Darksteel Amalj'ok not dropping?

[Giit]

maybe it's just horrible luck, but as someone that farms these now n then for extra gil, I noticed they are not dropping from the mobs that had them in their loot table before last patch.

they dropped about 1/8 kills before. so far I haven't seen a single darksteel (or Iron) coin in 100+ kills.

I'm only seeing the Bronze coin drop, nothing else.

[Baudle]

Giit,

Thank you for reporting this. While it's entirely possible that it may be bad luck, it doesn't hurt to double check. Please include the following information for us to fully look into this.

ISP:
Type of Internet Connection:
Internet Connection Speed:
Frequency:
Character Name:
Race:
World:
Class/Level:
Area and Coordinates:
Party or Solo:
Monster Name:
In-Game Time:
Steps:
1.
2.
3.

We thank you for your time, Giit, and hope to hear from you soon. Have a good day!

~GM Baudle

[Giit]

sure thing.

ISP: AT&T
Type of Internet Connection: DSL
Internet Connection Speed: Pretty fast I guess oO
Frequency: uncommon
Character Name: Giit Paradisian
Race: Galk. uh.. Roegadyn
World: Hyperion
Class/Level: WHM (50)
Area and Coordinates: Amalj'aa Encampment (east of Halatali)
Party or Solo: Solo
Monster Name: Amalj'aa Striker, and various deviations of that name in the same group that i can't remember. primarily Strikers.
In-Game Time: yesterday about when I posted exactly (Yesterday 10:37 PM)
Steps:
1. go to camp
2. kill 100+ monsters
3. post about missing loot

P.S. - I originally noticed the problem with drop 2 days ago, but I considered it "bad luck". now I'm sure something is wrong.

[CygnusMajor]

This guy is not crazy... something messed with the drops. Pre patch 1.23 I was killing amaljaa strikers at eastern thanalan camp pos 47-27 and getting iron and darksteel amaljoks. Post patch all amaljaa that I can find including the strikers at this camp only drop bronze. It is not just bad luck.

[Zezlar]

It's not a bug. They changed the loot tables to be more in line with the other beastmen. Darksteel coins were significantly easier to farm then the other high tier currency.

[Giit]

It's not a bug. They changed the loot tables to be more in line with the other beastmen. Darksteel coins were significantly easier to farm then the other high tier currency.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but how do you know that with such certainty?

and if they did, why wouldn't that be in the patch notes? it seems a bit screwed up to let people continue to waste hours of their time expecting a result from a familiar activity, knowing it's just a waste of time and effort.

and apparently you know more than Baudle does, or Baudle is just screwing with us too ><

either way. would be nice to know, and not assume.

[Giit]

confirmed.

I went to a few higher level camps. they are dropping from the 45+ areas now. guess I can't really trust patch notes anymore. this reminds me of how my last game did things. I do agree with the change tho.

[Skirata]

Greetings Giit,

Thank you for posting the information that Baudle had requested. I have made sure to submit all of your information to the development team, and they will thoroughly investigate this matter, based on your report. Unfortunately, I cannot guarantee that a direct response will be posted on this thread, but I do recommend checking Here or Here for any details regarding the development team's investigation. Thanks again for your report!