As IIR is not as simple an attribute as IIQ, no baseline is given to establish effectiveness, but a summary of effectiveness is given in Table 2. To establish effectiveness, the number of rare drops is normalized per IIQ (percent of total drops is used) and averaged for each tier of IIR. Ignoring the large amount of variance, there is a definite upward trend for the number of rare items dropped as IIR increases to 400. Here, only the effectiveness on the number of rare item drops will be evaluated. This seems to indicate nothing has changed since what GGG poster Rhys has stated :ĭue to the nature of how item rarity works (rolling a non-rarity base and/or then rolling each rarity ), establishing IIR effectiveness is slightly more complex. The number of normal items which drop falls off sharply as IIR increases (Chart 2) while the number of magic items increases in a non-linear fashion (Chart 3). This shows that after the first 20 IIQ, the effective IIQ decreases non-linearly by about 5% per 20 IIQ. The expected number of items dropped by increasing IIQ can be predicted by multiplying the baseline by 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8, and this can be compared to the average number of drops for each amount of IIQ. A baseline of 517 drops per 100 Hillock kills is established by averaging the number of drops with no IIQ. Additionally, a large amount of variance is shown in the data, so conclusions are only weakly drawn.Īs stated by GGG, IIQ suffers from diminishing returns.

Caution should be used when applying these results to other mobs in game. The following analysis is valid for Hillock on standard. Hillock was chosen as a target, as opposed to Dominus, for several reasons: it is easier to count a small number of drops, strand is one of the most linear zones (saving on time searching for the correct path forward), stopping to vendor or place items in stash is convenient, and time for a complete run is short. Actual IIQ values and IIR values used to gather data vary from targeted values by +/- 2 IIQ and +/- 2 IIR with one exception (0 IIQ 409 IIR). Both maximum IIQ and IIR values should be achievable exclusively during a temporary league, but high values of both IIQ and IIR are only achievable on standard using legacy gear (IIQ gem and helmet and amulet with IIQ). Hillock was killed on standard in sets of 100 with a given value of IIQ and IIR. Character experience gained from the runs was negligible. Data were gathered over several weeks, and occasionally the characters were used for other purposes, hence the level changes. The tornado shot character was used as movement speed bonuses from the skill tree were quite beneficial. Two characters were used to gather data, a 73-74 crit tornado shot ranger and a 79-80 blood magic dual flame totem marauder (dedicated magic find character).

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