Diablo® III

Yeah but what is this madness

Items

The drop rates for high-end items (items level 61-63) have been increased for Acts III and IV of Hell difficulty and Acts I – IV of Inferno difficulty:

The new approximate drop rates are as follows:

Hell – Act III and Act IV

iLvl 61: 13.9%, up from 9%
iLvl 62: 3.45%, up from 1.9%
iLvl 63: 0% (no change)


Inferno – Act I

iLvl 61: 23.9%, up from 17.7%
iLvl 62: 12.6%, up from 7.9%
iLvl 63: 4.8%, up from 2.0%


Inferno – Act II

iLvl 61: 23.3%, up from 18.6%
iLvl 62: 18.6%, up from 12.4%
iLvl 63: 9.3%, up from 4.1%


Inferno – Act III and Act IV

iLvl 61: 27.1%, up from 24.1%
iLvl 62: 21.7%, up from 16.1%
iLvl 63: 16.3%, up from 8.0%

Act 2 has LESS chance to drop level 61 than act 1? o.O this is crazy.

Because A2 also has a less chance for 55-60 than A1 does. Remember the percentage includes the 50's and lvl 60 items. A3 and A4 now have only a 35.9% chance to drop 55-60 rares down from an unacceptable 52.8% (more than half the time!). Besides you do realize you're talking about POINT 6 percent right? Doesn't really make a difference...

Because A2 also has a less chance for 55-60 than A1 does. Remember the percentage includes the 50's and lvl 60 items. A3 and A4 now have only a 35.9% chance to drop 55-60 rares down from an unacceptable 52.8% (more than half the time!). Besides you do realize you're talking about POINT 6 percent right? Doesn't really make a difference...

Well if it matters to you. It's actually 34.9%... But that's better right!! :-P

06/28/2012 11:39 AMPosted by Lylirra

Shoulda used -> instead of just - :P

Yeah, you're probably right. I actually had "-->" in there originally, but it formatted all funny in the blog. :(

That said, I'm totally willing to ignore my need for perfect formatting for the sake of communicating the change clearly. So, it's time for a vote! (Sort of.)

If you think I should go back and change this:

iLvl 61: 17.7% to 23.9%
iLvl 62: 7.9% to 12.6%
iLvl 63: 2.0% to 4.8%

To this:

iLvl 61: 17.7% --> 23.9%
iLvl 62: 7.9% --> 12.6%
iLvl 63: 2.0% --> 4.8%

Let me know, and it shall be done.

iLvl 61: 17.7% to 23.9%
iLvl 62: 7.9% to 12.6%
iLvl 63: 2.0% to 4.8%

06/28/2012 11:25 AMPosted by boba

Well, its obvious isn't it...how could a drop rate be a range ? the post clearly states rates increased, the first value matches the ones posted on patch 1.0.3.

06/28/2012 11:31 AMPosted by TheSkunk

I can see how it could be read either way. So, to clarify using your example: the drop rate was previously 17.7%, it has been increased to 23.9%. It's not a range. :)

Thanks for the hotfix btw.

The game is a lot more fun to play.

06/28/2012 11:39 AMPosted by Lylirra

Shoulda used -> instead of just - :P

Yeah, you're probably right. I actually had "-->" in there originally, but it formatted all funny in the blog. :(

That said, I'm totally willing to ignore my need for perfect formatting for the sake of communicating the change clearly. So, it's time for a vote! (Sort of.)

If you think I should go back and change this:

iLvl 61: 17.7% to 23.9%
iLvl 62: 7.9% to 12.6%
iLvl 63: 2.0% to 4.8%

To this:

iLvl 61: 17.7% --> 23.9%
iLvl 62: 7.9% --> 12.6%
iLvl 63: 2.0% --> 4.8%

Let me know, and it shall be done.

06/28/2012 11:33 AMPosted by Hannzo24

Why use such decimals? Wouldn't it be easier to simply round it to 24%?

Are you seriously going to nitpick about something like that? I'm sure most people that play this game would rather have a very accurate number rather than approximation. It's like Blizzard can't do anything at all to make some people happy. I'm sure it took much more effort for you to login, type your comment, and submit it than it took for them to type the decimal places in their numbers.

Thank you for the detailed information, Blizzard.

I'm pretty sure the poster you quoted wasn't talking about the numbers released but instead about the actual percentage implemented.
But seriously, have fun running LFR for the 20th time.

06/28/2012 03:29 PMPosted by froogle

Will the quality of these drops be better as well, because increasing the rate of crappy drops even if it's a Lvl 63 will kind of be pointless. It just means you get more drops of garbage.