Named NPC's guaranteed to drop HE loot in v1.1

[Blazzen67]

I almost agree with you on that, but then I remember that a really good 4 man group can farm 120 phoenix credits an hour in challenge runs, and a dedicated player can farm mats just as fast if not faster.

but its infinitely easier and quicker just to kill a boss for a drop than saving phoenix credits or farm for mats.

 

[Xeromaus]

but its infinitely easier and quicker just to kill a boss for a drop than saving phoenix credits or farm for mats.

again, absolutely agreed. It's all going to come down to what kinds of loot table divisions they put in place for the new update. If those named mobs only drop Gear mods 90% of the time, it won't take long to abandon that hunt...or if, as was stated previously, they add more mobs guarding the named. I'm hoping the devs can see what we do in this regard.

 

[Blazzen67]

again, absolutely agreed. It's all going to come down to what kinds of loot table divisions they put in place for the new update. If those named mobs only drop Gear mods 90% of the time, it won't take long to abandon that hunt...or if, as was stated previously, they add more mobs guarding the named. I'm hoping the devs can see what we do in this regard.

true, they could easily make the best loot available per boss a very random/low drop rate and have just gear mods as a high drop rate. but i also like the idea of having a very difficult fight to kill these bosses, even for a 4 man squad. make it a challenge

 

[Xeromaus]

true, they could easily make the best loot available per boss a very random/low drop rate and have just gear mods as a high drop rate. but i also like the idea of having a very difficult fight to kill these bosses, even for a 4 man squad. make it a challenge

Have you seen the devs run what we have now?? Everything is a challenge..

 

[Blazzen67]

Have you seen the devs run what we have now?? Everything is a challenge..

haha yeah, to them it is

 

[ADK-Joker]

I follow a Ubi developer on Twitter who was complaining about the Solid Teal and Solid Pink weapon skins not dropping. Good to see they're getting a taste of their own medicine 

 

[Khaleesi72]

Oh cool pink. I want ?

 

[Xeromaus]

Oh cool pink. I want ?

Challenge mode weapon skins:

Lexington event center - pink

Russian Consulate - Stripes, red white and blue

Warrengate power plant - electric green

Lincoln Tunnel - Teal

 

[ADK-Joker]

Challenge mode weapon skins:

Lexington event center - pink

Russian Consulate - Stripes, red white and blue

Warrengate power plant - electric green

Lincoln Tunnel - Teal

I have all of them but the red white and blue, wasn't that one in the vendor last week? My friends said I missed out on it 

 

[Khaleesi72]

Sadly ive tried challenge mode only once a few weeks ago. Didnt go so well for the pug i was in. So ive been working hard gearing up. Still not sure if im rdy. 

 

[Xeromaus]

I have all of them but the red white and blue, wasn't that one in the vendor last week? My friends said I missed out on it 

If it was, I don't remember seeing it. It drops 95% of the time for at least one group member in the runs I've been in for russian consulate though.

Sadly ive tried challenge mode only once a few weeks ago. Didnt go so well for the pug i was in. So ive been working hard gearing up. Still not sure if im rdy. 

Just keep at it, and focus on staying alive. Event Center and Lincoln tunnel are by far the two easiest to run, and the only two I know of with a decent success rate at soloing in less than an hour

 

[Vampiric ODST]

ok, thats fine, but they better even that out with making these bosses extremely hard to kill with a ton of mobs around them.  if they dont, it will be no time for the the majority of the player base to get every single HE drop.

Yea, I had just thought of a possible farming exploit if they don't. General Assembly, there's like 3 named enemies on that mission. Raptor, domino, and col bliss. Do it on hard mode, and boom, 3 lvl 30 named enemies. Means 3 he drops. So here's hoping they make hard just a little bit more interesting.