How does this game know EXACTLY what I want?

krachall

I'm sitting on conference calls all day and have my main character camped out in a Deshaan delve, farming for one item: Shoes of a Mother's Sorrow. A few weeks ago, during the event, I farmed here for skulls and probably got 20+ sets of these shoes, but didn't save any. Now I want them.

So camping here all day, I've gotten:

Shoes of the Night Mother: 11 pairs
Sabatons of the Plague Doctor: 6
Sash of a Mother's Sorrow: 8
Belt of the Night Mother: 12
Girdle of the Plague Doctor: 5
Sash of a Mother's Sorrow: 0

Really?

I don't even care about the trait. Somehow, this game knows exactly what I'm farming for and is determine to give me everything but that. Don't get me started on the 89 keys it took me to get a single medium Velidreth helm!

Aliyavana

I want bosmers, maybe that explains why I don't see many anymore

SirAndy

Whenever i look for Stamina items, i use my Sorc to farm and vice versa.

Since ZOS RNG is weighted i wouldn't put it past them to look at your basic character stats and make it harder for you to find items that fit your current character.

Nestor

Roll a tank and create a desperate need for Plague Doctor gear. Then you will get your Sorrow Shoes...

GrigorijMalahevich

Use a time machine and go to any patch before CWC and try to get vMA inferno sharp staff and then we can talk about random.

agingerinohio

SirAndy wrote: »

Whenever i look for Stamina items, i use my Sorc to farm and vice versa.

Since ZOS RNG is weighted i wouldn't put it past them to look at your basic character stats and make it harder for you to find items that fit your current character.

I do the same! I use my magica Templar to farm Stam hear and vice versa. Works like a charm.

Uriel_Nocturne

Don't feel bad, OP.

I could really use a 20lb bag of $100 bills, but the game refuses to give me that as well...

Dumb RNG...

Waffennacht

I asked this very question to my guildie two nights ago.

I farmed for overwhelming got only truth
I make a new build
I farm for automaton and get overwhelming...

I ask my bud, how the #$&+ did it know I changed builds?

Was farming on my PvE character that doesn't change

Loralai_907

Whether it is true or not, it does feel like you get everything but what works on the character you are using at that moment.

Denyiir

This might be a little offtopic but why even bother to farm something that cost few thousands max in best trait? Should have save electricity or go fishing or something

krachall

Denyiir wrote: »

This might be a little offtopic but why even bother to farm something that cost few thousands max in best trait? Should have save electricity or go fishing or something

Yup. That’s the right answer. Found a green one with Divines on a trader for 200g. Lol. Shoulda fished all day.

SydneyGrey

I've suspected this as well. When I'm farming for Elegance jewelry/gear on my magicka characters, I never seem to find any. But when I'm on my level 30 stamina toon, suddenly every drop is a purple Elegance necklace.*


(*LOL. Slight exaggeration, but it sure seems like it, sometimes.)

THWIP71

You have to fool the game by fake-wishing for the exact opposite of what you want.

krachall

You can't make this up:

After 40+ unsuccessful loots of Divines Shoes of a Mother's Sorrow, I got smart and bought them. But a few weeks later, I built a tank and decide I want some Plague Doctors boots, Sturdy or Infused. Same delve, same boss that was giving me tons of plague doctors back them...

First kill: Divines Shoes of a Mother's Sorrow.

Wreuntzylla

krachall wrote: »

You can't make this up:

After 40+ unsuccessful loots of Divines Shoes of a Mother's Sorrow, I got smart and bought them. But a few weeks later, I built a tank and decide I want some Plague Doctors boots, Sturdy or Infused. Same delve, same boss that was giving me tons of plague doctors back them...

First kill: Divines Shoes of a Mother's Sorrow.

It could be done, what you suggest, but its unlikely they would spend the time given they can be traded.

I think it's more like when there is an amber alert and they say to look out for a red van. You drive to work and are like 'omg never knew there were so many red vans!'

phileunderx2

Best to farm for magica item on a stam character and vice versa. But i bought a slot to make a mageblade and don't have any other lowbies so farming jewelry for her is a pita. took over an hour in alkir dolemen train of doom to get a set.

TheShadowScout

krachall wrote: »

How does this game know EXACTLY what I want?

Mureel

This is it: everydamnone but the healers seem to get mender jewels. Luckily some are willing to trade them over!

duendology

Yes...also.. take your totally-not-into-crafting alt for some thieving spree and you'll get some nice motifs.

altemriel

RNGeezus demands you do more offeringz!!! The bloody ones are prefered!!

Hail Sithis!!

rhapsodious

Valera Progib wrote: »

Use a time machine and go to any patch before CWC and try to get vMA inferno sharp staff and then we can talk about random.

That happened to me during the Orsinium event, hah. "Guys, I did it! I caught up with the meta from 3 patches ago!"

And by "hah" I mean "I'm dead inside."

If I'm going to be there anyway, like trying to get a whole set, I'll farm it until I have a couple of pieces. But if I only need one specific piece (although with transmutation that isn't even a big deal...) I just buy it if it's BOE. Because eff that noise.

Mureel

rhapsodious wrote: »

Valera Progib wrote: »

Use a time machine and go to any patch before CWC and try to get vMA inferno sharp staff and then we can talk about random.

That happened to me during the Orsinium event, hah. "Guys, I did it! I caught up with the meta from 3 patches ago!"

And by "hah" I mean "I'm dead inside."

If I'm going to be there anyway, like trying to get a whole set, I'll farm it until I have a couple of pieces. But if I only need one specific piece (although with transmutation that isn't even a big deal...) I just buy it if it's BOE. Because eff that noise.

I lol at ‘and by hah I mean I’m dead inside’ I snorted and scared our cat! (And my kids all are still mocking me!)

R4TTIUS

Wait till u need to farm the Purp bone pirate neck that's fun

Taleof2Cities

Nestor wrote: »

Roll a tank and create a desperate need for Plague Doctor gear. Then you will get your Sorrow Shoes...

^Exactly this.^

Dojohoda

You have to talk to your game out loud and tell it what you want.

Runefang

Always farm for gold, then buy what you need.

That's my approach anyway.

krachall

Dojohoda wrote: »

You have to talk to your game out loud and tell it what you want.

Does yelling count?

MasterSpatula

It certainly seems like "Ornate" is the most common trait in drops. That is, unless you have "Glitter and Gleam" in your quest journal. Then, just like magic, it doesn't drop at all. (Fortunately, writ rewards seem unaffected.)

Juju_beans

The way rng works for me is that my stamina toons get magicka gear and my magicka toons get stamina gear.

Yesterday I parked my DK at a dolmen for a while and I got loads of magicka gear, several staves and 1 2H weapon.

zaria

Denyiir wrote: »

This might be a little offtopic but why even bother to farm something that cost few thousands max in best trait? Should have save electricity or go fishing or something

Good question, now dungeon sets is another issue, SPC resto staff
On the other hand combining farming and grinding makes sense but then you are also selling.

Ihatenightblades

Feel bad for people who farm overland sets for days. You do know mother sorrow divines anythinf is like 5-15k max in guild trader. Are you really that broke?