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Rathji · 06-20-2012, 08:55 AM

To confirm/clarify on patch notes. Clouds in Whimyshire are no longer impacted by MF as well.

Did whimsyshire last night, with 257 MF (had 5 stacks of NV from doing Butcher run) and got zero magic items from clouds. It pretty much cut my magic item drop by half as I think I ended up with 4 packs, each of which dropped either 1 or 2 rares each. 2 of them also dropped a blue.

Lucky I only died 3 times, so my repairs were only 14k.

To Blizzard,

Thanks for increasing the high level item drops so 'good stuff' now drops very rarely in Hell Act 4 and Inferno Act 1, because that's all I can do without facing a repair bill that will wipe out any gains.

I understand people were farming vases and urns. I get it that it was making it too easy for some things to be obtained. I get it that you didn't want people doing 'cloud runs' in Whimsyshire with 250MF and getting top tier drops.

I appreciate the mobs that hit less, and kill me in 2 shots instead of 1. It means I actually have a chance to gain some drops, the idea of which tides me over quite nicely, until I get back to repair and realize that I am facing a 4200 gold repair bill, even without dying. The 4500 I got from selling all the useless items from the elites and champion packs managed to cover it. If I get lucky, the one level 60 item that was worth selling will fetch about 4-6k on the AH, so I will actually make a bit of a profit on the deal.

I might sound bitter, and I guess I am. I am bitter because my build, gear and financial situation make it financially unviable for me to advance. That isn't Blizzard's fault. I decided to switch to a glass cannon build when it was going to cost me an arm and a leg to stack vitality and resists to gain the 200k + effective HP it required survive more than one shot in Act 2. All that is my fault. I get it. I am not whining and screaming that Blizzard screwed me over. We all knew this was coming, but I guess I didn't realize exactly what it means.

I need to learn a new strategy to kill mobs. I need to figure out how to earn money without losing more of it to repairs. I need to figure out a way to get item drops that even give me a small chance of an upgrade.

Either that or I need to walk away, because I don't have time to do that all again.

Seeming like a good option right now.

06-20-2012, 08:55 AM	#1219
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	To confirm/clarify on patch notes. Clouds in Whimyshire are no longer impacted by MF as well. Did whimsyshire last night, with 257 MF (had 5 stacks of NV from doing Butcher run) and got zero magic items from clouds. It pretty much cut my magic item drop by half as I think I ended up with 4 packs, each of which dropped either 1 or 2 rares each. 2 of them also dropped a blue. Lucky I only died 3 times, so my repairs were only 14k. To Blizzard, Thanks for increasing the high level item drops so 'good stuff' now drops very rarely in Hell Act 4 and Inferno Act 1, because that's all I can do without facing a repair bill that will wipe out any gains. I understand people were farming vases and urns. I get it that it was making it too easy for some things to be obtained. I get it that you didn't want people doing 'cloud runs' in Whimsyshire with 250MF and getting top tier drops. I appreciate the mobs that hit less, and kill me in 2 shots instead of 1. It means I actually have a chance to gain some drops, the idea of which tides me over quite nicely, until I get back to repair and realize that I am facing a 4200 gold repair bill, even without dying. The 4500 I got from selling all the useless items from the elites and champion packs managed to cover it. If I get lucky, the one level 60 item that was worth selling will fetch about 4-6k on the AH, so I will actually make a bit of a profit on the deal. I might sound bitter, and I guess I am. I am bitter because my build, gear and financial situation make it financially unviable for me to advance. That isn't Blizzard's fault. I decided to switch to a glass cannon build when it was going to cost me an arm and a leg to stack vitality and resists to gain the 200k + effective HP it required survive more than one shot in Act 2. All that is my fault. I get it. I am not whining and screaming that Blizzard screwed me over. We all knew this was coming, but I guess I didn't realize exactly what it means. I need to learn a new strategy to kill mobs. I need to figure out how to earn money without losing more of it to repairs. I need to figure out a way to get item drops that even give me a small chance of an upgrade. Either that or I need to walk away, because I don't have time to do that all again. Seeming like a good option right now. __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour."