I have a theory that needs debunking. (CoF related)

[ChodeNode1]

So a buddy and I are on the dreaded MMC drops for the tome for CoF. Obviously we were having a rough time. I got to thinking about it though and had an idea.When you kill green and up mobs, box loot could be anything form adept to advanced craftsman books. However, if you kill all greys, it can only drop the page if its box loot. So my thought is to kill only grey mobs. My guess is that its calculated as such:Kill mob.Random Number (X) for loot table.If X < Y there is body loot.If X < Z there is box loot.If box loot, check loot table for possible choices.Mob is grey, only collectibles/quest updates may pop as box loot.Random Number (N) for which collectible.Reference N in loot table.Sound plausible?

[Valdaglerion]

<cite>ChodeNode1 wrote:</cite><blockquote>So a buddy and I are on the dreaded MMC drops for the tome for CoF. Obviously we were having a rough time. I got to thinking about it though and had an idea.When you kill green and up mobs, box loot could be anything form adept to advanced craftsman books. However, if you kill all greys, it can only drop the page if its box loot. So my thought is to kill only grey mobs. My guess is that its calculated as such:Kill mob.Random Number (X) for loot table.If X < Y there is body loot.If X < Z there is box loot.If box loot, check loot table for possible choices.Mob is grey, only collectibles/quest updates may pop as box loot.Random Number (N) for which collectible.Reference N in loot table.Sound plausible?</blockquote>While it sounds logical my experience has been anything but with getting quest drops off grey mobs. My experience has been more along the lines of an added step in your theory which is:If X < Z there is box loot. If box loot check for choices. When box selection is made CHECK TOON FOR ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE CHOSEN LOOT.That last step is what appears to make quest drops take forever off grey mobs. I will say they have been dropping more frequently recently and I think they are still updating some of those loot tables.I have nothing but observation to offer in support of this theory obviously but logic would dictate if I can mentor in Blackburrow and get 35 boxes per hour dropped I should get 35 quest starters per hour off greys with your theory however I received only about 1 box drop per hour off greys (also consider that when grey I can clear the entire zone and everything in it about 4 times per hour, it takes considerably longer to clear the zone once while they are color conned).