Hi Folks,
Serious question as it seems every ARPG is getting LOOT DROPS wrong for most players so I would really like to know how you interpret how loot drops should work in 2025?
My Answer: Loot is the coin you put in the slot machine. The Dopamine hit comes from the crafting. If you have a Chest with 2 perfect stats then you still need the 3rd stat + the Tempering + Masterworking so you would need an INVENTORY FULL of those Perfect 2 stat Chest Items (coins) to put into the slot machine (RNG Crafting) to get the dopamine hit from each crafting attempt.
The DOPAMINE comes from getting the PERFECT HIGHEST stat in every item slot.
There is NO DOPAMINE from accepting the lowest stat roll from crafting because you are too SCARED to roll again because you might brick it and not find another item for days.
In my opinion every ARPG dev from every game is getting loot drops wrong. We need tones of loot drops in order to get enough “coins” to then put through the slot machine.
For the first 7 seasons I came here asking where the loot drops are. We can never find enough GA 1,2,3 loot given the level of crafting RNG we go through to make a character.
Now in Season 8 I am here again because I am not getting anywhere near enough loot.
1 GA Ancestrals should be raining from the sky in in T2.
2 GA Ancestrals should be sprinkled in T3. (10% chance to drop)
3 GA Ancestrals should be sprinkled in T4. (10% chance to drop)
10% isn’t too high. Remember I am talking about getting perfect stats from all the crafting RNG, not accepting low stats. DOPAMINE comes from PERFECT stat rolls.
If you’re argument is there is no content that requires perfect stats, TRUE but…
DOPAMINE comes from getting PERFECT stats. That’s the “LETS GO!!!” moment of an ARPG in 2025.
GO ONLINE watch streamers, LETS GO!!! moments in ARPG’s is mostly because they hit a perfect craft. They don’t do it when they hit the lowest roll or miss it and brick the item.
If developers want to create a boss fight with a DPS check that requires perfect stats, then that is up to them, but every ARPG has always ended with the players having the stats to 1 shot the final boss.
That’s the power fantasy, it always was, till 2025. Now every Dev is lowering drop rates.
Devs? Where are the loot drops, 1GA, 2GA, 3GA… TURN DROP RATES UP!!!
If you need to create the SUPER BOSS FIGHT that requires SUPER STATS, then make it!
We cannot roll on loot that isn’t dropping and hasn’t dropped in any season so far.