DMuehlhausen wrote: »I cut my teeth on MMOs in Everquest where just getting out of a starter town could be a grind. However, some of these drop rates on leads are just crazy. Now yes I know for some people they get them right away, and I have one some. I'm trying to farm the lead in Bal Foyen for the Harpooner pants nd I've killed over 4000 enemies and not gotten the lead. That just makes the game not enjoyable.
Necrotech_Master wrote: »thats some insanely bad luck
ive gotten that lead once, from intentional farming but it only took like a few hours at most
i dont remember if i got it a 2nd time due to pure chance when i was in that area looking for something else
sometimes i wonder though if people get the drop and they dont realize it especially if running auto loot as leads do not show up in your bag (and because you cant look at your active leads really at all on toons that havent unlocked antiquities using the base game UI)
love the display leads addon for keeping track of this stuff lol
Everest_Lionheart wrote: »Should have tried farming for that BSW inferno staff before smart loot and sticker book. I swear that thing was a myth. I had over 500 runs in COA and the staff only dropped for me after smart loot was implemented and BSW was years past its prime.
I got that on first runThe Dwarven Ebon Wolf mount lead from Darkshade Caverns 2 took me 6 months+ of doing the dungeon on & off, even the people who were originally helping me got sick of that dungeon, and towars the end I was just soloing it, and cussin under my breath every time it did not drop. But once it did drop, it was like hallelujiah!, I'm never, ever, for whatever reason doing that dungeon again on any of my toons.
The Dwarven Ebon Wolf mount lead from Darkshade Caverns 2 took me 6 months+ of doing the dungeon on & off, even the people who were originally helping me got sick of that dungeon, and towars the end I was just soloing it, and cussin under my breath every time it did not drop. But once it did drop, it was like hallelujiah!, I'm never, ever, for whatever reason doing that dungeon again on any of my toons.
Everest_Lionheart wrote: »Should have tried farming for that BSW inferno staff before smart loot and sticker book. I swear that thing was a myth. I had over 500 runs in COA and the staff only dropped for me after smart loot was implemented and BSW was years past its prime.
Veinblood1965 wrote: »I've added a few posts on here complaining about this same thing. Then again I got all the leads for the OakenSoul ring in about 20 minutes. Took me longer to scry and dig them up than to get them. It all balances out in the end but it still sucks when it takes weeks for one lead. Psijic Portal leads kill me.
DMuehlhausen wrote: »I cut my teeth on MMOs in Everquest where just getting out of a starter town could be a grind. However, some of these drop rates on leads are just crazy. Now yes I know for some people they get them right away, and I have one some. I'm trying to farm the lead in Bal Foyen for the Harpooner pants nd I've killed over 4000 enemies and not gotten the lead. That just makes the game not enjoyable.
Some of the leads are a real bear. I still haven't managed to get the lead out of DSA, and at this point I've given up trying.
Speaking of unnecessary grinds... the drop rate of leads for the Ancestral Daedric Motif Chapters is beyond ridiculous. I averaged 10 maps per lead for the first 5 leads that I received, and am currently on map number 16 without a lead. At a minimum of 20K-25K per map, that's a steep investment with ZERO return. Not sure if I'm just crazy or if something is amiss with the drop rate...