Essen: /* Area drop */ yeah

2008-03-10T04:52:30Z

‎Area drop: yeah

Essen: updated thoughts with lotta stuff

2008-02-24T14:30:48Z

updated thoughts with lotta stuff

Essen: thoughts on the drop mechanisms

2008-02-18T12:49:04Z

thoughts on the drop mechanisms

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=== What? ===

This page will present my thoughts on the mechanisms of items drop. '''None of this has been confirmed.'''

=== Go! ===

==== Photons ====

Each monster can drop 2 types of photons: the photon of its element and the photon of the area. For example a [[Golmoro]] could drop a [[Gra-photon]] wherever he spawn.

The areas photons are defined like this:

* Parum: Ban-photon
* Neudaiz: Ray-photon
* Moatoob: Di-photon
* Relics: Gra-photon
* Colony, HIVE: Megi-photon
* AMF: Zon-photon (not sure about that one)

===== Boxes =====

Some boxes can drop photons of any element.

==== Monster level ====

A monster of higher level will have more chances of dropping the same item as a monster of a lower level. For example, even if S and S2 missions have the same drops because the monsters are all 100~149, the S2 mission will drop more items.

===== Boss level =====

The boss level has no influence however.

==== Drop rate increase (GBR, 1UP EX mission) ====

Only affect the chances of a monster to drop an item.

===== Boss boxes =====

The boss boxes are not affected by this drop rate increase.

==== Drop rate increase (FoI) ====

This mission is particular. Affect the chances of a monster to drop a '''rare''' item. Rare monsters will always drop their rarest item.

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 * Colony, HIVE: Megi-photon
 * AMF, Forest: Zon-photon (not sure about that one)
 ==== Enemy's element photon ====

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 This page will present my thoughts on the mechanisms of items drop. '''None of this has been confirmed.'''
-=== Go! ===
+=== Types of enemy drops ===
-==== Photons ====
+This exclude boss box drops.
-Each monster can drop 2 types of photons: the photon of its element and the photon of the area. For example a [[Golmoro]] could drop a [[Gra-photon]] wherever he spawn.
+==== Area drop ====
-The areas photons are defined like this:
+Each area has a list of items defined that can drop from any enemy in this area. The area includes one type of photon defined like this:
 * Parum: Ban-photon
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 * Relics: Gra-photon
 * Colony, HIVE: Megi-photon
-* AMF: Zon-photon (not sure about that one)
+* AMF, Forest: Zon-photon (not sure about that one)
-===== Boxes =====
+==== Enemy's element photon ====
-Some boxes can drop photons of any element.
+Each enemy can drop a photon of its element. For example a [[Golmoro]] could drop a [[Gra-photon]] wherever he spawn.
-==== Monster level ====
+Guardian Boost Road can give up to 300% drop rate increase. This means the maximum drop rate will become 100+300 = 400%, and the chances to get an item will be multiplied by 4.
-A monster of higher level will have more chances of dropping the same item as a monster of a lower level. For example, even if S and S2 missions have the same drops because the monsters are all 100~149, the S2 mission will drop more items.
+==== How the game determine what drops ====
-===== Boss level =====
+* The game most likely first check if the monster drops a specific item.
-The boss level has no influence however.
+It is likely that the drop boost affect all the checks. However it doesn't affect the special drops of rare monsters because they always drop one if they don't drop their specific item. It also doesn't affect the rarity of the special or area drops. Just give more chances for it to drop.
-==== Drop rate increase (GBR, 1UP EX mission) ====
+=== Boxes ===
-Only affect the chances of a monster to drop an item.
+==== Normal Boxes ====
-===== Boss boxes =====
+Boxes drop list is fixed too, some boxes will only drop a type of item, while others will drop another. There's always at least two type of boxes in a mission (some also have trees or rocks).
-The boss boxes are not affected by this drop rate increase.
+Some boxes can drop photons of any element.
-==== Drop rate increase (FoI) ====
+==== Boss boxes ====
-This mission is particular. Affect the chances of a monster to drop a '''rare''' item. Rare monsters will always drop their rarest item.
+Probably nothing affect what boss boxes drop.

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