Blizzard continues to make elite farming a very productive, very tasty means of finding great items! I’ve just returned from a little holiday and have found myself overjoyed at the changes that mean my favourite elite farming spot now sees elite packs spitting out up to 3 rares per pack kill.
The recent changes to drop rates only make this more attractive. Not only do the packs in Inferno act I drop items at a decent rate, the items they drop will have a greater chance to be better (ilevel 61 – 63)!
Check out yesterday’s hotfixes:
June 28
Items
- The drop rates for high-end items (items level 61-63) have been increased for Acts III and IV of Hell difficulty and Acts I – IV of Inferno difficulty:
- The new approximate drop rates are as follows:
- Hell – Act III and Act IV
- iLvl 61: 13.9%, up from 9%
- iLvl 62: 3.45%, up from 1.9%
- iLvl 63: 0% (no change)
- Inferno – Act I
- iLvl 61: 23.9%, up from 17.7%
- iLvl 62: 12.6%, up from 7.9%
- iLvl 63: 4.8%, up from 2.0%
- Inferno – Act II
- iLvl 61: 23.3%, up from 18.6%
- iLvl 62: 18.6%, up from 12.4%
- iLvl 63: 9.3%, up from 4.1%
- Inferno – Act III and Act IV
- iLvl 61: 27.1%, up from 24.1%
- iLvl 62: 21.7%, up from 16.1%
- iLvl 63: 16.3%, up from 8.0%
Bosses
- Bosses are now guaranteed to drop at least 1 Rare item for players with 4 stacks of Nephalem Valor and at least 2 Rare items for players with 5 stacks of Nephalem Valor
How are you guys finding these changes so far? Any particularly nice drops? Do we think Blizzard are heading in the right direction?
Ray
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“my favourite elite farming spot”
and where that would be?
I actually just sold a mace I found at the spot for 94 euro ^^
The last item on the patch notes is perhaps the most critical. It’s frustrating to do a Butcher run (or insert boss of your choice) and have him (or her) only drop blues. Hopefully this gradually increases the amount of higher level gear available so more people can experience the later acts of Inferno without getting roflstomped by every elite pack!
I’ve gotten some truly top notch ilevel 63 items from Act I runs this weekend – it’s a definite improvement!