Has something happened to Companions gear drop rates? [PS4]

El_Borracho
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I know you have to have the companion out. I know the RNG is bad. I know group dungeons, public dungeons, and dolmens are your best bets. But beyond that, is there anything else?

I ask because I've run the 3 dailies (Fighters, Mages, Undaunted) on 3 separate characters consistently since Blackwood came out 3 weeks ago. In the first week, the drop locations were fairly predictable and I usually got 2-3 pieces of gear on each character when running that daily trifecta. Then week 2 came around, and it felt like the drops were cut in half. So instead of getting multiple pieces from the daily 3, I would get one per character. Then this week (June 15th-21st), the norm seems to be nothing dropping on the dailies, to the point I have been getting one piece across all 3 character combined. In addition to the dailies, I was consistently able to get a piece by soloing FG1. That has slowed to one every 2-3 runs.

Was there a patch that I am unaware of or is this just bad luck? Or did I start on a good luck streak and this is the reality of Companions gear farming? I'm on the PS4, if that matters.
Edited by El_Borracho on June 21, 2021 4:45PM
  • ADarklore
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    I think it's all RNG. I actually got a purple piece from a World Boss... I typically get quite a few pieces from dolmens... and haven't noticed any decrease in frequency. However, I can do dolmen runs for an hour and get six or so companion drops... the next hour I may get ZERO. Just goes to show it's completely RNG and probably tied to how many people are attacking the boss too... more people, less chance of a drop. I solo'd the WB, which is probably how I ended up with the Purple piece. :)
    Edited by ADarklore on June 21, 2021 10:12PM
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  • UntilValhalla13
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    I still had xp cake on a few characters, so I would run dolmens with companions to level them up. I have quite a bit of excess companion gear from doing that; mostly green and blue, but a few purple.
  • El_Borracho
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    Appreciate it @ADarklore. I was growing concerned. I also got a bunch of jewelry from dolmens and purple pieces from FG1 in the beginning, then it whittled down to nothing. Almost thought they made it like fishing where you needed more players as I was getting the most consistent drops when running FG1 with a friend and both of our companions out.
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