Was the world drop nerf too much?

[Oslith]

I definitely agree that the drop rates were pretty ridiculous before the update and we don't really need that anymore now that we have the anointment reroll machine, but it does seem to be a bit excessively low now. I think a middle ground would be nice. Higher than it is now, but still not nearly as much as pre-patch. Let's say if, idk, Graveward dropped 4-5 world drops before, now he drops like 1-2. Something like that because pretty much getting nothing right now. Maybe I'll just get used to the new rates and I'm just still too used to the old ones. Thoughts?

[Relic62]

New starters wont even bother with Mayhem, they should have left it as it was. All its pleased is the Hardcore persons, no one else.

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Originally posted by Relic62:

New starters wont even bother with Mayhem, they should have left it as it was. All its pleased is the Hardcore persons, no one else.

I doubt that - they actually made this for a group that doesnt even care.

The gamers you speak about might have cared about that in the past - but why would they care about that after years when they already have everything they wanted? So in the end they only ruined drops for ne players that bought the game now on sale ...

Also i dont understand the mechanic in general - there were lots of bad legendary items and lots of stats that made certain drops only interresting for certain builds. Simply lowering drop rates without buffing legendaries and other loot in general wasnt a good idea - especially not years after release.

[AnkleBones]

Start a new playthrough as Amara in the Krieg dlc, unless you have weapons of the proper level in your bank you will only be working with junk green weapons and will not be able to kill Lillith or the final boss.

[PuppYofDOOM]

Mayhem dlc bosses drop 3 greens.

Ppl doing hemovorous raid boss getying only the artifact after 5 runs no legendary boss exvlusive loot besides artifact.

I did slaughter star 3000 with 1 whole.legendsry drop from blue robot and it eas out of bounds and my.machine didnt get it. I got junk like kege dary skins i already known.

[EthanKai]

I don't about vending machine having certain legendaries, but it you want get some just keep fast travelling to the different areas that have 3 vendors close but and you'll get some. It better than playing the game.

It's not Borderlands at the moment. It's not a looter shooter. It's just a shooter with vending machines.

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Originally posted by EthanKai:

I don't about vending machine having certain legendaries, but it you want get some just keep fast travelling to the different areas that have 3 vendors close but and you'll get some. It better than playing the game.

It's not Borderlands at the moment. It's not a looter shooter. It's just a shooter with vending machines.

If farming vending machines is the new meta or any relevant gameplay-mechanic at all - i wonder if this is the right game for me ...

[NEM]

Me and a friend started a challenge before the patch where we would go into TVHM at Mayhem 11 and remove all of our gear. I sold everything I had on me and in my bank. We started playing from Meridian Metroplex up until just before the Graveward boss fight and I managed to accumulate 126 legendaries in that time. I got more legendary drops from your normal mobs than I ever did from farming any boss. I agree that this is a bit ridiculous but trying to farm bosses now after the patch gets me nothing, not even crap legendaries.

[Balthazar]

Originally posted by NEM:

Me and a friend started a challenge before the patch where we would go into TVHM at Mayhem 11 and remove all of our gear. I sold everything I had on me and in my bank. We started playing from Meridian Metroplex up until just before the Graveward boss fight and I managed to accumulate 126 legendaries in that time. I got more legendary drops from your normal mobs than I ever did from farming any boss. I agree that this is a bit ridiculous but trying to farm bosses now after the patch gets me nothing, not even crap legendaries.

They didnt nerf dedicated drops from boss , they were that low to begin with . only world drops

[Relic62]

Just found a blackmarket chest, all are legendaries so thats something in the Ambermire.

[Oslith]

Originally posted by Relic62:

Just found a blackmarket chest, all are legendaries so thats something in the Ambermire.

I’m assuming ya mean the new vending machine they added lol. While a legendary vending machine is cool as hell I’d rather not have to buy all my guns in general. Lots of people talking about general vending machine farming because that’s about as good as fighting bosses and such if you’re not looking for something specific.

[Oslith]

Originally posted by s o l i t u d e:

Originally posted by Balthazar:

They didnt nerf dedicated drops from boss , they were that low to begin with . only world drops

i'm sorry, but i have to disagree with both of you

the truth is found somewhere in between

the drop rate for bosses has been reduced (at least by my sampling), but nowhere near the degree to which world drops have

I honestly think dedicated drops are about the same rates from my play time. If they lowered it it’s pretty minimal. I don’t mind that as much since if you’re looking for something specific you can usually still farm it fairly consistently.

[Relic62]

Originally posted by Oslith:

Originally posted by s o l i t u d e:

i'm sorry, but i have to disagree with both of you

the truth is found somewhere in between

the drop rate for bosses has been reduced (at least by my sampling), but nowhere near the degree to which world drops have

I honestly think dedicated drops are about the same rates from my play time. If they lowered it it’s pretty minimal. I don’t mind that as much since if you’re looking for something specific you can usually still farm it fairly consistently.

I suppose thats better than nothing then.

[LaughingGoblin]

Drop rates are now somewhat similar to Bl2 now ... you people really are weird ... on one day you say the drop rate is ridiculously high and should be similar to BL2...now Gearbox nerfs the drop rate to be somewhat in line with Bl2 ... and you people still complain ... wtf

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Originally posted by Vassago:

Drop rates are now somewhat similar to Bl2 now ... you people really are weird ... on one day you say the drop rate is ridiculously high and should be similar to BL2...now Gearbox nerfs the drop rate to be somewhat in line with Bl2 ... and you people still complain ... wtf

First of all - you do realize that there are tons of different people posting?

Second of all you do realize that BL2 had a different loot setup. In BL3 many items are rather pointless - there are even a lot of bad legendaries - so high drop rates didnt mean best item asap.

[Relic62]

Originally posted by Vassago:

Drop rates are now somewhat similar to Bl2 now ... you people really are weird ... on one day you say the drop rate is ridiculously high and should be similar to BL2...now Gearbox nerfs the drop rate to be somewhat in line with Bl2 ... and you people still complain ... wtf

I do'nt think its us who are weird, I put up with it in BL2, but its was'nt necessary in 3, it was ok as it was, thats the issue here, whoever the people were who asked for it to be dropped were only thinking of themselves and not thinking of the consequences to others in particular new players starting out. Also you get a ton of trash legendaries, only a select few are any good in Mayhem, and it was an easy source of money to get all the backpack upgrades etc, now its going to be a lot tougher getting those as well.