RickEngland
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Is the extended Shared loot event now having an adverse effect on normal hunting returns?
Well I just deleted a ton of text, because other than speculation no one truly knows that answer. So maybe thoughts should focus on another angle such as:
If on a down curve, how do you force the system to turn you back on?
Deposit: Tried it with another $100, didn’t work (but it should after deposits, and used to some years back).
Offload all stackables: This is based on another mini theory I have on maximum permitted stackables the system will let you retain at anytime. I don’t want to sell some robots parts I looted, as got a nice display going in the apartment, but maybe I should try it, dump the lot and test run a mob.
TT Dumping: Yeah I dumped tons of stuff from shared loot to tt. This fear is rife in game, as on market values data I see many sales going through at 98-99% tt value in auction (in other words sell at loss as not to tt). I’m not sure I’m 100% convinced with this ‘fear’, but if true the only way through this issue, is to try and burn enough ped to somehow correct the imbalance. Not a nice place to be.
Now some time ago there was speculation that there was a direct correlation between item drops in solo loot, and personal auction sales. I somewhat believe that.
Then there’s the other theory that anything loaded to auction is not counted as loot until its sold. Probably explains why so much over priced stuff on auction at times.
But this is a interesting one, ever been hunting and doing ok, then mid hunt you have some big sales go through in auction...what happens to your loot..for me it would appear to pull back drastically to compensate for the sale at auction.
Mobs own loot pool: I would say out of all the theories this is the most believed one of the lot. It would make sense, because otherwise 30K pumped into the hydra building a ATH, would drop on a trox instead or even a snable. So shared loot is one of the clearest examples or indicators that loot sits in a pool of a particular mob.
Ok against this argument is: The avatars collectively hunting on shared have built enough loot for it to drop all at the same time.....lol...the mind games!!!!!
For me personally Confidence is king in game. You get loot maybe hofs, you give it back over a short period of time...fair enough with that. What I don’t like is the server not recognising when you the player says ok I want to keep what I have now, so I will pay you (deposit), and the system still says “no” I’m still on drain down.
What am I looking for here? I really don’t know. Maybe wait till shared is finished before pulling the guns out on solo?
Maybe writing this post has given me a few possible solutions to try and switch the loot back on after deposit. I’ll dump all my collections again...grrr.
What is clear I think...is when confidence takes a knock you don’t spend...and want too, so stuck in this limbo situation. Do I post this or don’t I? Oh sod it, it’s good to get into someone’s head to see what they’re thinking.
Rick.
Well I just deleted a ton of text, because other than speculation no one truly knows that answer. So maybe thoughts should focus on another angle such as:
If on a down curve, how do you force the system to turn you back on?
Deposit: Tried it with another $100, didn’t work (but it should after deposits, and used to some years back).
Offload all stackables: This is based on another mini theory I have on maximum permitted stackables the system will let you retain at anytime. I don’t want to sell some robots parts I looted, as got a nice display going in the apartment, but maybe I should try it, dump the lot and test run a mob.
TT Dumping: Yeah I dumped tons of stuff from shared loot to tt. This fear is rife in game, as on market values data I see many sales going through at 98-99% tt value in auction (in other words sell at loss as not to tt). I’m not sure I’m 100% convinced with this ‘fear’, but if true the only way through this issue, is to try and burn enough ped to somehow correct the imbalance. Not a nice place to be.
Now some time ago there was speculation that there was a direct correlation between item drops in solo loot, and personal auction sales. I somewhat believe that.
Then there’s the other theory that anything loaded to auction is not counted as loot until its sold. Probably explains why so much over priced stuff on auction at times.
But this is a interesting one, ever been hunting and doing ok, then mid hunt you have some big sales go through in auction...what happens to your loot..for me it would appear to pull back drastically to compensate for the sale at auction.
Mobs own loot pool: I would say out of all the theories this is the most believed one of the lot. It would make sense, because otherwise 30K pumped into the hydra building a ATH, would drop on a trox instead or even a snable. So shared loot is one of the clearest examples or indicators that loot sits in a pool of a particular mob.
Ok against this argument is: The avatars collectively hunting on shared have built enough loot for it to drop all at the same time.....lol...the mind games!!!!!
For me personally Confidence is king in game. You get loot maybe hofs, you give it back over a short period of time...fair enough with that. What I don’t like is the server not recognising when you the player says ok I want to keep what I have now, so I will pay you (deposit), and the system still says “no” I’m still on drain down.
What am I looking for here? I really don’t know. Maybe wait till shared is finished before pulling the guns out on solo?
Maybe writing this post has given me a few possible solutions to try and switch the loot back on after deposit. I’ll dump all my collections again...grrr.
What is clear I think...is when confidence takes a knock you don’t spend...and want too, so stuck in this limbo situation. Do I post this or don’t I? Oh sod it, it’s good to get into someone’s head to see what they’re thinking.
Rick.