Black Belt items [dev1009]

[Cream_Soda]

They never confirmed that BB items would continue to drop from KS99's either, which has not stopped SE in the past (several times at that) from going ahead and removing items from drop pools that follow similar progressions.

0 reasonable expectation for it to be removed from ks99 unless its stated it will be, especially when they specifically stated the said item's adjusted rates on both nq and hq nms.

Is it possible, yes? Is it likely, no. again, 0 reasonable expectation.

[Swords]

I'd like to make some points that play to both sides who claim it's easy/hard to get the BB items.

A. I understand the frustrations on camping NQ/HQ kings, NQ has abysmal drop rates and HQ are usually overcamped and unsoloable.
B. Some servers still have HNM bot shells that religiously camp them like on Asura, and even then you have competition from other MNK's who may be equally or more skilled at claiming/soloing than you.
C. It CAN be hard to round up even close friends for 3 hour periods, especially when so many people have the "Whats in it for me" attitude.
D. KS99 while not difficult, are more difficult than the NQ/HQ Kings so they do require some effort.
F. Some folks just get lucky with drops, I lucked out and got my BB items in a week just out of random chance. I've got friends who have retired MNK until they do get their BB that they've been working on since 05.
G. KS99 has always had an abysmal drop rate like NQ Kings, and your usually limited on how many runs you can do in a period of time.

Every server has a different view, difficulties, and problems with the Kings. Maybe the Kings are always up on low population servers, maybe not. Maybe the Kings are still heavily camped on their sever, maybe not. People should'nt look at every server having the same situation as their own, which is why I think so many are at odds with each other on this issue.

Unless they're just trolls of course.

[ShadowHeart]

they took multiple ways of being able to obtain BB into about 1/3 of the way considering after u do get the pop u still don't have 100% drop anymore from the kings lol ... its what i call bend me over there... gee i hope i got a kiss after that...

[Deadvinta]

In all honesty this will make the Black Belt easier to get in the long run. The only Belt that's an issue is the Brown Belt. Since people do summoner idling at the bottom of Ordelle's Caves to kill Morbolger.

Hell, I'm currently waiting down there myself, and I notice a Monk WITH A BROWN BELT camping it. He probably needs to do the quest so he can move on to the Black Belt quest, but I need the actual belt. I think Morbolger should be one they give a ??? pop to, or at least change it to a lottery spawn along the same lines as Nue and Deadly Dodo.

[Greatguardian]

You can get those items from KSNM30s already if the NM is overcamped.

[Valefor4life]

Really how fn hard is it to find 5-6 BLM to come do KS99. I did a shout KS99 about a month ago and well got like 7-9 ended run with 5-6 and still destroyed the turtle and wyrm. From those runs wyrm was like 25-30% drop rate, 40-50% for the turtle. You'd be surprise how many ppl are willing to come to sell their egg or just wanna come for speed belt. Lead follow or GTFO the way.

[Peldin]

Lead follow or GTFO the way.

QFT

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[MarkovChain]

I Don't wanna go through all the things i typed out, But I'll paraphrase.

get friends.

If you can get even 4 friends to help you, You can do the KSNM99 5 Times (you +4 of them).

The question that comes to my mind is : why didn't your friends give you their KS99 yet, because the system is already in place or alternatively, and why didn't your friends already give you 3 millions to buy the drops from campers already.

[Greatguardian]

The question that comes to my mind is : why didn't your friends give you their KS99 yet, because the system is already in place or alternatively, and why didn't your friends already give you 3 millions to buy the drops from campers already.

Funny story. I already have, and one of my friends already did (spent my orbs helping people with their BBs, and a friend bought me a KB Tongue years ago).

[MarkovChain]

So you agree that the friend argument is irrelevant. If you don't have it yet, either you are completely new or your friends didn't want to give you their orbs. As such they are unlikely to do so in the future. If anything you are losing the chance at some friends leaning you some money to buy off campers.