Spiral Knights - Exactly how "random" are item drops?

Exactly how "random" are item drops?

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Fri, 05/17/2013 - 06:40

Poetry

These are my last five drops, basically one every month since January:

1) Graviton Vortex 5* (LOA) (solo) (treasure room) (Late-January 2013)
2) Graviton Bomb 4* (solo) (Weight of Darkness, during the Kat event)

3) Volcanic Salamander Mask 5* (solo) (second floor of Hazardous Heist prestige mission) 3-17-2013
4) Graviton Bomb 4* (duo) (depth 25 FSC - left side treasure room) 4-28-2013
5) Graviton Bomb 4* (solo) (GIM - treasure room, bottom left side) 5-17-2013

That's 3 Graviton Bombs and 1 Graviton Vortex ?!?!?

What are the odds that i would essentially get the same item 4 times? It seems so unlikely.

Perhaps the items we receive are determined by a combination of actions? Or maybe the location itself plays into it.

That would make sense: Every location where i've found a Graviton Bomb/Vortex has contained either a zombie or a frankenzom.

And the item i found in March (the Volcanic Salamander Mask) was found in a level containing Scorchers.

Another thing to note, i haven't equipped any of the bombs. Is it possible that the game assumes i don't have one yet because i haven't equipped the one i found in January?

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 06:48

Misten

I only get 2*-3* item drops

I only get 2*-3* item drops and you complaining why you keep getting 4* vortex bomb. Ah my head hurts.

Anyway, back to topic. Random is random. No matter how low the odds are, they are not impossible and if the population size is large enough, it will happen (to someone) eventually.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 06:59

Poetry

Did you happen to notice if

Did you happen to notice if your drops were thematically linked to the level?

Ever since i found a Circuit Break Armor during GiM, i've felt that the level/enemy theme might play a role in determining what the drop is.

The flood of Graviton Bombs might confirm this (Shadow Enemies=Shadow Drops).

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 07:03

Misten

I didn't notice because i was

I didn't notice because i was not paying attention to that and not a very memorable experience to get 1-3* items anyway. Will take notice next time.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 07:08

Autofire

You are experiencing a PICNIC ERROR!

My friend got a Rock Jelly Suit in the treasure room of C42. I think that equip drops ARE linked to the levels you are in.

Oh, also I got a 1* Big Beast Basher from the boxes right before the Snarbolax level.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 07:39

Johnthegreenguy

Just throwing out another one

The last item I got was a 3* Shadowtech Alchemer in a Candlestick Keep level.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 07:40

Bopp

data

Variations on this thread come up every couple of months. Please know that there is a "master" thread, started by a Game Master, for collecting data on item drops: Confirming Treasure Box Equipment Drops. Please do not post your data on item drops here; post it there instead, so that we have it in one place.

Poetry, I agree that your experience is pretty surprising. For what it's worth, the 3-star Graviton is one of my best item drops, and it occurred before I had any bomb of that line. So my experience corroborates yours, but anecdotally at best. Maybe the data in the master thread will help you figure it out for us. Good luck.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 07:45

Little-Juances

There seems to be a "big coincidence" between drops and level theme, but there are also exceptions.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 09:00

Poetry

@ Bopp

I usually post it in the master thread, but this thread is asking specific questions (esp. regarding Graviton Bombs), as opposed to merely being archival. The "Confirming Treasure Box Equipment Drops" thread isn't exactly conversational.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 09:15

Diamondshreddie

holy.

ive only ever got 1-2* drops, and rarely... sheesh.

lucky man is lucky. But yes, item drops correspont to theme. A volttech alchemer MKII dropped to my friend in GiTM.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 09:22

#10

Poetry

If that truly is the case, i

If that truly is the case, i hope they add a little variety to the main Prestige missions. 3 out 4 contain Shadow Damage. More Elemental levels/drops would be nice.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 09:56

#11

Thunder-The-Bright

mah.

got a jelly shield 2* on snarby run recently. so there is something random.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:42

#12

Gwenyvier

It is pretty well known by

It is pretty well known by now that the floor/stratum you are in can influences equipment drops. You got 4 Gravitons and a Volcanic Salamander piece. The Gravitons came from all Undead areas (FSC, LOA, Weight of Darkness, and GitM). The Salamander came from Hazardous Heist, but I'd be willing to bet money that it was a Fire floor that time around.

Congrats on the loot!

~Gwen

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 13:36

#13

Hakumenhuku

Dang...

I've played this game since 2011 and I've still only got one item drop ever, and it was a Komarin.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 14:52

#14

Artistbma

My friend got a Graviton Bomb

My friend got a Graviton Bomb in a Candlestick... It's an interesting proposition.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 20:08

#15

Klipik

All my item drops have been from boxes... one in treasure vault and two in CW tunnels. ¬.¬

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