I’m going to confirm that generally speaking a response to game functionality, looting systems, etc… is well outside our scope of support. We usually can only go off of what is already publicly available and don’t have any more information than you do. Specifics mostly need to come directly from a Game Developer or Community Manager.
With that said, I’m going to see if I can get clarification.
I would assume that the last update information is how something would work since that is the last statement made on the subject and would change how something works previously. I’ll see what I can find out though.
“Game Hint” tends to cover all manner or things around how things work. It doesn’t have to be how to kill a boss, or how to complete a quest, it also encompasses how drop rates and drop information works and details on systems. We are not liaisons with the developers so isn’t generally possible to.
It is likely because while issues like this are outside our scope of support, Game Masters still try to provide an answer when they can. They are human though so are just as likely to be wrong as anyone else when specifics aren’t otherwise available.