How rare are loot cards in LoN?

[Cusashorn]

<p>Yeah I know, another LON thread, but hear me out.</p><p>From what I've heard in Beta (and now in live), some people have all the luck, getting at least 1 loot card in the three starter packs that you start the game with.</p><p>Unfortunatly, I didn't get anything when I opened mine. I'd like to hear some feedback on how many you seem to encounter when you get new packs and such.</p><p>I'll be honest, I'm not so much interested in the game itself, as I am in the loot cards. I'm sure many others are the same. Maybe I'll take interest in the game later, but for now I just want a loot card. Preferably in the form of a furniture item.</p>

[Saroc_Luclin]

Haven't bought any packs, I only have the 6 boosters Fan Faire attendees got, and I got 2 loot drops. (An Aggro Reducer clicky, and the Geldrian illusion). I've heard others go all 6 and not get a single loot card though, so YMMV.

[Lithran]

Well, during beta I opened mine and I got 3 loot items. (redeemable items)My wife who was also in beta got 1. I got exp potion. Stein (gate to an Inn) and a painting.  (I was hoping for the warg :< I am a sad panda.

[liveja]

<cite>Lithran@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote>Stein (gate to an Inn)</blockquote>Currently selling for 60p & 80p on Mistmoore ... you lucky dog.

[Saroc_Luclin]

<cite>Flaye@Mistmoore wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Lithran@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote>Stein (gate to an Inn)</blockquote>Currently selling for 60p & 80p on Mistmoore ... you lucky dog.</blockquote>HOW is it being sold? It's a redeemed loot card so it should be no drop, which means (AFAIK) it can't be listed on the brokers. Is someone just /auc'ing to sell a card from LoN for plat in game or something?

[liveja]

<cite>Saroc_Luclin wrote:</cite><blockquote>HOW is it being sold? It's a redeemed loot card so it should be no drop, which means (AFAIK) it can't be listed on the brokers.</blockquote><p>Both of them were on the broker. I don't know any more than that.</p><p>Edit: I do know, however, that what was listed on the broker was NOT labled "no trade".</p>

[Bramwe]

Hey a legitimate way to pay for plat in game <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Lord Montague]

<cite>Bramwell@Guk wrote:</cite><blockquote>Hey a legitimate way to pay for plat in game <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /></blockquote>At an extreme cost if your buying up booster packs just for this reason >.>

[Bramwe]

Maybe...if the loot cards are as common as people are stating....sometime 2 or more per 6 packs then not so bad.

[Norrsken]

<cite>Flaye@Mistmoore wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Saroc_Luclin wrote:</cite><blockquote>HOW is it being sold? It's a redeemed loot card so it should be no drop, which means (AFAIK) it can't be listed on the brokers.</blockquote><p>Both of them were on the broker. I don't know any more than that.</p><p>Edit: I do know, however, that what was listed on the broker was NOT labled "no trade".</p></blockquote>What you saw on the broker was probably the crafted item. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Lithran]

? Recipes drop?

[Norrsken]

<cite>Lithran@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote>? Recipes drop?</blockquote>there is a receipe loot card for stein of the alesmith with 2 uses.

[Saroc_Luclin]

Ah ok that makes a bit more sense. I should probably patch up EQII and poke around a bit there sometime hehe.

[liveja]

<cite>Ulvhamne@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Flaye@Mistmoore wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Saroc_Luclin wrote:</cite><blockquote>HOW is it being sold? It's a redeemed loot card so it should be no drop, which means (AFAIK) it can't be listed on the brokers.</blockquote><p>Both of them were on the broker. I don't know any more than that.</p><p>Edit: I do know, however, that what was listed on the broker was NOT labled "no trade".</p></blockquote>What you saw on the broker was probably the crafted item. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /></blockquote><p>Yes, you're correct, it was the crafted item. I didn't realize that until this morning, when I fired EQ2 back up. I didn't even realize until just now that there was a recipe card. Undoubtedly, the recipe card itself is No Trade.</p><p>Still, apparently the recipe itself is rare enough that people are able to charge 50-80p for the crafted item without blushing; there was a third Stein this morning on Mistmoore for 50p.</p>

[Amocus]

Bah, I'm one of the unlucky one, but I knew I would be cause...I just suck.I didn't get any with the free packs  I got in beta, and I bought two more and still didn't get any.suck..suck..suck..suck....oh well, I don't win the loot lotto that often either, so..what did I expect  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Rijacki]

The price is likely because it is a novelty and new. But, in my opinion, the product of the recipe should be as No Trade as the redeemed loot items are supposed to be.

[Leatherneck]

<cite>Flaye@Mistmoore wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Still, apparently the recipe itself is rare enough that people are able to charge 50-80p for the crafted item without blushing; </p></blockquote><p>Not particularly.  I saw people with booster packs for 115 + plat on the vendor.  Now I can pay 115+ plat for a booster or 3 bucks.  Hmm....I'm thinking the store will get my business.</p><p>I got a few cards because I want to play the game (spent more time playing LoN than EQ2 last night) and got a decent amount of loots from it.</p>

[Ama]

<cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Yeah I know, another LON thread, but hear me out.</p><p>From what I've heard in Beta (and now in live), some people have all the luck, getting at least 1 loot card in the three starter packs that you start the game with.</p><p>Unfortunatly, I didn't get anything when I opened mine. I'd like to hear some feedback on how many you seem to encounter when you get new packs and such.</p><p>I'll be honest, I'm not so much interested in the game itself, as I am in the loot cards. I'm sure many others are the same. Maybe I'll take interest in the game later, but for now I just want a loot card. Preferably in the form of a furniture item.</p></blockquote><p>I'm wondering how rare cards are in game off of mobs.  Spent a good while killing alot of mobs and never saw a chest drop with an LoN card in it.  </p><p>As for loot cards from LoN I have bought 7 booster packs so far and got 1 loot card.  From what I have heard it is a varying scenario and some people just have good luck.  The ratio that I was told/read was 1 in 19 booster packs has a chance to give you a loot card. </p><p>The loot card I got was a sweet picture that is currently hanging in my house called The Rune.  Nice little 300 status point deduction item. </p>

[Woody67]

My question would be what were we supposed to get when the game went live? I have 2 accounts, one that I used in the beta and one I did not. The beta account got 2 boosters plus the starter deck in beta, then when it went live I got 2 more boosters and another starter deck. The account that I didn't use in the beta only got a starter deck when it went live. Which is correct?

[Leatherneck]

<cite>Amana wrote:</cite><blockquote>I'm wondering how rare cards are in game off of mobs.  Spent a good while killing alot of mobs and never saw a chest drop with an LoN card in it.  </blockquote>FWIW, nobody in my guild has gotten a LoN Drop.  When I checked Antonia Bayle this AM, there were roughly 10ish packs on the broker.

[Leatherneck]

<cite>Woody67 wrote:</cite><blockquote>My question would be what were we supposed to get when the game went live? I have 2 accounts, one that I used in the beta and one I did not. The beta account got 2 boosters plus the starter deck in beta, then when it went live I got 2 more boosters and another starter deck. The account that I didn't use in the beta only got a starter deck when it went live. Which is correct?</blockquote>A guildmate is in a similar situation.  He has 3 accounts.  Two of them were in Beta.  They got a starter and a booster yesterday.  His one that wasn't got only a Starter.  I'm thinking their distribution system got hosed somehow.

[Ama]

<cite>Leatherneck wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Woody67 wrote:</cite><blockquote>My question would be what were we supposed to get when the game went live? I have 2 accounts, one that I used in the beta and one I did not. The beta account got 2 boosters plus the starter deck in beta, then when it went live I got 2 more boosters and another starter deck. The account that I didn't use in the beta only got a starter deck when it went live. Which is correct?</blockquote>A guildmate is in a similar situation.  He has 3 accounts.  Two of them were in Beta.  They got a starter and a booster yesterday.  His one that wasn't got only a Starter.  I'm thinking their distribution system got hosed somehow.</blockquote>Actually I was in beta and got a starter pack with 2 booster packs.  When it went live I got another digital starter pack and I could swear I got 1 booster pack.

[Kenban]

Your chances of getting a loot card are around 1 in 9. If I remember right the comment from a dev was better then 1 in 9 so it might be 1 in 8.5 or something... There are a lot of different loot cards though so there is a good chance it will just be an exp potion of some sort. To my knowledge there are two recipe loots. Stein of the Alesmith which is the port to tavern and the card case which is just a house item. Both items are also available as loot cards in which you just get the item and not the recipe.

[liveja]

<cite>Leatherneck wrote:</cite><blockquote>When I checked Antonia Bayle this AM, there were roughly 10ish packs on the broker.</blockquote><p>How do you search the broker for booster packs & other LoN-related stuff?</p>

[Ogrebe]

I bought 50 bucks worth of cards during beta (that 17 booster packs) and i only got 1 loot card. So there not that common. When you open a pack you have a chance for a rare card or a loot card, the rare card are more common than the loot card. So don't go out and buy a bunch of booster thinking your going to be able to get a lot of loot card, as you won't.Lucky i enjoy play LoN and the 50 bucks was worth it to me

[Saroc_Luclin]

<cite>Woody67 wrote:</cite><blockquote>My question would be what were we supposed to get when the game went live? I have 2 accounts, one that I used in the beta and one I did not. The beta account got 2 boosters plus the starter deck in beta, then when it went live I got 2 more boosters and another starter deck. The account that I didn't use in the beta only got a starter deck when it went live. Which is correct?</blockquote>On Tuesday, Fan Faire/Beta participants were supposed to get their usual 2 boosters. But they only got one. SOE Denver caught up the Fan Faire attendees by giving them an extra booster Wednesday morning.Then Wednesday, when it went live, everyone (Beta attendee and not) got a single starter pack(random between fighter and mage)

[Norrsken]

<cite>Flaye@Mistmoore wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Leatherneck wrote:</cite><blockquote>When I checked Antonia Bayle this AM, there were roughly 10ish packs on the broker.</blockquote><p>How do you search the broker for booster packs & other LoN-related stuff?</p></blockquote>Boosters and starters are the only things ont here, but search for LEgends of Norrath

[liveja]

<cite>Ulvhamne@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote>but search for LEgends of Norrath</blockquote>DOH, I didn't think it would be THAT easy. Thanx, Ulv!

[Leatherneck]

you can also do a global type search for "booster"

[Norrsken]

<cite>Leatherneck wrote:</cite><blockquote>you can also do a global type search for "booster"</blockquote>Which will miss out on the starters though. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Leatherneck]

<p>true, but ya get better card chances.  (At least if they follow other game's models).</p>