rune crystal for windmill recipes?

[Popeyedsailorman]

They need to fix the drop rate on that thing, its ridiculous how long it takes to get it for low level recipes. Maybe even add some function to the dungeon so you have to complete it in a certain time, or solve a certain puzzle so that you can get it that way with a % chance thats much higher than it is now. It sucks that i'll probably never be able to make those purple recipes due to that single stupid material.

[Inferiority]

I managed to get one quite by chance when Hodu spawned his second boss.

I do agree about the drop rates on older stuff though:

• Drops should be a guaranteed purple from every boss in level 50 and below instances;
• Level 25, 35 & 50 elite mats (old way).

OK, that's just 2 items, but I could easily lengthen that list. Basically, whilst the level 55+ stuff has received a lot of attention and effort to improve things, there's a complete lack of attention to the lower level stuff.

[Popeyedsailorman]

I do agree about the drop rates on older stuff though:

• Drops should be a guaranteed purple from every boss in level 50 and below instances;
• Level 25, 35 & 50 elite mats (old way).

OK, that's just 2 items, but I could easily lengthen that list. Basically, whilst the level 55+ stuff has received a lot of attention and effort to improve things, there's a complete lack of attention to the lower level stuff.

I love this idea, but I think they should maybe add a hard mode to the lower dungeons for the guaranteed drop, its just too easy for anyone half geared these days to roll in at level and wipe the place clean. Maybe add hard mode guaranteed drops, once a day hard modes like HoS, ect? I really don't see how that's unreasonable. The elite mats, not just for the skills, but also some rare crafting mats definitely a + there. I think a major way to invigorate this game would be new attention on old content. Been saying that for far too long. Endgame gets boring fast when you got there in a week or two and never experienced the rest of what the game has to offer simply because there is no incentive to.

[trav42073]

how do you know there isnt a trick to getting that rune crystal? find the oldest crafter on ur server. rarer still as not many crafters from open beta days left anymore.

[Popeyedsailorman]

how do you know there isnt a trick to getting that rune crystal? find the oldest crafter on ur server. rarer still as not many crafters from open beta days left anymore.

Because I have an original beta player in my guild and he said not to waste time on it, I might get it 1/10,000 tries if Im lucky and use lucky poitions ect. You're missing the point here, yes back in the day it was good to have this a stupidly rare drop, but those days are long gone. Drop rates need to be adjusted on old content, hands down.

[trav42073]

true true. just sayin, i have a guildie who has had every crafted piece from windmill. has the accessories up for sale on ah occasionally.

[niburian]

Its only the purple rarity items you need the rune crystals for, if your guildie is making that many purples I call haxx lol. I tried for years to get that thing myself with no luck.

[Friendly]

Ive got 5 of them on Indigo, two of them were made into weapons way back in the day, the other 3 are just sitting on a mule lol

[trav42073]

guildie of mine has the accessory set still. seems indigo had better luck farming them?

[markzilla]

I agree that below lvl 55 instances need drop rate re-tooling to make them interesting for lower-level toons.

Question for OP: What level is your toon running the Wind-Mill? Normally if your toon is higher than the level of the instance the drops rates are poorer. If you have access to the stats you could twink out a lower level toon maybe improve your chances.