Maelstrom weapon type drop chance kinda messed up lately?

ramasurinenpreub18_ESO

Hey all. Just an observation and wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same thing. The drop rates for the maelstrom weapons don't appear to be even close to balanced.

In 60 runs of VMA so far (I know that's very very little compared to many of you) I have received...

1 sword and shield set
4 resto staves
6 dual wield sets in various (mostly useless mace) combos
9 bows (all but one powered... seriously, powered?)
17 two handed swords (ALL decisive, wth)
and...
23 freaking destro staves?

I mean yeah, rng, fine, up to a point, but this is looking a bit stupidly lopsided, both in types and traits. Apparently I'm really really supposed to be using a 2H sword and inferno staff combo? Silly me. One more sword and shield set and I'm done with the place, but of course it refuses to cough it up.

A few months ago when I started running it the distribution seemed pretty even, but now it's nothing but staves and 2-handers. Has the rng in there always been so bizarre?

Taleof2Cities

It is RNG, @ramasurinenpreub18_ESO ... no way to sugarcoat that.

However, you don't have to worry about the trait anymore with the transmute system.

ramasurinenpreub18_ESO

Normally I'd agree, but when you get 15 absolutely identical decisive greatswords in the last 30 runs, something feels a bit rotten. I don't know what the chance is on that outcome, but I'm guessing it's pretty small, or should be. ZOS have admitted to massaging the drop chances for the weapons in the past, reducing the number of sword and board drops etc, but 1 out of 60 there feels a bit mean as well. I really feel like something is broken here, beyond just bad luck.

Yeah the transmute system is why I waited so long to start running it for real. The second it was released I went back in there.