I’m sure many of you, like me, enjoy the fact that this expansion added a bit of a challenging aspect that has been missing in the last two. Seeing the RWF last three weeks almost was pretty exciting.
But that’s all over. At some point, and someone would have to direct me to the post but there was a mention of a hotfix during Mythic progression that lowered drop rates for this expansion. Many people, like myself, understand how that tactic slowed down the race and made it more enjoyable. But now we’re all suffering.
I will share my experience and please, add yours as well.
Over two characters last week, I ran 18 keystones. I received one drop in all 18, and it was a 197 in a slot that was 213.
I cleared Castle Nathria on two characters. One received no drop this week or the week prior, the second toon received another item that was not an upgrade but a 13 ilvl decrease. At one point in BFA, Blizzard fixed that RNG so that loot rolled for your upgradeable slots more often. Clearly that isn’t the case.
Fast forward to today, vault opening day.
Three characters had 6 options.
Toon 1 - 3 pants, 2 gloves and a ring. With the closest being a 213 to a 216 I already have (ring)
Toon 2 - 3 gloves, 1 chest, 2 pants. All of these slots already had at minimum 200ilvl in the slots. and 4 slots that were 171 in other categories.
Toon 3 - 3 gloves, 1 pants and 2 rings. No upgrades at all, even stats. This toon is 191. Plenty of roll options.
This situation is echoed by many players. As someone who runs on average 20 keystones or more a week and clears a raid at least twice, I am aggravated at the wasted time. However I play for friends as well. Imagine the casual players who can’t run this much. They are getting nothing at all. Yes, some people are having better RNG than others. But the mass complaints echo an ongoing problem since the loot was “fixed” about two weeks ago.
The expansion has been going smooth for the majority. Mostly good feedback. But now, people aren’t logging on to raid. They aren’t logging on to run keys. They’re running the minimum needed and logging out til Tuesday hoping that RNG is better than what they get wasting 30-50 minutes in a run. Fix it guys. Don’t ruin an expansion because you think you know what’s best for your content. If you truly did, we wouldn’t have to complain.
EDIT: The reason I break down my personal loot RNG from the last two weeks isn’t to “complain”, but to demonstrate how disproportionate the system is. And to have you compare someone like me to a more casual player and imagine their luck. I have done my time to get my gear, as well as spent a ridiculous amount of gold. My issue stems from logging on to three people telling me they aren’t going to resub because of this ongoing issue.
