Bounty drop rate is too low

[xDementedx]

Hey all!

Thanks for the feedback on the bounty event so far! We are actively monitoring totals and projections and all sorts of fun nerdy stat numbers and we agree with you. The drop rate is too low! So we've adjusted it with our secret tricksy hobbitsss powers. Hopefully many more tokens will be dropping asap!

As the summer turns into Fall and we all wait eagerly for Helm's Deep to launch, there will be other opportunities to grab Bounder's Tokens and help the servers complete their goals!

Is this now live as of this post?

[Eartholloth]

Hey all!

Thanks for the feedback on the bounty event so far! We are actively monitoring totals and projections and all sorts of fun nerdy stat numbers and we agree with you. The drop rate is too low! So we've adjusted it with our secret tricksy hobbitsss powers. Hopefully many more tokens will be dropping asap!

As the summer turns into Fall and we all wait eagerly for Helm's Deep to launch, there will be other opportunities to grab Bounder's Tokens and help the servers complete their goals!

Thank you! Very nice thing to do. Thanks again for the change.

[goldensilence]

and people say Turbine doesn't listen to the playerbase.....

[Bhoris_they_spider]

Hey all!

Thanks for the feedback on the bounty event so far! We are actively monitoring totals and projections and all sorts of fun nerdy stat numbers and we agree with you. The drop rate is too low! So we've adjusted it with our secret tricksy hobbitsss powers. Hopefully many more tokens will be dropping asap!

As the summer turns into Fall and we all wait eagerly for Helm's Deep to launch, there will be other opportunities to grab Bounder's Tokens and help the servers complete their goals!

Thanks for listening....

[Alohomora]

I hope this isn't live yet, because I am currently getting fewer tokens from mobs than I have for the past couple days...

[xDementedx]

I hope this isn't live yet, because I am currently getting fewer tokens from mobs than I have for the past couple days...

Same here...just had my first twice in a row dry run of bags from the instances I usually run....

[Rothan117]

If the drop rate increase is live, cannot tell it by me. Been killing like crazy all morning while questing on two different toons, nothing. Not one drop.

For those defending this as a marathon and all, if the intent of this was to get some people to come back, it is likely to fail as they will check in, see the awful drop rate, shake their heads and go back to what they were doing instead of LOTRO. I am rapidly reaching that point myself after coming back to check this thing out.

Being secretive about what other methods etc are coming is a self-defeating strategy for winning back players as they will get discouraged right off and leave again and most will not even know that other ways are coming as they do not even look at the forum posts etc.

[Eartholloth]

I have gotten 2 bags within a minute of each other. Have not had that happen before.

[Crell_1]

Hey all!

Thanks for the feedback on the bounty event so far! We are actively monitoring totals and projections and all sorts of fun nerdy stat numbers and we agree with you. The drop rate is too low! So we've adjusted it with our secret tricksy hobbitsss powers. Hopefully many more tokens will be dropping asap!

Will just the rate of bag drops be changing or will the bag quality level be affected?

[Crell_1]

I have gotten 2 bags within a minute of each other. Have not had that happen before.

I had on a couple of occassions prior to this announcement. I'd like Turbine to give us confirmation the adjustion has been applied.

[Anyelir]

The drop rate is too low! So we've adjusted it with our secret tricksy hobbitsss powers. Hopefully many more tokens will be dropping asap!

I feel like I'm getting less tokens per bag, but bags drop a lot more often now. Overall, this feels much better because I don't go without any token drop for sooooo long anymore.

Thanks for improving the drop rate. This should keep people from becoming too frustrated to try and contribute.

[tsunamimc]

For those defending this as a marathon and all, if the intent of this was to get some people to come back, it is likely to fail as they will check in, see the awful drop rate, shake their heads and go back to what they were doing instead of LOTRO. I am rapidly reaching that point myself after coming back to check this thing out.

Being secretive about what other methods etc are coming is a self-defeating strategy for winning back players as they will get discouraged right off and leave again and most will not even know that other ways are coming as they do not even look at the forum posts etc.

For those of us in the game already the 'slow' nature is of no real consequence but I can see that for those seeing the announcements/publicity and coming back to LOTRO to participate are probably going to be very disappointed.

I want this to succeed at all levels so I want the 'returnees' to be happy, stimulated and HAPPY

[amlug]

The drop rate increase will happen at some time today. There is a process to this change and it is not as trivial as it would seem. Be patient, but the change should be significant. And yes, we only tweaked the drop rate.

[Sapience]

The change should be live now on all servers.

[zalladi]

The change should be live now on all servers.

Thoughts so, just ran one instance and nearly 20 bags dropped total across all 6 of us - much much higher than it was previously. Thanks for the change, it doesn't seem too daunting now.

[Crell_1]

Thanks. This is rate change was SIGNIFICANT. I suspect they're dropping at between 5&10 times more often. I no longer feel like this will be a major grind. I do feel that the server races will start to spread out dramatically, but hopefully the increase will spark an increased number of people willing to donate =)

[Rakulp]

Noticed it myself...just got 40 in about 30 mins time, when I had only found 5 in two days total!

This will help a lot.

Rak

[RoyRogersMcFreely]

Thanks for fixing this. And to all those who said there was no problem with the drop rate... told ya so. :P

[VeryBeary]

Yes, I noticed the change in drop rate and greatly appreciate it!

Many thanks, it is a good change.

Very nice to have a server unity type event!

VeryBeary

[thefamilyosc]

Definitely notice the increase. Went from 1 bag with 5 tokens in 2 days of solid levelling(at least 15hrs total), to 90 tokens in ~1.5hrs.

[Meneliel]

Thank you! I can settle in and have fun with this event, knowing that I can contribute to the total, and still have a chance at getting some of the items.

[Zombielord]

Bounty drop rate is too low. One 5 token bag per 50-100 kills is absurd. This is just going to make people camp low level areas.

Come now ... You'll have about 3-4 months (<= just guessing here) time to gather those tokens. Not to mention you'll have a extra chance to get bounder tokens from upcoming festivals.

The weeks & months after the latest raid cluster has been released (and everyone got their gear-deeds within the first week -.-') were filled with boredom and really scared me away from this game: Be glad you'll have something to do

[ItsariTul]

I haven't logged in today yet, but last evening in about 4 hours of play, I ended up with 170 tokens just killing mobs on one character. One of the bags actually dropped 70 tokens, which is the highest single yield I got all night; all others ranging from 5 to 20 tokens per bag.

[welden]

This hobbit bounty event is a brilliant idea in my humble opinion!

Kudos and many delicious cookies to whomever at Turbine thunk it up!!!

[Minquinn]

So they fixed it. Impressive.

I thought personally we were going to get the WAI excuse again.

Consider the following:

We just had an expansion that maybe should have had the word Random in the title. (See below)
Hytbold- Random quests
Wildermore- Random Quests
Raids/dungeons- Random rewards
Landscape mobs- Random loot
Warband Quests- Random reward (mostly 4 silver banners)
Hobbit present- The randocity of random

So to me the drop rate felt normal considering the content it is bracketed with.