This topic has been done to death I'm sure, but with there being THREE individual mask styles this month, I feel it's a good time to bring it up again.
I've just finished off roughly 30 runs of Veteran Unhallowed Grave, in the hopes of getting the Kjalnar's Nightmare mask style page to drop (spoiler - I didn't get one). In that time, I've seen exactly ONE drop across all the players. That's 1 drop out of a possible 120, which I assume must translate to a
maximum of a 1% drop rate - likely to be even lower.
For reference:
- I was initially running these as a DPS but then switched to Tank for faster queue time (I actually learned proper Templar tanking for this, lol)
- These runs were done on non-HM for speed purposes
- I've completed the HM trifecta before, so I should be benefiting from a so-called increased drop rate
- From what I've gathered, completing these repeat runs on HM would have served me no purpose, as the drop rate would remain the same (and for a fight that is polarizing to the tank with non-HM vs HM, there's even less of a reason to complete HM)
If not for the one drop I saw yesterday I would have been fully convinced that this style page, which was bugged from the start mind you, was
still bugged.
Frankly, I think this is beyond a joke and the drop rate is insanely low for the amount of time that you have to put in to complete these. My stickerbook and motif knowledge are complete, and I have all the achievements from this dungeon - this mask is the only reason I've had to come back, and I honestly feel disrespected for my time, aside from helping some PUGs get their first vet clears.
Grundwulf (returning late January) at least has the addition of double drops during the upcoming Season of the Dragon event, so there's more of a reason to go and do that one. But with Stonekeeper returning this week, I'm honestly trying to think of a reason why I would waste a week of my time there, especially under the tighter time conditions. Unless you really want to use the style, are a diehard completionist, or need the dungeon for other reasons (stickerbook/achievements etc), there is no reason you should be trying to farm these masks in their current state (well, besides flogging them on the guild trader for 4 million each I guess . . .).
Possible suggestions:
- Flat increase to the drop rate overall
- Increase the drop rate for having both the Hard Mode and trifecta achievements - reward your players for completing those harder challenges
- Or, rather than relying on the achievements, increase the drop rate for repeat completions of HM and trifectas - incentivize your players to complete those challenges more than once
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