate slowly gets worse and worse as you keep farming a certain instance, in addition to the level penalty.

Is this true?

So if I run a zone 10 times I'm going to get less drops. Logout, come back a week later and that zone is still giving less drops?

Also over leveling a zone means less drops too? Is this confirmed?

I don't think this is true. The level penalty isn't a myth though.

There is an effective farming range.
3 + n/16 = y
n-y-1 < n < n+y+1
Where n is your level and we round down.
So if you're level 48, your effective farming range is 42-54.

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dashgalaxy86 wrote:

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antelopesalad wrote:

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Trinexx wrote:

That's intended. The drop rate slowly gets worse and worse as you keep farming a certain instance, in addition to the level penalty.

Is this true?

So if I run a zone 10 times I'm going to get less drops. Logout, come back a week later and that zone is still giving less drops?

Also over leveling a zone means less drops too? Is this confirmed?

I also would like clarification on this. I would think that it's not totally true because I've farmed fellshrine dozens of times and still get decent loot there every now and then. At the very least I think the effects of grinding a zone are not permanent.

The penalty only comes if you are much higher level. I remember trying to run Ledges but I was like 20 levels higher than the area and no orbs were dropping, not even ID scolls

Funnily enough I got my first gemcutter's prism at level 46ish from normal fetid pool xP

I got two alch orbs and a fusing being 25 levels higher than Hailrake.

If you're 2 levels over the zone you get a -2.5% return per level on currency not items so you could famr low level rares all day if you want but the orbs and scrolls will decrease.

And the 2 above me that found some stuff being over-leveled, even a blind squirrel gets an acorn once and a while :P

Been farming hillock the same way. Poor guy, hes like the weakest set mini boss/rare.
You do get progressively less loot the more i have killed him. Don't know if this resets or caps though.