Question about Red Sword hunting.

[teflon]

Whihc of these would be better for finding a Red Sword: Viridia TTF (5 Nanos) or Redria Ice Spinner (about 135 Melqeeks)?

[Quo]

Its always better to go for the enemy with the better drop rate.



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Quo on 2004-07-13 10:04 ]</font>

[DOG21313]

Uh... I know this wasnt an option but personally I would do Viridia Mop up 2 or Endless Nightmare 2.

[teflon]

With Mop Up 2, me and my (Viridia) friend can't complete it within the given time. We can only get to about 8 Nanos before the timer gets us.

[Armok]

Skyly Govulmar if you had the option but as its not i choose Nanos. Finding a red sword at 1/2000+ off a melqueek when you could get a yasha at 1/10000 upsets me for some reason.

[rena-ko]

yasha takes more. way more.

i'd settle for whitill or skyly ice spinners. its fun, gives lots of exp and plays in my fav area: caves.

anyway, good luck

[Cc08]

Its always better to go for the enemie with the better drop rate.Lol, this is not always the case. It depends on if a person has online/offline. An example of a higher drop rate being better is the Yasha. The Yasha drop rate is much lower for Skyly Belras, at 1/28,807, while the Yasha drop rate is 1/67,216 from a Viridia Melqueek. If you are online, then a Belra is a better choice, but if you are offline, then the Melqueek is your best choice at a Yasha, due to quests. Even if the Melqueek dr is better, it is still nearly impossible to obtain offline, but this example does work.



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Cc08 on 2004-07-13 07:27 ]</font>

[Quo]

On 2004-07-13 07:24, Cc08 wrote:

Its always better to go for the enemy with the better drop rate.Lol, this is not always the case. It depends on if a person has online/offline. An example of a higher drop rate being better is the Yasha. The Yasha drop rate is much lower for Skyly Belras, at 1/28,807, while the Yasha drop rate is 1/67,216 from a Viridia Melqueek. If you are online, then a Belra is a better choice, but if you are offline, then the Melqueek is your best choice at a Yasha, due to quests. Even if the Melqueek dr is better, it is still nearly impossible to obtain offline, but this example does work.



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Cc08 on 2004-07-13 07:27 ]</font>


Melqueek drop rate is much worse than the Belra. For Yasha: Offline--Belra, Online--Belra.

Say an enemy has a drop rate of 1/900. You do not get 1/900th of that item for each enemy you kill. Each time you kill that enemy you earn the opportunity to roll a 900 sided die (die is the singular of dice). This is why its better to kill an enemy with a higher drop rate. By the way 1/28,808 is higher than 1/67,216.



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Quo on 2004-07-13 10:05 ]</font>

[Cc08]

Say an enemy has a drop rate of 1/900. You do not get 1/900th of that item for each enemy you kill. Each time you kill that enemy you earn the opportunity to roll a 900 sided die (die is the singular of dice). This is why its better to kill an enemy with a higher drop rate. By the way 1/28,808 is higher than 1/67,216. I know how drop rate works. I don't agree with your saying that offline you should get a Yasha from a Belra. There are barely any Belras per Temple run. There are alot more Melqueeks per caves run than belras. Offline there are 4 - 5 belras per Temple run. 28,808/5 = 5762. On average, there are around 20 Melqueeks per regular caves run. 67,216/20 = 3361. So on average you would have to do less caves runs than temple runs, which proves that the drop rate that looks better isn't always the best one.



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Cc08 on 2004-07-13 11:14 ]</font>

[MaNiLaZFyNeSt]

i would say give up on it --; ive been hunting for that red sword with my hucast skyly in the caves addicted food quest.. and its never shown up ;[

[Poof]

I was hunting for a chansawd in the caves with my Skyly, and i found 3 red swords, and still no chainsawd. As for the original question? I would say Viridia

[heyf00L]

No, I'd say try for it off a Melqueek in Ice Spinner. They hate to drop rates but the sheer ammount of them shouldn't make it too hard.
Of course Skyly is always the best.