Gnellie
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Question....
OK, who here believes the rumors about the Trinket of Wonders? Or can confirm or deny it?
While farming for appropriate drops for the quest I'm writing for the VC, (LOL), one of these lovely level 29 necklaces dropped. I've had one in the past, and assumed it was pure junk, as who pays attention to resists at level 29? +4 resist to four diff resists? Bah. Merchanted it. But then I started hearing the rumors that having the trinket equipped made the rares drop better. Wondered if I'd made a mistake. Now another dropped for me. Enough people believe it works that the selling price on FH is quite high, 50-250K.... Is it worth selling for that much to someone who believes it works? Only ref on Alakazam's website quotes Bordael at one point saying that nothing changes the loot table odds. Any thoughts?
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11/30/2004, 8:21 pm
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Ryverwynd
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Re: Question....
If someone is willing to pay very high prices for it, I would put it up for sale. If nothing else, you know where to farm for another one
I would be surprised if an item increased the drop rate of rares. That's something Blizzard would do
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11/30/2004, 9:11 pm
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Djarum
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Re: Question....
I personally think its bogus. Legend circulated so people can gauge on the price. But I have no proof one way or another. It is a free market economy, so buyer beware, I say.
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12/1/2004, 12:33 am
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talonthorn
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Re: Question....
I don't believe in it either Gnellie. Its been established that loot is generated at the time a mob spawns rather than when its engaged (otherwise you wouldn't see mobs carrying weapons and shields). So the loot on a mob is determined before you show up, trinket or not.
I suppose its possible that it might be affect that loot that appears on mobs which spawn within a certain radius of you. Still...I don't believe it. But I think its cool that there's items out there like that, which keep people wondering... :-)
Really, if it did what it is said to do, would people sell it for only 100k? :-)
(for the longest time people believed that scorpion ring had an aggro-generating proc. Bordael later posted that it did nothing, but they updated it to have a certain number of poison curing charges. So in that case the popular belief wasn't true either).
My take :-)
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12/1/2004, 10:37 am
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Gnellie
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Re: Question....
I agree, I think the claims are silly. Still, the item description can still make you hope... plus people that don't understand statistics will always can make reality fit their own beliefs. Look up the trinket on Allakhazam, the comments are hilarious. "I swear it works sometimes." Sometimes? Bah ha ha ha. Look at the "1%" chance for were infection, people say "I've killed 150 weres, so the quest is broken!" The dice have no memory.
But can I really live with myself selling it for up to that much and possibly perpetuating this? I hate taking advantage of the innocents.... I look at the prices some people put things up for on auction, and say "Dang, you must have a seriously inflated idea of the worth of what you have! It's garbage!" But then, like you say, buyer beware, if they have that kind of money to spare, good for me.
Besides, I'm still one that thinks a million tunar in the bank is me being "rich". Sigh.
--- Gnellie, 20 Stone Path Magician (6/90)
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12/1/2004, 1:36 pm
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Dambro
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Re: Question....
Make yourself feel better...
Minimum bid of 10k, but out of 100k.
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12/1/2004, 2:35 pm
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Apple77
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Re: Question....
Hey I think 300k is "rich'. lol
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12/2/2004, 4:34 pm
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FairkEyo
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Re: Question....
I've had one before, it sort of seemed to work for a little bit (about 15 mins after I got it a 500k Robe dropped.) but besides that, it's bogus IMO. Put it up on Auction for 75k/250k, and I bet it'll sell.
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12/2/2004, 7:04 pm
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Apple77
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Re: Question....
Whoa, you just popped up from out of no where Fair.
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12/3/2004, 4:24 pm
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FairkEyo
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Re: Question....
Yeah, I'm trying to level my Nec up to 20 so I can be an avid VC guildie.
Prolly once I get to 43 on my main I'll level him up.
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