A candle really? That's the best loot you could put in there?

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  1. Josh Randall

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    I was swept into one of the encounters the other day.

    In the encounter there were approximately 8-10 bandits - it was pretty difficult to beat them all specially the ones that were leashed together.

    I spent about a half hour in there - I was only level 15

    I died 4 or 5 times trying to get the leashed ones which appeared to be camping the Ankh - Ok, no biggie - not good but I could deal with it.

    What I'm having a problem swallowing is once I cleared the bandits and found the chest I opened it to get my so called treasure reward and what did I get?

    A FREAKIN CANDLE!

    Not a candle + some reagents, not a candle and some gold, not a candle plus anything of value - just A FREAKIN CANDLE!

    Is that really the best loot you guys can put in a chest... Really? Sheesh

    Can you say "disappointing", "snub your nose at a players time", "your time was only worth A FREAKIN CANDLE!"

    Come on devs, get with the program - fix the loot tables already!
     
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    I had one of those... there was 1 mandrake in the chest. :D I'll trade you for the candle.
     
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    ouch... not to throw salt on the wound but you might want to check your virtue stats... there's a good possibility that the Oracle just awarded you 250 demerits for taking something that isn't yours.

    j/k :D yeah, loot sux
     
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    Seen the same crap a few times myself. Not sure if I can recall a game that has worse loot drops than SotA. I get it that they want to limit gold generation... but this isn't going to cut it long term. They need to find a way to balance good loot drops with better gold sinks. Right now everything is crap.
     
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    The humanoid mob drops at higher levels are okish. Its the "destination" drops like crates, boxes, and chests and boss room object plunder that really sucks and needs to change.

    And their idea of a good "boss package" is a bunch of reagents and maybe a gem.
     
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    But it is a candle that never melts.
     
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    It's not so much the mob drops... but the stuff they are supposedly guarding...

    Bandit Leader "Ok, men, I've locked the chest and hidden it behind these rocks..."
    Bandit "Uh... why boss, it's only got a candle in it.."
    Bandit Leader "It's to make them 'think' we have something to lure them here. Now you two guard this chest..."
    Bandit "I don't want to guard it... I ain't riskin' my life to guard a chest with a candle in it..."
    Bandit2 "Don't, worry they aint going to kill you over the chest, these outlanders have caught on there's nuttin' in them... they wants what you're carrying... that rusty dagger there is worth a fortune to 'em."
     
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    Well ok then in that case, my time was well spent....NOT!!!
     
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    LMAO - I can hear that now ;)

    Thanks for the chuckles
     
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    You know, I'm not sure who the real bandits are in Novia... the bandits guarding a single candle minding their own business... or all the Virtuous Avatars that swoop in to kill them for the candle and their rusty daggers with no provocation...
     
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    Agreed - kinda makes you wonder about this whole "virtue" thing doesn't it?

    And what's with this Oracle and watchers - if we're supposed to be Avatars of a Virtue, do we really need "watching"?

    I know when I take some gold of a dead body, there's never a "watcher" around anyway - they appear to only be in a few places.

    Granted, I tend to be less than virtuous myself, but hey - that body was just laying there.

    If I don't loot it, some bandit will. Then they'll go out and buy some stolen swords or daggers and way lay some unsuspecting traveler along the road.

    So in reality, aren't I being virtuous anyway by not allowing the bandits and elves access to the plunders?

    Hmmm? ;)
     
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    Very much looking forward to when they start using player crafted equipment to populate the loot tables. *taps foot impatiently*
     
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    already implemented if you PVP, although there's still much to be worked out regarding the mechanics of it all...
     
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    While the eternal candle is a welcome bonus, it's all about the shoddy bow!
     
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    We've been asking them to make looting things atleast the slightest bit interesting for a while. Here's hoping the next release gives us that!
     
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    Consider candle costs about 500-600 gp on the deco vendor, it seems to be a pretty good deal right now :p
     
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    Is it made of pure gold? .. ah, no, I get it. Since it is burning forever if placed it must have at least a second grade wizard spell on it, and that may cost the wizard's service (since the spell has no material components) ^^
     
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    You obviously didn't realize that chest actually had a false bottom where the good stuff was hidden.... The candle was a decoy. Where did you say that chest was....
     
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    That would be cool if I could resell the darn thing for even half that - but no, that doesn't work either :(
     
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    I'm hoping they will improve this. I wonder how they would create a backstory behind a group of thugs guarding one candle :D
     
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