a lack of rares

[Steppenwolf]

hacked mags only effect the pal verion of pso ep1+2 and pso+ as a guess I'ld say this person has the pal version of the game. Oh yeah it also only effects the drop rates of rare items that are over 9 stars in rarety.

Not familiar with the term "Pal version". Can you clue me in?

Just finished redoing everything so I can find rares again. You must get the mag out of your xbox entirely, not just bank it. Also get rid of any photon crystals (spheres are OK since they are currently in the game). Those alone weren't enough, so I did the same with my unsealed J-swords, all weapons with 127%ages, and my red ring. Also went through all 24 characters (took some time) and made sure that none of them were stacking either. It may not be necessary to do all of that but the mags and crystals weren't enough. This is the second time that I've moved these items to my other xbox, and both times the rares started flowing again.
BTW, you can still find rares if you go into games started by legit characters.
I'd seriously consider this if the Halo Rappies come out in a week or two. The items they drop are definately worth it.