Since there are often questions about whether certain cheats affect drop rates, here's a little guide as to what affects cheating, and how.
Things that Affect Drop Rates
Stacked Items (PSO Plus/XBox)
Mags above level 200 (PSO Plus/XBox)
Using a cheat disk (DC V2)
Offline Cheating
If you use any of the above cheating methods, Red Boxes will simply stop dropping. Not that you have to be using the versions listed above for this to occur. There is also evidence that drop rates are not set to 0 on XBox, but very very low instead.
Online Cheating
Any of the above methods will cause rares to stop dropping, *if* the user of these codes is running those versions and is the leader of the created game. If a stacker/magger is in the game, and you, the leader, are not using such items, rares will still drop.
Use a Hacked Mag? Stack?
The bank removes these drop rate penalties. Bank your Mag or stacks, and POWER OFF your system. Turn it back on, and as long as these items stay in the bank, drop rates will not be affected. So, you unlegits out there, 1231 Mags and Stacks can still be used for fast training and mag raising.
