MidnightDuel wrote: »

Unfortunately, our feedback and suggestions during U49 were ignored and nothing positive has changed for rare zone maps during testing of U50, which update will now go live in just over a week from now.

Speaking of U50, does it still have a 5-part furnishing with all leads found only in Thieves Troves in ONE ZONE (Glenumbra)? Or have they realized that this will probably lead to epic levels of complaints from the Codex completionists and furnishing folks?

Ok, not sure if it's indirectly causing the problem, but I believe there might be a hidden lead cap of around 80 active leads per account. (i.e. the ones with expiration dates) I was farming for certain leads for my codex and just could not get it.

Examples:

Netchbeak Clasps from Telvanni Peninsula chests - opened more than 200 chests on diff chars
Carved Stone Key - Solstice quests. Nothing for a week or so on 10-20 chars.
Ancestor Samite Sash - Telvanni Dailies. same.
Harmonic Bismite - Solstice ore nodes. Over 400 and nothing over multiple days.

Multiple days, multiple chars, nothing. I decided to screw it and go dig up 10 or so leads for my codex that were waiting.

The very next day. Immediately got the lead for Netchbeak Clasps and Stone Key. Got a bunch of IA leads too, all gold in the same run. My hunch is that there IS a cap and once you hit it practically nothing drops in terms of leads. I can't confirm 100% this is true. But the people reporting abysmal drop rates might have been fighting against this, as the common purple leads take up "inventory space". Try digging some stuff up, even the useless stuff in base zones, and see if stuff starts dropping again.

yes, just Removing Map Based Leads

Gabriel_H wrote: »

15 WW treasure maps, 0 antiquities. This has to stop ZOS.

I've been trying to get one of the GREEN quality tapestry leads from the West Weald maps. 20+ maps, no green quality leads, not even any of the ones I don't need. Lol