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Rank: Operator Main: Rendghast Level: 3504 Joined: Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:47 am Posts: 512 |
I have now asked 5 differnt people how dungeon galaxy drops work and gotten 6 differant answers. It is increasingly apparent that the existing DG system was a poorly concieved mess and needs to be reworked.
NOTE; anyone who opposes the above, I want the name of a dg I farm to get a hydroponics at the start of your answer. I would like to lay out a few broad suggestion for any new system. A). All drops tables are based on the df level of the system the dg is attached to. B) no one df range drops more then a dozen items. If you want to hit df 50 all day long, you too can end up with half a dozen canneries. C) items can be on multiple df's. So both df 50 and df 90 can drop canneries. D) minimise the trash. I have no clue who came up with a 400 size shield charge, but I am not scooping it. Ever. _________________ |
Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:08 pm |
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Rank: Soldier Main: Tholyn Level: 2707 Joined: Sat Jun 21, 2014 4:45 pm Posts: 14 |
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Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:46 pm |
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Main: Lykesis
Level: 1177 Joined: Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:52 pm Posts: 604 |
Better yet, just redo the entire droplist of non-special AI.
Make specific enemies drop a specific list of shit that would make at least some sense for them to have possibly been carrying. Make DG Bosses drop an entirely DIFFERENT list of shit DIRECTLY related to the exact DF of the originating Galaxy (ideally unrelated to the DF of the DG itself), and Publicize this list so the entire userbase knows what DG's they can run to drop whichever notable items they may want just by looking it up. Quote: A). All drops tables are based on the df level of the system the dg is attached to. Quote: B) no one df range drops more then a dozen items. If you want to hit df 50 all day long, you too can end up with half a dozen canneries. Quote: C) items can be on multiple df's. So both df 50 and df 90 can drop canneries. Agreed. Quote: D) minimise the trash. I have no clue who came up with a 400 size shield charge, but I am not scooping it. Ever. _________________ |
Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:44 am |
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Rank: Main: Dark Steel Level: 9138 Joined: Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:35 am Posts: 2068 Location: Netherlands |
So what would be the point of running a 16 level deep dg vs a 2 level dg if they're in the same galaxy under this proposal?
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Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:44 am |
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Rank: Operator Main: Rendghast Level: 3504 Joined: Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:47 am Posts: 512 |
DarkSteel wrote: So what would be the point of running a 16 level deep dg vs a 2 level dg if they're in the same galaxy under this proposal? The loot would apply to the Boss at then end, not the mobs in between. A 16 level DG filled with rosies when i want 6 two dosen roses augs for HPS bots....GIMME! _________________ |
Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:44 am |
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Rank: Officer Main: Maxathron Level: 4065 Joined: Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:16 am Posts: 5804 |
This is my idea.
1. DF of the outside galaxy determines the overall loot table range. A DF0 DG could use the same range as a DF20 DG. 2. Depth of DG determines how many rolls or bundles of loot from this table can appear. A 16 level DG would see something like 3x more loot than a 4 level DG. 3. The boss ship adds a special drop table to the mix, based on the ship. A Blue Gamma boss has a drop table relating to higher end Blue Pirate gear, while an Ohm boss has Ohm-related gear in its drop table. 4. "DF" of dungeon levels continue to increase, meaning a long enough dungeon can go past areas you may be comfortable playing in. Eg, You start at a DF150 entrance with Rosemary AI, but end at a level where you have Icepick Hunters. 5. The guards in the Boss room are of the same DF as the AI in the previous level, but never the exact same ones. Like, previous room was 7 Forgones. The Boss room has 6-8 AI from the same DF pool as Forgones, but won't actually be Forgones. They could be Vultures. In this example, you would *never* find MF Basil guards in the boss room despite slugging through Angry Icepick levels. |
Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:46 am |
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Rank: Operator Main: Rendghast Level: 3504 Joined: Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:47 am Posts: 512 |
Max235 wrote: This is my idea. 1. DF of the outside galaxy determines the overall loot table range. A DF0 DG could use the same range as a DF20 DG. 2. Depth of DG determines how many rolls or bundles of loot from this table can appear. A 16 level DG would see something like 3x more loot than a 4 level DG. 3. The boss ship adds a special drop table to the mix, based on the ship. A Blue Gamma boss has a drop table relating to higher end Blue Pirate gear, while an Ohm boss has Ohm-related gear in its drop table. 4. "DF" of dungeon levels continue to increase, meaning a long enough dungeon can go past areas you may be comfortable playing in. Eg, You start at a DF150 entrance with Rosemary AI, but end at a level where you have Icepick Hunters. 5. The guards in the Boss room are of the same DF as the AI in the previous level, but never the exact same ones. Like, previous room was 7 Forgones. The Boss room has 6-8 AI from the same DF pool as Forgones, but won't actually be Forgones. They could be Vultures. In this example, you would *never* find MF Basil guards in the boss room despite slugging through Angry Icepick levels. The "Loot Table Range" is exactly the thing i am complaining about, but other then that i concur. Good solution to longer dungeons, i like. _________________ |
Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:13 pm |
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Rank: Officer Main: Maxathron Level: 4065 Joined: Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:16 am Posts: 5804 |
I personally like the tech level of the boss ship facet. It means encountering a longer lower DF DG can get the same loot as a higher DF shorter DG because the bosses are the same.
However, this is not very clear and people rarely know the actual tech of bosses besides the T20 ones (because they capture them for wild slaves). But people KNOW the DF of the external galaxy where the DG is located. So finding some way to base the overall loot table on that, and then specific tables on the boss' ship, the amount of loot according to the depth, is imo the way to go. I'd suggest that certain loot (such as dem/dem frags) be available to all DF ranges and it be removed from specific ranges altogether. |
Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:40 pm |
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Rank: Director Main: Blue Dwarf Level: 2067 Joined: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:39 pm Posts: 3336 |
lrellok wrote: I have now asked 5 differnt people how dungeon galaxy drops work and gotten 6 differant answers. It is increasingly apparent that the existing DG system was a poorly concieved mess and needs to be reworked. NOTE; anyone who opposes the above, I want the name of a dg I farm to get a hydroponics at the start of your answer. Around DF50~60, DF180~200, and DF280~320, at a guess. Depends how long the DG is and some randomisation. Who'd you ask? _________________ "What you mean you killed him cha cha cha?!" Support |
Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:14 pm |
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