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Outlander

Mar 15, 2016 @ 6:38pm

After last patch: way less heirlooms?

Hi guys!
The idea that every region gives specific heirlooms was there for like for ever, I think since the start of early access. Then suddenly in the last patch it was taken away. Anybody knows why? Because it seems like a stupid decision, now I don't need to check on various regions for specific heirlooms, I can farm only one location, since all of them give the same.

But, what it's more important - since that patch it's kinda annoying that the heirloom drops are very random and very low! I just came back from a medium dungeon and came back with like 2 portraits, 2 scrolls and 10 shields, wtf?! How I gonna upgrade my hamlet now, with such mediocre heirloom drops?

In the end I think this change was very bad - give us the old region specific heirlooms system!

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X AE A-12

Mar 15, 2016 @ 6:42pm

Maybe you were just unlucky, I find the family chests and boxes to be packed full of heirlooms. Maybe try dark runs, a lot more of everything will be found in the dark.

Outlander

Mar 15, 2016 @ 6:44pm

Still, I did quite a few runs with the new patch, and before it, there was way more heirlooms. Now it's just a pain in the ass to develop the hamlet. And I don't get it why they aren't region specific anymore.

Arghaab

Mar 15, 2016 @ 6:45pm

Hello !

The change was mostly made so people don't need to grind the wealds forever in order to be abble to upgrade their characters. Now they're free to grind anywhere ! At least I think that's why.

As for the lower droprate, I honestly couldn't tell, sorry. It's been a while since last time I've picked some.
But If I had to guess, I would say you've experienced bad variance.

Madmax

Mar 15, 2016 @ 8:03pm

Originally posted by Arghaab:
Hello !

The change was mostly made so people don't need to grind the wealds forever in order to be abble to upgrade their characters. Now they're free to grind anywhere ! At least I think that's why.

This. Now you can go anywhere to get heirlooms, rather than being stuck farming Weald/Warrens exclusively until the Blacksmith/Guild were upgraded. New system is much better, IMO.

And as far as lower drop rate, it's probably you. Just because you've had a few bad runs it doesn't mean the drop rate is lower. I haven't seen any noticeable change in the number of drops.

!?!

Mar 15, 2016 @ 10:42pm

Yeah because having 100+ crests and still having to hunt after that 1 missing portrait is so much better than just being able to trade for it.
New system so bad, takes forevers!

NotMeth

Mar 15, 2016 @ 11:04pm

I like it. I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hated being confined to Warrens and Weald Runs. I don't know about you but I actually want to experience the other dungeons. Besides, you can just trade in the heirlooms you have for other heirlooms.

Originally posted by Outlander AKA Big Boss:
Hi guys!
The idea that every region gives specific heirlooms was there for like for ever, I think since the start of early access. Then suddenly in the last patch it was taken away. Anybody knows why? Because it seems like a stupid decision, now I don't need to check on various regions for specific heirlooms, I can farm only one location, since all of them give the same.

But, what it's more important - since that patch it's kinda annoying that the heirloom drops are very random and very low! I just came back from a medium dungeon and came back with like 2 portraits, 2 scrolls and 10 shields, wtf?! How I gonna upgrade my hamlet now, with such mediocre heirloom drops?

In the end I think this change was very bad - give us the old region specific heirlooms system!

Trade your crests for something different then, you can do that now. And you're implying like Crests weren't as abundant then as they were before. It's fairly possible that you just got low loot, I get a crapton of heirlooms each run to the point where I actually bring in more of them than actual gold.

Last edited by NotMeth; Mar 15, 2016 @ 11:06pm

phantasmal has Darkest Dungeon®

Mar 16, 2016 @ 3:17am

Actually, the region specific heirloom system is not completely gone, it's still more likely to find Deeds in the Weald (37.5% vs 12.5% of other regions). Only the quest reward heirlooms were changed so they are less static.