Anzenketh Not sure if it could apply, but this project is only for drops from mobs. See Talk:Mystic_Forge#Fixed_recipes_research For what research has been done so far. I think that would be the most beneficial at the current moment. Should Drop rate research be concerned about recipes in the Mystic Forge.

I figured I would post this here as it closely fits. JKaz 12:23, 2 September 2012 (UTC) Mystic Forge Ok good, that's what I was assuming and was hoping to do, given enough time and people helping. Yes it would reflect on what a normal person might expect, but make sure you have at least around 4 people each killing the mob say 50 times? Also ensure the condition they do it is the same such as no quest attached or renown heart just to be on the safe side. If we get multiple samples of the same mob from different people (ignoring any possible level scaling difference right now), wouldn't this reflect what a normal person might expect from the drops? Looking for further input on this. This would mean a lot of extra experimentation and I'm not even sure we would be able to determine at what point the drop rates start to decrease. Maybe its a measure against farming? Or IРІР‚в„ўm just imagining things which is quite possible. At this point I believe we should just focus on solo drop rates.Р”Р‡rom what I've seen unless a mob is assigned to you in a event or a renown heart, the drop rate seems to decrease as you get more kills. I'm wondering if this should be something we need to track of. While reading the GW1 wiki I found that the party size affects drop rates of items. More tests will be conducted with other mobs at different levels before any conclusion can be made. Preliminary evidence suggests that drop rates do not scale with level and the differing drop rates could just be because a low sample size was used. This also holds true for items that are not 'good' for my level (trophies, or lower crafting materials not exactly good for lv80) they don't seem to drop less despite a higher level.

Including the fact that an item dropped 0 times during my last test (Skelk Lurker, lv80 test, which may be removed the mob's drops), drop rates fluctuate less than 5% in both directions for different materials for each level difference. JKaz 06:33, 1 September 2012 (UTC)Р”Р„fter collecting data from the same mob at 3 different levels (22, 42, 80) with a sample size of 50 for each test, I've determined the drop rate differences between levels. Once we get all those statistics we can start creating a formula to adjust for the level scaling, if the above statement seems to be true. We will need get a baseline drop rate (ex: lv5 character in a lv5 zone), and then return to the same area killing the same mobs with higher lever characters (every 10 levels for example). This does not say whether or not the rate is proportional to the level however. JKaz 02:53, 1 September 2012 (UTC)Р”Р„s found here, 'A scaled down character continues to receive experience and loot that is 'good' for their real level, but it is somewhat less efficient for obtaining experience and items than playing level-appropriate content.', which suggests that a character that is a higher level than the content area receives lower drop rates. If the drop rates seem to be different, we must find a proper formula to calculate the rates for every level. I've only just started collecting data, so it would be nice to have another player at a different level also collecting data from the same mob type. One thing we need to figure out is if your level (and the amount you scale down by) affects the rate of drops.

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