20-12-2004, 10:54 PM
Well, the items on ultimate mode are indeed far better than those found on v-hard, but that comes with a price. The drop rates are largely increased on ultimate due to the increase in item rarity. The average drop ratio on v-hard ranges from chances like 1/64 to 1/365, while on ultimate the average on finding rares greatly increases to range from 1/213 all the way up to 1/280000 for some items.
So the items are indeed harder to find and are less frequent in ultimate, but the payoff is definitely worth it. I recommend just to focus on leveling for now and once you decide on a rare to hunt (by searching the drop charts of course) then frequently run that stage trying to find it. Otherwise just play and be patient, if you stop thinking so hard about those little red boxes then who knows, you might be suprised with what you find.
And items equipped makes no difference, its all luck of the drop. Happy Hunting!
So the items are indeed harder to find and are less frequent in ultimate, but the payoff is definitely worth it. I recommend just to focus on leveling for now and once you decide on a rare to hunt (by searching the drop charts of course) then frequently run that stage trying to find it. Otherwise just play and be patient, if you stop thinking so hard about those little red boxes then who knows, you might be suprised with what you find.
And items equipped makes no difference, its all luck of the drop. Happy Hunting!