Status Loot Drops /cheer

[Rashaak]

<DIV>kk</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Like some insider info here from you test subjects....erp -- Tester's :smileytongue::smileyvery-happy:</DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Many of the NPCs around Norrath now have a chance to drop items that the major political factions in each of city are after. Be on the lookout for these new types of Scrying Stones, Amulets, Sealed Documents, and Relics. There are different varieties of each of these items for each level range.</EM> </DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV> <DIV>The Status Loot drops...they are going to be specific to a certain faction.  For example -- "Sealed Documents" I would take to the Freeport Militia for status and FACTION gain?  Also if I understand this correctly, this will be in addition to completing writs, but not count as a writ, or will it count as a like  a reverse writ?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanx in advance</DIV>

[EtoilePirate]

<DIV>As best we can tell so far (the server didn't come up until 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time so there will be a lot more testing than just the last 12 hours) there's no faction attached; it's just a bit of status parallel to a bit of coin from vendor trash loot.  More people will look at it today though, I'm sure.</DIV>

[WuphonsReach]

No faction, and you have to take the loot to the appropriate NPC for that tier. So, for instance, a T2 status item gets taken to the NPC on the Seafury boat in South Freeport who is the same NPC that hands out the T2 writs. The other Seafure NPCs will not give you status for turning in that item.Once you know about the 4 types of items (coins, scrolls, amulets, artifacts...?), it's easy to match them up with the faction that is interested in those types of items.(A few of the items are bugged, none of the NPCs seems to be interested in them.)

[Sub]

This will be sweet, although I myself dont really plan on buying these drops off broker, I can't imagine the prices they will bring, this may help dramatically if it gives faction with it.  I know I wanted to lean more toward mage faction myself but do to the fact that everyone that I normally do writs with was doing the three writs in everfrost and totally ignoring the one writ in lavastorm my SQ mage faction kinda got blown out of the water.  So all I have to say is I would gladly trade with anyone T5 SQ mage hand ins for those of the other factions. <div></div>

[Beghn]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> WuphonsReach wrote:<BR><BR>(A few of the items are bugged, none of the NPCs seems to be interested in them.)<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <DIV><FONT color=#ffff00>If you remember could you detail out which items didn't want to be sold? </FONT></DIV>

[WuphonsReach]

Osen was putting together a list... I'm pretty sure she's /bug'd the items, but I'll ask her when I see her online tomorrow (Tuesday). All of the items that I've found so far have worked.

[Rumbi]

<DIV>Just curious... are these random drops off of any NPC, or do you hav eto go after specific mobs?</DIV>

[firejuggle]

<P>seem to be only from 'sentient creature .</P> <P>ihave just begin a new toon on Test and got only two sort  ofitem so far :parrafin sealed document and black ironed statue.</P> <P>only got those from gnoll</P> <P> </P>

[Rumbi]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> firejuggler2 wrote:<BR> <P>seem to be only from 'sentient creature .</P> <P>ihave just begin a new toon on Test and got only two sort  ofitem so far :parrafin sealed document and black ironed statue.</P> <P>only got those from gnoll</P> <P> </P><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE>Thanks for the info! Any other posts from people who have experienced it on Test would be great.<BR>

[EtoilePirate]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Rumbite wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>Thanks for the info! Any other posts from people who have experienced it on Test would be great.</BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <DIV>I was off in Everfrost yesterday doing a writ that wanted Bitterwind Explorers (definitely sentient) dead.  I did the writ three times in one day; each run-through is 24 explorers.  (And maybe a couple of pioneers while I was waiting for solo explorers to re-pop).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Each run through yielded 2-4 of the status loot drops, at 400 pts each.  I got 400 points each of personal status and 17 points of guild status for each; your guild's mileage may vary.  (We've had some fluctuations in patronage this week so I have no idea how many we had at the time, hehe.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Each run-through also yielded 5-6 of the crafting drops: hand-polished bloodstone, diamondine ingot, or fulginate ingot.  I also had three explorers in the whole combined run (so, 3 out of probably 75 kills) drop 11-16 silver.  And I got a "Nightspark."  And two chests.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And that's everything I can think of about loot.</DIV>

[WuphonsReach]

Other testing (one of our guild's members is doing the BBC by killing greys in Antonica):27 drops in 540 mobs, or 1:20 for the 100-point status loot in about 2.5 hours.You'd still be better off by going and doing level-appropriate writs.

[Rumbi]

<DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> EtoilePB wrote:<BR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Each run through yielded 2-4 of the status loot drops, at 400 pts each.  I got 400 points each of personal status and 17 points of guild status for each; your guild's mileage may vary.  (We've had some fluctuations in patronage this week so I have no idea how many we had at the time, hehe.)</DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>So it seems like about 1/10 kills gets you a status item.  Seems cool.. but I'd put money up that for the first week, these things are going to be WAY overpriced on the market.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I like the idea of the whole thing, other than the sellable portion of them.  You should be able to hand them into the correct city official for A) status ... or ...  B) cash (equivalent of a common drop of the same tier).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>With the way it has been implemented now, the guilds with the most money are simply going to buy out all of the items.  While it is their money to spend as they wish, I guess I just have something against getting something you didn't really earn.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <HR> EtoilePB wrote:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Each run-through also yielded 5-6 of the crafting drops: hand-polished bloodstone, diamondine ingot, or fulginate ingot.  I also had three explorers in the whole combined run (so, 3 out of probably 75 kills) drop 11-16 silver.  And I got a "Nightspark."  And two chests.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And that's everything I can think of about loot.</DIV> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>That is cool.. I just hope it doesn't affect the economy too much.  Also, this may give botters one more reason to hunt sentient mobs to the bone... doh!</DIV>

[WuphonsReach]

All status items can be turned in for cash <b>*or*</b> status. (That was changed in the last few days on Test, the original cash value for the items was 2cp, which would've resulted in large quantities of them on the broker for cheap.)I don't have any hard and fast numbers for their monetary worth (only second-hand reports). Sounded like their cash value is equivalent to that tier's "uncommon" loot.One value I heard for the 500 point items would result in broker prices of at least 75sp. Given the scarcity, I'd expect broker prices to be more in the 1gp or 2gp range for one of those 500pt items. So for 4000 status, you'd have to spend between 6 and 8 gold. That's a pretty decent chunk of coin if you're trying to buy status.

[Rumbi]

6-8 gold for a 1 writ worth of status.. no thanks :smileyhappy: