We’re getting the full system with this maintenance:
Description of the new drop system:
#Item Drop System Improvements
Until now, materials and other items dropped by monsters in TOS can be obtained based on a system known as “counting drop”, which allows items to drop after a character has defeated a certain number of the same type of monster. The system isn’t perfect yet, but we believe the new formula to be a little more reasonable and appealing to players.
Current DPK System
In the current system, the DPK value is defined by a random number between a predetermined minimum and maximum values. For example, if a monster’s minimum DPK value is 900 and its maximum DPK value is 1,100, a random number between 900 and 1,100 is generated. When a player defeats that number of monsters, the item drops, and after it’s dropped once, a new random number is generated under the same principle, continuing the cycle.
Revised Top-Down DPK System
The revised system combines DPK and drop rates in the following formula:
1 / (set DPK value – current no. of monsters defeated)
This means that, if a monster’s DPK value is 100, every time you defeat one monster the drop rate will change from 1/100 to 1/99, to 1/98 and so on. In other words, there’s a chance the monster will drop the item even before you defeat 100 of them.
Here, too, the DPK value is reset every time the item drops.
[details=Original Post]It looks like the recent update has reworked the drop system. Much of, perhaps all of the DPK items have been modified to no longer drop through DPK. The information is still being entirely discovered but the initial signs seem promising. So far I’ve seen many if not all items in Barha Forest drop without DPK, and it seems some of the Orange mats and new items from Hunting Grounds do as well. The entire system could be reworked, or just certain maps and items, either way, it’s a great step forward. The KTEST server had been pioneering a reworked system, so I’d assume we received a version similar to that.
Thanks IMC, this was desperately needed and you took care of it.
If any Staff want to confirm that’d be appreciated. /Seek
DPK Explained:
Additional Discussion:
https://forum.treeofsavior.com/t/official-player-feedback-change-dpk-to-rng/350076[/details]